Chapter 82 First chapter: Going to my hometown to get married can also catch up with the hot lunch b

Chapter 82 First chapter: Going to my hometown to get married can also catch up with the hot lunch b

Chapter 82 032 Going back to my hometown to get married first will also allow me to catch the hot lunch box

When Archduke Karl saw this deployment, he almost had an epileptic seizure and fainted on the spot.

That is to say, there was always a well-trained doctor by his side, so he was not allowed to roll around on the ground convulsing. Now he was sent to the back to rest.

However, this micro-manipulation order has not yet been delivered to Suvorov. The current situation of the two major French corps is not optimistic, but after the arrival of Jubert, the Italian corps still has the determination to resist with all its strength even though its strength has been greatly damaged.

As for the Rhine Army, except for General Massena, no one had the will to fight anymore.

Of course, Archduke Karl cannot withdraw from the battlefield now. He has to consider the developments on the battlefield in Switzerland. Moreover, there are General Korsakov's 24,000 troops here, so he has to make arrangements.

He did not want to say anything about the Russian general's military strategy. No reliable Russian general had yet appeared in Switzerland.

"We should at least get in touch with Marshal Suvorov. Thank you, doctor. I have had this disease for many years. It seems that it cannot be cured and will accompany me for the rest of my life. But my brother, when will he change his habit of trusting others? His disease, ha, is incurable! My brothers, why can't you persuade him to change his mind and not risk changing the entire battlefield situation? It's really hell!"

Archduke Karl, slumped in his recliner, chattered on and on after recovering from his epileptic convulsions, as if the goddess of victory no longer favored him.

"Your Highness, you need to remain calm. The troops in Switzerland still need you to command them."

"I know that. Fortunately, there are still a few weeks left. I will take a good rest here. When the marshal receives the order from my brother and changes the direction of the march, we will be ready to move."

Archduke Karl was extremely helpless, as he knew very well what was happening in the court of Vienna. Some people were jealous of the achievements made by him as a member of the Habsburg royal family, and his status as the emperor's younger brother made it inevitable for him to be attacked by the favorites.

He then asked for water, an apple, and bread, and ate his meal in the Roman manner on his couch.

"Pah, this apple is so sour, even sourer than the ones in my manor."

"Yes, your highness, it is indeed a local sour apple."

"Damn it, I might as well eat the same thing as the soldiers. If it weren't for my poor health, I would share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers."

"But your highness, before that, you need to read two letters, one from Princess Amalia of Baden and the other from Her Highness Marie-Therese."

Princess Amalia really had no feminine charm at all, with short hair and a lifeless face. She looked like a fat German lady from the 21st century who had been transferred to Baden. No wonder the lustful King of Prussia established a marriage alliance with Mecklenburg after seeing her.

Her sisters all married well. The Margrave of Baden was indeed good at marrying off his daughters.

Archduke Karl thought about Amalia and remembered the sister of this lady whom he had met in Vienna and Munich. He smiled helplessly. Anyway, the woman would only slow down his speed in drawing the sword.

But when he saw the letter from the exiled French princess, he had a different attitude.

He was the third son of Leopold II, and this one was the only surviving descendant of his aunt. They were cousins, and even though Karl had always immersed himself in the dispatching and building of the army, he would never forget the sight of this poor cousin appearing in mourning clothes in Vienna.

Well, even if he is as cold as he is now, he will still like her.

"Where did Theresa's letter come from?"

"From Dresden, Your Highness. She has recently been staying at the home of Prince Vasily Dolgorukov in Russia, not in Russia. It is said that the prince was expelled from Russia by Emperor Paul because of his Catholicism."

Karl thought this matter was strange and irrelevant, but after reading the letter from his French cousin, the girl longed for revenge and hoped that her cousin could help her reach Paris, or at least teach those French "mobs" some profound lessons.

