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We have fully concentrated forces of nearly seventy thousand men

with which to attack and defeat the enemy should he cross the

Lech. Also, as we are masters of Ulm, we cannot be deprived of

the advantage of commanding both sides of the Danube, so that

should the enemy not cross the Lech, we can cross the Danube,

throw ourselves on his line of communications, recross the river

lower down, and frustrate his intention should he try to direct

his whole force against our faithful ally. We shall therefore

confidently await the moment when the Imperial Russian army will

be fully equipped, and shall then, in conjunction with it, easily

find a way to prepare for the enemy the fate he deserves.

Kutuzov sighed deeply on finishing this paragraph and looked at

the member of the Hofkriegsrath mildly and attentively.