With Brankov and most of the rebel leaders holding this thought, the rebels soon quietly began to shrink their forces. The main forces of the troops that Brankov had previously sent to other areas to occupy the city were also transferred.
After returning to Moscow, in just one week, Brankov organized an army of 40,000 people in the Moscow area.
For the rebels, this 40,000-strong army is already the greatest strength they can produce. Although there are still more than 20,000 people stationed in Moscow and other towns, most of these troops are newly recruited soldiers.
, far inferior to the elite rebels who were drawn out in terms of combat effectiveness.
Opposite Brankov are nearly 70,000 counter-rebels led by Rumyantsev. Of course, because Rumyantsev is seriously ill, the de facto commander of this 70,000 counter-rebels is Trust.
Skov.
The current counter-rebel force is actually divided into two parts. One part is responsible for curbing the development of rebels in other areas of Moscow, while the other part is specifically used to deal with the main force of Brankov's rebels in Moscow, and the latter's military strength is also
There are only about 10,000 more people than the rebels.
The base camp of the counter-rebel army is located in Zelenograd, northwest of Moscow. Currently, because Rumyantsev is seriously ill, Toskov is sitting in Zelenograd to command the counter-rebel army.
It is not very far from Zelenograd to Moscow. Ordinary people can reach Moscow even if they walk for five days. However, for the army in a hurry, it only takes two days to reach Moscow.
Originally, the top officials of the counter-rebel army were unwilling to set up the headquarters so close to Moscow, but Rumyantsev forced the headquarters to be established in Zeleno on the grounds that the headquarters could be located on the front line to stabilize the morale of the troops.
Grad.
After gathering an army of 40,000 in Moscow, on October 2, Brankov led an army of 40,000 and left Moscow under the cover of night.
The destination of Brankov's trip is Khimki, northwest of Moscow.
Khimki is the front line in the confrontation between Brankov rebels and peaceful rebels. Both sides have deployed more than 10,000 troops here.
Brankov did not enter Khimki after arriving in the Khimki area. Although Khimki had a rebel force of 10,000 troops, Brankov was not prepared to use this force.
Brankov knew that once he used Khimki's troops, the counter-rebel forces on the opposite side would definitely get the news immediately. After all, the countless watchtowers on the front lines of both sides were not just decorations.
In this case, Brankov is preparing to detour from the northeast of Khimki.
Although the confrontation between the two sides stretches for several miles in the Khimki area, Brankov is sure that his whereabouts will not be discovered by the counter-rebel forces as long as he is careful.
Brankov made a large circle in the northeast direction of the Khimki region, taking away dozens of miles of distance compared to the straight-line distance.
For Brankov, what he wants is to determine victory or defeat in one battle, and the key to determining victory is whether Brankov can completely cripple the counter-rebel army opposite him.
The counter-rebel army has more than 70,000 troops. However, in order to curb the rebels' plundering, there are less than 20,000 counter-rebel troops in the city of Zelenograd. And if the rebels led by Brankov can
If the counter-rebels arrived at Zelenograd before they could react, the rebels would undoubtedly have a huge advantage in terms of strength.
It is precisely because of this consideration that Brankov will not consider using his own strength to defeat the counter-rebel forces opposite Khimki.
You must know that due to the protracted tug-of-war between the two sides, the Khimki area is full of trenches and fortifications from both sides, and in Khimki, the counter-rebel army has deployed nearly 30,000 troops. In this case, even if
Lankov has the advantage in troops, but it is undoubtedly very unrealistic to advance quickly.
Brankov's raid on Zelenograd was classified as top secret by the rebels. Except for a few high-ranking rebels, no one else, including the rebel soldiers, knew the destination of their trip.
Under the city of Paris, France, the coalition forces spent a week collecting dozens of ships from the areas on both sides of the Seine River. Although these ships were all fishing boats and transport ships, they were enough for Little Ferdinand.
Eleven small boats were gathered by the coalition forces. More than a thousand kilograms of gunpowder were placed on these small boats, all of which were placed in the cabins of the small boats.
"Puke Andrew, you have done a great job in being able to find so many ships in such a short period of time. If everything goes well this time, your performance will definitely go down in the history of Europa!"
Hearing little Ferdinand's praise, Duke Andrew's face showed a smile.
"Your Majesty Marshal, as a member of the coalition, these are what I should do!"
