Seeing that the vanguard of his army was already very close to Ferdinand's handsome banner, Napoleon's face suddenly turned pale.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, let's retreat for the time being!
The enemy's reinforcements are coming soon, and although we have already won, the consumption of the soldiers is very large, and in this case, in the face of the addition of the enemy's fresh army, the situation of our army is bound to fall into disadvantage!
” "Nonsense!
Your Excellency Marshal, we cannot withdraw now, although our army has suffered heavy casualties, but the number of troops that can continue to fight is still more than 10,000 people, rushing from Trapp, the enemy's physical strength will not be much more than mine, as long as we can hold on any longer, then the current victory will be a turning point in the current situation in our country!
We can't afford to waste our efforts!
” Before Napoleon could speak, his officers immediately split into two voices.
In fact, in Napoleon's mind, when this multiple-choice question was placed in front of him, he also had a great headache.
Indeed, no matter which of these two choices is pros and cons for Napoleon, continue to fight, then if the French army wins, it means that from now on, the coalition army that has lost the main force will completely lose the initiative in the battle situation, at least before the coalition army does not get reinforcements, the whole battle situation will immediately attack and defend and change shape!
But the risk is also not small, although Ferdinand Jr. has been defeated, but his army is only defeated and not routed, so it is full of variables!
If Ferdinand the Younger was defeated, then Napoleon would not have thought about it at all, but immediately ordered the army to attack while the victory was won.
Ferdinand the Younger relinquished his position and led his army in a slow westward retreat, though his army was less than 8,000 men.
But it is still evident from the retreat of the coalition forces that these coalition forces are still organized.
It was precisely because of this situation that Napoleon felt a little tricky.
"Your Excellency, Marshal.
We can't hesitate any longer, we have to make a decision as soon as possible, and if we want to go on the offensive, then we need to hurry up even more!
” Napoleon was not a mother-in-law, and even more so for the French army, if they could not extend their gains, with the annihilation of the Fourth Army.
Paris has become an isolated city, and there are no more reinforcements to count on!
"Ordered the whole army, go on the offensive.
Give me everything I can to destroy the remnants of the enemy army before enemy reinforcements arrive!
” An officer's reminder helped Napoleon make up his mind, and then as Napoleon's military order was issued, all the French soldiers immediately pursued the remnants of the coalition led by Ferdinand desperately.
This suddenly made the 8,000 allied soldiers led by Ferdinand even more miserable.
At this time, Ferdinand was also struggling to command the army to resist the attack of the French army.
"How so.
It's completely different from what I had envisioned!
” The decline of the army made Ferdinand's face already pale, and most of the more than 20,000 coalition troops were elite Prussian soldiers, but it was in this situation that the coalition army was defeated by the French army led by Napoleon and the coalition army in the field, which made Ferdinand psychologically difficult to accept.
"More than 10,000 elites have been lost, how can I have the face to return to Brandenburg!"
Ferdinand's mood is very complicated at the moment, as the momentum of the coalition is getting weaker and weaker, no matter who is at this moment, there is a feeling of powerlessness.
If there is no hope for reinforcements, I am afraid that this army will collapse immediately.
Finally, when Ferdinand was on the verge of despair.
The reinforcements led by Rumorim rushed to the edge of the battlefield, and at this moment, Ferdinand's army was only more than 5,000 people who could continue the battle.
Seeing the flag of the Prussian army in sight, Ferdinand was almost in tears at this time, after all, this situation could be called a desperate situation for Ferdinand.
As soon as Rumori led his army into the battlefield, he was shocked by what he saw, and it was no wonder that with him, except for Ferdinand, who was still barely supporting in a corner, the rest of the situation had completely turned to the French army.
However, at this time, the army led by Rumorim himself could be called the end of the force, and he was powerless to help the coalition forces that had been cut into countless pieces except to order the army to move closer to Ferdinand's position.
And after Rumolin led his army to join the battlefield, Napoleon's face was also playful.
As he had previously assumed, it was clear from the action of the Prussian reinforcements that these Prussian troops were not a new force, but a thoroughly tired army.
Although Napoleon found that the strength of the enemy's reinforcements should be about 20,000 after the Prussian army came to the battlefield, the weakness of the offensive was an indisputable fact, and if it was a fresh force, I am afraid that the 20,000-odd allied troops should choose to launch an immediate onslaught on the French army on the battlefield rather than choose to move closer to Ferdinand as they are now.
However, although the French army expanded its own advantages, it was not able to completely annihilate Ferdinand's army, which also caused the balance of power on the battlefield to change again, and the French army fell into disadvantage.
However, Napoleon was not afraid of this, and he began to mobilize his troops to stop Rumourin's move towards Ferdinand, but when the battle was now underway, the French army could not afford to launch another large-scale offensive.
