After Dessau led a regiment of the 3rd Division and the combined forces of Schleswig and Holstein northward, Kraunz, who remained in Warleux, looked at Fredericia, which was 21 kilometers away from Wallle, on the map.
Fredericia is located on the southern shore of Jutland in Denmark.
The northern mouth of the Little Belt Strait, between the island of Funen and Jutland, is geographically important.
The sea route is 31 nautical miles from the port of Odense in the east, 139 nautical miles from the port of Copenhagen, 59 nautical miles from the port of Aarhus in the north, and 118 nautical miles from the port of Aalborg.
Moreover, Fredericia can be said to be surrounded by the sea on three sides, and if you want to attack Fredericia, you can only attack from the northwest of Fredericia by sea.
However, according to the information obtained by Prussia, there was a Danish garrison in Fredericia to defend, and although one regiment was somewhat weak in front of Kraunz's Fifth Division, the special geographical position doomed him to hold off the Prussian army for at least a week as long as the defenders in Fredericsia were not very stupid.
And during this time, Fredelicia could have turned to Odense on the island of Funen for help.
Just when Kraunz was a little worried, a person appeared in front of him, and after seeing this person, Kraunz couldn't help but be overjoyed "You're finally here" "Hey, I knew I wasn't there and you would miss me for sure" "Haha" Speaking of Kraunz and the comer, it was a bear hug "Don't you have to stay in Mecklenburg?"
"Some time ago, the 2nd Division arrived in Mecklenburg, and I left the task of defense to the 2nd Division.
No, I'm afraid you'll miss me.
I hurried and hurried to catch up."
It was Blucher, the commander of the 9th Division, who spoke, and as for why he appeared in Walle, as he said, after the 2nd Division caught up, Blucher hurriedly threw the task of defending Mecklenburg on the 2nd Division, and he rushed over with his men non-stop.
"Do you know what's going on in Flensburg?"
"That's it, but I saw Scharnhorst when I came, and the boy had been angry about letting him spy on Flensburg.
When he saw me, he also consulted with me about whether or not to let my 9th Division spy on Flensburg and free his 3rd Division, which I ignored at the time."
"Haha, he deserves it!"
After all, Kraunz and Blucher had worked together in Western Lithuania for a period of time, so there was still a certain friendship between the two, and Scharnhorst climbed to the throne of division commander at the age of thirty-three, which made Kraunz and other generals with seniority very unhappy.
Young people are a little frizzy, as if they had been spying on Flensburg before.
As long as the generals don't want to rush to the front line to fight, and you Scharnhorst is not willing to stay, you actually pushed the task to Krauntz's head, which made Kraunz a little unhappy, and he was about to be angry.
While Kraunz and Blucher were laughing, Marshal Dessau also led 8,000 allied troops to Aarhus.
And when the city of Aarhus learned the news that the Prussian army was close at hand, the mayor of Aarhus immediately sent people to the Prussian army to sue for peace, looking at the groveling Aarhus envoy in front of him, Marshal Dessau's face could not see whether it was joy or sorrow.
"Go back first and tell your boss.
His attitude was undoubtedly a friendly gesture towards the Kingdom of Prussia, which would remember his friendship.
But attitude alone is not enough, I hope you can provide some logistical baggage for my army, I think this, you should be able to do that, right?
” "Of course, Your Excellency, our orders will be fulfilled" "Hmm" With that, Dessau told the messenger to retreat, and Dessau sneered at the uncertain expressions on the faces of the two dukes in the tent, Schleswig and Holstein.
"Your Excellency, the reason why our army was able to go so smoothly is not unrelated to the help of the two, Prussia never forgets its friends, I think that after the arrival of Aarhus's supplies, the two dukes can go and pick some of them, of course, the trophies that were stored in our army before, the two dukes also have the right to own, after all, this is the result of our joint efforts" Dessau's words made the two dukes very happy, although forced by the threat of Prussia, the two dukes had to lead their own troops to form an alliance with Prussia, but all along, the capture of the war was stored in the hands of the Prussian army, which made the two dukes a little dissatisfied.
But now, it's good to get the sweetness.
"Thank you for your generosity" Looking at the two dukes who were respectful to him, Dessau's heart thought of something.
Now that the main force of the Fifth Division was left in Walle, Dessau's men had only one regiment of Prussian troops, and the two dukes' armies in front of him now accounted for the majority of the coalition forces, which of course was also Dessau's own intention.
