In the case of Blankov and most of the rebel high-ranking people, soon the rebels quietly began to shrink their forces, and the main forces of the troops that had been sent by Blankov to occupy the city in other regions were also transferred back to Moscow, and in just one week, Blankov gathered an army of 40,000 men in the Moscow region.
For the rebels, this army of 40,000 people is already the largest force it can draw, although there are still more than 20,000 people stationed in Moscow and other towns, but most of these troops are newly drafted soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to the elite rebels who have been drawn out.
Opposite Blankov was a nearly 70,000-strong rebel army led by Rumyantsev, of course, because Rumyantsev was seriously ill, the de facto commander of this 70,000-strong rebel army was Toskov.
The current counterinsurgency army is in fact divided into two parts, one is responsible for containing the development of the rebels in the rest of Moscow, and the other is dedicated to dealing with the main Moscow forces of the Brankoff rebels, who are only more than 10,000 more troops than the rebels.
The base camp of the counterinsurgency army is located in Zelenograd, northwest of Moscow, and at the moment, because Rumyantsev is seriously ill, Toskov is sitting in Zelenograd to command the counterinsurgency army.
It is not very far from Zelenograd to Moscow, and ordinary people can reach Moscow even if they walk for five days, and the distance of five days will only take two days for the army in a hurry.
Originally, the top brass of the counterinsurgency army was reluctant to set up the headquarters so close to Moscow, but Rumyantsev forcibly set up the headquarters in Zelenograd on the grounds that the headquarters was on the front line and could calm the morale of the army.
After the gathering of 40,000 troops in Moscow.
On October 2, Brankoff left Moscow with an army of 40,000 men.
The destination of Blankov's trip was Khimki, northwest of Moscow.
Khimki was at the forefront of the confrontation between the Brankoff rebels and the rebels, with each side deploying more than 10,000 troops here.
Brankoff did not enter Khimki after arriving in the Khimki region.
Although Khimki had the strength of 10,000 rebel troops, Brankoff was not prepared to use this force.
Brankoff knew that once he mobilized Khimki's army, the counterinsurgents on the opposite side would definitely get the news immediately, after all, the countless watchtowers on the front lines of the two sides were not decorations.
In this case, Brankoff was preparing a detour from the northeast direction of Khimki.
Although in the Himki area, the front line of the confrontation between the two sides stretches for miles.
But with caution, Brankoff is sure that his whereabouts will not be detected by the counterinsurgency.
Brankoff made a large circle northeast of the Khimki region, taking away tens of miles of distance than a straight line.
For Brankoff.
What he wants is a decisive victory, and the key to victory or defeat is whether Brankoff can completely cripple the counterinsurgency army opposite him.
The counterinsurgency army has more than 70,000 troops, but because it was previously aimed at curbing the rebels' wanton raids.
The counterinsurgency forces in Zelenograd are less than 20,000.
And if the rebels led by Brankoff could have arrived in Zelenograd before the counterinsurgents could react.
Then in terms of troops, the rebels undoubtedly have a great advantage.
It is precisely because of this thinking that Brankoff does not think about using his superiority in strength to defeat the counterinsurgents opposite Khimki.
You must know that because of the protracted tug-of-war between the two sides, the Khimki area is full of trenches and fortifications on both sides, and in Khimki, the counterinsurgency army has also deployed nearly 30,000 troops.
In this case, even if Brankoff has the advantage of troops, it is undoubtedly very unrealistic to want to advance quickly.
Brankoff's raid on Zelenograd was classified as top secret by the rebels, with the exception of several high-ranking rebels.
The rest, including the rebels, did not know where they were going. ..........................................
Under the French city of Paris, the allied forces collected dozens of ships from the area on both sides of the Seine in a week's time.
Although these vessels were all fishing boats and transport ships, they were enough for little Ferdinand.
Eleven small boats were concentrated by the coalition forces, and more than 1,000 catties of gunpowder were placed on these small boats, and all of them were placed in the cabins of the small boats.
"Duke Andrew, you have done a good job of finding so many ships in such a short period of time, and if everything goes well this time, then your performance will definitely go down in the history of Europa!"
Hearing little Ferdinand's compliment, a smile appeared on Duke Andrew's face.
"Your Excellency Marshal, as a member of the coalition forces, these are what I should do!"
