La Salle had been wandering in front of the Austrian army for a day with a cavalry detachment.
Because he had been living in the wilderness under the nose of the Austrian army, La Salle had only eaten a little dry bread in the past twenty-four hours and only slept for a while, but this did not affect his strong energy.
Yesterday the Austrians sent cavalry to drive away La Salle, and the two sides had a warm and friendly hand-to-hand fight. La Salle was very sure that he cut off the fingers of an Austrian major, so the man could no longer hold the knife. If the knife fell during the duel,
, the nobler duelist will allow the honorable surrender of his opponent.
La Salle didn't think much about it, he chose to be a noble duellist - because by doing so, after the news spread, the noble ladies at the ball or salon would favor La Salle more.
Yes, Lazarus was different from General Frost, a duelist who would kill someone if he initiated a duel. La Salle's duel was to increase his charm in front of the girls.
Girls will not like an aristocratic killer who kills many people, girls will only be afraid of such a person.
Therefore, after the enemy's sword fell to the ground, Lazarus stopped his offensive and prepared to allow the opponent to surrender with honor.
As a result, the Austrians turned around and ran towards their own formation without looking back. The snowflakes raised by the horses' hooves even splashed on La Salle's beautiful shawl.
"Hey! Bastard! I won the victory!" Lazarus spurred his horse to pursue him, but the Austrian forward's chasseurs began to shoot at him.
These hunters turned out to be elite air rifle hunters. Although they still had a long way to go, their accuracy was astonishingly good.
Lazarus had to stop his horse, turn around and distance himself, and watched helplessly as the major ran back to his own military formation.
La Salle shouted at the Austrian unconvinced: "Damn it! May your entire right hand be cut off! Damn it!"
In fact, this is not a simple vicious curse. With the poor medical skills of this era, even if just a finger is cut off, it may eventually develop into a serious injury that requires the entire elbow to be cut off.
After all, the Austrians didn't know the little trick promoted by General Frost, which was washing wounds with alcohol.
After letting the major run away yesterday, La Salle kept talking about it for almost a day. He was waiting for the Austrians to send cavalry to engage in honorable hand-to-hand combat with him, so much so that he even forgot to send knights to inform his general about the situation on the front line.
This morning, La Salle discovered something else. It seemed that someone had detoured from the valley path and entered the Austrian army formation in the Adige Valley.
The whole military formation became lively early in the morning.
Lazarus looked at the Austrian camp with a telescope in confusion.
He only saw a wounded general being helped into Marshal Wumser's tent.
LaSalle: "What the hell?"
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Marshal Wumser looked at Vukcevich who had just been helped into the tent: "Why did you come here?"
Vukcevich first took the wine handed by Chief of Staff Pence and drank three gulps. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the old general and said: "I am informing you through a small road that can only be walked by one person, Marshal Beaulieu."
It has been defeated, and the French army crossing the river numbered 30,000 people!"
Marshal Wumser was shocked: "Thirty thousand people?"
Vukcevic: “Probably more!”
Chief of Staff Burns said loudly: "That's impossible! General Corli of the Kingdom of Sardinia wrote to us,
It is said that the French army in front of him has at least 30,000 people!"
In fact, there wasn't that much, it was just that Colli was confused by Massena's determined offensive actions and thought that he would be the first target of the French army.
But at this moment, no one in Marshal Wumser's military tent could tell the Marshal this matter.
Wumser frowned: "There are 30,000 people fighting against the Kingdom of Sardinia on the seaside. There are 30,000 French troops crossing the Mincio River. Theoretically, at least 5,000 people should be placed in the direction of the fortress. Then we will be on the western front
The attacking troops, the current news sent back is that the attack has been frustrated...So there are still at least 10,000 people near Brescia on the Western Front...Does the French army have that many troops?"
Pence: "We have received news that the total strength of the French army is at most 50,000, but now judging from the reports collected, the French army has at least 100,000. After all, they still have to leave a large number of troops to defend key points, and Milan is also
At least 10,000 people must be left behind, otherwise the Italians may rise up and resist!"
Pence's statement that 10,000 troops should be left in Milan comes from Austria's own experience. The Italians have been fighting for independence, so the HRE will leave about 10,000 troops in Milan.
After Beaulieu's defeat in Diego, he transferred Milan's garrison to the Po River line, which directly led to most of the HRE officials in Milan being staffed, leaving only one governor who stayed because of his connections with the Italian nobles.
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As a result, as soon as the French army entered the city, the Governor was hanged.
All in all, based on HRE's own experience, Pence judged that Milan had 10,000 French troops.
He never expected that An Ning would only leave two thousand French troops responsible for logistics, and would not defend Milan at all.
While Pence was talking, he placed the French army's war chess on the map. Suddenly, all of northern Italy became the French army's chess pieces.
Wumser looked serious: "Oh no, we are now in a state of division of troops. After we enter the Rivoli Platform from the mouth of the Adige River, I am afraid we will have a decisive battle with the superior French army."
"Is it a decisive battle in the valley? The terrain in the valley makes it difficult for the French army to deploy its superior forces..." Chief of Staff Pence said.
Vukcevich interrupted: "Marshal, with all due respect, if I were you I would return to Trent now."
The marshal frowned and looked at Vukcevich: "Why? Tell me your opinion."
Vukcevich placed a French war game on the map, with Trent in the position: "You are facing probably the most outstanding military strategist of our time. He likes to fight wars of annihilation. Although I did not participate in the Battle of Diego.
, but I participated in the Battle of the Po River. During the Battle of the Po River, he directly sent his cavalry to raid Lodi behind the battle line."
As he spoke, Vukcevich drew a line on the Po River plain: "Look, uukanshu www.uukanshu.com This is the outflanking route of his cavalry, heading directly towards our back road.
"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 in an organized manner.
"Judging from Frost's performance in these two battles, I guess his troops must be marching towards Trent outside the valley now. With all due respect, if you don't retreat immediately, our army will be blocked in the valley!
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Marshal Wumser frowned and fell into deep thought, but his chief of staff said nonchalantly: "Did you overestimate that cobbler?"
"Everyone who despised him because he was a cobbler has been defeated by him!" Vukcevich said decisively, "We are facing perhaps the most talented military strategist of this generation! Marshal, retreat immediately.
Trent! The enemy's situation is unknown now. We can hold on to Trent for a long time. The Mantua Fortress has enough ammunition and food reserves to hold on for a long time!
"Gather intelligence in Trent, and at the same time mobilize reinforcements from the country. When we have the upper hand, it won't be too late to launch an attack!"
Marshal Wumser pondered for a long time, and then he sighed: "I am a good friend of Marshal Beaulieu, and I know his worth. I will not underestimate the French general who defeated him, never! Pass the order
, the whole army will cook immediately, and after eating, burn the tents and the baggage that cannot be taken away, and retreat to Trent!"