Xinshun 1730

Chapter 653 You Are Just a Pawn ([-])

The Austrian army, who originally thought that a little more effort would end the battle with victory, was in a state of confusion.

The Prussian army turned into a horizontal line, accompanied by military music and war drums, like a parade performance, with the ultra-high rate of fire of four to five reloads per minute that the Prussians are proud of, they rushed to the Austrians who were huddled in complete confusion. Two shots were fired.

A line of 1 people fired two volleys.

The battle is over.

The hit rate at this time is not high, and the Prussians' tactic is to fire quickly, so they will not emphasize a wave of volleys as the British do.

But even so, the two volleys smashed the left wing of the Austrians in an instant. More than 4000 Austrian soldiers were hit by these two platoons of guns, instantly losing one-sixth of the total force, and the battle was declared over.

While the front line collapsed, Prussia's most vulnerable cavalry, which was the worst compared to Austria, sent the remaining troops to make a big detour after being driven off the battlefield.

And now, this cavalry who made a big detour around the back also knew that the opportunity had come.He rushed towards the position of the Austrian commander-in-chief.

The front line collapsed, and the command position was raided again.

Originally, Prussia, which lacked cavalry, could not have waged a war of annihilation.

But when the commander-in-chief was raided, the young Prince of Lorraine panicked and ordered the entire army to withdraw from the battlefield in a panic.In fact, escape.

At this time, if the right-wing cavalry that has not yet collapsed is sent out, desperately attacking the Prussian reinforcements, and buying time for the infantry of the Chinese army to withdraw from the battlefield, there is still a chance to withdraw most of the troops.

However, the only reason he was able to become Marshal of Austria was because he was the brother-in-law of the Queen of Austria.

Not all foreign relatives are useless, but how many Wei Qing and Huo Qubing are there among foreign relatives in ancient and modern China and abroad?
At [-]:[-], Prussian reinforcements appeared.

At [-]:[-], Austria collapsed across the board.

The Prince of Lorraine fled with his people, and did not organize a retreat under the condition of defeat at all-of course, if he had such ability, the battle would have ended in Austria's victory as early as an hour ago.

Fourteen thousand Austrian soldiers laid down their weapons and surrendered, but only six thousand were actually killed.

On the Prussian side, they also lost nearly 6000 people.

Although the death toll was similar, it was an annihilation battle that was definitely enough to be recorded in the annals of history, a war of annihilation that was completely reversed in adversity at the beginning.

When the battle was coming to an end, Dashun's staff officer wrote a paragraph on paper with a pen, which was the information Liu Yu urgently needed.

In the front, I briefly introduced the process of the entire battle, and in the back, I wrote about the results of the battle, as well as a small part of the strategic follow-up speculation.

"...The above is the whole process of the battle."

"The Prussians won the victory, but lost all their cavalry and [-]% of their horses. There were less than a thousand cavalry left in the formation. It seemed like a victory, but the Prussians were unable to fight anymore, at least until the cavalry was reorganized, it was impossible No more offensives of any kind."

"The commanding level and tactical literacy of the Austrians make people laugh. But I believe that the garrisons in the colonies of European countries must be worse than these Austrians, and they are really vulnerable. The Austrian army suffered a devastating blow, but they The cavalrymen ran out."

"We talked to Frederick about some things that Whale Marquis talked about when he was in Weihai, such as the use of artillery and cavalry. He was greatly touched. From the end of the battle until I wrote the letter, he kept asking about the Celestial Dynasty The issue of cavalry after military reform."

"It is especially prudent to ask how we defend against the tide of Mongolian irregular cavalry relying solely on infantry and artillery."

"From these points of view, Frederick is extremely worried about the lack of cavalry."

"And after asking questions about cavalry and infantry, Frederick also satirized the French national arrogance and the high profile that made him sick. It seems to be an attitude that was expressed inadvertently."

"Judging from the news we have received in the Bohemian and Silesian army formations these days, the Austrian side is in danger."

"Although Count Kefenschler of Austria led the Northern Italian Army and the Hungarian Army, captured Munich, and cut the anti-Austrian alliance into two parts. Among them, the main force of the Bavarian electorate is in Frankfurt; the main force of France is in Prague; the main force of Prussia The main force is in Chatusitz, which is only two hundred miles away from Prague, where the French army is stationed. In fact, there is no obstacle to the convergence of the Prussian and French troops."

"However, considering their logistical methods... With all due respect, the French army and the Prussian army may not choose to converge, but may be each other's horns."

"The current situation is as follows: the Bavarian army is in Frankfurt, between Frankfurt and Prague, and it is the troops of the Austrian Earl Kfenschler. He occupied Munich, effectively preventing the French army and the Bavarian army from joining forces."

"If we use the fields of this dynasty as a metaphor, Bohai and Shandong are Austria. The French army is in the capital, the Prussian army is in Tianjin, and the Pakistani army is in Wutai Mountain. The main force of the Austrian army is in Baoding, cutting off the connection between the north and the south. Austria still has spare power. , or from the Bohai Sea, or from the Cangzhou Prefecture, the Prussian army will bear the brunt of it."

"However, if they work together, the Prussian army and the French army will march together from Tianjin to Baoding Mansion, and the Pakistani army will attack Baoding Mansion from Wutai to the west. If the main force of the Austrian Army Prince of Lorraine is not destroyed, it may be said: the center is blooming; But now that this legion has been destroyed, it is: catch a turtle in a urn."

"Or now that the Ruopu army is using the tactics of encircling Wei and saving Zhao, going down the river, threatening Bratislava and Vienna, forcing Earl Kefenschle's Northern Italian Army and the Hungarian Army to return, France and Prussia unite as one , set up an ambush, and the Bavarian Army followed closely behind to outflank, then the last formed field army in Austria will be destroyed, and the dismemberment of Austria is a foregone conclusion."

