Chapter 220 Invasion of Luxembourg Part II
220 Invasion of Luxembourg Part II
Time was running out, and Leon had two options. How he chose to proceed with his current circumstances would determine the future of his and his men. If he stood his ground and tried to defend the city against the German division which was currently encircling them, then there was a high chance of defeat.
However, if he chose to retreat back out of the only real region of strategic interest within the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, then Leon was not only admitting defeat, but would be forced to fight on the defensive going forward, risking total expulsion, and thus failing to achieve the goals he had been tasked with by the French High Command, who were more or less panicking at the moment.
Standing and fighting was a major risk. He had already lost his veteran brigade who were the most capable forces under his command. And it was unknown how many losses precisely the German relief force had suffered.
But if they were using armored cars as shields for their infantry, then there was a high chance that the losses they sustained were substantially smaller than those his men had already endured. Meaning that at this moment, he was more or less numerically disadvantaged.
With this in mind, Leon wisely chose to withdraw from Luxembourg so that he could live to fight another day. Glowering at the Grand Duchess as he ordered his men to organize a retreat.
"We have no choice. We will fall back from the city temporarily and establish a front line farther back towards our own borders. Once we have reinforcements, we will retake this city!"
The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg cast Leon a smug grin as the man snarled like a beast while he and his men withdrew from the woman's palace, which they had been until now occupying as if it were their property.
Marie-Adélaïde sighed in relief while watching the French Army issue a full retreat and pull out of her city altogether just in time for the cavalry to arrive. German soldiers rode into battle on the backs of the Armored Cars which strolled into the city. The camouflage netting and paint schemes only slightly fettered and dinged from the bullets which struck their slopped hulls.
The Grand Duchess made a rather inappropriate comment to one of her younger sisters who had been by her side as Leon threatened them all.