With that said, Duke Andrew said to little Ferdinand:
"This time we collected a total of thirteen transport ships and thirty-two fishing boats. The ones that were piled with gunpowder were all fishing boats. As for the transport ships, the staff have made estimates and it is expected that thirteen transport ships can carry them at one time.
Six hundred soldiers, in this case, if they can sneak into Paris, if not, then after the fishing boats are set alight, these transport ships can be sent to the land in Paris as soon as possible!"
There are thirteen transport ships. On average, one transport ship can transport nearly fifty soldiers at a time.
But war can never be based on the most optimistic estimates. You must know that there are many French defense fortifications on both sides of the Seine, and many cannons are placed in these fortifications. How many soldiers can be under the bombardment of the cannons?
Setting foot on land in Paris is still a question. If we are more pessimistic, then even if the coalition forces blow up the gate of the Seine River, these transport ships may not be able to carry these soldiers to land safely.
"Let's do this. I'll leave this operation to your command. I hope you won't let me down!"
After hearing what little Ferdinand said, Duke Andrew's face suddenly became a little excited.
"Thank you Marshal for your trust. I will definitely complete the mission next time!"
Seeing Duke Andrew's statement, little Ferdinand nodded and then said:
"In order to cooperate with your actions, before you start taking action, I will order the army to launch an attack on Paris. Of course, this attack is not a fake attack. I will use all my strength to create opportunities for you. The rest is up to you.
Got it!"
After saying that, Ferdinand Jr. stopped caring about the slightly excited Duke Andrew and instead began to inspect the allied troops stationed outside Paris.
Ferdinand the Younger did not have a lot of confidence in conquering Paris, but now that the battle has begun, he can only go all out. After all, if you don't work hard, who can know whether it will succeed or not.
While Ferdinand the Younger inspected and expressed condolences to various coalition forces, Napoleon in Paris was not idle either.
With the consent of Louis XVI, Napoleon immediately began to allocate forces to build the embankment he envisioned on the Seine River in the northwest area of Paris.
Napoleon's behavior of building embankments was obviously intolerable to many high-level dignitaries in Paris, so these dignitaries immediately protested in front of Louis XVI and Napoleon after learning the news.
In front of Louis XVI, although these powerful people quoted scriptures and hoped that Louis XVI would give up the idea, Louis XVI rejected these powerful people's advice on the excuse that Napoleon was the commander of the Paris city defense and he had no right to interfere.
Seeing that Louis XVI could not open a breach, these dignitaries immediately turned around and came to Napoleon's door, hoping that he would give up the idea of building a dike.
But Napoleon was not as easy to talk to as Louis XVI. When he saw that these dignitaries were still reluctant to give up despite his repeated explanations, Napoleon immediately ordered the soldiers to put all these dignitaries into the prison of the Paris City Defense Headquarters.
With this tough stance, Napoleon mobilized a large number of laborers in just two days. Napoleon planned that the construction period of this dam would take one month.
Anyway, the residents and labor force in the city of Paris are idle now. In this case, in order to meet the needs of defending the city, it is better to let them build this dam. After all, the food in the city of Paris is not supplied to these people in vain.
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The buildings on the side of the city wall in Paris had been demolished long ago, and these demolished scraps were put to use at this moment.
Tens of thousands of laborers were busy on both sides of the Seine River. Some insignificant buildings and some hills in the city were all demolished and mined. The obtained wood, stones and some sand were all filled in the Seine River.
"Based on your experience, will the dams we build have an impact on the water level of the Seine River and the flood season?"
Napoleon stood on the land on the east bank of the Seine and asked several officials around him who knew about water conservancy. After hearing Napoleon's question, an official said quickly:
"Your Excellency, Marshal, based on past experience and this year's rainfall, the water level of the Seine River is very stable before winter arrives, so we don't have to worry about the flood season!"
The official pondered for a moment and then continued:
"Of course, there will definitely be some impact on the water level, but because Paris is considered the upper reaches of the Seine River, and there are flood control facilities on both sides of the Seine River, there will not be much impact in Paris except for drinking water! Of course, for
It will definitely have a significant impact downstream, after all, the northwest region is an important grain-producing area in France!"
The second half of this official's words sounded a bit noncommittal to Napoleon's ears.
For Napoleon, the top priority was to defend Paris and defeat the enemy, but other things were beyond Napoleon's consideration.