Fox of France

General Pope just lost his eldest son in a new round of unsuccessful offensive. This made him extremely sad, but it also made him breathe a sigh of relief-now, no matter who it is, he can't accuse him of the disadvantage of the previous battle, because he was deliberately treason.

　　 So after losing his eldest son, General Pope immediately stopped almost all offensive operations and confronted the British. When Napoleon arrived with the Fifth Army, the two sides had been sitting in war for a long time.

　　 Napoleon’s movements were not fast, because along the way, he was training the army to use the new toys that Joseph provided him. But when his army arrived, Napoleon moved quickly.

　　 Napoleon first visited Pope to find out some information about the enemy's defense he had previously exchanged with the lives of soldiers. Pope gave this information very simply, because he knew that General Napoleon had a close relationship with some of the guys above. If he stumbles at this time, even if he dies the eldest son and the second son, he will not have any good results.

After Napoleon got the information, he politely bid farewell to Pope, but when he walked out of Pope’s barracks, he couldn’t help saying to the guards next to him: “I really don’t understand how he could be so ignorant. A hard attack prepared? How did he become a general?"

　　 But in fact, Popper cannot be blamed for this. , Because this practice is actually a common phenomenon. Most French generals in the Republic period lacked experience and talent. In addition, the soldiers of the Republic were generally inadequately trained, and they could not play complex tactics. This led to a wave of recklessness on the battlefield, which was almost a common habit of French generals in the Republic period. What's more terrible is that with this approach, the Republican army has really won many victories. And such a victory has strengthened the status of this practice. As a result, this kind of mindlessness became the orthodox of the French army.

　　 Back to his barracks, Napoleon carefully studied the map he had brought back, then called Davu and others in and set up a reconnaissance mission. After several days of investigation, Napoleon called the commanders of several divisions under his command and discussed the offensive.

　　 Napoleon decided that Mulgrave fortress was the key to this battle. If you can capture this fortress, you can directly bomb the port of Toulon with the artillery there. Once the port of Toulon was exposed to the cannon fire, the British could not guarantee the various supplies of Toulon, and they could not have any other choice except to retreat.

"General Pope played awkwardly in front, but no matter how clumsy the action is. General Pope tried to break into Toulon from the front, which is of course stupid, but his stupid behavior also led to the stupidity of the British. According to the information we have obtained, the British should have placed the main force on the front of Toulon. As a result, they ignored the defense of Mulgrave fortress. You see, this is Toulon still The map we have at the time. And this is the new map we drew through investigation."

　　 As he said, Napoleon uncovered the outdated map spread on the table, revealing the new map below.

"Look, since Toulon fell into the hands of the British, the scale of Mulgrave fortress has obviously expanded. At its current scale, it should be equipped with more than thirty cannons. And in order to defend it, the British The people are still here, and here, they have each built a small fortress, which echoes the Mulgrave fortress. If there are enough defenders in these fortresses, it will take a huge sacrifice to capture these fortresses. However, some time ago, the military flags on these fortresses changed. The British flags were replaced by the Spanish flags. In other words, the British put more combat troops on the front. They felt that this was not us. Focus of the attack."

　　 "General, when shall we attack?" Augero asked.

"No hurry, we need more preparation. First of all, we need to make the enemy feel that our attack is still on the front." Napoleon said, "Therefore, I need to maintain a certain amount of pressure on the front so that the British feel that we are In the next round of offense, the goal is still positive."

"General, are you planning to launch a feint from the front?" Dawu asked with a frown, "but the degree of feint is difficult to control. The number of people invested is small, and the enemy cannot be attracted; if more people are invested, you will also lose It will be huge."

　　 Napoleon chuckled, "Am I such a stupid person? I tell you a way, you can..."

　　 After breakfast, Lieutenant Hale, as usual, boarded the observation post of the artillery base and looked towards the French. Although the French are no longer rushing here as they did before, there is always nothing wrong with being vigilant.

　　 There is no movement from the French, it seems that they have given up their efforts. However, the above said that the French reinforcements have just arrived, and there may be actions at some point, so they still need to be cautious.

