Only a day later, the French General Staff received news that 80,000 Austrian troops had reached the north of Mantua.
Bertier had returned to Paris from the front line a month ago and immediately rushed to the Palace of Versailles to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Hmm, Austria's mobilization speed is much slower than I expected." Joseph folded the report after just a glance, saying calmly to the Chief of Staff, "Just execute according to the planned scheme."
Indeed, even before Alvinczy left Vienna, the Intelligence Bureau had already sent back news to Paris that "Austria has decided to reinforce Mantua."
Such a large troop movement, as long as one wasn't deaf, could be heard about for sure.
Subsequently, Joseph, together with Bertier and other officers from the General Staff, formulated a series of follow-up plans.
