Chapter 1007 The End of the Pelissier Expeditionary Force

Chapter 1007 The End of the Pelissier Expeditionary Force

Historically, the Duke of Omer, as the governor of Algeria, had an army of 100,000 and the best generals in France at that time, but because he had no supplies and could not even be self-sufficient in food, Cavaignac took one look at him and fled. .

In this life, Austria solved the food and supply problems for Algeria, and even attracted strong support from the Great Eastern Fleet. Cavaignac fled back to Paris in despair without even having the courage to land.

Duke Omar is fully capable of establishing himself as king, so how could he take orders from his incompetent nephew? The uncle and nephew might send assassins to each other to get rid of each other, and stage a tragedy of roommates fighting each other.

In addition, will the British give up the idea of ​​​​interference? At this time, the Orleans Dynasty is tied to the big ship of the German Confederation, so he also has to consider the issue from the German perspective.

If the British could withdraw from the war, the Second French Republic would be unable to support the war on its own, and the Duchy of Orleans would be saved.

In fact, although Franz and Albrecht personally led troops to rescue the Duke of Orleans, in the eyes of Louis Philippe, it was just a show for him.

But if the naval battle in the Mediterranean angered the British, then Austria and Orleans would have to face the wrath of the king of the sea.

Although Austria sent a mission early in the morning, the professionalism of that mission was questioned by Louis Philippe. After all, there was not a single experienced gentleman in the entire mission, not even a playboy from the upper class. Such a mission How to start the negotiation is a problem.

But Franz didn't care at all. After all, he knew very well that times had changed, and wouldn't it be unfair to have a relationship with the British who only talked about interests?

When the news of Celesta's victory reached Tyrol, Louis Philippe could hardly believe his ears. The Austrians had actually won, and it was a hearty victory.

But what concerned Louis Philippe more than this was the duchess. Could it be that the story of the Maid of Orleans would happen again?

Joan of Arc has a very high status in the hearts of the French. She symbolizes loyalty, courage, faith, patriotism and all other beautiful words.

So even the old Louis Philippe couldn't help but feel excited when he heard it. He didn't feel the shame of 30,000 soldiers who hesitated to advance and had to rely on women to charge forward.

Whether the duchess was a true saint or a mere charlatan, Louis-Philippe could not afford to miss the opportunity.

He hoped that his grandson, the Count of Paris, could marry the duchess, which would restore some of the Orleans family's reputation.

As for age, it shouldn't be a problem. Although the Count of Paris was less than ten years old at this time, the Duchess was not very old either, and Louis Philippe was deeply impressed by Fanny Cote when he met her in Metz. An authentic French beauty.

Switzerland, at the junction of the cantons of Vaud and Friborg.

"Iron Madman" Emmenable Pellissier never thought that this would happen. At the most critical moment when he attacked the state of Friborg, the Luxembourg army from the state of Bern actually launched an active attack on the great French army.

Luxembourg had previously deployed two-thirds of the local army to the Belgian battlefield. At this time, there were only more than 500 local military police barely maintaining daily security.

After emergency mobilization, only 2,000 militiamen were gathered. Most of them were shepherds and hunters, but they were still unable to compare with the French Expeditionary Force, which had a total strength of more than 20,000.

Emenabre Pellissier didn't know why these country bumpkins and sheepherders who didn't even have military uniforms had the courage to challenge him.

Emmenable Pellissier wanted to slap these country bumpkins to death, but he soon discovered a problem. These country bumpkins were so slick that they did not fight the French warriors head-on. Digging into ravines everywhere.

The tactic of queuing to kill not only failed to bring any advantages into play, but instead infinitely amplified one's own disadvantages.

Emenabre Pellissier was very angry and ordered the shooting of two officers who were disadvantaged in the battle. He planned to lead his troops to solve this problem himself.

However, something even more desperate happened. The Prussians actually attacked the arsenal in the rear.

The news quickly spread among the expeditionary force. Even if Emmenable Pellissier refused to admit defeat, he knew that the expedition had failed.

At this time, he and the soldiers of the French Expeditionary Force had only one goal, and that was to retreat. Emenabre Pellissier wanted to ask for help from the country, and then come back to kill all the sheepherders and country bumpkins.

However, Prince Shotgun obviously did not want to give him this opportunity, and Count Chambord, who lived in Friborg, also decided to lead the expedition himself. The most damning thing was that the Luxembourg militiamen were chasing after him like dog skin plaster.

After figuring out the situation, Emmenable Pellissier couldn't help but laugh out loud. The soldiers and staff thought the general was crazy.

But Emmenable Pellissier was unimpressed.

"What do you idiots know! Prince Shotgun is the younger brother of King William IV of Prussia, and his designated heir. As long as we capture him, we can force Prussia to withdraw from the war.

The Count of Chambord is the so-called Bourbon orthodoxy. As long as we catch him, we won't be afraid that the royalists will not obey. As long as those damn aristocratic gentlemen spend all their money, the financial crisis of the Second Republic will be lifted."

Emmenable Pellissier obviously overestimated the economic situation of the aristocrats at this time. The Napoleonic War, coupled with the economic crisis, the economic situation of the French aristocracy at this time is not an exaggeration to describe as impoverished.

On the other hand, he underestimated the impact of personal conquests on the morale of ordinary soldiers.

Emmenable Pellissier was unable to break through Prince Shotgun's defense after three days of strong attack. Not only that, but the number of defenders also increased, and nobles and ethnic groups from Neuchâtel and Jura continued to arrive. Activists and civilians came to help in the fight.

What is even more unacceptable to Emmenable Pellissier is that the people in Vaud who have been baptized by the ideas of equality, fraternity, and democracy have also joined the Prussian Army and the Friborg Army.

Pellissier did not want to surrender. His troops killed hundreds of deserters, but the number of deserters in the expeditionary force was still increasing.

However, most of those deserters had no good end. These French soldiers had no idea what kind of war they were experiencing at this time. The people who usually chose to avoid them seemed to just want to kill people.

These French people cannot understand what makes these former lambs to be slaughtered so hard-hearted, but they know that at this time they seem to have only one way to die...

In the end, Pellissier's expeditionary force was forced into a valley by the three forces due to lack of supplies, and what awaited them was only cold death.

On July 4, 1848, the Pellissier Expeditionary Force was completely annihilated. General Emenabre Pellissier lived up to his title of iron madman. At the last moment of the war, he ordered all documents to be burned and led his men to launch a desperate charge.