King's Landing in France

Chapter 157 As long as Dumouriez attacks, everything will be fine
Three days later, An Ning rode his horse and stood by the seaside of Nice.

It is strange to say that after so many years of traveling, he never wanted to see the sea once.

La Salle took a bunch of grapes and was happy beside An Ning, asking, "Your Excellency, do you think of your hometown?"

An Ning hesitated for a moment.

After traveling for more than ten years, he has never returned to his hometown to see it.Mainly, as a time traveler, he has no sense of belonging to his hometown, and he is also worried that when he returns to his hometown, he will be seen as a flaw when communicating with his relatives.

If they feel like they're possessed by a demon, that's a problem.

Although the power of religion is not as strong as it was in witch hunting, but...

Anyway, An Ning thought it was troublesome and never went home. She only sent some money to her family occasionally to show that she was still alive.

The family members did not come to find An Ning either, maybe the family thought that "General Frost" was someone else with the same surname.

After all, the name Frost is quite common in France.

Now, facing La Salle's question, An Ning shrugged: "I do think of my hometown a little bit."

Lasalle: "I see you had a good time eating fish soup last night."

An Ning smiled. He hadn't eaten fish for too long. After all, there is no refrigeration technology now, and it is not easy to keep fish from the seaside fresh and transport them to inland areas.

River fish is also eaten in Paris and other places, and the taste is not very good.

An Ning: "Yes, fish soup, the taste of my hometown, really reminds me of my childhood."

La Salle: "In the future, we will be able to drink fish soup often, and there will be Italian food in Italy! Let me tell you, Italian food is not inferior to French food!"

In this era, France is synonymous with high-end, and speaking French and eating French food are all upper-class behaviors of the upper class.

Therefore, most French people also think that French food is the best in the world. This mentality is somewhat similar to the confidence that Chinese people have in Chinese food.

As a Frenchman, La Salle began to boast about the delicacies he had eaten in Italy, which is considered a strange one.

An Ning: "Yes, yes, I am also looking forward to Italian food."

At this time Napoleon came on horseback: "Andy! What are you looking at?"

La Salle: "Your Excellency, General, is recalling his hometown. By the way, it should be Bonaparte's hometown across the sea, right?"

Napoleon's face darkened: "Yes, it's my hometown."

An Ning glanced at Napoleon, and joked, "When he was at the Brienne Military Academy, he was clamoring for Corsica to be independent."

Napoleon smiled awkwardly: "I was a child at that time, and my idol was Pauli, the hero of Corsica's independence."

La Salle: "Then your hero is not now?"

"No, it's not anymore." Napoleon smiled, and then glanced at An Ning.

An Ning immediately said, "His current hero is Caesar, for sure!"

Napoleon laughed: "Yes, that's right, Caesar! Who doesn't worship Caesar? Don't you, Andy?"

An Ning shook her head: "No, I don't worship Caesar. Compared to Caesar, I admire that hero Horatius more."

"Horatius?" The painter David and Beethoven rode over together, he frowned slightly, "Ah, I remember, he seems to be a hero guarding the bridge?"

Napoleon: "I remember this man. He has only a short passage in the Roman hero. What is there to admire about him?"

An Ning looked back at Agintra Peak, more than 40 kilometers away, and then recited the poem "Horatius on the Bridge" written by the British poet

"The gatekeeper Horatius said:

"All life in the world is mortal.

"Since this is the case, protecting the ashes of the ancestors, as well as the temples of the gods, and dying against powerful enemies is of supreme value.

"In order to protect the mother who loved me back then,

"In order to protect the wife who has raised the child until now,

"To protect the pure girls who will light the eternal fire,

"How honorable is such a death to protect all from the shameless Sextus!

"Your Excellency the Consul, please order the bridge to be demolished!

"I will fight against the enemy with my two comrades-in-arms!

"For the thousand enemy troops occupying the bridge deck, let us stop them with three men!
"Come on! Which two warriors will guard the bridge with me?"

An Ning memorized the complete poem, then turned to Napoleon and asked, "Don't you think this kind of fearless spirit of resolutely sacrificing yourself for the people of the Republic is very moving?"

Napoleon: "If you say so, it is true..."

Lasalle took out his flagon jug, unscrewed the lid with his mouth - he was still holding a bunch of grapes in his other hand - and then raised the flagon high: "Let's congratulate Recius with a glass!"

An Ning: "You can drink as much as you want, and no one will say anything about you."

Lasalle laughed loudly, then spit out the lid of the pot in his mouth into the hand holding the bunch of grapes, raised his head and drank several times wildly.

The smell of spirits mingled with the sea breeze.

At this time, Berthier rode a horse and ran up the hill where An Ning was: "General, I have obtained the combat map and arranged the supplies. I plan to leave 1000 people in Nice to be responsible for the transfer of food and supplies. Needs on the road I have also selected the places to set up military depots, and 1000 people will be left in each place.

"In this way, we will have 5000 people in Savona, plus the 1 people in Savona, we will have 5000 people to face Beaulieu's 5 people.

"The good news is that Beaulieu also needs to disperse troops to defend various places and transfer logistics. I estimate their field strength is 4 to [-]."

An Ning: "Very good, much better than expected, much better! When can we set off?"

"I plan to spend a day in Nice and send cavalry to scout the road conditions along the way." Berthier said, "Most of this road is the sea and coastal hills, and the terrain is complex."

An Ning: "La Salle, your first mission is here!"

Lasalle threw away the unfinished grapes, and while tightening the lid of the wine jug, he replied: "Okay! I'm leaving now! Before the army sets out tomorrow, I will definitely find out the road conditions to Albenga for you! "

After saying that, Lasalle turned his horse's head and ran away.

Napoleon looked at his leaving figure and said with a smile: "I quite like this hussar, he seems to never have any worries."

An Ning: "Yes, he is a likable guy."

After all, he was one of the most powerful cavalry officers during the French revolution.

**
At this time in Paris, the big names of the Girondists are meeting in the hall of the Girondine Club.

"Everyone!" Brissot said excitedly, "According to the news just arrived, that Frost has arrived in Nice and is about to get out of France soon!"

The gentlemen of the Girondins all smiled.

"Italy is only a secondary field," said someone, "and no matter what he makes of it, he will not be able to achieve the same popularity as before!"

Brissot: "That's right, and on our side, as long as General Dumouriez wins in the north, he will immediately gain great prestige! At that time, we can finally be liberated from this Frost's lust! "

Everyone nodded again and again, and everyone looked beaming.

"We should issue another order for Dumouriez to attack immediately!"

(End of this chapter)