Therefore, in Napoleon's view, it is necessary to pay a great price if you want to hold Antwerp, in this case, it is better to give Antwerp to the British, and then paralyze the British with this attitude, it is better to make the British generals disagree with the French ** team.
In Napoleon's vision, the best place for a decisive battle with the British was not inside Antwerp, but outside Antwerp!
Antwerp is located in the plain of the Scheldt-Moselle-Rhine delta, with flat terrain and vertical river channels.
Such terrain is undoubtedly advantageous for the British ** team with strong naval support, but it is a very headache for the French and Austrians, in which case it is better to give up.
Napoleon had his own opinion of the upcoming decisive battle, the British ** army was large and well-equipped, and at the same time had the support of a strong navy, and the British seemed to have the upper hand in every way, but Napoleon knew that the British had a rather significant shortcoming.
That is, British soldiers generally lacked experience in large-scale battles, and because of the prevalence of British human rights, these British soldiers were not at all very brave, which was especially outstanding in the North American war.
The soldiers under Napoleon are diametrically opposed, don't look at the French army under Napoleon compared with the British, but these soldiers under Napoleon are veterans who have survived large-scale battles, and they are definitely rich in combat experience.
In addition, Napoleon's months of harsh training for his soldiers improved the team's combat experience and made the soldiers in the army realize that they must not have the slightest fear of death on the battlefield, otherwise they will either die at the hands of the enemy or die under the guns of the overseers behind them!
This is not alarmist!
At the time of stationing in Calais.
The French army conducted many large-scale drills, and those soldiers who showed cowering or even greedy for life and fear of death during the drills were either dragged out and beaten to the last breath, or were beaten to death!
"Strictly govern the army!"
It has always been a slogan on Napoleon's lips.
Other than that.
Napoleon was also not stingy with his soldiers, and after the attack on Paris, Napoleon dared to risk the world to fulfill his promise to his soldiers and sack Paris!
Although Napoleon's move made him a thorn in the side of the French court, it also allowed Napoleon to gain the loyal support of his own army.
When Napoleon told the governor of the Austrian Netherlands, Novi Ricco, about his idea, from Austria's point of view, Novi Ricco naturally objected.
"Your Excellency, Marquis.
You should understand how important Antwerp is for both countries!
The loss of Antwerp means that the British have put their necks around your neck, and we will lose the initiative completely, and Antwerp is not only an important port city.
At the same time, I don't need to say much about its strategic location, I think you also understand!
” There was some truth in Novi Ricco's words, but it was not enough to impress Napoleon.
God can testify, since Napoleon entered the army.
There is really no one else who can make him obey his orders except Queen Mary.
And now Novi Ricko is trying to get Napoleon to abandon his original idea, which is obviously impossible.
As soon as Novic had finished speaking, Napoleon waved his hand and said: "Your Excellency the Governor, as the main force of this operation, and also the commander of the ** team of the King of France, has the highest command of this battle, so this operation will follow my steps, and my plan is to abandon Antwerp!"
"Your Excellency the Marquis.......
"Governor Norvi Ricco.
Please follow the order immediately!
Gradually withdraw the defensive forces around Antwerp!
But keep in mind that when you retreat, you must not let the British see that they are being ordered to retreat.
We must make the British think that the combat effectiveness of our army is very low, and it can be said that it will collapse at the touch of a button under the attack of the British!
” In the face of Napoleon, although Novi Rico still did not agree with his plan in his heart, Novi Rico had to follow Napoleon's orders to carry it out.
Immediately after Noviliko left, Napoleon gathered a group of hardcore generals under his command.
"In this operation, the British have the upper hand, so we must use a series of means to make the British underestimate, so in my plan, our army needs to lose, and not just a defeat!"
As soon as Napoleon opened his mouth, he shook all the generals.
For the generals, they are more eager for victory than the soldiers, because for the soldiers, victory may only mean survival and a bounty, but for the generals, victory is the guarantee of their promotion to the rank of knight!
And now Napoleon opened his mouth and said that he was going to fail!
Oh, my God!
If it weren't for the fear of Napoleon's previous prestige, I'm afraid the generals would have to stand up and ask Napoleon if he had a high fever today, otherwise how could he talk such nonsense!
