Napoleon II Reborn

(Xiaoyu has returned to Chengdu, the chapter 1 has been updated and restored, and there will be chapter 1 later)

Shrink the troops, shrink all the troops now in hand to build a defense line to resist the upcoming attack of the Iberian 1st Army of the French Empire. On the one hand, Hillier shrank all the remaining nearly 90,000 troops to Monza, Sesto, and Milan, which had already been occupied by the Austrian army, and prepared to fight the French army in this area. On the other hand, send someone to ask for help from Emperor Francis I of Austria. If no reinforcements are obtained, Hillier is doomed to fail in this war. In addition, he ordered the main force of the 10th Army that went south to go north immediately to strengthen the Austrian army in Italy. Northern forces. Anyway, Naples has been flattened by the Austrian army except for Sicily, and Murat's army has also suffered heavy losses. The 10th Army can hold this large area as long as a small number of troops are left. It doesn't matter if you can't hold it, as long as you can defeat the French army or maintain a balance with the French army, then Naples cannot escape the control of Austria.

The Austrian army suddenly stopped military operations, which made Eugene very happy. Although Milan was occupied by the Austrian army, his Italian army was not driven out of Milan, and the northwest of Milan was still firmly in his hands. Moreover, he still has more than 20,000 troops in his hands. With the help of the French army, he believes that he will be able to defeat the Austrian army.

On August 6, the envoy sent by Murat arrived in Paris and formally submitted the letter of credence, expressing Naples' determination to surrender on behalf of Murat. After a simple negotiation, Xiao Jie immediately asked the Ministry of the Interior to issue an order to confer Murat as the Prince of France, and Naples officially became a region directly under the French Empire. Although Xiao Jie and Murat were not on the right track, but for the sake of "giving" such a large country with both hands, even though this was not Murat's original intention at all, Xiao Jie forgave Murat before rude. At the same time, the General Staff issued an order to the navy to send the marines to carry out landing operations in Naples. After discussion, the navy will dispatch five "Iberia" class warships to **** two regiments of marines to Naples for landing. Now there is no navy of any country in the entire Mediterranean that can threaten the French navy, so 5 warship escorts are enough. The Marine Corps of the two regiments is also enough to deal with the Austrian army occupying Naples, because according to intelligence, the 10th Army of the Austrian Army only left 5,000 people in Naples. Army opponents.

On August 7, the Iberian 1st Army stationed in Turin finally started to move, and the 110,000 troops began to march towards Milan. Turin is only 120 kilometers away from Milan, but Mike did not order the Iberian 1st Army to rush directly to Milan, because he had already obtained the information that the Austrian army had stopped attacking Milan, so now the Iberian 1st Army It doesn't make any sense for the Legion to rush to Milan again.

After discussing with Davout, the 1st Iberian Army marched directly towards Monza in an arc-like marching route. There is the main force of the Austrian army. There are 50,000 Austrian troops stationed there. Eat it in one bite, then the situation of the war will be very clear. On 8 August, the 1st Iberian Army reached Vercelli. On August 9, the 1st Iberian Army occupied Novara, and the 2nd Forward Division went out to Luozhen, surrounded and annihilated more than a thousand defenders of the Austrian Army, and occupied the city.

On August 10, the entire army of the Iberian 1st Army reached Luozhen, and the soldiers pointed directly at Monza.

"Now there are more than 90,000 Austrian troops distributed in Monza, Sesto and Milan, of which 50,000 are in Monza, 20,000 in Sesto and Milan. A total of 110,000 of our troops are stationed in Luozhen. What plan do you think our army should adopt next to completely defeat the Austrian army.” On the evening of the 10th, Mike called his generals and held a combat meeting.

"General Mike, whenever there is anything to discuss, send someone to restrain Sesto's Austrian army, then attack Monza with the main force of the legion, and kill the main force of the Austrian army in Monza, then there will be no suspense in the war." Davout said carelessly. Said. Since he is the Marshal of the Empire and a veteran of the whole of France, naturally no one dares to disrespect him. In fact, it is very clear that the war has reached this point. The Iberian 1st Army can completely use the division of the Austrian army to carry out individual defeats.

Everyone expressed support for Davout's proposal, because it was undoubtedly the simplest and most effective method.

"General, we may also ask His Royal Highness Eugene to send troops to attack the Austrian army in Milan. The Austrian army is only 20,000 people left in Milan, and His Royal Highness Eugene still has more than 20,000 people. Maybe they don't need our help at all." You can wipe out all the Austrian troops in Milan." Lieutenant General Kalil, deputy head of the Iberian 1st Army Corps, said with a smile.