"However...whether the French and Prussian armies can unite as one is unknown. Before I came here, Jing Hou talked about the contradictions of checks and balances among the countries. If Prussia is worried about France becoming bigger, once it makes peace, it will withdraw from the war."

"Then, if the general army in Tianjin withdraws, the road from Bohai Sea to the capital will be opened wide; if the Austrian army in Baoding Prefecture goes north to the capital, the French army in Prague will instead become a lone army, which may be eaten at any time."

"So, Prussia's attitude determines the direction of the war. If Prussia is determined to dismember Austria and does not hesitate to make France bigger, then Austria's strongest field army will be a turtle in the urn; but if Prussia is worried that France will grow bigger, it will leave in Silesia. Then the French Legion of Prague is the turtle in the urn."

"Where this matter will go, it still needs to be decided by the Marquis."

"As for the fact that stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade, the three of us think that there is no one to learn from. But the Austrians need a staff, and the Prussians need to practice the speed of battalion changes."

"And, they all need a systematic artillery construction."

"In fact, their artillery level is far inferior to that of the French army, and they don't understand the use of artillery properly. I can talk about it in detail when I get back."

"According to what Jinghou said, the Beijing Academy of Sciences system originated from Leibniz, and Leibniz was the president of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. Artillery is closely related to mathematics. I always thought that Prussian artillery must be the strongest, but In fact, the mathematical level of their artillery officers is really hard to imagine that Leibniz was the president of the Berlin Academy of Sciences..."

"After this battle, the Prussians are likely to take a detour, just like the experience I gained in the Southwest Reformation. I personally think that they may be more inclined to disperse the artillery among the infantry and choose more Light support artillery, instead of focusing on the concentrated use of artillery as we do. Because of the experience of this battle, the infantry dominates the battlefield, and the artillery is best as an auxiliary to the infantry—and the Austrians will use the grenadiers The effect of using it separately from the artillery seems to be good, and it has basically defeated the defensive troops."

"I think they will pay the price for this, just like we have paid the price for the military experience we gained in the Southwest Reformation. The subordinates firmly believe that the artillery system and use ideas of Whale Marquis are the right ones. of."

While the Prussian army was still cleaning the battlefield, the staff officer finished writing the letter and handed it to one of the three men, asking him to set off overnight and immediately tell Liu Yu who was far away in Amsterdam the result of the battle.

It's a long way from Amsterdam, but the staff officer who delivered the letter unfurled the banner of Dashun, and the people who came along the way had already been arranged to respond.

Really according to the speed of eight hundred miles, the battle ended on May 5, and on May 17, the news had reached Amsterdam.

At this time, Amsterdam did not know the situation on the battlefield, or even the Battle of Chatuchitz.

Of course, even if you know, there will be no shocks in the stock exchange, because the Netherlands has not yet declared war, and they are sitting on both sides of the fence.But if war is declared early, once the news comes, the stock exchange will definitely be shaken.

After Liu Yu got the information from the front line, he compared the accurate longitude and latitude map drawn by Galileo Jupiter method from the French, and looked at the situation of the several belligerent countries above, and was very excited.

"Wonderful! Come, serve wine!"

In the excitement, he asked someone to bring wine, and had a drink with a few confidantes around him, and couldn't help being full of pride.

"The Celestial Dynasty came out of Manga and set sail to the west of Nanyang, starting from today!"

Things have already become eight points, or even nine points.

Others don't know it at this moment, but how can Liu Yu not know Frederick's "credibility"?
In other words, if Prussia wants to be the protagonist in this world of great controversy, please let go of the fate of "challenging Qin Muchu", or become one of the seven heroes, then it can only choose the "unreputable" diplomatic method.

If Austria is strong, Prussia will be finished.

France is strong, but Prussia still has to finish.

It's like the story of the "union of the Eighteenth Route Princes" that has happened countless times in the land of heaven. In adversity, the alliance may be closely connected, but once the situation is favorable, the alliance will not be far from disintegration.

These few staff officers looked very accurate. The Prussians lost all their cavalry and horses, and now they have become a barrier between the French army and the Austrian Home Army. Frederick will soon withdraw from the war.Because, from the very beginning, Prussia wanted to accept British mediation, but the Austrians did not accept it and did not cut off Silesia, so they had to fight.

If peace is sought through war, there will be peace.

Austria, which had a tough attitude, not only lost a main field army after this battle, but also put the Northern Italian and Hungarian legions stationed in Munich in the encirclement of the Bavarian, French, and Prussian legions. middle.

Prussia wanted to talk and accept mediation. Now it seems to have won, but it lost almost all cavalry and has no ability to attack again.

The Austrians don't want to talk, don't want to accept mediation, and now the situation puts the strongest field army in jeopardy. At this time, they will inevitably choose to accept mediation and negotiate peace with Prussia.

For Liu Yu, this is the opportunity he has always wanted: to make the Dutch feel that a big deal is coming!The seven provincial republics can't beat the Franco-Prussian alliance, and the British allies are afraid that Hannover will be captured by the Prussian army and dare not declare war on France and Prussia. If Prussia withdraws from the war, Britain can certainly join the war. In addition, the Netherlands, Austria, and the three beat one France. How cheap is this? not taking?

The regent oligarchs wanted to occupy it, and the Orange faction also wanted to occupy it. The throne of the consul, which was originally a bit of a butt, became a favorite in an instant.The "tributary state" issue, which the two factions originally had the same idea and should be dealt with in a low-key manner, has become "a matter of the national system, the dignity of the motherland, and traitorous pursuit of profit."

(End of this chapter)