King's Landing in France

Of course, An Ning is already building iron-clad steamships. When it is practical, it may beat the Royal Navy, but I don't know how many years it will take.

Therefore, the option of taking the back road of the Danube does not exist.

Of course, even if the Royal Navy and the Ottomans are really dealt with, there are more than one country along the Danube River. To get to Vienna, the capital of Austria, you have to pass through several countries first.

The Danube is famous for flowing through many countries, or it is called "multiple brains".

An Ning: "If you can't take the Danube River, then you can only pile up heavy artillery to attack the city. Let's go both ways. Davout took Zurich and opened up the passage. We divided the army into two parts. 10 people were commanded by Napoleon and have not left the city. A coalition of fighting desires, 10 men led by me to attack Vienna."

Berthier seemed a little worried about this plan: "Although by that time the enemy's morale and supplies may not be enough to support them to leave the city and fight with us, but is 10 people a bit dangerous for so many enemy troops?

"For the troops attacking Vienna from Zurich, it should be enough to have Davout's main force and strengthen one or two armies. It is more appropriate to leave more troops for Napoleon to deal with unexpected situations."

An Ning: "We'll talk about it when the time comes. Let's contact Davu first. Before that, we will besiege and attack the city. Remember to ask the country to dismantle the heavy naval guns and transport them over by land."

"If we want to transport naval heavy artillery, I'm afraid we have to send troops to repair the supply road." Berthier said.

An Ning waved his hand: "You arrange it. The labor force for repairing roads can be taken care of by the republican government established in the occupied area. They can't just enjoy the benefits of liberation, they have to work!"

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In this way, 20 days passed in a stalemate.

This morning, Venice, Italy.

Davout was waiting at the headquarters for a visit from the head of Venice's newly created city council.

From the window of his map room, one can directly see the famous Basilica of San Marco in Venice.

At this moment, Davout suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes downstairs.

Yes, there is land in Venice where you can ride a horse, and the pigeons perched in the square in front of St. Mark's Basilica in the future are still a famous tourist attraction.

Davout: "Maybe someone from the city council is here."

As he spoke, he straightened his military uniform, and then he saw the door open, and Masséna walked into the room.

"Oh, my friend!" said Masséna, hugging Davout warmly.

While embracing, Davout smelled the scent of roses on Masséna's body, probably because he flirted with a pretty lady he met by chance on the way here.

Davout: "Is the matter of the Kingdom of Sardinia finished?"

"Yes, it's over, the king was exiled, just like Louis XVII! But the gentlemen of Turin seem to be reluctant to unite with Milan to form a country, obviously Turin is already using the paper money issued by you, but Just don’t want to integrate.”

Davout shrugged: "Maybe this is a good thing. If Italy is unified, maybe France will have another strong enemy."

Massena: "There may be another powerful ally. Don't be so serious. Although the Italian army's combat effectiveness is very good, it is still different from ours. If they betray the Republic, we will fight back!"

Just as Davout was about to say something, the sound of horseshoes came from downstairs again.

This time the hoofbeats were very urgent, as if there was an urgent matter running all the way.

Then someone shouted downstairs: "Master Frost's dispatch to Davout and Massena!"

Davout and Masséna looked at each other and walked out together.

As a result, as soon as he arrived at the door, Davout's chief of staff hurriedly opened the door and came in: "Urgent, General."

Davout took the envelope, tore it open, and started directly

A moment later he pressed the letter to Massena.

Massena took the letter and asked, "What's written on it?"

"Let us go north to Zurich, and open the way from Vienna over the Alps to France. Your Excellency wants to bypass the series of forts on the Danube and go straight to Vienna."

Massena pouted: "Why go to Zurich? We have less than [-] Austrian troops in front of us. We can penetrate them and go straight to Vienna."

Davout pursed his lips and looked at the map.

Massena continued: "Look, the ultimate goal is to win Vienna, isn't it? So as long as we win Vienna, what does it matter if we go to Zurich?"

Davout shook his head: "No, your Excellency may want to take Vienna by yourself. If this is your honor, we have no right to presume!"

Massena did not give up: "Then write to him and tell him that we judge that it is better to go straight to Vienna now."

Davout: "No, it takes a month and a half to go back and forth. It takes too much time."