After losing her parents, brother and aunt, this poor princess has become very paranoid. It seems that her cousin is the only one who can help her in the Habsburg court.

However, his brother's magical order was there, so even if he wanted to, he couldn't do it.

But his cousin held his hand and begged him several times, and he could never forget the words she said in Schönbrunn Palace.

Moreover, it would be difficult for a calm person like Carl to refuse the request of his relatives. This was the original style of their family. However, the court was now filled with flatterers and various forces, and it was no longer so pure. This situation had already appeared in the late period of the Queen.

Carl himself couldn't tell whether he liked his French cousin or not.

This kind of communication with relatives sometimes requires replying to letters, and the girl does not understand military secrets. If she knew what Franz did, she might be disappointed with the Austrian court.

Her letters also showed some political literacy, although they were more of a woman's perspective.

With the strength of this anti-French alliance, they should now continue to advance along the existing front line and advance into French territory.

However, among the allied countries with ulterior motives, it seemed that only Russia was contributing to Paul's pursuit of chivalry and personal character, while Russian commanders and generals were not only establishing meritorious services, but also fulfilling the missions given by their emperor.

And the soldiers, now they fight for a variety of reasons.

Archduke Karl's concerns could not be written in the letter. He could only say that he would lead the Austrian corps under his command and do his best.

When the reply reached the French princess, Karl was unaware that his vague words and his efforts had won the other party's approval, thus opening a rarely seen path.

It's probably the story of a knight cousin and a princess cousin. Although one of them has a neurological disease and the other is mentally unstable, they still start corresponding with each other.

After replying the letter, Karl was also looking at the map. What he was paying attention to now was the actions of the Russian-Austrian coalition forces in Italy. If they lost the battle there, such stupid deployment would not have occurred.

If we win the war, this kind of transfer will be inevitable.

The Russian army itself is now moving westward. After several fortresses surrendered one after another, the coalition forces have nothing to do for the time being.

There was only one fortress near Tortona, which the French army still controlled.

Moro waited for a long time in the coastal area of ​​Liguria, and finally received support from Jubert.

"You are finally here, General Joubert. I now formally hand over the command of the Italian Army to you."

"Dear Jean, don't be in a hurry to return to Paris." Joubert's meaning was also very clear: "You have been fighting with Suvorov for some time, and you are more familiar with the situation of the Italian Army. When I left Paris, I reported to the Directory that you would assist me in commanding the Italian Army."

He also had concerns. The coalition forces were already at the gate of Liguria. If the French army continued its current downward trend, it would soon lose control of this part of Italy, or even be invaded by the coalition forces into mainland France from the south!

Although there is a place like Marseille in southern France, the royalists are still rampant in many places, which means it is not as lively as in the Vendée region.

Under such circumstances, if the French Directory had not been quickly defeated through Paris, the entire southern France would have rotted away.

With the situation getting like this, we may need a Prince of Condé to fight the Spaniards, and the Republic needs a new commander to join the battlefield.

It was under such circumstances that Jubert came to Liguria, which was almost the same area from which General Bonaparte had set out. The situation of the Allied forces was that they were now quite scattered.

As for the French army itself, its forces are relatively concentrated, but it lacks logistical supplies, which the Directory is unable to solve at the moment.

"But the situation you are about to face, Barthelemy, is even worse than that of our old friend General Bonaparte."

"Yes, the Italian Legion was not driven all the way back from the gates of Venice. General Scherer was just running around in Liguria, and his morale was not so low."

"If no more supplies come, our soldiers will have no choice but to kill horses to satisfy their hunger."

"I saw some soldiers eating leaves on the way here, which will only upset their stomachs. It is indeed time for our Directory to change. When I have a full understanding of the situation of the legion and win one or two more battles, you can go back and tell Mr. Sieyès that the time he needs, the time to save the Republic, is ripe."

Moreau knew that Jubert was always hot-blooded and impulsive, and was very brave in battle. General Bonaparte was also brave, but compared to him, he had more wisdom.

