Make France Great Again

The Austrian Imperial soldiers present did not understand what Felix Schwarzenberg meant, and they hurriedly asked Felix Schwarzenberg for a fight.

Compared to the generals who were eager to fight, Archduke Albrecht, as the commander of the troops, seemed particularly calm. At this time, he still lowered his head and thought.

Felix Schwarzenberg also noticed Albrecht's actions. After waving his hand to ask the general to quiet down, he asked Grand Justice Albrecht in a gentle tone: "Albrecht, as a Commander of the troops! Don’t you have anything to say?”

Felix Schwarzenberg's voice reached Albrecht's ears, bringing Albrecht's thoughts back to reality. Albrecht looked at Felix Schwarzenberg and said : "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I am thinking about the deployment of our army and the Prussian army!"

"Huh?" Felix Schwarzenberg asked with interest: "Isn't the number of troops stationed in the Austrian Empire inferior to that of Prussia?"

As the conflict escalated, after October, Austria and Prussia increased their troops to varying degrees in the Fulda area.

Currently, the Kingdom of Prussia has approximately 40,000 troops in the Principality of Hesse-Kassel, and the Austrian Empire has 50,000 troops.

"Judging from the existing troops, we are indeed stronger than Prussia! Once the Kingdom of Prussia chooses to increase its troops, our existing troops may be stretched thin!" Albrecht responded to Felix Schwarzenberg Said: "The army that the Kingdom of Prussia can mobilize is about 10,000 standing troops and 10,000 secondary and tertiary reserves, which means they have nearly 500,000 troops! I once heard my father praise the Prussian military system. , he said that the system of the Kingdom of Prussia would allow them to have more troops to complete their plans!"

Archduke Albrecht's praise for the Kingdom of Prussia made the generals of the Austrian Empire present feel a little embarrassed. It was now the time to call for war, and Archduke Albrecht's words were undoubtedly a blow to morale.

But no one dares to deny that Archduke Albrecht's father, Archduke Karl, can be said to be Austria's best general in recent years.

Some of the people present were soldiers under Archduke Karl.

Albrecht continued to guide from a purely military perspective: "Excluding some of the troops that cannot be used, the mobile troops that Prussia can use are about 200,000 to 230,000! Once a full-scale war breaks out, it means that the Austrian Empire must have an army of the same size. Troops! Mr. Prime Minister, may I ask if there are any spare troops in the Austrian Empire."

[According to Engels's "The War of the Holy Alliance against France in 1852", Prussia could mobilize approximately 250,000 troops. In fact, Prussia's army could mobilize less than he thought. 】

The 200,000 to 230,000 troops mentioned by Albrecht belong entirely to the field army.

After Felix Schwarzenberg thought for a moment, he shook his head and said: "I have seen a report from the Ministry of War. Austria's current troop strength is about 470,000, in Italy, Hungary, and Galicia. Legions are required to maintain law and order, and new reserves are also undergoing training, so the number of troops we can use is about 150,000."

Felix Schwarzenberg's words undoubtedly poured cold water on the heads of these generals who asked for war, and many generals calmed down to examine the gap between themselves and the Kingdom of Prussia.

"However, we have already won the support of Bavaria and Württemberg!" Felix Schwarzenberg changed the topic and gave everyone present a boost: "Before I came to the military camp, I had already talked with Karl Lu Baron Derwig von Derpforten had a meeting with the nobles, and Baron Derpforten told me that the Bavarian army would be sent out at the beginning of the war between Prussia and Austria."

As Bavaria's Foreign Minister, Baron Carl Ludwig von der Pforten's statement undoubtedly represents the attitude of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

The generals who asked for battle woke up from their dejection, and they also looked at Albrecht.

"If Bavaria is willing to send troops, then our military strength will be greater than that of Prussia!" Albrecht said to Felix Schwarzenberg.

"Prince Paskiewicz also promised that we would contain some of the Prussian troops in Poland!" Felix Schwarzenberg continued to reveal.

This time Albrecht decisively abandoned his previous idea of ​​a conservative war, and instead chose a relatively risky attack method.

Prince Albrecht will never forget what his father said to him. War is about concentrating superior forces to launch an attack in a relatively weak direction. The attack must be carried out in one go without leaving any chance for the enemy to breathe.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, since the empire has chosen to launch a war with the Kingdom of Prussia, please allow me to explain the deployment to the generals present." Albrecht requested Felix Schwarzenberg.

"Of course!" Felix Schwarzenberg, as Prime Minister, said to Albrecht with a smile. In terms of military matters, Felix Schwarzenberg did not want to interfere too much with front-line commanders. judge.

Albrecht's Austrian generals made arrangements accordingly.

On the night of November 6, the Austrian Imperial Army began to move under the cover of artillery fire.

Since the general headquarters of the Kingdom of Prussia is in Kassel, and there is only one road from Kassel to Fulda, as long as this road is stopped, Albrecht is sure to close the door and beat the dog.

[About 10,000 troops are stationed in Fulda area]

More than 3,000 infantrymen, organized into a group of 600 people (a battalion), carefully spared the Fulda area in batches, trying to launch an attack to cut off the rear of the Kingdom of Prussia without being discovered by the Prussian army. road.

If it were a rigid German general, Albrecht's action could indeed be called a surprise attack.

However, Albrecht did not know that the (temporary) commanders of the 10,000 Prussian soldiers on the opposite side were none other than Ron and Prince William.

At about 1 a.m. on November 7, Prince William was forcibly awakened from his sleep.

When Prince William opened his eyes, the person standing in front of him was none other than his aide-de-camp Ron.

"What's wrong? Ron!" Prince William looked at Ron suspiciously and said, "Did there be any information from Berlin again?"

Ron shook his head and reported to Prince William solemnly: "Prince, our reconnaissance cavalry discovered unusual movements in the western forests of the Fulda region, and today's test-fired artillery in the Austrian military camp is far more dense than Not as good as before!”

"What!" Prince William I's expression suddenly changed. He quickly got up and came to the headquarters with Ron.

At this time, the headquarters was already full of people, and the commanders of the regiments, headed by the division commander, looked at Prince William I one after another.

William I no longer hesitated and asked quickly: "What is the current situation?"

The division commander hurriedly explained to Ron and Wilhelm I that a small group of scout cavalry had discovered Austrian infantry in the Blanchard Forest west of the Fulda area.

After the two sides fought hand to hand, the Prussian reconnaissance cavalry suffered dozens of casualties.

"What is the size of the small force?" Prince William asked seriously.

"About 400-500 people!" the division commander responded immediately, and then added: "Because it is a forest, the number of people may be more."

Prince William lowered his head and looked at the map in front of him. After learning the location information of the small group of troops, he used a pencil to draw an x ​​on the map.

Then, he slammed the general's painting pen on the table and pointed at the other end of the Blanchard Forest: "The Austrian Empire wants to block our retreat!"

"I'm afraid they have more than one army! If they want to surround us, they will need at least 2,000 people!" Ron also analyzed calmly.

"Your Highness, should we..." The division commander suggested to Prince William and Ron that they should break camp and leave as soon as possible.

Prince William glanced at Ron, hoping that Ron could give him a solution.

After all, it was he who asked for the deployment of reconnaissance cavalry in the first place. If the reconnaissance cavalry had not been deployed, I am afraid they would have become a turtle in the urn.

After thinking for a moment, Ron quickly made his own judgment: "Your Highness, we have to leave! Otherwise, when he completes the encirclement, we won't be able to leave even if we want to!"

Then, Ron added: "However, we can't escape in such a hurry, otherwise the Austrian team will definitely pursue us."

"What do you mean?" William I said to Ron.

"Your Highness, I suggest that the first and second regiments of the third division launch an attack on Austria and then retreat slowly!" Ron gave a solution.

"Our artillery...!" The division commander suddenly thought of his more than 20 artillery pieces and supplies.

"Now fire all artillery towards the Austrian military camp, hit as many as you can, and evacuate quickly after two rounds!" Ron ordered to the division commander.

The division commander seemed a little unwilling, and Prince William immediately told the division commander that Ron's order was his order.

"Yes!" The division commander, who was deeply influenced by Prussia's strict military discipline, could only obey the order. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoｓshuyuan.com

"Your Highness, you leave with the third and fourth regiments!" Ron said to Prince William.

"What about you?" Prince William asked.

"I want to stay here!" Ron said firmly.

After the strategic deployment was completed, the Prussian army moved quickly, and the first and second regiments were assembled at an extremely fast speed.

Just when Ron was about to order the soldiers to attack in the direction of Austria, artillery shells from the Austrian Empire landed in the Prussian army camp in advance.

In just an instant, the entire Prussian military camp turned into a sea of ​​fire.

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