The next morning, the headquarters in the fortress of Mantua.

"General Bonaparte! Austrian reinforcements came, at least 20,000 people! While Napoleon and Han Xing were eating sausages and bread with black tea for breakfast, they suddenly found Marmont coming in with hurried steps, panting and talking intermittently.

"Quick, go to the city!" Napoleon hurriedly drank the black tea in his hand, tore off the white napkin around his neck, and then put down the gold-painted teacup that was exquisitely made like a porcelain doll. ran out of the door in three steps and two steps, but in vain he stuck his head back, beckoned to Han Xing and said, "Hanschel, hurry up!" ”

"Got it!" Han Xing was not angry and said, he has been pursuing a delicate and elegant life, today is originally (tǐng) beautiful, bright sunlight through the floor-to-ceiling windows on the gorgeous birch dining table, a few exquisite European meals, a cup of fragrant and delicious black tea with sugar and beef (nǎi), he was originally very good (qíng), is quietly crossing Erlang's legs, enjoying his hard-won leisurely life.

"Damn the Austrians! It's Sunday, don't they need to go to church to confess? Han Xing muttered hatefully, he hurriedly stirred the remaining (nǎi) tea in the cup with a metal spoon, drank it all, then ripped off the napkin around his neck, wiped his mouth, and then trotted out.

"I'm going to make the Austrian more than ròu sauce! These bastards ruined my breakfast and my day's kindness (qíng)! As soon as Han Xing caught up with Napoleon, he made no secret of his anger at the Austrians.

"You'll get your wish!" Napoleon just tightened his coat, it was already October 1795, and it was already autumn, although the autumn was high and cool, but standing in the open space like the city, it was unbearable for a long time!

"Where are the Austrians? My great axe, no, the sword is hungry and thirsty! Han Xing came to the head of the city and viciously looked at the possible Dongfang Dao of the Austrian army.

In the distance, except for the tributaries of the Po River that stretch to the east, all that remains is endless green fields and a gently sloping hill that stretches for miles, the highest point is no more than a dozen meters. The grass swayed gently in the breeze, and from a distance, it seemed as if a sea of green was rising and falling.

"You're fooling us? Not even a ghost of an Austrian! "It stands to reason that Han Xing won't be so irritable, but whoever thinks he can rest today, but unexpectedly receives a notice from the company to work overtime, he will be hysterical, right? So Han Xing urgently needs to find a few people to vent his monstrous anger (xiōng)! What's more, the Austrians were originally the culprits for the sabotage of Han Xing Fake (rì)!

"That's right, didn't you say there were Austrians? Are you blind? Or do you have color blindness? How many grasses can be seen as Austrians? Major Murat glared at Marmont.

This hunk (shēn) exudes the smell of this male (xìng) hormone, and at this time (shēn) faintly wafts a rich smell of fat powder. Add to that his slightly messy hair, and deep bags under his eyes, and it's clear that someone was overworked last night!

It's easy to understand his anger! Originally, people were holding a ball of warm fragrant nephrite in the warm quilt and playing with it wantonly, but now they are inexplicably pulled to the city with a cool breeze to drink the northwest wind, and everyone is very hot! What's more, Murat's already irascible powder keg temper? It's so angry that it's about to explode!

"Don't make any noise! Marmont didn't lie! The Austrians were indeed coming, but they were still fifteen kilometers away! Napoleon glanced at Marmont, who looked aggrieved, and helped him out.

"Fifteen kilometers away? It's so far away, what are you anxious about? Han Xing almost blurted out, but won a meaningful roll of Napoleon's eyes, and a scolding in his eyes, "Colonel Segaard!" "I had to shut up.

"The scouts were sent by order from me, so I know exactly where they found the enemy!" Napoleon put his hands behind his back, wrapped in the gray military coat (shēn), and gazed with emotion at the rising sun road in the east.

"Some of us seem to be too lax!" Napoleon looked at Han Xing with an unkind face, which was regarded as a "warning" for him, and then came to Murat's (shēn), stretched out his big Italian nose, sniffed it gently, and then fanned it with his right hand, as if using the "trick into the nose" method in chemical experiments.

When Napoleon said this, Han Xing finally knew what he wanted to do! This product is now learning and selling, and it is too long! The black-hearted boss Napoleon has started to engage in team building!

In the army, it is necessary to engage in team building, which can enhance the immunity of the troops to negative situations, and build a high-quality army that can continue to participate in the war without food and water, and with heavy casualties. But in reality, the boss purely wants to replace welfare with team building to spur employees to work hard, which is "brainwashing" to put it bluntly!

Napoleon is the other extreme, he has always offered high benefits, and even simply gave the branch (king) to outstanding employees, but blindly rewarded, and finally rewarded nothing, but caused employees to lose their self-motivation, hold on to the shortcomings, and only want to be optimistic about their own one-third of an acre.

