Napoleon in 1812 chapter 152
Napoleon in 1812 chapter 152
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The rule of the battlefield that the one who controls the variables wins is a formula that Napoleon has never forgotten since taking command.
The most important variable that penetrated the entire battlefield called Orime Wetland was the presence of the Polish garrison. Depending on how quickly they could join, the situation could change 180 degrees.
So Napoleon gave the following instructions before the departure of the Polish garrison. First, separate the main force from among the corps preparing for an expedition. Second, the main force should march as fast as possible with only a minimum of armaments.
Napoleon had calculated the consolidation of the Polish garrison from the outset and organized the situation here to suit him. First, a warehouse disguised as a village was established between the Polish garrison and the Orime wetlands.
The advance troops of the garrison marched quickly with light and bare body and arrived at the collection point, where they were assigned munitions and were able to arm themselves. Austrian, Polish, and French.
This dramatically reduced the time it took for the march and made it possible to immediately enter the battlefield without taking any action, as well as inducing misjudgment by the allies.
'The Allied Command must have misjudged the speed of the reinforcements' march. The proof is that the time of the general offensive of the entire army was delayed by one day in order to fight on the battlefield more advantageous to them.'
In other words, the Allied Forces made the mistake of misjudging other units that were marching relatively late and slowly as the garrison as a whole, without noticing the existence of the main force that had started earlier in a different way.
The strategy adopted by Napoleon, who saw this in the old evening, was simple. Maintaining a defensive posture at key points of interest and holding out as much as possible. And to keep the consumption of the army to a minimum until reinforcements arrive.
This was the context and preparation stage for a massive counterattack after the garrison arrived. Napoleon was on the verge of victory in the war, successfully accomplishing all his missions.
Wrapping up the Prussian annex that had entered the lion's mouth and eating it was only one of the processes.
"Your Majesty! A change has occurred in the enemy's formation. You seem to have noticed the presence of reinforcements."
"Now? I feel a little late."
After receiving the report from the staff officers, Napoleon climbed the watchtower and observed the enemy's movements with a telescope. The allied forces that had formed and maintained the offensive in a state that embraced the Army Group Center until now.
Therefore, in order to deal with the newly appeared reinforcements, the formation had to be changed. The Allied Forces formed a separate unit to respond to this and rotated the battery, forming a formation that looked like an 'A' when viewed from the front.
The allies still did not give up the offensive here. The judgment itself was not wrong. If it had been Napoleon, he would have done it.
'But the response is very late. After all, an organization with multiple heads is bound to lead to unnecessary waste.'
They already went all-in to kill each other. couldn't bite If he had turned his head, Napoleon would have steered the Allies into a pursuit.
Allies know that. So, as long as they see the slightest possibility, they will not give up and surrender.
"This is a message from Archduke Charles to His Majesty the Emperor."
"Well."
Austria's main force was the true force of the army, which had newly joined the battlefield and was coming under pressure from the left of the allies.
Their number is about 30,000. The 30,000 elite troops, who are fully armed and have maintained their stamina by not engaging in any combat, have tremendous strategic value at this point.
The officers seemed to be eager to send the Austrians into the battlefield at any moment. However, Napoleon had a different idea.
"Instead of replying, let me tell you what Jim said. Don't take an offensive, but stay in line and observe the situation."
Karl Ludwig, he would know what I mean.
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The Austrians had just arrived on the battlefield. If the Allies were anxious to send them in, the Austrian commander was also anxious to fight right now.
The other countries in the coalition fought bloodily as they marched together on major battlefields with France. This is an act of increasing the stake by investing human and material resources in the great war, and when the war is over, the corresponding price will be returned.
The Great War is ending in the victory of the Union. Countries that joined the coalition were slowly expecting a bill.
The same goes for Austria. Even after the end of the war, it was necessary to establish an influential military force in order to confidently assert their interests and demands.
Austria was ranked second only to France in the Allied Powers, but with the exception of a few battles across Poland, it was especially hot because it did not make any outstanding majors.
"This is just Napoleon's naive and political ploy to keep us in check!"