Massena: "That's it, you take half of the army to attack Zurich, and I use half of the army to penetrate the enemy in front of me. When I get to the city of Vienna, we will surround Vienna and wait for your Excellency to come and attack the city."

Davout looked at Massena: "Are you okay?"

"Give it a try. Anyway, the instruction given to me in the letter is to defend Italy. If I haven't fought against the Austrian army, I will rely on the Mantua fortress to defend. This is not a violation of your order. When you ask, you will say that we are taking precautions." Sexual attack, attack before the enemy attacks!"

Davout curled his lips: "Well, I will leave 2 people for you, and take 3 people to attack Zurich. You use 7 people to try to break through the current enemy."

Massena snapped his fingers: "Deal!"

Chapter 359 Unlucky Grand Duke Karl

When An Ning saw the report back from Italy, her whole body went numb.

"Davout is going to get through Zurich with 3 people?"

Although Zurich doesn't have too many Austrian main forces, there are tens of thousands of local troops in total, and they still occupy good terrain.

That place in Switzerland is originally a mountainous area. In the Alps, I really don’t know how Davura’s 3 people will conquer this place.

But when she thought that it was Davu who was going to do this, for some reason An Ning felt that he might be able to do it.

That's Davout, who defeated the Prussian main force of 10,000+ people with a partial division of the army.

Berthier watched from the side, and saw that An Ning was worried about whether Davout could do it, so he said, "How about we issue an order to strictly stipulate the scale of the division of troops?"

An Ning shook her head: "No, since Davu thinks it can be done, let him try it."

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Napoleon's headquarters.

"This way of the coalition army is really boring!" Napoleon paced back and forth in front of the map table angrily, "Why don't you come out of the city and go to the field? Now we bombard, bombard, bombard all day long. Although I am an artillery officer, if it goes on like this Going crazy."

His chief of staff was beside him: "Why don't you direct the artillery to approach and shoot?"

"It has to be useful. I hope that the powerful cannon you mentioned will be produced quickly. What are the chemists doing, work hard!"

Napoleon was complaining when Lannes entered.

Napoleon was surprised: "Why are you here?"

Lana took off his hat and straightened his hair: "Did you hear that? Davout is going to take 3 people to attack Zurich. He left 7 people for Masséna, which is more than the enemy army opposite Masséna." [-] more. Does Davout think that Masséna's level is not good enough to stop the enemy?"

Napoleon frowned and looked at the map: "It's not like that, isn't Massena good at fighting? Although he can't control his lower body. Davout has worked with Massena in Italy for so long, it shouldn't be like this. I said, he should leave a small number of people for Massena, and take the main force to attack Zurich. After all, there is a Mantua fortress in northern Italy, and that fortress is powerful."

As an officer who fought in Italy, Napoleon personally saw the defense of the Mantua Fortress.

He pointed to Venice: "According to the latest reports, the front line is here. Davout left 7 people here...I know what they are going to do, this guy..."

Lana was still in the dark: "What are you going to do?"

"Vienna! Masséna is going to use 7 people in his hand to attack Vienna! Now our frontal battlefield will become a feint that attracts the enemy's attention! If he succeeds in this matter, the entire war will be destroyed. The first achievement is his!"

Lana: "Isn't that terrible? Your Excellency should be the first to win the war. If there are two war heroes, people in the country will think about it."

Napoleon: "What are you afraid of? In our propaganda, we can emphasize that you attracted the main force of the enemy from the front and gave Masséna an opportunity. No, we directly publicize that this is your strategy!

"Wait a minute, I haven't seen Andy in a long time, maybe this is really his strategy, he ordered it."

No, Andy just wants to get through Zurich to get a roundabout supply line and then go straight to Vienna.

But Napoleon didn't know this.

Lana was stunned: "Otherwise, I would lead a division without dry food and march towards Vienna lightly, spreading the news of the arrival of the French army along the way. Maybe the Austrian defenders would flee in panic, and we could take the opportunity to occupy Vienna. !"

"No no, my friend." Napoleon shook his head. "Vienna is not without capable people. The Archduke Karl is still here. He is not afraid of the French army. What if he organizes troops to resist one of your divisions? You can't take such a risk. No! You are the general promoted by Andy, you have no right to risk your own life.”

Lana was stunned: "Grand Duke Karl... He has not heard from him for a long time, and I don't know what he is doing."

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At this time, Archbishop Karl was reviewing his troops in Bohemia.

