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"Listen to me, gentlemen, you must not stay in Munich any longer, it would be tantamount to suicide. I think www.biquge.info I should gather a heavy force to break out of the siege, and then march to Bohemia in the Empire, free from the pursuit of the Rhine Army, in order to save our remaining 50,000 soldiers. ”

"Your Excellency, your plan is extremely unrealistic at the present time, and we should continue to fortify the fortresses in the Munich area and hold on to this place. I believe that with the strong fortress of Munich, with heavy artillery fire, the French army will never be able to break through Munich. ”

"It is naïve to say that the city of Stuttgart fell into the hands of the enemy in just one day under the bombardment of French artillery. Sooner or later, Munich will fall by the day of its fall! The troops should be divided into two routes, one pretending to retreat to the Slovenian region of the empire to attract the pursuit of the French army, while the main force could take the opportunity to retreat to Bohemia. ”

"With our current strength。。。。。。 ”

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At the Austrian command in Munich, the Austrian generals were still engaged in strategic discussions that seemed to never end, and they were more quarrels than discussions, and even because the next battle plan was about to be started.

Soon there was the first option, the second option, and then five or six more and more. What's worse is that not only will none of these Austrian generals be able to convince anyone, but new plans will be constantly proposed, and the degree of chaos in the military meeting can be imagined. To a certain extent, the troop system of the Austrian army under the command of Archduke Charles has fallen apart and has almost lost its most fundamental unified combat capability. Except that Archduke Charles still has a certain control over the army, the so-called command is a useless ornament.

It is no exaggeration to say that if there was no Archduke Charles in charge now, the unorderly Austrian army could only fight on its own, and the tragedy of being beaten by the French army would not have been avoided.

Archduke Charles, who was sitting on the side, stared at the map in front of him without saying a word, and the young man, who was only 25 years old at the time, looked more than ten years old at this time. At this moment, Archduke Charles was in charge of the seal at the beginning, and after only a few battles, he had truly tasted the pain of being powerless and unable to support himself.

Glancing at the chattering Austrian division commanders, Prince Schwarzenberg sighed, walked up to Archduke Charles, and said with a resentful face: "Grand Duke, the army has been chaotic, and those generals talk all day long, but it will only make the troops more chaotic. You'd better come out and preside over the situation. Tell me, what the hell are you thinking?"

Archduke Charles held his chin in one hand, raised his head to look at Schwarzenberg, and seemed to automatically ignore what Prince Schwarzenberg had just said: "The war is still turning around, at least the 100,000 troops of Wirmze in the south have not yet lost." The spies who had gone out a few days ago had returned, and the decisive battle in Mantua in the south had begun. As soon as Napoleon's 40,000 troops were defeated, Field Marshal Wirmze would come north to the aid of Munich. All we need to do is get the soldiers to step up the construction of batteries and fortifications, and hold back the Rhine Corps. ”

Archduke Charles suddenly continued with an excited face: "That's right, as long as Marshal Wilmzer's reinforcements go north, plus our 50,000 troops, even if we can't completely defeat the French army. At least it can save the tide of the war, and I think that at most by winter, this war will be over, and the hegemony of Germany will inevitably remain in the hands of the Reich. ”

Prince Schwarzenberg said helplessly: "Don't you know, Grand Duke, that this Munich can be defended for a few more months? The French army has cut off our supply lines, and the food in the city can hold on for two months at most, and this does not include the needs of the inhabitants of Munich. Without food, the army would inevitably mutiny, which was far more dangerous than the French attack. ”

"But the outcome of the rivalry between Marshal Wirmzer and Napoleon will be about this month, as long as it is 。。。。。 ”

Before Archduke Charles could finish speaking, Prince Schwarzenberg preemptively asked: "Do you want to put the situation of war on the Italian battlefield like a bet? This is not like your old style of leading troops." Besides, if Napoleon really had been an idle man, then Marshal Bolieu and tens of thousands of Austrian soldiers would not have stayed in the prisoner of war camp by now!"

Schwarzenberg's words made Archduke Charlie's eyes instantly dim, did Charlie really not understand the current situation and the predicament of the Austrian army?

There is no doubt that Archduke Charles understood, and even far more than Prince Schwarzenberg.

It's just that he still hasn't had the courage to accept this fact, but how many of the Austrian generals at this time are not in the illusion of the future war situation? To put it bluntly, if Archduke Charles really took the lead in acknowledging the current war situation, then even the last reason to maintain the morale of the Austrian army in battle would collapse with a bang.

Although the Holy Roman Empire of the Habsburg Dynasty has maintained its status as a European power since the 17th century, in fact, the defeat of the imperial army is probably too many to count on the fingers, and the continuous defeat of the European continent has also directly caused the weakening of Austria's national power.

In the Thirty Years' War, which began in 1618, the Holy Roman Empire was defeated and lost most of Germany. After that, more than 300 large and small vassal states rose in Germany, and the so-called Holy Roman Empire evolved into a loose international alliance with the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia at its core. Although the Austrian Empire is still known as the Holy Roman Empire, its rights and territory are no longer the concept of a unified empire of the founding emperor Otto I hundreds of years ago.

