Chapter 954: Glory to the Emperor (First update, please subscribe)

All night long, Napoleon IV was filled with anger!

The attack was thwarted again!

"Damn those Arabs!"

Thinking of the desperate resistance of the Arabian people, Eugene's heart was filled with anger.

An hour ago, when he opened his eyes from the camp bed, his first feeling was anger. Now, when he looked at the yellowish earth in front of him, with almost no green, and examined the defense line of the Tianfang people in the distance, his anger surged more violently, and his breathing became rapid.

"No, we can't go on like this!"

Yes, this can't go on any longer!

Those Arabs guarded Jerusalem like crazy, and every step forward the troops encountered extremely stubborn resistance from the Arabs.

"If this continues, Jerusalem will not only fail to bring me glory, but may even become my shame!"

Thinking of this, Eugene felt a little nervous. This was definitely not what he wanted. What he wanted was to become a figure like Napoleon the Great, like... Emperor Shengde of the Ming Dynasty.

Once again, his mind reappeared the Emperor Seder, who led his legions to rescue Paris and save the French Empire, who...

If it were him, what would he do?

Eugene slowly adjusted his breathing and stood in front of the tent. He squinted his eyes and recalled the conversation they had after his father's funeral.

"A qualified commander conquers everyone with his charm. When Napoleon returned from the island of Elba, what did he use to conquer his legion? Guns? Or something else?"

Napoleon, Napoleon... Eugene, having made up his mind, suddenly ordered someone to bring his horse over, and then he said something directly.

"Let's go to the front line and take a look!"

Then, under the escort of hundreds of cuirassiers, he rode to the front line. Along the way, when the French officers and soldiers met the emperor, they would always take off their hats to salute him. It was nothing but respect.

Because Emperor Napoleon IV was the only emperor since Napoleon who ate and lived with his soldiers on the front line. In this respect, Napoleon IV was much better than his father.

"Long live the emperor!"

When Eugene appeared at the front line, the dishevelled French officers and soldiers in the trenches were stunned and suddenly burst into excited roars. For a moment, shouts of "Long live the emperor" were heard everywhere.

The soldiers looked at the emperor at the front line in surprise. He was wearing a neat military uniform and a field telescope on his chest. They were surprised by the emperor's arrival and cheered for him to come among them.

This was certainly cause for celebration; they had never thought they would see the emperor here, in the trenches of the front. Who could have imagined it?

This is how Napoleon IV, the emperor, came to the front line. He looked at the officers and soldiers in front of him. He walked up to a bearded soldier, brushed the dust off his body, and then he looked at the soldiers around him and said.

"Soldiers! I know you have worked very hard. This battle is not easy. Those damned Muslims are like a bunch of lunatics. Why are they guarding here like lunatics? Because this is their holy land, but Jerusalem is our holy land, a holy land for Catholics that has been lost for nearly 700 years. Today, we, the French soldiers, have come to this sacred land."

Eugene pointed his finger towards the city of Jerusalem in the distance and spoke in an excited tone.

“Now - in the past 700 years, no army of the Lord has ever been so close to this holy city. My soldiers, follow me and march forward. For God, for our faith, for our glory, we will recapture this holy city. We will plant the flag of France in this city. Then you can gloriously display your scars and boast about your achievements. You - will become the Lord’s warriors!

When you are old, you will be surrounded by your compatriots and receive their respect. They will listen to your narration of great deeds with admiration. You can proudly say that I am also a member of the imperial army. This imperial army has entered the walls of Vienna twice in history. It has entered Rome, Berlin, Madrid and Moscow. Now, this imperial army has liberated Jerusalem and recovered our holy land! You will be able to say proudly: "I saved the holy city from the occupation of the pagans and washed away the dirt that was contaminated there.

Honor to the brave soldiers! Honor to our country, France!"

As soon as these words were spoken, waves of excited shouts rang out in the trenches. Whether it was the old non-commissioned officers with white hair and beards or the young soldiers with childish looks, they were all shouting excitedly. At this moment, the emperor in the trenches conquered them all with his charm and his speech.

Perhaps kings, emperors and politicians had given speeches to soldiers, but they had never been to the front, to the trenches. They had never had someone like Eugene or Emperor Napoleon IV stand in front of them, be behind them in the trenches, and give a speech under the enemy's guns.

"Long live the emperor!"

"Long live the emperor!"

Amid the soldiers' crazy shouts, Eugene felt his muscles trembling in spasms, his lips were a little dry, the sunlight slanted down on his body, his cheeks bathed in the sunlight, and he felt a kind of desire beating in his heart, a voice telling him - forward, forward.

What kind of image does he have in the eyes of the soldiers now?

Eugene believed that at this moment, he was tall in the eyes of the soldiers, and he believed that his charm had conquered many people, looking at these crazy shouting soldiers, enjoying their cheers and their admiration.

At this time, Eugene seemed to understand why Emperor Napoleon preferred to be in the army. It was not only because his throne was brought to him by the legion, but more importantly because of the cheers and admiration that came from the heart.

Who could possibly not be fascinated and awakened by it?

As long as he has the support of the legion, he won't need to curry favor with the marshals and generals like his father did, yes!

Dad never won the adoration of the army!

Now...I will win their admiration and support!

Eugene understood why Emperor Shengde said that his father was fighting wars for others, and he also understood where his father failed - his father had never really led an army to fight a war, and even if he was admired by the soldiers, it was admiration for those marshals and generals, which only contributed to the reputation of the marshals and generals.

From now on, all glory belongs to the Emperor!

(End of this chapter)