On the battlefield, the French army has about 13,000 combat troops, while the coalition army has nearly 30,000 people, but under this disparity in strength, the coalition army is still helpless against the French army, and the French army has no good way to face the coalition army with more troops than itself in a short time.
It was noon, but both sides were at a stalemate on the battlefield, and no one could help anyone for a while.
Suddenly, Napoleon received information from a newly arrived Allied prisoner of war, who, according to the confession of the prisoner of war, had been annihilated by the Allied forces in the Trapp area.
This news came from the mouths of most of the prisoners of war, so there is no possibility of falsification.
In this case, it means that the Fourth Legion is really finished.
Napoleon's heart was shocked.
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He looked up at the situation on the battlefield, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After a while, Napoleon ordered the army to temporarily stop the offensive against the coalition forces.
Then I saw him riding to the front line of the battle.
When he saw Napoleon's banner moving towards the front, although Ferdinand did not know what Napoleon was going to do, Ferdinand also came to the front line.
Then a cavalryman rushed out of the French troops, and this cavalryman galloped quickly to the front of the Prussian army line with a white flag, and then said in a loud voice: "Marshal Bonaparte of our country, please meet the commander of your army!"
The cavalryman's words were full of neutrality, and the voice traveled quite far on the battlefield that had become quiet.
Even Ferdinand, who was still some distance from the forefront, listened to a rough idea.
This was then reported to Ferdinand.
Ferdinand smiled freely and then sorted out his manners, and seeing that Ferdinand seemed to be about to go to the appointment, several Prussian officers immediately surrounded him and said: "Your Excellency, Marshal.
You can't take any chances, it's certainly a conspiracy of the French!
” "Your Excellency Marshal, the heart of guarding against others is indispensable!"
But in Ferdinand's ears, he did not heed the advice of the officers.
"It's fine.
Since the commander-in-chief of the enemy is so enthusiastic.
Then I still have to go through it, otherwise, if the soldiers think that I am Ferdinand, it will not be laughable and generous!
” As if the officers were about to speak, Ferdinand waved his hand and rode towards the front of the Prussian army.
At the French army, after learning that Ferdinand readily agreed, Napoleon went to the center of the battlefield alone, despite the dissuasion of his men.
Napoleon's position was only 300 meters away from the Prussian soldiers' lines, and in fact the range of the weapons in the hands of the Prussian soldiers was already above this distance.
It's just that under the restraint of the officer, the soldiers did not open fire rashly.
It has to be said that individual heroism has a large market in Europe.
Since the Middle Ages, stories of knights and princesses have been circulating in Europe, and in all the stories, the knight who rescued the princess alone is simply the idol of all Europeans.
In fact, it can be seen from the battles in European history that aside from the casualties of the soldiers, those generals rarely have large-scale casualties, and the reason is that in European wars, even if the other side is defeated, those defeated generals and nobles can also receive special care, which can also be seen as mutual respect between noble generals.
Shortly after Napoleon arrived alone in the middle of the battlefield, Ferdinand came as promised, and like Napoleon, Ferdinand did not lead even a single guard.
"Hello, Marshal Bonaparte, I admire your bravery very much!"
"Dear Marshal Braunschweig, in you, I see all the precious qualities of the Braunschweig family, and I admire them very much!"
After the two of them finished speaking, a smile appeared on their faces, and Napoleon took the initiative to reach out and shake Ferdinand's hand.
"Marshal Braunschweig, this battle has reached its present state, and it is meaningless for both of us to continue fighting, so I think it is better for both of us to stop our troops, in my opinion, your army has lost its main force, and in the spirit of chivalry, I allow your army to leave the Paris area through our army's line of defense and not pursue!"
"Marshal Bonaparte, is it too early to say such things now, although in this battle, Your Excellency and your army deserve my respect, but I do not think that if we continue to fight, it will be our army that will lose!"
Hearing Ferdinand's words, Napoleon burst out laughing "Yes, your army can indeed fight, but Your Excellency must know that I have not used the remaining 20,000 troops in Paris so far, and it is only half a day's work from Paris to this place, our army can hold on, but I'm afraid your army can't hold on, right?"
Napoleon's words Ferdinand felt speechless, Napoleon said very reasonably, so far, in Paris, the French can still draw out an army of 20,000 people, and the coalition army, the army that can be drawn out at present is all on the battlefield, although the strength of the troops exceeds 25,000 people, but the soldiers' physical strength has already reached the limit, and if you continue to fight, not to mention half a day, I am afraid it will only take two hours.
There were a lot of coalition soldiers who fell to the ground from exhaustion.
