The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

After two futile attacks, Count Oval von Goya finally led the remnants to retreat.

That night, the main Swedish army arrived one after another. Count Orval von Goya deliberately wore a military uniform full of gunpowder to meet Karl X. This is the count expressing his dissatisfaction with King Karl X's stupid offensive order.

But when King Carl X saw Count Orval von Goya, he treated him like a hero.

Karl X hugged the earl and kissed passionately on his cheek, ignoring the smoke on the earl's face.

"Welcome back, our hero." Karl X even said.

Oval von Goya was a little at a loss for the king's affectionate behavior.

"Your Majesty, I am a defeated general. I have lost more than 200 soldiers of your Majesty." Count Oval von Goya said sadly.

"No, you did a good job." Karl X said.

Then, Karl X took the earl's hand and walked into the camp. The inside was very simple, with only some military land.

A huge map was hung at the location of the camp directly opposite the door.

At this time, Boguslav Laziviu and General Robert Douglas were standing in front of the map. The two were sent by Brahe Wichensburg to reinforce the king.

Boguslav assisted Brae Wichensburg in Riga and returned to Miatersk Castle after repelling the siege of Riga by Tsarist Russia, where he married Princess Anna and inherited his brother All the assets of Yanush Raziviu (although the remaining assets have long been left). When Boguslav came here, there was also the meaning of revenge for Yanush.

As soon as he entered the camp, Karl X asked bluntly: "Count, you tell me. If we fight the Poles on the battlefield where you fought today, can we win?"

"Of course we can win." Count Orval von Goya said confidently. Then the earl changed his words again: "But we may have to pay a great price."

The earl told the king and the two generals that the Poles had set up three small civil-structured bastions on their positions. A solid infantry position was built in front of the bastions, and in the forest on the side of the position, the Poles had hidden them. At least 10 cannons are used as side fire. Even by the standards of Western Europe, this is a position with reasonable firepower allocation and strong defense.

After hearing the words of Count Orval von Goya, the joy on Karl X's face grew stronger and stronger.

"You see, the sacrifice of you and the 200 soldiers is not worthless. At least they played a powerful role in investigating, and we also found the artillery positions hidden in the forest by the Poles." Karl X first praised him, then went on. He asked again: "So, will the Poles give up a position with such a good terrain?"

Count Orval von Goya pondered for a moment: "As long as Kazimierz is not crazy, I can't think of a reason for him to give up here to fight with us."

Karl X was satisfied.

At this moment, the Elector Frederick William walked in. The elector also heard about the defeat of Count Oval von Goya. After learning that the Poles had already occupied favorable terrain, the elector was very frustrated. He came to persuade Karl X to retreat immediately and seek opportunities to fight again. .

"Your Majesty, it is extremely unfavorable for us to fight with the Poles here. Even if we defeat the enemy, we will suffer heavy losses. Moreover, our enemy is not only the Poles. The Tsar in the East is also eyeing us." Hou Quan said.

But Karl X was unmoved. He knew very well that if he chose another battlefield that was beneficial to his side, neither Kazimierz nor his ministers would be stupid and would not easily fall into the trap. Only when the Polish monarchs are convinced that they are in a superior environment can they fight decisively with themselves.

The so-called advantages and disadvantages are relative. The terrain of the battlefield is not conducive to the deployment of their troops, so it will also greatly limit the mobility of the Polish cavalry, especially the impact of the Polish winged cavalry. From this point of view, there may not be only disadvantages for oneself here.

What's more, Karl X has found the key to reversing the situation on the battlefield.

"My dear Elector, the situation is not as bad as you think. The count is just a small setback today. Tomorrow we will deal a fatal blow to the Poles. Right here."

While talking, Karl X pointed a location on the map with his finger.

The Elector looked at it, and the place Carl X was referring to turned out to be an area east of the forest. The terrain there is more expansive and more suitable for the deployment of troops, but to reach this position, the army must bypass the forest, and it is under the eyes of the Poles. This is undoubtedly extremely bold. If the movement of the army is discovered and the Poles chase after it, the coalition forces are likely to be wiped out.

"Your Majesty, this is too dangerous!" the elector screamed.

"The greater the danger, the greater the results obtained." Karl X said ~ www.readwn.com ~ Karl X certainly would not be ignorant of the danger of the Polish army's rear-end pursuit. Therefore, in order to ensure the concealment of the plan, the Poles mistakenly thought that they would still attack from the front. His plan was to leave a troop pretending to hold the Poles and lead a large force to the flanks.

The remaining troops are extremely dangerous. Because they will face the Poles who have an absolute advantage in numbers tomorrow.

Karl X expressed his hope that this task would be handed over to Elector Frederick Wilhelm, who would lead 1,000 German infantry and 3,000 black cavalry to complete.

The elector understood that Karl X was ordering himself rather than requesting. He knew that even if he opposed it, Karl X would still force himself to accept this task.

For this reason, Frederick William can only fight for himself more in strength. The elector considered his words and said: "Of course, his Majesty can entrust such an important task to me because of his trust in me, but I am afraid that I will be unable to fight the Poles alone. If his Majesty agrees, I hope that his Majesty can let Prince Boguslav. Stay with his army and assist me."

Regarding this request of the elector, Karl X looked at the Prince Boguslav beside him and said: "Of course I also hope to reserve more troops for you, but keep the Prince and his troops here. I can’t do it. Because the key to destroying the main force of the Polish army is not here. So the prince should be with me. His battlefield should be on the flanks instead of here. That’s where he gets the honor. As for what you think. If the troops are insufficient, I can only increase the firepower for you. I will leave you with 17 artillery pieces."

Although the assistance obtained was not as expected, the emperor Chosen understood that this was the limit Karl X could give himself. He accepted it and wished Karl X victory.