Xinshun 1730

Chapter 649 You Are Just a Pawn ([-])

As soon as five o'clock arrived, at dawn, the Prussian army officially set off.

Frederick II was on his horse, with a gloomy face, and said to the staff officer of the observation group on Dashun's side: "Gentlemen, the situation is very unfavorable. The Hungarian cavalry obviously noticed the problem of our camping, and keenly seized the opportunity. Hope to break through."

"Fortunately, luckily, my cavalry has discovered the movement of the Austrians. The Prince of Dessau is an excellent general, and he will stand firm in Chatuchitz. As long as he sticks to it until nine o'clock, there is still a possibility of victory."

"I can tell that the Lord who sent you here, the Lord Marquis, you respect him very much. And he was the one who commanded the battle with the Mongols who had many cavalry. If it was him, what would he do now?"

As he asked, he controlled the horse and led more than a thousand elite guard cavalry and grenadier cavalry, galloping quickly towards Chatusic.

As the king and commander, he needs to go there first to boost morale and let the soldiers there know that the king did not run away like the last Mollwitz battle.

Only in this way can the soldiers of the Prince of Dessau's Legion stand firm until the main force arrives.This is to stabilize the morale of the army, boost morale, and let the soldiers know that the commander-in-chief has not run away and everything is still in plan.

The follow-up main infantry will march in formation and catch up as soon as possible.

At this time, since Frederick II asked this question, the staff of Dashun will of course have to answer, especially the old subordinates who have been there for many years. It's merciless.

"His Royal Highness, with all due respect, if it were the Marquis of Whale who led the troops, they would never have allowed the two legions to be so far apart when they were camping, given the lack of cavalry and deep penetration into the enemy's hinterland."

"Actually... as a member of the general staff, Whale Marquis doesn't need to personally do the camping and marching arrangements. If there is such a low-level mistake in camping, members of our general staff will be shot directly. Of course, it is impossible this circumstance occurs."

At this time, Prussia still had a staff department, and it had to follow the example of Sweden's "Military Director", which was mainly responsible for logistics, and the responsibilities of the staff department had not yet been clarified.

Dashun's staff department was going to formulate camping plans and marching routes, and what they said was true. At least if the Qingzhou army faced such a situation back then, they would never have made such a big mistake on the camping issue.

The staff officer on Dashun's side taunted slightly, and then said: "In the past, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty asked Duke Wei about the art of war, and he talked about offense and defense."

"Our ancient military strategist Sun Wuzi once said that those who are invincible will defend, and those who can be victorious will attack."

"However, the magic of using the art of war lies in one mind. Offensive and defensive momentum can be interchanged."

"As for offense and defense, Li Weigong said: Offense is the transformation of defense, and defense is the means of offense. Both are for defeating the enemy. But some people only have a superficial understanding of the art of war, saying that defense is insufficient strength, and offense is excess strength. They don’t understand the true meaning of offense and defense.”

"Li Weigong said that the transition between offense and defense is an important condition for victory. A real famous general must understand the truth that offense is the transformation of defense, and defense is the means of offense, instead of a superficial understanding that a shortage of troops means defense and a surplus of troops. Just attack."

"So, if the Marquis of Whale uses troops, he should switch between offense and defense."

"With the cavalry in this formation, they mainly attack and do not defend. Taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the Austrians, relying on the tactical mobility of the cavalry, they arrived at Chatusitz early and stormed the two wings of Austria."

"This seems to be an attack, but it is actually to buy time, so as to complete the arrangement of the defensive formation, delay the battle time, and let our main force arrive."

"These cavalry who stormed the Austrians were to be abandoned. They could not win, and they might even be driven off the battlefield, but because they bought time, the main force of the infantry could be deployed. If the main force of the infantry could be deployed, there would still be A ray of life."

"The cavalry's attack is for the defense of the whole army; and the defense of the whole army is for the attack when there is a war opportunity in the future."

"This is the formation stage. As for when the fighters will appear and when they will turn from defense to offense, it depends on the battlefield sense of the battlefield commander."

"Relying on the cavalry's attack to defend and buy time means giving up the cavalry, and it is necessary to consider completing the entire battle without cavalry support in subsequent operations."

"When the Marquis of Whale attacked Junggar back then, he relied on infantry to sweep the flanks, marched in columns and maneuvered, and relied on the hollow phalanx as an anvil to complete the division and encirclement."

"The main purpose of the battle should be to destroy the enemy's vital forces. If people lose land, they can be regained; if people lose land, the land will be lost sooner or later. The best result of the battle is an annihilation battle."

"However, when the enemy has cavalry superiority and your own cavalry has to take the initiative to attack and send it away, how to fight a battle of annihilation is the test for the commander."

"And all of this is based on the enemy's mistakes."

Frederick II listened carefully to Dashun's staff's explanation, especially the legendary Li Weigong's sentence "offense is the transformation of defense, and defense is the means of offense", and he was inexplicably amazed.