　　At this time, something seemed to move on the distant skyline. Hale quickly raised his binoculars and looked over there.

　　 "French! The French are here again!" Hale yelled.

　　 The French came again, but the French army in the brigade stopped outside the range of the cannon, and Hale saw through the binoculars that the French began to wield hoes and shovels, seeming to be digging trenches.

　　 Digging trenches around the fortified city to cut off the traffic between the city and the outside world is not uncommon in Europe. But Toulon is not an ordinary city. It is a seaport. Can the French still dig a trench in the sea?

　　 Hale was very confused, but he quickly reported the information to his superiors.

　　 Soon, a group of military officers appeared here in the observation deck. Everyone held their binoculars and looked over there.

　　 "What are the French doing?"

　　 "Trenches are dug, but... it doesn't seem to be horizontal but vertical trenches." An officer suddenly said, "They want to dig directly in front of us like this!"

　　 "A group of ground mice!" An officer sneered. In this age of warfare and demeanor, this kind of ground-rat approach will indeed make many people look down upon.

　　 But more people did not laugh. Of course, digging like this like a field mouse is not powerful and looks very unlike, but after thinking about it carefully, they found that the French really made sense to do so. At least doing so can greatly reduce the effect of their artillery, really let them dig up to the front, and then let the French suddenly rush up to fight the bayonet, it is really difficult to handle. The number of Britons and Spaniards is limited, but the human resources of the French are not comparable to the Britons and Spaniards. If there is such a scuffle, Toulon is really dangerous.

　　 "It will take at least three or four days for them to dig the distance enough to launch an impact." An officer said, "We have to prepare for a fierce battle."

　　 The speed of French field mice is faster than the British expected. Because even at night, they did not stop their actions. They lighted torches and kept digging forward. The British tried to fire a few shots, but it was not easy for the shells to penetrate the trenches, and the trenches dug by the French There is a slight twist, so even if the shell hits it, it is difficult to hit someone. Seeing that the effect of the shelling was not good, the British stopped altogether, seriously preparing for the next fight. The morale of the French army is high, and the bayonet warfare is very good, but the bayonet of the British lobster soldiers is not vegetarian.

　　According to the number of trenches dug by the French, thousands of people may be thrown into their charge in one round. Therefore, the British concentrated all the power that can be concentrated to the front as much as possible, ready to withstand the French impact.

　　 "General, we have observed that about two companies of Spaniards have left Mulgrave fortress. Probably they have also been transferred to the front." An officer said to Napoleon.

　　 "Very good. Dawu, tomorrow morning, you should be able to enter the attack range, right?" Napoleon turned his head and asked.

　　" To dig another night today, I will indeed reach the attack distance early tomorrow morning~www.readwn.com~ Dawu replied.

"Okay, early tomorrow morning, Davu, you lead the troops into the starting position and make an attack. Augereau, tomorrow morning, we will go together to launch a general attack on the Mulgrave fortress. Davu, you have to make a full posture to attract Living in the British will buy time for our offense."

　　 "Understand, General!" Davout and Augeruo responded together.

　　 That night, the British and Spaniards kept approaching with the French field mice, and the French field mice also built artillery fortifications farther away. The British and the Spanish know that tomorrow is the decisive moment.

　　……

　　 Lucien and Chrysler led the Bonaparte women quietly out of the house in the dark. For the convenience of movement, the girls changed into boys' clothes. Everyone came to the beach in the dark, and several fishing boats appeared in their sight.

　　 "Such a ship? Is this okay?" Letizia asked.

"Don't worry, Mom! No problem. We came here on these ships." Lucien said indifferently, then he turned his head and said to Chrysler: "Mr. Chrysler, do you think my brother and they are already in Turkey? Has Lun fought with those British people? We are now rushing over, and I don’t know if we can see the war."

　　 "I don't know about that." Chrysler said, "but now General Bonaparte is still in Paris. Even if he is going south, it should not be so fast."

　　 "I really want to be able to see the war." Polina interrupted suddenly.