Batorz quickly reached a consensus with the officers and ordered the vanguard to halt, assembling 5 kilometers north of Trento, ready at any moment to counter a French Army ambush.
Later, Batorz wrote a letter to the Austrian Army Commander Alvinczy, explaining the French Army's deployment near Trento.
The following afternoon.
Kles Town.
At the forefront of the Austrian Army's marching column, Alvinczy handed a report from the vanguard to Marshal Reo, famed for his "Netherlands Spears," with a solemn expression:
"Batorz believes the French intend to have a decisive battle north of Mantua. With your extensive combat experience, do you think this is possible?"
Reo immediately put on a thoughtful demeanor, though his mind was blank.
His marshal title was entirely fabricated, where did he have any extensive experience?
Had it not been for His Majesty the Emperor personally inviting him twice to take the field, he would not have willingly returned to the frontline a thousandfold.
