This morning, the first thing An Ning did when she got up was to ask: "Is Lazarus back?"
After he took care of the Marquis de Lamballe and a group of officers yesterday, he searched everywhere for Massena, but no one with this name was found in the garrison at Savona, so he could only pin his hopes on the troops stationed in the army. Varadze's troops.
He sent Lasalle to quickly go to Varazze to arrest the officers, and also to find out if there was an Italian named Massena there. If he found him, he would directly appoint him as brigade commander.
As a result, Lasalle set out last night and lost contact with him. No one was sent back all night to report.
However, after taking into account Lazarus's character, I also felt that it was normal for no one to come back and report. In the future, when Lazarez was sent out to work, he would be told to "report in time" no matter what.
——But even if you warn me, it may not be of any use.
Maybe this guy got drunk and forgot about the instructions.
All in all, by this morning, An Ning still didn't know if he had found Massena.
For this he must make preparations and send a reliable person to lead the brigade in Varazze.
But An Ning is now short of men. Davout has already led a division, and Lannes is still learning how to fight. After all, he just turned from a dyer's apprentice to a soldier a year ago.
This is different from the time when Napoleon began to reuse Lannes. At that time in history, Lannes had been fighting hard for several years in the Great Revolutionary War. Although he did not have standard military training, he gained experience through fighting. Already.
An Ning would not let Rana become the brigade commander at this time. He would have to lead the teaching group to go through more battles.
Then An Ning really has no officers.
An Ning now has two divisions under its name, and each division is overstaffed due to a shortage of officers.
The first division was commanded by Davout, and the second division An Ning originally wanted to give it to Napoleon, but he was reluctant to give up such a fierce artillery officer as Napoleon.
If Napoleon was sent to lead the troops, the directly subordinate artillery column would have to be commanded by An Ning himself.
Finally, the second division was handed over to a warrant officer brought by Berthier. According to Berthier, this guy named Laharpe was a leader.
An Ning vaguely remembered that there was a general named Laharp in the Napoleonic Wars, but he was not familiar with this person and didn't know if he was the same one.
As for military ranks, it is only 1792, four years before the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars. Forced by the French Revolution, there is no ceiling for officer promotions, and only those who are capable can be promoted, so strong generals are promoted quickly.
All in all, An Ning followed Berthier's suggestion and handed over the second division to La Harpe, who was not sure whether he was the same person in history.
Since he was recommended by Berthier, it shouldn't be too bad.
As for the 10,000 people who have been recruited now, they should theoretically form a new division. An Ning was originally planning to find Massena and give him a promotion, but now that he can't be found anywhere, An Ning must start thinking about candidates for a new division commander. .
If it doesn't work, we can only leave it to Napoleon.
Napoleon would have no problem commanding a division, and maybe he would feel his destiny in a certain battle and put history back on the right track.
An Ning would definitely have done a bad swing at that time, and the thigh holding Napoleon would not be loose. But in the current situation, this is probably impossible.
Hey, I haven't been messing around for more than a year. I am still busy and not as carefree as before. When will I be able to relax?
Just as An Ning was thinking about it, the messenger came: "Report!"
An Ning: "Come in! Has La Salle found Massena?"
The messenger hesitated for a moment: "Uh, no. General, this is a report from Commander Davout. The Argento division in front of him seems to be going down the mountain this morning. General Davout... Captain, prepare to form a formation to meet him."
The messenger may have been a messenger in the army before. He usually helped the general deliver orders and news. He almost made a mistake and had to change his words halfway.
An Ning: "Next time I go to Paris, I will definitely promote my officers."
Berthier: "Just a promotion for officers?"
An Ning: "Yes, otherwise what else can we do?"
Berthier shrugged: "I dare not say it unless you say it."
An Ning: "Okay, let's pay attention to the battle situation. Davout has already received the fire, where is his position?"
The messenger immediately pointed to a point on the map: "Here! Nikino Mountain!"
Berthier immediately placed a sign on it, and then placed the sign representing the Argento Division next to the sign representing the battlefield, opposite the sign representing the Davout Division.
An Ning: "Davout has 12,000 men, which should be enough to deal with the Argento division."
Berthier: "According to the intelligence from reconnaissance, no more troops can be deployed in Nikino Mountain, which is about one division."
An Ning pointed to another road leading to the mountainous area: "Where does this road lead? Can it go around to the back of Argento's division?"
"Yes, you can go up the mountain from here, reach Altare, turn north, and follow the river valley to reach Montenotte behind the Argento Division. In addition, from here you can go west to reach Austria's stronghold of Carcare."
An Ning touched her chin and looked at the map...
At this time, he had completely remembered that this area was the place where Napoleon fought his first battle after entering Italy in the biography of Napoleon.
