Maninstein led the 35th Cavalry Regiment to quickly distance himself from Emperor ** after a successful blow, and after the 35th Cavalry Regiment opened the distance, Emperor ** also stopped under Sheehan's order.
It's not that Sheehan didn't want to pursue, but after the 35th Cavalry Regiment retreated, the Prussian 36th Cavalry Regiment also changed its previous posture and slowly pressed up, which made Sheehan have to order a stop.
There are only more than 1,000 cavalry in total, and the Prussian cavalry army on the opposite side is at least not less than 2,000.
After seeing that the emperor was not pursuing, the two Prussian cavalry regiments left the battlefield as fast as they could after maintaining their vigilance for a while.
When Buschmann learned about the performance of the emperor ** from the mouth of Maninstein, the division commander showed caution, although the emperor ** did not cause much damage to the 35th cavalry regiment, but these miscellaneous troops were able to barely maintain a certain lineup in the face of the Prussian cavalry onslaught, which already made Buschman feel a little pressure.
You must know that the 18th Division is just a division that has just been formed, and the performance of the soldiers in the division may only be a little better than the emperor ** opposite, but this point is by no means too much, and this means that the combat effectiveness of the emperor ** is not much different from the general army.
It may be an easy battle for the 3rd Division, but it will be a tough battle for the 18th Division.
Moreover, the commander of the emperor ** on the opposite side behaved quite rationally, and immediately gave the order to transfer troops after the attack of the Prussian cavalry.
And after the retreat of the Prussian cavalry, the emperor ** did not pursue, which also showed that the commander of the emperor ** was not a reckless person.
"Let the 59th Infantry Regiment, the 60th Infantry Regiment, and the 61st Infantry Regiment spread out in a diamond shape on the front.
The 35th and 36th Cavalry Regiments were ordered to take charge of the flanks, and the two cavalry regiments were given the scout cavalry to patrol the surrounding thirty miles.
The 62nd Infantry Regiment followed the division headquarters to keep a distance from the 60th Infantry Regiment!
” When the 18th Division was busy camping, the emperor ** was not idle, although an encounter in the afternoon hit the morale of the emperor ** to a certain extent, but after all, the Württemberg corps was not seriously injured, and the retreat of the Prussian cavalry made some princes become a little arrogant in their hearts.
But as the commander of an entire army, Sheen isn't like those guys who don't know the height of the sky.
The combat effectiveness of the Prussian cavalry was also partly manifested in this skirmish, and this part did not make Sheehan feel oppressive.
But it also made him feel that this battle was not as difficult as he imagined.
As the commander of Frankfurt's city defense army, Sheen is not just a nobleman and a mixed seniority, Sheen is ten out of ten real talents, otherwise Sigel would not have handed over this hard-working emperor ** to Sheen's hands.
As a young man, Sheehan also traveled to various European countries, and even served as an officer in countries such as France and Austria, and participated in many battles.
If Fafrankfurt was the one who knew the most about warfare, Sheehan would be second and no one would dare to be first.
When he was an Austrian officer, Sheehan had personally fought with the Prussian army, and he also knew a little about the combat effectiveness of the Prussian army, and although these Prussian cavalry in the afternoon looked similar to the previous Prussian cavalry in appearance.
But the combat effectiveness is too far apart.
Just look at the battle damage of the Württemberg army, after the war, the Württemberg army only had more than 100 casualties, and Sheehan once fought with the Prussian cavalry, and he also saw the scene where 1,000 Prussian cavalry collapsed 3,000 Austrian infantry as soon as they met.
And the intelligence also shows.
Opposite the emperor was the 18th Prussian Division, which had just been formed the previous year.
So it also makes Sheen a little optimistic about the next battle.
Prussia invested three divisions in the attack on the Main River this time, and only the third division on the front line of Coburg was a previously formed division and one of the most effective divisions of the Prussian army, and the remaining two divisions were newly formed.
Sheehan had confidence in Coburg, whose terrain was dangerous and served as a fortress east of the River Main, and that Coburg would definitely hold out for more than three months if nothing else, even if Coburg faced an established division like the Prussian 3rd Division.
Sheehan had this confidence, and the last time the news came from Coburg, the defenders there were stubbornly fighting the attacking Prussian army, so he felt that he could face the enemy on the other side with all ease.
