After the French Army mobilized, they arrived almost unimpeded at the Rhein River bank.
Anning arranged the troops in a line formation from north to south, with the northernmost Sixth Army reaching Frankfurt on March 1st, and the southernmost Third Army arriving in Strasbourg on February 28th.
Anning's command headquarters reached Strasbourg on March 2nd.
He placed the command headquarters at the very southern end of the entire line mainly because the city was called Strasbourg.
As an old anime fan, how could he not know the famous landmark Strasbourg from "White Album 2"?
So Anning took advantage of his position to make a pilgrimage to the holy land.
However, this arrangement naturally took on different meanings in the eyes of others.
"Napoleon must have anticipated that Austria's main forces are in the south!" Andy commented to his subordinates.
Napoleon's main First Army was preparing to cross the river in a small town called Mannheim, south of Mainz.
