The staff officer's words seemed to give Scharnhorst a shot in the arm, knowing that if he continued to wait, then the Swiss mercenary force of more than 2,000 people could slip away, and this situation was absolutely unwilling to be seen by Scharnhorst.
"Let the Fifth Cavalry Regiment go and crush the small force of a few hundred men that has just passed by, tell them to rush here as soon as they have routed the enemy, let the ninth, tenth, and eleventh step corps immediately prepare for battle, the twelfth infantry regiment as a reserve, and the artillery regiment await my orders!"
As soon as the order was given, I saw that the soldiers of the 3rd Division pressed their bodies and lurked towards the predetermined positions on both sides of the road, of course, at this time, they would never make a sound.
This Swiss mercenary army was quite cautious, so the whole march speed was not very fast, when this force was completely exposed under the nose of Scharnhorst, I saw two or three cavalry running from the front, these knights were the commander of the Swiss mercenary vanguard just now.
After a while, the whole mercenary march seemed to be in a bit of a commotion, and it was clear that the forward commander was so embarrassed that some people had caused a bad reverie.
Scharnhorst silently calculated the time in his heart, and just as the two or three knights were put into the army column, Scharnhorst immediately ordered: "Order the whole army, attack immediately!"
A loud trumpet shook the plain, and before the mercenaries could react, countless Prussian soldiers had begun to surround them.
And the Swiss mercenaries were obviously caught off guard, after all, the commander who had just gone forward was embarrassed.
It was clear that the vanguard had been heavily damaged or even annihilated by the enemy, and before the higher authorities could react, countless Prussian troops surrounded themselves.
This sudden change made everyone panic for a while.
"Quick, immediately let the Sixth Cavalry Regiment assemble in the rear of the enemy army, and immediately block the enemy's rear road for me after the assembly, and let the Ninth Infantry Regiment fight me harder, those old mercenaries will not be worse than us in terms of gunnery or fighting will, so we must show greater courage and tell all the infantry on the front line.
Give me a bayonet if necessary!
” As the Prussian 6th Cavalry Regiment quickly assembled and went into battle, the situation on the battlefield was clearly outplayed by the Swiss mercenaries, although more and more troops joined the battle.
The casualties of the mercenaries were also increasing, but this mercenary force actually stubbornly persevered, which made Scharnhorst's heart rise a little respect.
Three hours later, only a thousand mercenaries remained.
Although they were already surrounded by Prussian troops.
But there was not much fear on the faces of these mercenaries at all.
"These are very good warriors, Hosune, you go and call them out and tell them that if they surrender, then the great Prussia can spare their lives!"
Scharnhorst's face showed a look of regret, and then he ordered his lieutenant.
Receiving the order from Scharnhorst, Hosune immediately ran into the encirclement of these mercenaries and shouted: "Commander of our army.
General Scharnhorst, in keeping with God's love for the world, did not want to kill more.
Today, your two armies are fighting for their own masters, and the courage of your army is worthy of our admiration, so General Scharnhorst, on behalf of the holy Kingdom of Prussia, demands that your army surrender!
Our army guarantees the safety of your army's personal and property!
” Josune's words made the besieged mercenaries a little moved, knowing that surrendering in the event of defeat was not a shameful thing in the eyes of the Europeans, and even some nobles would loudly proclaim their prowess after the captives were released.
But after a while, an old man came out of the mercenaries, glared at Josune and shouted: "We Swiss have never been afraid of any kind of intimidation, and it would be a dream to tell your general that he wants us to surrender!
Mercenary Creed First, Never Betray a Competent Employer!
” A competent employer is an employer who can afford to pay a price.
However, after the old man finished speaking, there were some discussions in the formation of the mercenaries behind him, and it was obvious that the old man had not yet had time to unify the thoughts of the whole army.
After the old man heard the discussion behind him, he turned back and glared fiercely and shouted: "You little are still going to question my decision!"
A roar made all the chatters disappear cleanly, and it was obvious that this old man had great prestige among the mercenaries.
Seeing that these mercenaries would not change their minds, Hosune sighed and then shook his head and said: "I admire the courage of your army very much, since this is the case, then we will see you on the battlefield!"