At that time, Napoleon used the Italian Legion, a group of troops that lacked supplies and had low morale, to defeat the allied forces of Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Although the Kingdom of Sardinia is not currently participating in the war, it is completely feasible to copy the first stage of the campaign, after all, the terrain is the same.
An Ning: "I now order Laharpe to immediately lead people to climb the mountain from the side road, advance at the fastest speed, and strive to reach Montenotte before nightfall tonight. Order Davout to maintain the engagement with the enemy and
The enemy is firmly attracted to the front!"
While An Ning was talking, Berthier wrote the order quickly. After writing one, he shouted "To La Harpe" and handed the order to the messenger who came up.
The first messenger ran away, and Berthier lowered his head to write the second order. Another messenger took the place of the previous one, waiting for the new order to be written.
"To Davout!" Berthier finally stopped writing and shouted, so the orderly came up and took the order without saying a word and left.
After issuing two orders, Berthier continued to issue several more orders, all of which adjusted logistics and local defense, and clearly arranged the defense around the headquarters after the La Harpe Division left.
An Ning watched with satisfaction as Berthier transformed his strategic intentions into practical orders.
He suddenly thought of the scene in the movie Armageddon where 101 gave orders at the train station.
Is this what it feels like to have a capable chief of staff? It's awesome.
At this time, Berthier raised his head and asked: "Will the artillery unit also send them to help the Davout division in the battle?"
An Ning: "Okay, let Napoleon also go climbing the mountain. If everything goes well, he can come in handy in the attack on Montenotte tonight."
Berthier immediately began to write orders.
An Ning raised his eyebrows, thinking that Berthier was a good man. Knowing that although Napoleon was only a captain, he was my confidant, so he did not give the order directly, but consulted me before making any decisions.
At this time, the sound of troops regrouping came from outside the headquarters. It should be that Laharp was preparing to set off.
At this moment, another messenger ran in: "Report! Report from Varadze. The enemy Vukcevich's division is attacking Varadze and a fierce battle is underway."
Berthier frowned and immediately turned to An Ning and said: "There is only one brigade in Varazze, or is it the original Italian Legion's troops? They have just been appointed noble officers. Will they be defeated directly?"
An Ning: "It's possible."
Berthier: "Are the original Italian Legion troops sent to support Varazze? The officers will be selected from the Afterglow Knights..."
An Ning: "No, the people of the original Italian Legion are still in chaos. It is useless to rush them onto the battlefield. Let Lana and his teaching team be responsible for organizing the soldiers to form a committee and select a sergeant they trust to lead them.
"They won't be able to use it until the adaptation is completed."
"Navaladze?"
An Ning thought for a while: "Order the Sunset Knights and the Female Cavalry Regiment to assemble, and I will take these troops there."
Berthier: "The enemy has at least one division with seven or eight thousand men. It may not be enough to lead only the Sunset Knights and ladies, right? The terrain on the seaside is not suitable for cavalry charges."
An Ning: "If it's not enough, I will set up a formation on the spot to delay the enemy, and you can personally lead the reorganizing troops to rush for reinforcements."
He paused, then shook his head and said: "Don't worry, the report from Davout is just preparation for fighting, Varadze reported that fighting has already begun, which shows that the enemy may have made a surprise attack in the morning after marching all night, and the enemy may not have artillery.
Our troops stationed in Varazze have artillery."
Berthier was still worried: "The enemy has defeated our army in Varazze and captured the cannon. What should we do?"
An Ning was about to answer when suddenly someone outside shouted: "I'm back!"
"It's Lasalle. He should have been in Varazze last night. Go find him and ask about the situation." An Ning said happily.
At this time, La Salle came in with a pipe: "Your Majesty General, we defeated the enemy's surprise attack! And let me tell you, I found the Massena you asked me to find! He is a fierce man, very fierce
!Without him this morning, I might have run back in embarrassment!"
"What?" An Ning was shocked, "Massena has been found? Where is he?"
Lassalle: "He felt that the enemy might attack again, so he stayed in Varazze to strengthen his defense!"
An Ning: "Invite him over quickly! No, he wants to command the defense, so I should go to his side! Julian! Bring my horse!"
An Ning rubbed her hands in excitement.
Look at my luck, I found another strong general! My luck in drawing cards is amazing! I thought I would finally become a non-chief this time, but Massena is still working as a peddler and has not joined the army yet.
I have Davout on my left and Massena on my right. What else can Italy stop me? The answer is no!
So cool!
Just when An Ning was excited, Fanny came in with his breakfast: "It's time to eat."
An Ning: "Don't eat, the military situation is urgent!"
"I knew it, so I prepared something to eat while riding," Fanny said.
An Ning: "Really? That's great!"
At this time Julian came in and said: "Legion Commander, the horses are ready!"
An Ning picked up the bread and sausages on the tray and walked out while eating.