At first, Genoa thought the French were merely feinting an attack. After all, based on the current situation, retreating westward to hold the Cadipona Pass seemed to be the most reasonable tactical choice.
It wasn't until Volterra was breached that he finally realized.
Demobin was serious.
Hurriedly, he began recalling the troops he had sent out for diversionary attacks, but it was evidently already too late.
Demobin's Murat's Corps had followed closely behind Genoa's troops all the way to Turkino Pass, launching a fierce offensive thereafter.
The Turkino Pass lies west of Genoa Port, part of the extreme ends of the Alps.
Although several kilometers wide, this was the last defensible terrain on the outskirts of Genoa.
Genoa looked up at the northern highlands where the French cannons roared incessantly and shouted loudly at the adjutant beside him, "How much longer until our reinforcements arrive?"
