Chapter 423: Weather Warfare (Subscribe)

Lion Manor,

On the second floor, in the study.

"Where is it? Where is it?"

Luo Yi seemed to be crazy, pouring a lot of information on the desk and letting it roll to the ground.

He quickly rummaged through it, mumbling to himself.

On the side, the red dragon Virgil looked at him with a puzzled look on his face, but still waited patiently.

It was not until a moment later that he found a piece of information and spread it on the ground. Then, he went to look for other information.

The red dragon Virgil stretched his head to take a look and found that this was actually a piece of information from the Habsburg Empire.

The above article complains in a sarcastic tone about the poor transportation and environment in the Bonaparte Empire.

There were so many torrential rains in the summer that the roads became muddy and supply lines became difficult to transport.

This news made the red dragon Virgil frown. He looked around but didn't think there was anything wrong.

Then, the second piece of information that Loy found was passed on by Archduchess Aphra, from the Bonaparte Empire.

The empire should have sent magicians to make it rain in a certain area, thereby slowing down the enemy's marching speed.

This gave the Red Dragon Virgil a flash of inspiration, but he couldn't grasp it, so his brows furrowed even more.

Later on, there were more and more pieces of news about the weather, and when they were piled together, there were actually dozens of them.

Finally, Luo Yi stopped looking and just stared at them, as if lost in thought.

Red Dragon Virgil couldn't hold back any longer. He pulled Roy over and asked, "What are you looking at? Tell me."

Luo Yi took a deep breath and finally said, "I'm looking at the coalition forces' tactics, then at Marshal Joffre's strategy, and finally at the outcome of this battle!"

"The winner?"

Red Dragon Virgil also looked at the information: "You mean the weather?"

"I think it's more appropriate to describe it as a weather war!"

Luo Yi paused for a moment, organized his words, and then said, "I'm not very clear about the specific content of the Imperial Schlieffen Plan.

However, based on what we can see now, I guess that they should rely on the suppression of artillery fire and the sharp attack of guns to rush into the territory of the Habsburg Empire at the fastest speed.

Like lightning, it struck towns everywhere, defeating those knights who had not yet fully mobilized.

"You know, the drawback of the feudal imperial military system is that the knights themselves are scattered across various manors.

When the war broke out, it took too much time for them to receive orders, respond to calls, and then gather in various places.

With this time, the Empire can rely on the speed of its magic trucks and the sharpness of its guns and artillery to directly clear out any resistance along the way and then capture Lutetia City."

"Although the Bonaparte Empire has a deep foundation and many powerful people, the legends are still wandering outside and natural disasters are still scattered everywhere.

They don't have the courage to attack against a large, organized army!"

“As long as we capture the city of Lutetia and the royal family of the Bonaparte Empire, we will win this war.

It can even be said that the Empire's capture of one of the Old World's hegemons in just a month or so would surely leave other kingdoms and principalities in a state of silence and fear."

"If they really did it, I can't even imagine how powerful the Habsburg Empire would be now?!"

“Unfortunately, there are also capable people in the coalition forces. They have obviously seen this and are therefore extremely active.

On the Habsburg Empire's side, after declaring war, it sent troops directly to the Carolingian Kingdom, while the three major empires reached an agreement at the fastest speed without any pause and all chose to send troops.

The Slavic Empire launched a war against East Prussia without timely mobilization.

This forced the Empire to withdraw some of its military strength to the Eastern Front. Although it annihilated two armies of the Slavic Empire, it also weakened the Western Front.

Since when, Luo Yi has had an extra map in his hand, a map of the Old World. It is not very accurate, but it is definitely useful.

Luo Yi stretched out his hand and kept gesturing on the map, and the red dragon Virgil could understand it.

But he couldn't help but ask, "But what does this have to do with your so-called weather war?"

"Of course it does!"

Luo Yi took a deep breath, exhaled, and said: "That Marshal Xia Fei is really amazing.

He actually knew very well that in a head-on battle, even if all the coalition forces gathered together, they would not be able to defeat the empire.

The gap in weapon generation is too great. If they really rush in, they will definitely lose."