"Your Majesty, you do not have to obey their orders. The Austrians have been involved in the great war as an independent army."
The command or instruction from Napoleon was 'waiting on the spot'. Upon hearing this, the Austrian generals and officers did not hide their anger.
No matter how old France and Austria were, no matter how glamorous we were at the beginning of the war,
Are you so outspoken? Is it ok to just go out to the same coalition army just because you've won the battle!? It was Karl Ludwig, who was quiet, who calmed the anger of such officers.
"Again, Napoleon...the fact that I did not meet him as an enemy is a great blessing to you and me."
"The Grand Duke?"
"Gentlemen. Can't you see the other side of the meticulous strategy contained in this letter?"
With the consolidation of Austrian reinforcements, the war situation in the middle ages was leaning toward the Allies. If he had been a general commander, he would have ordered the entire army to attack and to expand the war according to the ancient principle of war, "If you are stronger than the enemy, fight, and if you are weaker than the enemy, strengthen the defense."
But Napoleon was different. He knew that the allies had already crossed the Rubicon. The presence of latecomers rushing here was also a factor that made the allies unable to stop fighting.
In other words, the allies had to fight unconditionally, whether they wanted it or not, to make a decision. also as soon as possible. As a result, Napoleon made a plate that was able to solidify the defense and attract opponents even though he had "superior power".
'You're a swamp that you can't get out of.'
Taking advantage of the situation in which the enemy has no choice but to attack, he solidifies the position of a relatively advantageous defender and forces his opponent to make harsh choices.
If the enemies in the quagmire are struggling and their strength is exhausted, then they will be harvested with the reaper's sickle that was hidden. It was truly a cunning strategy. By the way, in war, the evaluation of ignorance and wickedness was sometimes considered the best compliment.
"The moment the entire army shifts to counterattack, the army that will inflict a decisive blow to the allies will be ours."
Britain, France, and Prussia made military advances, but Austria was also not easy.
Karl Ludwig ordered thorough preparations, thinking that the upcoming battle would be a historic battle that would prove that the Austrian blade had not become dull. The end was approaching. The world after the war would be very different from now.
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Austrian forces emerged from the western zone. They will join this battlefield in two hours at the latest. This was more than a day earlier than the allied command's expected arrival time.
Even Arthur Wellesley, who was not at all bewildered, could not hide his sweat the moment he confirmed the existence of the Austrian army.
There is no way to know what magic was used. I don't have time for that. Only myo-soo who can overcome this difficulty can live. Arthur Wellesley decided to throw the odds.
"Let's hide their identities. No, let the soldiers know that they are reinforcements from our side. The victory of the war is near."
"Sir! What a...! That's an excuse that will be revealed in two hours!"
Despite the shouts of the officers, Wellesley shook her head with a determined expression.
"If we fail to cross that high point anyway, we will lose and the alliance will collapse. As the commander, I will lose. Follow me."
Wellesley immediately mobilized all the reserves he had saved.
Heroes of the British Army such as the Highlander Regiment, the British Royal Guard, and the Connaught Regiment, called 'Black Watch', gathered together.
The Russian and Swedish forces did not fall for this. If you lose, it is a fateful decisive battle where you cannot look back. Even in this situation, saving power was a foolish option.
Charles XIV gave up all but the 1st Regiment of the Swedish Royal Guard's elite Grenade Shassor Regiment, and Alexander I sent the entire Guards Division including the Pavlovsk Guard Regiment.
Prussia also invested all of its scarce rear reserve forces to form the most elite strike forces of the four countries that have never existed and will never be in the future. And Roland Hill assumed command of this strike force.
He nodded heavily at Roland Hill, looking at his hard-faced superior. The mission was volunteered by Hill himself. It was a dangerous mission that could put even a general at risk, but Hill was willing to throw this one down for his country.
The two of them, who had been on the battlefield together for a long time, understood each other without even having to speak out. Roland Hill risked his life in the next assault. Wellesley respected and trusted such subordinates.
