As a great military man, Napoleon's eloquence in inspiring his soldiers was also outstanding. Once, a soldier's strange war horse was killed during an attack, and Napoleon gave up his precious BMW under his crotch to the soldier.
The soldier was horrified: "No, no, this is your horse, a very noble horse, I can't ... ”
Riding on him and continuing the charge, Napoleon shouted: "Remember, any noble horse, riding for the French soldiers is his highest honor!" ”
The soldier listened, mounted his horse and rushed like a whirlwind toward the enemy position.
This was a positive inspiration for Napoleon. He is also good at starting from the negative and using radical methods to boost morale.
When the European Coalition attacked France menacingly, Napoleon's army quickly launched a fierce defensive battle, and Napoleon's two legions of repeated achievements were defeated by the anti-French army due to the arduous defensive task, and fled in all directions. The morale of the two legions fell into a low state, and they retreated to survive.
Napoleon came, walking through the defeated army with his hands behind his back, silent. After a long time, he finally angrily issued an order: "Assemble! All the soldiers are gathered! ”
The dejected soldiers gathered and waited nervously for Napoleon's ruling.
Napoleon held his chest in both hands and paced in front of the team, his steps getting more and more urgent, the sound of leather boots hitting the ground getting louder and louder, and the defeated generals of the shock were terrified. They sneaked a peek at the commander-in-chief, restlessly waiting for reprimands. Napoleon finally began his speech with sorrow and indignation: "You should not shake your confidence, you should not simply lose your position!" You should know how difficult it is to retake those positions and how much it will cost you! ”
Watching the soldiers bow their heads in shame, Napoleon suddenly turned back and ordered: "Chief of Staff, Your Excellency, please write on the flags of these two legions: We no longer belong to the French Army." ”
At this point, the audience was in an uproar. Soldiers who regard the interests of the motherland and their own honor as supreme naturally understand the weight of these words. They were ashamed and embarrassed, and some even knelt down and cried, "Commander, you give us another chance!" We want to make meritorious atonement for our sins, and we want to be ashamed! ”
When Napoleon saw this, believing that his army could wash away the shame of the last time with his heroic deeds, he could not help but be radiant, and shouted in public: "Yes! This is long overdue. This is the good soldier, like the warriors under Napoleon; this is the invincible hero! ”
Later, in the face of the crazy attack of the Anti-French Alliance, fierce battles were fought one after another. However, these two legions were extremely brave and extremely effective, almost invincible and invincible, and repeatedly inflicted heavy damage on the enemy army and established great merits.
The defeat of the army is like a mountain, and the heart of the army is also like a mountain. In the face of a group of defeated soldiers, Napoleon did not scold, threaten, did not use the overseer team, and he who was well versed in psychology used a few words to break through the soldiers' mental defenses and incite their emotions to the extreme. Let them cry and shout to re-enter the battle and defend their honor with blood.
Where is the battlefield full of gun smoke, it is clearly a battlefield of psychological competition.