Xinshun 1730

Chapter 652 You Are Just a Pawn ([-])

"Generals, continue to stand firm. As long as we hold here, and the defense line is not overwhelmed by the Austrians before I go to the meeting and the reinforcements arrive on the battlefield, we have a chance to win this battle."

"The Austrians feel that victory is in sight. They will not change their tactics to attack the flanks. They will continue to attack the center with all their strength. They feel that only one attack is needed, and the battle can be ended in 15 or 10 minutes."

"What you have to do is keep the Austrians alive with this hope that it looks like a breakthrough is coming, but it's so close that it can't be done."

"Continue to persevere!"

He and his generals gave the final order to stand firm. Frederick himself jumped on the horse and led a small number of cavalry to command the incoming reinforcements.

Fortunately, the disturbance of this knoll to the northwest, and simple geometry, ensured that the Austrians would not detect the Prussian reinforcements advancing this way from the northwest.

Xiaoqiu is the key.But the Austrians did not focus on the already crumbling hillock, which could control the initiative of the entire battlefield.

The staff officer of the observation team in Dashun also followed Frederick, bypassing the valley among the hills, a gust of wind swept the dust in the spring of May, and began to sweep across the battlefield.

There was already a whole morning of gunpowder smoke, coupled with the sudden blowing of wind and dust, the visibility became even lower.The spring wind, the grass that has not yet grown, the soil of the dry season in Europe, plus this spring wind.

The staff officers of the Dashun Army looked at the spring dust floating in the distance, and the expressions of the three of them became extremely strange.

After being numb for a long time, someone finally opened his mouth to tell the reason for the strange expressions on the faces of the three of them.

"Back then, Emperor Taizu was fighting in a stone decisive battle. It was also May in the Western calendar and April in ours. It was also the time when the fight was at its most intense. When the Wu dog thief was about to collapse, a storm came."

The same is true for the strange faces of the other two staff officers just now.

"On the day of the Jiashen year, according to the Western calendar, it was May 5. Today, it is May 27. It was also the enemy line that was about to collapse, and after such a storm, the Eastern captives suddenly appeared."

That was all in the past, and it will be 100 years in two years. The three of them didn't feel too heavy. They just felt inexplicable in the face of the wind and dust blowing in the distance.

The Prussian king on the white horse in front may create a big victory today, a big victory that the Austrians keenly seized after making countless mistakes.

The main force of Austria was all huddled in front of the small town of Chatusitz, in a mess, and was reorganizing, preparing to tear up the defense line after the crumbling Prussian army retreated. It seemed that victory was already in sight.

Just like in front of Shanhaiguan 98 years ago, the Guanning Army was defeated in less than half a day, and victory was also in sight. The hand-to-hand melee could not disengage or re-arrange, and the Guanning Army could be defeated soon.On that day, the Guanning Army also resisted desperately and was extremely tenacious. It was already on the verge of collapse at seven o'clock, and it lasted until 08:30.The same is true for the Prussian defenders today, because they knew that their reinforcements were about to arrive, and they should have collapsed at nine o'clock, but they have survived until now.

Marching forward, two or three miles away, the Prussian reinforcements marching in columns welcomed their king and commander in the wind and sand.

Taking advantage of the wind and dust blowing in the Czech spring, the 24 brigades and 1 Prussian infantry gave up the old-fashioned requirement of changing formations, but lined up in four columns as if they were marching on a parade ground. Playing the war drums loudly, walking towards the northwest corner of the most anxious center of the battlefield in a complete four-way column marching posture.

The orderly conveyed Frederick's order in an excited tone.

"All brigades, without forming formation, march in column to the left flank of the Austrians, stand still after approaching, turn left. Salvo!"

Amidst the sound of war drums, this death-like four-way marching column, which would be chaotic as long as a few hundred cavalry hit a wave, fulfilled the king's order, and marched forward in unison with the orderly pace of the army stick. .

The Austrians did not find out.

Nor did the Austrians take the humble knoll.

After the Austrian cavalry completed the drive and massacre of the Prussian cavalry on both wings, they were all crowded in the middle without major detours.

Amidst the sound of orderly footsteps, Dashun's staff officer took out his pocket watch and checked the time.

A quarter past ten.

Putting away the pocket watch, he looked up at the inconspicuous hill again, thinking...it was too late.

If at nine o'clock when Chatusitz had collapsed and lost, the Austrians attacked the flank first and took down the hill. Even if the Prussian defenders did not collapse, they could still organize a second line of defense. But when reinforcements came, they had to attack first. This small hill will not appear in the current situation.

"Austrians, need a staff."

Muttering something to himself, he rode his horse and caught up with Frederick, who was already looking determined to win.

Frederick II experienced the previous despair and the current ecstasy, and his heart was inexplicably excited.After all, this should be his first victory, and in the previous Mollwitz battle, he ran away in despair, and the old coach took over the command and won.

Now, with victory in this battle in sight, he could finally establish absolute prestige among the soldiers.A battle that was almost certain to lose, let the Austrians send out a big victory.

"Gentlemen from China, and special envoys of the Marquis of East Siberia, I think you will see a splendid battlefield come to an end."

