\"Yes，\"repliedAugereau，\"you’dthinkhewassolidbrass。\"
TheAustriantroopswerenowconcentratedbehindthePo，butNapoleonsoonoutgeneralledtheirleaders，drovethembacktotheAdda，andhimselfpushedontotheBridgeofLodi，whichconnectedtheeastandwestbranchesofthatriver。
\"WhenIsetoutfortheP。O。P。E。，\"saidNapoleon，\"I’mnotgoingtostophalfwayandturnbackattheP。O。We’vegottheAustriansovertheAdda，andthat’sjustwherewewantthem。IhadadreamonceabouttheBridgeofLodi，andit’scomingtruenowornever。
We’lltakeafewofourlongdivisions，crosstheAdda，andsubtractafewfractionsoftheremaindernowlefttheAustrians。Thiswilldestroytheirenthusiasm，andMilanwillbeours。\"
Thewordswereprophetic，foronthe10thofMaytheFrenchdidpreciselywhattheircommanderhadsaidtheywoulddo，andonthefourteenthdayofMaythevictoriousFrenchenteredMilan，thewealthycapitalofLombardy。