As soon as his words came out, everyone was stunned. Because the war at this time will not affect Milan for the time being, the war between the 1st Iberian Army and the Austrian Army will only start in Monza and Sesto. But then everyone understood Kalil's intention, which was undoubtedly to let Euren and the Austrian army fight to the death. That would not only reduce the casualties of the Iberian 1st Army, but also further weaken Euren's strength. More than 20,000 troops, say more or less, say one or less. If Xiao Jie wanted to annex this Italy, then these unsafe factors would naturally have to be eliminated in every possible way.

"Okay, you immediately send someone to convey our intention to His Royal Highness Eugene, let them launch an attack on the Austrian army tomorrow, contain the Austrian army in Milan, and cooperate with our army's actions tomorrow." Mike laughed.

On August 11, the offensive of the 1st Iberian Army began. Sesto is 20 kilometers southeast of Rho, and Monza is 25 kilometers east of Rho. In order to contain Sesto's defenders, Mike ordered the 4th Infantry Division to charge the center of Sesto and Monza to prevent the Austrian army from going north. The 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Division, 5th Infantry Division, and 6th Infantry Division launched an attack on Monza with the fire support of the Artillery Regiment directly under the Legion, and must destroy the 50,000 Austrian troops here. The 1st Infantry Division and other direct units of the corps served as reserves.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the troops began to move. At the same time, Eugene's army also staged another tragic street battle with the Austrian army in Milan. The smart Eugene naturally understood the sinister intentions of the French army, but now he had no choice but to follow Mike's order to attack the Austrian army, reducing his already weak strength again.

The 4th Infantry Division of the 1st Iberian Army took the lead, broke through the Austrian defense line first, successfully broke through between Sesto and Monza, and immediately advanced south, oppressing Sesto's Austrian army . The other 4 infantry divisions surrounded the city of Monza and launched a fierce attack on the city of Monza with the support of artillery. Most of the Austrian troops stationed at Monza were exhausted after days of fierce fighting, and they were not opponents of the wolf-like French army at all. And Monza is not a fortified city. Under the bombardment of the French army's heavy artillery, the city wall quickly collapsed.

On August 12, the French army broke into the city of Monza, and brutal street fighting began immediately. The Austrian army had already suffered heavy losses when the French army attacked the city, not to mention that now that the city is broken, morale is even lower, and they are retreating steadily under the French army's attack. For a while, the situation of the Austrian army in Monza became very critical. The Austrian army stationed in Sesto also felt the crisis in Monza, and desperately went north to support them, but the defense line of the 4th Infantry Division of the Iberian 1st Army Corps was like an insurmountable gap, and they were desperately fighting The Austrians were blocked south of Monza and could not advance a step.

On August 13, Hillier led the Austrian army to successfully break through and fled eastward all the way, but there were only more than 10,000 Austrian troops who successfully broke through. Monza was completely occupied by the French. The fall of Monza put tremendous pressure on the Austrian troops stationed in Sesto and Milan. Under the pressure of the 1st Iberian Army, they all abandoned the city and fled. However, only a few thousand people managed to break out of the encirclement of the French army. people only. After the battle, only 20,000 of the more than 90,000 Austrian troops fled eastward in embarrassment. But the Iberian 1st Army did not let them go, but took advantage of the situation and continued to attack eastward, regaining lost ground along the way.

On August 17th ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Hillier fled to Padua, where he joined the main force of the 10th Army of the Austrian Army going north, so that his army reached more than 40,000 people. But at this time, Hillier had already lost the will to fight again, and led the army to continue to retreat eastward. The more than 100,000 troops of the Iberian 1st Army still followed behind them.

On August 20, the cavalry of the 1st Iberian Army caught up with the fleeing Austrian army in Povano, and more than ten thousand cavalry dragged the Austrian army to Povano, creating an opportunity for the main force of the army. . On August 22, the 1st Iberian Army surrounded the Austrians in Povanone. When Mike was about to eat the Austrian army in one fell swoop, another change occurred on the battlefield. The Austrian army of the two legions entered Italy from the east. With their help, the besieged Hillier army took the opportunity to break through successfully. Under the support of these two legions, they returned to Austria. The Iberian 1st Army also exhausted the soldiers' physical strength and ammunition because of the continuous pursuit, and they were unable to attack again. At this time, Xiao Jie also issued a new order to garrison the border and not to actively attack the Austrian army.

200,000 Austrian troops invaded Italy, and only 20,000 people retreated in the end. Although the Italian army also caused greater losses than this, it was Xiao Jie who really benefited. After the Austrian army was completely driven out of Italy, the whole of Italy was completely occupied by the French Empire. And Xiao Jie doesn't want to start a full-scale war with Austria now, because it means that a full-scale war with the anti-French alliance will start. Although he is not afraid, France needs to cultivate.