Generally, burning camp tents is a method that is adopted when the military situation is urgent and there is no time to evacuate the camp slowly.
In front of La Salle, the entire Adige Valley was filled with thick smoke caused by the Austrians burning their camps.
There was so much smoke that Lazarus could hardly see the movements of the Austrian army.
At this time, La Salle finally remembered that he should report this change to General Frost.
After the messenger sent by Lasalle disappeared into the snowfield at lightning speed, he continued to observe the movements of the Austrian army.
The melted snow from the burning tents merged into the Adige River, making the river flow suddenly become much more rapid during the dry season.
Lazarus watched for a long time and finally determined one thing: "The Austrians are running away! Why?"
**
An Ning: "Why? Why do they want to run?"
In the town of Rivoli, An Ning, who had just arrived late last night, loudly questioned the surrounding staff officers in the newly established headquarters.
Napoleon: "Has Davout been discovered?"
An Ning: "It shouldn't be. Davout is very serious. If he is discovered, he will definitely report it. Since there is no report yet, Davout, who is competing with the university in the mountains to the north, should not have been discovered by the Austrians."
There was another heavy snowfall last night, and the mountainous terrain between Monte San Marco and Lake Garda should have become more difficult to walk. The difficulty of walking also means that it is difficult for the enemy's reconnaissance to hide themselves in this direction.
After all, reconnaissance in this era was mainly done by cavalry. Light infantry could also conduct reconnaissance, but it was not common. After all, light infantry could only run so fast on two legs.
In snowy mountains, cavalry targets are large and easy to spot.
Davout would not have failed to notice the enemy's reconnaissance. After all, he was Davout, not the madman like La Salle, nor the guy like Masséna who occasionally slipped up.
That's Davout.
So the question is, Davout was not discovered, why did the enemy run away?
La Salle returned with the news that Marshal Wumzer even burned the tent.
The productivity of this era has not reached the point where tent materials can be ignored. Even for a big country like Shinra, it would take a lot of time to equip an army of tens of thousands with tents.
When the Austrians burned their tents, it meant that they believed that the situation had become extremely urgent and they had to act as soon as possible.
An Ning faced the map: "Why? Why did the enemy run away?"
He turned to look at Napoleon: "What do you think? Why did they run?"
Napoleon spread his hands: "You don't know, how could 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 thoughts are a copy of An Ning's: You are the greatest military strategist of this era, Andy! You don't even know that there is no other, why do you ask me?
An Ning wants to hold his forehead.
He wanted to complain harshly about Napoleon: Don't blindly worship me. The best I can do is play Total War. I can only play urbanization in StarCraft. I can only use my awesome core troops to play Wushuang in Panzer Corps 2.
.
I studied artillery at the Paris Military Academy, and later gave lectures at the Military Academy, where I taught mathematics!
I am really sincerely asking for your opinion!
Napoleon and An Ning stared at each other for a few seconds, then sighed: "Maybe the Austrians misunderstood the strength of our army. You see, Lana resolutely blocked them in the west, and then Massena in the south
Facing a superior enemy and launching an offensive, the commanders on both sides of the enemy might have overestimated the number of enemy troops facing them."
An Ning rubbed his chin: "You mean, Wu Muzer got the wrong information, which led to a misjudgment of the strength of our army, so he retreated?"
Napoleon shrugged: "I just speculated like this. As for the truth, we can only wait for war historians to judge in the future. 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: "Let's go north along the valley. Since the enemy has escaped, we will catch up. Our principle is that when the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we advance, and when the enemy is stationed, we will
I harass, and when the enemy is tired, I fight!"
An Ning accidentally used the words of her idol again.
Napoleon: "Oh! That's great."
At this time, Berthier opened the door and came in: "What's good?"
An Ning: "How is the situation in the army?"
"The troops are in very good condition, with high morale and sufficient supplies. The troops are having breakfast now."
An Ning: "You immediately arrange the troops to prepare for departure."
"Take the northern mountainous area?" Berthier asked.
An Ning: "No, more troops can't be deployed in the mountains. We can go to the Adige Valley. The news came when you just went to check the status of the troops."
An Ning handed La Salle's urgent message on the table to Berthier.
Berthier glanced at it and frowned: "Why? Why did the enemy run away? Was Davout discovered? That shouldn't be the case. Although the height of Mount San Marco is not too high, it is very steep. It is very dangerous in such a snowy day.
It’s hard to climb.”
The implication is that the enemy in the valley is unlikely to send scouts over Mount San Marco between the mountains to the north to see Davout's troops.
An Ning: "I don't know, but the enemy has 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 butt. In this way, the enemy will be sandwiched in the eastern mountains.
and San Marco."
The so-called Eastern Mountains are actually part of the Alps, with an altitude of more than a thousand meters and very steep. Only old hunters can climb up and down such mountains.
It's impossible for the large troops to leave, not to mention it's still snowing.
As for Monte San Marco, Berthier just said that the mountain is not high, but it is steeper and very difficult to climb.
The section of San Marco Mountain close to the Rivoli Terrace is already relatively easy to climb. There is also a small church on the mountain. Going further north, there are the Alps to the north. The height of San Marco Mountain is also rising with the tide.
Difficult to climb.
As long as the enemy is blocked in the Adige Valley, it will basically be completely surrounded.
Berthier: "I'll get the troops moving right now."
**
When the order to march came down, Baz had just recovered from the sleepiness of the morning.
"Why are you marching again?" he frowned and asked the bearded man, "Didn't you say that we would fight the Austrians here?"
The bearded man smiled and said: "It looks like the Austrians were scared away by General Frost! Now we have to chase them!"
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 such a simple thing.
Baz showed an admiring expression: "So awesome!"
"That's not true! Yesterday when I went to the French bartender to ask for a drink, I heard a piece of news. Do you know how General Frost defeated 40,000 people with 10,000 people?" The mysterious man with a beard said.
asked, then he drank wine and sprayed Buzz's face with the smell of wine.
Baz covered his nose and wanted to hide away. The smell of alcohol mixed with the smell of rancid leftovers made him want to vomit, but he couldn't help being curious: "Tell me, how did you defeat him?"
"It was your Excellency the General who personally chopped off 10,000 heads and defeated the enemy!" The bearded man said seriously, "That's what the French army said!"
Baz was so shocked that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear: "This... is amazing!"
"Right, so look at those old French aristocrats, whose lives were revolutionized by the revolution, but they still come to serve the general! It's because of the general's peerless bravery!"
Baz turned to look at the flags of the Sunset Knights and the gray military uniforms that symbolized the glory of old France.