The Crescent of the Sultan

Kosciuszko did not have much cavalry on hand, which made him unable to break through the Austrian cavalry blockade and attack the Austrian light infantry.

The unrestricted Austrian light infantry and artillery massacred the Polish army.

The devastating blow caused by free fire caused heavy casualties to the Polish army's first line of infantry.

The gap between recruits and veterans was evident at this moment. The fear of death made it almost impossible for the Poles to shoot normally.

"I'm so scared, sir. I'm going to die soon."

In the battle formation, a Polish soldier said to the officer next to him with trembling hands. He could hardly control himself.

The hand that loaded the bullet seemed so weak at this time, and I tried to load it several times but failed.

The officer once again fired at the Austrians in front, turned around and looked at the soldiers next to him, and said angrily.

"Idiot, put your gun on it, are you going to blow it up?"

This situation is not unique, it seems to have happened everywhere in the Polish army.

The chaos in the army made it almost impossible for Kosciuszko to resist Franz. Leonhardt's offense.

Fortunately, his early habits in the United States allowed him to build some small fortifications before starting the attack.

This gave Kosciuszko some breathing space to regroup.

However, these fortifications were quickly solved by Austrian artillery fire. The Polish army's space for activities became smaller and smaller. The Austrians pressed the Poles into the final position.

The siege began.

The fierce artillery fire and rifle bullets hammered the hearts of every Polish soldier, and they were on the verge of collapse.

The Polish soldiers in front stood up and raised their hands to surrender to the Austrian army.

Seeing this scene, Franz. Leonhardt ordered the entire army to attack.

The Austrian cavalry took the lead. They quickly marched fifteen meters away from the front of the Polish army, took out their spring revolver pistols, and shot the Poles.

Next came the artillery of the Austrian army. Considering the fortifications, the Austrian army did not use cannons. Instead, they used the howitzers in their hands to hit the Poles hard.

Facing intensive attacks, more and more Polish soldiers came out of the fortifications and raised the white flag.

Franz immediately ordered the infantry to fix their bayonets and prepare for a full charge.

This effectively deterred the Polish soldiers who seemed to be hesitating whether to surrender. Almost all the front and central areas of the Polish army raised white flags.

Franz smiled with satisfaction. After such a battle, it was almost impossible for the Poles to have any room to resist.

There is no obstacle to the partition of Poland.

Just when the Austrian army was complacent, there was a thunderous noise from the horizon, and a torrent of troops carrying the flag of the Hussars charged towards the infantry of the Austrian army, seemingly trying to cut off the latter.

Franz was shocked and angry at this time. He had obviously arranged for Joseph. Feng. Feldmeister went to block this Polish division.

You must know that for this purpose, he allocated a full 5,000 men to the opponent, but where did this cavalry come from?

Also known as the Hussars, haven't these things been reduced to the honor guard of the Polish royal family long ago?

In fact, this is really not Joseph's fault. Alandar Mustafa Pasha said that he listened to Alexander's command, but he had almost complete autonomy.

And for Kosciuszko, that's exactly what he hoped for.

He simply did not trust the Polish nobles, especially since he had not waited for the Austrian army in Kielce.

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If these people were dedicated to serving their country, Poland would not be in this situation.

Therefore, Kosciuszko specially sent the cavalry led by the Turks to Alexander, so that the other party could act according to the opportunity, so as to avoid the informers mixed within the Polish army.

It turned out that Kosciuszko's guess was correct. Franz seemed not to have expected the sudden appearance of the cavalry.

However, the situation no longer allowed Franz to think too much. He shouted: "Rückzug (Retreat)".

On the one hand, he instructs his own cavalry to delay the opponent's attack, but this is almost whimsical.

Almost the vast majority of the Austrian cavalry were light cavalry, with only a small number of cuirassiers.

As for the cavalry charging towards his side, Franz knew that it was a heavy cavalry without even looking at it.

Originally, according to the conventional confrontation, the light cavalry did not need to be afraid of the opponent anyway. After all, the advantage of the heavy cavalry was in close combat, and the light cavalry could choose to spread out and harass the opponent.

But the problem is that if Franz can command the light cavalry to disperse to meet the enemy, then he estimates that the Polish commander on the opposite side will laugh to death with joy. After all, his infantry has advanced too far at this time, and it will take some time to retreat. At least there is no way to withdraw until the opponent's heavy cavalry arrives.

If Franz chooses to let the light cavalry disperse at this time, the sudden appearance of the heavy cavalry will cut off his own cavalry. At that time, his leading troops will inevitably fall into panic, and it will be almost impossible to survive under the attack of the opponent's infantry. .

It does not mean that once the vanguard is defeated, our own army will definitely be defeated. If we can quickly reorganize our troops, we can still take over the battle.

But the key is that Franz has this time before the opponent's heavy cavalry appears. Obviously, with the opponent's physical strength at this time, one more charge is definitely enough.

If the opponent's heavy cavalry were to charge for another round, Franz wouldn't have to fight this battle. After all, the infantry was most likely in vain, so why fight?

So Franz's only option was to let his cavalry resist.

With the thunderous sound of horse hooves, the two torrents quickly collided together.

The Polish lance easily penetrated the body of the Austrian cavalry, but the Austrian cavalry's saber had not yet touched the opponent's body.

After a moment of stalemate, the Austrian cavalry was quickly dispersed. The Polish winged cavalry, whose charge was slightly interrupted, accelerated again after a short period of stagnation.

How much time does Franz have?

The Austrian cavalry gave their coach the answer.

They once again gathered together and launched a suicidal countercharge towards the Polish heavy cavalry.

Blood and flesh were flying everywhere on the battlefield, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground could be heard from time to time.

That was caused by the Polish lance piercing the body of the Austrian cavalry.

The Austrian artillery was not idle either. They were ready to shell at any time to buy time for their infantry to retreat.

After several battles, the Austrian cavalry was no longer able to stop the Polish hussars. At this time, the only people standing in front of the Poles were the infantry sent up by Franz. They formed a square formation to try to resist the incoming Polish hussars. .

Alandar Mustafa Pasha counted the distance between the two sides and issued orders.

“300 yards, small steps.

150 yards, walking quickly.

50 yards, full speed. "

Alandhar Mustafa Pasha smiled cruelly and handed down the final judgment to the Austrians.

Thanks to Karthus Sun Chaser and Book Friends for their monthly tickets. I was busy listening to lectures today, so I posted it late.