Then, in the mid-eighteenth century, the empire went through the War of the Polish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, and the Seven Years' War, all of which were defeated without any suspense. Although the throne of the Holy Roman Empire was still in the hands of Emperor Francis II of Austria, and Austria was nominally the suzerainty of the German region, the empire was a puppet in German politics, just a title.

The reality is cruel enough, and the revival of Austria's monarchs is only a distant dream, but there is no need to tainish the dream with an ugly reality. So at this point, the Austrian generals still fantasized that the imperial army was invincible and that the recovery of Germany was just around the corner.

Archduke Charles's teeth were gritted, and his eyes flashed with irrepressible anger, and he snapped up: "Then do you have any better way? Since the start of the war, the empire's hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers have been lost, do you even have to fight for the only remaining 50,000 soldiers in my hands?"

Prince Schwarzenberg shook his head and said, "I didn't mean that, since Munich can't stop the pace of the French army from continuing the eastward crusade, and with the current strength of our army, it is obviously unrealistic to turn the tide of the war. I think the only way out now is 。。。。。。 ”

"Armistice with the French?," asked Archduke Charles.

Prince Schwarzenberg nodded and said, "Now that our army has made this choice, can there be any other way out?" Grand Duke, you should understand that this war is impossible for the empire to win. Since the beginning, our army has not only lost in weapons, equipment, and the army's martial spirit, but also lost in excessive self-confidence in strength. The army can be rebuilt, but now we have to leave some military power for the empire anyway. ”

Archduke Charles sighed: "Actually, the French have already conveyed to me the news of the preparation of the armistice, and are ready for us to hold final negotiations in the small town of Goetting in the Munich area on August 1. Now it looks like I have to go. ”

Looking at the increasingly haggard face of Archduke Charles, Schwarzenberg said worriedly: "Gootin is now the territory where the French army is stationed, and the Grand Duke is the pillar of the whole army。。。。。 In any case, the negotiation still has to be discussed, so I think it's better to let me go. ”

Grand Duke Charles was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Don't worry, sacrificing one's life for the country is the highest honor of a soldier." In my opinion, apart from me, among the generals of our army, only your military quality can be worthy of the heavy responsibility. If I am detained by the French, then you will take over the army at once, and you must lead the army out of the encirclement!

The two glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but have a lot of bitter feelings and sighs similar to the parting of ancient poets. Although both of them are soldiers, in such a situation, it is not enough to shed tears, but it is really uncomfortable in their hearts.

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At the same time on the Southern Front, within the headquarters of the Italian Legion.

Napoleon sat in the first place, slowly smoothed the wrinkles on his uniform, and glanced around with arrogance: "General Bertier, give the division commanders a briefing on the current state of the war." ”

"The subordinates understand. As soon as Napoleon's words were finished, he saw a steady middle-aged soldier among the generals of the Italian legion, who looked to be in his forties, stood up. Without hesitation, he gave a military salute to the crowd and walked to the map on the wall.

Berthier, who was promoted to brigadier general in March 1795 because of his excellent military qualities, served as chief of the general staff of General Kellermann, commander of the Italian legions. On March 2, 1796, he was promoted to Major General and continued to serve as Chief of the General Staff of Napoleon, the new commander of the Italian Legion. Although he was not good at commanding operations, he was experienced in drawing up battle plans, and was extremely cautious and excellent in logistics support, military organization and discipline, and intelligence gathering.

In fact, Bertier's role in the army has to be said to be very similar to that of MacDonald's in the Rhine Army. Neither of them is an excellent commander, but they are still reused by the commander.

After all, whether it is Napoleon or Brion, there is no shortage of generals who can fight well. If there is anything like a brigade commander or a regimental commander who is responsible for charging officers, I am afraid that such talents are a big grasp in both the Italian Legion and the Rhine Legion. However, in such a position as chief of staff, there are many officers who can be qualified. It can also be said that staff officers are also a rare breed among officers. Although he has no real power, he can be regarded as half a civil official in terms of status, at least he is higher than any division commander. The brigade commander is first-class, so he is more trusted by the commander-in-chief.

"So far, in the fighting in the Virgilli area, our troops have killed more than 9,000 Austrian soldiers, captured four cannons, and two military flags. Our troops lost more than 3,000 men, but still won the victory, seized the Virgilli position, and the Austrians had already retreated in the direction of the fortress of Mantua. The three divisions of our army, the Ogero Division, the Massena Division, and the Simon Division, have fully advanced towards the fortress of Mantua, but they have always been unable to inflict heavy losses on the main Austrian army. With that, Berthier returned to his seat of his own accord.

Such a record can be regarded as a good result of winning more with less, but Napoleon was not satisfied with it at this time. Although I was unhappy, I still couldn't help but get angry without my subordinates.

Napoleon thought to himself: "Wirmzer is really cunning, if it weren't for my lack of troops, how could his main force easily escape?" It seems that there will be some time to fight on the battlefield of Mantua, but the 40,000-strong army of the Rhine Army has advanced to the border of the Austrian Empire, and the long drive is just around the corner. Once the Rhine Army captures Vienna, Brion will be the biggest beneficiary of this war! When the time comes, won't the blood of the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Italian Army be shed in vain?"

Gritting his teeth, Napoleon muttered: "The Austrian army in the Mantua area must be annihilated as soon as possible in order to facilitate the Austro-French armistice and peace talks as soon as possible!"