War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Vincent Morris liked nationalism because he liked the sense of unity and positivity.

When the revolution swept through Munich in 1848, Vincent Morris was the first to respond. Later he participated in the Frankfurt Parliament, where he became a representative of Bavaria.

After the death of Heinrich von Gagern, the mood of the National Assembly changed and they were timid about supporting Belgium.

Vincent Morris joined the Luxembourgers with a group of "real" German nationalists.

Since Luxembourg's army was only established a few years ago, previous battles were dominated by Austria and Prussia. They were just helping to deliver supplies or maintain order.

In short, they do not have qualified officers. There are not many people in the entire coalition army who are proficient in using firearms, let alone those who have been on the battlefield.

After some discussion, the few officers agreed that only Vincent Morris could lead this army.

Some of these officers were higher in rank than Vincent Morris, but there was no doubt that Vincent Morris was far superior in talent.

These officers knew the danger of this battle better than the soldiers. Most of them felt that they could not return alive, so some things seemed unimportant.

Of course, they also have a sense of luck, just in case they can really win! It’s good to be a hero, but it’s even better if you can be a living hero!

Vincent Morris naturally did his best along the way to build this coalition into an elite force.

However, due to fanatical nationalist sentiments and some excitement on the battlefield, his soldiers soon turned into a group of beasts that preyed on others.

The chaos on the battlefield at this time was very beneficial to the coalition, because the chaos diluted fear and disrupted the enemy's deployment.

Now it's a matter of competition as to which side has stronger nerves and which side can withstand more casualties.

Vincent Morris actually admired the French cavalry in front of him. They had suffered nearly 20% casualties and were still fighting fiercely with infantry several times their own without artillery.

Based on this alone, Vincent Morris dared to conclude that no army in the entire Kingdom of Bavaria could do this.

Although their bravery and tenacity are worthy of praise, this style of play is really stupid.

As the coalition artillery continued to be pushed up, round after round of shotgun shells poured on the French army.

The French troops fell in pieces, and some people didn't even have time to scream.

At this time, General Compaore, who was sitting at the rear, was so angry that he jumped up and down. He didn't understand why the cavalry dismounted and the infantry fired at them. He just felt that all his men were stupid pigs.

General Compaore once again grabbed an officer next to him.

"Listen! Let them attack and attack! Don't stay there! Damn it! They are cavalry! They have horses! Why are they shooting against the infantry!

No matter what the cost, I want them to attack immediately! "

The main battlefield was also in a stalemate. The new army and the Belgians' sudden counterattack disrupted the French army's rhythm.

Especially after the hand-to-hand combat began, soldiers from both sides struggled and became entangled, and the French army's artillery advantage was unable to be used.

At the same time, the shortcomings of Oudinot's previous pressing attack also began to appear.

The advantage of this offensive method is that the offensive is as continuous as the waves crashing on the shore, which can severely damage the enemy's morale and compress the enemy's defensive space to make the enemy disorganized.

As long as one of them is broken through, the enemy's entire defense line will collapse, and the battle can be ended quickly, with high efficiency, and the actual casualties may be smaller than a steady attack.

However, the disadvantages of this style of play are also huge, that is, it is often accompanied by huge casualties in the early stage. At the same time, if you cannot suppress your opponent, you will become passive.

For the enemy, just breaking a certain point can disrupt the French offensive.

At this time, Leopold I and Charles Rogier were looking for such an opportunity. The morale of the Belgian army had greatly increased due to the arrival of reinforcements. This was an opportunity they could take advantage of.

The French and Belgians fighting on the frontal battlefield did not know the specific number of the coalition forces, so the braver the latter, the more fearful the former would be.

Compaoré in the rear could see clearly that although the enemy reinforcements were large in number, they were stuck to death by the French elite cavalry.

As long as they take advantage of this opportunity to capture the Belgian's main position, the final victory will belong to the French.

However, the French soldiers fighting on the frontline battlefield did not know this. They only knew that the enemy's reinforcements were coming, and that huge numbers were constantly climbing over the hills.

It was this hesitation that gave the soldiers a slight hesitation. As the battle progressed, the French army began to tire, and the large increase in casualties continued to undermine morale.

The several-kilometer-long battle line was already covered with corpses, and Leopold I's own guards had joined in this bloody fight.

General Compaore's blood pressure was already full. He originally hoped to end this battle with minimal casualties.

However, the intrusion of the German Allied Forces disrupted his original plan. Now that the enemy has an advantage in strength, even if our side wins, the losses will be far greater than expected.

"Damn it! Where did they come from! Are all those intelligence agents pigs?"

The officers on the side were also helpless. There was indeed no news of enemy reinforcements coming from the rear.

"Damn it! Where did those Germans come from! Do they want to declare war on our great France?"

Only then did Compaore remember that although the French Provisional Government had repeatedly threatened Austria with war, it seemed that it had not yet declared war with the German Confederation in front of him.

Now that the two sides are fighting on Belgian soil, it is difficult to say clearly which side started the war.

But he didn't have much time to think, because another army appeared on the other side of the battlefield.

"Again?"

Compaore picked up the telescope, and the black, red and gold tricolor flag came into view again. At this moment, he felt desperate, and his career seemed to be over.

The reserve team in his hands was less than 2,000 people, and the size of the new army was at least 10,000 people.

"Quick! Hold on! Hold on! You, you, you bring the reserve team! As long as we can hold on for two hours, victory will still belong to us!"

Although Compaoré's men were a little skeptical, they still carried out the order. After all, there seemed to be no better way at this time.

French soldiers cannot surrender to these motley crews.

Several officers immediately led the remaining reserves to stop the new enemy force, hoping that their colleagues on the main battlefield could quickly deal with the Belgians.

Unfortunately, the French army on the main battlefield collapsed before the last reserve force of the French army arrived on the battlefield.

Because for those French troops on the frontal battlefield, they were no longer surrounded from two sides, but attacked from three sides.

Infantry does not have the discipline of cavalry.