Two months ago, Marshal Rana's amulet, the mascot of the Fifth Legion, suddenly fell ill for no reason. As a last resort, the Marshal had to foster the listless Gaul chicken in a manor outside Paris. The mysterious incident cast a shadow on Marshal Rana's expedition;

Again, after the battle of Emmuir, Rana and Davu, the two marshals agreed that the commander of the Austrian legion, Grand Duke Charles, seemed to have been hiding his strength and deliberately inducing French generals. The younger brother of the Ollidian emperor even gave up the capital Vienna to exchange for Napoleon's army approaching the Danube and then staying away from his own base camp. At this time, the French army's surveyor had not yet figured out the water situation of the Danube.

Immediately afterwards, letters from Desai became increasingly frequent. Among all the letters, Desai did not question why the Marshal wanted to ask for marriage instead of him, nor did he ask for some questions that could not be explained. The contents of the letters were all gathered, and they all mentioned one thing openly or secretly: I hope Marshal Rana would stay in Vienna as much as possible and be the command of the emperor's reserve army, especially not to cross the Danube.

At the military meeting that had just ended, Marshal Rana noticed that the emperor's extremely confident and familiar smile should have been on the eve of the Battle of Marlenco nine years ago, Napoleon, who was still the first consul of the Republic, acted in this way. Napoleon ignored everyone's objections and insisted that the Austrian army commanded by Marshal Melas had been completely defeated and was retreating to the Austrian land at all costs.

So, Napoleon mistakenly judged the strategic intention of the Austrian marshal (actually to lure the enemy into ambush), and then made a very wrong decision. He dispersed his limited troops at the critical moment, which almost led to the great collapse of the French army. If it weren't for the fact that the old general Desai would have rushed to the critical moment, and before he could stand firm, he suddenly launched an offensive against the Austrian army and stabilized the French front. Perhaps, the Napoleon Empire was just a dream.

The Battle of Malenco was finally won, but the old general Desai was unfortunately killed. What about the next battle?

While thinking about it, Rana heard footsteps coming from outside the door. He raised his head and saw that it was not the emperor himself, but his senior adjutant, General Rapp, and the adjutant of the old General Desay during the Battle of Malenco.

The emperor's adjutant walked to Rana. After a military salute, he conveyed the emperor's will with a slightly apologetic expression. "I'm sorry, Marshal! Your Majesty is bathing. He asked me to tell you: Either please stay in Vienna to garrison, or cross the Danube with the emperor. As for other matters, Your Majesty doesn't want to know!"

After a while of silence, Marshal Rana gave up his efforts and told the emperor's senior adjutant, "Marrior Rana will obey the emperor's orders, cross the Danube with the army, and continue to fight."

After saying that, the marshal picked up his military cap, left the palace sadly, and returned to the camp of the Second Army. Lana ordered a servant beside him to raise a burning bonfire in front of the camp. Then, Lana carried out all the letters written by Little Desay to him and threw them into the bonfire to burn, watching them all turn into ashes.

As Marshal Rana's temporary private nursing expert, when he followed the former into Vienna, Dr. Cava was invited by Emperor Napoleon and General Lare to his battlefield hospital to exchange medical skills, discuss nursing knowledge, and how to prevent bacterial infection. By the time Dr. Cava came to the Second Military Camp, it was almost dusk.

Marshal Rana handed over a handwritten letter to the Irish doctor, telling him, "Take it, return to Spain, find General Deresa, and hand it over to him."

Dr. Cava neither took the letter nor accepted the orders of the Marshal. "Sorry, Mr. Marshal! I am only a temporary private doctor sent to you, not a messenger. Under the contract with General Desai, I must stay with you until the Marshal returns to Paris safely."

Marshal Rana smiled, stopped advising, and let the doctor's own advice.

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The Austrian battlefield is in full swing, and in the northeast corner of Spain, another cruel siege is about to begin.

Gruna is a coastal town located in northeastern Spain. A beautiful Francori River runs through the city. After winding for several kilometers, it flows into the blue Western Mediterranean Sea. The entire city is surrounded by dense olive trees. In the 21st century, this area is the most beautiful coast in Spain, especially in summer, the sun is bright, the beach is wide, and famous mountains and stones are often seen on the beach. There are castles, churches, monasteries, bathrooms, etc. left by the ancient Romans and the emperors.

Hruna was also a strong military fortress. When she resisted the invasion of the ancient Romans, there was only an isolated castle here. In the 14th century, in order to fight against the Moors' attacks, local residents built a famous "heavy wall" around the town based on the mountain, which is the best military building remains in the Catalonia region. They protected Hruna like giant snakes. Because Hruna's building density is very large, the city walls are almost close to the residential groups.