"Although there is no appointment from the emperor, the empire is at stake now!" Karl said loudly, "In order to save the empire, we need to rush to the frontal battlefield immediately and attack the French army head-on!"

The Bohemian Legion is the old army of Grand Duke Karl. When Poland was still there, he led this army to station in Bohemia and confront Russia across Poland.

Face off across Poland.

Although this is the case, Grand Duke Karl does not have the military reputation of Frost. After all, he failed to win the Sedan Fortress, and was caught and locked up for a whole year.

Without the appointment of the emperor, it is quite difficult for such a person to directly command the troops.

But Archduke Karl convinced Stauffenberg, the current commander of the Bohemian Legion.

Stauffenberg: "The empire is at stake. Although there is no order from the emperor, we must attack. The responsibility rests with me and His Excellency the Grand Duke! The whole army is ready to go immediately."

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Schönbrunn Palace.

After receiving the news that Karl had gone to Bohemia to command the troops, Emperor Franz II was furious.

"How dare he exceed his authority like this!" While roaring, Franz picked up the silver cup on the table and threw it on the ground!

After the cup hit the ground, it bounced high and made a crisp sound.

At this time, the Imperial Prime Minister Wilm stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, if the Grand Duke does this and wins the battle, his reputation in the army will be extremely high."

Franz snorted: "He can't win, that's Frost!"

"How do you know he won't win?" the prime minister asked.

"What do I know, that's Frost, the undefeated French god of war... Wait a minute! What do you mean?"

Wilm was very serious: "Don't you think that the Grand Duke has been particularly enthusiastic about state affairs since he returned from France? Where was he like this before?"

Franz was startled, his face turned green: "You mean, he has long belonged to Frost, and when he takes over the military power, Frost will feign defeat, and then he will..."

Wilm: "The Grand Duke also has the right to inherit the throne."

Franz: "Immediately issue an order not to allow the Bohemian Legion to accept Karl's command, no! Anyone who obeys his order will be executed! No, originally Karl's move to mobilize the Legion was an act of ultra vires, and he directly sent someone to arrest him , bring him back and put him in prison!"

In June 1794, Archduke Karl was arrested by his own brother and imprisoned in Vienna's most heavily guarded prison.

Chapter 360 As long as Massena attacks, everything will be fine!

When An Ning heard that Grand Duke Karl was arrested, he was in a bad mood.

Now nothing is going according to his idea.

It was originally thought to be a large-scale annihilation battle, but now it has become a continuous siege battle. Every time a city is captured, the French army suffers heavy casualties. The most important thing is that it takes a lot of time.

Then Grand Duke Karl was originally released to let him take orders in the face of danger. As a result, the Grand Duke himself mobilized the Bohemian army, which aroused his brother's suspicion and was locked up early.

Also, Italy originally only planned to let Davout and Massena play support, but it turned out that according to Massena's intentions, he was going to go north from Italy to attack Vienna.

Sure enough, it is very difficult to expect everything to work as expected.

Forget it, An Ning thought about it, and decided that this is fine, let's see if the famous generals under him can win the battle by themselves.If this is also won, I can safely retreat to the second line to engage in industrialization, and strive to let France lead the UK and enter the steam age first.

An Ning is very interested in how the history of the world will evolve after France completes the industrial revolution first.

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Zurich.

After Davout led the French army over the Alps, they entered the territory of Switzerland.

Davout did not know that the route he took was the route of Suvorov in another time and space. In the history of that time and space, Suvorov hurriedly wanted to participate in the battle in Zurich, but Masséna made a quick move. , directly played the Zurich victory.

That was the highlight of Massena's life.

But now that Masséna was in northern Italy, the command of the Zurich campaign became Davout.

However, there may be some connection between the famous generals. After seeing the terrain around Zurich on horseback, Davout chose the same breakthrough point as Massena in another time and space.

On June 6, the Battle of Zurich ended. The Austrian army suffered more than 15 casualties and 8000 surrendered.

After the field battle, the Swiss nobles in Zurich chose to surrender in Kaesong.

The reputation that the French army established a republic instead of masturbating the local nobles when they arrived in a new place has spread. Many nobles, especially the new nobles, are ready to compete for power with their fellow countrymen in the parliament.

In this way, Davout's 3 people, including about [-] wounded soldiers and the same number of corpses, marched into the city of Zurich.