"Your Majesty, the war has broken out, and it is urgent to choose the commander of the war zone, please make a decision as soon as possible!"
Henry sat across from William, a hint of anxiety on his face.
As the minister of the military department, Henry's status in Prussia can be said to be second only to William, and even Locks, who is the prime minister of Prussia, is a little shorter in front of Henry, after all, Henry is a member of the Hohenzollern royal family, and he is the younger brother of Frederick the Great.
Not to mention Henry's background and military exploits, Henry's personality alone is very admirable, and Henry, who has no children and no daughters, can be said to have devoted all his energy to the cause of the Kingdom of Prussia, and Henry, who is now sixty-five, has repeatedly asked William to retreat to the second line.
Originally, William was also planning to let Henry take the lead and let a group of veterans in the Prussian upper echelons take a back seat, but now the renewed war between Prussia and Austria has made William's original plan dispelled.
Even Ferdinand, as the chief of the Prussian staff, after learning that William had divided the entire front into four theaters, recommended himself to William to be the commander of one theater.
For Ferdinand's initiative, William couldn't cry or laugh, and of course finally rejected Ferdinand's request, which also made Ferdinand, the old coach, very angry.
Prince Ferdinand is already seventy years old, although the old handsome man does not seem to have any problems with his body, but William does not dare to let him take this risk, but this also reminds William of a person, that is Prince Ferdinand's nephew, William's uncle Carl.
William.
Ferdinand.
Ferdinand Jr.
(for ease of distinction.)
In the future, I will be wronged by the former commander-in-chief of the Prussian army!
The son of Karl I, Duke of Brunswick, and Charlotte of Prussia, his mother Charlotte was the sister of Frederick the Great and the sister of William's unmasked grandfather.
Prince Ferdinand, though, held a high position as the head of the Prussian General of Staff.
At the same time, he was also the prince of Prussia, but his family was not very happy, although he had several children, but except for two daughters, the sons died.
Therefore, Prince Ferdinand no longer had hope for future generations after the age of forty, and his trust was all placed on his nephew, Ferdinand the Younger, who always took Ferdinand with him every time he went on an expedition.
Personally taught it the art of war.
And little Ferdinand did not live up to his uncle's hopes, and performed very well every time, after the establishment of the military department in the Kingdom of Prussia.
Ferdinand Jr. was transferred to the Military Department, where he won a lot of praise over the years.
Of course, it is said that it is little Ferdinand, but this Ferdinand is not small at all.
He is also fifty-six years old this year.
And ten years ago.
Prince Ferdinand also passed the Duke of Brunswick to Ferdinand the Younger.
In the original history, Ferdinand the Younger was canonized as the commander-in-chief of the Prussian royal army in 1806, and at the age of 71, the Prussian army led the Prussian army in Jena-Olstedt and the French general Davout in a world-renowned battle, the result of which ended in the total annihilation of the Prussian army, Ferdinand the Younger was seriously wounded, and died of battle wounds in Offensn shortly thereafter.
And then the son of Ferdinand the younger, the Black Duke Frederick.
William.
Braunschweig succeeded to his throne.
Began to fight Napoleon for the rest of his life until the Battle of Waterloo.
It's a bit far.
Straight to the point.
In short, this little Duke Ferdinand has a good background and great ability, and now he is also a high authority in the military department.
"Your Majesty, our military department believes that in the Polish region, because the commander of the 8th Division, General Blucher, has performed well in all wars, we believe that Blucher can assume the post of commander of the Polish theater of operations."
Hearing Henry mention Blucher, William nodded as well.
Blucher has done a good job in these years, he has performed well in the war against Denmark in the first two years, and then he has also performed well in the recent capture of Warsaw and Austrian Poland, and in addition, Blucher's Eighth Division was naturally formed earlier than the 13th and 15th Divisions, so he will not arouse opposition from others as commander.
Seeing the look of approval on William's face, Henry continued: "As for the Silesian front, after research by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Military Affairs recommended Ferdinand, Duke of Braunschweig, as the commander of the Silesian theater of operations!"
Hearing Henry's choice, William was stunned.
I didn't expect Henry's candidate to be the same as what he just thought, but thinking about the fact that the little Duke Ferdinand was also a member of the Hohenzollern royal family after all, although this relationship was a bit far away, but in Prussia all these years, William was not worried about the loyalty of little Ferdinand.
Moreover, Ferdinand Jr. was the nephew of Prince Ferdinand, and many of the three divisions deployed in Silesia were the old troops of Prince Ferdinand, so there was absolutely no problem in commanding these troops.
"Well, Prince Henry, the candidate proposed by the Military Department is very good, so let's do it, the candidate decided by the Military Department will be reported to me tomorrow, and after my instructions are here, it will be implemented as quickly as possible, the battle in front is about to break out, and our arrangements must be in place as soon as possible!"
Henry answered and left William's office.
Henry had just returned to the military department when Prince Ferdinand came to the door "Hey, Henry, is this done?"
Looking at the anxious look on his old friend's face, Henry smiled mysteriously "Guess!"
"Guess how big you are!
And I'm still selling off, say it quickly!
