Crossing the Continent in the Eighteenth Century

It is often said that we rely on mountains to eat mountains and rely on water to drink water. If there are no mountains and no water, then we can only find another way.The current Duke of Hesse's father is also considered to be a relatively talented guy. Facing the predicament of the Duchy of Hesse, which is mountainous, lacks a good agricultural foundation, has a large population, and insufficient supply of agricultural output, he thought of eating "people".

Of course, the eating of "people" in the Principality of Hesse does not refer to throwing people into the rice cooker to cook and eat them, but to give full play to the advantages of the Principality of Hesse's large population and carry out a series of reforms.Turn the population into an army, and then let the lords of other countries who have money and nothing to do but need the army hire.

Starting from the soy sauce crowd who provided flags and cheers for their neighbors, and then the leading role in the rural brawl of the joint territorial inheritance rights, the poor "Hesse" slowly changed their image in Germany. The level rose to the German gold medalist.

It's just that Hesse, a German country lord, has a reputation far and wide. Gold medal fighters are like boxers who only play light games in boxing matches. When it comes to heavyweight competitions, they wither.

But even if it is withered, the population of the Principality of Hesse is there. As long as there are still people, they can recruit a batch of new recruits at any time, and then serve as mercenaries for people from other countries.Not to mention, the Duke of Hesse worked hard to be defeated by various teams in the War of the Polish King, and became a stepping stone for countless famous generals. medals.After more than ten years, the Principality of Hesse has not lost [-] to [-] people, but it has lost [-] to [-]. If any German forces are to be taken, this population is enough to kill them, but the Principality of Hesse is still fine. He sent tens of thousands of people to participate in the split in Prussia and respond to William Orange, and now he has played a big game, attacking Hannover and Brunswick in two ways.According to Assassin's investigation, there are more than seven infantry regiments of infantry and two cavalry regiments of cavalry in each of the Hesse Dukes.

According to the current configuration of line infantry, each infantry regiment has between 1700 and 2500 soldiers, with an average of 2000 soldiers. Eight infantry regiments plus cavalry regiments are nearly 7000 soldiers, and the two routes are more than 3. People, this is not counting the army they left behind in Hesse.

I don't know where the Hessians came from with such a large population, but I do know that the Hessian Duchy in the parallel world is not as big as the Hessian Duchy in this world.Because the father of the Duke of Hesse of this generation integrated four different noble territories: Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Marburg and Hesse-Rheinfels.

The territory is so large that Hannover and Brunswick are at the top.Below is Nuremberg, on the left is the Bavarian Palatinate, and on the right is Saxony.

In the face of this war, Eugene Children's Shoes, who has always been very thoughtful, suggested that we should start with Hannover first.Eliminate the crisis in Hannover, and then attack Brunswick.If it goes well.We will wage a tug-of-war on the borders of Hesse and Brunswick until the arrival of the Roman legions.

A country that is in a similar situation to Prussia, and where the army is far away, why not adopt the method of besieging Wei and saving Zhao?

The answer is simple, French Army!

Why did the Principality of Hesse go out to attack the other two principalities without fear, because the French army watched their asses.The Duke of Villeroy, who defeated the Allied Forces of the Duchy of Isenburg, Baden, Weilburg, and Usingen, has now rushed to Darmstadt in the Duchy of Hesse.It is confronting with Ferretlia and the remnants of the German lord's coalition forces gathered on her side. With such an army in the Principality of Hesse, how can it not be tricked to return to the Duke of Hesse by playing around Wei and saving Zhao.

Therefore, my target of using troops this time is the Principality of Brunswick!

The last day of October.The sky was cloudless, and the scenery on the marching road was almost like that presented in an oil painting. It was very beautiful. I found a shaded place and took out a map.

From the map, at this time, we are still four days away from the Principality of Brunswick.

The infantry lined up in a column kept passing by, and seeing that the next village was our resting place, Eugene spoke at this moment: "Your Highness, there is something I have to say."

"Oh? Say." I put away the map.

Eugene said: "At this time, it is still possible for us to choose to change our marching route."

"Why change the marching route?"

"I'm afraid that once we face the Hesse army in Brunswick, we will attract the French army from the Hesse army and the other Hesse army from Hanover. When the three armies add up, we will We are facing an enemy army of nearly 6 people!!" Eugene's voice trembled at the number of [-], "Therefore, I suggest that we should defeat them one by one."

"Oh?"

"The previous slow march was regarded as an action to paralyze the enemy. From now on, we will start a forced march. We will bypass the Hesse in Brunswick and go straight to Hanover. You see, Hanover is in Brunswick. Above, Brunswick is above the Principality of Hesse. As long as we are fast enough, we can use our superior force to fight against the Duke of Hesse. We can solve this problem If we support the enemy, we can not only reduce the enemy's numerical advantage, but also increase this support army of the Duke of Hanover. If we continue to operate, we can also pursue the enemy in Brunswick. Even if the French army comes to help, we can also Rely on reinforcements from Hannover and Brunswick to confront the French."

My predecessor said a sentence that explained the art of war very well, although I don’t know who he copied from, “The so-called art of war is that although the army is at a disadvantage in the overall situation, it can concentrate superior forces in key parts and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. .”

Eugene's idea is a good implementation of one of the two central ideas of "The Art of War", which is to concentrate superior forces and defeat the enemy.

"It's not that I haven't considered your plan. Seriously, if time permits, I also want to implement your plan. After all, it's safer to defeat some of the enemies first."

Eugene was very confused: "Time? What prompted you to launch a battle in the Duchy of Brunswick, a battlefield sandwiched between Hesse and Hanover? You know, the combat effectiveness of the French army is not what we say The Five Scums of War that are often talked about in the Internet."

Eugene's words made me laugh: "It's nothing, I just want to defeat the two armies of the Duchy of Hesse and the French army in the Duchy of Brunswick in one fell swoop. It's that simple. I want to set up an army for the Roman Legion that came to Germany later." Let them understand that the French army is also human, so don’t put so much psychological pressure on them.”

The French army's good fighting skills are the reputation gained from the Southern and Northern Wars in the past 30 years. If it is said that this kind of good fighting reputation will be given to the generals, it will play a role in dispelling the contempt of the generals in Rome. For soldiers, this kind of good fighting The reputation of a person may have a demonizing effect and greatly reduce morale.

The French army in the Hundred Years War in another parallel world is the best example.The repeated defeats made them completely lose their confidence in field battles. Facing the attack of the British army, they only hid behind the city wall and defended the city passively.

"So that's why you thought about the morale of Rome, so you didn't hesitate to carry out this battle with heavy casualties, but chose to attack the French army head-on. Then, according to your statement, the Roman Legion will arrive soon. German?"

Who knows.

"Almost." I covered it with a sloppy eye.

"That's right, it should be time at this time. If you don't come, Austria may not be able to stand it."

Austria really couldn't stand it anymore. Two days ago, news came from the south that the French army had sent more than 2 troops to the front line.In the past month, the French army launched two attacks on Ulm's simple defense line. These two tentative attacks alone caused heavy losses to Ulm's Austrian and Bavarian troops.I heard that there are only less than 1 combined forces of Austria and Bavaria in Ulm, and now more than [-] French troops have gathered on the front line of Ulm.In Austria and Bavaria, more than [-] reinforcements were barely enough in the past month. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a prelude to the Ulm defense line being breached. (To be continued..)