The battle has been going on for two hours. The soldiers on both sides of the battlefield seemed to have poured decades of hatred into the battlefield. They looked at the casualties indifferently. Even the injured soldiers were gritting their teeth and supporting themselves.
Prince Henry looked at the stalemate on the battlefield. He lowered his head slightly and didn't know what he was thinking about.
"Your Majesty, Marshal, we can't go on like this. The casualties will be too great. Why don't we let the cavalry charge?" An officer next to Marshal Laodong said to Laodong.
"You idiot, didn't you see that Prussia didn't put its cavalry into the battlefield? What we are fighting now is the perseverance and determination of both sides. As long as the Prussians can't bear it, we have hope of victory." Marshal Laodong shook his head and cursed
Didn't Lao Dong know that the casualties would be huge if the fight continued like this, but there was no good way now. Both sides were holding their breath, and whoever moved first would lose this breath.
"Old Doerr, do you have any ammunition?" a soldier on the Prussian front asked his comrade standing next to him.
"As big as you are, I've told you to aim before firing. You new recruits never know how to save ammunition. Here, these are the last two rounds. I won't take any more." Duer looked around him
The comrades shouted and cursed
Durr is from Potsdam. He has been in the Prussian army for fifteen years. Next to him is Klaus, a new recruit just added this year. Klaus is also from Potsdam. The two of them are standing at the forefront.
In the fourth platoon, the recruits were very nervous when they entered the battlefield for the first time. They may have fired the bullets from their guns without receiving the commander's order, resulting in a waste.
"Stand up straight, Klaus, and remember to aim before shooting. Otherwise, you'll have to mount the bayonet when you get to the back, you bastard." Old Duer scolded. Klaus curled his lips and looked at the ammunition in his hand.
Loaded into the barrel of the gun.
Before Klaus had finished firing the two bullets, he saw the commander of their battalion wave his command knife.
"You kid, you're stunned. Hurry up and put the bayonet on. We're going to fight with the bayonet." Old Duer saw Klaus standing in a daze, he pushed Klaus and said, Klaus hurriedly put the bayonet on his waist.
The bayonet was sheathed on the barrel of the gun.
"Charge!" At the command of the commander, the Prussian soldiers rushed towards the Austrians at a fast pace. The Austrians may not have expected that the Prussians would launch a charge so quickly. Some soldiers were as stunned as Klaus.
, they only reacted to the angry scoldings of the Austrian officers and hurriedly began to sheath their bayonets.
Seeing the Prussians launching a charge, Marshal Laudon had an idea and ordered:
"Order the cavalry unit to be divided into two. One unit will penetrate the battlefield from the right wing, and the other unit will intercept the Prussians after the Prussian cavalry is dispatched." Laudon's herald responded and went down to deliver the order.
Seeing the Austrians dispatching cavalry, Henry slapped his thigh and said:
"Great, I finally caught you. Order our cavalry to attack the Austrian cavalry from the right wing and drive the Austrians back."
The two cavalrymen launched a charge under the orders of their respective commanders, and tens of thousands of horse hooves made the ground shake like an earthquake.
Klaus, who was fighting, felt the vibrations on the ground. He asked Old Duer, who was gasping for breath at the side:
"What's going on? Why is the ground shaking so hard?"
"You little brat, that's the cavalry charging. Oops, I'm exhausted. Come over here and help me." Duer gasped and looked at an Austrian soldier charging towards him and said quickly.
The battlefield changed after Austria put in cavalry. Although Prussia also quickly put in cavalry, they were stopped by a small group of Austrian knights and could not break through for a while. But the Austrian cavalry was killing people like melons and vegetables.
After entering the Prussian infantry and seeing the entire right wing crumbling, Henry was a little dazed. Why was this a little different from what he imagined?
But before Henry could react, Laudon seized the opportunity. He put all the Austrian reserves on the right wing. Now the right wing could not support it, and the entire right wing was beaten to pieces. Henry quickly ordered the Prussian reserve force to support the right wing.
, but it was a little too late. The panicked right-wing troops broke out and the formation of the incoming reserve troops was thrown into chaos.
Henry gritted his teeth and ordered his personal guards to dispatch reinforcements on the right wing, but it was still to no avail.
Laudon was overjoyed when he saw this, and he quickly ordered the Austrian army to rush in from the right wing and directly attack the Prussian center army.
When the Austrians saw that their right wing had been broken through, they all moved forward bravely. Victory was in sight.
But before Laudon and the Austrians were happy for long, the Prussian flag appeared behind them, and William rushed to the battlefield at the most critical moment.
Looking at his crumbling position, William was very glad that he had finally caught up with him. William ordered the army not to leave any reserves. When the whole army came forward, they must completely annihilate the Austrians and the place. The Prussians, who were originally a little distracted,
Seeing one's own flag appear behind the enemy's rear boosts morale.
Prince Henry was overjoyed and said loudly:
"Our reinforcements are here, let's take it easy and defeat the Austrians. The whole army charges." After saying this, the leading men's prancing horses raised their swords and charged towards the Austrian army. Inspired by this, the defeated Prussian troops also turned around and charged towards the Austrians.
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Marshal Laudong was stunned. He didn't understand why the Austrians appeared in his rear. Now all his troops were fighting the enemy in front of him, and there were not many defensive troops in the rear.
In just a moment, the sparse defensive forces behind the Austrians were broken through by the Prussian army. The Austrians were attacked from both sides on the entire battlefield, and Laudong was unable to recover.
Seeing that the situation on the battlefield was getting more and more unfavorable, Lao Dong bit his lips and ordered after a moment:
"The entire army turned to the right, ordered the cavalry to block the Prussians, and everyone broke out from the right wing to find a way out."
Laudon's idea is good, but can he stand out? The answer is obviously no. William saw the unfavorable situation on the right wing from the beginning and invested most of his troops on the right wing. It can be said that after the Prussian reinforcements arrived, the Austrian right wing
People are under the greatest pressure.
Some Austrian soldiers were desperate. Seeing enemies in front and behind, they no longer had hope for victory. With the surrender of an Austrian soldier, it spread like a plague throughout the entire front. The Austrians abandoned their weapons and surrendered. Laudon
Under the protection of the left and right personal guards, they managed to escape, but the remaining Austrians were not so lucky and either surrendered or were wiped out.
It is undeniable that there are still a lot of recalcitrant Austrian troops. These recalcitrant troops are veterans who have survived the Austrian wars in the past years. These veterans are the most precious treasures of all countries. They have caused a lot of damage to the Prussians.
loss.
The whole battle was full of drama. Laudon still couldn't believe that he was overturned by the Prussians when he was about to win. This was really a big joke played by God.
In fact, there is no problem with Laodong's command in a normal war. It can only be said that God did play a big joke on the Austrians.
The entire battle lasted for more than four hours, and the armies of both sides were exhausted. The effect of investing a group of fresh troops at this time was obvious.
William looked at the battlefield where the situation was decided and showed the unique smile of a victor.