On November 7, 1788, Durex stood on the deck of a medium-sized merchant ship and looked at the scenery on both sides of the Elbe River. The breeze was blowing on his face. At this moment, it seemed that all the sorrows had been put down. He closed his eyes and felt a little.
Watery air.
"Your Excellency General, according to our observation, we are still one day's sailing from the entrance of the Spree River. You can take a rest first."
An officer walked up to Durex and whispered quietly. When he heard someone talking next to him, Durex opened his eyes and nodded and said:
"Tell all ships to let the soldiers take this time to rest. I think we will encounter unprecedented battles later, and there will not be much time to rest."
"yes"
Fortunately, most of the Danish soldiers have experience in sailing. Otherwise, sitting on a boat for several days and being bumpy in the water would definitely make a large number of them vomit and have diarrhea and lose their combat effectiveness.
On November 8, the Prussian army bypassed the Flensburg front and approached Oberlo. On the same day, the Danish surprise force entered the Spree River via the Elbe River.
On November 9, just as Dessau was deploying troops to attack Oberlo, people in Brandenburg suddenly discovered that a large fleet was approaching Brandenburg.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, there is a large fleet approaching Brandenburg on the upper reaches of the Spree River, but these ships do not fly the flag of any country."
A Prussian soldier hurriedly ran to the Prussian First Division stationed outside Brandenburg City and asked Dafilia, the commander of the First Division.
Hearing the soldier's question, Dafilia was slightly surprised. It is now November, although the temperature in Brandenburg has not dropped to an unacceptable level, but this season is not a prosperous season for shipping, so this
Where did a fleet come from?
"Take me to see"
Dafilia told the soldier that this soldier was a herald belonging to the Brandenburg Security Department. When he first received the news from his compatriots upriver, the Brandenburg Security Department thought that the supplies purchased by the military had arrived, so this
Only then did we send someone to inquire. Otherwise, there would be no reason for such a large fleet to appear on the Spree River!
Under the leadership of the soldiers, Dafilia and the guards around him immediately came to a river bank outside Brandenburg City. Sure enough, when he raised his telescope, what he saw was a sky-covering sky.
The sun-blocking sails clearly indicate that this fleet is quite large.
Suddenly, Dafilia's pupils shrank because he saw a man in military uniform walking on the ship right in front, and that military uniform was not the equipment of the Prussian army.
"Quick, send someone to intercept the fleet immediately. After intercepting the fleet, immediately board the ship for inspection. And ask the officers and soldiers in the station to assist in the inspection."
But before Dafilia could finish what she said, the fleet was seen docking. As soon as it docked, a large number of people immediately appeared on the decks of the ships.
"enemy!"
Dafilia's screams instantly sounded from the river bank. From the telescope, it was obvious that the figures on the boats were all wearing uniforms. Not only that, these people had weapons in their hands. Obviously, they couldn't be Prussian.
army.
As if they saw Dafilia's group, a small team that had just disembarked immediately ran towards the location where Dafilia and others were.
"Hurry up, go and notify the security department, say these people are enemies, and ask them to close the city gate immediately and prepare for defense."
Dafilia immediately said to the herald of the Brandenburg Security Department, and after giving the order to the herald, Dafilia whipped her whip, and the horse galloped towards the First Division station.
Durex's feet stepped onto the river bank. Looking at the vague buildings in the distance, cold sweat broke out in Durex's palms. He knew that he had already stood here, so it was a result of progress and no retreat.
.
"Immediately put the 3rd and 5th Infantry Regiments on guard and have all units disembark quickly. In another hour, all units must disembark and gather together."
As he spoke, Durex looked at his pocket watch. The pocket watch showed that it was two o'clock in the afternoon, which was a good time to fight.
"Quick, get the army ready for battle."
After Dafilia returned to the station, she started to say such a sentence to the officers who came to hear the news. This sentence made the officers' hearts feel unbearable for a moment. Some people even thought they had heard wrongly.
"Your Excellency Dafilia, are you sure you want the army to prepare for battle now?"
An officer seemed to doubt his own ears and asked Dafilia in disbelief. After seeing Dafilia's fierce eyes, the officer understood that he had definitely heard correctly.
Static waves were shocked in the hearts of all the officers. You must know that they are just outside Brandenburg City, and Brandenburg is the capital and heart of Prussia, and now their division commander actually ordered them to prepare for battle.
Who are you fighting with? Could it be that the division commander is going to rebel?
