The letter of allegiance not only stated the willingness of the Polish rebels in the city to cooperate with the Prussians, but also provided a map of the garrison in Krakow, which was a great source for Blucher.
Normally, troop maps and battle plans were top-secret documents in the army, but in order to cope with the Prussian attack, the governor of Austrian Poland forcibly recruited a large number of Poles into the army, which was more than twice the number of Austrian troops at more than 20,000 men, but this was another problem.
Most Austrians and Poles have a language barrier that prevents them from communicating effectively.
Therefore, the Doge had no choice but to select some elves from among the Poles and obedient men to help the Austrians master this Polish army.
And because the Polish composition of the garrison of Krakow was too high, some Poles were allowed to know the battle plan and the location of the army, and among these Poles were those who resisted in the city.
Of course, Blucher could not have simply believed the Poles, after all, Prussia did not come to help the Poles achieve liberation, but after the Prussian intelligence agencies determined the authenticity of this document, Blucher was relieved.
Thanks to William's emphasis on intelligence agencies and the annual investment of a large amount of manpower and material resources, Prussia's intelligence agencies have developed by leaps and bounds, at least in the areas that Prussia attaches the most importance to, Prussian intelligence agencies have long developed into a large scale.
"General Oskru, the previous achievements of the 13th Division are very eye-catching, I believe that under your leadership, General.
In the future, the 13th Division will definitely be famous for the whole of Prussia!
” "Hehe, General Blucher, you're gracious.
Now that the theater of operations has been divided, you are my superior, and the 13th Division is also under your leadership, and some of the previous exploits are really not worth mentioning!
” Saying that, Blucher and Osskru laughed, and Blucher and Osskru have been working together for a long time, so they also have some tacit understanding with each other.
And after Blucher was appointed commander of the Polish theater of operations, Osskru and the two of them became more harmonious.
The attack on Krakow.
Ostro's 13th Division was the vanguard of the army, and Blucher's task for the 13th Division was to remove the Austrian defensive positions on the outskirts of Krakow, while Blucher would personally lead the 8th Division and the Polish forces to attack Krakow head-on.
Document of the Ministry of Military Affairs on the appointment of commanders of the four theaters of operations.
Blücher had secretly seen it no less than five times.
In Blucher's view, the creation of the post of theater commander is to delegate authority to the front-line commanders so that they do not miss out on fighters.
But on the other hand, it's not a kind of selection.
Just look at the candidates for the commanders of the four theaters.
There is actually a lot to be done behind the appointment of the four commanders.
First of all, Marshal Dessau is in charge of the most important Bohemian theater, and Marshal Dessau has also made great contributions to Prussia in all aspects over the years, and now Prussia has been advocating the younger military officer, and Marshal Dessau is nearly 60 years old this year, if he cannot enter the military department or the general staff, then Marshal Dessau's military career will be over in a few years.
So having Field Marshal Dessau as commander of the Bohemian theater of operations was both an incentive and a spur.
You must know that the Military Department and the General Staff were the brains of the Prussian military, and the current head of the Military Department, Prince Henry, was sixty-four years old.
The other Prince Ferdinand was seventy years old, and in two years the replacement of the old and new apparatus of the Prussian military was inevitable.
Take a look at three more war zones.
The youngest of the three commanders, including Blucher, was Blucher, and the oldest was Ferdinand the younger.
But even the youngest, Blucher, is forty-nine years old this year, and Ferdinand Jr. will be fifty-five in a year's time.
In Blucher's view, in the future Prussian military department and general staff, Marshal Dessau would definitely occupy a seat as long as he did not make mistakes, and the remaining place was likely to be elected from among his three.
Blucher believed that the reason why Ferdinand, who had been in the military department, was placed in the front line to command the war in Silesia was probably aimed at one of those two seats.
Thinking about it, Blucher was a little distracted.
A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a general who does not want to be a marshal is clearly not a good general either.
In the military reform carried out after William came to power, it can be said that the military rank above the general level can be said to be very stingy, except for the chief officer at the division level (division commander, chief of staff) and the commander of the meritorious unit, a division can be called a general no more than eight generals.
As for the rank of marshal above the general, it can be said that since William ascended the throne, no general has been awarded the rank of marshal.
