King's Landing in France

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"Is it a decisive battle in the river valley? The terrain in the river valley cannot spread the superior forces of the French army..." Chief of Staff Pence said.

Vuksevich interrupted: "Marshal, with all due respect, if I were you I would return to Trent now."

The marshal frowned and looked at Vuksevich: "Why? Tell me your opinion."

Vuksevich placed a French war game on the map, and the position of the chess piece was Trent: "You are facing, probably the most outstanding military strategist of our time. He likes to fight battles of annihilation. Although I did not participate in the Battle of Diego , but I participated in the Battle of the Po. At the Battle of the Po, he sent his cavalry directly to raid Lodi behind the lines."

Saying this, Vuksevich drew a line on the plain of the Po: "Look, this is the outflanking route of his cavalry, heading straight for our rear.

"In addition, in the Battle of Diego, the situation was actually similar. He blocked the exits to the north and east of the hilly terrain near Diego, completely blocking the way for our army to retreat.

"From the performance of Frost in these two battles, I guess his troops must be marching towards Trent outside the valley. With all due respect, if you don't retreat immediately, our army will be blocked in the valley! "

Marshal Wumze frowned and fell into deep thought, but his chief of staff said indifferently: "Are you overestimating that cobbler?"

"Everyone who underestimated him because he was a cobbler has been defeated by him!" Vuksevich said decisively, "We may be facing the most talented military strategist of this generation! Marshal, retreat immediately! Trent! Now that the enemy situation is unknown, we can hold on for a long time in Trent, and the Mantua fortress has enough ammunition and food reserves, so we can hold on for a long time!

"Collect intelligence in Trent, and at the same time dispatch reinforcements from the country. When the troops are superior, it will not be too late to launch an attack!"

Marshal Wurmze thought for a while, and then he sighed: "I am a good friend with Marshal Beaulieu, and I know his weight. I will not underestimate the French general who defeated him, never! , the whole army cooks immediately, burns the tents and the luggage that cannot be taken away after eating, and retreats to Trent!"

Chapter 199 From now on, you can call Wu Paopao

La Salle looked at the Austrian camp suspiciously.

"What the hell? Why are they burning tents?"

Generally, burning camp tents is only used when the military situation is urgent and it is too late to withdraw the camp slowly.

In front of La Salle, the entire Adige valley was filled with thick smoke from the burning of the Austrian tents.

There was so much smoke that Lasalle could hardly see the movements of the Austrian army clearly.

At this time, La Salle finally remembered that he should report this change to General Frost.

He continued to observe the movements of the Austrian army only after the messenger sent by Lasalle disappeared into the snowy field at lightning speed.

The snow melted by burning camp tents flowed into the Adige River, which made the river rush a lot in the dry season.

La Salle looked at it for a long time, and finally confirmed one thing: "Austrians, you are going to run away! Why?"

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An Ning: "Why? Why are they running away?"

In the town of Rivoli, An Ning, who just arrived late last night, loudly questioned the staff officers around him in the newly established headquarters.

Napoleon: "Has Davout been discovered?"

An Ning: "It shouldn't be. Davout is very serious. He will definitely report if he is found. Since there is no report yet, Davout, who is competing with the university in the northern mountains, should not have been discovered by the Austrians."

There was another heavy snowfall last night, and the mountains between Mount San Marco and Lake Garda should become more difficult to walk. At the same time, it also means that it is difficult for the enemy's reconnaissance to hide themselves in this direction.

After all, reconnaissance in this era is mainly done by cavalry, and light infantry can also do reconnaissance, but it is not common, after all, no matter how fast light infantry can run on two legs.

In snow-covered mountains, cavalry targets are large and easy to spot,

Davout could not have failed to notice the enemy's reconnaissance. After all, he was Davout, not a madman like La Salle, nor a guy like Masséna who would occasionally lose the chain.

That's Davout.

So the question is, Davout was not found, why did the enemy run away?

La Salle came back with news that Marshal Wumze even burned the tent.

The productivity of this era has not yet reached the point where the materials for tents can be ignored. Even in a big country like Shinra, it takes a lot of time to equip a tent for an army of tens of thousands of people.

The Austrians burned their tents, which means that they think the situation has reached a very urgent time and they must act as soon as possible.

An Ning faced the map: "Why? Why did the enemy run?"

He turned to look at Napoleon: "What do you think? Why did they run?"

