King's Landing in France

Chapter 134 The King's Escape

Chapter 134 The King's Escape

Early this morning, An Ning was having breakfast at home when the letter from Paris arrived.

The letter was still from Marat, and An Ning immediately opened the letter on the dining table, and found that there were no specific details in the letter except for the news of Lafayette's dispatch of troops.

An Ning muttered: "The whole point is useful. Sure enough, you can't rely on laymen for these things, you have to rely on professional intelligence personnel."

As soon as the words fell, Fanny entered the dining room and said, "The officers are here."

An Ning: "Let them come in, and eat together if they haven't eaten."

Fanny bowed slightly, turned and left.

After a while, the officers entered the dining room, and Lazar Cano was the first to speak: "Information from Paris shows that the enemy has about 4 troops, about 80 cavalry, and more than [-] artillery pieces, and they are rushing towards Konta."

An Ning: "The total force is [-], which is about the same as we expected. Have you had breakfast? Sit down and eat together."

Napoleon was not polite, and sat down first, and other officers also took their seats when they saw this.

Fanny led the maids to serve the dishes.

Davout said while eating: "It will take about a week for the enemy to march to Konta. We can set off in five days and camp near the preset battlefield to wait for them."

In this era, it seems that the two warring armies will first march to the battlefield and camp more than ten kilometers apart, and then engage in a decisive battle.

This can also prevent the troops from being too tired during the battle.

Like Austerlitz, the two sides confronted each other for many days before the battle, and then the decisive battle began.

An Ning: "Let's eat first. We have already sent cavalry scouts early, and we will wait for them to get detailed information. I don't want our troops to live in the wilderness for too long, which will reduce morale."

Sleeping in a tent in the wilderness is of course not as good as sleeping in a military camp, especially the military camps here in Anning are all former monasteries, and the overall conditions are very good. The troops are used to the conditions of the monastery, and sleeping in the wild will drop even more morale.

Napoleon looked at An Ning and said with a smile: "You can hold your breath, Andy, forty thousand troops are coming towards us! The number is more than twice ours!"

An Ning: "The last time I came out to Konta to suppress the rebellion, the difference in strength was almost the same. At that time, my troops were not trained well, and I didn't have outstanding officers like you. I won the battle differently."

Russell, the brigade commander of the second brigade, frowned slightly: "I have been by your side since then."

"Yes, you are indeed there. But at that time, you were just a second lieutenant promoted temporarily, and you hardly knew how to march and fight."

Russell smiled awkwardly: "Now... I don't really understand. Sometimes what Davout said, I can't hear it."

An Ning smiled.

After all, Russell was promoted as a big soldier, barely able to read and write. Lazar Kano told An Ning that the person who was promoted by this big soldier could at most be a regimental commander, and he couldn't be a more senior officer.

But An Ning deliberately wanted to create a model, a model promoted from a big soldier, so he was made the brigade commander.

As for the effect of this, An Ning is not sure.

At least those non-commissioned officers who came from big soldiers will work harder.

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While the peaceful officers were eating breakfast, Lafayette was also having breakfast with the officers in his camp.

In Lafayette's army, the middle and senior officers are all old nobles. During the meal, they chatted about Andy, who was about to become an opponent, and his team.

Earl Ernette, the commander of the first brigade, said: "Have you heard? That Andy Frost, he specially asked someone to find an apprentice from the dyeing workshop to be the captain of the teaching team! An apprentice from the dyeing workshop! During the battle , he is afraid that he will directly pee his pants, let's dye his pants!"

The officers laughed.

Lafayette laughed too.

But Berthier still had a serious face: "In his officer team, Lazare Cano and Louis Nicolas Davout are all very good talents, and they should not be underestimated."

Earl Ernette: "In his officer team, there is a short man from Corsica! I heard that he is only one meter tall, and he is a dwarf! When loading the cannon, he has to jump up to get the muzzle! "

The noble officers laughed again.

Lafayette said: "It's better not to do this, to respect the enemy. After all, he is also a person who has played very exaggerated battles, and he must be given enough attention."

Lafayette paused, and continued: "It was because of his importance that I brought out [-] elite soldiers, most of whom were from the original Royal Army. If he thinks that we are a group of rebels like Konta's before, If there is a mob, he will be the one to look at!"

Earl Ernette: "No matter how you say it, the battle force is [-] against [-], and I have the advantage!"

Immediately, an officer retorted: "No, no, there are 5000 people in my family."

Earl Ernette said contemptuously: "Huh, five thousand girls! What's the use of that? I think we can win the game in one fell swoop by dispatching our cavalry troops! Our cavalry can first destroy those female cavalry, and then Charge the enemy's lines. Most of Frost's troops are men in trousers, and they might not even be able to form a phalanx! The battle will be over in one fell swoop!"

The officers around the table nodded, and the commander of the cavalry, the Marquis Roland, said seriously, "I still hope that they will resist for a while, otherwise our victory will be without glory."

The officers laughed again.

The whole tent was full of joy.

At this moment, someone shouted: "Report!"

Lafayette raised his eyebrows: "Come in, what's the matter?"

A staff officer opened the curtain and came in: "News from Paris, His Majesty the King is missing!"

Lafayette was shocked: "What? Missing?"

"Yes, His Majesty the King's family could not be found in the entire Tuileries Palace today. The servants of the Tuileries Palace said that His Majesty the King's family went out last night!"

Lafayette thumped the table hard: "Damn it! What happened?"

Earl Ernette asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty... has fled? Why? Now his reputation is rising, especially in remote areas, and the calls for His Majesty to come back are getting louder and louder. He shouldn't be fleeing at this time." what."

Berthier asked, "Do you want to turn around and go back?"

Lafayette thought for a while, then shook his head: "No, we won't go back. His Majesty's escape must have something to do with Frost! If we defeat Frost, His Majesty will give up his unrealistic ideas!"

Berthier asked worriedly: "Then what if His Majesty fled to Austria? There are a large number of fled nobles abroad who want to restore the old order, and they will gather under His Majesty the King."

Lafayette shook his head: "The first thing we need to worry about now is the traitor Frost! After defeating him, everything will be fine! He is the cause of all problems!"

(End of this chapter)

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