King's Landing in France

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This marshal staff is so beautiful, so An Ning decided to collect it.

Berthier was speechless: "This...you don't have a big problem if you want to stay, it's just that everyone will have some negative comments on you."

An Ning: "Forget it. I'm sorry, Marshal Beaulieu, I saw that the marshal's staff was a little out of control. You know, after the Great Revolution, France abolished the rank of marshal."

Beaulieu: "That's really a pity, otherwise, with your military achievements, you will definitely be awarded the rank of marshal. You should be the greatest military strategist of our time, and I am willing to bow down."

As soon as Beaulieu finished speaking, Napoleon said, "Marshal? Are you joking, old gentleman! Andy—His Excellency General Frost, is going to be Caesar!"

When An Ning heard Napoleon's words, her scalp went numb.

Damn, could it be that Napoleon helped me up in the subsequent script?

No, it's impossible. For Napoleon's ambition, he definitely wanted to come by himself.

But then An Ning thought of it. Although Caesar was called Caesar, Caesar did not admit that he was king until his death. When he was stabbed to death by Brutus, his position was dictator for life.

Is this the script of the future?Then Napoleon took Octavian's position?

Thinking of this, An Ning suddenly remembered that she had a cheat, and with the cheat in hand, she still needed some skills to imitate Brutus and stab herself to death.

so far so good……

Napoleon: "Your Excellency? What's the matter with you?"

It was only then that An Ning realized that he had lost his mind. He hurriedly coughed a few times to cover up, and then solemnly returned the marshal's stick in his hand to Marshal Beaulieu.

Beaulieu: "Thank you for your generosity. I will retire and return to my hometown, disarm and return to the field. I will never participate in military operations against France in this life. I swear by my family emblem!"

An Ning nodded: "We believe in you."

This is the usual practice in this era. After capturing a noble officer, let him swear that he will not participate in military operations against his country, and then release him after a ransom.

Speaking of this European tradition, it is also related to the Italian soldiers. There was a period of noble wars in Europe, which were actually a kind of war game. Both sides made decent gestures, but in the end no one died on either side.

For a long time, European nobles would hire Italian mercenaries to fight.

Once pushed to the brink of desperation, the Italian commanders would persuade their employers to surrender decently and pay a ransom.

Therefore, many wars in the Middle Ages actually did not kill people very much. With so many nobles in Europe, according to the frequency of their wars, if they died, they would have died out long ago.

In his "Guide to War", Fuller called the European war during this period the Italian Commander's War.

But this kind of aristocratic war has long been unfeasible in modern times.Specifically, it was not working from the time of the Hussite wars.

A large number of nobles died in the war. Like the Black Death, the war weakened the feudal lord and promoted the Renaissance and Enlightenment.

But in some places, you can still see a little trace of that noble fan's war.

At this moment, An Ning's return of Marshal Beaulieu's scepter is also a trace.

An Ning: "Take the Marshal to rest, I still have to deal with Wumze."

Beaulieu hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Marshal Wurmze moved?"

An Ning replied truthfully: "Our cavalry found Marshal Wumze's troops on both sides of Lake Garda, but there has just been heavy snowfall in the direction of the Alps, and Wumze's troops will not advance too fast."

Beaulieu let out a long sigh with a slumped expression: "Hey, as long as I stick to it for a few more days... that's all, I won't mention it. Good luck."

An Ning: "You can't win a war with good luck. But thank you anyway."

Chapter 193 Target Rivoli

Sending the old man Beaulieu away, Napoleon turned his head and said to An Ning: "Andy, if you are so fond of the marshal's scepter, when I face Wumze later, I will shoot the cannon more accurately and give Wumze a shot." Here you go, you can find the Field Marshal's Staff when you clean up the battlefield."

Lasalle: "Come on, your cannon can last 1000 meters. If you expect you to push the cannon to the distance where you can bomb Wumze, it is better to expect my cavalry. Your Excellency, accidents often happen when cavalry charge. I Guaranteed to catch Wumze on the battlefield, let him have some accidents, and then I will give you the marshal staff!"

Berthier: "Your Excellency, please stop the impertinence of your young officers."

An Ning wanted to help her forehead.

He had an illusion that Napoleon and La Salle were two brats, and Berthier was a hard-working old woman who couldn't wipe his ass with them all day long.

Not to mention, this feeling is... quite unique.

An Ning: "Okay, I don't really want the marshal's scepter that much. You don't have to try to grab it from the battlefield."