Of course, it is also explained in the Prussian army rank system, starting from 1788, the rank of Prussian marshal is only awarded to the two main officers of the military department and the general staff, and in addition to these two marshals, the king can also appoint no more than three marshals as the Prussian army marshal according to the situation, of course, these five marshals are all active duty, then the rank of marshal who died in battle or retired posthumously is not counted.
This means that once the old commanders in the Prussian army die, then Prussia will only have a maximum of five marshals in office.
The more he thought about it, the more happy Blücher became, but at the same time his worries intensified.
Blucher thought that he could never be compared with Marshal Dessau, and perhaps even Ferdinand Jr. was better than him, the former had been a Prussian horse rider for decades and had achieved great success.
And the latter is the heir to the mantle of Prince Ferdinand, and everyone knows that Prince Ferdinand must be holding up little Ferdinand before he retires.
However, for little Ferdinand, Blucher is not very eye-catching, in his opinion, little Ferdinand has no experience in leading troops alone, and sending such a person to the front line will be tired to death if he is not careful.
Of course, this idea can only be kept in the belly.
"Division commander, division commander!"
Blucher sensed that someone was talking beside him, so he looked up, and it turned out that this person was the chief of staff of the 3rd Division and Blücher's old partner, Major General Lesit.
"Divisional commander, the scouts in front have received news that the Austrians have pursued a completely strong policy of clearing the wilderness in Krakow, and that all the villages and towns have been abandoned within a radius of eighty miles into the outskirts of Krakow, and it is said that before our arrival, the Austrians have moved all the people and things from the suburbs into the city of Krakow!"
Listening to Lessit's words, Blucher stood up and said with a serious face: "It seems that the Austrians are not all stupid, but their movements are a little too small, how big can be an eighty-mile radius of Krakow, the cavalry can cover this distance in two hours, and besides, we have come with enough logistics this time, and the Austrians' actions can only put them in opposition to all the Poles....."
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Before Blucher could finish speaking, Lessit interrupted: "Division commander, what you said is right, but have you ever thought that although I have enough logistics supplies, there is no water in these supplies!
It's impossible for soldiers to go into battle without drinking water!
” "Could it be that the Austrians sealed all the wells?"
"Not only the wells, but the scouts found that even the brooks in the wilderness were filled with filth by the Austrians and were inedible!"
Hearing this, Blucher nodded "Well, that's right, if I were Austrian, I'd definitely do the same, because these details are enough to make or break the difference.
Well, tell the forward troops to find a water source that has not been polluted, and then dig a ditch to bring the water over, the forward troops may not be enough, Lesit, you let those Poles dig ditches too, I don't just come to them for rice!
” If the Governor of Austrian Poland had known that Blucher thought that he had only cleared the Arków Eighty-mile radius of the Governor-General of Austrian Poland with a petty attitude, I am afraid that the Governor of Austrian Poland would have had some wishes.
In fact, a week earlier, the Austrians had begun to move to villages and towns near Krakow, but the Poles in the area did not cooperate with the Austrians.
People are sometimes very emotional, and the inseparability of leaving one's homeland is a manifestation of sensuality.
Unless it is a last resort, no one will be willing to leave their hometown, not to mention that the Austrians not only have to relocate all the people and things, but also have to burn all the houses in the town, plus the Austrian soldiers are not clean hands and feet, and they are very polite when carrying out orders, and there are even robberies and rapes, which naturally angers many Poles.
When they could not bear it any longer, the Poles clashed with the Austrian soldiers, which were ubiquitous within a radius of several tens of miles from Krakow, and the resolution of these conflicts consumed a great deal of energy from the Austrians, so that 10,000 men were mobilized for a week and only 80 miles within a radius of Krakow were cleared.
At this moment, the city of Krakow was completely turned into a refugee camp, and the Austrians moved in more than 20,000 Poles from outside the city, and those young and strong were forcibly recruited by the Austrian army as soon as they entered the city, and the rest of the old and weak women and children, who had relatives in Krakow, were fine, and those who had no relatives could only sleep on the streets.
These Poles had almost nothing on them, and the Austrians had basically swept away the food and valuables in the homes of these Poles when they moved, and the city was filled with Polish wails.