What is the concept of 150,000 people, the country that can come up with 150,000 troops on the European continent can already be called a second-rate power, and even if France is still among the first-class powers in the European continent at present, but the turmoil in the past few years has directly made the current France in addition to the 60,000 troops under Napoleon, there are only more than 100,000 troops left in the country.
But these more than 100,000 troops were not without tasks, and these more than 100,000 troops were stationed all over France to suppress the lawless revolutionaries.
In addition to the more than 100,000 troops in the country, the only army that France can call on is the 30,000 Spanish troops currently deployed in the south of France.
"Where's my brother!
What is he doing?
How could he ..... come to an armistice with Prussia, could it be that Austria was defeated?
” "No, Austria was not defeated, but your nephew Alexander took advantage of the emptiness of Vienna to lead the Hungarian army to conquer Vienna, and now Vienna is Alexander in charge, and it is Alexander who has reached an armistice with the Prussians!"
Hearing this, Mary no longer knew what she should say, and a large flush appeared on Mary's face with an excited expression.
"Marie, now that Napoleon has asked me for help, I am ready to accede to his request!"
Seeing that Marie did not speak, Louis XVI thought for a moment, and then told Marie the results of his thoughts.
Hearing Louis XVI's decision, the look on Marie's face eased and said: "Your Majesty, you have done the right thing, now the Anglo-Prussian coalition is clearly trying to destroy our France, and if we are separated from Napoleon again at this time.
Then we in France will lose our future!
But I don't know how you can support Napoleon?
” "I am going to draw 30,000 troops from all parts of the country, plus 30,000 troops from Spain, and all 60,000 men will be reinforced to the Austrian Netherlands, plus Napoleon's army when the time comes.
On the Eastern Front we will also have 110,000 troops, which may be a little worse than the Anglo-Prussian army, but I think it will be enough to resist the enemy for a while, and with this time we will recruit some troops to support Napoleon, which is already the best we can do!
” Hearing Louis XVI say this, Marie smiled and said: "You are very right, God willing.
France is bound to win this war!
” ……………… Soon after Louis XVI's decision, the entire French team began to move, although some people in France were already in ruins.
But after all, those revolutionaries have been exterminated by the royal family, so in some areas, the royal family can still draw some troops.
The 30,000 Spanish troops originally deployed in southern France immediately moved north after receiving orders from Louis XVI, except for this Spanish army, of course.
Versailles also urgently informed the Spanish side of the current situation.
Louis XVI hoped that the Spanish side would be able to send another sizable reinforcement once they learned of the situation.
Mid-March 1793 Immediately after returning to Brandenburg, Wilhelm held a grand military parade, at which the Prussian Royal Guard and the Prussian 4th, 6th, and 7th Divisions all joined the parade.
When the Prussian army passed through the Brandenburg Victory Gate, the Prussian people standing on both sides of the parade platform shouted the slogan Long live Prussia.
In this frenzied atmosphere, Wilhelm stood on the parade podium and proclaimed to all of Prussia: "The Austrians had bowed their proud heads under the invincible Prussian army, and Prussia had once again triumphed in the light of the glory of the goddess of victory.
However, this was not the end, and there was still a large and evil army on the western front of Prussia that posed a constant threat to Prussia.
Don't wipe out this army and the evil country behind it.
The whole of Prussia is sleeping!
This military parade is not only a triumphant return from victory, but also the beginning of a great journey.
The Prussian warriors will embark on a new path of conquest!
They were to fulfill the wishes of the Prussian kings and go to victory over the country that threatened Prussia at that moment.
Past, present, and future, Prussia and his army will win!
This time, I will personally lead the Prussian soldiers on the road of the expedition!
Under the blessing of God, under the love of the goddess of victory, and under the watchful eyes of the kings of the past, the Prussians will use their weapons to tell those countries that pose a threat to the Prussian people what defeat is!
What is meant by perdition!
” After the parade, the Prussian troops did not rush back to their respective stations outside Brandenburg, but marched westward in one go.
In order to achieve this effect, the Prussian government and the military department made extensive preparations long before Wilhelm returned to Brandenburg.
After arriving in the Hannover area, these Prussian troops officially joined forces with the British ** team in Hanover.
Because Ernst led 8,000 British troops back to Hanover, and the British Expeditionary Force was completely annihilated by Napoleon before, the impact on the Hanover army was not very great, and then the Hanover area was the first time after Napoleon's victory to recruit soldiers, so the army in the Hanover area is also more than 20,000 people.