As if seeing the doubts of the generals, Napoleon's face revealed a strange smile, but what made Napoleon feel very relieved was that although some of the generals in the military tent looked left and right or even turned their heads after their words were finished, there were still many generals who were still sitting straight in their chairs.
These generals were very pleasing to Napoleon!
Human thinking is very complex, and the more people who stand at the top of the power, the more so, and if someone can do an unreasonable act on their own and still support themselves, then it is not an exaggeration to say that they are stupid!
And people at the top need exactly this kind of foolish people!
It is with the existence of such foolish and loyal people that the big men can firmly control the power in their hands through these people.
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Napoleon's chief of staff, General Mana, the second-in-command of the French army, spoke "Don't shout, be quiet!"
Mana's words brought silence back to the tent, and the generals who had been talking to each other before saw Napoleon's face at the top, and they all trembled a little, but fortunately Napoleon did not go crazy.
"In this battle, after the Austrians retreated from Antwerp, Mana led the 1st Cavalry Division and the 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions to pretend to be supportive to take the lead, and pretended to be defeated if you gave the British a little bit of strength, but remember to save your strength, and your troops retreated along the Beveren line to the Nicholas area after joining the Austrian army!"
"Hagen, when Mana retreats to Beveron with his men, you will lead your army to the top, and the 5th and 6th Infantry Divisions must give me a day to be on top of Beveron, and then allow your troops to retreat to Nicholas."
"Orenger, when Hagen led the army to resist the British army in Beveren, you took your men to set up an ambush circle west of Beveren, and after Hagen's troops retreated, your troops moved according to the opportunity, and it was best to make the British ** team suffer a big loss, and after these are done, your troops will also withdraw to Nicholas at the same time."
"Yes, my lord!"
When Mana, Hagen, and Eulenge came down, Napoleon nodded and continued: "In this way, because of the distance, even if the British Navy is strong, it will not be able to affect the Nicholas area, and then the British ** team that was lured will definitely follow all the way into Nicholas, and at that time, in addition to the three of Mana, our army will have 26,000 troops in Nicholas to recuperate, and when the British come recklessly, all departments must move forward bravely and give the British a head-on blow!"
"No!"
In early December 1791, under the fierce offensive of the British **, the Austrian army was defeated and abandoned Antwerp, and the British ** advanced into Antwerp.
After the capture of Antwerp, a cavalry division and an infantry division continued to pursue the Austrian army on Ralph's orders, for which Ralph also issued an order to the whole army to "Annihilate the enemy!"
Victory Declaration.
However, the British ** team had just pursued the Austrian army to less than twenty miles outside the west city when they encountered the French ** team, near this village called Recht, the French ** team suddenly appeared and killed the British ** team by surprise, and the British ** team, which was not superior in strength, had to quickly ask for help from Ralph, who had not yet entered Antwerp.
Because the division commanders of the two British ** teams reported to Ralph on the orders of their superiors that in order to reduce their responsibilities and to get reinforcements as soon as possible, the British ** team was attacked by the main force of the French ** team in the west of Antwerp.
This news shocked Ralph, and when he learned that the British ** team was about to be surrounded by the French ** team, the anxious Ralph quickly ordered the main force of the Chinese army, which had not yet completed the occupation of the entire city of Antwerp, to immediately move west to aid the British ** team surrounded in Recht.
And after giving the order, Ralph himself rushed to Recht himself.
Under Ralph's order, the main force of the Chinese army of the British ** team immediately moved to the west of Antwerp, while Antwerp was thrown to the rear army of 10,000 for pacification.
When he learned that the British reinforcements were coming, Mana immediately ordered the 1st Cavalry Division to continue to attack the British **, while the 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions slowly retreated under the cover of cavalry.
Of course, in order to create a false impression of defeat, Mana deliberately brought a lot of logistical supplies from the French ** team, and the 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions had to throw these materials indiscriminately when retreating, in addition to being fast, so as to mislead the British ** team.
Even Mana had to throw the military prostitute camp with the army to the British, after all, if he didn't forget to take these military prostitutes with him in the rout, then this defeat would be too fake!