"Then let's go back to Paris and let Mr. Robespierre promote the restoration of the rank of Marshal in Parliament." Napoleon came up with a new idea, "In this way, Your Excellency will have his own Marshal's scepter, and we will call you the Marshal in the future." Your Excellency the Marshal."

La Salle: "I think, in the future, we can remove the military rank and call you Your Excellency. There is only one Your Excellency in my heart, just like there is no second day!"

Hearing La Salle's words, An Ning panicked. Fortunately, Beethoven was not around, otherwise Beethoven would hum "Yeah yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

While An Ning was terrified, Napoleon was applauding: "Yes! That's good. From now on, our entire army will be called Your Excellency, and we don't need to add military ranks. This will make it more solemn—"

Napoleon said half of himself hesitated: "It's good to call your Excellency, but what if the situation changes in the future?"

... What changes?Don't mess around!

Napoleon went on to say: "You see, Andy may still become a member of the royal family in the future."

An Ning gasped, what the hell, did it come so fast?So fast forward to 1804?12 years ahead of time Hey!A whole zodiac year hello!

But what Napoleon said next was: "You see, Andy may still marry Her Royal Highness."

……what?

Ah, you're talking about being royalty like this, it scares the hell out of me.

An Ning: "You guys, I'm tired of being whispered in my ears by my maid every day. I didn't expect to be forced to marry in the headquarters."

Napoleon: "So what's wrong with Miss Christina?"

Just as An Ning opened her mouth to answer, La Salle snapped back, "Of course she's too old, she's much older than me! And she's a soldier, and a female soldier is just like a nun in a monastery!"

When aristocratic women like Christina joined the army, they usually couldn’t afford the bride price at home, so they were thrown into the army. Another place for this type of aristocratic women was a monastery and a nun.

Therefore, marrying an aristocratic woman who served in the army, in the eyes of people in this era, is like marrying a nun, and there will be a lot of criticism from the outside world.

By the way, it is unique to this time and space for noble women to join the army. In real history, unmarried noble women like Christina usually went to a monastery to become a nun.

In real history, there was only one kind of female soldier who joined the army during the war, that is, the female bartender in the army. This is real, so the opening scene of Hugo's "[-]" wrote such a woman, carrying a barrel and following the avant-garde The grenadiers together searched the forest for rebels.

An Ning didn't mind other people's gossip, and he didn't think Christina was old, he was simply too busy to care about love affairs, especially in the past few years since the Great Revolution, An Ning's attention was all on In the current situation, there is no energy to fall in love at all.

How can a woman have the energy of a great revolution?

Before An Ning could answer, Napoleon and La Salle started arguing. La Salle, a playboy, firmly believed that a 30-year-old woman should not be wanted, just like a hussar who lived past the age of 30 was a coward and an asshole.

And Napoleon... Although Napoleon didn't hook up with the widow of Malmaison Castle in this time and space, he seemed to hook up with a wife who was many years older than him in Milan.

In this kind of comics, there is a jargon that tells children to drive big cars.

So Napoleon is firmly explaining the beauty of mature women.

Berthier frowned.

An Ning's expression was similar to that of her chief of staff.

Finally, Berthier glanced at An Ning, and after obtaining the general's acquiescence, he said, "You two, now that the enemy is at hand, this is not the time to argue about women."

Napoleon: "That's easy! Marshal Wurmze made a fatal mistake. He divided his men into two teams. We just need to focus on local advantages and beat him all the way."

After finishing speaking, Napoleon drew a line north of Brescia: "Let Lana lead 5000 people to withstand the enemy's troops, then divide 1 people to besiege the Mantua fortress, and finally concentrate 5000 people, plus Italy. Thousands of people, in the Adige Valley to face Wumze's Eastern Route Army."

Berthier looked worried: "Can 5000 people stop it?"

Napoleon: "They don't need to block them. In fact, their main task is to delay the enemy. As long as we start the battle on the east road, the west road can be retreated. Because the enemy is geographically impossible to rush to the east in one day. The battlefield on the road. There is a big lake in the middle!"

An Ning rubbed her chin, listening to Napoleon's deployment.

He couldn't fault it too much.

But it's not good not to pick some faults at this time, so An Ning said: "The Mantua Fortress doesn't need to be surrounded by 1 people, just put 5000 people to besiege it. The terrain of the fortress is not easy to rush out. The rest is just Do it accordingly."

Berthier: "Okay, I'm going to write the order now. So, where will our decisive battle be?"

Yawen Bar

An Ning pointed directly at Rivoli on the map: "Here! Rivoli Terrace. We plan to face Wumze's Eastern Route Army here."

Napoleon and Berthier leaned over together and looked at the map.

