On November 7, 1788, Durex stood on the deck of a medium-sized merchant ship and looked at the scenery on both sides of the Elbe, the breeze blowing on his face, as if all his sorrows had been relieved, and he closed his eyes and felt the slightly watery air.
"Your Excellency, General, according to our observations, we are still a day's voyage from the entrance to the River Spree, you can rest first" An officer walked up to Durex and whispered, hearing someone talking next to him, Durex opened his eyes and nodded and said: "Tell the ships to let the soldiers rest during this time, I think we will encounter an unprecedented battle ahead, and there will not be much time to rest."
"Yes" Fortunately, most of the Danish soldiers had sailing experience, otherwise the bumps in the water would definitely make a large number of people vomit and lose their combat effectiveness after sitting on the boat for several days in a row.
On 8 November, the Prussian army approached Obenro around the Flensburg front.
On the same day, the Danish surprise forces entered the Spree River via the Elbe.
On 9 November, at the same time as Dessau was deploying its troops to attack Obenro, a large fleet of ships was suddenly spotted approaching Brandenburg in Brandenburg.
"Your Excellency, Commander, there is a large fleet approaching Brandenburg in the upper reaches of the Spree, but these ships are not flying the flags of any country" A Prussian soldier hurried to the station outside Brandenburg, and the 1st Prussian Division asked Dafilia, the 1st Division's division.
Hearing this soldier's question, Dafilia was slightly surprised, now in November, although the temperature in Brandenburg has not dropped to an unacceptable level, but this season is not the season of shipping prosperity, so where did this fleet come from?
"Take me to see it" Dafilia instructed the soldier that this soldier was a herald belonging to the Brandenburg Garrison, and at first received the compatriots upstream, the Brandenburg Garrison thought that the supplies purchased by the military had arrived, so they sent someone to inquire.
Otherwise, there is no reason for such a large fleet on the River Spree!
Led by the soldiers, Dafilia and his guards immediately came to the bank of a river outside Brandenburg, and sure enough, when he raised his binoculars, he saw a field of sails covering the sky, and it was obvious that the size of this fleet was quite large.
Suddenly.
Dafilia's pupils shrank.
For he saw a man in military uniform, which was not the equipment of the Prussian army, walking around on the ship at the forefront.
"Quick, immediately send someone to intercept that fleet, and immediately go on board to inspect the fleet after stopping it.
There is also the work of asking the officers and soldiers in the garrison to do a good job of assisting in the inspection."
But before Dafilia could finish speaking, he saw that the fleet landed, and as soon as it landed, a large number of figures appeared on the decks of those ships.
"Enemy!"
Dafilia's screams rang out on the banks of the river, and it was clear through the binoculars that the figures on the boats were wearing uniform uniforms.
Not only that, but these people all had weapons in their hands, and it was clear that this could not be the Prussian army.
As if seeing Dafilia's group, a small detachment that had just disembarked immediately rushed towards the location where Dafilia and the others were.
"Hurry up, you hurry up and inform the garrison, just say that these people are enemies, let them immediately close the city gate and prepare for defense" Dafilia immediately said to the herald of the Brandenburg garrison, and after giving the order, Dafilia whipped his horsewhip and ran towards the 1st Division's garrison.
Durex's feet reached the riverbank.
Looking at the faint buildings in the distance, a cold sweat broke out in Durex's palms, he knew that he had already stood here, so it was a result of advancing and retreating.
"Immediately put the 3rd and 5th Infantry Regiments on guard and let the units disembark quickly.
In another hour, all the departments must disembark and concentrate" As he spoke, Durex looked at his pocket watch, which showed that it was two o'clock in the afternoon, and it was a good time to fight.
"Quick, get the army ready for battle" After Dafilia returned to the station.
Facing the officers who came to hear the news, he began with such a sentence, which made the officers' hearts a little unbearable for a moment.
Some even think they misheard "Lord Daphilia, are you sure you have the army ready for battle now?"
An officer asked Dafilia incredulously as if he doubted his ears, and after seeing Dafilia's vicious gaze, the officer realized that he had heard it correctly.
The hearts of all the officers were stirred up by the static waves, knowing that they were just outside Brandenburg, the capital and heart of Prussia, and now their division commander had ordered them to be ready for battle.
