Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

Throughout the rout, the French did everything they could to ruin their fate. From turning to the Luzhskaya Avenue to the fact that the commander left his troops and fled alone, every move of this mob was It doesn't make any sense.We may thus say that at this stage of the campaign it was absolutely impossible for the historians, who attributed the actions of the masses to the will of a single individual, to describe the rout in the light of their ideas.In fact, the books written by historians on this battle can be piled up like a mountain, and they have made great contributions to Napoleon's strategic deployment, well-thought-out strategic decisions, and the flexibility of commanding the army to fight, as well as the military genius of his marshals. Incisively and vividly described.

On retreating from Maloyaroslavitz, he could pass through a region rich enough to replenish his supplies, and a parallel road was available, along which Kutuzov later pursued him, And there was absolutely no need for him to take the path that had been destroyed.Historians, however, see this as a strategic move with all kinds of foresight.His retreat from Smolensk to Orsha is likewise described as a deliberate move.Then, his heroic deeds in Krasnoye are also described.It is said that he was preparing to deploy a battle there, and that he himself was in command, and walking up and down with a birch stick in his hand, he said:

"J'aiassezfaitl'empereur, ilesttempsdefairelegeneral." He said so, but fled immediately after his boast, leaving behind him the broken ranks to their fate. Later, people described to us the greatness of the souls of the marshals, especially Ney. The greatness of his soul was that he detoured through the forest at night, denying the theory that human nature is unchanged. He also thought that the changes of history have their own Qi Qi, Qi Qi, secretly crossed the Dnieper River, threw away the military flag and 9,000 soldiers, and fled to Orsha in embarrassment. --------

①French: I have had enough of being an emperor, now I should be a general. At last, historians tell us, it was an act of great genius that the great emperor finally left the army of heroes.Even this kind of final escape is regarded as the most despicable and shameless behavior in human language, thinking that knowledge can only be the knowledge of "existence", and the only "existence" is that even a three-year-old child will This is the most shameful act, which can be justified in the language of historians. Whenever history mentions that these elastic threads stretch no further, whenever that behavior is clearly contrary to what humans call goodness, or even justice, historians call for "greatness" The concept of the word.As if the use of the word "great" excludes the measure of good and evil. "Great men" do no evil.He who is a great man has no fear of being condemned for his faults.

"C'est grand!" ① said the historians, and there was neither good nor evil, only "grand" ② and "Hegrand" ③. Grand④ is good, and Hegrand⑤ is ugly.According to historians, grandness is a property of these particular persons whom they call heroes.Napoleon fled home in warm furs, not only leaving behind his companions waiting to die (according to him, he led them there), he felt quec'est grand⑥, so he felt at ease. "Dusublime (he sees sublime things in himself) auridi-culeiln'yaqu'unpas," ⑦ and the whole world has been saying for fifty years: "Sub-lime! Grand! Napllleonlegrand! Dusublimeauridiculeiln'yaqu'unpas."⑧ However, no one has ever thought about that there is still a standard development in acknowledging greatness and disregarding goodness and ugliness. Social ethics and secular civilization are declining day by day, and the future of mankind is in danger. This only shows his own despicableness and infinite insignificance. .

-------- ① French: This is great. ②French: Great. ③French: not great. ④French: Great. ⑤ French: not great. 6 French: He is great. ⑦ French: There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. 8 French: Sublime!great!Great Napoleon!From sublime to ridiculous is only one step away. For us, Christ has given us the standard for distinguishing good from evil, and there is nothing immeasurable.Where there is no simplicity, no goodness, no truth, there is no greatness.