After receiving the report from the Flying Knight, Rambo Fei knew that the reinforcements he had been counting on would not come, and he immediately panicked.
As a male ant who has been guarding the rear area for a long time and is responsible for administration, Rambo has very few opportunities to fly to the battlefield. Unlike commanders such as Gun and Rambo Wan, he and the protagonist have experienced countless battles with great disparities between the enemy and ourselves and full of dangers. Develop a strong character.
So his panic is understandable.
In the Big-headed Ant Kingdom, the male ants are often divided into two categories: managers and commanders. Managers rarely have the opportunity to go to the battlefield, while commanders rarely get involved in administrative work. This is obviously a summary of thousands of years of experience.
Just like the old-fashioned king, he had been responsible for administrative work before, and he had to go into battle only when there were no generals in the main nest.
Rambo Fei had always regarded himself as a rare administrative hero in the Divine Envoy King's legion and was rarely involved in wars. If the main task sent to "Linshui City" this time was not to deal with the male ants of the King's Conference faction, Rambo Fei would not have been entrusted with the important task - if he knew that a defensive war would break out here, the protagonist would obviously deploy the best ants. The defensive Rambotu comes over.
Now, Rambo Fei lacks anyone to discuss with him, and his mind, which has always been called wise among the male ants and praised by the protagonist, is a bit out of whack.
He even sent messengers to ask the commanders of several squads around him what should be done, which was a very rare approach among legion commanders. The answers given by these team commanders were also varied. Some advocated continuing to fight, while others advocated retreat.
On the battlefield, the commander is often required to make arbitrary decisions based on the situation. Even the staff can only give suggestions and cannot replace the commander's judgment.
This is because the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and no matter how perfect the intelligence and advance planning are, it cannot prevent emergencies from occurring. The characteristics of an excellent commander are to be able to grasp emergencies (fighters) that are beneficial to me in a timely manner, and at the same time have sufficient capabilities. and tenacity to overcome unexpected situations that were not in my favor.
Napoleon's general Grouchy was a general who had both these contradictory points.
Grouchy was a French marshal who served in the army during the Napoleonic Wars and held the hereditary title of marquis. He entered the Artillery School in Strasbourg at the age of 14 and was awarded the rank of Lieutenant of Artillery after graduation in 1781. However, he was not interested in artillery and transferred to the King's Guards Cavalry in 1784.
The shortcomings and shining points of his military qualities were all exposed during the crucial Battle of Waterloo.
When Napoleon was preparing to attack Wellington's British army, in order to prevent Blücher's Prussian army from joining Wellington's British army, he dispatched a part of his troops to track and pursue the Prussian army to prevent them from joining the British army. Army rendezvous. He placed the pursuit force under the command of Marshal Grouchy.
This was also the first time Napoleon gave independent command to Marshal Grouchy.
When the Battle of Waterloo began, Grouchy became the key figure in Napoleon's destiny. Both sides of the stalemate on the main battlefield are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements. It can be said that this is a battle that whoever gets reinforcements first will win.
However, Grouchy did not realize that Napoleon's fate was in his own hands. He just followed the order and set out to pursue the Prussian army in the expected direction. But the enemy never appeared, and no trace of the defeated Prussian army's retreat was ever found.
Just as Marshal Grouchy was hurriedly eating breakfast at a farmer's house, the ground under his feet suddenly shook slightly. This is the sound of artillery fire on Mont Saint-Jean, the beginning of the Battle of Waterloo. Deputy Commander Gérard demanded urgently: "Go to the direction of the cannon immediately!" Everyone had no doubt: the emperor had launched an attack on the British army, and a major battle had begun.
However, Grouchy revealed his major shortcoming at this time. Because he had never served as a commander-in-chief before, he could not make up his mind. Seeing his hesitation, Gérard earnestly begged him to at least be allowed to lead a division of his troops and some cavalry to the battlefield. Grouchy thought about it, just for a second.
Yet this second of Grouchy's consideration determined his own fate, Napoleon's fate, and the fate of the world.
Grouchy refused. He believed that it would be irresponsible to further disperse such a small force. His mission was to pursue the Prussian army and nothing else. Thus, he rejected this action, which was contrary to the emperor's orders.
As Grouchy's troops continued to move forward. As the hours passed, Grouchy became increasingly uncertain because, curiously, the Prussians never showed up. Apparently, they left in the direction of Brussels. But Grouchy just continued to wait for news and orders from the emperor to return with increasing uneasiness. But no news came. Only the low rumble of cannons shook the earth.
In fact, Blücher's Prussian troops had already turned and rushed to the battlefield of Waterloo. The addition of Prussian reinforcements caused the defeat of the French army on the opposite side.
But the irony is that after Napoleon's defeat, Grouchy, who no longer adhered to the emperor's orders, mustered up the courage and was determined to save Napoleon's empire. Although it was too late, he shone like a famous general at this time.
He miraculously overcame the heavy Prussian blockade in the shortest time and rushed back. He jumped out of the enemy's blockade wittily without losing a single cannon.
But this can no longer save Napoleon's empire! ! !
Of course, some historians now point out that it is unfair to just blame Grouchy.
Some scholars believe that Napoleon's intelligence was wrong from the beginning and he sent Grouchy in the wrong direction without knowing that the Prussians had already retreated. At that time, a normal march in a day was only 20 to 30 kilometers, coupled with the drag of artillery vehicles and the mud on rainy days, it was impossible for Grouchy to reach the battlefield before the Prussian army even if he ordered reinforcements immediately.
Moreover, the Prussian army had anticipated that Grouchy might return for reinforcements, so they only put the Fourth Army into the frontal battlefield, while the Second and Third Army monitored and intercepted Grouchy on his only way back for reinforcements.
History is a foregone conclusion. Regardless of whether Grouchy's return can change the outcome of that battle and world history, people have already remembered his hesitation.
At this moment, Lamborghini was also in a similar state of hesitation, and he couldn't decide what to do when faced with different suggestions. In the end, he decided to continue to implement the original plan and stick to it.
Time passed little by little, and it wasn't until the front-line team repeatedly reported that the soldiers were exhausted that Rambo came back to his senses.
