In the early morning when she was preparing to leave, An Ning had just finished breakfast when she found Fanny packing things.
"What are you doing?" An Ning asked doubtfully.
"Set off with the baggage team." Fanny turned to look at An Ning, and then said angrily, "I asked you to find an orderly, but you only found one person to take care of your horse, but you didn't find anyone to take care of you.
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An Ning scratched his head: "I think I can take care of myself."
After all, An Ning was a social animal who had lived independently for so many years before traveling through time, so he was still confident in taking care of himself.
But Fanny snorted: "When I don't take care of you, you always wear the same military uniform over and over again, just like Mr. Robespierre in Paris!"
Robespierre can be seen by AOE, which shows how deeply his green coat, which never changes for thousands of years, left a deep impression on Fanny.
An Ning: "Forget it, if you are willing to follow the baggage team, just do it. I don't object to someone helping me arrange what to wear every day. Then I will set off first."
"Let's go." Fanny stopped what she was doing, turned around and saluted An Ning.
An Ning adjusted his military uniform and strode out of the residence.
As soon as he went out, he saw Beethoven and David riding a horse past the headquarters gate.
An Ning: "What are you two doing?"
Beethoven: "We will move with the headquarters. Please allow me to record this expedition! I have a feeling that this expedition will go down in history!"
David: "I don't think you would refuse a painter's offer."
An Ning: "Okay, if you are willing to follow, just keep coming. Since I can't stop my maid from following, I naturally can't refuse you."
David: "We will use the most artistic way to record your heroic appearance!"
Just as he was talking, Berthier came out of the headquarters. When he saw An Ning, he saluted and then reported loudly: "The forward troops have set off first. We will try to reach Nice within three days and set up a supply center there.
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An Ning nodded: "Leave it all to you."
Thanks to Berthier, An Ning would not have known how to arrange various matters for the 30,000-strong army.
Just the supply of 30,000 troops is an extremely complicated matter.
But after getting Berthier, we can leave all these complicated things to this energetic chief of staff.
Lazar Carnot was left in France, responsible for running the factories and chambers of commerce created by An Ning and raising supplies.
With the cooperation of these two capable men, An Ning could easily lead the troops on the expedition to Italy.
The troops will first move to Nice, and then advance into Italy via the seaside road.
This requires a large circle, and the supply distance is a long way. But there is nothing that can be done. Between the peaceful base and the French-controlled area in Italy, there is also the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The Kingdom of Sardinia did not declare war with France, so Tranquility had to go full circle.
In the Napoleonic Wars of another time and space, before the decisive battle with the Austrian Army, Napoleon first conquered the Kingdom of Sardinia, then signed a contract and obtained the military passage rights of the Kingdom of Sardinia, so that his supply lines could pass through Sardinia.
The territory of the Kingdom of Ding.
Then Napoleon fought a decisive battle with Marshal Beaulieu on the Po River plain, and after winning the battle, he went straight to Milan.
After occupying Milan, relying on the wealth of Milan completely solved the supply problem of the Italian Army.
Tranquility cannot attack the Kingdom of Sardinia, so it must fight Beaulieu as soon as possible, defeat Beaulieu and then occupy Milan.
Otherwise, supplies will be really scarce.
The supply line starting from Nice, going to Sanremo, passing through Andora and finally reaching Savona is really too long.
Although this road is a relatively easy-to-walk coastal road due to better economic development, such a long distance is unbearable.
From Savona to the Po River plain, there is also a large area of coastal hills.
These will affect the logistics of Tranquility.
In order to prevent his troops from being dragged down by logistics, An Ning must use his troops quickly to capture Milan quickly!
While An Ning was thinking about this, all the officers came out of the headquarters, and everyone looked confident.
Because Napoleon was most familiar with An Ning, he joked first: "Andy, why do you look so serious? This battle will be much easier than fighting Lafayette!"
An Ning shook his head: "No, don't underestimate Marshal Beaulieu. Moreover, the Austrian army is not comparable to Lafayette's National Guard. Lafayette's army is disloyal, and the grassroots soldiers are afraid of my reputation.
On the other hand, I envy the treatment of our army.
"But the Austrian army is different. They have at least heard of my name a little bit, and our reforms have nothing to do with them.
"Furthermore, they speak German and don't understand our language. They are basically not affected by us like Lafayette's troops."
After An Ning finished speaking, Lasalle added: "They also have real military pay!"
An Ning nodded: "Yes, they also have real military pay."
At this time, An Ning suddenly noticed what David was writing in his sketchbook.
"What are you writing?" An Ning asked curiously.
"I am recording your admonishment to your subordinates! You will never underestimate every enemy!" David said, "You are indeed the best general in France!"
An Ning thought, he had to add something to his biography. What a glorious and perfect man! He didn't bother to correct it, so he turned to the officers and said, "Okay! Get on your horse and set off!"
By this time the officers' orderlies had brought their horses over.
An Ning's exclusive groom, Julian, also brought An Ning's big white horse over.
This young man was chosen as the groom because his name was Julian. After all, An Ning was the "magician of the battlefield," so the orderly who took care of him should be named Julian.
But after thinking about it, An Ning was still afraid that she would follow in the footsteps of Admiral Yang Wen-li, so she sent Julian to raise horses instead of actually letting him serve as an orderly.
An Ning turned on the horse, gently pinched the horse's belly, and made the horse start to trot smoothly.
His officers immediately followed him.
The group of people walked out of the monastery's ancient gate in a mighty manner.
Beethoven and David were standing on the roadside on horseback. The artist took a sketchbook and quickly recorded the scene.
In the sketchbook, An Ning looks high-spirited. On the left of him is the bald Davout with a serious expression and fierce eyes, showing the color of a fierce general. To the left of Davout is the equally serious Lannes; while on the right of An Ning is Napoleon who looks like a happy man.
Boy, on Napoleon's right is Lazarus, who is in high spirits.
Perhaps because he was a surrendered general, Berthier followed silently at the back of the army, with a look on his face that he was thinking about something.
As the background of this painting, soldiers' neat spears look like a forest.
Following closely behind the officers, the troops with high morale formed a neat formation, marched neatly to the drumbeats of the military band, and sang "Ode to Rome" in unison as they walked.
After drawing this sketch, David smiled and said: "I have decided that this painting will be called "General Frost's Expedition to Italy"!"