The vanguard brigade of the Prussian army in the distance had already walked out of the place covered by the hill, and it was still 24 minutes before the 10 brigades of the entire army turned to form a horizontal formation on the left flank of the Austrians to form a flanking encirclement.

The Austrians, huddled together, looking forward to a breakthrough in the center and the final blow, had no chance of completing the change within 10 minutes.

After Frederick II experienced the offensive and defensive transitions of the Dashun staff, he was full of ambitions and couldn't wait to show these people the results of his victory.

The leading staff officer smiled and congratulated Frederick II, then recited a section of the art of war, and then translated it into Latin as much as possible by means of free translation.

Taizong said: "I defeated the old students of the Song Dynasty. At the beginning of the confrontation, there were few righteous teachers.My own cavalry rode down from the southern plains, and dashed forward. After the old soldiers were cut off, they were defeated and captured.Is this a real soldier, a strange soldier?
Jing said: "Your Majesty's sage and martial arts can only be learned without learning. According to the art of war, since the Yellow Emperor, he has been righteous first and then strange, first benevolent and righteous and then powerful. In addition, the battle of Huoyi, who was taught by righteous deeds, was also built as a falling horse." It's strange that the right army is few.

Emperor Taizong said: "At that time, there were few failures, and a few major defeats. How can you call it a strange evil?"

Jing said: "Every soldier regards the forward as righteous, but the backward is strange."And if the right army does not retreat, will the old man come in peace? The "Fa" says: lure them for profit, and take them for chaos.The old man doesn't know how to fight, and he advances bravely, but when he sees his majesty, he is captured by his majesty.

Taizong said: Huo Qubing secretly joined Sun and Wu, is it true that he is a husband?When the right army failed, Gao Zu lost color, and I fought hard, but it was for my benefit.Sun and Wu secretly cooperated, and Qing Shi knew what he said.In the battle of Huoyi, the number of the right army was reduced, what the hell?The old man was captured, who is he?

Jing said: If it weren't for the righteous soldiers to become strange, and the strange soldiers to become righteous, how could security be victorious?Therefore, those who make good use of soldiers are just people.Change is divine, so it is almost heavenly.

They are all people in the military circle. After the free translation, it is easy to explain the process of this "Battle of Huoyi slightly modified to highlight the importance of Taizong" in the language of the circle.

The general idea is that Li Jiancheng was a waste and fell off his horse, causing the right army to be confused and retreat.This was originally a bad thing, but when Song Laosheng saw the right army of the Tang army retreating, he thought that the Tang army could be defeated with a little effort, so he seized the opportunity decisively and attacked the right wing with all his strength.Li Shimin seized the opportunity to lead his troops to outflank Song Laosheng from the left wing and fight with the right army in a melee formation, which disrupted Song Laosheng and captured him alive.

"His Royal Highness, what if Chatusitz holds it? Even if reinforcements arrive, Chatusitz's front is open, the Austrians will not huddle together, and the Austrian flank cavalry will not all squeeze towards the middle. It's not that simple."

"It is precisely because Chatusitz did not defend that your army retreated a certain distance and organized a second line of defense, which made the Austrians feel like Song Laosheng who saw Li Jiancheng fall from his horse, thinking that as long as he worked harder, he could defeat your army , causing the Austrians to crowd into the ruins of Chatusitz, leaving the flanks completely exposed."

"This is probably the meaning of 'If it wasn't for the good soldiers to become strange, and the strange soldiers to be good, then peace can win'. This battle can be called a classic. It was that Chatusic lost his head, and the result was originally an unfavorable situation. On the contrary, it turned into a favorable situation.”

"In the battle of Huoyi, the number of the right army was defeated, is it heaven? In the battle of Chatusic, the number of the central army was defeated, is it heaven?"

Although Frederick II had the pride of being sure of victory at this time, as well as his natural arrogance, he still laughed and said at this time: "The fate arranged by God. The fall of Chatusitz is not in my arrangement. .”

Laughing, he also admitted what Staff Officer Dashun said in his heart.Indeed, if Chatusitz did not fall, but defended quite resolutely, the Austrians might change their tactics and attack the flanks to form an outflank.And in this case, even if the reinforcements arrive, it will be useless.

The Chinese army is few, and the town is lost, what the hell?
perhaps.

However, those who make good use of soldiers are just people.Change is divine, so it is almost heavenly.

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At 10:30, the Prussian reinforcements arrived on the left flank of the Austrians. There was no need for any formation change. Just turn to the left after standing still, and the marching column can be directly converted into a horizontal line that can maximize firepower.

It took a total of 15 minutes from the time when the front team walked out of the view obscured by the valley until the last team arrived at the position and turned successfully.

During these 15 minutes, the Austrians did not make any effective response.It's not that they don't want to do it, it's that they can't.

It is recorded that the Austrian army in the small town of Chatusitz looked at the Prussian soldiers standing in a horizontal line in horror, and exclaimed involuntarily.

"Prussian reinforcements! To the west!"

"It's over! It's over!"

"Run..."

(End of this chapter)