readx;? Looking at the many officers in the Rhine Legion, there are not many people who can really be favored and entrusted by Brion, but there are even fewer military generals who can further grasp the actual military power and become the commander of a division. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Bernadotte, the commander of the first division, was the first to follow Brion and was also the first veteran confidant general to become the commander of the division, so Brion handed over the throne of the commander of the first division to him. You must know that the First Division was Brion's starting unit back then, a descendant of the young and the young, and it was also the earliest unit equipped with Ferguson rifles. The overall combat capability is naturally in the forefront of the Rhine Legion, but because of the influence of Brion itself's leader, the absolute position of the First Division in the Rhine Army is unshakable.

The third division division Dawu, also belonged to Brion's early henchmen, in fact, his military literacy was much higher than Bernadotte, and Brion was also the most valued general in the army, leading a cavalry brigade to follow Brion to Saxony at the outbreak of the Baden War, but his status was generally lower than Bernadotte. But it is undeniable that in the army, Davout is still regarded as a senior general on the same level as Bernadotte.

After that, it was the turn of the division commanders of the two newly formed Baden divisions last year, Nala and Rubert, both of whom had just been transferred to the Rhine Army by Brion last year, so there was not much power in the army at present. If you have to compare the military qualities of the two, they are actually comparable.

It's just that Rubel's command style is more rigorous, so his record is mediocre. On the contrary, Nala led the division to make many feats and gain a firm foothold in the army with its brave attack. Although both of them have been promoted to brigadier generals, this rank was privately granted by Brion in the name of the Duchy of Baden, and in fact, the original rank is still retained in the file of the magistrate. It can also be said to be the existence of the second echelon among the generals of the Brion faction.

As for the commander of the reserve brigade, Desai, although he is only a brigade commander in name, the brigade has independent combat capability, and the Iron Guards under its jurisdiction and the commando team founded by Ferguson in the early years should also be the first combat force in the Rhine Army, an absolute trump card unit. To a certain extent, this force can be said to be Brion's Guards, so in the previous major battles, Brion was not willing to put the reserve brigade on the battlefield.

If you think that Desai's status is not up to that of a second-rate general like Nala, then you are naïve. You must know that Desai has been following Brion for almost ten years, and if you really compare it, Desai's combat talent should be on par with Davout, but the reserve brigade will basically not participate in the battle easily, so Desai has not had much record so far. Therefore, Brion handed over the Predator Guard to the commander of Desai, and it is no exaggeration to say that Brion would rather lose a Baden division than keep the reserve brigade. Therefore, no matter how good Desai is, he can be among the first-rate generals, but his status is much lower than that of Bernadotte and other main division commanders.

However, at this time, the arrival of the 40,000-strong army led by Sirte has completely refreshed the power class of the entire Brion faction, and it is unceremonious to say that Sirte has replaced Bernadotte as the number two person in the Rhine Legion.

It is already clear from the strength that although Bernadotte is the commander of the 30,000 troops of the First Division, he is actually still subordinate to the Rhine Army, and he is only the division commander anyway. However, the situation in Sirte was very different, and the Baden army under his command numbered more than 40,000 people. In terms of rank, Sirte can also be regarded as a legion commander on the same level as Brion, but with a slight discount in status.

Soul's right-hand men are no less than Briand's, and here we have to talk about the formation of the Baden legion. The corps has three infantry divisions and one cavalry division, with a full strength of about 10,000 people. Among them, except for Colonel Ney, the commander of the cavalry division, who was approved by Briant, the other three infantry division commanders, Marmont, Suchet, and Bessière, were all selected by Soult from among the French officers.

Ney, who joined the 5th Cavalry Regiment in December 1788, was appointed lieutenant in the Valmi Army in 1792. Later, he participated in the Battle of Jenapest in 1792 with the Northern Army. From October 1792 to July 1793, he served as an adjutant to General Crane, and in April 1794 Briand was transferred to the Duchy of Baden as a cavalry instructor because of Briand's outstanding cavalry ability.

Marmont entered the Paris Military Academy in 1790 to study artillery, and after graduation he joined the Rhine Regiment and rose to the rank of lieutenant. He then joined the 3rd Division, commanding a company of infantry, and then rose through the ranks of the Rhine Corps until he became commander of an infantry brigade. At the beginning of 1794, when Sirte selected officers from the French ** to supplement the Baden army, he transferred Marmont to the new army of the fiefdom as chief instructor of artillery. Due to his outstanding results, Sirte promoted Marmont to commander of the infantry division only after the formation of the Baden Regiment.

