"Marshal Davout's army has created a miracle." Napoleon praised Davout's heroic battle. "The marshal showed his outstanding bravery and firm character, which are indispensable for a general." But in his letter to Josephine, Napoleon did not mention Davout's "excellent bravery. "And extraordinary military exploits. He was a little jealous of his subordinates. Probably no ruler wanted his subordinates to be more capable than himself. "Monamie (my darling)," he wrote to Josephine after the battle of Jena, "I have struck the Prussians with ingenuity, and yesterday I fought a marvelous battle."
Nor did Napoleon, in his official announcements and reports, give due credit to Lannes and his brave corps for their great success at the Battle of Jena. As at Austerlitz, the great emperor was clearly jealous of his men. However, Lana now has much contempt for Napoleon, whom he once sincerely praised: once, when Napoleon threatened Lana, Lana put his hand on the hilt of his long sword without fear Warn the Corsican not to take things too far.
The Prussians continued to retreat towards Magdeburg, attempting to escape by sea. On October 15, Napoleon ordered the launch of the famous pursuit in the history of war. Bernadotte's fresh army and the Lannes army, Lunet army, Murat army, and the severely injured Davout's legion were divided into three groups and launched a full-line pursuit. And Xiao Jie's 88th Army and Imperial Guard still serve as the general reserve of the French army. Xiao Jie complained in front of Napoleon many times that the Prussian army was almost wiped out, but his legion has not fired a single shot yet.
At the same time, Marshal Renz's Third Army and Marmont's Second Army also seized the opportunity of the Prussian defeat and low morale. Destroyed the Prussian army confronting them and marched to northern Germany. Prepare to intercept the remnants of the Prussian army that fled to the northwest of Germany from the two major battles of Jena and Auerstadt.
The French army marched forward triumphantly, and now there is no army in Prussia that can stop the French army from advancing. On October 20, Napoleon's army marched into Berlin. The King of Prussia and his beloved wife, the heroine Queen Louisa, fled to Königsberg, a military town on the Baltic Sea, with a small number of people after learning that the French army had pushed into Berlin. The king no longer had the pride he had when he declared war on France. Hundreds of thousands of elite Prussian troops were beaten to pieces, and he even began to doubt whether his original decision was correct.
"Oh dear. Don't beat yourself up. We haven't failed yet," Louisa reassured. Queen Louisa is a very beautiful queen. Her beauty can definitely be ranked in the top three among many queens and queens in Europe. On her face, there seemed to be no trace of age at all. Although she was in her thirties, she looked no different from someone in her twenties. And Friedrich William III was a fat man in his fifties. Many people felt worthless for Louisa, thinking that it was a flower stuck in cow dung. But in fact, they are very affectionate. Friedrich William III can be said to be obedient to Luisa, even in matters of state, he often listens to Luisa. The declaration of war on France this time was largely instigated by Louisa. Originally thought that with the support of Britain and Russia, they would surely win, but they did not expect that the defeat would come so quickly.
Friedrich William III reported in pain: "It's over, everything is over. Hundreds of thousands of elite troops were defeated by that nasty little dwarf Napoleon within a month. .God has abandoned Prussia."
"My dear, don't be discouraged. At least the Northern Territory is still in our hands. We still have nearly 100,000 troops. With them, we can completely defend Königsberg, and we can just find a chance to counterattack later. God is He will not abandon his pious people. That nasty little dwarf is a follower of Satan, and God will definitely punish him." Luisa continued to comfort her.
"Even if you escape to Königsberg, what can you do? Hundreds of thousands of elite troops are no match for the French, so what's the use of a hundred thousand defeated soldiers? The devil (referring to Napoleon) said that he would take Prussia from Europe. Erase it, he will definitely do it." Friedrich William III is very scared now, because the pride of Prussia will be ruined in his hands, and he will soon become the king of subjugation. He will go down in German history forever.
Yes, we also have two powerful allies. Friedrich William III regained his self-confidence when he thought of this.
At this time, in the Potsdam Palace not far from Berlin, Napoleon and Xiao Jie, two uncles and nephews, were sitting in the luxurious restaurant of the palace, usually enjoying delicious foie gras and mellow red wine.
"Friedrich Wilhelm III's life is really too extravagant. God, uncle, look at these tableware are made of gold, no wonder the Prussian army is so vulnerable." Xiao Jie felt a little emotional road.
"No, you are wrong. Andresi, the Prussian army is still very powerful. They have rigorous training and tenacity in combat. This is something that many of our legions cannot match. It's just that they are too backward in tactical thinking and weapons. Also, their luck is really not as good as ours. God is always on our side, so they will fail so quickly." Napoleon said with a smile.
Xiao Jie also agreed with Napoleon's point of view. Indeed, because of his appearance, the combat effectiveness of the French army has been greatly improved. But this is only a small aspect, because in history, Napoleon also defeated Prussia very easily. Maybe it is really like what he said, God is really fighting on the side of France.
"Andresi, what do you think we should do next?" Napoleon asked, leaning on a chair with a glass of wine.
Xiao Jie picked up the napkin, wiped his mouth, and said: "Although the main force of the Prussian army has been basically wiped out by us~www.mtlnovel.com~, there are still many troops scattered around Prussia, which will affect our future operations. It will have a great impact. In addition, Friedrich William III has fled to Königsberg. We must continue to attack and not give him a chance to counterattack. Until he announces his surrender. And there is Britain and Russia have also declared war on us, after such a long preparation, they may also start to act, so we should quickly stabilize the newly occupied area, and then deal with the British and Russians."
Napoleon nodded, and he also agreed with Xiao Jie's point of view. He didn't want to worry about being attacked by the Prussians in the rear when he was fighting the British and Russians.
So, Napoleon ordered the legions to continue to pursue the remaining Prussian troops. Among them, the First Army and the Fourth Army marched towards Königsberg, trying to destroy Friedrich William III before he could gather his strength. The Second Army and the Third Army continue to attack northward, and must destroy the Prussian remnants led by Blücher and the Duke of Weimar as soon as possible. Murat continued Prince Hohenlohe's 10,000 Yupu army. While Lannes continued to march towards Magdeburg, the last Prussian fortress that had not yet surrendered, which was guarded by General Kleist and located southwest of Berlin. The rest of the army was all gathered around Potsdam in preparation for emergencies.
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