July 30, 1870.
Franco-Prussian front line.
"Your Majesty, we should immediately launch an offensive against Prussia! According to intelligence reports, the number of Prussian troops has been rapidly increasing these days. The efficiency of Prussian railways is almost four to five times ours, and a large number of personnel and materials are being continuously sent to the front. If we continue to wait, the strength of the Prussian front-line troops will grow stronger day by day, and by then, sheer numbers will be enough to defeat us," analyzed Napoleon III's advisor, Leboeuf.
"Why can't our railways achieve this effect?" Napoleon III asked angrily.
During Napoleon III's era, France was also rapidly industrializing, and many new railroads were built, not inferior in number to Prussia.
