In this way, on January 22, 1742, William's 60,000 troops and Emperor Kalman IV's 100,000 troops launched a posture in the central and northern parts of the empire. otbnkotgt After several days of arrangements, cavalry outposts, and small-scale encounters.
Both sides lined up their arrays.
William formed an array with his back to Magdeburg, using a manor on the outskirts of the old city of Magdeburg as his command center.
At the same time, the small ships of the Hereford Navy also controlled a golden waterway that was crucial to both sides, the Elbe River.
Through this waterway, the Hereford family can easily dispatch troops and transport supplies.
Although the transportation capacity and speed are still slightly inferior to the railway network, it is still much better than the Imperial Army, which has nothing and can only rely on the simplest livestock and manpower transportation.
In this way, the Hereford army easily occupied positions on both sides of the Elbe River.
And under William's command, several military camps and artillery positions were built to control the nearest ford on the battlefield.
This shoal is located north of Magdeburg.
William deployed a legion here and ordered his confidant Little John to guard here as the commander, and wait for opportunities to attack the flank of the Imperial Army.
In fact, if King Otto could join the battle now, William would design a more bold tactic.
He will move his two independent cavalry brigades and at least two legions to the northern cluster.
In this way, this army will become a solid and deadly fist, and the Hereford family's army can be more calm.
It is also more effective against its enemies.
It's just a pity that William can't do this.
With Little John's ability, commanding a legion of troops is already very difficult.
Giving him two legions of troops was completely irresponsible to the soldiers.
In this case, William could only face King Otto alone.
Much as William thought, the main force of the emperor's imperial army was concentrated in Magdeburg.
In other words, Magdeburg, an important city in the northeast of the empire, is the focus of the battle between the two sides.
Not that they thought Magdeburg was the best goal.
Rather, they could not find a more suitable place besides Magdeburg.
The emperor wanted to send cavalry or small troops around to the rear of Hereford's army.
But that's completely impossible.
William's cavalry force was much more numerous than he was.
At the same time, they also gained full control of the Elbe River.
The combination of these two points is enough to deter the Imperial Army.
Then, there is William's army.
Although William also wanted to do some tricks and so on.
But if you think about it carefully, you might as well forget it.
The lack of our own troops is one aspect, and the dissatisfaction with the Hereford family is another aspect.
The dissatisfaction with the Hereford family mentioned here refers to the nobles and people in other parts of the empire.
Whether the Hereford family is building the Northeast Region or implementing various policies that are conducive to centralization, it makes the nobles currently in charge of the imperial power feel uneasy and angry.
"What if those barbarians from the Hereford family took control of the empire?"
Such arguments are prevalent throughout the empire from top to bottom.
It also indirectly affects ordinary people's perception of the Hereford family.
All in all, if the Hereford family were to advance into the interior of the empire now, they would have to spend ten times or even more effort to stabilize the local situation.
If this was done after the war, forget it.
But the problem is that the war is still ongoing.
Moreover, one hundred thousand versus sixty thousand, no matter how you look at it, His Majesty the Emperor has a higher probability of victory.
If His Majesty the Emperor holds himself accountable after winning, it would not be cost-effective to be decisive.
Therefore, under this kind of request, the Hereford family sent out to attack the surrounding territories.
The number of troops sent out was too many and it was not cost-effective.
William's military strength was not that large to begin with, and it would be a waste if it were weakened too much.
And if the number is too small, well, the small number seems to be of some use.
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In fact, William also emphatically considered whether to send an independent cavalry brigade to bypass the enemy's rear to attack the enemy's back road and transport supply lines.
But thinking about it, he felt that it was useless.
Because cutting off the logistics supply line requires one thing, that is, there is a logistics supply line.
It would be okay if that was the case.
Those vehicles, logistics units, etc. are all very good targets.
It's just a pity that the Imperial Army has not yet been upgraded to that level.
The current imperial army still maintains the style of the feudal army, which is to collect grain and grass on the spot without giving any money.
One hundred thousand troops attacked everywhere, turning the entire northern part of the empire into a mess.
This made William speechless.
Speaking of which, Emperor Kalman IV can be considered one of the famous generals.
Why can't he take charge of it and reform it?
All in all, that's it.
