And as the soldiers in the front row stopped, the entire Prussian army stopped, this situation made the commander of the 35th Infantry Regiment Jason suddenly feel angry, you must know that the heads of the soldiers are now whistling with the shells of the Austrian army, and stopping now will undoubtedly make all the soldiers become live targets for the Austrian artillery.
Karl, standing behind the Austrian position, naturally noticed the actions of the Prussian army, and seeing this, he hurriedly gave the order "Quick, let the artillery speed up the design, and don't let those Prussians see through our arrangement!"
The Austrian artillery bombardment intensified, but by this time the trench that the Austrians had laid in front of the barrier had been dug in small part by the cautious Prussian officer.
"This is a trap for the Austrians, report to the regimental commander quickly!"
And before the soldiers next to the officer went to find Jason, Jason had already come to the forefront "What's the matter, Matteo, why did your men stop and affect the fighting, can you afford to take this responsibility!"
Jason's roar could be heard from afar, but after Jason arrived at the front, Matteo pulled Jason to the edge of the trap that had been dug up and said: "Commander, this is a trap for the Austrians, we can't go any further!"
Seeing the swarthy hole, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Jason's forehead "Damn, immediately report the situation here to the division commander, and now everyone immediately retreats in a scattered formation!"
The battlefield suddenly became a little funny, because the position of the 35th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Division was at the forefront of the whole army.
Therefore, when the 35th Infantry Regiment began to retreat, the Prussian troops behind the 35th Infantry Regiment began to be a little confused.
Standing in the middle of the army, Dessau was now covered with iron, even though he was equipped with a telescope.
But he naturally did not see the trenches laid by the Austrians, so he was naturally extremely indignant at the 35th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Division that had withdrawn without authorization.
"Tell Nichlau to let his troops stop immediately, I think he doesn't want to be the commander of the division, and he actually dropped the chain at a critical time, damn it!"
And just when Dessau was furious, Nichlau was also confused.
He didn't know what the 35th Infantry Regiment had done to withdraw when the whole army was preparing for a general attack, but he thought of what Dessau had said when he convened a military meeting of the top leaders of the three divisions.
Nichlau's face grew more and more blue.
But before Nichilao could attack, he saw that the commander of the 35th Infantry Regiment had rushed to him, and then after listening to the report, Nichilao felt that his back was already wet with cold sweat.
Then the 9th Division also began to retreat, and saw this scene.
Dessau was about to go mad.
But it was at this moment that Dessau's mind flashed.
As the commander of the 9th Division, Nichlau could not have retreated on the battlefield for no reason, he should have known the strict military law of Prussia, so there should be some inside story in it.
Thinking of this, Dessau held back the anger that was about to burst out in his heart, and rode on his horse to wait for Nichlau's report.
Seeing that the Prussian army left the coverage area of the Austrian artillery, Karl's entire face changed color, and it was obvious that the retreat of the Prussian army must have seen through Karl's arrangement.
Therefore, the next battle has little chance for the Austrians.
Sure enough, when Nichlau informed Dessau of the discovery of the army ahead.
The marshal immediately ordered the transfer of three wagons from the logistics battalions of the army, which, after a brief modification, were driven directly into the battlefield.
The sight of three wagons, driven by a few brave men selected by the Prussian army, rushed to the barricade set up by the Austrians, and the scene made everyone on the battlefield hold their breath.
In front of the carriages, the Austrian soldiers who had already retreated appeared behind the sandbags, Karl gave a death order not to let the carriages go near the barrier.
But these carriages are not so easy to destroy, as a special carriage for transporting grain and grass, these carriages themselves are very heavy, and the horses that pull these three carriages are all excellent war horses selected from the Prussian cavalry, and there is absolutely no problem in speed and physical strength.
The three carriages rushed towards the Austrians' barrier, and when they were about to hit the barrier, they heard a rumble, one of the carriages had fallen into the trap set by the Austrians, and the two horses pulling the carriage made a wailing sound.
A bang not only made cold sweat break out on the foreheads of all the Prussian soldiers, but also made Karl's face very ugly.
A moment later, two other carriages also fell into the trap of the Austrians.
"Carl, this kid is me underestimating him!
Come on, blow the trumpet, and order the whole army to attack!
” Dessau threw a punch at his horse, and then gave the order to the herald beside him to attack.
Suddenly the sound of trumpets resounded throughout the battlefield, and then the twelve infantry regiments of the three divisions marched forward in unison, and twelve huge army formations poured like dark clouds towards the Austrian positions.
"Withdraw!"
At this moment, the staff officer beside Carl only heard an unexpected order ringing in his ears, and the staff officer who seemed to be a little panicked asked Carl with some trembling: "The Grand Duke.
Your Highness, you just said....
What?
” "Stupid, I order the whole army to retreat!"
In Karl's roar, the staff officer did not dare to refute anything, and immediately ran towards a group of heralds not far away.
The Austrian troops withdrew, and the withdrawal can be said to be very panicked, and even the artillery arranged on the dirt slope did not have time to be cleaned up.
Although the Austrian army did not lose many men and horses in the previous battle, in Karl's opinion, he had lost this battle, lost the protection of the trap and the horse barrier, and relying on the soldiers under his command and the more than 30,000 Prussian troops on the opposite side was simply looking for death, so Karl chose to retreat without hesitation.
The Austrians' retreat was also a little alarming to the Prussians, but then six cavalry regiments of three divisions were assembled under Dessau's orders, but the cavalry was not busy charging.
At present, the Austrian army is still hiding behind the barrier, and the cavalry will have to wait for the Austrian army to withdraw from the barrier before charging, so as to exert the maximum combat effectiveness.
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Although the trap of 1.5 meters is not short, it is not a very difficult trap for the Prussian army who have already prepared.
The Austrians retreated very quickly, at least by the time the Prussian cavalry began to charge, the Austrian troops had fled for several miles.
Dessau's order to the cavalry was not complicated, that is, to stop the Austrians before they entered Bratna, and not to allow even a single soldier to enter Bratna.
But when these cavalry bit the tail of Karl's army and were about to complete the encirclement of the Austrian army in Zsbly, only a burst of artillery was heard, and a large number of Austrian troops suddenly rushed out of the Zbli Mountain, and after seeing these Austrian troops appear, Karls, who had been chased and beaten by the Prussian cavalry, suddenly turned his head and launched a counterattack against the Prussian cavalry.
"Quick, drive those Prussian cavalry back to me, send the order to General Eugenio, let his men immediately give me space to squeeze the Prussian cavalry from both flanks, and at the same time pay close attention to the north, I expect the main force of those Prussian troops to arrive soon!"
The Austrian army's counteroffensive achieved some results, and some of the Prussian cavalry were caught off guard and became panicked because they did not expect the Austrians to have such an arrangement, but the commanders of the various cavalry regiments did not eat for nothing, although the Austrian army that suddenly appeared did not know how many, but these cavalry commanders did not forget the task assigned to them by Marshal Dessau, that is, not to let a single Austrian army outside the city return to Bratna.
Therefore, the Prussian cavalry, having barely stabilized their position, immediately launched a charge against Karl and Eugenio's troops.
Just when the Austrian army and the Prussian cavalry were fighting inseparably, I saw a large amount of smoke and dust suddenly rising from the rear of the Prussian cavalry.
Karl smacked the ground, if the main force of the Prussian army appeared later, Karl believed that with the current state of affairs, he would definitely be able to make the Prussian cavalry drop two pieces of flesh.
But now is not the time to talk about this, before the Prussian army arrives, Karl must ensure that the main Austrian army can return to Bratna, otherwise, once the main force of the Prussian army arrives, then the Austrian army is likely to face a total annihilation.
But the retreat was not so easy to withdraw, at least the Prussian cavalry fought more bravely after seeing the Austrians showing signs of retreat, and it was clear that the coming reinforcements greatly boosted the morale of all the Prussian cavalry, even if the Prussian cavalry was not in a good situation at the moment.
But Karl is worthy of being Karl, and at a critical time, being able to give up some things ruthlessly is also a quality that a general must have.
Seeing that the Austrians could not retreat with their whole body, Karl gritted his teeth and abandoned the more than 3,000 people entangled with the Prussian cavalry, while the other Austrians took advantage of this time to quickly rush in the direction of Bratna City.
Just when Bratna had already appeared in front of the Austrian army, Karl took a sharp breath, because the flag erected on the head of Bratna at this moment was not the Austrian flag but the Prussian military flag.
Karl went out of the city to fight with the Prussian army, and basically brought out all the Austrian troops, and in the city of Bratna, Karl left only 200 men to maintain law and order.
Karl's order to the two hundred men was not only to maintain law and order, but also to light a beacon fire as soon as the Prussian army appeared under the city.
But now that nothing was lit, Bratner had changed hands, much to Karl's confusion for a moment.