Chapter 276 Parliament Resolution, Attack on the Rhine
Chapter 276 Parliament resolved to attack the Rhine River
At noon on May 13, 1793, the French army attacked the main force of the allied forces invading France.
The main force of the coalition forces was almost defeated, but at a critical moment, the coalition forces that originally surrounded Verdun arrived for reinforcements, allowing the main force of the coalition forces to retreat toward the border.
An Ning originally wanted to pursue him, but Berthier stopped him.
"Our supplies can no longer keep up, and the casualties among the troops are very serious." Berthier said with a serious face, "Because there is not enough wine to wash the wounds, many people can only use traditional methods to treat them.
The army has suffered serious attrition. Moreover, after so many days of continuous forced march, the physical strength of the army has reached its limit. It relies entirely on high morale to maintain it. It is not surprising that it collapses at any time."
An Ning pursed his lips. He originally thought that he would be able to win another complete victory this time, and then capture Marshal Alvinci and the Duke of Brunswick and send them to Paris for parade.
But what Berthier said is indeed true. After many days of forced marches and continuous battles, the troops were severely overdrawn.
Many people have not eaten for more than fourteen hours.
After holding it in for a few seconds, An Ning sighed: "Order the troops to rest where they are, and let the rear quickly send supplies up. Then send a team of cavalry to nearby cities to have a look, and let the local National Assembly gather supplies.
Labor Army.”
Berthier breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, I'll make arrangements right away. Fortunately, you are a general who is willing to listen to your opinions."
An Ning: "That's because I also noticed the fatigue of the troops. Okay, go and do your work."
After Berthier left, An Ning continued to sit down at the table, picked up the wine glass, and tasted the wine while watching the French troops clean up the battlefield.
An Ning: "This wine is pretty good."
Fanny: "It's the wine sent from Epernay, which is a famous wine producing area. The wine produced will be transported to Paris through the Marne River."
An Ning: "That's it. Do you still have the wine they sent? Share it with the troops. We won a big victory today, so let's celebrate."
Fanny: "Your idea is good, but with so many troops and so many drinks, I'm afraid everyone can only get a drop."
An Ning: "Don't worry, just send the car carrying the wine barrel to any army and tell them that this is the wine rewarded by the general, and you don't have to worry about the rest. It won't take long for the whole army to know about the reward from the general.
It is enough to give fine wine to a certain army."
"I understand, let's deal with it now."
Fanny turned around and left, leaving An Ning alone on the high ground sitting at the table, sipping wine, with a young flag-bearer standing next to her.
His flag is flying in the wind.
In An Ning's mind, he began to summarize experiences and lessons.
Although the effect of a column charge is good, the casualties are also very high, especially when attacked by artillery with solid bullets, the casualties are much greater than those of a horizontal column.
Moreover, columns are not conducive to exerting firepower. Using column attacks is basically equivalent to giving up muskets. During the attack, only the first and second rows often fire, and the flintlock guns in the hands of other rows of soldiers are basically equivalent to a spear.
As expected, the column attack was just a temporary measure.
The current French army does not know how to change formations, and lacks the practice of reloading muskets, so that columns can maximize their strengths and avoid weaknesses.
But when the French army's training level improves, they should still use horizontal formation to attack.
The other is the salvo tactics. An Ning has been observing the effects of salvos these days.
At the military academy in Brienne, An Ning learned that volley fire can cause a large number of enemy casualties in a short period of time, and can effectively damage the enemy's morale, which is more effective than free fire.
But now An Ning always feels that something is not right, and it seems that the effect of the salvo is not that good.
I don’t know if it’s because the morale of the French army is high.
In contrast, random shooting feels like it can exert more sustained firepower.
The famous Russian general Suvorov was very averse to volley fire. He always required the troops to use battle shooting - which can be interpreted as free and random shooting after strict training to allow soldiers to fully aim before shooting.
After this series of continuous battles, An Ning felt that Suvorov's view made sense.
