Seeing that the Prussian army did not conserve its strength because of the news that he deliberately spread, and even because of the possible disadvantages of the Bavarian army, the Prussian army's attack on the Austrian army was further intensified, and Ian was very depressed.
Of course, Ian was not the only one who was depressed, and in the west of Prussia, the commander of the Hessian army was equally depressed.
The expected two-sided attack did not become a reality, and even the Prussian army was able to draw out its hands to fight on both sides, and neither side allowed the coalition forces to get the advantage, which naturally made the Hessian army commander Savage, who had originally expected this battle to be defeated in one battle, unhappy.
And just as Scharnhorst had been unable to find any trace of the Bavarian army as the battle progressed, casting a shadow over his heart, a Bayreuth rebel found the Prussian camp, and this man brought news to Scharnhorst, one that made him happy and angry.
The Bavarian army has withdrawn!
They had just passed through the outskirts of Bayreuth two days earlier, and their tracks had made their way south to the home.
Thinking that he had not completely defeated the Austrian army these days because of the lack of a report in the report, Scharnhorst became angry.
"Immediately assemble the troops except to deal with the Hesses, and today we are going to give the Austrians on the opposite side a good look!"
Enraged, Scharnhorst issued an equally murderous order, which directly led to the Prussian battalion gathering nearly 10,000 men.
After the army was assembled, it rushed to the Austrian garrison without stopping under the roar of Scharnhorst.
When an Austrian scout broke the news that the main Prussian army was rushing to kill him.
This outstanding general of the young generation of Austria was stunned for a moment, and then a very complicated feeling rose in his heart.
When the Bavarian army retreated, the staff officers of the Austrian army advised Ian to retreat.
However, considering that once the army retreated, all the previous efforts would be in vain, and that it was obviously impossible for the Prussians, who had gathered a large army, to watch the Austrians calmly withdraw, it was precisely with this in mind that Ian did not order the withdrawal.
However, in these days' battles, Ian has also appropriately retained a little strength.
You must know that the 9,000 Austrian troops under Ian's command are not comparable to the kind of newly drafted troops, these troops are all Austrian elites, and although the 3rd Division is also a veteran division of Prussia.
But compared with the soldiers under Ian's command, it is also half a pound and eight taels in terms of individual combat effectiveness.
And Ian didn't want to retreat, he needed to find an opportunity to retreat, so that he could protect the strength of the Austrian army as much as possible.
In Ian's opinion, the best time to retreat was when the Hessian army broke through the Prussian rearguard.
In that case, the Prussian army that was broken through the line by the Hessian army would definitely have a certain degree of confusion, and at that time, Ian could completely show all the cards in his hand and let the Prussians have some scruples, and then retreat calmly.
But now the Prussian army is gathering its main forces to kill.
Apparently these Prussians had learned about the retreat of the Bavarian army.
In this way, the Prussian army had a great advantage in the face of the Austrian army, which had been reduced to less than 6,000 men.
"Order all the soldiers to start assembling at once, and at the same time have the soldiers put on as many supplies as possible without affecting the speed, I think the next battle will be very hard, and we must be fully prepared!"
Ian had already figured out that the scout had just reported that it would take three hours for the Prussian advance to reach the Austrian garrison, and these three hours were very precious, and the attacking Prussian advance was the Prussian cavalry.
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When the Prussians learned of the retreat of the Bavarian army, the Prussian commander must have immediately given the order to direct the army to attack his own station.
But there was a question of what would be a bad idea if the Austrian army had escaped, and the Prussian army would have sent cavalry units as the vanguard to try to hold back the Austrian army.
And it turned out that the Prussian army was also like this, and Scharnhorst gave a death order to all the more than 2,000 cavalry of the Prussian army, that is, to hold back the Austrian army with all his strength, and never let them escape.
This raises the question of how much combat effectiveness can a cavalry unit that has been running for three hours still exert after being put into battle?
The answer was obvious, for without a period of rest and immediate engagement, the combat effectiveness of these cavalry would be at least half weakened, and not all horses would have the energy to charge after three hours of high speed.
So Ian's idea was to gather his army, set his own army as a trap, and then whether it was to lure or attack, in short, to inflict heavy damage on the Prussian cavalry before the main force of the Prussian infantry arrived, so that there would be enough time for the Austrian army to withdraw from the battlefield.
