It is precisely because the Danes' plan is so crazy that Sheffield is very reluctant to help the Danes, but now who has let the Danes catch him? If the letter is handed over to Prussia, just think about his own
In the end, Sheffield will shudder. Now Sheffield can only follow the Danes' path to the dark side.
Just after Sheffield agreed to Denmark's conditions, as mayor, he ordered several deep-water docks in Denmark to immediately vacate berths. At the same time, Sheffield also organized a large number of small river boats to gather at the docks and stand by.
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According to the Danish plan, in order to prevent Prussian spies from being detected, Denmark will mobilize a group of more than 10,000 troops directly from the Jutland Peninsula and then directly arrive in Hamburg via North Sea shipping. After being transshipped in Hamburg, they will go directly south along the Elbe River.
Down.
This time Frederick VI insisted on doing so under great pressure. Frederick VI knew that Denmark only had more than 10,000 troops in the entire Jutland Peninsula, and now except for the Jutland Peninsula,
In addition to the pressure, the pressure from the Kingdom of Sweden in the east also forced Denmark to mobilize a considerable number of troops to resist the Swedish attack in Norway.
For Denmark, being attacked from both sides is undoubtedly the worst result. Now Denmark is facing dual pressure from Prussia and Sweden, so Denmark must eliminate an enemy as quickly as possible, otherwise Denmark will have absolutely no hope.
Originally, Frederick VI's sights were set on Sweden. After all, Sweden's strength was slightly inferior to Prussia in every aspect. However, the Kattegat Strait had been blocked by the British Royal Navy.
In this way, it is impossible for Danish troops to arrive in Stockholm quietly, and because Stockholm is near the sea, the Swedish sea defense is quite good.
As a result, Denmark had only one option, which was to defeat Prussia first. Besides a surprise attack on Brandenburg, Frederick VI could not think of any other way to resist the Prussian army's attack.
On November 5, 1788, several large wharves in the Free City of Hamburg had been blocked by the city guard. Some porters and idlers on the wharves were all cleared by the city guard.
On this day, Sheffield came to the dock in person. While waiting anxiously for the Danish ship, Sheffield kept wiping the cold sweat inadvertently left on his forehead.
Just when Sheffield was about to collapse, a huge fleet arrived. Large ships docked at the pier. However, these ships did not fly flags, which was obviously for concealment.
After these large ships docked, the sampans on the ships were put down, and groups of Danish soldiers walked off one after another under the command of the officers. Each of these Danish soldiers carried a bulging backpack. These backpacks
In the middle are the soldiers' rations for more than half a month and the ammunition needed for the battle.
After these soldiers, a batch of 2-pound and 4-pound small guns were dragged down. Because the most important thing in this operation was speed, the Danish army carried more of these small guns. Those large guns were
The doors are not carried.
"Your Excellency the Mayor, this is General Durex, the supreme commander of our Danish army for this operation."
Seeing that Schaefer really kept his promise, Landforger's face was filled with a smile and he introduced a middle-aged general to Schaefer.
After the two sides saluted each other, the Danish general named Durex spoke:
"Your Excellency, Mayor, thank you very much for your contribution to the Nordic people. As every peace-loving civilized person, we should resist or even resist Prussia's evil acts. In this regard, I admire Mr. Sheffield very much."
"I don't dare, I don't dare. Your Majesty General, you're welcome. These are what I should do."
Faced with Durex's compliment, Sheffield's face froze and then he said humbly to Durex with a smile.
"Your Excellency, Mayor, you are indeed honorable and honorable. Please allow me to express my high respect to you on behalf of the Danish people!"
As he said this, Durex saluted Xie Feier with a decent military salute. God knows how bitter and hypocritical Xie Feier's smile was at this moment.
In just half a day, all the Danish troops were unloaded from the ships, and with the sound of a whistle, all the Danish ships sounded their whistles. Obviously, these ships were expressing their gratitude to the Danish soldiers in this way.
My own respect and best wishes.
Seeing the Danish ship leave the horse's head, Sheffield immediately gave an order to his entourage. In less than half an hour, countless ships were approaching the pier on the sea in front of the pier. These ships were exactly
Sheffield used his own rights to mobilize them. Of course, the ships here are the limit of what Sheffield can mobilize.
These ships are relatively small compared to before, but it is these small ships that can travel quickly in the Elbe River and even the Spree River. Otherwise, if you use those big ships, not to mention the depth of the river water, with that kind of volume, they are probably still
He was discovered before he reached the Prussians.