An Ning planned to write all these into the French army's training manual, including the advantages and disadvantages of column attacks, free fire should be encouraged and volley fire should be eliminated, and skirmish formations should be actively used, etc.
In his mind, a new training routine began to take shape.
When he returned to Paris, he planned to write out this new drill code and let Lazar Carnot train the troops according to the new drill code.
But he, Frost, is the well-deserved father of the new army.
Just as he was thinking about it, Murat and Ney came to An Ning together.
An Ning: "Shouldn't you continue to pursue the enemy?"
"That's right. In the previous melee with the allied cavalry, my brigade lost a considerable number of horses and many wounded, so it was temporarily withdrawn." Murat replied, and then glanced at Ney.
Ney: "My brigade has already finished its rations yesterday. Today we shared some rations from Murat's brigade. We were very hungry and were about to go into the villages we passed to rob. It took me a lot of effort to hold down the cavalrymen.
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An Ning: "You are hungry too. Damn it, the logistics are completely inadequate."
Murat: "I can't believe we are fighting on France's own soil."
An Ning: "It's not like you don't know what the situation is now. Just be content. Kano has worked very hard to provide for us."
The current situation seems that the 200,000 French troops brought out by An Ning have almost reached their limit, and they have to return to the court to recuperate.
Fortunately, most of the coalition forces have been defeated, and they are probably unable to launch a siege on the two fortresses of Sedan and Verdun.
An Ning: "The two cavalry brigades of yours have been merged into one brigade. Have enough food today and set out tomorrow to monitor the movements of the coalition forces. I want to ensure that Alvinci withdraws from the border."
Murat and Ney saluted together: "Promise to complete the task."
An Ning pursed her lips and looked at the scattered French troops on the vast battlefield.
It seems that this continuous offensive battle should come to an end here.
**
Two days later.
Paris, National Assembly.
The messenger rushed directly into the hall of the National Assembly and announced loudly: "After five days of fierce fighting and successive victories, General Frost, the coalition forces have retreated towards the national border. The siege of Sedan and Verdun has been lifted. We have won."
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There were murmurs of excitement in the National Assembly.
Robespierre cleared his throat, stood up and was about to speak when a member of Parliament suddenly stood up: "Now that we have won and Paris is no longer at risk of being surrounded, can we stop the policy of terror?"
Robespierre frowned: "No, no! Although Paris is safe, the enemy has not been completely wiped out! We will continue to implement the policy of terror until the enemy is completely wiped out! Mr. Baggins, you are doing this at this time
What’s the purpose of making such a statement? I suspect you are a hidden member of the royal party!”
As soon as he finished speaking, another congressman stood up: "I have evidence, evidence that Baggins is having an affair with the Girondins!"
Baggins was shocked: "What? Impossible! This is a false accusation!"
The congressman held up a letter: "This is the letter Baggins wrote to the leader of the Girondins. You can ask a note-taking expert to verify it!"
Robespierre said with a straight face: "Invite the note-taking expert and he will give you a fair evaluation, Mr. Baggins!"
Baggins shouted in fear: "No!"
This is actually the norm in the National Assembly now. Because the personal inviolability of members has been abolished, members of the National Assembly often deliberately concoct all kinds of black materials in order to attack their opponents.
As for the authenticity of the black material, as long as you give the note-taking expert a few gold coins, it will no longer be a problem.
Of course, inserting gold coins is a dangerous act in itself. Robespierre hated this kind of behavior deeply. Once discovered, he would inevitably be guillotined with the appraisal experts.
But as long as the benefits are big enough, there will always be people who take desperate risks.
Of course Baggins understood the intrigue behind this. He sat dejectedly on his chair, waiting for the note-taking expert to announce his death sentence.
At this time, new issues were raised.
Dandong stood up: "I think the next step is to let the French army take advantage of the victory and attack the rich Rhine River area as soon as possible!"
"Yes, occupying the Rhineland can solve our tax source problem!" Someone immediately agreed.
"It is our mission to expand the revolution to all of Europe!"