Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 321 Napoleon's Dilemma
Napoleon, back on French soil, seemed to have boundless energy.

He marched towards Paris with the troops he had just organized with high spirits, but along the way, he was cheered by the people.

Apparently they hated being ruled by the Bourbons even more than they hated being ruled by Napoleon.

But what they still don't know is that although Napoleon recaptured France during this expedition, it was nothing more than a Hundred Days Dynasty and the last afterglow of an empire.

Of course, only Li Mu knows these things now, and it is still uncertain whether there will be changes in this world.

After all, this time the system directly gave Li Mu a completely big task, asking him to completely rewrite the world line.

Li Mu was thinking about all the possibilities along the way.

My identity in this world is Grouchy, a not-so-famous subordinate of Napoleon. The reason why he is famous is because he directly led to the defeat of the Battle of Waterloo in the end.

Grouchy in history is an honest, well-behaved, even a bit dull person, but he is also a lucky person.

After more than 20 years of military career, he started as a soldier and gradually became a general.

He is the most suitable example of "a soldier who does not want to be a marshal is not a good soldier" in Napoleon's mouth.

But in the real world, because of his stupidity and indecisiveness, Napoleon lost support and was finally defeated.

But now Grouchy's skin contained Li Mu's soul, and Li Mu was not like Grouchy.

And now Napoleon still trusts Grouchy, and will definitely reuse Grouchy, this is Li Mu's opportunity.

But how to make good use of these opportunities and truly change the battlefield is something Li Mu needs to think carefully about.

Just when Li Mu was thinking, the army of more than 1000 people had expanded to more than 2000 people, because when they passed through many towns, when they learned that the emperor Napoleon had returned, the people asked to join one by one, and the team unexpectedly joined in a short period of time. got expanded.

But this team is also beginning to face their first layer of difficulties.

On the road not far in front of them, scouts brought the news that there had appeared an army of the Bourbons.

This made everyone in the team nervous, and everyone watched carefully into the distance, trying to figure out whether they could win the battle.

Because in their view, if this flame is snuffed out, then their struggle will really come to an end.

When Napoleon heard this, he immediately smiled and asked several of his soldiers to return to the troops blocking the front with his souvenir.

A scene that surprised Li Mu soon appeared. The troops put away their weapons and lined up neatly. Their chief came to Napoleon and swore allegiance to Napoleon.

It turned out that this was also Napoleon's old subordinate. Now that Napoleon came back, he chose Napoleon without hesitation.

All of a sudden, thousands of people were incorporated into the team.

And this scene is far from over. As the team marched towards Paris, the old troops from before continued to join in. These troops, which were originally used by the Bourbon dynasty to block Napoleon's attack, turned their guns around immediately and followed Napoleon together. Heading towards Paris.

No matter what Louis XVIII thought, he would never have thought that Napoleon could still have such power.

But it also further proves what people want.

Only twelve days later, Napoleon came all the way from the harbor in southern France to Paris. At this moment, Paris was unguarded. Napoleon entered the city of Paris with 1.5 troops gathered along the way.

In the city, the people cheered for Napoleon's army, cheering for the return of the French god of war.

The great eagle flag flew again over the French capital.

Napoleon re-lived in the Tuileries Palace, and countless French troops frantically raised their flags and defected to Napoleon. In a short period of time, Napoleon returned to the peak of power.

On March 3, amidst the joy of all the people, Napoleon regained the throne and regained control of the entire French Empire as an emperor.

And it was less than a month since he escaped from the island of Elba.

Li Mu witnessed Napoleon's coronation ceremony in the palace. Although it was not as good as Napoleon's heyday, such a scene was also exciting.

Because everyone is cheering to celebrate Napoleon's return.

Even Napoleon was full of confidence this time. He felt that this time he was complying with the will of God and the people, and the French Empire would once again shine dazzlingly under his leadership.

However, the awakening of the lion also awakened those enemies who were staring at them. They had just won the anti-French battle. The heads of the countries of this alliance were arguing endlessly for vested interests, but they did not expect to be so drawn from the bottom of the pot.

They hastily ceased their quarreling and drew up an impromptu proclamation declaring Napoleon the disturber and enemy of world peace.

On March 3, they once again formed the seventh anti-French alliance, with 25 troops, pointing their swords at France, and vowed to oust Napoleon from power again.

Within a month, the situation on the European battlefield was changing, and the waves were treacherous.

Until now, history has been following the trajectory it should have.

Li Mu was not easy these days, he was brought by Napoleon's side and ran with him on the land of France.

Now that the enemy is surrounded on three sides, a big battle is inevitable. Napoleon has soldiers in his hands, but he needs generals who can lead the soldiers to victory.

"Your Majesty, General Victor said that he is old and sick, and he can no longer fight with His Majesty."

Li Mu came out of a manor, came to the carriage covered by a big tree on the road, and said softly to the inside.

Napoleon sighed in disappointment when he heard the news.

"Forget it, since Victor only wants to live his life as a farmer, we won't bother him."

It took a long time for Napoleon to say these words and lead the team away from here.

This is already the fourth general who refused Napoleon's request and was unwilling to fight again.

The first time Napoleon hit a wall when he returned, it turned out that these old generals of his own were tired of war and no longer willing to fight with him.

This made Napoleon look a little sad, because now hundreds of thousands of enemies were right in front of him. Although he had gathered nearly 20 troops, he only had some grassroots officers.

There are only a handful of people who can truly take the lead.

Speaking of this, Napoleon glanced at Li Mu who was riding a horse, and then sighed unconsciously.

"At least for now, there are Ney, Grouchy, and Soult. They are still able to lead other troops."

But until the end, Napoleon was still dissatisfied with raising troops. Although he reorganized the entire French army, the final number of regular troops he raised was less than 30.

The number of troops these people have to face is nearly 70 frontal troops, and 30 troops are being raised.

This is a very different battle.

Fortunately, Napoleon's ability as a military strategist was not abandoned at this moment.

His sharpness gap has reached the strength and weakness of the coalition forces.

Among the entire alliance, the most threatening is the coalition of British and Prussian forces hoarding in Belgium.

They were commanded by the Duke of Wellington and Blücher, and these two armies numbered as high as 15, and they were the greatest threat to France.

So on June 6, Napoleon called a group of generals to hold a military meeting.

Li Mu, who had just been promoted to Marshal of the Empire, also attended the meeting.

Napoleon walked into the venue with a solemn face, and his first sentence shook people's hearts.

"In the first battle, I want the heads of the Prussians, plus the heads of the British."

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(End of this chapter)