Although Henry and Ferdinand did not reach a unified opinion on the next military action, this did not hinder the friendship between the two. After two days of debate, the two reached a compromise, led by Ferdinand.
Leading 12,000 men to march towards Königsberg, Henry will lead 8,000 men to search for traces of Cossack cavalry everywhere.
The next day after reaching a consensus, Ferdinand marched to Königsberg with 12,000 men. The army was filled with joy. Many soldiers thought that now that the main force of the rebels had been annihilated, Königsberg
The castle has no power to stop them. Maybe when the royal family's counter-rebellion army appears under the city of Königsberg, countless enemies will take the initiative to open the city and surrender, so they are just conducting an armed parade.
But unfortunately, these optimistic soldiers did not expect that the changes in the war were so great. When Ferdinand led the army to the outskirts of Königsberg, they were greeted by dense fortifications outside Königsberg.
, these fortifications may be just a trench or an earthen wall, but these fortifications caused quite a bit of trouble to the counter-rebels.
When he saw the rebel troops deployed at every fortification and the peaceful rebels fighting fierce battles, Ferdinand understood that the Battle of Königsberg was not as easy as he had imagined.
Of course, Ferdinand would not give up the attack on Königsberg because of this. The fierce resistance of the rebels was considered by Ferdinand to be a crazy act before death. Ferdinand scoffed at this, and he announced to the entire army
After learning about the current situation of the rebels, he wanted to let all soldiers know that the rebels no longer have much strength. They are just struggling to their death. As long as all the ministries work harder, the day of quelling the rebellion is just around the corner.
Encouraged by Ferdinand, the counter-rebels launched a more violent attack on the rebel defenses. However, surprisingly, the rebels persisted and even occupied some strategic positions with the counter-rebels in some areas.
There were repeated battles over the more important fortifications.
Kleiman on the wall of Königsberg was very excited to see the rebel soldiers fighting so bravely. Of course, the main reason why the rebels fought so tenaciously was because Kleiman once said that Russian reinforcements would arrive in the near future. This
Added confidence to all rebels.
Henry headed southwest with an army of 8,000 men because he received intelligence that nearly 3,000 Cossack cavalry occupied the important southern town of Bialystok, and after occupying the city, those Cossacks reportedly launched an attack on the city.
massacre.
This news made Henry furious. As a member of the Hohenzollern family, he had an unshirkable duty to protect the country that his ancestors fought bloody battles for. How could Henry tolerate those barbaric Cossacks doing whatever they wanted on the territory of the Hohenzollern family?
, so after receiving accurate information about the Cossack cavalry, Henry immediately set off with his army.
But what Henry didn't expect was that shortly after he set out for Bialystok, he received a piece of intelligence. This intelligence was urgently provided by Prussian spies lurking in the Kingdom of Poland through some secret channels.
Sent over.
Because Henry is the military commander in the Kingdom of Prussia after William, at special moments, intelligence personnel will directly transmit relevant information to Henry, and this is of course a special moment.
In the intelligence, the spies informed Henry of very unfavorable news. Not long ago, the Russian army in Poland began a large-scale mobilization. The number should be around 5,000 people. Currently, the army has left their station.
According to intelligence personnel's investigation and speculation, these Russian troops are likely to march towards the East Prussia region.
After taking a look at the date when the intelligence was sent, and then silently calculating the distance in his mind, Henry was shocked to find that if the Russian army was marching to East Prussia as the intelligence said, then it would not be very far from Königsberg now.
Ferdinand was attacking Königsberg at this time. Although Henry didn't know how the war was going on Ferdinand's side, the sudden appearance of a Russian army of about 5,000 men on the battlefield would definitely greatly affect the situation.
Therefore, after gritting his teeth and thinking deeply for a while, Henry whipped his horsewhip into the void, and then ordered the entire army to turn around and immediately speed up to Königsberg. We will not go to Bialystok.
Of course, since he already knew that there were nearly three thousand Cossacks staying in Bialystok, how could Henry not take precautions? Henry left three thousand people to guard La La not far from Bialystok.
Roebling, this position is just right for the Cossack cavalry to march towards Königsberg.
Of course, Henry's behavior was not hidden from Plivski in Bialystok. After the Cossacks reveled for a few days, Plivski had to think about the next move. At this time, the Cossack sentry
The detective informed him of the discovery of the Prussian army in the northeast.
