Holabrunn is a place with several high slopes on flat terrain. There are no disturbing rivers passing by, and there are not many woods close to the battlefield to provide cover, so this means that this battle is a relatively strong one.

contest.

I don’t know if this is not a battlefield that the Duke of Vendôme chose to be fair to both the enemy and us in order to demonstrate his ability to use troops, but since he wants to intercept me here, I have no choice but to defeat him here.

In the early winter of 1725, on December 22, the sun had just passed through the leaden gray clouds, and the noise of horses dragging cannons broke the silence of the day.

Portable cavalry artillery carried active artillery into the battlefield from the southeast, and followed the infantry column in order to advance eastward. In the mountains not far away from them, there was the French position.

The queue of soldiers entering the battlefield was like a bottle of ink that was accidentally knocked over, slowly but powerfully eating away at the withered grass.

"The 56th Spartan Legion has entered its predetermined position!"

"The 57th Spartan Legion has entered its predetermined position!"

"The 55th Spartan Legion has entered its predetermined position!"

"The various legions of Governor Ventra have entered the designated positions!"

"His Majesty the Emperor's various legions have also entered the designated positions!"

Logically speaking, after the Emperor Alexander took over the military power, the messengers had to shout his honorific title. The reason for this current situation is that the Emperor took over the military power on the surface, but in fact, I am still in charge of the main force.

Marching in formation.

In this way, Alexander, an irresponsible idiot, feels that as an emperor, he should appear as a savior, so he will lead the main cavalry and hide in the jungle behind him, waiting for the best opportunity. Once the opportunity arises, it will be him

When he leads his troops to fight and win victory for his empire.

For this decisive battle, I did not deploy the troops in one line. Instead, I specially deployed all the Imperial Regiments on hand in depth and echelons.

At present, the four groups that have been deployed on the battlefield are the right wing, the center, the left wing and the reserve group.

There are three legions on the left wing and five legions on the right wing. There are nearly 50,000 people on these two wings, more than 7,000 cavalry, and nearly 100,000 people in the center and reserves.

This kind of deployment allows us to have a certain depth and facilitate extensive maneuvers in terms of troops and weapons. Because if the troops are arranged in a line, the long and thin infantry line will put the entire army into a terrible situation where the head and tail cannot care about each other.

This will help me adjust my tactics against the Duke of Vendôme.

Of course, the reason why the troops are divided into this way is that I cannot handle so many legions at the same time. You must know that the number of imperial troops in the decisive battle of Holabrun this time has exceeded 100,000.

Alexander brought five legions from the Italian Army and more than 24,000 infantry, plus the more than 90,000 infantry I originally brought from Constantinople, we have more than 110,000 infantry here.

Infantry. And this does not include the sixteen thousand cavalry under Alexander's command and the more than twelve thousand cavalry on my side.

Twenty-eight thousand cavalry, this number is not unprecedented in this world, but it can be regarded as a handful. You must know that with such a large-scale cavalry force, let alone Austria, even the French cannot just scrape it together.

.However, according to intelligence, even if the French have gone through a long period of

In the long three-year war, the main force has been fighting, and their cavalry has suffered countless casualties. However, the total number of French cavalry has remained at nearly 50,000. Therefore, in this war, the Duke of Vendôme on the opposite side with his

Even if the cavalry did not have more than 25,000 people, it still had more than 20,000 people.

More than 40,000 cavalry are fighting on the battlefield. Both sides are about to invest more than 200,000 troops here. I feel terrible when I think about it.

At nine o'clock in the morning, overwhelming flags fluttered in front of my eyes. There were eagles spreading their wings on the German soil, bayonets flashing coldly in the surroundings, and crimson military uniforms, like flames in this winter.

A bright color ignited in the dry season.

When the sky was no longer so gray, Alexander's combat mobilization for the day was read out to the troops.

This command is short and powerful.

“Romans!!!

This is the moment you have been waiting for!

It’s also the moment I’ve been waiting for!

Because this is a moment that can turn the fate of our empire around!

Rome!

How long the double-headed eagle you love can soar over this land depends on what you do today!

My people, remember the meaning of your coming to this world, just as I, Alexander, Emperor of the Roman Empire, remember the meaning of my coming to this world!

We are born for this!

Yes, just for this decisive battle!

After today, whether we are alive or dead, standing in hell or heaven, let us raise our arms and cheer, Long Live Rome!"

