King's Landing in France

Chapter 199 Vuksevich, who escaped death, brings news

Lasalle has been wandering in front of the Austrian army for a day with a cavalry detachment.

Because he has been living in the wild under the eyes of the Austrian army, La Salle only ate a little dry bread in the past 24 hours, and he only slept for a while, but this did not affect his vigorous energy.

Yesterday the Austrians sent cavalry to drive La Salle away, and there was a warm and friendly hand-to-hand combat. La Salle was sure that he cut off the finger of an Austrian major, so the man could not hold the knife. If the knife fell in a duel , the more noble duelists will allow the opponent to surrender honor.

La Salle didn't think too much about it, he chose to be a noble duelist - because by doing so, after the news spread, the noble ladies at the ball or salon would favor La Salle more.

Yes, La Salle is different from General Frost, who is about to kill people when he initiates a duel. La Salle's duel is to increase his charm in front of the girls.

Girls don't like a noble killer who kills like hemp, girls only fear this kind of person.

So, after the enemy's knife fell to the ground, La Salle stopped the offensive, ready to allow the opponent's honorable surrender.

As a result, the Austrian turned his head and ran, running towards his own front without looking back. The snowflakes raised by the horse's hooves even splashed on Lasalle's beautiful shawl.

"Hey! Bastard! I won the victory!" La Saler rode his horse and wanted to chase, but the Austrian team's forward hunters started shooting at him.

These hunters turned out to be elite air rifle hunters. Although there was still a distance to go, their accuracy was astonishingly good.

La Salle had to stop the horse, turned around and opened the distance, and watched the major run back to his army formation.

La Salle yelled at the Austrian unconvinced: "Damn it! May your entire right hand be cut off! Damn it!"

In fact, this is not simply a vicious curse. The poor medical skills of this era, even if only a finger is cut off, may eventually develop into a serious trauma that requires the entire elbow to be cut off.

After all, the Austrians don't know the little trick advocated by General Frost to wash the wound with alcohol.

After letting the major run away yesterday, La Salle talked about it for almost a day. He waited for the Austrians to send cavalry to fight him in honorable hand-to-hand combat, so much so that he forgot to send a knight to inform his lord general about the situation on the front line.

This morning, La Salle discovered another thing. It seemed that someone had detoured from the path in the valley and entered the Austrian army formation in the Adige Valley.

Early in the morning, the entire military formation became lively.

La Salle observed the Austrian camp with a telescope in doubt.

He only saw a wounded general being helped into Marshal Wumze's tent.

Lasalle: "What the hell?"

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Marshal Wumze looked at Vuksevich who had just been helped into the tent: "Why did you come here?"

Vuksevich first took three sips of the wine handed by Chief of Staff Burns, then heaved a sigh of relief, looked at the old general and said, "I'm here to inform you through the path that only one person can walk, Marshal Beaulieu Already routed, the French cross the river with 3 troops!"

Marshal Wumze was shocked: "3 people?"

Vukcevic: "Probably more!"

Chief of Staff Pence said loudly: "That's impossible! General Corley of the Kingdom of Sardinia wrote to us, saying that he has at least 3 French troops in front of him!"

In fact, there were not so many, but Corley was confused by Massena's resolute offensive actions, thinking that he would be the first target of the French army.

But at this moment, no one in Marshal Wumze's tent could tell the marshal about this.

Wumze frowned: "There are 3 people fighting against the Kingdom of Sardinia by the sea, and 3 French troops crossing the Mincio River. In theory, at least 5000 people should be placed in the direction of the fortress, and then we will attack on the western front. The news sent back is also that the attack has been frustrated...so there are at least 1 people near Brescia on the western front...does the French army have so many troops?"

Pence: "We have received news that the total strength of the French army is at most 5, but now according to the collected reports, the French army has at least 10. After all, they still have a large number of troops to defend the key points. There must be at least 1 people left, or the Italians may rise up and rebel!"

Pence's statement that Milan will leave 1 people comes from Austria's own experience. The Italians have been fighting for independence, so Shinra will leave about 1 troops in Milan.

After Beaulieu's defeat in Diego, Milan's garrison was transferred to the front line of the Po River, which directly caused most of Shinra's officials in Milan to be moistened, leaving only one governor to stay because of his relationship with the Italian nobles. .

As a result, as soon as the French army entered the city, His Excellency the Governor was hanged.

All in all, based on Shinra's own experience, Burns judged that Milan had [-] French troops.

He didn't expect that An Ning only left two thousand French troops in charge of logistics, and didn't defend Milan at all.

While talking, Burns laid out the French army's war game on the map, and all of northern Italy was surrounded by the French army's chess pieces.

Wumze's expression was serious: "It's bad, we are now in a state of dividing our troops. After we enter the Rivoli Terrace from the mouth of the Adige River, I am afraid that we will have a decisive battle with the superior French army."

"Is it a decisive battle in the river valley? The terrain in the river valley cannot spread the superior forces of the French army..." Chief of Staff Pence said.

Vuksevich interrupted: "Marshal, with all due respect, if I were you I would return to Trent now."

The marshal frowned and looked at Vuksevich: "Why? Tell me your opinion."

Vuksevich placed a French war game on the map, and the position of the chess piece was Trent: "You are facing, probably the most outstanding military strategist of our time. He likes to fight wars of annihilation. Although I did not participate in the Battle of Diego , but I participated in the Battle of the Po. At the Battle of the Po, he sent his cavalry directly to raid Lodi behind the lines."

Saying this, Vuksevich drew a line on the plain of the Po: "Look, this is the outflanking route of his cavalry, heading straight for our rear.

"In addition, in the Battle of Diego, the situation was actually similar. He blocked the exits to the north and east of the hilly terrain near Diego, completely blocking the way for our army to retreat.

"From the performance of Frost in these two battles, I guess his troops must be marching towards Trent outside the valley. With all due respect, if you don't retreat immediately, our army will be blocked in the valley! "

Marshal Wumze frowned and fell into deep thought, but his chief of staff said indifferently: "Are you overestimating that cobbler?"

"Everyone who underestimated him because he was a cobbler has been defeated by him!" Vuksevich said decisively, "We may be facing the most talented military strategist of this generation! Marshal, retreat immediately! Trent! Now that the enemy situation is unknown, we can hold on for a long time in Trent, and the Mantua fortress has enough ammunition and food reserves, so we can hold on for a long time!
"Collect intelligence in Trent, and at the same time dispatch reinforcements from the country. When the troops are superior, it will not be too late to launch an attack!"

Marshal Wurmze thought for a while, and then he sighed: "I am a good friend with Marshal Beaulieu, and I know his weight. I will not underestimate the French general who defeated him, never! , the whole army cooks immediately, burns the tents and the luggage that cannot be taken away after eating, and retreats to Trent!"

(End of this chapter)