Blücher saw the appearance of the Prussian cavalry in the telescope and let out a sigh of relief. God knows what the consequences would be if the Prussian infantry failed to block the charge of these Cossack cavalry.
At the beginning, in order to prevent the Cossack scouts from discovering the strength of Berne's Prussian army, Blücher deployed a thousand cavalry twenty miles behind Berne. Blücher originally planned to use this force
The cavalry is used as a surprise force.
Later, when he saw the unexpected attack of the Cossack cavalry, Blücher was so excited that he immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity, an opportunity to kill this Cossack cavalry.
So Blücher immediately sent someone to order the cavalry to move to the rear of the Cossack cavalry, ready to give these barbarians a hard blow from behind.
Facts have proved that the general of this Prussian cavalry is very discerning. He launched an attack from behind when the Cossacks were unable to escape. Blücher was overjoyed. His intuition told him that the victory was determined.
Some Cossacks heard the sound of horse hooves behind them and cheered for a while, but soon they felt something was wrong, because there were so many people in them, and everyone knew clearly that now that Plivsky was already going all out, why?
There may also be a cavalry, in which case there is only one explanation, that is, the cavalry behind is Prussian.
At this moment, Pliski's order also reached the ears of these Cossacks who were fighting on the front line. When they heard the Prussian cavalry appearing behind them, all the Cossacks were stunned for a moment.
The hands also slowed down.
This slowness allowed the surrounding Prussian soldiers to find a loophole, and bayonets were inserted one after another. Unprepared, the Cossacks were turned into hedgehogs one by one.
After nearly three hours of fierce fighting, both the Cossacks and the Prussian soldiers were at the end of their game, and the Cossacks were even more desperate because they saw that victory was not far away. The price of this desperate effort was a huge exhaustion of physical strength.
But seeing that the upcoming victory was about to come to nothing due to the addition of the Prussian cavalry, all the Cossacks were filled with unwillingness.
But what could he do if he was unwilling to do so? After the whole army shouted "Long Live Prussia", Blücher ordered the whole army to counterattack. After learning that his reinforcements had launched an attack behind the Cossacks, all the Prussian soldiers were in high spirits and the reinforcements
The arrival of the group immediately boosted morale.
Seeing that the Prussian army in front of them had undergone earth-shaking changes from before, the Cossacks' momentum was suddenly lost. Because of the previous physical exhaustion and the fact that the battle situation was about to be unfavorable to their own side, many Cossack companies continued to wield their sabers.
All gone.
I saw many Cossacks who were fighting with the Prussian army turning their horses and running in the direction of Plivsky. Some Cossack cavalry who were trapped in the Prussian army's formation were of course hopeless to break out.
The soldier dismounted his horse.
Although the charge of a thousand Prussian cavalry was not as powerful as the previous Cossacks, it also had the effect of destroying the morale of the three armies at this critical moment. Pliski looked at the two hundred cavalry gathered around him and shouted:
"These cunning bastards have pushed us into a desperate situation. Warriors on the grassland, let those bastards see that the roles of hunter and prey will never change, and we Cossacks will always be the greatest hunters in the world."
As the last word fell, the Cossacks gathered in Pliski summoned up their last courage and mobilized their horses to confront the oncoming Prussian cavalry.
Plivsky is right, the roles of hunter and prey will never change, because whoever is strong is the hunter, but these Cossacks are not strong, so they can only become prey.
It was just a charge, and the two hundred Cossacks turned into over a hundred, while the Prussian cavalry on the opposite side did not suffer much damage. One side was exhausted, while the other side was indeed full of physical strength. You can imagine who is better and who is worse.
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But fortunately, most of the Cossacks were out of contact with the Prussian army at this moment, and they were freed from the entanglement of the Prussian army. Like their previous comrades, these Cossacks mustered up their last courage and launched a charge against the Prussian cavalry.
However, the physical exertion and mental tension made them unable to hold the sabers in their hands, which had never happened before.
Seeing the Cossacks attacking from behind the Prussian army, a Cossack next to Plivsky said loudly:
"Chief, let's charge again. Our people are attacking behind the Prussian cavalry. Our attack now will definitely cause those cavalry to suffer a big loss, and there are many little guys from our tribe on the battlefield!
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The Cossack's persuasion worked. Plivsky, who originally had an idea of escape, quickly gave up this stupid idea. Even if he could escape, but with only the hundred or so cavalry around him, the world is vast.
Where can there be a place for him?
Pliski gritted his teeth and roared again:
"Fight with those damn bitches and show them what a Cossack is."
After saying that, Plivsky took the lead and rushed towards the Prussian cavalry. Seeing this, the Cossacks behind him also gritted their teeth and followed Plivsky closely.
This time the Cossacks caused a lot of casualties to the Prussian cavalry. At the same time, Pliski also picked up five or six hundred Cossacks, but these were the only five or six hundred cavalry left around him. When he saw the Prussian cavalry,
The infantry had already caught up. If they didn't leave, the Cossacks in their hands would be in danger of being saved. Pliski decisively ordered a retreat.
Five or six hundred Cossacks turned and ran away. Seeing this situation in the telescope, Blücher immediately ordered the herald to tell the cavalry to continue the pursuit and be sure to annihilate all the Cossacks here.
The Cossacks who escaped should be lucky, because there are still many Cossacks trapped in the Prussian army formation, and escaping is undoubtedly a luxury for them.
As one Cossack surrendered, many Cossacks saw the bad opportunity and quickly threw down their weapons and applied for surrender. Seeing this, Blücher, after thinking for a while, ordered to accept the surrender of those Cossacks.
As the Prussian army accepted the surrender, the war in Bourne came to an end. The Prussian army won the battle. After the war, more than eight Cossack cavalry were annihilated and a thousand Cossacks were captured. The Prussian army itself also "killed a thousand enemies."
"800 self-inflicted losses." The Prussian infantry suffered nearly 1,200 casualties, while the cavalry suffered nearly 300 casualties.
A large part of the victory here was due to the timely arrival of the Prussian cavalry. In the subsequent pursuit, the Prussian cavalry also captured more than two hundred Cossacks. Of course, the only drawback was that Plivsky still ran away.
This had to make Blücher very regretful, but after summarizing the results, it was considered a victory, and during the subsequent interrogation, Blücher learned the whereabouts of Kleinman.
When he heard that Kleiman was in Bialystok, Blücher's heart burned with passion. The fire in Königsberg made many people suspect that Kleiman had died.
Of course, this result was not very satisfactory to Henry's army. They failed to capture the leader and the result was at least 30% less.
If he could catch Kleiman, not to mention more than a thousand casualties, or even double the casualties, it would be worth it to Blücher, so Blücher only thought for a while and decided
Attack on Bialystok.
Although the Prussian army had just experienced a major war and it was really not appropriate to fight another one now, Kleimann's temptation made Blücher willing to take the risk, and even if Plivski escaped, he would not be able to exceed
Four hundred cavalry, such a force, compared to the temptation to seize Clayman, is a three times the reward for the effort.