Napoleon spread his hands: "You don't know, how would I know, Andy!"

Nonsense, you are Napoleon, one of the greatest military strategists of this era!That's why I ask you!

An Ning looked at Napoleon speechlessly.

Napoleon also looked at him speechlessly. It is estimated that Napoleon's current thinking is a copy of An Ning: You are the greatest military strategist of this era, Andy!You don’t even know about the one that doesn’t have one, so why ask me?

An Ning wanted to help her forehead.

He wanted to complain about Napoleon: Don't worship me blindly, I can play Total War at most, StarCraft will only urbanize, and Panzer Corps 2 will only use the core force of the fork to open Wushuang .

I studied artillery at the Military Academy in Paris, and later I gave lectures at the Military Academy on mathematics!

I am really asking for your opinion sincerely!

Napoleon and An Ning stared at each other for a few seconds, then sighed: "Perhaps the Austrians misunderstood the strength of our army. You see, Lannes firmly blocked them from the west, and then Massena to the south Facing a superior enemy and launched an offensive, perhaps the commanders on both sides of the enemy overestimated the number of enemy troops in front of them."

An Ning touched his chin: "You mean, Wu Muze got wrong information, which led to a misjudgment of our army's strength, so he retreated?"

Napoleon shrugged: "I'm just speculating. As for the truth, we can only wait for war historians to judge. The key is how we should react in this situation."

An Ning looked at the map, pondered for a moment, pointed to the Adige Valley and said: "We will go north along the valley. Since the enemy has run away, we will catch up. Our principle is that when the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we advance, and when the enemy garrisons If I harass, if the enemy is tired, I will fight!"

An Ning was careless again, and used the words of her idol.

Napoleon: "Oh! That's great."

At this moment, Berthier opened the door and came in: "What's good?"

An Ning: "How is the situation of the troops?"

"The troops are in very good condition, morale is high and supplies are adequate. The troops are eating breakfast now."

An Ning: "You immediately arrange your troops to prepare for departure."

"To the north mountains?" asked Berthier.

An Ning: "No, it won't be possible to deploy more troops in the mountains. Go to the Adige Valley. When you went to check the status of the troops just now, the news came."

An Ning handed Berthier the dispatch from La Salle on the table.

Berthier glanced and frowned directly: "Why? Why did the enemy run away? Davout was discovered? It shouldn't be. Although the height of Mount San Marco is not too high, it is very steep. This kind of heavy snow is very difficult. Difficult to climb."

The implication is that the enemy in the valley is unlikely to send scouts to see Davout's troops on Mount San Marco between the mountains to the north.

An Ning: "I don't know, the enemy retreated anyway. We are going to chase along the Adige Valley, so that after Davout surrounds Trent and stops the enemy, we can block the enemy's buttocks. In this way, the enemy will be caught in the eastern mountains and Mount San Marco."

The so-called eastern mountain range is actually a part of the Alps, with an altitude of more than 1000 meters and is very steep. Only those old hunters can climb up and down this kind of mountain.

The big troops couldn't leave at all, not to mention it was still snowing.

As for Mount San Marco, Berthier just said that the mountain is not high, but it is steeper and very difficult to climb.

Mount San Marco, which is close to the Rivoli Terrace, is relatively easy to climb. There is a small church on the mountain, and further north, the Alps are in the north. Difficult to climb.

As long as the enemy is blocked in the Adige Valley, it is basically completely rounded.

Berthier: "I'm going to get the troops moving."

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Buzz had just shaken off his morning sleepiness when the order to march came.

"Why are you marching again?" He frowned and asked the bearded man, "Didn't you say to fight the Austrians here?"

The bearded man smiled and said, "It looks like the Austrians have been scared away by General Frost! Now we're going to chase their asses away!"

Yes, the soldiers didn't know anything about military affairs. In their opinion, if the Austrians didn't come, they were scared away by General Frost.

It's that simple.

Buzz showed a longing expression: "It's so powerful!"

"That's not true! When I went to the French bartender to ask for a drink yesterday, I heard a piece of news. Do you know how General Frost defeated 1 people with 4 people?" The bearded man looked mysterious asked, and then took a sip of alcohol, spraying a puff of alcohol into Buzz's face.

Buzz held his nose and wanted to stay away. The bearded wine smell was mixed with the smell of rancid leftovers, which made him want to vomit, but he couldn't help being curious: "Tell me, how did you defeat it?"