What Sheehan didn't know was that while he was thinking about Coburg, the Prussian 17th Division had already arrived outside Coburg, and although it was a little later than the scheduled arrival time, the 17th Division had finally reached its destination without the enemy in Coburg noticing anything unusual.
Seeing the arrival of the 17th Division, an infantry regiment left behind by the 3rd Division breathed a sigh of relief, and before the 17th Division arrived, although the 9th Infantry Regiment did not let the enemy find the abnormality, the people who knew the situation from the 9th Infantry Regiment still took a breath in their hearts.
After taking over the attack from the 9th Infantry Regiment, Autland ordered the troops to settle in the camp of the 3rd Division, and the 17th Division began to launch a water-release attack on the enemy at Coburg, although Orlan did this to paralyze the enemy.
You must know that the task of the 17th experiment is to take Coburg, although Coburg is relatively strong, but because the offensive strength of the 3rd Division is not strong some time ago, Coburg has slackened, and if the 17th Division can seize the opportunity of Coburg to be the most lax, it is bound to be able to fight down. ..................................
With the help of captured grain ships, the main force of the 3rd Division led by Scharnhorst had already crossed the Main, of course, in order not to leak the whereabouts of the 3rd Division, Scharnhorst immediately scuttled the wrong boat to cross the river after the main force crossed the Main.
After setting foot on the land on the south bank of the Main, Scharnhorst did not rush to the ground immediately, although the staff had already marked the terrain and the location of the towns in this area, but the 3rd Division still had to send a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to reconnoiter the nearby situation. ..............................
Sitting in the middle of the room, but his thoughts had drifted to the Main River, William frowned and looked at the document in front of him, but William didn't read even a word.
At this moment, Bouel walked in and said: "Your Majesty, news has come from Vienna that the Austrian army has begun a large-scale movement, and in addition to the army of the confrontation with the Ottomans on the southern front, the main force of the Austrian army has been transferred to the border with our Prussia!"
Hearing Buel's words, William was stunned for a moment, and then his face was shocked "Didn't the news come from the intelligence bureau last time that the troops on the Austrian front had withdrawn for Christmas?"
"That's right, Your Majesty, but now the latest information shows that the Austrian army is moving more than any time before, and according to the estimates of the General Staff, the Austrians have at least 100,000 troops deployed on the border with us!"
After Buel finished speaking, he looked into William's eyes, only to see William's head slightly bowed, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, William was heard saying: "Buel, what do you think His Majesty Leopold is thinking, is he really going to war with us?"
100,000 people, this is no longer a simple threat, and no country will say that it will deploy half of its forces on its borders in order to threaten the enemy, unless it will make a big move.
And William apparently thinks so.
"Your Majesty, I don't think the Austrians rule out the possibility of going to war with us, the Austrians have pulled out most of their troops except for the Ottomans, and I don't think these Austrians will simply march on arms."
After listening to Buel's words, William shook his head "This month, there has been varying degrees of snow in Bohemia and Silesia, and according to intelligence, the Austrian Polish regional government has also begun to vigorously suppress the dark lines we have deployed, and I think the Austrians are clearly preparing to go to war with us, in other words, war may be imminent!"
"Your Majesty, what does the snowfall have to do with the Austrians' attack?"
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William smiled and said: "Buel, if it snows, the roads will be affected, and if the Austrians want to go to war, then they will have to look for a very good fighter.
The snow in Bohemia and Silesia will greatly affect the communication between the local garrisons, and perhaps under the cover of heavy snow, the Austrian army will even eat one of our troops deployed at the front before we can react!
” Buel's face turned cold "Your Majesty, the troops at the front have entered the state of maximum combat readiness, and I think that even if the Austrians have an operation, our army has enough ability to drive them out!"
"Well, you have a point" After saying that, William said: "Immediately let the General Staff draw up a battle plan with Austria, and at the same time let the 8th and 13th Divisions in Poland immediately approach the Austrian border, and tell the front-line armies that if they find any changes in the Austrian army, they will immediately counterattack me!"
If Leopold knew that William's reaction would be so big, I am afraid that he would immediately smile bitterly, knowing that now that a total of nearly 200,000 troops on both sides are gathered on the front line, once the war starts, it will definitely be a big battle that will determine the fortunes of the country!