The officers carefully digested the Crown Prince's strategy for a while and couldn't help but nod one after another.
It's evident that if the Latour Army forcefully attacks Basel, the soldiers will barely be crossing the river before news is transmitted to Luxembourg. Massena will immediately halt his offensive and dispatch reinforcements to Moro, while Napoleon, upon confirming the enemy lacks support, will unleash a fierce assault on Mantua.
On the contrary, if Latour splits his forces and heads for Italy, Napoleon will shift to defensive operations upon receiving the news, and Massena and Moro will launch their attack concurrently.
Of course, many variables exist on the battlefield, but as the Crown Prince mentioned, with the aid of the Sharp Signal Machine, the French Army can certainly respond to deployments faster than their opponents.