If we talk about the reasons for the defeat of the Imperial Army, then William must include the chaotic supply system, and it is quite high.
But no matter what, the emperor's army is still a powerful enemy, and they cannot be expected to defeat him just like this.
Just like that, the Hereford family's nearly 60,000 troops were deployed in array around Magdeburg.
At the same time, the Imperial Army has also lined up their array.
A war on a scale that is incomprehensible in the world today.
In this regard, it will be unveiled soon Be it the army, the weapons and equipment, or the opponents, they are all perfect.
After entering the battlefield, William was even a little intoxicated for a moment.
Be mesmerized by such a unique battlefield.
He felt that he was standing on the unique and most important theater stage in the world, appearing as the most important character.
Of course, whether his character would become the protagonist or the villain in the end.
That depends on the outcome of this war.
That's it, William deployed a standard legion in his first array.
He planned to use this legion to test the enemy's combat effectiveness.
With a total of six infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments and one artillery regiment, the Hereford Guards Corps basically has the ability to fight independently.
At the same time, the person commanding the battle this time was none other than his aunt, Duchess Freya, who had been highly regarded by William in recent times.
With such a commander, one can understand William's purpose.
That means defeat doesn't matter, the key is that he wants Freya to gain some experience in commanding a large-scale legion, although it doesn't seem to be a good idea to do so in such an important battle.
But William didn't think it was bad either.
On the contrary, it was precisely because it was the outpost of such an important battle that William did this As mentioned before, the Imperial Army has the upper hand, at least that's what most people think.
Therefore, in such an important war, the opponent must adopt steady and steady tactics in the first battle.
In this way, even if the level of one's own commander is slightly inferior, there will be no problem.
That's it.
The real situation is basically consistent with what William thought.
The forward commander of the Imperial Army is indeed a mature, prudent and civilized commander, and this commander and Duchess Freya are a good match for each other.
Nearly 20,000 imperial troops advanced silently under the command of the steady imperial general.
It endured the bombardment of the Hereford family's large and small Napoleon cannons.
It was a pity that the eighteen-pound unicorn plus howitzer was not equipped with such a big killer.
Otherwise, it will definitely produce more results.
However, despite the heavy losses, the army under the general was very tenacious.
Of course, the reason for their tenacity may also be the large number of supervisory troops behind them and the large number of bloody heads.
In any case, under the Hereford family's near-perfect artillery bombardment, chasseur shooting, shotgun bombardment, three-column volley, and grenade-throwing wave attacks.
The opponent's first batch of fifteen companies' attacks disappeared.
Thousands of Imperial soldiers became corpses on the battlefield.
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Such a pleasant battle gave Duchess Freya the illusion that the war was nothing more than that and nothing was too difficult.
Therefore, the Duchess decisively believed that she should be more radical.
Have a good time with a big one.
Under the influence of such thoughts, Freya sent out the lancers under her command without much serious consideration.
Then the artillery troops were ordered to violently bombard the right flank of the opponent's array, hoping to create a gap, and then the lancer troops were used to charge, preferably to establish victory with one charge.
That was it, and initially, the Duchess's tactics were very successful.
The bombardment capability of hundreds of Napoleon cannons is unmatched by any artillery group in this era.
After an excruciating bombardment, the lancers charged.
Hundreds of lancers slowly approached under the cover of artillery shells, then sped up, raised their extremely long vermilion lances with obvious Wende style in their hands, and launched a fierce charge towards the gap in the opponent's array.
Looking at this shocking scene, the duchess couldn't help but think of several larger-scale battles she participated in when she was young.
In that era, knights could still fight as an independent force.
At that time, it was very exciting and fulfilling to watch those knights in razor-sharp charge charge and overwhelm the seemingly powerful and numerous enemies in front of them.
The duchess did not deny that such a shocking scene changed her world view to a certain extent, and now, she did not deny that she did like to see such a scene.
However.
Very sorry.
Freya's command skills still need to be improved.
The cavalry unit she commanded did not achieve the tactical effect she expected.
Mainly because of the poor connection between artillery bombardment and cavalry charge.
This gave the enemy enough time to re-reinforce the damaged front lines after being bombarded.
Facing the enemy infantry who were waiting with super long guns, the charge of the Lancers was useless, and at the same time it was tragic that they suffered heavy losses160420oshow7: