Schwarzenberg rejoined the tsar at Langres on the 24th, but the victory at Bar-sur-Aube did little to stem the growing antagonism. Alexander continued to press for a general offensive. That same day, the 24th, the impatient tsar instructed Toll to issue orders to Platov that captured the essence of the monarch's state of mind: “The tsar orders you to reach Bar-sur-Seine, from where you should continue to Auxon and Sens on the Yonne in order to position yourself on the road that runs … through Fountainebleau to Paris. Since foodstuffs of all kind flow from southern France to Paris … you will occupy with strong detachments Moret and Nemours – the places where all food transports must pass – in order to halt these transports, but do not destroy the foodstuffs, since our army can use it.” Such instructions correspond exactly with Gneisenau's belief that Moret should be one of Schwarzenberg's march objectives to master Paris by cutting off its food supply.

The extensive deployment of the Bohemian Army did little to alleviate Alexander's pressure on Schwarzenberg. In Bourgogne on the army's left wing, Colloredo echelonned his I Corps on the road from St. Seine to Châtillon-sur-Seine, Liechtenstein's light division continued toward Auxerre, and the Austrian Reserve occupied Dijon. Alois von Liechtenstein's II Corps remained chained to Besançon. Further south, Scheither's brigade held Chalon-sur-Saône and Mâcon to link Bubna's main body with the rest of the army.