The helpless Scheer not only continued to lobby the princes in the Main River Basin, but also raised funds from the rich people in Frankfurt, but the result was not very ideal. When he learned that the Prussian army had approached Bamberg,
The cruel and cruel Sijie had to take out his pocket and take out five thousand kintals and recruit 3,000 mercenaries from Switzerland.
The Swiss Federation is also under the Holy Roman Empire. Therefore, after receiving the commission from Schiegell, Sweden summoned nearly 3,000 mercenaries as fast as possible, but because the remuneration given by Schiegell was a bit cheap and the employer was
The target was actually a behemoth like the Prussians, so some rational old mercenaries did not participate.
In the end, Schieger was given a Swiss mercenary with two thousand veterans and one thousand new recruits.
Just when Schieger was busy hiring mercenaries, the 17th Prussian Division had already pointed directly from Songnaberg from Coburg as planned, and the 3rd Division under Coburg was because of Schánhorst
The order has not yet advanced towards Bamberg.
Although the 18th Division is moving towards Bamberg, according to the scouts, there are no large enemies in Bamberg, which makes Schánhorst decide to hold his troops for the time being.
Coburg's defense level is not bad even in Prussia. With a high city and deep pools and complete military equipment, such a strong city will have to pay a considerable price even if the Prussian army attacks. In contrast to Coburg, Ba is the one who is in contrast to Coburg.
Mberg, there is no strong prince in the Bamberg region, not only that. Influenced by the Main River, the Bamberg region is completely a plain. Fighting on such a plain can give full play to the greatest advantage of the Prussian army.
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This is also the reason why the Prussian General Staff did not place the location of the battle in Coburg. Although Coburg and Bamberg are called the two keys of the Main River, compared with Coburg, Bamberg is the main key.
The princes of the Main River are undoubtedly more important, because there is no danger to defend from Bamberg to the west.
At present, the existence of Coburg is undoubtedly a banner that inspires the princes of the Meinhe. With Coburg here, these princes can gather their troops to Bamberg with confidence. Once Coburg is captured, it is difficult to protect those
Do the frightened princes dare to think of Bamberg's march?
After the establishment of Frankfurt, the Imperial Army paused for five days. In these five days, the entire Imperial Army gathered a total of 10,000 troops, while the remaining troops were concentrated in the eastward area of Frankfurt. As long as the Imperial Army went eastward, it could be combined with these.
Army rendezvous.
On January 17, Sheehn took a sworn departure in Frankfurt.
On January 20, Shian's army approached the Bamberg area, and at this time the 18th Prussian Division had arrived in Bamberg. After arriving at Bamberg, Buschmann did not order an advance, but
Envoys were sent to Coburg immediately, and at the same time, Buschman sent troops to subdue many local forces in the Bamberg area. All forces that resisted Prussia were killed.
Buschmann did not want him to make trouble for himself when he fought with the Imperial Army.
After receiving Buschmann's letter, Sharnhorst immediately asked his adviser:
"Last time we contacted the 17th Division. Where have they been?"
"Report to the General, yesterday the 17th Division reported that they will arrive at Coburg in two days!"
After hearing the staff officer's words, Sharnhorst thought to himself.
According to the most optimistic estimate, it takes six days to get from Coburg to Bamberg. After all, you need to travel from Coburg to Bamberg to Bamberg. According to the Imperial Army itinerary in Frankfurt, it is less than three
They could reach Bamberg. But according to the Imperial Army's attitude, they would definitely not take the initiative to attack the 18th Division, and in this way, the original war might turn into a stalemate.
No one wants to see it!
"Take out the second plan formulated by the General Staff to me!"
After a while, a plan appeared before Scharnhorst, which was a supplement to the Main River combat plan, and there was a reserve plan for Bamberg.
More than one, the Prussian General Staff formulated five combat plans for this Main River battle.
Scharnhorst looked carefully and saw a bold military action in the second plan of the General Staff, which was to go west from Coburg and then go west of the Bamberg area, and then go directly to
The East meets the 18th Division in Bamberg.
However, this plan also has its shortcomings. From Coburg to the west and then to the back of Bamberg, there are many densely populated towns along the way. Once the whereabouts of the Prussian army are exposed, the battle in Bamberg was originally expected to be
It will be wasted.
For Schánhorst, this plan is very suitable for his taste. It is certainly safe to go directly from Coburg to Bamberg, but the battle against the Imperial Army will become an orthodox "queuing and shooting" type of battle.