Just when Plivsky was about to take his troops out to have a good talk with the Prussians, Plivsky received news again that the Prussian troops had evacuated. Regarding the two completely opposite messages, Plivsky
Keaton didn't know what to do.
If the Prussians attack directly, with the speed of the Cossack cavalry, Pliski is convinced that even if he cannot defeat them, he can run away with part of the cavalry. But now that the Prussians have withdrawn, it means that the Prussians must be there.
Something big happened.
But what big thing can happen now? Morak is dead, and Kleiman alone can't make much trouble. At most, he can delay the Prussians so that he can enjoy it for a while longer, although Pliski has not seen it.
Kleiman, but for that dandy’s name, Plivsky has admired him for a long time.
So what else can happen that can make the Prussians withdraw urgently? Could it be a bait, but this is not like it. As long as there is no cavalry unit that can catch up with the Cossacks, any bait is useless. Prussian has always believed that the Cossack cavalry is invincible in the world.
Pliski thought so proudly, well, Pliski, whose mind was about to swell with thought, decided not to care about the strange whereabouts of this Prussian army, and set his sights on the vicinity of Bialystok.
several towns of.
Looking at the rebel defense line that had not achieved a complete breakthrough after several days of fierce attacks, Ferdinand's eyes were filled with something called anger.
"Look at the good deeds you have done. So many troops have taken turns to break through the defense lines of a few rebels. How did you lead the troops? If you can't do it for me, get out of here." He looked at the several frontline troops in front of him.
The leading officer, Ferdinand, jumped to his feet and scolded loudly.
"Your Highness, our army has tried its best, but the resistance of the rebels is too tenacious. The attacking soldiers have already suffered heavy casualties. If this continues, the gains outweigh the losses," an officer boldly retorted.
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"Don't give any excuses. I won't listen to excuses. The rebels are tenacious. Are you just fools? Are there so many of you still unable to defeat those rebels who have lost their dogs? I will give you three more days to listen to them all."
It’s clear, it’s three days, I only gave it three days, if there is no progress by then, I will peel off your skin.” Hearing that someone dared to refute him, Ferdinand exploded in anger, and saw that he seemed to be irritated.
Ferdinand was like a lion, and the officers had no choice but to retreat angrily.
In fact, the soldiers who fought against the rebels fought very bravely, but the rebels who were trapped and fighting were even more desperate. The rebels all knew that once the war failed, the rebels would never have a good life. For the rebels, no matter where they were,
The rulers of the country have always been ruthless.
Encouraged by this idea, he is naturally better than the counter-rebels. What's more, most of the arms and supplies that Morak raised himself and aided by Russia were stored in Königsberg, so there is no shortage of rebels who hold on to Königsberg.
In terms of baggage, the rebels were even richer in supplies than Ferdinand's army.
It was under such conditions that Ferdinand's army failed to achieve results. After the day's attack, the tired counter-rebel soldiers returned to their camps to rest, but Ferdinand had not rested yet.
, he stared at the map in the tent, but there was nothing on the map to remind him of his victory. Just when Ferdinand frowned, Blücher put a cup of black tea on Ferdinand.
To the right of the south.
Seeing Blücher's move, Ferdinand nodded slightly to him and then picked up the teacup. However, before Ferdinand could bring the teacup to his mouth, a figure hurriedly approached the tent.
"Your Highness, our scouts have discovered a large army in the east. There are five or six thousand people. This army is currently marching here. Please make preparations in advance." Ferdinand was shocked when he heard the news.
, the hand holding the teacup loosened, and the teacup fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
An army of five or six thousand men appeared in the east. Ferdinand quickly stepped forward and grabbed the man and asked loudly:
"Are you sure you came from the east, not the west?"
Seeing Ferdinand's actions, not only those who were dragged by him, but also Blücher were also shocked. After questioning, the man once again gave an answer from the east.
Ferdinand let go of his hand, and then ran to the edge of the map to draw. Seeing the man in a daze, Blücher quickly signaled that he could leave.
Then Blücher also came to the edge of the map. After a while, Ferdinand returned to his chair, closed his seat and sat down without saying a word. Seeing this, Blücher quickly imitated Ferdinand and started drawing on the map.
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The army coming from the east will definitely not be friendly troops in this direction, because Henry's army is in the west, and the reinforcements sent by the kingdom will also come from the west. If they are either friendly troops, they will be enemy troops. At this moment, there are five to six thousand troops in one force.
Blücher simply did not dare to think about what consequences a human enemy force would have.