Berthier: "The terrain here hasn't been surveyed yet, is it really suitable?"

The Rivoli Terrace was on the east bank of the Mincio River, and An Ning had just crossed the river, so of course he had no time to survey the terrain.

But he doesn't need it, because this place is where Napoleon defeated the Austrian army and completely ended the Austrian army's rescue of the Mantua fortress.

He knows the topography of this place very well.

So An Ning said confidently: "Believe me, this place is the best stage for us to usher in victory!"

I was absent-minded tonight, just looking at a certain old lady

I'll drink some when I go out. If the ox is over, it's a festive wine. I want to drink it. If the bear is over, the drunk will not be too sad, and I will fall asleep.

Chapter 194

Although An Ning knew the terrain of Rivoli like the back of his hand, it was hard for him to show it directly.

After all, there is no way to explain it. It cannot be said that God entrusted me with a dream and told me the terrain.

So An Ning said to La Salle: "Hurry up and go to Rivoli to scout."

La Salle: "Do you need me to delay the enemies going south from Trent?"

An Ning: "No, the cavalry of the Adige Valley cannot be used. You just need to ensure that your scouts are always in the enemy's sight."

Lasalle: "No problem! The boys under my command like this kind of exciting mission, and they can fight against the Austrian cavalry!"

Berthier: "Don't worry, battles between cavalry and cavalry rarely happen, and there is a high probability that they will shoot at each other at a certain distance."

In this era, the cavalry rarely confronted each other. During the decisive battle between An Ning and Lafayette, the cavalry fought for several hours. This is a very rare situation in this era.

Normal cavalry hedging, generally because of the physiological instinct of the horses, they can't collide at all. In this case, the side with the faster speed will often win - because the horse has more courage when it is fast, and the oppression of the opposite horse The power is also stronger.

La Salle: "Don't worry, I will take care of everything, you just wait here for the news."

An Ning: "Be careful, I don't want to lose my cavalry commander so soon."

An Ning hasn't found Murat yet. If La Salga is lost, there will be no one to command the cavalry.

At that time, maybe Christina and her immediate boss, Ms. Oliver, will be in command of the cavalry.

Those hussars are wild, like bandits, let women command them, don't know what to do.

As soon as Lasalle left, Davout came in from the outside.

"My troops are also marching towards Rivoli now, do you want to send some troops to support Lana?" Davu looked at An Ning, "We have you personally commanding us, so we probably don't need so many troops."

An Ning is speechless, what does it mean that with my personal command, so many troops will not be needed? Is this reasonable?

An Ning turned to look at Berthier, expecting Berthier, who has common sense, to scold Davout, but Berthier said: "The current information shows that Marshal Wurmze has indeed divided his troops into two groups, even if some troops are allocated to support In Lana on the west bank of the lake, our frontal force ratio is also one to one, and we have no disadvantages. With the personal command of His Excellency the General, our army's morale must be very high, and we will exert stronger combat effectiveness than the enemy."

Berthier's words sounded a little more reasonable than Davout's, but only a little bit.

It seems that both Berthier and Davout really feel that with the command of the "battlefield magician", even if the force is one to one, it can be regarded as a huge advantage.

As a last resort, An Ning can only correct this wrong perception by herself.

An Ning: "No, I was just forced to fight a few battles with inferior forces. I had no choice, do you know? If I had a choice, I would choose to concentrate superior forces to fight annihilation battles. I have already decided to fight in the front Concentrate local force superiority."

Davout: "I also support the advantage of concentrated forces, but will Lana have a problem? He is just..."

Davout hesitated.

An Ning said the second half for him: "Just a dyeing apprentice, I know what you want to say."

Berthier: "As a regimental commander, or even a brigade commander, Lana has no problem. He performed very well when teaching the team, and his tactical learning is also top-notch. But..."

Berthier also half-spoken.

Both Davout and Berthier came from traditional military backgrounds and were also nobles. It is normal for them to have doubts about Lana's ability to command the blocking battle on the west bank of the lake.

The top soldiers in the army will be fooled by the saying that "Your Excellency the General has received a divine revelation", but this method is obviously not very feasible for these professional soldiers.

An Ning: "I promoted Massena, can I fight?"

Davout immediately replied: "Of course it is very good at fighting. The offensive and defensive work is really good."

Masséna took the initiative to attack without An Ning's instructions, and caught the Kingdom of Sardinia by surprise, which seemed to make Davout have a very good impression of him.

Berthier did not express his position immediately like Davout, and he said after a brief hesitation: "It is indeed a very bold action, but it is a bit too risky."