Once this idea came into being, all the officers looked at Dafilia with unusual eyes.
"Don't give me any nonsense. There is a group of unidentified troops approaching Brandenburg on the Spree River. You all go down and mobilize the troops. I will give you half an hour. You must arm all the troops for me."
So ready for battle!"
Although Dafilia gave an explanation, it was obvious that some officers still did not believe it, but now was not a good time to object. In any case, Dafilia was the commander of the First Division after all, as long as he did not reveal it clearly
If he rebels, he will have the power to deal with the officers of the First Division.
Soon, just as the Prussian army was finishing its assembly, gunfire suddenly rang out outside Brandenburg City. Although it was far away, it was undoubtedly heard clearly by everyone in the First Division.
The soldiers of the First Division who had been hastily assembled thought at first that their superiors were coming to inspect, but the sound of gunfire from Brandenburg suddenly made everyone feel anxious.
"Immediately arrange for someone to inform Potsdam of the news here."
After hearing the sound of gunfire, Dafilia immediately told her herald, and then saw that most of the troops had assembled, Dafilia didn't say much.
"Let's go to Brandenburg!"
In fact, if Durex had come a week earlier, things would not have been so troublesome. The Prussian Second Division was originally stationed outside Brandenburg City, but because Dessau requested reinforcements, William ordered the Second Division ten days ago.
The Second Division set off for Jutland to assist Marshal Dessau.
And because of the transfer of the Second Division, considering that Brandenburg is the capital of Prussia after all, in order to prevent any mess from happening, William transferred the First Division originally stationed in Saxony to Brandenburg, and the First Division
The division also just arrived two days ago.
The sound of gunfire shocked the entire Brandenburg. There was no sound of gunfire in Brandenburg, which had been peaceful for a long time. Some people even thought that today was April Fool's Day, but then they thought it was November now.
, April Fool’s Day is still very early.
After consternation comes riot.............
Durex was also surprised, because according to his mind, he should have robbed the city gate after arriving at Brandenburg Castle before shooting, but now
"What's going on? Why did you shoot? Don't you know that this will alert the enemy?"
Surprised and angry, Durex grabbed the herald who came to report the news.
"General... Your Excellency, a group of Prussian troops approached the security area of the 3rd Regiment, and then the commander of the 3rd Regiment ordered shooting in order to prevent the Prussians from discovering anything unusual."
"Isn't it abnormal to shoot a gun? It's really something that fails to accomplish anything but fails to accomplish anything!"
Durex threw away the herald he was holding, and then cursed. After a few curses, Durex understood that since the enemy had been alerted, the Danish army's actions must be
accelerate
"Immediately tell the commanders of the Third Regiment and the Fifth Regiment, and ask them to rush to the Brandenburg Castle immediately. No matter what method they use, I must not let the Prussians close the city gate, and let the Tenth Regiment not let the Prussians close the city gate.
The third regiment, the fourteenth regiment, follow me immediately behind the third regiment, as for the seventeenth regiment..."
"Your Excellency General, the 17th Regiment has not disembarked from the ship yet."
Just as Durex was deep in thought, a staff officer beside him immediately reminded him in a low voice.
"Don't come down. Let the troops who have not disembarked immediately rush into Brandenburg City along the Spree River. They are choosing an opportunity to disembark in the city. Now hurry up!"
Following Durex's order, those ships that had not disembarked their soldiers immediately took off their sampans and rushed along the Spree River towards the city of Brandenburg.
Some people may want to ask, why didn't Durex let all the Danish soldiers rush to Brandenburg Castle before disembarking? That's because the space in the city is limited after all, and the Danish army does not consist of hundreds of people. This surprise attack on Denmark
However, more than 10,000 people were mobilized. If so many people disembarked in the city, it would be impossible to disembark in an organized and orderly manner in the face of the enemy's defensive attack. In this case, it would be better to disembark outside the city and then move the soldiers
Gather together and attack.
Moreover, Brandenburg has forts along the Spree River. Although most of these forts were built during decades of pro-war wars, and after decades of peace, Brandenburg’s river forts have
It is basically in a state of abandonment, but no matter what, as long as some of it can be used, it will be a devastating blow to the Danish army, because the ships the Danish army rides on do not have artillery for concealment.
Sure enough, just as the Danish ships advanced deep into Brandenburg along the Spree River, the armed forces belonging to the Brandenburg garrison on both sides opened fire.
PS: The third update will be sent tonight, thank you for your support, sweat!