Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Vanda is now on the front lines, and he can see what's happening on the battlefield, but he has difficulty figuring out who his opponents are.

From the battle in the direction of Four Arms Village, it is not yet possible to determine which side has the advantage.

Even Ney's staff officers were like temporary workers, and didn't understand the situation for a while.

After learning that Dellon and Davu had led their troops to turn right towards Lini in the east, Nei did not make any statement.

Therefore, Vandham was also wondering whether the people appearing on the road to the north were British or his own.
The message he sent to Lobo, who was advancing, and the two division commanders of the Imperial Guard was that unidentified troops had appeared in the north.

When Napoleon received the news, he was somewhat bewildered.

What's even more absurd is that Blücher was also completely bewildered.

At this point, the only optical communication system used for friend-or-foe identification was probably the ingenious Demid system.

Upon seeing this, he instructed a staff officer from the communications department to take two guardsmen to stand on higher ground and use optical reflection to send identification signals to friendly forces to the north.

If D'Arron had come on his own, he probably wouldn't have noticed these things.

But Dawu knew that he was the child's uncle.

Naturally, he wouldn't let his beloved nephew down. Dawu asked his adjutant for a response, but used the secret code agreed upon before the battle.

A guardsman returned hastily, bringing Napoleon accurate information.

"Your Majesty, it is the 1st Army, along with Marshal Davu and General Dellon."

"They've come at the perfect time! Send a message ordering them to engage in battle now. Attack the Prussian right flank directly, but try to outflank them."

"Your Majesty, should we have the 1st Army outflank the Prussian right flank from behind?"

Soult would always question Napoleon's incoherent statements.

“That’s right, Soult.”

He also took out a map and asked the staff officer to place the icon representing the 1st Army's marching column on the map.

Because it's magnetic, it's probably easier to push and move around after it's been attached to it.

"We need Grouchy again. His cavalry and the Vendée Division can now move out. But we must remind Lamarck that the Vendée Division shouldn't just be thinking about revenge against the Prussians. They have something more important to do: there are rewards for capturing enemy officers."

This method is simple and effective.

In the past, Massena never forgot to gather intelligence, even when he was raiding enemy territory and plundering enemy prisoners.

If some unlucky officer were to have his head smashed by a soldier's rifle butt, it would be a huge loss.

When Napoleon's order reached Lamarck, he was somewhat amused and exasperated upon seeing these few lines.

The Vendée region had even more people, after all, they had heard that the Prussians who had plundered them were here, and everyone was excited. If any uncle had a daughter who had unfortunately been ravaged by the Prussians, he would be even more indignant.

Upon seeing this order, Lamarck instructed the officers to relay it.

The soldiers in the Vendée were not even properly dressed.

If you really have to say something, aside from the fact that they all wear shoes or boots, they are no different from the "revolutionary infantry" of the Great Revolution era, where even shoes were often lacking.

However, their weaponry was not bad, because in the past, the British had outwitted and outmaneuvered the Parisians, so they had some of their own weapons. Some even brought the British "Brownbes" rifles, and others had joined forces with Kadudal and the Emperor, capturing 1777 rifles.

Although the brands are varied, they can all be loaded with bullets and gunpowder, so there's no problem with firing them however you want.

However, they were also somewhat dissatisfied with the emperor's orders and even booed.

After all, these people came to support the emperor and were even willing to accept military training because the Prussians were truly despicable.

If it weren't for this incident, they would still be happy to be unruly citizens in their hometown.

But when the officer explained that there would be a reward for capturing officers, they became restless.

"Major, what's the price for just capturing an officer?"

"If we capture that old brücher, the reward is 1000 francs; 500 francs for a regular general; and for lower-ranking officers..."

After hearing about the reward, they could now shout "Long live the Emperor!"

The emperor was willing to offer such a price, and in cash at that, plus the looted spoils could be put into their personal backpacks and luggage, which greatly boosted the morale of the Vandebt rebels.

Grouchy, watching Lamarck's antics from the sidelines, couldn't help but chuckle.

