I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 895 Three-Way Advance
Just then, Massena and a staff officer walked quickly into the tent.

Moreau stood up lazily, raised his hat and saluted, saying, "I am glad to see you on such a cold day, General Massena. This makes me feel extremely warm. Shall we play chess today or continue to discuss the opera?"

His military camp was very close to that of Massena, and the two often visited each other.

Massena signaled the staff to hand the standard documents of the Chap signal tower to Moreau, and said seriously:

"This is an order just sent by the General Staff, Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel. Your troops must be ready to move within two days."

"Move?" Moreau gave the order doubtfully, and suddenly showed a look of ecstasy, "Cross the river? Thank you, Your Highness, you finally remembered me!"

But he quickly looked at Massena with some uncertainty: "General, are you sure you only want to give me 1 men...

"If we attack Bavaria, we will have to go deep into the heart of Germany. I'm afraid this amount of troops is not enough to be safe, right?"

The General Staff ordered him to lead four regiments of the Royal 4rd Infantry Division, as well as several Royal skirmisher battalions and one artillery battalion, to immediately move north to Strasbourg, and then cross the Rhine from there, pass through Baden, and directly attack Bavaria.

Massena nodded: "Do you know why the General Staff has been asking us to stay in Alsace and not do anything?"

"I think we are waiting for changes to occur on other battlefields."

"Your mind is always so flexible." Massena said, "Just yesterday, Alvinzi's main force arrived in Mantua, with more than 8 troops.

"That is to say, Austria can no longer dispatch any troops to reinforce Bavaria.

"Also, the General Staff has not assigned you any specific combat missions."

Moro immediately stood at attention excitedly and said, "General, I promise that we can start heading north at noon tomorrow."

Bavaria should still have nearly 3 troops at present, but because the Massena Corps had been eyeing Basel on the other side, their main forces were deployed south of Munich.

The Austrian Latour Corps was also stationed in Freiburg, north of Basel, to guard against Massena's attack.

At this time, Moreau's Corps suddenly crossed the river from Strasbourg in the north and attacked western Bavaria. The Austrian and Bavarian armies had no time to rush back to defend.

This is completely a dark effect.

Opposite Strasbourg in France is Baden. Austria and Bavaria both subconsciously feel that there is a country blocking the way and they don't need to worry.

Although Baden is a state of the Holy Roman Empire, its soul has long been shaped like that of France.

Such a country on the other side of Strasbourg not only failed to delay the French army, but could even provide logistical supplies to Moreau's Corps.

After Moreau's army entered Bavaria, it was basically like a tiger among a flock of sheep, just "attacking" everywhere.

As for why he was only allowed to lead 1 people, it was mainly because Baden's supply capacity could only support such a large-scale force.

In addition, sufficient troops must be maintained on the other side of Basel, otherwise it might arouse Latour's suspicion and alert Bavaria to be on guard.

Although Moro seems to be careless every day, his legions are actually always in a high state of combat readiness.

After receiving the order, the troops immediately went on the march and arrived in Strasbourg two days later.

This was the comprehensive counterattack plan formulated by Joseph. As Austria's main forces were mobilized, France took action simultaneously from three directions: Italy, the southern section of the Rhine River, and Portugal, causing the anti-French alliance to lose sight of one thing and completely lose the strategic initiative.

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London.

Number 10 Downing Street.

Little Pitt handed the document in his hand to General Windham of the Army Committee in boredom, and then looked at the Marquis of Wellesley:
“It’s clear that Austria is struggling in northern Italy.

“Although they have more troops there than France, most of them are new soldiers who were mobilized just a few months ago.

"You can only transfer your new army to Mantua to stabilize the situation there, and then try to launch a counterattack on the west bank of the Rhine."

After the Duke of York's troops were defeated, the 3 new troops trained by Wellesley were the only legion that could be mobilized immediately in the UK.

However, this was also the most powerful British unit. All members were equipped with new percussion cap rifles, and the artillery also learned from the French model and organized a large number of cavalry artillery.

Wellesley even equipped the soldiers with a bulletproof insert. However, because they did not understand the manufacturing process of the French bulletproof insert, they could only use a large amount of cast iron. In the end, the bulletproof effect was not as good as the French products, but the weight was nearly twice as much.

As for training, Wellesley has its own way.

His new army was far superior to all major European armies except France in terms of formation, physical fitness, shooting skills and discipline.

Under the tremendous pressure of the French New Army, Wellesley's troops appeared seven or eight years earlier than in history.

However, what he had to face was not Napoleon's old guard in history.

Instead, it was the new French army that Joseph built using the military concepts of later generations.

This doomed Wellesley's future to tragedy.

Wellesley pondered for a long time before he exhaled softly and met Little Peter's gaze and said:

"With all due respect to the Prime Minister, it no longer makes sense to continue investing heavily in Italy or along the Rhine.

"Even if we can help Austria defend Mantua, we will not be able to achieve the original strategic goal."

Yes, Britain originally launched the anti-French alliance in order to completely eliminate France's ability to dominate the European continent and turn it into an ordinary great power. At the same time, it used the war to destroy France's industry, leaving British products without competitors in the whole of Europe.

Now, France's sphere of influence has greatly increased compared to before the war. It occupies the Rhineland, controls northern Italy, and its army is sweeping across European countries. It has begun to show signs of becoming the overlord of the European continent.

In terms of industry, although France experienced a brief trade decline at the beginning of the war, it quickly regained control of the Mediterranean. Coupled with the newly developed markets in Italy and along the Rhine, the current trade volume has increased significantly compared to before the war.

On the contrary, due to huge war investment and high subsidies for sugar, Britain's financial situation continued to deteriorate. Last year, it ended its years of fiscal surplus and experienced a deficit of up to 600 million pounds!

The most troublesome thing is that the allies that Britain relied on, such as Prussia, Austria and the Netherlands, have become sluggish. It can be predicted that they will not be able to recover for at least seven or eight years.

If Britain wants to continue to challenge France on the European continent, it has no point to focus on.

(End of this chapter)