Chapter 744 It’s decided that it’s you! Take the emperor!
All the officers looked at the map in unison, looking thoughtful.
Bertier frowned in confusion and said:
“Your Highness, what do you mean by the right fist?”
Before Joseph could answer, Napoleon sat in the back row. But his eyes lit up, he took a few steps forward excitedly, and said desperately:
"Italy! Yes, this will be the best breakthrough point. It's like a violent right fist hitting Austria's jaw..."
The Duke of Broglie glanced at this man with some dissatisfaction. The young officer said in a deep voice:
" Please be quiet, Lieutenant Colonel Buwanaba, you are too rude."
Joseph looked at Napoleon with a disapproving smile:
"Please tell me why you think Italy. Is it the best breaking point? ”
He knew very well that Napoleon's famous battle was to lead a group of new soldiers and rely on his amazing military talent to quickly pass through Italy, giving the most important breath to the Directory's critical situation at the time.
Perhaps it is the inertia of history. Now when facing the anti-French alliance, the emperor once again showed a strong interest in Italy.
Napoleon glanced at the Duke of Broglie nervously, organized his words, and bowed to Joseph:
"Your Highness, it was what you just said reminded me.
"We have been focusing on the north before. Although it is the main battlefield and the strategic location is very important, it also gathers a large number of enemy troops. The total troops of Prussia, Austria, Hanover, and the Netherlands will exceed 200,000, so if you want to implement your The active attack plan will be very difficult.
"The only strong enemy in Italy's direction is Austria. Oh, maybe they can also get support from Sardinia and the British fleet, but the overall strength is much weaker than the northern front.
"However, Italy is connected to Austria. belly!
"As long as Milan is captured, we can reach Campo Formio along Venice, oh, the merchants there have almost no resistance.
"After that, our army will fight with Vienna In between, there is only one Sava River! "
Joseph cast a very approving look at Nahuang:
"Your military vision is very keen. The Austrians only thought about attacking the south of our country from Sardinia, but they forgot that it was also their weakest point."
The officers in the conference room all showed surprise.
It turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he would take the initiative to attack, and he was not just talking about it.
But everyone soon discovered that if the Austrian army in Italy could really be defeated, then the war situation would indeed turn in a direction favorable to France as Napoleon said.
Bertier looked at Napoleon, then at Joseph, and said cautiously:
"Your Highness, is this too risky? I mean, if our progress in Italy does not go smoothly, it will be difficult to withdraw the troops into the country..."
His worries are not unnecessary.
Between France and Italy are the towering Alps. Although there are many passable mountain passes at low altitudes, the climate there is very harsh and it is basically covered with snow every year except in summer. In winter, the mountains may even be blocked by snow.
If the army wants to retreat from the Alps, it is easy to crowd in front of the mountain pass and be defeated by the enemy forces that are catching up.
Joseph’s tone was very confident:
"I am confident that the French soldiers will achieve a great victory in Italy.
"Besides, we will launch a counterattack from the direction of Switzerland and support each other with the Italian front.
“Even if there is an accident on the Italian side, with the support of the Swiss Army, the situation can be stabilized quickly.
“You will not think that the Austrians can win in both directions. Bar? "
Although Berthier was indeed a little worried, looking at the Crown Prince's determined eyes, he still took a deep breath, shook his head and said: "No, Your Highness, we will defeat them in both directions. ! ”
"Very good."
Joseph nodded, then looked at General Pierre de Dumopin, who was sitting in the front row, and solemnly said: "General Dumopin, you are now appointed commander-in-chief of the Italian Front. Commander.
"Commands the Jourbet Army, the Corsica Army, the Moulins Army, as well as the Lyon, Montpellier, and Toulouse Army. You need to gather your troops in Savoy as quickly as possible and then attack Milan. ”
Milan is Austria’s political and military center in Italy. As long as Milan can be destroyed, Austria’s influence on the Apennine Peninsula can be cut by more than half.
However, when Joseph gave the order, the officers of the General Staff all looked puzzled and looked at each other quietly.
General Dimobin is nearly 60 years old, and his health is not very good. Although he has a certain prestige in the army, it is still a bit difficult for him to command such a dangerous and complex task as the attack on Italy. Not quite right.
Moreover, the troops the Crown Prince gave to the old general...
Although there are about 35,000 people in total, they are all "traditional legions", which is what the Crown Prince said "Old Army". Among them, the Mulan Legion, which is also known as the "Strongest Traditional Legion", has relatively strong combat effectiveness, while the other legions are very ordinary.
General Dimobin was also quite surprised. He thought that at most he would help allocate logistics supplies at the General Staff Headquarters, but he did not expect that he would be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the front army.
But he still immediately raised his head and stood upright:
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Joseph nodded to him, and then looked at Napoleon, the acting commander of the Corsican Army:
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"Lieutenant Colonel Buwanaba, appoint you as the second commander of the Italian Front to assist General Dimobin in commanding the battle in Italy."
Napoleon's eyes widened in shock.
He just heard that the Corsican Army was going to Italy with the army, and he thought that at most he would be the commander of a certain branch, but the Crown Prince directly made him the second-in-command of the front army!
He was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stood at attention and shouted excitedly:
"Yes, Your Highness! Thank you for your trust, I will not let you down!"
Joseph smiled:
"Just go ahead and do it, I believe you will achieve excellent results."
This is his purpose.
In fact, Napoleon's current military rank and qualifications are too low. There will be many officers with much higher ranks than him who may disobey his command.
So Joseph gave him Demobin to scare the army.
With Demobin's physical strength, it would be difficult to cross the Alps, and it would be almost impossible to direct the battle behind him.
Therefore, Napoleon would become the de facto commander-in-chief.
When Nahuang improves his prestige with real achievements, there will be no need to use tiger skin as a banner.
As for the quality of the soldiers, it is not a problem with Nahuang.
Historically, the emperor used a group of new soldiers to win the Italian campaign. Although the soldiers he was given now were all old troops, there were no new soldiers.
And there are elites like the Mulan Legion inside.
The emperor will definitely give the Austrians a huge surprise.
After completing the deployment of the Italian side, Joseph looked at another veteran sitting in the front row:
"General Digomiere, appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the Rhine Front. Official.”
(End of this chapter)