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” Ferdinand didn't have the skills to chat with Henry, and seeing that Ferdinand was a little anxious, Henry smiled and sat down with her and said: "Little Ferdinand is so good, His Majesty the King naturally sees it in his eyes, so naturally there is no problem!"
Ferdinand breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Henry's answer, and then said to Henry: "Henry, you know, I'm seventy years old this year, and I don't think I've been around for a few years, and our old guys are pretty much the same.
I don't have a son, and I've always thought of Ferdinand Jr. as my own son.
Although I took the initiative to ask His Majesty to go to the front last time, I know that.
I'm old, you don't know, a rifle that I used to be able to lift easily.
It's hard to lift for a while now.
Why can I go to the front line like this, and it will be a drag to the front line, so I thought, let little Ferdinand go to the battlefield instead of me!
Anyway, we Brunswick have done our best for the Hohenzollerns!
” Ferdinand's words made Henry's heart a little unbearable, even if he didn't want to, but Ferdinand's silver hair and old body could not change the fact that he was old.
Since ancient times, heroes have been like beauties, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world.
After a while.
I heard a knock on the door outside Henry's office, and after Henry answered, the person outside the door pushed the door and walked in.
It was Ferdinand Jr. who entered.
"His Royal Highness Henry, His Highness Ferdinand!"
Ferdinand Jr. bowed to Henry and Ferdinand, and then stood in front of them.
"Little Ferdinand, I will now speak to you on behalf of the Prussian Military Department" Henry's voice just landed.
Little Ferdinand snapped a military salute.
Seeing Ferdinand Jr. in action.
Henry and Ferdinand looked at each other and smiled.
"What I'm talking about now is a military secret, but in view of the particularity of your identity, let you know in advance, but this news must not be allowed to be spread, otherwise it will be dealt with by military law!"
"Your Highness Henry, I understand!"
Henry then informed him of Ferdinand's appointment, and Ferdinand was very excited to learn the news. has always been hidden under the aura of his uncle, although little Ferdinand's own ability is not bad, but he will always be compared to his uncle.
This has always put Ferdinand Jr. under tremendous pressure.
When the war began, Ferdinand Jr. had been seeking to fight on the front lines, and he knew his situation.
He was already fifty-six years old, and if he couldn't make great achievements in the war alone, then his military career would end here, which made little Ferdinand very unwilling, Fortunately, God finally remembered him, and little Ferdinand believed that with this opportunity, as long as he performed well, it was not impossible for him to enter the highest echelons of Prussia in the future. .........................................
In order to gain time, Scharnhorst, after reaching the outskirts of the Karststadt area and stopping for a day, launched an attack on the Imperial Defence.
In the roaring artillery fire, Scharnhorst raised the telescope in his hand and kept scanning the movements of the emperor.
In the sound of the neat military trumpet, the Prussian army lined up in a neat queue and walked to the battlefield, and at the same time, the emperor ** also formed a huge phalanx to meet the Prussian army, the emperor's artillery was also not willing to be lonely, after the Prussian artillery fired, the emperor's artillery also sent out a strong roar.
Solid bullets and flowering bullets are constantly flashing in the military formation, and each flash is like the scythe of death will always take away some young lives, but the young warriors are not afraid at all, often one warrior falls, and the warriors behind will immediately fill the vacant position, always maintaining the neatness and tightness of the team.
At the same time that the infantry on both sides was about to fight, the cavalry on both sides were not idle, the two cavalry regiments of the Prussian army and the cavalry troops of the emperor ** were facing each other from afar, and both sides were tense and stared at each other, obviously at this time both sides were looking for each other's defects to take advantage of.
The commander of this imperial ** is a member of the Holy Roman Diet, of course, this is not an ordinary councilman, this councilor is also the Marquis of Nassau, and Nassau also contributed a thousand troops to the emperor**.
Looking at the queue of emperors on the opposite side, Scharnhorst's face was a little gloomy.
The Marquis of Nassau divided the entire emperor into more than a dozen phalanxes according to the ownership of the army, and the front and back of each phalanx would not be from the same area.
For example, a thousand Frankfurt soldiers lined up in a row, in front of the Frankfurt soldiers were Mainz people, and behind the Frankfurt soldiers were Bad Homburgers, and behind the Bad Honburgers were Nassau, and in short, two phalanxes from the same area would never be together......
In this way, a unit of 1,000 people is spread out head-on.
If a person speaks in a foreign dialect and shouts for his life, you may ignore him because you don't know him or don't understand what he says, but if you are from the same region and speak the same dialect as you and you are defeated, I am afraid that your heart will immediately be shaken.
And this has another advantage, that is, the rear phalanx is the front phalanx, and the overseer team does not need to arrange another overseer team at all.
The Marquis of Nassau gave an order to the officers of each phalanx, that is, if the phalanx in front was defeated, it would immediately assume the role of the overseer, and those who dared to attack the follow-up army formation would be killed on the spot!
Although Scharnhorst didn't understand the intention of the marquis, looking at the two phalanxes in front and behind and even several different military flags in a row, Scharnhorst also realized something.
But even if Scharnhorst understood the Marquis of Nassau's intentions, I'm afraid he would not think so.