Within the Prussian army, when to send troops has become a very hot topic. Although Christmas is approaching, 80% of the Prussian army enters combat readiness and goes to the front line, for the soldiers, they are not because of Christmas.
It is approaching and affecting the state, and even three divisions gathered in the western Saxony have a saying that "the Christmas march is coming to congratulate His Majesty the King."
As the top priority of Prussia, the army has always been the focus of William's attention. With the progress of military reform and the prosperity of Prussian finances, the treatment of the army has gradually increased under William's order.
In Prussia, there has always been a saying that "no matter how poor you cannot be poor education, no matter how hard you are, no matter how hard you are, no matter how hard you are," which is a manifestation of the spirit of the Prussian state. A knowledgeable and cultured army is the most powerful Great Wall of a country.
Looking at the army training outside the window facing the cold, Sharnhorst's face was full of smiles.
Two years ago, Sharnhorst was appointed as the commander of the Third Division by William in almost all controversy. Many people were not optimistic about Sharnhorst at that time, after all, his
He can be said to be the youngest among all division commanders and the least experienced.
But through his performance in the Danish War, Sharnhorst shut up all those who had disputes about him. Although the battle of Schweilin was a bit dramatic, then in quelling the resistance forces that suppressed the occupied areas, Sha
Enhorst also made great achievements.
This time, William will concentrate the third, seventeenth, eighteenth, and three divisions in the western part of Saxony, and is preparing to use these three divisions as fists to hit the Main River area.
In order to achieve strong cooperation between the three divisions, William appointed Sharnhorst as commander of the Main River Front. Of course, this appointment is still secret now. After all, once announced, it will mean that Prussia discloses its own views on the Main River.
Regional ambitions.
The commander of the 17th Division, Ultraland, and the commander of the 18th Division, Buschman, are now gathering in the commander's tent of Sharnhorst.
Looking at Sharnhorst, who is still young compared to his two, even though Ultraland and Buschmann are only over forty years old, they have given birth to the sigh of talented people in the country.
In the eyes of others, Sharnhorst was lucky because he met William and was greatly promoted. In 1781, Sharnhorst was promoted to Bran by William's wise eyes at the age of 26.
Assistant to the dean of the Denburg Military Academy, you should know that the dean of the academy was Marshal Qi Teng at that time.
In just seven years, Schánhorst rose from an assistant director to a commander of the 3rd Division. This speed can be said to be the highest among the Prussian army, even Blüchel could not compare to.
Scharnhorst.
Now, Schonhorst, who is only thirty-five, has been appointed as the commander to serve as the commander. You should know that there are only so many generals at the level of the Prussian division commander. Instead of everyone having Schonhorst, there are only so many generals at the level of the Prussian division commander.
Such luck can be appointed as the commander who stands alone.
"Hiss Commander, it's only ten days before Christmas. I wonder how it arranged it above?"
Looking at Sharnhorst's back, Ultraland asked.
Hearing Ultraland speak, Sharnhorst turned around and looked at Ultraland and Buschman and said:
"Your Excellency Ultra, you are polite. Your appointment has not been made public yet, so this commander is guilty of it. Besides, you two are my seniors, so why do I have the nerve to let you honor me with respect
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As soon as Sharnhorst finished speaking, Buschmann said:
"Mr. Commander, although your appointment has not been made public, after all, the orders of His Majesty the King have been issued. Therefore, it is appropriate for us to call you the Commander. In addition, the army has always been called by positions, so how can we be called because of this?
How many years do you grow up and become arrogant!"
Hearing Buschmann say this, although Sharnhorst warned himself to be humble and steady, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter.
"The orders of the two generals, the Military Department and the General Staff have been issued, and our preliminary date of action is set on Christmas Day, and the goal of action has been determined. At present, our three divisions are all concentrated in the Hoff area.
After the operation began, we divided into three groups. General Otland led the 17th Division to attack northwest from Ersten to Songnaberg. General Buschmann, your mission is to lead the 18th Division along
He headed southwest to Bayreut, and immediately headed west to the Bamberg area after obtaining local supplies. And the next general led the Third Division to attack Coburg!”
As soon as Sharnhorst finished speaking, Ultraland asked:
"General Scharnhorst is a little confused, and according to the arrangement of the General Staff, the forces of our three divisions will be dispersed. Although there is no strong enemy on the mission route that can pose a threat to our army,
Most of our army's marching routes are in hilly areas, which will inevitably affect our army's advancement speed."