It is a battle for the future and glory of Britain. If you lose this battle, even if you live, you will not be able to live like a living person. Roland Hill entrusted the written will to his lieutenant. So that if he dies, he can be sent to his family.
Hill's gaze as he rode his horse to the front came into view of the soldiers. British, Russian, Prussian, and Swedish troops. The armies of various races, languages, and cultures did not harmonize well at first, but soon began to unite into one mass.
After all, it was like an army of only the most elite of each country. The morale of the strike force was very high. Because I heard that the approaching army is a support force from the friendly side. They firmly believed that this charge would be the one that would secure victory in the Great War and end the Napoleonic era.
Roland Hill closed his eyes. His body felt heavy as if a lump of lead was hung from his chest. Still, as a British general, as the commander of the strike force, Hill exclaimed:
"The victory of the alliance is at hand! My son! Fight to the end for the honor of your country! I will share life, death, and glory with you guys!"
Behind him, the most elite troops of the Allied Forces begin their march in succession. May this charge change the flow and history. Hill looked intently.
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The allied forces launched a massive attack. First, the Allies, who dispersed the firepower of the French battery with the fierce charge and maneuver of the cavalry, immediately put their best warriors in and threw the match.
Wow-!!
Allied strike units walked without losing speed in the battlefield raining with shells. The victory of the war was at hand. A historic moment has come that will bring down the genius of war and the hegemony of the continent. Their morale skyrocketed.
Singing military songs in their own languages and lyrics, the elite corps of the four countries united, united, and cried out to the glory of their motherland. Now even the Guards had advanced, and a message arrived from both flanks saying they were going to attack the French. Fraud soared.
The soldiers of the strike force had no doubt that the myth of Napoleon Bonaparte would crumble here. Even Roland Hill, who was aware of the war situation, even thought, 'Is this something worth trying if you do it well?'
"The frequency of the bombardment is less than expected. It seems that their main force also does not have enough time to give out munitions to the Austrian army."
"The war situation is quite good. If we succeed in dismantling the enemy's Army Group Center, we will be able to achieve a double pole that will go down in history."
The lieutenants who were aware of the situation quietly uttered these words, and seeds of hope bloomed. In terms of the length of the supply line, the Allied Forces were much longer than the Allied Forces.
Even so, the Allied Forces have not had any problems with their supply. I tried tormenting the supply lines with Cossacks and Hushar cavalry, but they could not do much damage… . It seems that the limit has now been reached.
"One of the French light artillery regiments is currently haunted and engaged in the positions of the 1st Division of the British 2nd Corps, and the other is facing the Russian corps from the northwest."
There was no French light artillery unit here, which appeared out of nowhere and attacked many of the Allied soldiers with ordeal.
"As a result of a thorough search of the area, no bombs exploding underground have been found.
There were no unidentified weapons used by the French in this battle that destroyed the Red Coats and Indian mercenaries. Strangely enough, everything went in favor of the allied strike units. In it, Hill felt a certain fateful attraction.
Richard the Lionheart overturned the unfavorable battlefield with a single charge and defeated Saladin. Theodosius's thousand-year wall fell to the Ottoman Empire by the mistake of one garrison.
In this way, war sometimes turns the tide of war completely overturned by something mysterious or replaces the impossible with the possible.
Can you really say that this is not one of those historic moments? So full of confidence in victory, Europe's best elite troops are breaking through the depths of the enemy line?
Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory-!!
While the Congrieve rockets from the rear fired rockets in unison, harassing the French artillery. The strike force broke through the second trench and repulsed the Allied infantry regiments in the way.
A little further and you will find the central battery and the command center of Army Group Corps. Now the goal was right in front of us. There seemed to be no army to stand in the way of the strike force advancing to ruin. But… .
♬♪♩♪- ♪♬♬~ ♩♬♪♪-
"Yes. There's no way you guys won't come out."
It was the French Imperial Guard that appeared with the sound of a unique military band. Among them, the soldiers at the forefront were the Senior Guards.
France's strongest and worst army and the allies' best elite strike force faced in the rising smoke of the battlefield.