As he spoke, Duke Andrew said to little Ferdinand: "This time we have collected a total of thirteen transport ships and thirty-two fishing boats, those that were stacked with gunpowder are fishing boats, as for the transport ships, the staff officers have made estimates, it is expected that thirteen transport ships can carry six hundred soldiers at one time, in this case, if they can sneak into Paris, if not, then after those fishing boats are ignited, these transport ships can be sent to the land in the city of Paris as soon as possible!"
Thirteen transport ships, on average, one transport ship can transport nearly fifty soldiers at a time.
But the war can never be estimated with the most optimistic, you must know that there are many French fortifications on both sides of the Seine, and a lot of artillery is placed in these fortifications, and how many soldiers can set foot on the land of Paris under the bombardment of artillery is still two theories, and even if you are pessimistic, then even if the coalition forces blow up the water gate at the mouth of the Seine, these transport ships may not be safe to carry these soldiers to land.
"Well, I'll leave this operation under your command, and I hope you won't let me down!"
Hearing little Ferdinand's words, Duke Andrew's face suddenly became a little excited "Thank you for your trust, you will definitely complete the task in the future!"
Seeing Duke Andrew's statement, Ferdinand Jr. nodded and then said: "In order to cooperate with your actions, before you start your operation, I will order the army to launch an attack on Paris, of course, this attack is not a false attack, I will use all my strength to create opportunities for you, and the rest is up to you!"
After saying that, Ferdinand Jr. stopped paying attention to the slightly agitated Duke Andrew, and instead began to inspect the coalition troops stationed outside Paris.
Ferdinand Jr. didn't have a lot of confidence in conquering Paris, but now that the battle had begun, he had to go all out, after all, if he didn't work hard, who could know if he would succeed or not.
While Ferdinand the Younger inspected and condoled with the Allied troops, Napoleon in Paris was not idle.
With Louis XVI's consent, Napoleon immediately began to mobilize forces to build the embankment he envisioned on the Seine in the northwestern part of Paris.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
Napoleon's construction of the embankment was apparently unbearable for many of the magnates in the upper echelons of Paris, who immediately protested in front of Louis XVI and Napoleon.
In front of Louis XVI, although these magnates quoted scriptures in the hope that Louis XVI would dispel this idea, Louis XVI pushed away the exhortations of these magnates on the pretext that Napoleon was the commander of the defense of Paris and that he had no right to interfere.
Seeing that the gap could not be opened in Louis XVI's, the magnates immediately turned to Napoleon's door, hoping that he would abandon the idea of building a.
But Napoleon was not as eloquent as Louis XVI, and seeing that these magnates were still reluctant, despite his repeated explanations, Napoleon immediately ordered his soldiers to put all of them in prison at the Paris City Defense Command.
In this assertive stance, Napoleon mobilized a large number of laborers in just two days, and Napoleon planned to build the dam in one month.
In any case, the inhabitants and laborers of Paris are now idle, and in this case, it is better to let them build this embankment while satisfying the needs of defending the city, because the food in Paris is not supplied to these people in vain.
The buildings on the side of the city walls in Paris had already been demolished, and the scraps from the demolition came in handy.
Tens of thousands of laborers traveled on both sides of the Seine, and some of the city's inconsequential buildings and small hills were demolished and mined, and all the wood, stone and sand that were obtained were buried in the Seine.
"Based on your experience, will the dams we build have an impact on the water level of the Seine and the flood season?"
Standing on the land on the east bank of the Seine, Napoleon asked several officials around him who knew how to use water conservancy, and when he heard Napoleon's question, one of the officials hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, based on the experience of previous years and the amount of rain this year, the water level of the Seine is very stable before the arrival of winter, so we do not have to worry about the flood season!"
The officer groaned for a moment, then continued: "Of course, there will definitely be a certain impact on the water level, but because Paris is the upper reaches of the Seine, and there are flood control facilities on both sides of the Seine, there will not be much impact in the city except for drinking water!
Of course, it must have a significant impact on the downstream, after all, the northwest region is an important grain producing area in our France!
” The second half of the official's words sounded a little noncommittal to Napoleon's ears.
For Napoleon, the priority was to hold Paris and defeat the enemy, and the rest was not in Napoleon's consideration.