However, it will take some days for Spain to get the news, and now, Napoleon has more important things to be busy.

The first thing is the military exercise used to scare people. Now all preparations for the military exercise have been basically completed, and invitation letters have been sent out. European countries, whether they are French traditional ally Lulu, new ally Spain, Shinra and Dongro, loyal allies Rhine Alliance and Italy, friendly trading partners United Kingdom and the United Kingdom have sent representatives to come and observe.

The exercise is divided into two parts, part of which is an offensive and defensive drill on land. Among the troops participating in the exercise, an infantry division of the French army was responsible for the offensive mission, and the party responsible for the defense was an infantry division of the Rhine Alliance. As for the location of the exercise, it was placed near the Vincent Forest not far from Paris. Because the distance is not far, some free Paris citizens can even go to find a place to open their eyes.

The French in this era were generally very virtuous, and the young French people were full of hobbies about war and so on. Especially in the past few years, under the command of Napoleon, the French army could always defeat the seemingly arrogant enemies at a very small price. This made more little roosters think that the so-called war is a game where the cannons fired, and then everyone rushed up while singing songs, and then the fools on the opposite side surrendered.

Nowadays, if you have witnessed a battle with your own eyes, even if it is just a chance to simulate a battle, and the exercise time is just Sunday, the children of wealthy families in Paris who have nothing to do, and the students of the University of Paris will naturally not miss such an opportunity to watch the show. Even some girls from the Moulin Rouge hired cars and asked someone to help them get a seat for viewing. These girls may not really like these fighting and killing things, but socialites often have to deal with foreign nobles, college students with great ambitions and talent. It is also very important to understand this. Just like in the far east, the seniors on the Qinhuai River also liked to hang a Japanese knife around their waists and talk to the Enkes about plowing the yard and sweeping the holes. Although they were asked to pull out their swords to practice, the result would probably not be better than Brother Long.

The core position of the exercise is a small highland where the Rhine Alliance troops responsible for the defense have completed a typical field fortification, including three trenches and three barbed wire, as well as cannons and various mines - of course, these are specialized varieties for exercises that only smoke and do not explode.

In previous exercises by various countries, it was almost impossible for a division to be conquered by an offensive force with less than two divisions. Under normal circumstances, an infantry division, relying on such a position, can deal with at least three to four infantry divisions. In this exercise, the French army will rely on the strength of one division to attack solid positions with the same force. This made many foreign military observers very interested.

These foreign observers occupied the best position in their field of view—the top of another higher highland, only a kilometer away from the exercise site. As for the lower position, they were filled with citizens who came to Paris for a picnic and watch the fun.

Some people even tried to get closer to the exercise area to see more clearly, without worrying about whether they would be killed by flying shells. The Parisian police officers were busy and their horses were exhausted.

This is really not a strange thing. In the 189th century, when martial arts were generally abundant, not to mention just exercises, or real wars, soldiers were killed in front of them, and citizens spread tablecloths on the grass not far away while having a picnic while watching opera. For example, in the original history, during the Civil War of the Lighthouse Kingdom, the southern army and the northern army fought fiercely near Washington, and the citizens of Washington went out together, bringing bread with tablecloths, watching them line up and shooting them while taking picnics.

So, white people are full of martial ethics, and fighting cannot stop us from going out for fun and picnics, let alone a big flu. In short, isolation is impossible, and it is impossible to be isolated in this life. Only by going out for an outing and having a picnic can we barely maintain our life...

At around nine o'clock in the morning, the French troops began to enter the starting position and prepared to launch an attack. To be honest, attacking during this period is actually not particularly suitable. At least in the eyes of military observers of many countries, this is the case. Because today's battles are becoming more and more beneficial to the defensive side.

After the Battle of Verdun, all countries were working hard to study this battle example. Although the most brilliant victory was won by Napoleon, everyone generally felt that Napoleon was not very easy to learn and did not do well. He did not draw a tiger, but instead painted it as Tom. It was more reliable to learn the iron wall of France, Joseph.

As the French army gradually became familiar with various defense methods in the Battle of Verdun, everyone felt that Joseph's defense was really worth learning. Even Grand Duke Charles and Marshal Suvorov praised Joseph's defense tactics after learning about Verdun's defense war.

As everyone studies Joseph's defense, people increasingly feel that attacking is really seeking death. If you have to attack, you must choose to be at night with poor visibility. In this way, although the efficiency of the attacking side will decrease, the efficiency of the defense side will also decrease, or even decrease more.

