The french historians , who describe the position of the french troops before they marched out of moscow , assert that everything was in good order in the grande arme , except the cavalry , the artillery , and the transport , and that there was no forage for the horses and cattle . there was no remedy for this defect , because the peasants of the surrounding country burned their hay rather than let the french have it 法國的歷史學(xué)家在描述法軍在退出莫斯科之前的狀況時(shí)說,大軍井井有序,只有騎兵炮兵和輜重兵除外,他們沒有草料喂牲口,對(duì)這一災(zāi)難束手無策,因?yàn)槌墙嫉霓r(nóng)民寧肯把自己的草料都燒光,也不留一點(diǎn)給法國人。