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Chapter 99 When the Winged Cavalry Killed

Kosciuszko did not have many cavalry on hand, which made him unable to break through the blockade of the Austrian cavalry, and also unable to attack the Austrian light infantry.

The Austrian light infantry without any restrictions cooperated with the artillery to massacre the Polish army.

The devastating blow brought by free fire caused heavy casualties to the first line infantry of the Polish army.

The gap between recruits and veterans is undoubtedly revealed at this moment, and the fear of death makes it almost impossible for the Poles to shoot normally.

"I'm so scared, sir. Am I going to die soon?"

During the battle, a Polish soldier said to the officer next to him with trembling hands that he could hardly control himself.

The loading hand seemed so weak at this moment that several attempts to reload failed.

The officer fired again at the Austrians in front, turned around and looked at the soldiers next to him, and said angrily.

"Idiot, put your cleaning rod on, are you going to explode?"

This situation is not unique, it seems to have occurred everywhere in the Polish army.

The chaos of the army made it almost impossible for Kosciuszko to resist Franz.Leonhardt's offense.

Fortunately, his early habits in the United States allowed him to build some small fortifications before starting the attack.

This gave Kościuszko a little breathing space, allowing him to regroup his army.

But these fortifications were quickly solved by the artillery fire of the Austrians, and the space for the Polish army's activities became smaller and smaller, and the Austrians pressed the Poles into the last position.

The siege begins.

Fierce artillery fire and rifle bullets hit the hearts of every Polish soldier, and they were close to collapse.

The Polish soldiers in front stood up, raised their hands and surrendered to the Austrian army.

See this scene, Franz.Leonhardt ordered the whole army to attack.

The Austrian cavalry took the lead. They quickly marched to a distance of 15 meters from the front of the Polish army, pulled out their spring wheel pistols, and shot the Poles.

Immediately afterwards came the artillery of the Austrian army. Considering the reasons for the fortifications, the Austrian army did not use the cannon anymore, but took the howitzer in their hands and gave the Poles a hard blow.

Facing the intensive attack, more and more Polish soldiers came out of the fortifications and raised the white flag.

Franz immediately ordered the infantry to put on bayonets and prepare for the whole army to charge.

This effectively deterred the Polish soldiers who seemed to be hesitating whether to surrender, and almost all the front and center of the entire Polish army raised the white flag.

Franz smiled with satisfaction. After such a battle, it is almost impossible for the Poles to have room to resist.

There is no obstacle on the road to partitioning Poland.

Just when the Austrian army was full of ambition, there was a loud thunderous noise from the sky, and a torrent holding the flag of the hussars charged towards the infantry of the Austrian army, as if to cut the latter in half.

Franz was shocked and angry at this time, he had clearly arranged for Joseph.Feng.Feldmeister went to stop the Polish division.

You must know that he allocated 5000 people to the opponent for this purpose, but where did this cavalry come from now?
Still playing the name of hussars, this thing has long been reduced to the guard of honor of the Polish royal family.

In fact, it is really not the fault of Joseph. Arendar Mustafa Pasha said that he listened to Alexander's command, but he almost had complete autonomy.

And for Kosciuszko, that's exactly what he wanted.

He didn't trust the Polish nobles at all, especially since he had been waiting for the Austrian army in Kielce.

If these people were dedicated to the country, Poland would not be reduced to this point.

So Kosciuszko deliberately sent the cavalry led by the Turks to Alexander, so that the other party could play by ear, so as to avoid the informers who were mixed in the Polish army.

Facts have proved that Kosciuszko's guess is correct, Franz seems to have not expected this sudden appearance of cavalry.

However, the situation was too much for Franz to think about, and he shouted: "Rückzug (retreat)".

On the one hand, he instructed his own cavalry to delay the opponent's attack, but this was almost whimsical.

The Austrian cavalry is almost overwhelmingly light cavalry, with only a small number of cuirassiers.

And this cavalry charging towards his side, Franz didn't even need to look, he knew that the opponent was a heavy cavalry
Originally, according to the conventional confrontation, the light cavalry did not have to be afraid of the opponent anyway. After all, the advantage of the heavy cavalry lies in fighting in close combat, and the light cavalry can choose to disperse and harass the opponent.

But the problem is that Franz can command the hussars to disperse to meet the enemy. Then he estimates that the Polish commander on the opposite side will laugh to death. After all, his own infantry has already advanced too far at this time, and it will take some time before they retreat. At least don't think about withdrawing until the opponent's heavy cavalry arrives.

At this time, if Franz chooses to let the light cavalry disperse, the sudden appearance of heavy cavalry will cut off his own cavalry. At that time, his vanguard will inevitably fall into panic. Under the attack of the opponent's infantry, it is almost impossible to survive .

It doesn't mean that once the vanguard is defeated, the own army will definitely be defeated. If the troops can be quickly reorganized, they can still continue to fight.

But the point is that Franz has the time, and the opponent's heavy cavalry only came out. Obviously, with the opponent's physical strength at this time, one more charge is definitely enough.

Let the opponent's heavy cavalry charge for another round, and Franz doesn't have to fight this battle. After all, the infantry is probably given away for nothing, so what else is there to fight.

So Franz's only choice is to let his own cavalry resist.

Accompanied by the sound of thunderous hooves, the two torrents collided quickly.

The Polish lance easily pierced through the body of the Austrian cavalry, but the Austrian cavalry's saber had not yet touched the opponent's body.

After a moment of stalemate, the Austrian cavalry was quickly dispersed, and the Polish hussars, whose charge was slightly interrupted, accelerated again after a short period of stagnation.

How much time does Franz have?

The Austrian cavalry gave their coach the answer.

They assembled again and launched a suicidal countercharge against the Polish heavy cavalry.

Flesh and blood flew across the battlefield, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground could be heard from time to time.

That was caused by the Polish lance piercing through the body of the Austrian cavalry.

The Austrian artillery was not idle either. They were ready to shell at any time to buy time for their own infantry to retreat.

After several confrontations, the Austrian cavalry was no longer able to stop the Polish hussars. At this time, only the infantry who had just been sent up by Franz stood in front of the Poles. They formed a phalanx, trying to resist the coming Polish hussars .

Arendar Mustafa Pasha counted the distance between the two sides and gave orders.

"300 yards, small steps.

150 yards, fast pace.

50 yards, full charge. "

Arendar Mustafa Pasha grinned grinningly, and delivered final judgment on the Austrians.

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