African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 10
As the war progressed, the battlefield began to become bloody. After Prussia began its first performance, the Austrian Empire also began to show the strength that a great power should have.

On the second day alone, the Austrian army launched the larger-scale Battle of King's Hill, relying on the army's fierce offensive, successfully pulling the front line into the near end of the Danish fortifications.

The Danish defense line immediately appeared precarious. If other German states also joined in, Denmark's defense is likely to face greater difficulties.

On the battlefield filled with gunpowder, the heavy weapons of the German countries continued to increase, and the number of artillery continued to increase.

Hundreds of artillery pieces fired at the same time, intensifying the pressure on the Danish defense line. The flames lit up the night and the weather began to turn bad.

However, the Danes' positions obviously could not fully cope with such a strong artillery attack, and their morale dropped significantly under the baptism of artillery.

Seeing the danger of the defense line and the possibility of being outflanked, the Danish commander-in-chief, General Mesa, has already begun to consider abandoning the position here.

On the fourth day, Mesa held an emergency meeting, and the Danish generals present at the meeting looked solemn.

The commanders of all the troops are complaining about the difficulty of the war. There is overwhelming firepower and countless troops on the opposite side, and the soldiers haven't made a move yet!He was wounded by flying shells.

At the same time, he complained about the incompetence of the domestic government. Not only did the British stand still, but the expected Nordic coalition was not formed.

Now Denmark is in a state of isolation and helplessness. If the troops are buried here, they will simply surrender later.

"Well, I didn't ask you to come here to listen to complaints. I also know the difficulties we are facing, but we have no way out!" General Mesa scolded, and then said: "Now there are two roads before us. One, stick to the position and fight the enemy to the end."

As soon as the words fell, some people began to object: "Shopping! How to fight? This place is obviously untenable. Even if we double the number of people, we can't do it."

The others immediately agreed, and it was really hopeless to rely on this line of defense to complete the defense.

Mesa looked at the noisy soldiers under him, and reprimanded him expressionlessly: "That's enough, I didn't call you here to quarrel. Are there any soldiers who look like soldiers? If quarreling can solve the problem, go to the enemy to quarrel!"

The venue immediately fell silent, and Mesa went on to say: "Now, the second point is to retreat from the current fortifications, delaying the enemy's attack, so as to find the enemy's loopholes later. Now it's time to choose and start speaking."

Immediately, a military officer said, "Commander, I think retreating can save a chance. If we can persuade the governments of other countries to intervene in sending troops in the future, we still have a chance of winning. Blindly defending this place will inevitably lead to death."

Most of the officers nodded in agreement, but General Mesa didn't dare to make a decision lightly.

"What you said is very good, but evacuation is also risky. In terms of weather alone, it is now winter. How to ensure the orderly evacuation of troops is a big problem. However, we really have no other choice, but after careful consideration, let's vote! "

Afterwards, General Mesa asked his generals to vote anonymously, mainly because Mesa was not optimistic about the trend of the war, and at this moment, he must not be caught.

Adopt the most democratic way, even if there is a problem, the collective decision can be used as an excuse.

Anonymous voting is used to prevent investigators from saying that they manipulated the meeting and acted arbitrarily.

With the announcement of the voting results, the withdrawal of the protection of the vital force was unanimously approved, with no negative votes.

So, the Danes began to retreat that night, but the weather was unexpectedly bad, and the retreating Danish army encountered a snowstorm.

The sudden blizzard disrupted the plans of the Danes. On winter nights, the wind was already biting, but snowflakes suddenly floated in the sky, and then the cold wind mixed with goose-feather snow quickly dyed the ground white.

The marching team in a line stepped on the white snow and pulled into a long black dragon, but tonight's moon is hiding behind the black clouds.

The troops who hadn't turned on the lights at all, saw a haze of darkness in front of them.The military boots step on the snow, and the white snow under the feet gradually turns into black and muddy snow.

Without the assistance of railways, the Danish army could only trek long distances in the snowstorm. The low morale made the march more difficult. The team slowly began to lose control of the commander from the initial order.

The chaos aggravated the turmoil of people's hearts, the sound of abuse gradually rose, the neighing of men and horses mixed together, and the mules and horses also slacked off in the snow, the sound of whipping and cursing were intertwined in the night sky, and it was dignified and bleak with the roar of the wind and snow .

Sitting in the rear, General Mesa, who had not yet evacuated, watched the blizzard outside the fortifications, and his uneasiness intensified in his heart, and the dark clouds in his heart were dense.

However, it was impossible to take back the order, and the large army had already set out for a long time, so it was naturally difficult to stop halfway.

General Mesa could only hope that the god of fate would bless Denmark, but from Mesa's gloomy face, which was so gloomy that he couldn't squeeze a drop of water, it could be seen that his heart was not that peaceful.

In the early morning of the next day, following the light of dawn, the Danish army began to inspect the losses. Affected by the weather, a large number of supplies and weapons were left in the wind and snow, and the hasty retreat also increased the non-combat attrition of personnel.

Also, the unlucky guy got separated from the main force at night, so it might be difficult to get together again.

It was a less than ideal retreat, even catching up with the losses of a small battle.

However, the Danish army completed its retreat in the early morning of the sixth day, preserved most of its active forces, and continued the war.

Poor General Mesa still did not escape his guilt. When the news of the failure of the retreat came back to the country, angry people took to the streets to march, and Mesa was dismissed because of his failure to command the retreat.

The Danish government still has no intention of surrendering and negotiating a peace. Although the front line is temporarily defeated, the main force is still there, and it can still give it a go.

The remaining Danish troops withdrew to Flensburg to continue to resist the Allied attack, and the war continued.

Although the government does not intend to surrender, its heart is still cold. The expected intervention of various countries has not come, and the most abominable ones are the British and Sweden.

Denmark is the fulcrum of Britain's control of the Baltic Sea, and Sweden and Denmark are even more bitter, although there are some old things in history with these two countries.

But Denmark is no longer the small power that could single-handedly disrupt the situation in Europe. Countries allow Denmark to fail, and Denmark's decline will go further.

The Danish government is already anxious, the United Kingdom has not responded for a long time, and other countries are even desperate.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs almost "stayed" in the British Embassy, ​​and the British Minister in Denmark sent the news back to China in detail.

However, the United Kingdom has not yet reached a unified consensus. The royal family, the government, and the army compete with each other, but there is no detailed plan for sending troops.

The United Kingdom can only send a message to the ambassador to Denmark, one word "Trust".The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is actively traveling to the Nordic countries and the Russian Empire, but there is no major progress.

(End of this chapter)