The 9th Division was stationed in Mecklenburg, the 3rd Division monitored Flensburg, and the 5th Division was stationed in Walle, so that the back road of the coalition army had been completely blocked by the Prussian army, and if the troops of Schleswig and Holstein had been stationed in the occupied area, who knew if these two dukes would have made some small calculations of their own, so that the Prussian army that could be drawn up at any time would become a sword behind the two dukes, and the two dukes would not have any good end except to follow Dessau to the end.
On November 20, 1788, the Prussian coalition embarked on another expedition after being supplied with logistical supplies, this time aiming at Aalborg, Denmark's strongest and most important stronghold in Jutland.
On the same day, Kraunz and Blucher gathered the main forces of the 5th and 9th Divisions together and launched a tentative attack on Fredericia.
On 23 November, Scharnhorst, who had remained outside Flensburg, received a request for surrender from the Danes in the city, much to the delight of Scharnhorst.
Later that day, 4,000 defenders of Flensburg poured out of the Flensburg gates, where the Danish defenders lined up in several large phalanxes and their weapons were thrown on the ground.
Seeing this, Scharnhorst immediately ordered the Prussian army to be on guard and surrounded the Danish troops from three sides, and in the process, the surrendered Danish troops did not move, which relieved Scharnhorst.
Just as Scharnhorst was riding his horse, a group of Danish soldiers appeared in front of him, of course, these Danish troops were waving white flags, otherwise the bright swords of the Prussian cavalry around them would not have allowed them to pass so unharmed.
"Commander of the defenders of Flensburg in the Kingdom of Denmark, Kirden, surrenders to your army" A voice came, and at the same time as this voice sounded, the group of Danish soldiers divided into two teams, and in the center an old man in a Danish general uniform slowly walked towards Scharnhorst.
"Your Excellency Kirti has made an extremely outstanding contribution to the cause of peace between your two countries, and I would like to extend my highest respect to Your Excellency!"
"Hehe, Your Excellency the Commander doesn't need to be so polite, the generals of the defeated army will contribute to the peace talks, I just hope that your army can treat these soldiers and the tens of thousands of people in Flensburg, I will be grateful."
In the face of Scharnhorst's salute, Kirdon only smiled bitterly "Of course, the army of our Kingdom of Prussia is an example of the armies of the civilized world, and after the peaceful transfer of Flensburg, I will guarantee that the people of Flensburg will continue to live happily and well, and that your soldiers will be treated well by us at night!"
Kirdon nodded and walked to the side of the horse that Scharnhorst was riding, and then saw him bow his head and raise the saber representing the Flensburg commander horizontally, seeing this scene Scharnhorst smiled knowingly, and then lowered his body and grasped the handle of the saber.
Scharnhorst brought the saber to him, and without waiting for anyone else to speak, Scharnhorst pulled the reins of the horse and gently kicked the horse's belly.
Seeing the war horse galloping away like an arrow from Xuan, Scharnhorst felt the speed of the wind on his cheeks, and then raised Kirden's saber and shouted to the Prussian soldiers on the battlefield: "Hooray!
Banzai!
Banzai!!!
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” Hearing the shouts of Scharnhorst, first a small group of Prussian soldiers around him, but soon the shouts spread to the entire battlefield, and all the soldiers of the 3rd Division were shouting Long live!
Glancing over the battlefield, Scharnhorst burst out laughing ................................
On 26 November, Dessau's army approached Aalborg "Your Excellency General, Aalborg now has only a defensive force of more than 1,000 people, and such a force really has no good chance of winning against the Prussians, so it is better for us to retreat."
"Ahem, retreat?
Where to retreat, is it necessary to retreat to Copenhagen?
Ahem" Durex sat in his chair and looked at the staff officer in front of him and said, and as soon as he finished speaking, the Danish generals around him lowered their heads and became gloomy.
Since Durex was lucky enough to pick up a life from Brandenburg, his health has deteriorated, after all, the blow is too big, most of the soldiers trained by one hand were annihilated outside Brandenburg, the veteran's heart can be imagined.
And after seeing everyone's appearance, Durex sighed in his heart, he knew that the hearts of the people had been dispersed now, after all, the lack of troops in the city and the current danger of the Kingdom of Denmark had shaken the hearts of these people "Go all you want, no matter what, I have decided to live and die with Aalborg, most of my time has been left in this city, this city carries too many joys and sorrows for me, I will be with Aalborg!"