On the afternoon of October 9, Xiao Jie returned to the temporary headquarters in Ettlingen under the protection of Bernadotte's guards. This was also specially ordered by Napoleon to ensure Xiao Jie's safety, and he was sent back to the headquarters immediately after the Battle of Nuremberg. On the other hand, Bernadotte led the army to continue southward, preparing to attack Ingolstadt with Marshal Soult's Seventh Army, while Prince Murat's cavalry corps would go out to Munich to harass the garrison there, making They were unable to support Archduke Ferdinand to ensure the successful completion of Napoleon's second-step battle plan.
Walking into the headquarters, Xiao Jie saw Napoleon standing in front of the map, frowning and thinking. Xiao Jie walked up to him and said, "Your Majesty, I'm back."
Hearing the voice, Napoleon raised his head to see Xiao Jie, so he smiled and said, "Oh, dear little Andresi, you are back. Do you know? I really miss me these days. By the way, your father didn't know how he knew you had gone to the battlefield, if I hadn't stopped him, he would have sent someone to take you back. How do you feel about the battlefield?"
Xiao Jie smiled wryly and said: "It's okay. It's too bloody, and human life is so fragile there. However, only men who have experienced life on the battlefield can be considered real men."
Napoleon patted Xiao Jie on the shoulder and said: "I'm very happy that you can feel this way. It's already very good for someone who is on the battlefield for the first time. You have to remember that you are our The most outstanding descendants of the Bonaparte family, so the battlefield is also your only destination in the future, I hope you can do better than me."
Xiao Jie nodded and said: "Don't worry, uncle, I will definitely work hard." Then he took out the battle report that Bernadotte asked him to bring back by the way, and said: "This is what Marshal Bernadotte asked me to bring back. Please have a look at the report of this battle."
Napoleon took the battle report and looked at it. Although the messenger had already sent back the news of victory, it was not as detailed and accurate as the battle report after all.
"In this battle, our department took two days to defeat the Austrian Keen Maier's troops. In the morning of October, we launched a general offensive, killing and capturing more than 30,000 enemy people. Unfortunately, the enemy commander Keen Maier In the end, I led some remnants to escape." After reading the battle report, Napoleon nodded, generally speaking, it was not bad, and the more than 30,000 people who were killed and captured were the elite troops of the Austrian army. The loss of these troops , the Austrian army is equivalent to being cut off an arm. As for Keenmeier who escaped, it was a bit of a pity that he was not caught, but I am afraid he will feel better when he returns to Austria. After losing so many elite troops, the Emperor of Austria will not let him go.
On the night of October 8, in the barracks on the outskirts of Ulm.
Ferdinand looked at the sky with some annoyance. This afternoon, his adjutant brought him bad news again. Keen Maier, that stupid pig, was defeated in the battle, beaten to pieces by the French, and lost more than 30,000 elite troops. Now he fled to Munich like a bereaved dog. Fully open the door of Austria to the French. "His Majesty should really hang him." Ferdinand thought viciously. Although he also knew that it was not entirely Keen Maier's fault, and it was inevitable that his small army would fail against the elite French army, but because Keen Maier and him were not in the same direction at ordinary times, so he It is intentional to think that the failure was entirely caused by Keen Maier's incompetence.
Another piece of news that made him very unhappy was that the five legions of the French were rushing towards them menacingly. It was about to form a siege against them. In particular, the more than 80,000 troops gathered in Stuttgart by his old partner, General Mike, the chief of staff of the Austrian Army, were surrounded by the French in the other three directions except for the south where he was. A small force of about 8,000 men has reached the Danube, and is reported to be gathering boats, apparently to cross the river to meet Murat's cavalry corps, which has been wandering between Augsburg and Munich. Eastbound road blocked. If they succeed, then they are likely to be surrounded by the French like Mike.
Now the enemy's intention is very obvious, that is to completely eat the last 150,000 elites of Austria in the hands of himself and Mike. The strength of France to contend with.
"I will definitely not let the French succeed." Ferdinand said firmly. But how can we stop the French plan? This made him difficult again. If they fight the French recklessly, they have no chance of winning when they are at a disadvantage in numbers and weapons, and they will even throw all their troops here. But if he just retreated like this, he would be very unwilling. His greatest wish in life is to defeat Napoleon. What's the difference between retreating like this and running away? He is the Archduke of Austria, the younger brother of His Majesty the Emperor, and the marshal of the Austrian army. If he escapes, he will undoubtedly discredit the royal family and Austria. He is a person who attaches great importance to his reputation, even if he is killed, he will not do anything to damage his reputation.
Admiral Mike has sent people many times to ask him about his decision, whether to fight or withdraw, let him make up his mind early. Taking a deep breath, Ferdinand finally made a decision after a difficult struggle between heaven and man. He said to his adjutant: "Record my order: After dawn tomorrow, let Lieutenant General Clark lead an army of 20,000 to Augsburg, and let him be sure to guard the passage from Ulm to Augsburg. Tell General Mike to get him ready for battle, we will fight the French army to the death. Order Lieutenant General Klaus to lead 10,000 people to Göppingen to ensure the smooth connection between our army and General Mike. In addition, all of our troops The army has entered combat mode and is ready to support General Mike at any time."
The adjutant quickly issued Ferdinand's order, and everyone immediately started preparing for the battle.
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