"It was Your Excellency the General who personally chopped off 1 heads and defeated the enemy forcefully!" the bearded man said seriously, "That's what the French army said!"

Baz couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear: "This...is amazing!"

"That's right, so look at those old French nobles, the revolution was their lives, and they came to serve the general in loyalty! It's because of the general's peerless bravery!"

Buzz turned his head to look at the flags of the Sunset Knights, and the gray uniforms that symbolized the glory of old France.

"That's great." The young man whispered.

Chapter 200 Roman Orthodox Italy

The Italians were discussing An Ning's record, and An Ning came out from the headquarters.

Sequoia's Milanese watched the general's stable boy named Julian lead the general's horse.The bearded man joked, "This stable boy is very suitable for Buzz. I don't know if Your Excellency the General wants an Italian stable boy."

Someone immediately spoke up: "Buzz wants to be the general's stable boy, so he has to change his name. I heard that the stable boy changed his name to Julian, which is the name of a Roman emperor."

Italy also has Rome, so Italians regard themselves as Roman orthodoxy in their hearts, especially anti-Austrian revolutionaries, who use Roman orthodoxy to mock the Holy Roman Empire.

Voltaire's famous quote is very famous in Italy ruled by Shinra: "The Holy Roman Empire is neither holy nor Roman, nor is it an empire."

The general mounted his horse and waved to the Italians as he passed.

A bold Italian shouted: "Your Excellency, where are you going? You are in such a hurry!"

The general said with a smile: "It is said that the Austrians ran away with their tails between their legs. I will go ahead to see the situation."

The Italians commented after hearing the words: "Run away?"

"Didn't you say that there is the main force of the Austrians in the direction of Trent? It won't come down?"

"Really, if I had known that the Austrians would slip, I wouldn't be in such a hurry to avoid missing the opportunity."

Unexpectedly, this sentence was heard by Your Excellency the General. He looked at the Italian who spoke: "Although the Austrians ran away, everything we did before was not in vain. We now have a very large initiative on the scene. It will be hard for you to continue trekking in the snow for a few days."

After speaking, the general turned his horse's head and trotted all the way towards the ramp from the terrace to the Adige Valley.

The general's direct line officer corps followed in mighty fashion.Among them were two people who did not wear military uniforms.

"Look," the bearded man lowered his voice, "and brought two jesters with him to the battlefield."

Buzz looked strange: "The jester?"

"That's right, they are also called bards. They are those two who are not wearing military uniforms. One is a painter and the other is a musician. Your Excellency the General takes them around all day long."

Thinker

Buzz: "Why is it called a jester?"

"Haven't you seen a comedy? It was performed in the small open-air theater in Milan at night. Every king has two non-executive characters who are responsible for flattering the horse. Those who are responsible for amusing the master are called jesters."

To say that Italy is indeed a land of art, bearded uncles in trousers can chat with you about drama like those nobles in chaps.

But Buzz is even more miserable. He is too young and has not seen these things at all.

He can only use the wings of his imagination.

"Fool." Baz muttered, thinking that the general was in a bad mood, and the two fools were trying to make the general happy.

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On An Ning's side, he was wondering why the Austrians were suddenly so happy, when he suddenly saw the Italian from Sequoia carrying a strange musical instrument on his back.

The army's military band mainly consists of drums and various horns. Some countries use bagpipes and flutes, but as far as An Ning knows, there is no military band that plays plucked string instruments.

So An Ning slowed down the horse and asked the Italian, "What kind of piano is this?"

The Italian replied with a Venetian accent: "This is the mandolin, my precious general."

The soldier next to him shouted: "It's his wife!"

Then everyone laughed.

Only then did An Ning realize that there is indeed a traditional musical instrument in Italy called the mandolin, which looks like a rounded lute.

The last time An Ning saw this instrument was in Nicolas Cage's war film "Captain Colin's Mandolin", which vividly showed how talented Italians were in World War II.

But An Ning liked that movie quite a bit, because the movie was very Italian. During the war, the Italian soldiers cared about eating and drinking well, and falling in love with local girls. Regardless of whether they could fight or not, just say it was romantic or not.

An Ning stopped his horse, stretched out his hand to the redwood Italian soldiers to pass the mandolin, fiddled with it, and dialed a few notes.

The Italian asked, "General, do you want to learn how to play?"