"Sir, don't be fooled by the fact that the Vendée are like this. They are all formidable light infantrymen, and they are even more dangerous when they are spread out."

"Alright then, that sounds interesting. The Vendée Division will follow the cavalry in the attack; we'll show the Prussians what's what."

"But we still have to follow the contract; these people from the Vande region have all signed service contracts."

Grouchy also heard strange things from Lamarck.

The Vendée people didn't really trust the emperor. Those who were conscripted were fine, but then there were four thousand who came voluntarily.

Using the typical bargaining skills of country folk, Lamarck managed to get them to sign service contracts, and even extended the terms to the entire Vendée Division. They would receive compensation if they were killed in action, and the spoils of war, in addition to those already stuffed into their backpacks, would be distributed according to their merits, overseen by the village chief and priest.

"Back in Gaul's time, there would probably have been priests."

"But these people will fight even harder once they hear about the bounty. The Vendée are not afraid of death. Back in the revolution, they initially supported the council and opposed the king. Later, because of the foolish special envoy, they became royalists. They should have been the best soldiers in the emperor's hands during the revolution, but now they are like this."

But they came.

Grouchy wanted to laugh too; a group of farmers haggling over prices were really no different from when the king was still alive.

The Vendée soldiers weren't even in very orderly formation; if they were to fight as they wished, they would be scattered, which would make it a bit more difficult to deal with cavalry.

However, seeing this situation, Grouchy naturally ordered his cavalry to go up first and engage the Prussian light cavalry.

As a result, Grouchy's cavalry repelled the Prussian cavalry, and now it was the Vendée's turn to shine.

The anti-French coalition had suffered heavy losses before. Once, when the Old Guard had not changed out of their battlefield uniforms or worn bearskin hats, but were only wearing overcoats, the cavalry launched an attack on them.

Then, he was shot several times.

Many of these fellow villagers from Wangdai are now quite old.

The most outrageous thing was that many of them had beards like the old guards, wore tattered clothes, but were in high spirits.

They marched in skirmish lines like this, and if the soldiers hadn't first come up from the flank and unleashed a barrage of precise marksmanship, the Prussian troops would have thought they had encountered the Old Guard.

Fortunately, the old guards were accustomed to using bayonets for charges, so when they joined the battle as reserves, they were always somewhat recognizable.

The Prussians did not panic, but this volley of fire threw them into disarray.

Gérard saw an opportunity and ordered his troops to advance. Napoleon, seeing that the 4th Army had finally achieved some success, ordered the 6th Army to follow, and the Imperial Guard also moved forward.

Demid sent signals in all three directions, and Davout's response was that the cavalry had engaged the Prussian army and the infantry were changing formation.

Demid also noticed that his uncle's replies were always very brief, regardless of what messages he sent.

He's still the same as always, meticulous in everything he does.

Moreover, the 1st Army moved very quickly; by the time the infantry deployed, the cavalry battle was not yet over.

Judging from the flanking maneuvers, Blücher also realized that things were going badly.

He was incompetent as a commander, but as a cavalry general, he wasn't afraid even if Murat came.

The old marshal mounted his warhorse, abandoning all thought, and instead let Gneisenau take command of the battle.

Then, the Prussian army on the battlefield seemed to have been connected to a circuit in a strange way.

Although their combat strength is still very weak, their organization seems to have improved.

Napoleon paid no attention to this matter at the time; he simply ordered his Imperial Guard into battle. Apart from Frián leading the old Imperial Guard grenadiers, the rest of them marched toward the battlefield.

In reality, Frián and Morland were intended to be the final force, but given the current situation, it would be better for Napoleon to commit more troops.

He saw the ideal battle situation that had never been realized before.

He used his own 80,000 French troops to encircle and annihilate the 80,000 Prussian troops, much like the glorious Battle of Cannae.

If Lini could achieve this, it would terrify the Allied forces.

On the Prussian side, it was clear that their most elite dragoons and cuirassiers without cuirass armor were advancing.

What are the Prussians trying to do?

