At this time, the French army led by Bonaparte had crossed the Alps.
Italian troops on the road, no one knew where they went after that.
According to Bonaparte's plan, his troops would raid the troops of the Austrian general Montenotte.
They have determined the exact location of the opposing forces.
Bonaparte personally led this army to ambush in the jungle, and they were about to make a surprise attack on Montenotte's troops.
This army is the only Austrian army left in Italy that can fight head-on with the French army.
This is also the only back-up left by Marshal Victor.
If this force was destroyed, the French forces would conquer the entire Sinai Peninsula.
The remaining troops had no idea about the French troops crossing the dangerous Alps.
The Italian reconnaissance troops and regional troops set up on the mountain were completely unaware of it.
The only Italian army left behind by the French army was also missing at this moment.
Bonaparte saw the Austrian army at the foot of the Alps and took the lead in launching a surprise attack.
Thirty-five thousand troops attacked Montenotte's Austrian position like a torrent.
As soon as he came up, Bonaparte took the fighting to its peak. He did not choose a more moderate and conservative fighting method.
Because, if the enemy is not killed as quickly as possible, the risk to them from the Austrian army will skyrocket.
Bonaparte's troops were poorly armed and few in number.
We can only rely on the first wave of surprise attacks to gain a firm foothold!
The Austrian position suddenly suffered serious damage, with flames burning everywhere, and the Austrian general Montenotte himself looked at a loss.
"What army is attacking us?"
"Didn't the main French army attack the Rhine River?"
Montenotte questioned his adjutant, but the other party had no way of knowing what happened.
But now is obviously not the time to hold people accountable. The enemy's artillery is so powerful that if they don't do something, the entire army will collapse.
Montenotte immediately took up the fight.
The Austrian army launched an attack on the French army.
But his opponent was Bonaparte, France's most skilled general.
Bonaparte seemed to have anticipated everything. Before the Austrian attack arrived, he ordered his troops to disperse.
The French army, which was short of ammunition, took advantage of the situation and charged quickly, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the Austrian army.
Jiang Xuan's encouragement played a role in hand-to-hand combat. Those soldiers who aspired to become generals fought extraordinarily bravely.
The enemy was unable to fight back.
Faced with such a French army, Montenotte panicked!
"General, our losses have exceeded three thousand people!"
This number is not much, but it is still fifteen minutes after the start of the war!
Two hundred soldiers were killed in one minute, and Montenotte could not even imagine that this could happen.
The battle cannot continue like this.
Their troops will completely collapse!
"Withdraw the troops, withdraw the troops!"
Montenotte became timid. If the entire army folded in here, Austria would lose Italy. More importantly, according to the deployment of Marshal Victor, the current Austrian army concentrated its forces on the Rhine. Stay on the river.
The French army will attack from here without any risk.
Austria is in danger!
They must find a way to withdraw and pass on the information about the French army's attack on Italy. Only in this way can they ensure that Marshal Victor will make strategic adjustments.
Austria would not be captured by the French army.
But how could Bonaparte let go of this opportunity so easily.
If the Austrian army is defeated, their road to victory will be smoother.
With this thought, Bonaparte had no intention of leaving Montenotte a way out.
However, at this time of crisis.
Montenotte suddenly became so cruel that he actually abandoned a large amount of supplies and the main force resisting the French army, and only led the cavalry to break out!
Bonaparte, who had no cavalry and no countermeasures against the cavalry, sighed regretfully when he saw Montenotte escape.
However, he is not discouraged.
This battle was still the end of their victory. Without the general, the infantry team was more like a piece of loose sand.
Bonaparte dealt with them easily.
Without the infantry and only a small group of cavalry, Montenotte no longer posed any threat to the enemy.
The only thing Bonaparte had to face next was Italian troops.
After seeing the combat level of the Italian troops many times, Bonaparte was extremely confident in defeating the Italian army.
And in the next battle.
Bonaparte was just as he thought.
The Italian army's combat effectiveness is really not good.
The Italian army was in the Lombard area, which is the richest area on the Sinai Peninsula, but they did not set up enough troops to guard it.
There was just an army of 12,000 men.
In the battle in the Lombard region, Bonaparte did not even spend half a day to capture it.
Below, Bonaparte faced only the last fortress.
Capturing this place will open Italy's gateway to Austria.
And the country of Italy had no choice but to surrender to him.
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This speed of fighting shocked the top leaders of Italy.
Located in the imperial capital of Italy, the high-ranking officials in Rome were surprised by the speed of Bonaparte's battle.
At the same time, he was angry at the wrong command of the Austrian army!
But they completely forgot that they provided a lot of information about France's plan to attack Austria from the Rhine River.
"We have to stop the French army!"
"If they capture the Mantua Fortress, everything will be irreversible!"
"But at this time, who can help us..."
The top leaders of Italy focused their attention on an independent area of only more than 400 square meters in the city of Rome.
And there will be their hope!
Holy church!
The most special existence in the city of Rome is that it is not under the control of Italy, but a country within a country. However, for thousands of years, the status of this country has been able to surpass all European countries.
Although it is the smallest country in the world, its energy can impress the entire world!
The temple exists only to provide a place for one person to live.
The Pope of the Catholic Church is a person who has human power and can also exercise divine power.
Although he has no troops, he has countless believers, and these fanatical believers are willing to follow the Pope's guidance!
"Ask the Holy Church for help. The Pope will definitely be able to help us resist the French army!"
Italy's top officials went to the church overnight.
They were all members of the Habsburg family, which had ruled Europe for more than five hundred years, but when they received the Pope, they were extremely respectful.
There is no other reason. The current Pope’s identity deserves everyone’s respect, and they still believe in Catholicism!
In the main hall of the church, the Pope received these believers who worshiped him devoutly.
He said in a deep voice: "People of the Habsburg family, why are you here?"