"General Otland. I think the General Staff considers this way. First of all, there is no doubt that General Buschmann is extremely critical in the journey. Although there are no powerful enemies from Bayreut to Bamberg, once our army enters the market,
The Bamberg area will undoubtedly touch the bottom line of the princes in the Main River Basin, but the 18th Division has only 10,000 troops, and the 18th Division is a newly built division. I believe those who dare not surrender.
After learning about the operation of the 18th Division, the princes will definitely march into Bamberg because it is their best opportunity, but in this way, if our two divisions are too close to Bamberg, it will definitely be
It will make those princes worry............."
"General Sharnhorst, I'm still confused."
At this moment, Buschman spoke. In Sharnhorst's introduction, it was obvious that Buschman and his 18th Division were treated as bait-like characters. As for the Third Division, although the Third Division
There are strong cities like Coburg in their mission, but according to common sense, using the Third Division to attack Coburg seems to have a bit of a lack of talent.
Although Sharnhorst was interrupted by Buschman before he could finish his words, there was no displeasure on Sharnhorst's face, and he continued to explain:
"It only takes two days from Coburg to Bamberg. Coburg is a big city that is not so easy to capture, but as long as the Third Division is approaching Coburg, it will inevitably attract some of its vision.
In the past, at this time, the Third Division could have completely transferred the main force to Bamberg by escaping the shell. Even if the enemy in front of Coburg reacted, according to the distance and the difficulty of the mission, Ultra
General Lan's 17th Division should have also arrived at the city of Coburg.
In this way, if everything goes well, we will severely damage the princes of the Main River Basin in the Bamberg area to clear obstacles for the next operation. At the same time, the 17th Division must conquer Coburg after the city of Coburg is approached by the city of Coburg.
, and once Coburg is captured, the Main River Basin will be very open to our army!"
Scharnhorst's gradual reasoning made Ultraland and Buschmann nod, but there was a big flaw in the plan formulated by the General Staff, that is, why the General Staff concluded that the princes of the Main River Basin
It will definitely gather in Bamberg to resist the Prussian army.
Just after Ultraland spoke out the doubts in his heart, Sharnhorst smiled and said:
"Although I don't know why the General Staff has such confidence, I believe that since the General Staff has made such a plan, there will be corresponding arrangements. Then we just need to follow the plan, even if Main River
The princes were scared by our army and dared not gather in Bamberg. This is also good news for our army. After all, this means that the people of the princes of the Meinhe River are disintegrating, and our army can also be divided and ruled.
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In fact, what Schanehorst and others didn't know was that when they held a military meeting, the Prussian intelligence system also devoted all its energy to operate.
The spies lurking in the major vassal states of the Main River called the Duel to unite in the local area and drove out the Pu army. There were many people who were in high positions in the major states, and the princes of the Main River were originally
I felt very afraid of the Prussian army, so with the efforts of the spies and the unwillingness of the masters of the major states, the calls for alliances among the Main River are getting higher and higher.
Of course, in addition to the efforts of the Prussians, the Austrians also played a crucial role. As mentioned above, among the states in the Main River Basin, there are not a few countries that tend toward Austria, and the Austrians obviously
He was unwilling to see the Prussians take over the Main River Basin smoothly, so Austria also invested a lot of energy to enable the Main River countries to jointly deal with the Prussian army.
However, even the most pessimistic person would not think that Prussia will enter the Main River during Christmas. After all, although the weather in Central and Europe is not as cold as Eastern Europe, the difficulties faced in winter will be more complicated than usual
Time.
Of course, since it has decided to launch an offensive on Christmas, Prussia has also made relevant preparations. The two Hohenzollern families, Bayreut and Ansbach, are located on the territory of the Main River Basin, are related to the baggage
The supply and the soldiers have been mobilized.
In this way, the Prussian army only needs to carry enough baggage for one month to use, and the baggage can be transported from Bayreut and Ansbach.
The plan this time focuses on the word "fast". The 17th Division has no decent armed forces on the front line, so we can be completely relieved throughout the journey. The Third Division has no place to pose a threat except Coburg.
Relatively speaking, the 18th Division is more difficult. Although the 18th Division is close to Bayreut and Ansbach, it not only has to play the role of the main force in the upcoming war, but also has to ensure that
The security of Sbach and Bayreuth is also necessary to prevent possible attacks from the Principality of Austria and Württemberg!