Napoleon's side witnessed the Prussian cavalry's actions; their imposing charge was something rarely seen before.

Blücher was probably one of the few remaining veteran cavalrymen still fighting in the Prussian army during the time of Frederick the Great.

Of course, he was also disliked by Frederick the Great because he was too troublesome, rude and impolite, and lacked cultural literacy, such as burning books and burying scholars alive.

While the king was alive, he had no room to exert his influence.

He only had the opportunity to return to the army when the Duke of Brunswick became Commander-in-Chief.

It was only when King and Queen FW that he was given important positions due to the Queen's appreciation.

Now he is a complete supporter of the "little girl" he speaks of, and he is leading his cavalry in a charge with the determination to die.

However, he can only be handsome for three seconds.

Although he is an excellent rider, his long-term experience of abusing horses has resulted in the mount not always following his wishes.

While his attention was focused on charging at full speed, he unexpectedly stumbled and fell directly into a mud pit.

The cavalry charge had already begun, and they hadn't noticed the old marshal's condition.

Only Blücher's adjutant, who was with him, managed to pull Blücher out of the mud pit, where he had fallen unconscious.

Meanwhile, the horse was unharmed; it kicked its legs twice, made a kicking motion, and ran away.

This even made the adjutant who went to rescue the commander-in-chief sigh, saying that even animals have a spirit.

The Prussian cavalry charge continued, but its effectiveness was greatly diminished.

Moreover, the French Guards cavalry also came to their senses and launched a counterattack against the Prussian cavalry, instead of following the original plan to break through the Prussian lines and take further action.

But it wasn't that no one was doing it. Napoleon saw it now: the Vendée Division, dressed like the soldiers he had fought in Italy, was attacking the Prussian line infantry.

The most outrageous thing was that after a brief exchange of fire, the Vendée civilians loosely charged towards the Prussian army's line of fire.

Because of supply difficulties, the fighting lasted all afternoon, and now it is almost night, and the Prussian army's ammunition is almost exhausted.

Moreover, as a group of young people, they were actually less physically fit than the older players in Vendée.

They were driven away by the unruly locals of Vendée, like a flock of sheep, and then the procession scattered.

Grouchy witnessed this scene when he led his cavalry in pursuit.

He recalled a performance he had seen at the Comédie-Française, "The Gallic Warriors vs. the Romans," which seemed to have a similar feel to it.

Although the stage play was very exaggerated, it was funny and hilarious.

Even Grouchy himself hadn't noticed that the place where they drank the magic potion wasn't actually that far from the homes of the Vendée scoundrels.

When it comes to the Celts of the past, those still distributed on the continent with relatively pure bloodlines were probably from Brittany.

However, another issue is that the area of ​​Wangdai is closely related to the salt tax.

The fighting power of smuggled salt dealers should not be underestimated.

Moreover, Napoleon offered them a reward for capturing Prussian soldiers, which drove the Vendée people into a frenzy.

Although Blücher didn't do anything outrageous in the Vendée, he failed to control his subordinates.

The causes sown in the past are now bearing fruit.

Those Prussian soldiers now wished they had two more legs, and ran frantically towards any place they could escape to.

Behind them were Grouchy's cavalry and Vendée civilians in hot pursuit, a scene that even added a touch of dark humor to the war between the anti-French coalition.

Moreover, this was indeed the color of Prussian uniforms.

Seeing that they could no longer resist, Gneisenau promptly issued a retreat order. However, during the retreat, all the troops except for the 4th Army, which was far from the battlefield, suffered severe losses.

Tillman's 3rd Army, covering the rear, quickly collapsed under the French assault.

This very posture even gave Napoleon a sense of confidence.

He was able to tear apart the anti-French alliance once again because of the current fighting spirit of his army.

Although the Prussians were easy to defeat, they seemed to have the resilience of cockroaches.

When they were utterly defeated by the French army, they even sent a military envoy to Wellington to report on their situation.

As for Wellington, Four-Armed Village also experienced fierce fighting. (End of Chapter)