After Ian's order was given, the Austrian army was in an uproar, all the soldiers were packing their bags, and Ian also gave a very strange order, that is, the soldiers immediately made a simple bunker in their tents after packing their bags, and at the same time, on Ian's orders, a group of Austrian cavalry made a mess of all the neatly arranged items in the open space of the entire station.
When the Prussian cavalry vanguard arrived at the Austrian camp, it was presented in front of the Prussian cavalry as a completely undefended camp.
From a distance, the Austrian battalion seemed deserted, and the clutter seemed to indicate the haste with which the Austrian troops had left.
"All of me!"
When the 2,000 Prussian cavalry saw this scene, Lawrence, the commander of the 5th Cavalry Regiment of the 3rd Division, as the joint commander of the cavalry of the 3rd Division, issued such an order.
But after Lawrence's order was given, only one dissent was heard "Your Excellency Lawrence, the soldiers are very tired after three hours of running, I think we should leave some of the soldiers here to rest, and then you will lead some of the men to the Austrian camp to see what is going on!"
It was Maninstein, the commander of the 35th Cavalry Regiment under the 18th Division, who spoke.
At this time, the 35th Cavalry Regiment can be said to be very depressed, you must know that the entire 18th Division has only 2,000 people left, and Maninstein's cavalry regiment has only 76 people left so far, including himself.
"Your Excellency Maninstein, since General Scharnhorst has appointed me as the forward commander before leaving, then my order represents a military order, if you have any objections, you can report to General Scharnhorst, but now, you have to listen to me!"
Maninstein's objection made Lawrence very unhappy, compared to the third division, the seventeenth and eighteenth divisions were newly formed armies, in other words, an army composed of recruit eggs, and after the war, these recruits suffered heavy casualties, especially the eighteenth division was reduced by nearly eighty percent.
And Maninstein, the so-called commander of the cavalry regiment, actually has only seventy-five people left, which completely shows that the combat effectiveness of these recruits is very problematic, and now a guy with only seventy or so subordinates dares to question his decision in front of everyone, which in Lawrence's opinion is a provocation.
Seeing Lawrence with an unhappy face, Manstein had the heart to continue fighting, but at this time, a man riding on a war horse beside him quietly pulled Maninstein's sleeve, obviously this person did not want Manstein to continue arguing with Lawrence.
After feeling the person next to him tugging at his sleeve, Maninstein sighed and gave up on the idea of continuing to persuade.
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At Maninstein's side was none other than his assistant and the last remaining staff officer of the 35th Cavalry Regiment, Varik.
And after Maninstein stopped talking, Lawrence pursed his lips disdainfully, and then only listened to the collapse and said: "Since His Excellency Commander Maninstein wants to rest, then please lead the seventy-five cavalry under your command to rest here, and the rest of the soldiers will come with me!"
After saying that, Lawrence waved his horsewhip, and the war horse under his crotch immediately ran out in pain, while Maninstein stopped in place with the reins of his horse, his face turning blue and white.
Obviously, Lawrence's words just now meant some humiliation to Maninstein, otherwise he would never have pointed out Maninstein's identity as the head of the regiment and the fact that there were only seventy-five people left under his command.
"Forget it, Maninstein, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, you also know that our thirty-fifth cavalry has been disabled, and even our eighteenth division has been disabled, after this battle, we don't know how to arrange it above, at this time more is better than less!"
Listening to Warrick's reassurance, Maninstein sighed, although he was unwilling, but the future arrangement was a very practical problem, the performance of the 18th Division was not very good, and in such a situation it was possible to even disrupt and reorganize completely, so it was better not to cause trouble.
Just after Maninstein and the other seventy-six people all dismounted and rested, they heard a continuous and deafening roar in the Austrian military camp not far away, which made Maninstein immediately call for his men to get on their horses and run to the Austrian military camp not far away. ............................
In order to deal with the Prussian advance, Ian deployed most of the Austrian soldiers in the rear half of the camp, and in the first half of the camp there was only a large amount of gunpowder and oil in the tents.
Of course, Ian also specially selected dozens of dead soldiers in the front, and the task of these dead soldiers was to ignite the flammable materials around them as soon as most of the Prussian strikers entered the Austrian camp.
You must know that the military station is actually easy to catch fire, mainly for the needs of defense, so the gap between the military tent and the military tent seems a little narrow, of course, in order to prevent being burned by the joint camp, these military tents are usually covered with a layer of treated animal skin, which can not only keep warm but also prevent easy ignition by fire. ps: I originally wanted to watch four more, but I was temporarily called away at night, and I wiped it 〖