Wilmze suddenly felt a "buzz" in his head.
He had clearly confirmed that there were no French Army near Mantua, which is why he dared to pursue Napoleon to Limoné.
So where did the enemies besieging Mantua suddenly appear from?!
If Bolieu were present at that moment, he would likely pat Wilmze's shoulder sympathetically and sigh, "You've finally experienced my former nightmare."
Wilmze's strategic meeting quickly commenced, but the discussion's content had shifted from "breaking free from Napoleon's entanglement" to "rescuing Mantua."
Early the next morning, with hardly any sleep, Wilmze left Ranieri with 6,000 troops to cover the retreat, while he hurriedly led the main forces back to Mantua.
Napoleon had learned the news of Desai's encirclement of Mantua earlier than Wilmze and had already ordered Marmon's Corps on the southern side of the battlefield to disengage from battle and wait for the Austrian Army northwest of Mantua.