Iron Dynasty Chapter 1152

Bellegarde.

Henry happily watched a series of carriages enter the camp. These were the supplies provided by the Empire. For him, he was happy not because of the amount of supplies, but because the Empire still chose to support him at this moment. In his current isolated state, this was more important than anything else, even though he was only using the Empire.

“General, this is the military special commissioner from the Empire.” A magnificent carriage stopped in front of Henry. The officer driving the carriage reported to Henry.

At this time, three Imperial soldiers got out of the carriage. They were wearing Imperial military uniforms, and each of them had a long-barreled rifle on their back. Henry’s gaze first swept over these unique rifles, and then he said politely, “Welcome. France is in a time of crisis. Welcome to come here and face the shameless intervention of Prussia and the other two countries with us.”

The Imperial soldier in charge was named Han Kang. He said, “General Henry, you don’t have to be so polite. This is what was agreed upon between the Empire and France. We will support France to the end.”

“Thank you, thank you very much,” Henry said with a smile. He asked in confusion, “Are there only three of you this time?”

Han Kang understood what Henry meant. He said, “The Empire is too far away from Europe, and long-distance transportation is very difficult. So after careful consideration, the Empire sent us over.”

“Then who are you?” Henry was a little puzzled.

Han Kang explained, “We are snipers from the Imperial army, responsible for killing the enemy’s generals on the battlefield to throw their command into chaos. We are here to help you on the battlefield.”

“That’s not a problem, of course.” Han Kang said. His goal this time was to help Henry win as soon as possible. Henry smiled and immediately led the generals out of the camp and into the trenches.

Since breech-loading rifles were equipped in Europe, the situation of the war had also begun to change. And Henry, who had been influenced by the Empire, had learned a lot of the Empire’s tactics.

“We are now only one step away from Paris. As long as we capture this place, my army can march straight in and end the French civil war.” Henry pointed to the opposite trench. He had been in a standoff here for two months and had been unable to break through the enemy’s trenches.

Han Kang took out his binoculars and looked at the opposite position. The enemy appeared clearly in the binoculars. Perhaps because of the backwardness of European breech-loading rifles, the distance between Henry and the enemy’s trenches was only about 150 meters, which was a very short distance for a sniper.

“Can you find their main commander?” Han Kang asked.

“That’s easy.” Henry smiled, and he said to the gunner, “Fire at the opposite side.”

After receiving his order, Henry’s artillery immediately bombarded the opposite position. When the artillery fire stopped, the opposite trench seemed to suddenly become active, and soldiers shuttled back and forth. Some commanders in military uniforms also appeared in the trenches.

Henry said, “We attack after every bombardment, so as soon as the sound of the cannons stops, the enemy’s generals will command the soldiers to counterattack.”

Han Kang nodded. He had been watching the opposite side. At this moment, about 500 meters away on the opposite side, he suddenly saw a few people in generals’ uniforms.

“Are those them?” Han Kang handed the binoculars to Henry.

Henry looked and cursed, “The general in the middle is Matim. He is Andre’s most trusted general and the commander of this war. Unfortunately, they are too far from the battlefield, so the chance of killing them is very slim.”

Han Kang did not say anything. He took out his sniper rifle. The European generals’ safety awareness on the battlefield was obviously very low. After all, they had no concept of long-distance sniping. So the person called Matim was swaggering around and talking to the other generals, not worried about a bullet flying over.

Henry did not speak when he saw this. Instead, he stared intently at Han Kang. The air seemed to freeze at this moment. Ten seconds later, Han Kang suddenly pulled the trigger. With a gun blast, the general on the opposite side fell to the ground.

Putting down the binoculars, Henry was completely stunned. The way he looked at Han Kang began to change. It was then that he realized that the Empire had sent them a treasure.

“It’s amazing, it’s amazing.” Henry said, “A single fatal shot from 500 meters is almost impossible to achieve, but you did it so easily.”

Han Kang said calmly, “Now is not the time to be happy. There are still many officers on the battlefield that we need to deal with.” After saying that, Han Kang had the other two snipers look for a sniping position.

Henry was even more excited and danced with joy when he saw this. He immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare and wait for his order to attack.

While Henry was happy, Andre’s army on the opposite side was in a state of chaos. The supreme commander, Matim, was hit in the head by a bullet and died instantly, which caused the other generals to panic. But Matim’s death was only the beginning. Subsequently, more than ten generals on the position were shot and killed one after another, which made them realize that they were being targeted. And when they discovered that all the officers had died from metal bullets, they basically understood. It was clear that Henry had received a deeper level of support from the Empire.

By the time they came to their senses, it was too late. After more than a dozen important generals had died in succession, they found that the enemy had come out of the trenches and was charging toward their position. Faced with Henry’s strong offensive, Andre’s army quickly collapsed. Having lost its supreme commander, the army was like a headless fly. Most of the officers fought on their own without a unified command. This was completely unable to stop Henry’s unified and effective command, and they quickly fell into a rout.

The young army soldiers deployed on the battlefield drove Andre’s soldiers out of the trenches and out of the Bellegarde area like they were herding ducks. After achieving a breakthrough victory, Henry was extremely happy because Paris was beckoning to him. As long as he occupied Paris, France would be his. So after occupying Bellegarde, Henry immediately ordered his soldiers to take Paris before Prussia and Austria intervened.

But his hope was ultimately dashed. After his army fought a fierce battle outside Paris for seven days, the Prussian army entered France from the north, and the Austrian army entered France from the southeast. The triumphant Henry suddenly faced a three-front war. But at this time, Henry still did not give up. He sent Han Kang and the other two to the three battlefields respectively, hoping that the three remarkable people could help him change the course of the war and win it completely.