Chapter 185: , Invincible Defense (1)

Just as news of failure continued to spread from the north, in the south, on the Italian battlefield, Napoleon began to meet the challenges of the Austrians and Russians.
　　 is different from Napoleon’s attack on Italy and the attack on Austria from Italy, which must cross the Alps. Because of the existence of the combined fleet of Britain and Austria, the combined forces of Austria and Russia can land in Italy directly from the sea.
　　 In March 1798, the Russian-Austrian forces landed in the Ravenna area. After receiving news of the Russian-Austrian coalition landing, Napoleon ordered the abandonment of Ravenna, which was inconvenient for defense, and contracted his troops northward. After completing the landing, the Russian-Austrian Allied Forces took a rest in Ravenna, and then marched northward with their troops directed at Modena.
　　In the original history, Suvonov slapped almost all French generals except Napoleon in Italy, and took back all the territories Napoleon had acquired in Italy in one go. If it weren't for the Austrians and the British pulling him back, maybe he would have gone into France.
　　 But in this time and space, Napoleon did not go to Egypt to die, so Suvonov finally met Napoleon in Modena.
　　 Suvonov did not immediately launch an offensive. He set up the camp and prepared for defense, and then personally led a team of cavalry to the French position to reconnaissance.
　　 Suvonov had not fought the French after the revolution before, but the old marshal was very concerned about the previous battles. As early as the period of the first anti-French alliance, when he eliminated the Polish army, he opened his eyes wide, paying attention to the war in France and understanding the performance of the French army and other troops in the war.
　　 Later, when Napoleon crossed the Alps and swept Italy, he immediately sent people to Italy and Austria to learn more about the whole war situation from those who participated in the relevant battles. For the French army, the old marshal said this:
"The French army has one of the most important characteristics that has not attracted everyone's attention. So what is this characteristic? This characteristic is not high morale and advanced weapons-these characteristics have been noticed by others. This characteristic is that the French army The tactics of the French army have changed a lot. Every once in a while, the French army’s combat methods will have new changes. Especially General Napoleon, he has led the change of tactical methods almost every time. If we expect the French army to return Staying in the impression of the last war and thinking that as long as we can deal with the last French army is enough, it will be very dangerous."
Even in the past few months, the British and Prussians have won many victories against the French army on the northern front, and the French army has not shown any special new tactics in this series of battles. But the old marshal did not change his opinion. He said to others: "It is not Napoleon that the British and the Prussians are facing."
　　 The old marshal came to a small mound not far from the French army's position and looked at the French army's defensive position.
　　 "Peter, do you look at the defense on the opposite side, what do you think?" The old marshal lowered the telescope in his hand and asked a young general who was also riding a horse and following him.
　　 "Very special," the young general thought about it and added, "Vicious."
　　 "Specifically?" the old marshal asked, his tone full of the taste of school.
　　 The young general obviously understood this, so he didn’t answer right away. Instead, he raised his binoculars and looked around and said:
"Marshal, you see, the enemy should have dug trenches on the ground. The excavated soil piles in front of the trenches to form a breast wall. This is a good cover when shooting. Considering that the new rifle salvos are almost always With a range of five hundred yards, ordinary infantrymen want to rush up. In this process, they have to take at least three or five rounds of salvo. Moreover, because the enemy’s target is small, even if it approaches within a hundred yards, it may not be able to shoot accurately Target. So such defense is really troublesome.
　　 In addition, the movement of the enemy forces in the trenches is basically invisible to us, and it is also helpful for the enemy forces to mobilize forces and initiate counterattacks.
　　 In addition, hiding in such a trench, our cannons can bring them much less blow. From the point of view of gun protection, it is even better than a bastion. And the French must build such a position more easily than building a bastion, even the kind of Duke Karl. As for the effect, I think it is no worse than the bastion before rushing up for the bayonet battle.
　　 But it is not easy to rush to the bayonet fight. We know that the French provided the Poles with something called landmines. I don't believe that this thing is not in front of the French. Moreover, a few days ago, I heard the British mention that the French provided the Irish with a landmine that can fire shotguns. It is said to be more insidious and vicious. The effect of a detonation is like a heavy artillery shot at close range with a shotgun. I believe that there is absolutely no shortage of such things in their positions. If our infantry or cavalry enters the trap of such things, I am afraid the result will be very pessimistic.
