Chapter 924: Living Off the Enemy
Before nature, humanity was fragile. The Battle of the Rhine was still ongoing, but the intensity of the war had been curbed by the heavy snow.
It was not that the attacking French army was not trying hard enough; the ice and snow were simply too detestable. They not only hampered the offensive at the front, but also increased the difficulty of logistical transport.
Even if an army of two million did nothing at all, the supplies it consumed every day would still be an astronomical figure—let alone while it was fighting.
Once again, reality proved that fighting deep within enemy territory was no simple matter.
That was right. Belgium and the Rhineland both had convenient transportation and well-developed railway networks, but when the Allied forces retreated, they had destroyed the roads!
Destruction was always easier than construction. After occupying these regions, the first thing the French army did was rush to repair the roads.
After more than a month of effort, the highways had basically been reopened, and the railways were almost repaired as well. Just as the work was nearing completion, this snowstorm struck.
The impact of the harsh weather on logistical transport had become the French army's greatest challenge at present, even more troublesome than the Austrian army's machine-gun trenches.
After all, no matter how formidable machine-gun trench tactics were, they could only defend in place. With the technology of this era, there was still no possibility of charging forward while carrying a machine gun.
They could block the French army's path forward, but they could not threaten its lifeline. Logistics were different. If something truly went wrong, these two million French troops would be in danger.
Looking out the window, Marshal Patrice MacMahon let out a sigh. This war had