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A small part of the French troops who withdrew from Wissembourg tried to deploy defenses in the southern area of ​​Gaisberg, but the dominant German forces quickly caught up and repelled the remnants of the 2nd Division.

In desperation, the 2nd Division had to continue to retreat to the northwest. After all, it was in France. The cavalry battalion sent by the German army to pursue and reconnaissance soon lost their track.

Although the 2nd Division managed to escape partly, their departure also showed that France suffered a complete defeat in the Battle of Wissembourg.

Commanders McMahon and Dicklow, who had issued two opposite orders, had been standing on the top of the De Pichenai Pass, and they had a panoramic view of the entire battle.

Both seem to be a little silent now. In this battle, the French army's fighting will is not unrelenting. Faced with four times as many artillery as one's own, and nearly ten enemies with one's own, they can fight back and forth.

Even if he finally surrendered, it undoubtedly demonstrated the glory of the French in this era.

But the battle was fought like this, and they couldn't help but have doubts about themselves-France's strength on the front line is indeed at a disadvantage in all aspects, but it is not disadvantaged to such an extent.

In some areas, there is such a wide disparity where fewer fights occur, and there is definitely a problem with command.

In any case, the battle has to continue. This time it was only a division's defeat. It was a big blow to McMahon's department, but it was nothing to the French army as a whole.

McMahon’s strategic goal has always been to curb the advancement of the troops belonging to Crown Prince Frederick III. Wissembourg could not defend it. He believed that a new defensive position could be built in the north.

If he could gather all his troops in one place, he would not be at a very disadvantaged situation in terms of the number of troops compared with the troops of Prince Frederick III.

Under this kind of ideological guidance, he led the French 7th Army, a direct-affiliated unit, to the north of Froesqueville, and notified the Fifth Army stationed in Beach for defensive support as appropriate.

However, McMahon was blocked by a German army on the road. The scale was small, but it delayed him some time. When he arrived at Froeskwiller, it was already a day later.

Fortunately, Prussia was not much better. In order to find the whereabouts of McMahon's main force, Crown Prince Frederick III sent many troops to conduct a large-scale search in all directions.

Among them, the Prussian headquarters and the Fifth Army composed of Poles are very disciplined and always march forward firmly in the rain, but the Bavarian Army and the newly joined Prussian troops in Hessen, Nassau, and Saxe regions are completely different.

They were newly annexed by Prussia, and the bad habits of the past have not improved. They are in France again, and the soldiers can be said to have no scruples.

They looted every house and shop along the way, completely setting aside the order, bringing misfortune to the French people and also giving McMahon time to gather troops.

On the evening of September 23, Frederick III received news that McMahon was heading an army stationed in Froeskwiller. He was very happy because it was not far from them and separated from other French legions.

In this way, they can use their superior forces to calmly surround and destroy the McMahon Army.

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McMahon is well aware of the dangers that are coming, and he also understands that the better option is to continue retreating along the Vosges Mountains.

But he couldn't go, because there were still thousands of people in the remnant of the Second Division, and they definitely couldn't be eaten by Prussia. He had to collect the Second Division here before making the next plan.

In addition, Froesque Ville is a transportation hub in eastern France. Once Prussia takes this place, it can control the railway from Beech to Strasbourg and the road through the mountains to Japan. At that time, With convenient traffic conditions, Prussian troops can gallop in northern France.

Therefore, he can only defend and cannot retreat.

Moreover, McMahon felt that he was not without a chance. The terrain near Froeskwiller was good for the French army. In the case of hand-to-hand contact, with the Chasepo rifle, it is obvious to all that the French army is better than the German army.

He can defend a wave based on this and try to defeat the German offensive momentum. If he plays well, he may be able to regain Wissembourg with the support of friendly forces.

This battle was so crucial that Emperor Napoleon was a little worried about it, and he ordered Ferry to take the Fifth Army to help McMahon.

The Fifth Army has a full number of 30,000 people. As long as they arrive on time, the number disadvantage of McMahon's Department can be greatly alleviated.

However, the battle began immediately, and the Fifth Army was still some distance away, and they would definitely not be able to catch up in the first battle.

So McMahon ordered Ferry to move closer to him quickly, and if possible, try to cooperate with the German rear wing.

On September 24, part of the Prussian Third Army had arrived in the Volta area.

Walter was very close to Froeskwiller, slightly to the right.

Here, the fourth division of the right-wing Bavarian Second Army met the first division of the French army, and the Prussian Fifth Army composed of Poles and the Baden-Württemberg Army faced the third division of the French army.

The Prussian Eleventh Army, which had been happily robbed and robbed before, heard the start of the battle, and quickly rushed over from their marching route to support.

This is an encounter that everyone had never expected.

Needless to say, McMahon, he originally wanted to delay as much as possible to wait until the Ferry Department came to support.

And the Prussian side does not want to start the fight immediately after entering Walter-after all, it is necessary to deploy and plan first, and then talk about the offensive the next day, right?

As the offensive, Prussia was ordered to retreat by them, of course, and Frederick III hurriedly ordered to stop the attack.

However, when neither party was ready, the battlefield was very chaotic, and the road was blocked by some rain before, and the messenger finally failed to notify the entire army of this order.

The German army quickly tasted the bitter fruit of a rash attack.

The terrain of Froeskwiller was indeed very beneficial to the defenders. The French army hid on the high ground, and the threat of artillery fire to them was greatly reduced.

The French army was able to use their superior Xiaseppo rifles to fire casually, while the Dreiser and Podwells rifles equipped by the Germans could not even respond effectively.

Because it was an encounter, the Germans without a clear plan could only bury their heads and charge upwards.

The Italians have already demonstrated what will happen if they rush to the battlefield, but the Germans have obviously not learned their lesson.

The French-equipped Gatling machine gun successfully completed the massacre of the German army.

Unlike the Spaniards, many soldiers of the French army are veterans of the Hundred Wars, who participated in the Crimean War, the Italian War, the Mexican War, the Algerian War...

Regardless of other things, just say the head is absolutely unique in the world.

Under their cover, the Germans were sent away by a bullet every time they rushed closer, and they could not pose an effective threat to the position at all.