　　 In addition, your Excellency Marshal, have you noticed the rope nets in front of the French positions? As an obstacle, it may be easy to destroy it, but in any case, it can also delay our army a little, and this will also provide them with more shooting opportunities. In addition, I did not see where their cannon is. But they can't even have cannons. I heard you mention that from the beginning, General Napoleon was famous for using artillery. "
　　 "Peter, you can observe so many things, which is very good, so that I have nothing to add for the time being." Marshal Suvorov laughed, "Then Peter, do you have any attack plans?"
"Not yet." The young general replied, "I think we better be able to force the French army to leave their tightly fortified positions and fight with us. Otherwise, direct attacks on such positions are really tingling. If we can be like As the British played in Most, it would be great to threaten the French from behind, force them to retreat in order to avoid being surrounded, and then defeat them in the pursuit."
Suvorov smiled and was about to speak when suddenly he heard the captain of the guard Xie Miao say: "Marshal, the French cavalry is here." Suvorov looked over there and saw a group of French cavalry. Approach.
　　 "People don't welcome us, then let's go, don't let people hate here anymore." Suvorov laughed, and turned his horse's head first, and went down the small mound.
　　 Back in the barracks, Suvorov first ordered his staff to summarize the information they had obtained, and then summoned the generals of the Russian-Austrian coalition forces to a meeting.
　　 There have been some disputes between Russia and Austria on who should be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. The Russians certainly hope that Marshal Suvorov can serve as the commander of the coalition forces; while the Austrians naturally hope that Grand Duke Karl can serve as the commander of the coalition forces.
　　The final result of the dispute between the two sides was that Suvorov served as the commander of the Russian-Austrian coalition forces, and the deputy commander was served by Archduke John of Austria, the younger brother of Archduke Karl. As for Archduke Karl, recognized as the strongest commander in Austria, His Majesty felt that the northern area seemed to be cheap to take, so he asked Archduke Karl to take the army to the Rhine to see if he could take the opportunity to grab the Rhine area. . As for Italy, the Russians and Italy do not have a border. As far as the Russian sea power is concerned, it has captured Italy but cannot keep it. In the end, doesn't Italy still have to be Austrian?
　　 John Archduke is very prestigious in Austria, very popular with people of all walks of life, but in terms of war, he is far inferior to his brother Karl. In addition, the number of troops he brought was not as good as the Russian army, so he, the deputy commander, had almost no say in front of Marshal Suvorov.
　　 When everyone was in place, Suvorov asked the staff to unfold the sketch of the French defense position that had just been drawn.
"Everyone, this is the sketch we just drew based on the various information we got. The real situation may be different from the picture. I think everyone understands this~EbookFREE.me~Now, let's Discuss how to..."
　　 During a discussion, the generals put forward many different suggestions. Some people think it is possible to make a posture of bypassing the French defense line and heading towards Milan, luring the French army out of the defensive position. Then defeated the French army in the field.
　　 But this proposal was immediately rebutted-if the French army just doesn't come out, would you really dare to go to Milan? Once Milan can't be taken in a short time, the French army here will cut off the supply line of the coalition. What will the coalition do?
　　 "The supply issue, I think, can't we use the port of Genoa?" A Russian officer suddenly said.
"Genoa is a neutral country. Our ships can indeed enter Genoa, but the port of Genoa is not ours. The supply capacity it can provide us is actually quite limited." Grand Duke John said, "We can never directly occupy a neutral military. Country?"
　　 So this plan was shot. Of course, the main reason is not that "cannot directly occupy a neutral country by military force", but that Genoa's military strength is actually good, and it cannot be achieved in a short time.
　　 Since bypassing is not feasible, you can only attack and try.
So everyone around the map carefully studied what might be the weakness of the defense. After some research, the final conclusion is: it is not practical to hit it, just relying on such a short-term drawing, it is really There is not much to see.
　　 So in the end, the old marshal personally made the decision. He was ready today and launched a tentative attack tomorrow.