At this time, An Ning was in his headquarters, reading the enemy situation report compiled by Berthier.
Berthier invented a distinction between enemy troops verified by reliable sources and enemy troops speculated based on rumors.
An Ning: "La Salle did a good job, the reconnaissance was very detailed. In addition, Berthier, you also did a good job, you were able to organize so many enemy reports."
Berthier replied modestly: "I just did what a chief of staff should do."
An Ning nodded, and then carefully observed the enemy's situation on the map.
"The attacking enemy comes from three routes. The first route has already caught fire with Napoleon at Sedan. The second route will soon encounter Verdun, where Bernadotte is waiting for them. The problem lies with the third route.
"An Ning looked at the enemy logo on the map and performed a picture talk.
An Ning himself was very grateful to Berthier. If he hadn't only slept three hours a day and integrated the enemy's intelligence so well, he would never have been able to grasp the situation so easily.
An Ning already understood why there was such a big difference between when the emperor had Berthier as chief of staff and when he didn't.
But An Ning still has to pretend to make judgments based on his own military qualities and talents.
However, he immediately relied on his military knowledge to choose a preset position for sniping the enemy's third line of troops.
An Ning pointed at the bend of the Marne River with his pointer: "This is where we want to block the enemy's troops. If we can't block it here, the enemy's army will break through to the plain between the Marne River and the Seine River. With our army now
With their training level, it is very difficult to defeat them in a field battle, and they can almost only be stacked in numbers."
Berthier: "The troops we brought from Marseille can be used in field battles. There will not be too many enemies because the logistics cannot support them."
An Ning thought for a while and shook his head: "No, the troops brought from Marseille will be used as battle reserves. This is our anchor and cannot be easily moved. How many new troops do we have that can be set off immediately?"
Berthier: "There are 27,000 troops that have been reorganized. They are fully armed and equipped with military uniforms and flags. However, there are not enough military musicians. We are still urgently training military musicians..."
An Ning: "Send a call to the city of Paris. There are so many musicians in Paris. The Republic needs them!"
Berthier: "Drag musicians... onto the battlefield? No, I object to this!"
An Ning persuaded his chief of staff in this way, and Beethoven opened the door and came in: "I am willing to join the army as a military musician!"
An Ning: Stop it! You are so old, how the hell can I explain it to future generations! I can’t bear this responsibility!
Beethoven plausibly said: "The flag of the Republic represents equality, fraternity and freedom! Equality is the first article. I am willing to go to the battlefield as an ordinary soldier!"
An Ning: "This, it's like this, you..."
"Even General Frost personally charged in times of crisis. I have long been looking forward to such a day!"
After Beethoven finished speaking, David, who came in behind him, said: "He has long discovered that there are not enough military musicians, so he is planning this day. It is because of this that he just eavesdropped on your conversation outside..."
An Ning frowned: "But..."
You are a music saint. Your death is a huge loss to the history of human music... Damn it, I can’t say this!
Beethoven said enthusiastically: "And, I know, the first time your Excellency the General went to the battlefield, he was a military musician! At that time, Your Excellency the General did not receive any military education - I mean, except for military musician training
Military education - just as an ordinary military musician, participated in the battle, and then won the medal!"
An Ning was a little helpless: "What, you also want to rescue a noble lady who is disguised as a man?"
Beethoven smiled: "If there is, then of course I warmly welcome it! As a musician, I cannot refuse such a romantic development!"
Peace and support, what else can I say at this time.
Maybe Beethoven came back from the battlefield alive and would burst out with amazing creativity and write great works that had never appeared in history.
Moreover...it was just a defense across the river. It couldn't be such an unlucky coincidence that Beethoven died, right?
It would be better to say that sending him out now will save him from having to be sent out later when fighting in the field. If he fights for one or two games now, Beethoven can be brought back, and Beethoven can be given a "creation that can inspire people and reflect the frontline soldiers."
He was assigned the job of "The Heroic Song" from then on.
So An Ning decided: "Okay, that's all you have to say, I can only wish you a victorious return."
Beethoven smiled happily: "Thank you, with the general's blessing, I feel more at ease. To be honest, although I have seen the battlefield, since I decided to become an ordinary military musician, I have not been able to sleep well. I have to do it every day.
Nightmare, once you close your eyes, it is a horrific nightmare made up of the tragic fragments that you have seen on the battlefield in the past."
An Ning: "Then do you want to compose a song to describe the horror you face?"
Beethoven: "I will! Of course I will. But that will be after I return from the battlefield to collect the wind. Yes, collecting the wind, this is the real collecting of the wind. I will definitely write a shocking piece of music!"
No, no, you can write shocking music even if you go shopping by the Seine every day and look at the moon at night.
An Ning smiled bitterly and held Beethoven's hand: "Then... I am busy with military affairs, so I won't send you off. You go find Lazarcano yourself and let him incorporate you into the troops that are about to go on the expedition."
David: "Let me see him off. Hey, as a painter, if I want to join the army, I can only become a scout and draw maps."
Maps of this era were basically hand-drawn.
An Ning: "Your duty is to follow me and draw the magnificent war scenes. These are precious historical records."
David nodded, and then he and Beethoven said goodbye together.
After the musician and painter left, Berthier asked: "Do you need me to arrange the troops where Ludwig is staying into a reserve team?"
An Ning: "No, he will find out, he is so smart."
Then he looked down at the map again: "Now there is another question, who will command this battle?"
Berthier: "It would be nice if Davout was here."
An Ning: "He doesn't know how to clone himself. Well, after thinking about it, I still have to do it myself."
Berthier: "Your personal command will greatly increase the morale of our army. In a defensive battle, this is a huge advantage."
An Ning curled her lips after hearing this and thought, at least I have this morale halo.
In this way, An Ning relied on meticulous reconnaissance and enemy situation analysis, as well as the most basic military common sense, to select the battlefield for the battle.
This was the beginning of a series of battles that followed.
Later, war historians collectively referred to this series of battles as the "Three Rivers Mobile War" because this mobile battle took place right between the Marne, Seine and Somme rivers.