King's Landing in France

Chapter 343 Danube Outpost
After the French army was dispatched, they reached the Rhine River almost unimpeded all the way.

Anning set up a formation, which is a long snake formation from north to south. The sixth army arrived in Frankfurt on March 3 in the north, and the third army in the south arrived in Stella on February 1. Fort.

Anning's headquarters arrived in Strasbourg on March 3.

The reason why he placed his headquarters at the southernmost end of the entire front was mainly because the city was called Strasbourg.

As an old anime fan, how could he not know the famous landmark Strasbourg in "White Album 2"?

So An Ning took advantage of his position to visit the Holy Land.

But this arrangement naturally has other meanings in the eyes of others.

"Andy is expected, the main force of the Austrian army is in the south!" Napoleon said this to his subordinates.

The main force of Napoleon's First Army was south of Mainz and was preparing to cross the river in a small town called Mannheim.

At this time, all cavalry reconnaissance showed that there were basically no other troops from Frankfurt along the Main River eastward except for the 1 local Bavarian troops.

Napoleon: "There is no Austrian army along the Main River, so where is the Austrian army? I think Andy must think that the main force of the Austrian army is on the Danube line, which is to the south of us.

"I guess the next order is to ask us to cross the river and go southeast to take Stuttgart."

Napoleon's chief of staff looked at the map and said in a low voice, "That's why the main supply center and headquarters are located in Strasbourg, which is very reasonable."

Napoleon: "Of course it's reasonable. That's Andy. He was a teacher at the Military Academy in Paris back then. He taught us military knowledge."

In fact, An Ning was a mathematics teacher at the Military Academy, but Napoleon deliberately ignored this—or simply forgot.

"In short, let the troops cross the river as soon as possible, especially the cavalry, and scout in the direction of the Danube as soon as they cross. After the river we will have a forced march."

Napoleon ordered vigorously.

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At this time, An Ning was on a tour of the Holy Land in Strasbourg.

Then he found that he was too early for his tour.

At this time, Strasbourg was not the capital of music at all, but a small broken city, with a total of only one avenue by the river, and a permanent population of less than 1.

But fortunately, Strasbourg really has a castle at this time, and the local nobles built a quite large castle here, which is just right for Anning's headquarters to be put in.

The castle was left behind, and the nobles themselves may have run away when they heard the French army approaching, leaving behind a servant of the castle.

Anning unceremoniously took over the castle and turned it into a supply center for the French army.

Berthier immediately planned several storage yards near the castle to store supplies that are not afraid of rain.

The hall of the castle turned into a peaceful headquarters, and a map of the entire Bavaria region happened to be spread out on the long table under the large chandelier.

On the morning of March 3rd, An Ning began to study the map after breakfast.

"Still haven't found the main force of the Austrians." He muttered softly.

Berthier immediately interjected: "Wait for today's investigation report, maybe there will be new gains."

An Ning pouted.

Now the French army is fighting in the German-speaking area. Although Strasbourg still has a majority of French-speaking people, further east, it is all German-speaking areas.

The intelligence of the French army is indeed not as sufficient as when it was fighting in its own homeland.

All reconnaissance depends on cavalry, and cavalry in the French army is relatively scarce.

The result is what it is now, and they don't even know where the troops of the Prussian-Austrian Allied Forces are.

However, An Ning had some vague guesses about the enemy's location.

"Using rivers can effectively relieve the pressure on transportation." He tapped the Danube line at the bottom of the map with his pointer, "From this point of view, the Austrian army may be here, but I don't know if the Prussians are with them. Together."

Berthier: "Should I arrange for a cavalry unit to go through the Black Forest in the south and scout the Danube Valley?"

An Ning nodded: "Okay, let Murat go, let him make sure to confirm the composition of the enemy forces along the Danube, the important thing is to see if there are any Prussian troops."

Berthier raised an eyebrow.Even a fool can tell that Your Excellency the General is feeding Murat his military exploits, but Berthier chose to play dumb.

Anyway, he was quite satisfied with Murat's military talents, and there was no harm in letting talented officers be promoted faster.

As for the senior officers in the army are all Frost's direct descendants, this is already a fait accompli, and there is not much Domura.

Berthier: "Then I will give the order."

"Well, you can make an order. Use my name for the signature." An Ning crossed her arms and said.

At this time, a messenger ran into the room: "Report! The First Army is approaching Stuttgart!"

An Ning: "What? This Napoleon, how did he run so fast?"

As he said that, he immediately lay down on the map and found the location of Stuttgart: "Grandma, the Second Army closest to him is thirty miles away from him! This guy's aggressiveness disrupted our entire marching plan!"

An Ning gesticulated on the map cursingly, and then said to Berthier: "The entire march plan is in advance. Napoleon's occupation of Stuttgart may be a good thing, and it can lure the enemy to attack."

Berthier: "I will arrange the marching plans of the other armies."

An Ning nodded: "Also, the messenger!"

Immediately a new orderly came in through the door.

An Ning: "Not enough, a few more!"

So a few more messengers came in.

"You guys, take a different route to Napoleon's headquarters. Be sure to ensure that my order is conveyed in place. Tell Napoleon to defend on the spot after taking Stuttgart, and don't rush in! Tell him by the way, this time he took the account, we will come back later. Forget it! Let’s go!”

Several orderlies saluted together, turned and left the room.

An Ning was in the command room, looking at the map with his hands on his hips, and muttering: "This Napoleon thinks that he can make his own decisions because he has a good relationship with me, and everyone is like him, so how can we fight battles!
"We must punish him severely this time! It is best to teach him a lesson!"

Berthier listened silently by the side, the expression on his face seemed to say: I just listen seriously.

At this moment Murat pushed the door open and came in: "You called me?"

"You set off immediately, cross the Black Forest after crossing the river, and scout along the Danube!"

"Is it just me?" Murat asked back.

"Bring your troops, of course!"

"Okay, I understand." Murat saluted and left.

An Ning curled her lips, and then found that the painter David had been scribbling in the corner, and said, "David, you have to write it down carefully, so that everyone can see how nonsensical the opening of this battle is. I mean, If this actually develops into a campaign."

(End of this chapter)