I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 778 The Easiest Battle

Next to the bushes, French soldiers leaned against their carriages and sang "Glory and Victory" accompanied by various portable instruments:
"…loyalty never wavers,
“Dedicate your victory to His Majesty the King!
"Win the supreme honor with blood and fire..."

Well, although they were not from the Royal Regiment, who didn't have the dream of joining a direct regiment? As long as they sang the military song of the Guards a few more times, they would find some of the feeling of the Guards.

Napoleon waved his hands to drive away mosquitoes, and in the background of this song, he was writing a letter in beautiful Roman script:
My dearest Daisy,

...Although I will soon face tens of thousands of Austrian bandits on the battlefield, at this moment I only miss you in my heart...

God is my witness, whether I am on the march or holding a battle meeting, your beautiful eyes like gemstones and your gentle smile like the clouds always appear in my mind...

My love for you is so deep and ardent, it is like a galloping wild horse, carrying my soul to your side...

May our love be like a flame that never goes out, burning with our passion and longing...】

Well, on this trip to Toulon, Napoleon met the younger sister of his brother's fiancée, Miss Desiree Eugenie.

After that, the two quickly fell in love.

Daisy's father was a wealthy businessman with a good family background, and could provide considerable help to Napoleon's career.

However, in history, when the two began to discuss marriage, Emperor Napoleon met the ill-fated woman of his life - Josephine.

Then, he dumped Miss Daisy without hesitation and threw himself into the arms of the noble widow.

In this relaxed atmosphere, the main force of the Italian Front waited by the bushes for half a day, until the next morning, when the rangers reported that the Austrian Dannfeld Corps appeared 9 kilometers to the south, which ended Napoleon's boredom.

Only the mosquitoes around Nice survived the night of revelry.

As an old-style unit that was trained at the Paris Police Academy and was the first to fight under the command of His Royal Highness the Dauphin, the Moulins Regiment has always taken the former Guards Regiment as its role model.

Their ranks were obviously much more orderly than those of other old armies, even better than the Corsican Corps trained by Napoleon himself. They were also the only ones in the old army equipped with percussion cap rifles, and had very strong combat effectiveness.

Just an hour later, they appeared on the north side of the Dannenfeld Corps after a forced march.

"Commander, the nearest enemy is 3 kilometers away. There are about 6 of them, and there should be two or three more regiments further west."

Napoleon nodded to the ranger who sent the message, and then recalled the nearby terrain - he had personally surveyed the entire terrain southeast of Toulon and drew a map himself, so he knew the area very well.

He quickly pointed to the southwest and said to Marmont: "The hill three kilometers away is the best shooting position. You should go there immediately to set up the artillery position. The 3th Battalion of the nd Corsican Infantry Regiment will cover you."

"Yes, Commander."

Napoleon looked at Augereau again and said: "You command three infantry regiments and two cavalry companies to avoid fighting with the enemy and move south as quickly as possible to block the reinforcements that may come from Cagnes."

"Yes, Commander."

"The Sérulière Legion is responsible for the frontal attack..."

"Captain Junot commands the skirmisher battalion to attack the enemy's right wing. If the enemy shows any signs of retreating to Nice, you must block them for at least 3 hours..."

"After the enemy's formation was loosened, the 3rd, 4th, and 6th Cavalry Companies launched a surprise attack from the west..."

"The Menil Legion as a reserve..."

This was originally a surprise attack, and Napoleon had arranged it very precisely and meticulously. Basically, any officer who came would not lose as long as he followed the instructions. And the men assigned to him by Joseph were all outstanding talents in history.

For Dannenfeld, this was a nightmare.

When his cavalry discovered Sérurier's Corps approaching the Austrian army, the two sides were only 1.5 kilometers apart.

Dannenfeld was completely confused: What was going on? Where did these thousands of French troops come from?
If he knew that Napoleon complained that he walked too slowly and even took the time to write a letter to his mother and girlfriend, he would probably vomit blood on the spot.

The Austrian army began to organize a defense in a panic, but was soon bombarded by the French army.

Marmont's artillery command ability was second only to Napoleon in the whole of France - the four 4-pound guns and seven 12-pound guns exerted extremely fierce firepower in his hands.

In addition, the location of the artillery position was "certified" by Napoleon himself, and it could cover more than half of the Austrian army's left wing. The angle of incidence was oblique, forcing the Austrian soldiers to always pay attention to the artillery shells flying from the left.

Before Sérurier began his attack, Dannenfield's defense was already being forced back.

This battle is simply impossible to fight.

Immediately, more than a dozen French infantry columns launched a charge against the Austrian army.

More than 4 soldiers quickly deployed in a horizontal column in front of the Austrian army. Then, flashes of fire appeared and percussion cap rifles began to fire intensive volleys.

Dannenfeld looked at the rapidly collapsing battle situation and stamped his feet in anxiety, but he was unable to come up with any effective response.

Soon, the French cavalry appeared on the Austrian left wing at a very timely moment...

The battle was over before noon.

Because the French army moved too quickly, Dannfeld did not even have time to retreat, and his main force of nearly 5 people was surrounded.

Under the torture of artillery fire, the Austrian soldiers began to kneel down and surrender.

Even Dannenfeld himself was captured alive by French cavalry after escaping less than 3 kilometers to the west.

Augereau successfully found a gap between the Austrian center and left wing and penetrated to the south side of the enemy, but before he could launch a encirclement, his own cavalry took over his job and blocked the enemy's retreat to the south.

Augereau briefly analyzed the battle situation and decided to continue heading southwest to see if there was any opportunity in the town of Cagnes.

However, when he arrived 5 kilometers west of Nice, he encountered an Austrian army of more than 3 people.

Augereau saw the Austrian flag through the telescope and immediately determined that it was the Provera Corps heading towards Cagnes.

He hesitated for a moment. He only had 1 soldiers and it was a skirmish. If he was not careful, he might be overwhelmed by the enemy.

But he soon noticed that the Austrian army's formation was in disarray, its flags were crooked, and it looked very embarrassed.

Augereau immediately drew his sword, pointed it at the enemy and shouted to the soldiers: "Victor's army is behind the enemy. We just need to rush forward to form a pincer attack!"

The morale of the French soldiers suddenly rose, and they rushed forward with him, shouting.

In fact, Victor was still busy clearing out the enemies around Cagnes and didn't chase them at all. But it didn't matter, because the Austrian army was almost instantly beaten to pieces by the aggressive Augereau Corps.

(End of this chapter)