Don't forget that the reinforcements led by Rumori had traveled a distance of dozens of miles, and in addition to the previous battles, the army under Rumorin was actually better than the soldiers led by Ferdinand in terms of exhaustion.
The reason why Napoleon wanted Ferdinand to withdraw his troops from the Paris area.
It was precisely because Napoleon conceived in mind the idea of establishing a large defensive circle in the Paris area, and this defensive circle naturally included the towns near Paris, some of which were still under the control of the coalition forces, that Napoleon demanded that the coalition troops withdraw from the Paris area.
In addition, the war was to some extent a victory for the French, and in such a situation, Napoleon could not have returned to Paris without a word.
Otherwise, I am afraid that the criticism of Paris will be able to scold him to death.
In this case, Napoleon's demand that the coalition forces leave the Paris area to relieve the threat to Paris can also be seen as Napoleon's preparation for an explanation to the whole of Paris.
But it didn't take long.
Ferdinand seemed to think of something, only to hear him say: "Marshal Bonaparte, your army does have some advantages, but I can tell you a piece of news.
Our army has reinforcements of tens of thousands on the way to Paris.
After getting this news, I wonder if you are still as confident as before?
” With that, a playful smile appeared on Ferdinand's face.
Ferdinand was not wrong, although Prussia was not ready to send reinforcements to France on a large scale, but the replenishment of this army far away in France has never been cut off, plus the newly formed Imperial Third Division is also on the way, and the nearly 10,000 soldiers sent by the British have also arrived in Calais not long ago and are rushing to Paris, so Ferdinand's so-called tens of thousands of troops are actually not wrong.
And hear the news from Ferdinand's mouth.
Napoleon's face changed dramatically.
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For Napoleon, with the French Fourth Army annihilated by the Allied forces.
This means that from now on, the only formed army that the Bourbon royal family can count on is now only the current 40,000 troops in Paris, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the 40,000 troops gathered in Paris are the last straw for the Bourbon dynasty.
The Fourth Army had fallen, and in this case, it was completely pointless for Napoleon to hold on to Paris, because it was possible to hold out for a while, but without reinforcements, it would not last long.
Now, Ferdinand told him that the coalition was coming to the aid of tens of thousands, and that once the coalition reinforcements arrived, the coalition would pose a threat to Paris again, with the consequence that the coalition with its constant supply would overwhelm the French who were trapped in Paris.
As if sensing Napoleon's thoughts, Ferdinand continued: "In this battle, it was Your Excellency's wisdom that defeated me, although the current situation is a stalemate, but I understand that in fact, Your Excellency has won, if you change sides, then I will definitely not be able to do this level of Your Excellency, so in order to show respect for Your Excellency.
I promise you the temporary withdrawal of your troops from the Paris region, but I also want to tell you that in ten days at most I will make a comeback, and then I will be disgraced!
” Hearing Ferdinand say this, Napoleon's face gradually calmed down, and then he only heard Napoleon say: "Field Marshal Braunschweig is worthy of being a famous Prussian general, but please rest assured that since our army can defeat you once, then there will definitely be no problem with the second time!"
After saying that, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then returned to the army.
When Napoleon returned to the army, he immediately ordered the troops in the north to make way for the Allied forces to leave, and Napoleon's order was immediately opposed by many French officers.
"Your Excellency Marshal, we can't let the tiger go back to the mountain!
Now is a great opportunity for our army to annihilate the enemy, and if we succeed, we will not only be able to remove the threat from Paris, but also take advantage of the situation to recover the land we have lost!
” The words of one officer seemed to represent the voices of all the officers, and in their minds, although they were evenly matched with the enemy, it was now the best situation of the French army since the beginning of the war between the coalition and the French, and in this case, if the enemy was allowed to leave, the subsequent counterattack could not be borne by Paris.
"Confused!
You think I'm just going to want to put the enemy back?
That's right, at the moment we have some advantages over the enemy, but the enemy's forces and national strength are there!
There were Prussians, Dutch, and British among the enemy, and even if we wiped out this enemy army, how many men do you think we will be left after the war?
The enemy is made up of several countries, and the enemy's reinforcements are on their way, and in this case, a relentless victory is not what I need!
The enemy can get reinforcements, but what about us?
Don't forget, now we have an army of just over 30,000 men, and thanks to the damned heretics, our southern region is almost seceded, and in this case, if our Lord is lost, what will we do with the situation that follows!
” Napoleon's words were remarkable, and the French officers could not raise their heads.
It is true that at present the Bourbons can only count on their 40,000, oh no, an army of less than 35,000 men.
The Battle of Paris was over, but the French army did not look victorious, their hearts were still very heavy, and the only role of this battle was to allow the fortunes of France and Paris to continue for a while.