One hundred and twenty thousand Romans under the sky shook the ground beneath their feet with cheers from their souls. Almost the next moment, the hostile French were not to be outdone and launched the same deafening cheers. Moreover, in those cheers, France

Many hot air balloons they had hidden rose up in the human camp.

On each of the hot air balloons, the sun, the symbol of the French king, was painted in golden colors.

"Did the Duke of Vendôme hide his treasure because he actually wanted to use this kind of thing to destroy our morale on the battlefield?" I have to say that if I were unprepared, it would still probably cause a certain loss to morale.

You must know that even if a hot air balloon is not a toy, the fact that it can fly in the sky is enough to scare people who have no knowledge. In this era, many people have no knowledge. This is the norm.

But right now, the Duke of Vendôme has stolen the chicken but lost the rice. The reason is very simple. I just revealed some inaccurate information through Assassin's mouth.

For example, we invented the hot air balloon.

Another example is that the French shamefully stole something that originally belonged to us.

Also, the Empire also has a batch of these gadgets, which are bigger and more powerful. But because the French ones stole them from us, they can only fly, and then they have no other functions.

Anyway, when the hot air balloon rose, the soldiers were more curious after being shocked.

"The actions of the French army...the Duke of Vendôme is really confident."

When the hot air balloon rose, the French army moved. They moved towards our flank and east.

This situation is both within our expectations and quite beyond our expectations.

"All the famous generals in France are so confident." Alexander didn't know whether he was sarcastic or admiring.

After going out to fight for more than two years, this old man has not changed much. Apart from his facial paralysis, I can't find any adjectives to describe this emperor of the Roman Empire.

"Are you still a virgin?" I don't know where my brain was at. I asked Alexander a question like this at this moment.

"I thought you would ask me on the first day."

"Weren't we all busy at that time? It's rare that we are free right now." I quickly explained to myself.

Alexander held out five fingers.

What?

"I have this and this." Alexander held out his other five fingers.

I nearly spat out a mouthful of blood and almost fainted on the spot. I already regretted why I taught Alexander how to masturbate.

"You are an emperor! To be an emperor, you have to behave like an emperor. If you spread the news like this, people will laugh!"

"I know. But do you think there is anyone in the world who has more noble hands than mine?"

"King of the French? Pope of Rome?"

"I suddenly want to whip you, Nikis."

"I think if our father knew about this, he would beat you to death before you beat me."

"I feel the malice coming from you. This is really a world full of malice."

The topic returned to the battlefield. The Duke of Vendôme used a rising hot air balloon to take the battlefield into his eyes. It seems that this famous general has found the key to victory, our weakness, and this weakness, yes, it is indeed me.

Very fearful.

"What do you think?" Alexander asked.

"The only way the central army can attack is to drag the French into the battlefield before they make a detour, and the left army can block the movement of the French army."

"What about our right wing?"

"We will detour from the left edge of the French army to disrupt the French army's rear and threaten the French army's road to the Sviatos Governor's defense line. If they continue to move like this, we will leave the battlefield and fight the Duke of Luxembourg. Anyway,

The troops on the Duke of Luxembourg's side are also torn apart. We will see then whether the net is broken or the fish is dead."

"But this will divide the troops."

"This is also the reason why the Duke of Vendôme launched the attack first."

In general, the Duke of Vendôme got the upper hand, but his advance was not without cost. The terrain on our left wing was relatively flat and exposed, but the rear of the position was higher than the surrounding terrain and had good visibility.

The horizon allowed the artillery to display its firepower from a high position. It can be said that the French army put themselves under our artillery attack.

This is why I deployed only three legions on the left wing, with nearly 20,000 people. If there were too many people, the Duke of Vendôme would not come.

Then, for a long period of time, we were in motion, using the right wing of Governor Ventra to attack the Russian left wing. My left wing army would conduct a limited interception of the roundabout French right wing, including the 13th St.

The elite main force, including the Bada Army, totaling 50,000, is preparing to make a frontal breakthrough to the Russian right wing area, attack the French army's weak flank, and then force the French army into our left wing, using artillery and cavalry to destroy the French army.

As for the French army, they probably wanted to use movement to cause disharmony between the emperor and the army.

My current judgment is that the French army may take the lead in breaking through the center, forcing us to retreat and isolating the right wing. In this way, once we are divided, although we will not definitely lose, what will happen to the French army who are clenched into fists?

Even if the French army is far smaller in number than us, it can knock the emperor's army into a panic.
Chapter completed!