Chapter 742: Enlarged General Staff Meeting
As for Corsica, although it is relatively barren, it is of great strategic significance to Sardinia.
Sardinia’s territory consists of two parts, one is the Savoy and Piedmont regions on the Apennine Peninsula, and the other is Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. The two are separated by Corsica.
This makes Turin's rule and trade with Sardinia somewhat awkward.
If Corsica can be acquired, Sardinia can form a complete region in northwest Italy, making the country more cohesive from political management to military defense.
This condition is definitely very tempting for Amedeo III.
The next day.
The Austrian diplomat's carriage drove out of the Royal Palace in Turin.
In the car, the Austrian minister to Sardinia sorted out the diplomatic documents in his hand, looked at Count Rheinfels and said: "Your Majesty, maybe we can be tougher. I believe that Sardinia will be willing." Send an army to assist us, not just military passage and logistical support.”
After repeated weighings with his ministers, Amedeo III finally only agreed to the passage of the Austrian army in Sardinia and provided for it. 30,000 Austrian troops provided logistical support. At the end of the war, Sardinia would gain Genoa and Corsica.
Count Rheinfels smiled: "These are enough. Once the war begins, Sardinia will send troops without our urging."
Seeing the puzzled expression on Mr. Minister's face, he took advantage of the opportunity. In a good mood, he explained to the latter: "First of all, we won't They could only send troops to protect the Sardinian baggage convoy
"Secondly, General Beaulieu could 'inadvertently' clear the passage between the French army and Chambery, and the Sardinian army would. Rush to the front immediately to prevent the French from taking the opportunity to attack Turin.
“As long as there is a battle between the Sardinian army and the French, General Beaulieu will have the final say.”
……
Southern suburbs of Paris.
A black military-style carriage flew smoothly on the wooden track.
In the carriage, Napoleon looked at the young second lieutenant opposite, poked the small wooden table with his index finger and said: "Lucien, you must go to the front line with me. You must understand that this war is a very good opportunity. We will use this to get rid of that little place in Corsica.”
The young officer was his brother, Lucien Bouwanaba. Although Lucien's military school results were average, he at least graduated from Brienne Military Academy.
At this time, Napoleon began to serve as the acting commander of the Corsican Army, so he transferred his younger brother to his own staff as a herald.
Lucien frowned and retorted: "I think this war will be very dangerous. It is said that Britain, Prussia, Austria and other countries sent more than 300,000 troops, while France only had half of this number.
"Perhaps Before the opportunity you mentioned has come, we have been torn apart by shells. "
Napoleon's eyes flashed with disdain, and he said in a slightly scolding tone: "If you had seen how our Crown Prince fought in the war, you would not have said such childish words.
"The quality of the Evil Alliance's army is much worse than that of the Crown Prince's army, and it is difficult to have unified command.
"Just watch, they will definitely lose this battle war. ”
"Also." Before his brother could say anything else, he pointed to his feet, "These wooden tracks are also the guarantee of our victory."
"What does this have to do with the wooden tracks?"
“The speed of mobilization of troops and logistics is the most powerful weapon in war, even more powerful than Artillery is also important." Napoleon taught his scumbag brother, "Where there are wooden tracks, our troops and supplies can be assembled several days ahead of the enemy, making it easy to arrange tactics and formations. “I think you should know how many wooden tracks have been built in China over the years, right? "
Lucien curled his lips. He wanted to say, "The wooden track has been built from Artois to Strasbourg," but in the end he chose to remain silent because he was worried that his brother would continue the topic. Ask him about logistics
He had almost forgotten the military school courses.
Napoleon did not give him any more trouble, and turned to talk about his ambitions: "This time I'd better go to the Southern Netherlands to fight. You know, I fought in Namun and Brussels and other places. I have been through the battle and am familiar with the terrain there. The General Staff will probably transfer me there..."
Two hours later, Napoleon's carriage stopped in front of the General Staff Office Building southeast of the Palace of Versailles.
Napoleon told his brother to wait outside, while he turned around and quickly entered the General Staff.
Outside the war conference room on the second floor of the building, several guards checked Napoleon's credentials and then stood at attention and opened the door for him.
This important enlarged meeting of the General Staff has obviously started for a while. General Berthier was talking in front of the map. When he saw Napoleon coming in, he just motioned for him to sit down at the farthest seat on the west side. .
Since Napoleon's station was very far away from Paris, second only to the provinces in North Africa, no one blamed Napoleon for arriving late.
In fact, he traveled day and night along the way, so he arrived very quickly.
Napoleon looked around the conference room. In addition to the Crown Prince and the top military officials, the Chief Minister, the Foreign Secretary, the Director of Intelligence, and even the Minister of Industry were also present.
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On the side, Lefebvre saw an old acquaintance coming and thoughtfully pushed the minutes of the previous meeting in front of him.
“Thank you so much!”
Napoleon whispered his thanks, and then quickly looked through the documents in front of him.
The previous meeting mainly discussed the allocation of materials. At this time, what the Chief of General Staff was describing should be the enemy's strategic deployment.
"In addition to the line from Gelden to Verdun, which is most likely the main battlefield, the Southern Netherlands area on the north side must also invest heavily in defense."
Bertier said, looking at the second seat sitting on the second floor Fouché of the row.
The latter stood up, nodded and said: "Recently, a large number of suspicious people from the Flemish region have entered the Walloon region. The Intelligence Bureau secretly arrested some people, and it can be determined that they are affiliated with the Austrian intelligence agency, but the specifics are The mission has not yet been determined.
“But I estimate that they are preparing to cause chaos in Wallonia. ”
Flemish is the Dutch-speaking region in the northern part of the Southern Netherlands. Due to the rapid development of the coal and iron industry in Wallonia, which requires a large number of laborers, residents of the nearby Flemish region moved south. Work became the norm there
This also makes it very easy for the Austrian government to add sand to Wallonia.
An old general officer looked at the crown prince and said: "Your Highness, maybe we should send troops to Wallonia in advance to stabilize the situation there."
Joseph thought for a moment. , but shook his head slightly.
"General Dumopin, do you know how many French people there are in Wallonia?"
"About, around 200,000, Your Highness."
"Yes, that is to say, there are still millions of people in the Southern Netherlands."
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