Both Suchet and Bécière joined the army during the French Revolution and later served as battalion commanders in the army. In particular, Suchet made a great contribution to the capture of a British general alive in the Battle of Toulon in 1793, and was later transferred to Baden by Sirte, where he served as an infantry instructor for a long time to assist in training, and came to Brion to meet him in person.

The establishment of the Baden Corps was very different from that of the Rhine Corps, and the four divisions under the Baden Corps had an establishment of about 10,000 people, and under the division there were three brigades with a full strength of about 3,000 people, and one brigade was in charge of three regiments with a strength of more than 1,000 people. The Rhine Army has more than 30,000 division-level personnel, more than 7,000 brigade-level personnel, and even more than 2,000 regiment-level personnel, which seems to be more than twice that of the Baden Army.

Therefore, although the four division commanders under Sirte are the same as Nala and others on the surface, they are not in the same category, and they are almost sandwiched between brigades and divisions. But the commanders of the divisions of the Baden Corps still undeniably became the generals of the third echelon of the Rhine army.

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Field Marshal Umsel's Austrian troops were getting closer and closer to Munich, but after Sirte's Baden Corps left Bessier's infantry division to continue to garrison the perimeter of Munich, the remaining three divisions, as well as the Rubert and Nala divisions, immediately rushed to the Austrian border, and on the 17th, nearly 60,000 troops went to the Rosenheim area to rest and prepare for battle. Especially this time, as the first battle, the Sirte regiment sharpened its knives from top to bottom, ready to meet the Austrian army at any time.

The intelligence officer who had just returned reported that the 50,000 Austrian troops who had come to support this time were about a day's march from Rosenheim. In the barracks tent, Soult looked at the map spread on the table, and kept playing with the pencil in his hand and said: "This Austrian army is not the remnants of our army besieged in Munich, the enemy army is not as advanced as our army except for weapons, but the quality of the army is indeed good." At present, when the strength of the two sides is about the same, if there is a head-on battle, I am afraid that the loss will be not small. ”

"In that case, my cavalry division is willing to attack the Austrians as the vanguard. My cavalry in the Duchy of Baden has long been eager to fight the enemy in battle, and now is an opportunity to show the courage of the soldiers. The cavalry commander Ney held his helmet and clutched the saber hanging from his waist to hide the excitement in his heart.

Soult patted Ney on the shoulder, shook his head and said, "Ney, I believe in your ability to command the offensive combat of the cavalry troops, but you must understand that rashly leading the cavalry to launch a charge will cause great casualties. When the time comes, once the enemy infantry forms a phalanx, your cavalry will be wiped out. ”

Scanning the surroundings of the tent, five of the eight current division commanders of the Rhine Army stood in front of Sirte. At this time, the number of troops that Sirte could command independently was almost half that of the Rhine Army. I have to say that I am afraid that among the generals of the Brion faction, except for the Baden corps commander Sirte, no one can be so reused by Brion.

Among the previous Rhine Corps troops, when it comes to representative generals, Bernadotte or Davout, Desai and the like will immediately come to mind, but there will never be a place for Sirte. However, Sirte has actually become the most powerful of the Brion faction generals, and Brion ordered Sirte to stay in the fiefdom to train 80,000 new troops.

However, Sirte was well aware that his current strength was relatively strong even compared to the legions in France, but he also knew that the strength of the enemy he was about to face was strong. If the French lose this battle, it will be a catastrophe for the entire Rhine army, and the victory in the previous battles will be lost. And is there any place in Sirte's heart? The answer, of course, is no.

"If you want to completely destroy the Austrian army, you must form a large encirclement in the Rosenheim area, and the Duke can destroy Alvinzi's 50,000 army in one go with 60,000 troops in a battle of annihilation fought by the Duke in Augsburg. Now that we are facing the looming Austrian reinforcements, we must not let the Duke down. ”

Soult picked up the pencil in his hand and pointed to the map in front of the division commanders and said: "In this way, the Rubert division will first pretend to be the main force to engage in an exchange of fire with the Austrian army, and then immediately retreat to the Rosenheim area to lure the main Austrian army to continue to go deeper." The Nala Division and the Ney Cavalry Division are responsible for making a detour to the rear of the enemy, and after our troops have completed the roundabout encirclement, they will fight a general battle at Rosenheim!"