At least on the current battlefield, what Staff Officer Dashun said coincides with him.

Yes, in the current situation, we can only send cavalry.Send the cavalry out, send a losing attack, to buy time, to buy time for the main force to arrive.

The Austrian cavalry is very strong, and the cavalry in my hand must not be able to tear apart the Austrian front, and Chatusitz's Prince Dessau's army has only more than 5000 infantry, and the resistance line is not enough, it is impossible to follow The cavalry strikes.

The cavalry tore apart the front line, and if the infantry did not follow up, it would be a waste of time.Moreover, the Prussian army already lacked cavalry, but now there is no other way, that's the only way to go.

The opinions were so unanimous, and the person who said these words was actually just a staff officer on Dashun's side.Frederick II probably knew what Dashun's staff meant. It was a bit similar to the director of military supplies, but not quite like it.Even the staff can understand the transition of "offensive and defensive", what level is the real famous general in Dashun?

The staff of Dashun said that they could only rely on the Austrians to make mistakes, and this also said in the heart of Frederick II.The Austrians have too many advantages, not only in terms of strength, but also in the advantage of being the first mover, and the disadvantages brought about by their mistakes in camping yesterday. If the opponent does not make mistakes, this battle will definitely be lost.

Frederick II had made his choice.

If you don't dare to bet that the Austrians will make mistakes, you can only throw away the Prince of Dessau's army, take [-] soldiers as abandoned sons, escape from Bohemia by yourself, preserve your strength, and plan to defend Berlin.Just admit defeat, be a small country honestly, and don't even think about Silesia.

If you dare to bet that the Austrians will make mistakes, then you can only do as Dashun's staff said, start with a stud, throw out all the cavalry, buy time for the main force to deploy and the arrival of reinforcements, and wait for the Austrians to make mistakes.Once the bet is lost, Berlin may be gone, and he has to abdicate.

Now he is already gambling, and there is no way out.

Looking at Chatusic in the distance, he drew the cross on his chest with the title of "Protestant savior" inherited from his father, praying that the Austrians would make huge mistakes in the upcoming battle.

seven o 'clock.

The guard cavalry and grenadier cavalry led by Frederick II arrived at Chatusitz first, and the Austrians on the opposite side had also begun to line up.

When Frederick II boosted morale and conveyed the order of the cavalry assault to exchange the sacrifice of the cavalry for time, the staff officers of the Dashun Observation Group looked at the Austrian army formation in the distance and couldn't help shaking their heads.

The three staff officers whispered a few words in Chinese and came to an almost unanimous conclusion.

Is the commander of the Austrians out of his mind?

Either get up early, and set off at four or five o'clock, because it is dark and it is impossible to march, so there is no need to worry about the main force of Prussia coming to support.

Can't these 9000 people be eaten in three hours?If these 9000 people are eaten, isn't the battle over?Prussia has lost a legion here, so can't it just run away?

As a result, it took until now to prepare for the attack, and the fucking Prussian reinforcement cavalry rushed there.

From five o'clock to seven o'clock, a whole hour.

Start the fight earlier, even if Frederick II is going to send cavalry to buy time, he won't be able to make it.

Or, if you find that you have no chance to sneak attack and eat alone, then why fight?
Withdraw directly.

This is in Bohemia, you still have the advantage of cavalry, and the Hungarian light cavalry, which is far superior to Prussia, can constantly harass, sneak attack, and attack logistics.

Prussia will definitely take the initiative to find an opportunity to fight decisively. Isn't the right to choose the battlefield on your Austrian side?
There are continuous hills in this broken place, and your cavalry and military advantages cannot be fully utilized.

Choose a plain where the troops are superior, the cavalry is absolutely superior, and the opponent is eager to fight. Isn't this battle a random fight?

Originally, I was thinking of a sneak attack, but if the sneak attack failed, I changed to a decisive battle. How capable are you, without the assistance of the staff, you can complete the redeployment of troops in just a few hours?
Or else, no sneak attack, no active withdrawal, at least send the cavalry out, go around, intercept, and delay the march of the reinforcements on the Prussian side.

As a result, there was no obstacle in the two-hour march on the Prussian side. What's the matter?With such a large cavalry advantage, a little delay, delaying the three or four hour march of the infantry to six or seven hours, is this not enough for you to take Chatusitz and eat 9000 Prussians?

After the exchange, Dashun's staff members shook their heads, thinking that Prussia had almost no chance of winning, but now it seems that the outcome is unknown.

At this time, the Prussian cavalry had already begun to form a team.It seems that it is indeed time to send the cavalry away to buy time.

One of the three said in a low voice: "Even if Prussia wins, it is estimated that there will be no subsequent fights. The cavalry was sent away in one wave. If this battle is won, the next battle will be a fart? As long as Austria does not If it is called a war of annihilation, as long as it can make good use of its cavalry advantages, even if it loses and is called a battle of defeat, Prussia will be finished."

(End of this chapter)