After the 17th century, the main object of Hruna's defense became the French behind the Pyrenees dozens of kilometers away. First, the Bourbon dynasty intervened in Spain's succession war, and then the harassment of the Republic-army in the era of the Revolution. Now, Hruna has become a frontier fortress against the Napoleon Empire. The Spanish soldiers in the city were well-equipped, with dense artillery on the top of the city, nearly 6,000 defenders, and the support of nearby mountain citizens and British navy.

In June 1808, French cavalry launched a sudden attack on the city of Hruna from the border between France along the coastline, but were detected by Spanish peasants near the fortress in advance and early warning, resulting in the unsuccessful attack. Soon after, the French made a comeback. At the city of Hruna, when the French army was arranged in a neatly dense formation, they suddenly encountered continuous bombings of dense artillery fire, and then became a mess. The Spanish cavalry waited for an opportunity to leave the city to face the attack, and the French army was defeated for the second time.

In early March 1809, General Guvion Saint-Sil was appointed commander of the Catalonian theater. He was originally a painter, and he met Desai in the city of Zaragoza. The latter vaguely remembered that he had white temples, strong physique, serious face, and liked to imitate the emperor and inserted his left hand into his clothes.

In early April, General Saint-Sil ordered General Vedier to lead a 12,000 troops to besiege the city of Hruna. He led 14,000 French troops to try to cut off Hruna from the outside world and to do his best to prevent other Spanish troops, mountain guerrillas, or British fleets in the Mediterranean from going to reinforce the city.

Since early 1809, General Alvarez de Castro was responsible for commanding the Fortress of Gruna. He was also actively preparing for war. While he was stepping up training recruits, stocking up firearms, ammunition and food, he also contacted several guerrillas in the nearby mountainous areas, sent messengers to guide them to cooperate with the regular army to fight against all French-army that dared to invade. At the same time, the commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet also sent several liaison officers, saying that he would transport military supplies worth 150,000 pounds to resisters near Gruna in batches.

In mid-April, General De Castro, the commander of the Fortress of Gruna, flatly rejected the request for peace talks between the French commander and General Saint-Sil. The dark-skinned and tough-faced Spanish commander posted public notices on the gate of his residence and everywhere on the city, calling on the entire city's military and civilians to fight to defend freedom, never retreat or surrender.

On May 3, General Vedier's troops arrived at the city of Khruna, and the third Khruna offensive and defensive battle officially began.

From May 4th to 8th, within a few days, under the cover of 50 cannons, General Vedier's troops launched more than ten attacks on the famous Montehucha Fortress outside the city of Hruna, but they never did.

At the same time, General Saint-Sil, who was responsible for the periphery of clearing out the outside world, also encountered a headache. A large number of guerrillas active in the mountains and ridges successively attacked the French army's baggage team and ambushed a small group of troops. Not to mention the complete blockade of Khruna, even the French army's own transportation supply lines were not effectively guaranteed. The British material, together with the Parma Volunteers (a Spanish city located in the Mediterranean Island), still entered the Khruna region with energy sources.

On May 12, the French army was truce at the city of Khruna. After discussing with General Vedier, General Saint-Sil felt that the strength of the French army needed to be supplemented and strengthened. That night, General Saint-Sil sent a messenger to Zaragoza and asked General Desay's mixed brigade to rush to the city of Khruna within 15 days after receiving the emergency transfer order to participate in the siege of the city.

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When Desai received the military order from General St. Cialis at the Earl's Manor, it was May 23. At this time, his ** mixed brigade just ended the military competition. Desai himself also awarded bonuses to all the winners and filled out a batch of non-commissioned officer promotion orders.

Desai raised the military order letter in his hand and publicly announced the contents of thousands of officers and soldiers. He asked loudly: "Soldiers, please tell me, what are you hearing?"

"money!"

"The bar on the shoulders!"

This is the shout of the soldiers.

"honor!"

"A higher rank!"

The officers were equally excited.

This mobilization order was enthusiastically responded by the officers and soldiers, and everyone was ready to follow Zaragoza's great victory, thinking of making another contribution under the city of Hruna.

The staff, led by Lieutenant Colonel Rusti, quickly became busy. Many of them had stayed in Barcelona for a while to learn about some of the situation in Gruna. After a detailed communication with the messenger sent by General Saint-Sil, the staff immediately lay on the Spanish map to plan the future battle situation.
Chapter completed!