MTL - Napoleon II Reborn-Chapter 41 The Battle of Nuremberg (Part 1)

On October 4th, in accordance with the orders of His Majesty the Emperor of France, Prince Murat, Marshal of the Empire (he was Napoleon's brother-in-law and his right-hand man, so he was named Prince of France) led his cavalry regiment with a total of more than 20,000 people. , After a five-day secret march, he suddenly appeared in Weissenburg under the Frank Jura Mountain, and launched an attack on the more than 3,000 Austrian troops stationed here like lightning. The Austrian army did not expect the French army to appear here at all, so it was not prepared at all. The French army took Weissenburg with only one charge, and only a dozen people were killed or injured in the whole process, while less than a hundred people from the Austrian army escaped.

Marshal Murat was wearing a gorgeous marshal uniform, holding a marshal's baton, and riding on a horse. Entered Weissenburg under the protection of layers of guards. Nearly 3,000 enemies were wiped out, while their own losses were only a dozen or so. This could be considered a complete victory. So Marshal Murat was very happy.

At this time, a major general walked up to him and said, "Your Excellency, Marshal, we have now completely controlled Weissenburg. In this battle, we suffered a total of fourteen casualties, including four with minor injuries and three with serious injuries." Murat Nodding his head, he didn't care too much about the life and death of soldiers. Coupled with the current limited medical conditions, it is generally difficult for seriously injured people to survive. The major general continued: "A total of 2,132 prisoners were captured and more than 700 were killed. In addition, we also seized a large amount of food and ammunition. According to the account of the prisoners, it was transported here yesterday. It is bound for Nuremberg today."

Hearing the result of the battle, Murat showed a smile on his face. Compared with such a result, that little loss is nothing at all. So he said: "Send a regiment to stay to guard the prisoners and wait for Marshal Soult's Seventh Army. We will take some of the food, and since we use new rifles, leave these old-fashioned ammunition to Marshal Soult. Presumably He will be very pleased. Order the whole army to rest for two hours, and then prepare to cross the Danube and march to Ingolstadt, which must be there in two years' time."

The general quickly passed on his orders.

On October 6, Murat's corps arrived at Ingolstadt, and Field Marshal Soult's 7th Army entered Weissenburg almost at the same time. There were only 40,000 Austrian troops in Ingolstadt. Facing Murat's cavalry army, they didn't dare to fight at all. Everyone knew that if they fought against cavalry in the wild, it would be ugly to die, so they could only rely on their strength. Golstadt's tall walls defended it. And Murat's task was to contain the Austrian army, so he didn't take the initiative to attack. Besides, using cavalry to attack the enemy's heavily guarded city wall, isn't that courting death? Therefore, both sides were very restrained. Before the Austrian army in Nuremberg was wiped out, there was not even a little conflict.

According to Napoleon's plan, Murat's Cavalry Corps and Marshal Soult's Seventh Army established a line of defense along the Frank Jura Mountains, cutting off the 36,000 men of General Keenmeier in Nuremberg and the crossing of the Danube and Contact of Archduke Ferdinand of Iller's main Austrian army. Then the well-equipped First Army launched an attack on Nuremberg and wiped out the opponent as soon as possible. The remaining four legions and Marshal Davout's guards who had just arrived on the battlefield surrounded the main force of Archduke Ferdinand, and launched an attack on it after solving the Nuremberg army. The First Army, the Seventh Army and the Cavalry Army are responsible for restraining the first-line Austrian army in Munich at this time.

On the afternoon of October 6, the First Army of Bernadotte's First Army rushed to a place 5 kilometers away from Nuremberg, posing an attacking posture. At this time, General Keenmeier already knew that his army had been cut off from the main force by the French army. He is now in a very bad situation because food and ammunition were seized by the French army in Weissenburg. His army had less than three days' food left, and he would be without supplies or reinforcements for a long time. The situation is very serious.

Keen Maier called a meeting of all the generals at his headquarters. There were two lieutenant generals who came to participate. Four major generals and six brigadier generals, and he is an Austrian general. Keen Maier first said: "Generals, you must know the situation we are facing now. In front of us is the elite French army-the French First Army. And behind us is the French Seventh Army. and the Cavalry Legion. Our connection with Archduke Ferdinand has been completely cut off. The connection with Ingolstadt has also been cut off. Which means we are now completely isolated, and worse Our food and ammunition were looted by the French army in Weissenburg, so I have to tell you with regret that we only have three days of rations. At this critical moment, I hope everyone can come up with a good way to cross the border. Get over this difficulty."

After listening to Keen Maier's words, everyone bowed their heads and thought hard, but no one could think of a way to solve this crisis. Seeing that everyone didn't respond, Keen Maier had to shake his head and said, "Are we really hopeless?"

At this time, a major general stood up and said: "Your Excellency, I think we should fight with the opponent's First Army now. They have about 40,000 people. The gap between us is not big. They are the elite of France. But we are also the elite of the four Austrians. Besides, the situation is critical now. The soldiers will definitely fight the French to go home, so we may not lose to the French First Army. As long as we defeat the French First Army, then We'll be safe."

At this time, an old lieutenant general stood up and retorted: "I think we should retain our strength, abandon Nuremberg, break out to the south with all our strength, and get in touch with the Eleventh Army Corps stationed in Ingolstadt. UU Reading www.uukanshu .com and then flank the enemy cavalry regiment, so that we have the possibility of winning the final victory."

As soon as he finished speaking, the major general who expressed his opinion just now stood up and said: "Your Excellency, lieutenant general, are you still a general of the empire? You haven't seen the enemy yet, so you want to retreat. I don't think you want to break through, but Run away. Give up Nuremberg to the French like this, thank you for being able to say it, are you worthy of Archduke Ferdinand? Are you worthy of His Majesty the Emperor? Are you worthy of Austria?"

"You..." After being robbed by the major general, the old lieutenant general was so angry that he couldn't speak. As a result, the generals present were divided into two factions, constantly blaming each other, and the entire meeting room was chaotic, similar to a vegetable market.

Seeing that everyone is arguing like this, Keenmeier can't tell who is right and who is wrong. Personally, he agrees to give up Nuremberg and break out to the south, but if he does that, then the opponent's army may chase him and cause trouble. If it is not good to break through, it will become a rout. At that time, this responsibility will be borne by him. Then His Majesty the Emperor and the Grand Duke will never let him go. Maybe if he fought the French army with all his strength, he might still win. In order to keep Wan Jie, he had to sacrifice the lives of those poor soldiers. So he shouted: "Okay. Be quiet. I have decided that in order to show His Majesty our loyalty to the Empire, we will fight the French to the death tomorrow. The victory must belong to Austria."

Will victory go to Austria? It seems that they have never won a battle with the French army for more than ten years.

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