Fight with whom?
Could it be that the division commander wants to rebel?
As soon as the idea grew, the officers all looked at Dafilia with unusual eyes "Don't think to me, there is an unidentified army approaching Brandenburg on the Spree River, you all go down to mobilize the army for me, I will give you half an hour, you must arm the army for me and prepare for battle!"
Although Dafilia gave an explanation, it was obvious that some officers did not believe it, but now was not a good time to object, no matter what, Dafilia was the commander of the First Division after all, and as long as he did not rebel openly, then he had the right to dispose of the officers of the First Division.
Soon, just as the Prussian army was finishing its build-up, there was a sudden sound of gunfire outside Brandenburg, and although it was far away, the whole of the 1st Division could undoubtedly be heard clearly.
The soldiers of the 1st Division, who had been hastily assembled, thought that a superior had come to inspect at first, but it turned out that the sound of gunfire came from Brandenburg, which made everyone's hearts suddenly rise and fall.
"Arrange for someone to inform Potsdam of the news here" Dafilia heard the gunfire and immediately said nothing to his herald, but when he saw that most of the army had been assembled, Dafilia did not say much "Let's go to Brandenburg!"
In fact, if Durex had come a week earlier, there would not have been so much to do, and it was the Prussian 2nd Division that was originally stationed outside Brandenburg, but because Dessau asked for reinforcements, Wilhelm ordered the 2nd Division to go to Jutland ten days ago to aid Marshal Dessau.
And because of the transfer of the 2nd Division, considering that Brandenburg was the capital of Prussia after all, in order to prevent any mess from happening, Wilhelm transferred the 1st Division, which was originally stationed in Saxony, to Brandenburg, and the 1st Division had just arrived two days earlier.
The sound of guns shocked the whole Brandenburg, how much no guns sounded in Brandenburg, some people even thought that today was April Fool's Day, but then thought that it was November, and April Fool's Day was still very early.
The consternation was followed by riots....................
Durex was also surprised, because according to his thoughts, he should have grabbed the gate after arriving under Brandenburg, but now "What's going on, why are you shooting, don't you know that this will alert the enemy?"
Frightened and furious, Durex grabbed the herald who had come to tell the news.
"Will.
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Your Excellency, a group of Prussian troops approached the garrison of the 3rd Regiment, and then the commander of the 3rd Regiment ordered the shooting to prevent the Prussians from detecting the anomaly."
"Isn't it unusual to shoot?
It's really a thing that is not enough to achieve and more to lose!
” After a few words of scolding, Durex understood that since the enemy had been alerted, the Danish army must move faster "Tell the commander of the 3rd and 5th regiments at once, that they should rush me to Brandenburg at once, and that I must not let the Prussians close the gates by any means, and that the 13th and 14th regiments should immediately follow me behind the 3rd regiment, and as for the 17th regiment.........."
"Your Excellency, the Seventeenth Regiment has not yet come off the ship" Just as Durex was pondering, a staff officer beside him immediately reminded in a whisper "Don't come down, let the troops who have not yet disembarked immediately rush me along the River Spree into the city of Brandenburg, where they will disembark at the right time, and now speed up for me!"
Following Durex's order, the ships that had not finished their soldiers immediately removed their sampans and rushed down the River Spree towards Brandenburg.
One might ask why Durex didn't let all the Danish soldiers rush into Brandenburg and then disembark.
That's because the place inside the city is limited after all, the Danish army is not a few hundred people, this surprise attack on Denmark has mobilized more than 10,000 people, so many people disembark in the city, in the face of the enemy's defensive attack it is impossible to disembark in an organized and orderly manner, so it is better to disembark outside the city, and then gather the soldiers to attack.
Moreover, Brandenburg had batteries along the River Spree, although most of these batteries were built during decades of war, and after decades of peace, these batteries along the river in Brandenburg were basically abandoned, but in any case, as long as some of them could be used, it would be a devastating blow to the Danish army, because the ships on which the Danish army rode did not have artillery for concealment.
Sure enough, just as the Danish ships were advancing along the River Spree towards Brandenburg, the armed forces of the Brandenburg garrison on both sides opened fire.
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