March 9th, Anning arrived at Ulm, which was still contested.
Napoleon had been waiting for him early on.
Upon arrival, Anning said, "I didn't expect that you haven't taken this city after two days of fighting."
Napoleon immediately showed an expression as if he had eaten dung: "You don't know how disgusting they are. This city has barricades every few steps, the roads are completely blocked, and every step we take results in heavy casualties!"
Anning: "Barricades?"
"Yes, barricades. Even the Austrian army, which we have bloodily crushed many times, becomes courageous behind barricades. Although we could quickly defeat them by charging and engaging in hand-to-hand combat, there's another barricade behind each one..."
Anning waved his hand: "Take me to the front lines to have a look."
"Right this way," Napoleon gestured invitingly.