As the main force of combat, the 18th Division is a newly formed division. The entire division generally has no combat experience, and orthodox combat will inevitably cause serious damage to the army.
"Immediately order the army, except for the 9th Infantry Regiment and the Artillery Regiment, the other troops will be ready to set off immediately, and we will head west tonight!"
After Sharnhorst's order, the Prussian army, which was originally launching a routine attack on Coburg, immediately retreated and rested.
During this period, the Third Division's unleashed attack on Coburg made the entire Coburg doubt the combat effectiveness of the Prussian army.
During the Seven Years' War, the Coburg Army also participated in the Imperial Army's war against Prussia, but decades passed, this generation of Coburg soldiers had never fought with the Prussian army at all. Although the Prussian army had made a huge name,
After all, the Coburg people have never tasted the power of the Prussians.
The intentional release of water from the Third Division caused the Prussian army to have such a thought. Of course, the refugees who fled from outside the City of Coburg did not think so. Therefore, two voices were produced in Coburg, one voice believed that Prussian was the case.
All human martial arts are boasted, and the Coburg army can rush out and let the Prussian barbarians see the might of the Coburg men. The second voice believes that the reason why the Prussians attacked so weak is mainly because they are concerned about it.
There were casualties, so I wanted to siege Coburg for a long time, so that Coburg could surrender without fighting.
Two voices were constantly arguing in Coburg, but in the end the Coburg army still did not dare to step over the line. After all, even if the Third Division deliberately released water, it made Coburg feel pressure. In addition to the upper and lower levels, it was
No one of the soldiers thought they had a long life and wanted to go out of the city to attack the Prussian army.
In the past few days, Prussia has dispatched nearly a thousand troops every time it attacks Coburg. Of course, the artillery artillery is not idle, so the day after Sharnhorst left, the Coburg defenders did not have any other troops.
I felt something abnormal.
After three days of marching, Sharnhorst arrived at a small town on the Main River. Thanks to the prosperity of the Main River, there are countless towns like this on both sides of the Main River.
Although this town does not look different from the town on both sides of the Main River, according to the information from the Prussian Military Intelligence Agency, the town has a small shipyard, which is also the one in Schánhorst
Target.
After all, the Main River is not a stream. Although the weather is cold now, the temperature is not enough to freeze the entire Main River. Therefore, if you want to cross the Main River, you must need a ship, and there are no large number of ships who want to use it.
It is undoubtedly empty talk to the nine thousand people under Sharnhorst who have travelled across the Main River within one day.
Maybe the business of this shipyard is very good. At least when Sharnhorst entered the shipyard, a staff officer reported to him that there were more than 30 ships that could be launched in the entire shipyard, although most of them could only take two or three.
There are ten-person boats, but one of them can take a transport ship that is nearly a hundred people. After a brief estimate, these ships can transport about 300 people to the other side at a time.
Upon hearing this report, Sharnhorst frowned and said:
"It's too slow. We can transport more than 300 people at a time. We have a total of 9,000 people. In addition, materials, equipment, cannons, war horses, etc., it will take several days to cross the river!"
Scharnhorst's words made the staff beside him look embarrassed. At this moment, Rethko, the commander of the Fifth Cavalry of the Third Division, ran to Scharnhorst and shouted loudly.
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"Good news, General!"
Looking at Resco's excited face, Sharnhorst looked at him and frowned. You should know that as an adjutant to Marshal Chiteng, some of the old marshal's qualities deeply influenced Sharnhorst.
Among them, Marshal Qi Teng's requirements for officers are fully reflected in Schanehorst. Qualified officers should not be arrogant or impatient, and should always maintain elegance. The calm demeanor is even more so by Schanehor
Stir regarded it as a dogma.
"Look at what you look like, you have forgotten what I ask of you!"
Seeing that Sarenhorst was angry, Resco's expression immediately changed. Although Resco was even older than Sarenhorst, there was always a tepid Sarenhorst.
A terrifying temperament.
"Grandmaster General, my man found a grain transport fleet in the town dock on the dock of the town. My man reported that the fleet had more than a dozen large ships. I see that fleet can carry it.
There are many people behind!"
When Raysco said, Sharnhorst was ecstatic, but he didn't show it on his face.
"Take your people to take down the town for me immediately, and be sure to leave me the fleet. If a ship runs, I will only ask!"