Fortunately, the Danish army led by Durex was relatively elite. At least in executing military orders, these Danish troops did an excellent job. On the way to the ship, in addition to the shouts of the officers,
The soldiers remained quite quiet.
On November 6, 1788, the Danish army prepared for departure in Hamburg. Before boarding the ship, Durex expressed his gratitude to Scheffel for his free help, and Durex presented Scheffel with a
A personal gift worth five thousand gold marks.
"General, you are too kind."
"Hey, Mr. Mayor, this is just a small comment, and there will be more behind it. Don't worry, as long as you maintain a friendly relationship with Denmark, you will get more than just this."
During the conversation, Sheffield accepted such a large sum of property with a bright smile. Of course, Sheffield ordered someone to lift the big bag containing the money.
"Mader, it took a whole week to fight Flensburg. Could it be said that Flensburg is more difficult to fight than Schwerin?"
Dessau looked at the Prussian generals in the tent and said angrily. It was different from what they had expected. Although the Danish troops defending the city performed quite poorly in the first two days, the subsequent battles became more intense each time. Those Danish troops
They actually changed their previous style and started repeated battles with the Prussian army. As a result, the casualties of the Prussian army gradually increased.
But now Flensburg, which the Prussian army expected to be able to win a battle, actually resisted the Prussian attack for a whole week. Of course, facing this situation, the Prussian army was okay. After all, they had fought many big battles.
Battle, but the auxiliary armies in Schleswig and Holstein were different.
As the Prussian army made no progress for a week, a message with a very bad influence came out from the coalition forces in Schleswig and Holstein. Of course, the best way to respond to the message is to be realistic, but the Prussian army chose
I was really blocked from making any progress in Flensburg.
In this way, the Prussian army's thoughts began to get excited. Prussia's troops had the advantage. In this way, they could leave enough defensive troops and then the rest of the army continued to attack north. In this way, the Danish forces in Flensburg were not convinced.
The military can continue to be a coward.
The total number of standing troops in Denmark is there. The entire Jutland Peninsula does not have a standing army of 20,000. Now there are nearly 10,000 standing troops in Flensburg. So this means that other areas of the Jutland Peninsula
There isn't much of an army at all. In this case, it's better to eat the fat meat that can easily be eaten into the stomach first.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, it is not possible to continue like this. I suggest that we leave the fifth division to monitor Flensburg, and then our other armies continue to advance deeper into the Jutland Peninsula!"
"Your Majesty Scharnhorst, what do you mean? Why don't you let your third division stay? Marshal, I believe that the third division has rich combat experience, so it should take on the most important task of monitoring France.
The Third Division is well-deserved for its mission as a fort.”
Hearing that Scharnhorst suggested to Marshal Dessau that his fifth division should stay to monitor Flensburg, Clausnz immediately became anxious. Are you kidding? If you want to stay, you Scharnhorst and the 3rd Division will stay.
Just stay with the Third Division.
"Your Excellency Klaunz, the performance of the Fifth Division in previous wars is obvious to all. Such a division has fought many battles. I believe that good steel should be used on the blade. There is no more important task on the battlefield to protect the rear of the army.
, so the fifth division deserves it!"
Originally, there were nearly 10,000 troops in the city of Flensburg, so it was not surprising to leave a division to monitor Flensburg. After all, if no one was left to monitor Flensburg, what if the defenders of Flensburg were unexpectedly there?
Wouldn't it be worse to rush out and catch Prussia by surprise?
Seeing the two division commanders arguing below, Dessau couldn't help but feel a headache. Although Scharnhorst had a good personal relationship with him, and he was very optimistic about Scharnhorst's future, at first Scharnhorst
It was a taboo for Ste to rashly ask the Fifth Division to stay.
Because after all, Scharnhorst is only the commander of the 3rd Division and has no right to arrange the combat missions of the 5th Division. It can be said that Scharnhorst has actually replaced the chef.
"Haha, you two don't have to argue. I have decided that Scharnhorst will lead the third division to stay and monitor Flensburg this time, while the fifth division and the Schleswig and Holstein troops will go north together.
,This time our target is Aubenluo!"
Hearing that Dessau asked his third division to stay, Scharnhorst's face immediately turned cloudy, but he knew that since Dessau had made the decision, he could not continue to refute it. After all, Dessau was the only one
As the supreme commander of the army, he has the power to make flexible decisions, but after all, he is only a subordinate general.