Together with the four Prussian divisions, Wilhelm's army totaled nearly 70,000 men.
After the Anglo-Prussian turn, William stopped at Hanover for two days, mainly to get acquainted with the generals of the Hanoverian army.
However, for some reason, the commander of the Hanoverian army of more than 20,000 people this time was still an old friend of the Prussians, Ernst.
But to some extent, this also made William breathe a sigh of relief, Ernst wants to pursue Christine's mind Everyone knows, and in this case, William is not afraid that Ernst will not perform desperately in front of his brother-in-law who has the power to decide.
William then continued to lead his army westward, and when this army reached the Dutch border, two Prussian-controlled divisions of the Holy Roman Empire were also added to the Anglo-Prussian army, bringing the strength of William's army to 93,000 men.
On the one hand, Napoleon personally led the army to attack Antwerp, although the British ** team guarding Antwerp repelled the French attack several times with the help of the navy, but because of the huge gap in strength and the fierce side of the French ** team, the defenders of Antwerp seemed to be reminded of the last painful battle, so after the French army invested overwhelming strength to launch the fifth attack, The British garrison inside the city of Antwerp collapsed.
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On March 3, 1793, Napoleon's boots stood on the walls of Antwerp, and then the entire French army, under Napoleon's orders, immediately began to forcibly recruit civilians throughout the Austrian Netherlands, who were to carry out a large-scale reinforcement of the fortifications of the cities around Antwerp before the arrival of the Anglo-Prussian army.
Napoleon's army forcibly joined the young and middle-aged civilians, regardless of whether they wanted to or not.
And in addition to the commoners, Napoleon did not spare the Austrian army and nobility in the Austrian Netherlands.
Naturally, the Austrian army was one of the last remaining to join the French army, but all those who disagreed or resisted were executed by order of Napoleon.
As for those Austrian nobles who naturally became Napoleon's granary, under the slogan of the Franco-Austrian Alliance, Napoleon would not care whether these Austrian nobles wanted to or not, Napoleon directly confiscated all the gold, silver, grain and everything that could be put to use in the warehouses of these nobles, and those who did not cooperate were naturally dealt with according to the above regulations.
After Napoleon's iron maneuver, his army expanded from 60,000 to 75,000, of which 5,000 were the original Austrian troops stationed in the region, and the other 10,000 were young men in the Austrian Netherlands, who were forcibly joined the army.
As for the 15,000 men who joined later, Napoleon adhered to the usual style and carried out harsh training for these people, and for those passive soldiers, you don't expect Napoleon's men to show mercy, and it is not for nothing that the light ones were whipped with thirty whips, and the heavy ones were directly executed.
Soon after Napoleon conquered Antwerp, a large number of war supplies from Versailles were sent to the Austrian Netherlands, and a large number of weapons and equipment and logistical baggage arrived one after another, and even some supplementary soldiers were sent over.
When he saw the performance of the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon's worries were put down a little, what he was most afraid of was that Louis XVI ignored his ball and asked for help, and even Louis XVI and Imp-Impey reached an agreement to deal with him Napoleon, but now it seems that the people in the Palace of Versailles also understand the truth of cold lips and teeth.
After receiving these additions, Napoleon did not make any difference to his troops, so that even those Austrians who had been forcibly conscripted were treated in the same way as French soldiers.
To a certain extent, this restored Napoleon's military spirit lost during his rigorous training.
Along with these supplies and reinforcements, there was also a letter from Louis XVI himself, in which Louis XVI left aside the grievances between himself and Napoleon, but counted the happy times of Napoleon from childhood to adulthood, in addition, Louis XVI also gave carte blanche to Napoleon as the commander of the French Dutch Front, in addition to Napoleon's army, the French army and the Spanish army that came after that would be led by Napoleon.
In the letter, Louis XVI described the war as the Hundred Years' War between England and France in the new century, and Louis XVI hoped that Napoleon would do everything in his power to lead his army to resist the attack of the Anglo-Prussian army or even win the battle.
In the end, Louis XVI set the condition that if Napoleon could defeat the Anglo-Prussian coalition, then after the war, all the territories under Napoleon's control would belong to him, except for France itself, France would recognize Napoleon's independent status, and even Louis XVI would personally ask the Holy See for Napoleon.