Victory or defeat radiation Waterloo（二）

On this famous battle, complicated account of the background, description of the process trivial, that is what war historians. If I describe the fate of Napoleon's final decision in this campaign, I would still prefer to use chess tactics to describe the perspective, I know that chess is not in the European tradition, but popular in Europe, chess tactics, far from sufficient to competent description of this turbulent Sike.

Layout stage, certainly Napoleon dominated. Although Napoleon's army faced the 7th Coalition forces - specifically the war in the mainly British, Dutch, general of the army. Had learned a little European history know that Napoleon faced with previous anti-French alliance, not much care about the basic, though not the ever-victorious commander Napoleon - after all, had a flaw in Egypt and Moscow embarrassed - but on the whole is definitely superior military commander. This war is a bit like a super-class players on the award three sons (the three countries of the armed forces) competition.

The battle sequence set in the afternoon of June 16, first the French army on the Prussian Army - Napoleon attempted to Anglo-Dutch forces and the Prussian military cut, and then separately. So only sent 50,000 troops for the time being still in the assembly to contain the layout phase of the Anglo-Dutch forces, but the main force to 70,000 troops in Pliny the main force near the 8 million people in the same general war. Fierce fighting, when God began to rain heavily, guns, thunder and rain mutual Cross, after the evening thunderstorm that field, the Prussian commander Bruche ear found Pliny the French had occupied the village, General military defense line had been cut off . And the French are gradually tightening encirclement, General military rushed to Baotoushucuan.

The local impact somewhat like a corner of the board of the battle, the French not only annihilated long ambition, but also a lot of trophy fishing. However, an advantage of Napoleon was a bit lightly, it considers general military defeat has been set, put the blame the French one night, then on June 17 had ordered the Rohi Marshal to lead 30,000 troops scattered flight on the popular military poor chase Meng kill - It's a bit like chasing people in a local area desperately fled the "big dragon" ... ... in fact it is this, resulting in the decisive battle on June 18 but lost the final because of lack of strength ... ...

June 18, commander of the French army of Napoleon and Wellington both commander of the Anglo-Dutch forces began a desperate of battles. No need to describe the process of fierce battles, lasted 10 hours of war casualties in half, both hit this time, no one knows they are lost or won - this is probably a bit like a chess set on the confusion of the necessary condition for battles .

Supposed to be into you Soon I received a present purpose of ending war against the closing two of you? Everyone eagerly waiting for this time of reinforcements coming home ... ...

Finally, the southeast slope where there a large contingent of reinforcements, Napoleon excited showing his usual laugh, he found that he sent to kill General Army Rohi Marshal back. It turned out that on the contrary, it is the universal forces fled to regroup after the ear still Bruche commander, rushed to join the battle against the French. Napoleon was no longer any chance of being overturned.

Could have been a "big battle was a small win or lose," the chess game, but one-sided way into the French army in order "to vote sub-throw in the towel ... ..."

Of course, another interpretation of this war, various versions, such as Victor Hugo • In "Les Miserables ~ Waterloo," a volume of described it: sudden drop in heavy rain the day before the war, the whole field of Waterloo area suddenly turned into a quagmire, good artillery of Napoleon, its main gun team in the mud to delay for too long can not enter the front, so artillery attack hit late, this failure became a foregone conclusion. If that heavy rain to come down, timely and fired artillery attack, the French and Anglo-Dutch coalition forces in the Prussian war will turn around again before the end cleanly, and if so, history would rewrite?