Genius

Napoleon had barely finished speaking when an officer entered to report:

"Commander, news has just arrived from Vence. The main force of the Sebottendorf Legion has left Vence and is detouring through Saint-Jeannet."

Napoleon cast Augereau a smug look, as though saying, "See? Everything is unfolding according to my 'script.'"

Most of Augereau's doubts about this young officer Napoleon's command ability vanished at once.

He snapped to attention and said, "Clearly, you were right, Lieutenant Colonel Bonaparte. Now I must go assemble the troops."

According to Napoleon's arrangements, the moment the Austrian Army at Vence began moving, they would launch their attack southward.

The troops Napoleon had deployed at Vence and Cagnes were all old-style forces, while the Moulins Legion—the most battle-capable force in his hands—had been waiting at Levens, only twenty kilometers from Austria's main army.

All of this was to avoid letting Austrian cavalry discover their movements.

Joseph relied on his knowledge of history's course, advanced military concepts, and powerful weapons to lead the French Army to victory. Napoleon, meanwhile, defeated his enemies with his genius for military command.

That was why Joseph had assigned him some of the French Army's weakest legions—giving Napoleon a powerful New Army would simply have been a waste. These old troops were enough for him to defeat his opponents!

Ruchir Legion's more than three thousand soldiers formed eight disorderly Infantry Lines and had already closed to within eight hundred paces.

Had Austrian cavalry not discovered them, Ruchir had even planned to wait until all the forces at Vence had passed through before attacking from the enemy's rear.

They had been lying in wait here all along, and Qibi Leshaofu had walked right into their trap.

However, Ruchir did not trust the quality of his soldiers, so he could only attack in