If an attack is launched at 90 o'clock in the morning, in their opinion, it is definitely more beneficial to the defense side. Therefore, the French army of the attacking side launched an attack during this period, and in the eyes of military observers of various countries, this is definitely showing off to everyone intentionally.

"I want to see what kind of tricks they can perform!" Russian observer General Baglation couldn't help thinking.

At this time, the French army began to prepare for fire. The French cannons began to fire at the targets on the defending positions.

The main purpose of such artillery bombardment is to destroy some more obvious fortifications. Of course, at this time, without high-explosive bombs and the defenders are hiding in the trenches, such artillery bombardment actually does not put a lot of pressure on the defense. At most, it can only destroy some fortifications that are easier to destroy - such as chest walls and other things.

However, the French artillery quickly made them arrive differently. First of all, the French artillery fired at a frightening speed, obviously much faster than they were familiar with. During the time their army fired a single shot, the French army could fire three to four guns.

Secondly, the French artillery shells were quite amazing in hitting accuracy. Even if they were firing two kilometers away, the French army could accurately hit targets such as low chest walls. Moreover, the destructive power of their artillery shells was quite amazing, and each hit could cause a large row of chest walls to collapse.

But can such an attack effectively help the offensive party break through the defense line? Bagladion shook his head quietly. Although he doesn't like rigid defensive battles, and although he prefers offensive battles, his rationality tells him that this is not enough.

French soldiers began to appear in everyone's sight. Bagladion was surprised to find that the French military uniform had undergone tremendous changes. The military uniform with blue tops and white pants was replaced by a kind of vulgar and colorful military uniform. However, this military uniform also had a very unique effect, that is, they could hardly be seen clearly when they were far away, and even with a telescope, it was not easy to see them clearly.

"It's like when we go out to hunt in winter, we put on a white cloak." Bagladion was thinking this way, and he heard someone next to him angrily say in German: "How can this be done? Such a wretched military uniform will reduce the honor of the army. I would rather be killed by a bullet than wear such a military uniform!"

Bagladion turned his head and saw an angry expression on an Austrian officer's face.

"How could there be such a person? Has Austria not been taught a lesson by the French yet to be more pragmatic?" Bagladion couldn't help thinking.

In fact, Baglation thought this way and blamed the Austrians for a mistake. Because when watching the exercise, the two people played different roles. Baglation was the attacking side. He knew that Joseph's defense tactics had been passed to Russia and the traditional Russian enemy Lulu. Russia has always been in an offensive position against Lulu, so Baglation often had to consider how to break through the "Joseph's defense" issue in the attack, so during the exercise, he naturally easily replaced himself into the attacking side.

But the Austrians are different. Their current military strategy is mainly based on defense. Any new thing that reduces the effectiveness of defense naturally makes them feel disgusted. So they naturally tend to be more emotionally inclined to the side of defense. The new military uniforms they see now can obviously reduce the efficiency of the side of defense to a certain extent. How could they not be angry?

Then they saw the French artillery begin to change the types of bullets, and their shells kept falling on the front of the defensive positions, and then thick smoke came out when the shells fell, and the visibility near the battlefield immediately fell.

"How can this be done!" The Austrian officer was unhappy again, "But there are landmines ahead! I want to see how the French cleared mines!"

At this time, their artillery also began to fire on the defensive positions. Because it was an exercise, no real shells fell after the fire. However, after each round of artillery attacks, the people from the director department would withdraw some French soldiers from the battle in a certain proportion. Of course, the use of smoke bombs and the decrease in visibility also reduced this proportion.

French soldiers approached the minefield. Several French soldiers pushed a car and approached. There was a rocket on the car. French soldiers fixed the car and retreated to the side to light the rocket. The rocket flew up, leading a long rope-shaped thing behind them.

“I’ve seen this thing,” Andre explained to their friends a little lower, “that’s how our power department people use this method to get the wires across rivers and valleys.”

Perhaps because the rope behind was too thick and too heavy, the rocket that flew out did not fly far and fell to the ground. The rope tied behind the rocket naturally fell down and happened to be spread on the minefield. Then an explosion occurred - it turned out that the thick rope was not a rope, but an explosive contained in a rubber tube.

"Good way!" Bagladion hit his palm with his fist, "In this way, in just a moment, a safe passage was opened in the minefield!"
Chapter completed!