Chapter 648: Taking Advantage of Your Illness
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On the 28th, it had been three days and two nights since the French army crossed the Berezina River, and the progress was extremely slow, so urgent that people scratched their heads, and in the sound of gunfire, Napoleon's figure became more and more emaciated, and his face became more and more haggard. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
On the morning of this day, Napoleon climbed up and looked at the east of the Berezina River, the rising sun, but it could not bring him the slightest warmth, his heart became heavier and heavier, gradually cooled, as if he had made a decisive decision, and said in a cold voice: "Marshal Oudinot, immediately secretly inform Marshal Viktor, inform them, let his rearguard Victor's army withdraw, and retreat in battle, and force the Berezina River." β
It seems that the arrangement has been made for a long time, there are only two of them here, and the guards stand far away to carry out the sentry.
Hearing this, Oudino almost couldn't believe his ears, and almost roared: "Your Majesty the Emperor, is this okay?" There are still about 200,000 people who have not been evacuated and are stranded on the other side. The Viktor Army is the last barrier to stop the Russian attack, and once they retreat, the 200,000 non-combatants will be captured by the Russian army, and life and death will be unpredictable. β
"My warriors, my Marshal Oudinot, look at the current situation, the Russian army is gathering more and more, and reinforcements are constantly coming, and if we continue to entangle with them, these soldiers we have crossed will also have to explain here, and the losses will be even more serious." As if he had some scruples, fearing that the decision would disturb the morale of the army, Napoleon's voice was unconsciously lowered a lot.
As he spoke, Oudino looked at the situation on the battlefield, especially on the other side of the river, where the Viktor army gradually formed a stalemate with the Russian army. Once entangled, it is almost impossible to retreat.
Obviously, his great emperor is calm and his decision is correct, but it is so cruel that it is almost chilling.
Therefore, having figured this out, in line with the soldier's duty to obey orders, Oudino gritted his teeth, lowered his voice, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will obey your order and immediately tell Marshal Victor to retreat and force the Berezina River as soon as possible~!" β
Before the words fell, Oudino just wanted to leave, but was stopped by Napoleon: "Wait a minute, tell Marshal Victor that when you cross the Berezina River, you will immediately blow up the two pontoon bridges for me, so as to buy more time for the retreat of the army." β
Undoubtedly, this was another wise and heartless decision. Once the two pontoon bridges are blown up, the 200,000 non-combatants stranded on the other side of the river will have no chance to retreat, and they will either be captured or killed in battle, and there will be no third option.
However, either choice is so realistic and cruel.
After just a moment, Oudinot's eyes flashed twice with an inexplicable light, and then he resolutely left, firmly carrying out Napoleon's orders, and the latter was also sighing secretly, as if helpless, as if comforting himself.
"Hey... In contrast, only by retaining most of the troops, after returning home, can it be possible to block the army of the Sixth Anti-French Alliance, France will not be occupied by other countries, and the French nation will not have the shame caused by the defeat. β
At this moment, Napoleon thought a lot, and even more so a certain prediction of the future. Obviously, Napoleon was certain that the Sixth Anti-French Coalition was about to be formed, and that once he returned to France, he would face the possibility of the enemy's army crushing and France falling.
For a time, a feeling of powerlessness rose in Napoleon's heart, and 650,000 troops went out of Russia, but only a few hundred thousand returned. Although it dealt a heavy blow to Russia's military strength, France's was also lost. The key question is, how many of these hundreds of thousands of people can be safely evacuated to France?
In the next Sixth Anti-French Alliance, Napoleon's heart was very bottomless.
At this time, Napoleon could not think so much, let alone continue to sigh, and the fierce artillery fire immediately woke him up, and he couldn't help but raise his eyes.
The sun was a little dazzling, and it was already hanging in the hollow, and I saw that Viktor's army was evacuating towards the two pontoon bridges, and there were bursts of gunfire and thunderous artillery.
Boom boom boom ....
Bang bang bang....
Watching more and more of the rearguard Victor's army cross the Berezina River, Napoleon's self-reproach became stronger, but there was no trace of remorse, and the whole person seemed very resolute and resolute, exuding the ruthlessness and cold-bloodedness peculiar to a king and a soldier.
The last group of Viktor's troops had withdrawn to the pontoon bridge, and a large number of people were still following closely behind, either killed by Russian guns, trampled to death, or completely fell into the river and died.
Napoleon knew that the most desperate moment was coming, and the remaining 200,000 French troops could only stay on the other side forever and could not be brought back to France. Either die in battle, or surrender and be captured!
