I nodded slightly to them, and then quickly took out the intelligence obtained from the Assassin organization and started a discussion on the situation in Hungary.

In this discussion, I made a very bold assumption, assuming that the French army had crossed many imperial cities and officially arrived at the gates of Budapest, and the siege of Budapest had begun!

"Did you make this assumption because you knew that the imperial generals would shrink their forces in Hungary? Give up territory, trade space for time, and consolidate the defense of Budapest?"

"Yes. Hopefully our Imperial Overseer over there in Hungary knows what to do."

"Okay, we understand."

Trading space for time is common sense, and it was also my response plan when I failed in the expedition for the Hungarian Front and fell into the worst possible situation. But if the governor over there did not implement it, and the quality gap between the enemy and us was so big, this battle would be a disaster.

No need to fight.

"The enemy is launching a siege on Budapest. Budapest is located between the upper and middle reaches of the Danube River. It is stuck in the valley between the two places, and there are rivers passing through it. As long as the French set up positions on both sides and have heavy troops on the front,

, it can be said that the French occupy a very superior geographical advantage. Now our military strength is comparable to that of the French. If we launch a strong attack, we may not be able to defeat it."

"What about mobilizing the Romanian army as well?"

"With the Romanian army, we have an advantage in terms of strength, but Your Excellency, Legion Commander, I would like to ask you if you have ever studied in the Imperial Army. Only seven of the legions there are from Anatolia.

Legion. The rest are all people gathered from Greece and Macedonia. How can their fighting will and combat effectiveness be comparable to our Anatolian Legion!"

"Hey, they're Romans too!"

"But we can't help but think about the defense if we fail!"

"We can't fail!"

"But what if we fail!"

"Cough cough cough!"

"You continue." I motioned to the coughing group army commander not to pay attention to such innocuous things. Calculating defeat before victory is what I like very much.

"And have you considered that the terrain where the French are located is difficult, and the front is indeed an open plain. I think the French are probably waiting for us to travel thousands of miles from Constantinople, and we will be exhausted.

We launch a fierce attack."

"Well. At that time, the French army had rested and recuperated, and its morale had been sufficiently restored, but our soldiers were exhausted due to the long and long march. Even if our morale was high, we could not make up for our weakness in strength."

"What are you afraid of? We are all proud Romans! It's okay if the French hide in their positions. If they run out and start a frontal battle with us, our courage and pride will definitely crush them!"

"that is!"

Facing the situation where the French were besieging Budapest, the corps commanders and corps commanders expressed their thoughts one after another, which gave me a general understanding of the senior officers under my command.

Their quality is not bad. Except for a few who are reckless and blindly worship the pride of the Romans, they see what they should be able to see about many problems. Only after experiencing the true baptism of war will they grow up.

"Seeing that you have discussed so much makes me more confident that we can win this war later. Now, I have a question, everyone, what do you think about the march route?"

An excellent general and an experienced general can not only see the problem, but also think of ways to solve it. Regarding how to march, how to ensure the speed of the army and maintain physical strength. This is what distinguishes an ordinary general.

The key to being an excellent general is that it involves astronomy and geography, the country's topographic situation, and the test of the army's overall grasp of the overall situation.

silence.

The senior military officers who had just been chatting away all shut their mouths.

"Use the canal!" The warlord named Lucas Ventra thought for a moment and said. Seeing the dazzling light flashing in the eyes of other senior legions, he seemed to have more confidence in his own idea, "Put the baggage and the main infantry.

Get on the ship. The cavalry goes first, followed by the elite infantry.

The infantry is replaced every three days and goes to the ship to recover. By the way, there are troops from the provinces of Romania and Sofia accompanying us along the way. In this way, if we encounter an enemy with cavalry and infantry, we will also have the means to disembark the main force behind us.

Buffering time.”

"That's a good idea."

"It seems feasible, but can the empire's ships transport so many soldiers?"

"It should be possible. The ships I took through the canal can carry 150-300 soldiers each. 300 ships will be enough. There are many such ships in the port."

Seeing that everyone agreed to use the canal, I had to say: "The upper reaches of the Danube are under the control of the French. If the French break the embankments and the water rushes down, what will we do?"

As soon as my words came out, many of the officers present were shocked.

I told the consequences of the French flooding an army of 100,000 people: "If such a thing is allowed to happen, the empire's 100,000-strong army will be completely annihilated. In the next few years, the eastern territory of the empire will be reduced to France."

Territory that can be conquered or taken."

"Wouldn't the French do this?" Some people couldn't believe that the French army would do this, or that the French army could think of such an approach.

"The person opposite is the Duke of Bourbon." Someone carefully reminded others of what I had done in the Netherlands. At that time, I flooded the French army in the Netherlands, and the person involved was the Duke of Bourbon. Now that the situation has changed, the French may

Can't do it?

"In this case, wouldn't we not only be unable to use the canal channel, but also unable to walk on the plains?" Orestes shouted.

Seeing that everyone was helpless, I added: "The French army has many cavalry. They have gone through hundreds of battles. From Austria to Budapest on the Danube River in the Empire, it is enough to prove that they are the elite among the elite. And what about us? Although our morale is also high, as a team

In the newly recruited army, the soldiers will inevitably pretend to be

The reloading of ammunition and psychological quality are no match for the French. Once the battle starts on the plains, how long do you think our cavalry can hold off the French? Once the French cavalry breaks through our cavalry, the flanking infantry will charge with artillery and cavalry, as well as the infantry.

How long can you survive the impact?"

The empire is not without horses, but all the cavalry that can fight on horseback are on Alexander's side. This means that we have horses but cannot arm the cavalry. This is why the Assassins want me to wait, because the latest cavalry regiment is still training.

.But even if I wait, even if our cavalry is evenly matched with the French army in terms of quantity, the quality is still not as good as the French.

"Let's put it this way, everyone, as long as we can solve these four points: how to smoothly move the soldiers in front of the French army without causing the French army to break the embankment, collapse the advantage of the French cavalry, and unlock the French army's defense at the Budapest Pass.

Deploy defenses and weaken the high morale of the French army, and the victory of this war will belong to us!"

If we want to win, we must give full play to our advantages, our advantage in internal operations, and our advantage in artillery.

Yes, artillery. I estimate that the French traveled long distances and fought in various places. In addition, they experienced several high-intensity siege battles. The French artillery, especially the cavalry artillery, has reached the level of weapons and equipment in this era.

If we try our best to reduce the French cavalry advantage, increase our artillery advantage, and avoid fortified battles, then defeating the Duke of Bourbon is not so far-fetched.

It's just that it's easy to say, but difficult to actually do it.

Warlord Ventra saw that all the senior officers under his command were jammed. He asked with an uneasy expression on his face: "His Royal Highness has fought against the Duke of Bourbon several times. Is there anything the Prince can tell us?"

"What I can tell you is, don't just focus on one part of the battle situation in Hungary, but zoom in on the entire battle situation between the French! Find the key points where the French are afraid of our attack, and fight them! This way they will not

Retired from the battle."

Could it be that the prince already has a countermeasure?"

"Yes, I already have a countermeasure."

"Please also ask the prince to give us instructions immediately. We can't wait to show the French who is the master of the entire Europa!!"
Chapter completed!