When Josune relayed the Swiss answer to Scharnhorst, the general shook his head regretfully "Sure enough, the Swiss have some ability to make such a big name, but in front of my Prussian army, any enemy will be ashes!
Order the army, launch an attack in half an hour, and for those wounded enemy soldiers, we will do our best to treat them!
” Under the attack of the 3rd Division, this Swiss mercenary army, on which Sigel had high hopes, became a thing of the past, and immediately after the battle, Scharnhorst sent an envoy to Bamberg to contact the 18th Division, while the 3rd Division no longer hid its tracks, but rushed to Bamberg from the main road in the open.
Although at the beginning, the battle situation was unfavorable to the 18th Division, but with Bayreuth and Ansbach continuously replenishing the 18th Division, the soldiers of the 18th Division basically experienced the baptism of war, and after that, they also exerted greater combat effectiveness.
On the other hand, the emperor **, the losses suffered can not be fully supplied, the entire emperor ** has been reduced from the original more than 12,000 people to 7,000 people, if it were not for the news of the upcoming Swiss mercenaries to inspire the morale of the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor would have collapsed.
For all this, the most helpless is Sheehan, in Sheen's opinion, if the Prussian officers on the opposite side had not had good supplies, I am afraid that they would have been defeated by themselves a long time ago, several battles, although the emperor ** did not take advantage, but Sheen was confident that the enemy on the opposite side would definitely lose more than himself.
But every time the second encounter was made, the enemy army seemed to have suffered no great losses, and Sheehan saw his army annihilate a company of the Prussian army, and even the company flag was hidden, but the next day, the company appeared in front of him in a grand manner.
This made Sheen helpless and a little angry, the emperor's recent supply team has become more and more watery, especially the Mei Lan who came two days ago, his transport team actually lost a full five hundred supplies.
If in normal times, Sheen might have spared him in consideration of convention or something, but Sheen, who is already a little anxious, doesn't care about those more, he feels that he must make an example of the chickens and monkeys, otherwise I am afraid that all the supplies of the army will go into the private pockets of such villains. ....................................
From a distance, the whole of Gibraltar seems to have turned into a sea of fire, and the sound of artillery reverberates over the entire Strait of Gibraltar.
The Spanish Army officially launched an attack on Gibraltar, although Spain has not experienced a major war in the past hundred years, and the combat effectiveness of the army is a little unflattering, but this time it is obvious that the Spaniards are desperate, under the strict orders of Aldana, the charging Spanish army is behind the Warlord.
Even Aldana himself has a weapon in his hand, and for those soldiers who want to leave the battlefield or attack passively, Aldana is extremely ruthless.
As the Spanish field marshal, Aldana was opposed to a war with the British, but at the insistence of Carlos IV, the old royalist had no choice but to accept the reality.
But unlike Queen Louisa's gang, Aldana was a true soldier, so he was angry at Louisa and her mistress Godoy for manipulating the king for nothing.
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Aldana knew that once the military power of Spain fell into the hands of Luisa and his gang, then Carlos IV's position would definitely be in jeopardy.
Therefore, at the age of sixty-five, Aldana ignored the admonition of others and directly proposed himself to be the commander of the Spanish army in front of Carlos IV, commanding the war in Gibraltar.
Originally, Aldana just didn't want Queen Luisa and her dog minions to expand their power, but in the end, the old commander had to compromise under Luisa's coercion, and Aldana made a military order, if Gibraltar could not be captured within three months, the commander of the Spanish army would be replaced.
So Aldana can't care so much now, whether it's for Spain, for His Majesty the King or his own family, Aldana has to lead an army to conquer Gibraltar.
On land, the Spanish army fought fiercely, and on the sea, the combined Franco-Spanish fleet was also uncompromising, dozens of large warships surrounded the Strait of Gibraltar, and the coastal defense artillery on Gibraltar land seemed to be a target for hatred, each battery attracting hundreds of shells.
Not only that, but some of the warships of the Franco-Spanish combined fleet, relying on their own heaviness and under the cover of their companions, approached the military port of Gibraltar, and then bombarded the British navy hiding inside.
Waliberg's head was too big, and he was somewhat overwhelmed by Spanish attacks from both land and sea, and because Gibraltar was mostly within the range of artillery fire, it had a great impact on the movement of troops, rescue soldiers, etc.