At this moment, all of a sudden, when Victor's army was about to blow up the two pontoon bridges, Napoleon keenly heard that there was a more violent burst of gunfire coming, extremely distant, almost a subconscious instinct, Napoleon looked up and looked at the rear of the Russian army.
I saw a great chaos in the rear of the Russian army, and the positions in the three directions were submerged by a black current, which was like a flood leaking from a collapsing river embankment, wrapped in a momentum of ten thousand jun, and it was out of control at once, and it was simply unstoppable.
Immediately, Napoleon raised his binoculars and looked at the rear of the three Russian armies, and three teams of cavalry appeared in his line of sight. The black cavalry galloped with guns in their hands, spewing the sparks characteristic of bullets, and every time they got closer, the Russian army would fall in large pieces.
Obviously, such a big movement, such a sudden change in the situation of the war, the other generals also found out about the situation, like Napoleon, and looked at it, and for a moment, they were all stunned, as if they had all forgotten their own situation in general, and the battle that was taking place on the Berezina River!
The black cavalry that came suddenly, like a surprise soldier from the sky, the combat power is even more fierce, the war horse gallops like flying, the speed is extremely fast, the riding skills of those cavalry can be called a must, as if they have grown on horseback since childhood, holding the rope in one hand, pulling the trigger with the other, constantly sweeping, and the rope of the submachine gun is just hanging on their necks.
All this came not only suddenly, but also quickly, but in ten minutes, the three cavalry had already killed a large number of Russian troops, completely disrupted their large rear, broke into the Russian army, and fought again.
This time there was no gunfire, but those cavalrymen raised their sabers and slaughtered, their heads flew over, blood flowed like pours, and the scene was extremely bloody, even Napoleon and others, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, had never seen it, and suddenly felt that their stomachs were tumbling, and there was a feeling of vomiting.
It was Napoleon who came to his senses first, seemed to think of something, and immediately ordered: "Hurry, give the order to Marshal Victor to stop the action!" β
Oudino on the side also reacted, understood what Napoleon meant, walked quickly, grabbed the two small flags of the flag commander, and personally handled the knife to convey Napoleon's order and ask Marshal Victor to stop the bombing of the bridge.
There is no doubt that the three cavalry that came suddenly were the Daguang army led by Huo Xiong, and the 50,000 most elite cavalry were all carefully selected people who could fight well, and special forces among the cavalry.
As 50,000 cavalry entered the Russian army from three directions and gradually deepened, the Russian army's offensive against the French army had descended, and there was a faint situation of complete collapse.
At this moment, the 50,000 cavalry of the Daguang Dynasty, everyone is like a devil from hell, constantly wielding a butcher's knife and harvesting human lives, the scene is extremely bloody, like purgatory on earth. If someone is tired of cutting, they will stop at the commanding heights, pull the trigger at will, and strafe the Russian army, and the cavalry behind will continue to step forward and carry out a new wave of impact.
As the saying goes, the enemy of the enemy is the friend, Napoleon was convinced. Therefore, there was almost no hesitation, and immediately and decisively shouted: "Viktor Army, the rear team becomes the front team, rush me, and strangle the Russian army!" The Oudino Army and the Davout Army are also ready, charge me to kill! β
In such a situation, even if the Russian army has more troops, but in the face of a two-sided attack, it was suddenly beaten without the power to fight back, and they retreated one after another, panicking like a lost dog, losing their armor.
The battle continued, and 50,000 cavalry of the Great Army entered the Russian army, and soon after, as if for a moment, Napoleon vaguely saw that another team suddenly appeared, although there were not many people, about 10,000 people, all infantry.
The infantry of more than 10,000 people who appeared again was completely different from the temperament and clothing of the three cavalry, and Napoleon's heart was startled, and he jumped suddenly, and just when he was about to give an order, he heard the person next to him exclaim: "It's Marshal Berthier!" He's not dead, he's not been captured by the Russian army! Look, the infantry team that followed is the BerthiΓ¨re Army, fighting with the unknown cavalry! β
Napoleon was inexplicably surprised, picked up the binoculars again, and looked straight at the rear of the Russian army, the infantry of more than 10,000 people, the short yellow hair, the firm nose, and the familiar face, Napoleon couldn't be more familiar.
Not Marshal Berthier, who else could it be?
In just a few minutes, Bertier's infantry of more than 10,000 people charged quickly, along the opening of the cavalry of the Great Guangzhou Army, and also rushed into the Russian army, and began to fight, like an angry tiger, taking revenge!
Take advantage of your illness to kill you!
This is the iron law of the battlefield, Napoleon has already made a clear judgment, and then shouted loudly: "Warriors of the French Empire, our reinforcements have arrived, listen to my orders, return to the battlefield immediately, and fight the Russian army with the allies, shame on you!" β