Although everyone knew that at that time, except for Mr. Carnot, the Directory was a group of insects who were not good at politics, especially Barras, whose actions were truly despicable.

The same is true for these French bankers. They all hope to have a regime that is beneficial to them. The internal power struggle is very fierce. Compared with them, Tsar Paul’s government is an advanced one and very efficient.

At least for now, Paul is a ruthless writing machine. In addition to writing himself, he also needs several secretaries and adjutants to write with him and issue orders from St. Petersburg to the outside world.

Moreau agreed with the changes in the Directory, and from the letters he received from Jubert and Sieyès inviting him to join the coup d'Eta, he knew that the situation there was already mature and only required follow-up actions to join in.

But no one knew that there had been great changes, and the relaxed Jubert was still looking at the photo of his new wife, who was the sister of Count Montholon and was only nineteen years old this year.

For a veteran who has served for more than ten years, now is the time to get married.

Moreover, he got married in 1798 when the battlefield was relatively calm and did not delay his official duties. He had also already contacted some citizens in Paris who were preparing for a coup.

This time I came to Genoa, I was indeed carrying out the mission of saving the Republic.

After carefully analyzing the battle situation, he and Moreau also believed that they should not actively engage in battle, but instead take advantage of the coalition forces' currently dispersed forces and select a weaker Russian or Austrian army to launch an attack.

This would replicate the success of General Bonaparte in 1796, when Moreau served in the Army of the Rhine and was defeated by Archduke Charles.

But unlike Bonaparte, Jubert was a bit reckless and sent his troops out without doing sufficient reconnaissance.

Adequate reconnaissance, including finding out the location of the Allied forces, what Suvorov is currently doing, and whether the Tortona fortress under their control has had any recent communications.

The only thing he did was to make adequate preparations along the march to ensure the safety of his troops.

Suvorov, who had assembled his troops in Alexandria after the surrender of the remaining fortresses along the Po River, had heard of Joubert's actions.

At this time, the main force of the coalition forces had to be concentrated to deal a decisive blow to the French, and a decisive battle was inevitable.

Suvorov also advocated the use of strategic maneuvers to the south to actively seek opportunities for battle, but Melas was still cautious about this.

The two elderly commanders weigh a total of 140, and Jubert is not yet 30 years old. If they had children early, they could both be grandfathers of the young French general.

After discussing, the two veterans decided to move their troops south, and they received intelligence that the French army was already active in the Novi area.

On August 8, the Allied forces came into contact with General Cray, who came from Mantua, and General Perignon of the French Army in the southwest of Alexandria, but no major battle ensued.

The subsequent coalition forces acted quickly and they quickly pursued Perignon. On August 8, Jubert originally planned to engage in battle, but the Austrian forces under Cray were already equal to the forces he had at the time.

At this time, Saint-Cyr suggested retreat, and Perignon, who was in contact with the Austrian army, thought so too.

But Jubert was prepared to make a decision the next day, which did not take into account Suvorov's advancing speed and also underestimated the total strength of the coalition forces.

This decision should be fine if the opponent is not considered. They have done it many times before. However, the current veterans of the coalition forces are obviously at a higher level than Alvinzi and other veterans.

By the next day, the coalition forces had gathered 6 troops, but many troops were still on the way and had not reached the designated area north of Novi.

But the French army had not yet fled. At this time, they occupied an advantageous terrain and could fight or retreat.

Jubert had now seen the white uniforms of the Austrian army through the telescope. Since many Russian troops were still outside the battlefield, he believed that this battle could be fought and he was ready to join the battle.

Before the battle began, he was looking at the small portrait of his wife that he carried with him.

There is a saying that he said to his wife before going to war: "Tu me reverras mort ou victorieux"

You will see me as death or victory.

Although his courage is commendable, there are some things he shouldn't say.

(End of this chapter)