"So, he frantically mobilized troops, sending those poorly trained militiamen into the battlefield, letting them slow down the Empire's advance, paralyze the soldiers' nerves, and increase the transport burden.

At the same time, the Empire's elite knights will also have time to mobilize, the Empire's strong men will also be called upon, and the Empire's heritage will be taken out one by one...

They would rather use powerful men, various supernatural magic items or scrolls to delay the actions of the imperial soldiers."

"It was during this retreat that the empire's supply lines were stretched.

Even though the Empire has magical trucks with decent transportation capacity, they are still restricted by terrain and weather."

"I suspect the coalition must have organized one, or even many, powerful groups of mages to travel throughout the empire, using magic to summon rain."

"It looked like a summer rainstorm, but in reality, the dirt roads had completely turned into mud.

Even though the magic truck has incredible power, if it gets stuck, it can only stare blankly!"

"So, the Empire's supply lines have been problematic for a long time."

"Food, drinks, medicines, bullets, shells, guns, grenades, if these can't be delivered to the front line, it will be a big joke!

Millions of imperial soldiers were fighting against humans head-on, with no food or water. How angry they must have been!

Red Dragon Virgil finally understood. His eyes lit up surprisingly brightly: "If we can't win on the front line, we'll attack the logistics supply.

It's not a direct head-on attack, but a roundabout and delaying one.

I told you that old Xiafei wasn't a good guy at first glance, and he's really full of bad intentions!"

"Weather war, weather war, haha, I've never seen anyone play like this before."

"It's been used in the history of the Old World, but this is probably the first time it's been used on such a large scale and so covertly!"

"So you're saying the Empire didn't notice?"

“At first, they might not react, but later on, when the number increased, they must have seen through it.

So they will rush to launch the decisive Battle of the Marne."

Luo Yi stretched out his hand, pointed at the Marne River, and then moved south to point to the city of Lutetia.

“If we can conquer the Marne River and then reach Lutetia, it will actually be a smooth journey.

As long as we occupy this place, this thousand-year-old capital and romantic city, it will be equivalent to achieving a phased victory.

By then, the Empire will be able to leisurely plunder the land and solve some of its supply problems."

"So, this battle is actually the Empire's self-rescue action. Only by breaking through the Marne River defense line and the army approaching the border will further progress be possible."

"And the coalition forces are also very clear about this, so they will stop the empire even if it means giving up everything they have."

“The result is what you see now.

Both sides have already used all their strength, using all the tricks in their arsenal to attack without any cost.

Then, a battle that will soon become famous throughout the world took place.”

"So you mean the Empire is going to lose?"

"It's not that simple. It's not like the coalition forces annihilated most of the Empire's main armies. Rather, the Empire retreated on its own to avoid the enemy's attack.

However, the Schlieffen Plan, which was designed by the Habsburg Empire to destroy Bonaparte, has completely failed."

Luo Yi said this, then lowered his head and looked at the map. He couldn't help but sighed: "Now, I finally understand what you meant."

Three question marks appeared on the red dragon Virgil's head: "Uh, I said a lot of things, which one are you referring to?"

"Regarding strategy and tactics, no matter how many tactical victories you have, they won't actually be decisive.

Strategic victory or defeat is the most important thing.

Therefore, all tactics must serve strategy, and the outcome of a war often depends on things outside of the war!"

The corner of Red Dragon Virgil's mouth twitched, and he didn't want to speak anymore. But then he changed his mind and said, "Do you know who said that?"

"who?"

"Louis Bonaparte Napoleon, also known as Napoleon I, the founder of the Bonaparte Empire.

The man who was exiled but still managed to return, and who could make everyone surrender just by standing in front of the Royal Guards.

It was he who forged the old continental hegemony of the Bonaparte Empire!"

Luo Yi's eyes bulged, and he couldn't help but look up and asked, "Do you still know him?"

"Haha, this is the benefit of living long enough. I've seen all the heroes and great kings you talk about!

I even kicked his ass!"

Luo Yi's mouth twitched and he didn't want to talk anymore.

Why is it so difficult to act cool in front of this old guy?

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(End of this chapter)