The Toulon incident was not only like a thunderstorm on the ground, but also like a layer of frost on the snow, which shocked the whole of France at once, and at the same time strengthened the pessimistic atmosphere of the whole country. But in order to defend the nascent revolutionary regime and repel the rampant attacks of counter-revolutionary forces at home and abroad, the newly elected Jacobin republican government had to show itself to be stronger than the Girondists before it, so Robespierre and his comrades began to form a revolutionary army in France with all their might.www.biquge.info In a short time, the revolutionary army, totaling 420,000 people, soon marched to all fronts.

The French National Convention appointed General Carto as commander of the troops on the Toulon front, responsible for quelling the rebellion. The French approached Toulon from two directions. To the west was the Carto Division of the Alpine Corps, commanded by General Carto, with a strength of about 8,000 men, with its headquarters in Coge and an outpost near several roads from Boser to Toulon. The division, which originally had 12,000 troops, had been dispersed by about 4,000 men due to the deployment of defenses in Marseille and various coastal positions. To the east was the Italian Army's La Pop Division, commanded by General La Pop, with a strength of about 6,000 men, with its headquarters in Solieu and its outposts in the area of Valeta. The overall strength was comparable to that of the anti-French coalition in Toulon, but because they were separated by the Farlang Mountains, they had no communication links with each other and had to fight on their own.

On the Western Front, after several hours of fighting, the French captured Orioule and captured several important passes near Oriul. In this battle, although the French army achieved some successes, the artillery commander of this unit, Major Maltian, was unfortunately wounded and disabled. Artillery is a powerful firepower pillar in land warfare, and it plays a particularly important role in siege operations. For this. The officers were in a dilemma. I was worried that I could not find a person who could replace Major Maltian. There was not a single artillery commander who was well versed in business. To conquer the fortress of Toulon is simply unimaginable.

A few days later, the French attacked again on the Western Front, and after a fierce battle, General Carto's troops seized the valley north of Mount Franc from the Allied outposts, and surrounded the bastions of Bohm, Rouge, and Brand, as well as the Marbosk battery. Occupied Syfour. At the same time, the French army on the Eastern Front was constantly advancing. General LaBepop's left flank reached the vicinity of Cape Brench, and the right flank reached the Farlang Mountains and the Farlang Battery, and controlled the road to Valretta. In this way, it took only a short time for the French Carto's division to basically complete the encirclement of Toulon from land.

Despite this, the situation as a whole has not fundamentally changed. The coalition forces, supported by the British fleet, still controlled the entire area from the Farlang Mountains to the Malbosk battery, occupied Cape Kerr and the Sepe Peninsula, where they could control large and small moorings. Coalition reinforcements also arrived in Toulon one after another. The prospects for the recovery of Toulon remain bleak.

Not so long ago, Napoleon was still engaged in an independence movement in Corsica. However, it has not received support and has not been able to continue its foothold in his native Corsican homeland. I could only bring the whole family to mainland France. The outbreak of war allowed Napoleon to regain his fighting spirit as a soldier and prepare to start fighting for France.

As Napoleon passed by the Revolutionary Army's garrison, Napoleon met a fellow countryman, Salisti, a commissioner of the National Convention.

"Our Corsican military genius, is it okay not to see you for a long time?" Salisti affectionately shook hands with Napoleon.

"Thanks to you, everything is fine." Napoleon behaved very reservedly.

The failure of Operation Corsica caused Napoleon to examine his own rules of conduct, lacking a true sense of belonging to France, and his native language was not French. But in such a great era, Napoleon saw the light of day. In the camp of the revolutionary army, Napoleon had actually heard about the artillery commander, Major Martian, who was wounded and could not command the battle, and he felt that this was an opportunity.

Salicidi asked Napoleon, "How did you get the errand?" ”

Napoleon replied: "Go to the coastal defense troops." ”

Salishetti frowned and said, "This is not a good place to go, although people are needed everywhere at this time, but if you go, it will bury your talent." ”

Napoleon, who was not humble, acquiesced to this statement, and then asked: "Now the French need to retake Toulon with all their might, and our artillery commander, Major Martian, is too wounded to fight." In modern warfare, the role of artillery is becoming more and more important, both the Tang Army and the German Army rely on the strength of artillery on the battlefield to crush their enemies, while our French military theory and actual combat in this area started relatively late, and there are fewer people who know how to do it. Now the situation is no longer in our favor, and if we no longer have a good artillery commander, the battle hangs. ”

Salisti also nodded with a stern expression, he looked at Napoleon and asked, "I remember, you graduated from the artillery school." ”

Napoleon nodded confidently and said: "That's right, I graduated from the French military academy with a specialization in artillery, and I graduated early. And I was very fortunate to have a close relationship with Colonel Bai Changqing, the military attache of the Tang Army in France, and through him I gained a lot of knowledge about the use of infantry in the Tang Army, and read a large number of military monographs of the Tang Army. ”

Salishdi's eyebrows fluttered after hearing this, and he clapped his hands and said: "Great, we are short of someone like you now, come, come with me, I will take you to General Aalto, this artillery commander is yours!" ”

Napoleon secretly clenched his fists, Salicidi was a commissioner of the National Convention, the equivalent of a superintendent in the army, although he did not participate in military command, but his influence on the officers was great. With his recommendation, his identity as an artillery commander is secure.

As expected, General Aalto's Lieutenant Salisti, who was worried about the post of artillery commander, brought a young officer who knew art very well, and he was also very happy. Despite his young age, Aalto's questioning revealed that he had a wealth of knowledge in the use of artillery.

Especially at this time, there was an atmosphere of "learning from the Tang Army" in the French army, and everything that was passed down by the Tang Army was advanced. And Napoleon, who claimed to have learned something from the officers of the Don Army, was an important step forward. Every year, a certain number of French officers go to study in the Tang Kingdom, and there are no longer a few who have completed their studies, but there are not many people in the army. Many people don't necessarily have the real thing, but at least it sounds good.

Aalto immediately appointed Napoleon as the artillery commander of the troops, and later the military authorities in Paris also approved the appointment. Napoleon's eventful years began from there.

(To be continued.) )