"Murat, you know there shouldn't be a woman in the barracks, right?" Napoleon simply came to Murat and whispered, apparently Napoleon was just going to knock and knock him.

"I'm here to ask for your advice! You are all elites of the Italian front, and I want to ask your opinion on whether to go out of the city to meet the battle or rely on the fortress of Mantua to defend it! Napoleon didn't embarrass Murat for long, and he cleared his throat and said.

"Since we have a fortress of Mantua to rely on, we don't need to go out of the city to fight, right?" Berthier, who had always been level-headed and clear-minded, was the first to speak. This answer is completely in line with his style, a calm and calm defense.

"Indeed, we occupy the fortress of Mantua, and it stands to reason that we have the upper hand, and there is no reason to go out of the city to meet it! But there is a problem, and that is that defending the city means that our artillery superiority cannot be brought into play! Napoleon groaned as he stroked the short stubble on his chin.

"But there's no reason to go out of the city to meet the battle in order to give full play to the advantages of artillery! So the casualties of the infantry will be very large! Berthier was aware of Napoleon's intentions, but he insisted on his opinion and persuaded him.

"Wouldn't that be too passive? And the walls of the fortress of Mantua have already been destroyed, and it is impossible to repair them in a short time! Han Xing immediately guessed the main reason why Napoleon wanted to go out of the city to fight, so he asked tentatively.

As expected, Napoleon gave Han Xing a "hero's vision" appreciative look, and motioned Han Xing to continue, obviously, Han Xing's words were in his heart.

"I think, first of all, that our army has the advantage of (qíng)! The enemy may not know that the fortress of Mantua has fallen (qíng)! We don't even know we're here! This is our first advantage! ”

"Secondly, our army now has 40,000 men, while the Austrian army has only 20,000, and we have a numerical advantage! This is our second advantage! In the end, we have 200 artillery pieces, and we will have an absolute advantage in firepower in the field! Han Xing has already sorted out his thoughts, and the more he speaks, the louder he speaks, especially the affirmation in Napoleon's eyes, which seems to be an encouragement!

"I already have a plan! The best place for us to get out of town is on that part of the hills! "When Han Xing saw the hills that stretched for miles on the plains, he already had a plan in his heart!

A tactic came to Han Xing's mind like this-the slope battle method!

Even people who have never received a systematic military education can see the importance of the highlands (xìng). And in this era, the use of slopes to create hierarchical (xìng) high ground positions can even change the situation of abnormal warfare, and achieve the miracle of defeating the strong with the weak.

We all know that muskets or artillery are basically hit in a straight line, after all, the straight line (shè) hit with higher accuracy and greater lethality. However, this also leads to a problem, that is, if there are friendly troops in front of you blocking your gun, you will naturally not be able to hit the enemy smoothly (shè), and it is even difficult to see the enemy!

And the solution is also very simple, just like the famous sentence in Wang Zhilian's "Climbing the Stork's Tower", "(yù) poor thousand miles, go to the next level" only need to increase the height, and the vision problem will be solved!

This also led to the slope tactic, which uses the height difference of the slope to line up the soldiers on the hillside in turn, so as to ensure the best firepower without worrying about accidental injury! The best thing (qíng) is that the cannon can be placed on the high ground and use the height advantage to pour out artillery fire on the enemy.

"We could place the artillery on the high ground of the hill, then the stragglers along the hill, and finally the troops on the plain below the hillside as the first line of defense, which would form an amazingly dense network of firepower!" Han Xing pointed to the low hills that stretched for miles in the distance, and his eyebrows fluttered on the side of the crowd.

"Heroes see the same thing! I sensed the value of this location, so I considered going out of the city to fight! Napoleon nodded, and took the conversation.

"But I'm not as thorough as you think! I only had a vague sense that this location could come in handy, but I didn't have any drafts. Actually, from the point of view of an artillery officer, I was just afraid that this site would become a springboard for enemy troops to erect artillery and shell the fortress of Mantua! I had no idea that this low hill could be used for this purpose! Napoleon didn't put gold on his face, there is a way that a wise man thinks a thousand times, and there must be a mistake, even Napoleon, because of the difference between his "profession" and Han Xing, his thinking is very different from Han Xing.

"Just do what you planned! We must seize this hill and begin to build a defensive position on it! Napoleon immediately made a decision, after hearing the in-depth analysis of Napoleon and Han Xing, even Berthier was convinced, he was just cautious, but not pedantic, if the effect of fighting out of the city is better, then why stay in the city to hold the remnants?

"Thank you, Hanschel, I can hardly imagine how passive we would be if the Austrians occupied this section of the hill!" Napoleon almost broke out in a cold sweat at the thought, and he came to Han Xing (shēn) and whispered in gratitude.

"Even without my reminder, you wouldn't let the Austrians easily occupy this vantage point, would you?" Han Xing reassured him.