Chapter 47: The Decisive Battle between Munich (I)

On the day of the occupation of Stuttgart, the third step of the war against Austria began to be launched. Marshal Sirte's Seventh Legion and Benardot's First Legion cut off all ties between Ingolstadt and Munich, and then launched a fierce attack.

Under the fierce attack of the French army, Ingolstadt was shaky and could be broken at any time. Successive failures, more than 100,000 Austrian troops were killed or injured or captured, which seriously damaged the morale of the Austrian army. The Supreme Commander of the Austrian army, Grand Duke Ferdinand, is now on his way to Munich, and it is impossible to give correct command of his army, so each unit had to fight on its own. Once again, the French army had the possibility of defeating them.

After Ingolstadt, the Austrian army in Augsburg was unable to withdraw in time, but was surrounded by Marshal Mura's cavalry legion and Lieutenant General Munk's troops. Faced with the fierce fighting cavalry, they had lost the possibility of breaking through. The two legs of a man could not escape the four legs of a horse. Therefore, the 20,000 defenders in Augsburg had to rely on the city walls and favorable terrain to resist. Since most of the French army were cavalry and were not suitable for this kind of attack, with only a few thousand infantry, they only maintained this surround and waited for the subsequent troops to arrive to start attacking.

On October 13, Ferdinand led 40,000 troops into Munich City, took over the command of the army, and began to build various fortifications to prepare to fight against the French army. At the same time, he sent people to ask Emperor Ao Huang for help. Emperor Ao Huang knew that the Austrian army was very angry after the defeat on the front line, but he did not want to lose the war, so he drew 30,000 people from other parts of the empire, and then drew 50,000 from the 100,000 troops guarding Vienna, and rushed to Munich day and night, hoping to defend the last barrier of the empire. Otherwise, the French army could drive straight along the Danube River and fight to the hinterland of the empire.

At this time, Ferdinand and Emperor Ao thought about how to persist for half a month, and the situation could be reversed in half a month. The Russian army's 200,000 people can arrive at a maximum of ten days, and after a few days of rest, they can be put into battle against the French army. Although the weapons used by the Russian army are the most backward among European countries, as long as it is because Russian industry is counted as the countdown in Europe, the Russian army often uses a rifle two or three people. Even in the later Patriotic War, this situation did not completely change. I once watched a movie. When the Soviet recruits went to the battlefield, they only fired some bullets, and the rifles required the soldiers to seize them on the battlefield themselves, not to mention the Russian army more than a hundred years ago.

But Ferdinand and others were not counting on the Russian infantry, but their other powerful military branch - the Cossack Cavalry. They were known as the most powerful cavalry in the world. They were cruel, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil. But they also had the strength to support their many evil deeds. On land, almost no one could be their opponent. The Cossacks were a special existence in Russia. They were very loyal to the Tsar and did not have to pay heavy taxes like other nations.

They only need to fight for the Tsar. This is really a very good job for the Cossacks who regard life and death as nothing. They do not have as little military pay as other troops of the Tsar. Their military pay is the looting of enemy countries in every war, so they always robbed them like locusts. The Turks, Poles, and even their current allies, Austrians, have suffered a considerable loss.

This time, in order to deal with France, Russia also dispatched 30,000 such Cossack cavalry, which really put a lot of pressure on Napoleon. This is also the reason why he was in a hurry to deal with Austria, so that he could concentrate on dealing with the Russians. This is indeed a great news for Russia's allies.

Another Austrian ally, Prussia, is about to complete the mobilization. At most ten days later, 200,000 Prussian soldiers will also head to the battlefield. At that time, under the oppression of so many armies, even if you have great skills, you may not be able to reverse the outcome of the war.

On October 14, the five French corpses after the Stuttgart finally entered the Munich battlefield. As soon as they appeared, they launched a fierce attack on the Austrian army in Ingolstadt and Augsburg with thunder. They did not want two nails to be stuck behind them when they attacked Munich with all their might. Under the powerful French offensive, the Austrian army in both places had to surrender for only one day because they had basically lost their combat effectiveness. The French army finally cleared out all Austrian troops except Munich.

After many major wars, the French army suffered heavy losses, with more than 20,000 people killed in battle, and more than 20,000 people losing their combat effectiveness. Now Napoleon has less than 260,000 troops in his hands. These troops are completely enough to deal with Austria, but they will immediately deal with the same powerful Russia and Prussia. To be honest, he is really a little unsure. The two newly formed legions have not yet formed combat effectiveness, so they have to use them to exchange the Fourth and Eighth Legions in the country for the battlefield, but in that case, the threat from France will greatly increase. If the British cross the sea to fight, no one in France will be able to stop the British attack except for a legion with equally weak combat effectiveness.

"Gentlemen, it is now the most critical time. The 200,000 troops of Russia and Prussia will be able to reach the battlefield in ten days, and the situation is very unfavorable to us. If we cannot defeat the Austrians quickly, we may face siege from three countries, and we will have no chance of winning. Fortunately, through the early battle against Austria, we have eliminated 200,000 opponents. Now there are less than 100,000 defeated soldiers and 80,000 second-line troops on the other side of us. I have every reason to believe that we will completely eliminate them within five days. Marshals and generals, tell me can you do it?" At the military meeting against Munich, Napoleon mobilized his marshals and generals.

"Your Majesty, as you wish, we will completely defeat the Austrians who offend you." The Marshal and the General replied in unison.
Chapter completed!