On January 23, 1791, the Imperial Army vanguard encountered the whistle cavalry of the 18th Division.
When he learned about the arrival of the Imperial Army, Sharnhorst waved his fist hard and shouted happily:
"That's great. These grandchildren have finally arrived. I'm almost crazy when I wait here!"
Buschman's performance made the staff in the division headquarters want to laugh but dare not laugh, so they had to hold their faces red.
Unlike most Prussian generals, Buschman always spits out his nose at the demeanor of a noble officer at all times. In Buschman's opinion, he shows whatever he wants. This is the manifestation of a man. And like Shahnhorst, he is not surprised by anything, and although he looks a bit graceful, he is a bit hypocritical.
"Tell me my order, the 53rd, 54th Infantry Regiment, and the 18th Artillery Regiment immediately moved westward. The 52nd Infantry Regiment followed the division's operation and asked the 35th Cavalry Regiment to test the depth of the enemy. The 36th Cavalry Regiment covered the 35th Cavalry Regiment. Tell Manstein that I just asked him to test. If it turned into a tough battle, he would not be the commander of me and be a groom!"
When Maninstein, the commander of the 35th Cavalry Regiment, learned of Buschman's order, he had no idea what words to describe his face.
Because the 18th Division is a newly formed division, no matter the subordinate troops, they lack combat experience. Although they fought many times along the way to Bamberg, there was no regular battle at all times.
This disappointed Maninstein, who was extremely eager for military achievements. When he learned that the Imperial Army had finally arrived, Maninstein was excited about asking for battle with Buschman, but who knew that Buschman actually issued such an order. It was just a small fight. This disappointed Maninstein, who was so angry in his heart, and the warning that he made him a groom at the end made Maninstein speechless.
But his arms could not resist his thighs. Even if Mannstein was dissatisfied with him, he would still firmly implement Buschman's orders, otherwise it would not be impossible for him to be a groom.
The 35th Cavalry Regiment completed the assembly in the shortest time, and after that, more than a thousand cavalrymen in the entire cavalry regiment immediately galloped westward.
When Sheen learned of the Prussians' appearance, he immediately ordered the entire army to be on guard. At the same time, the formation of the empire immediately began to change. The two thousand Wurtemburg troops were arranged to the right side of the army, while the three thousand people in Mainz were arranged to the left side of the army, and the central army was served by the Frankfurt army. At the same time, the joint army of the princes of Mainhe was placed in the rear by Sheen.
Originally, Xien wanted to disrupt and reorganize all the troops within the Imperial Army, but time did not allow him to do so. Even if he wanted to adjust the troops within the Imperial Army, he was pushed back by the princes of various families for various reasons.
Although this army was called the Imperial Army, it was essentially a joint army of the princes, and who was willing to hand over his military power to obey the command of another completely irrelevant person. Therefore, Xien's idea turned into a flowing water.
Although the three thousand princes' joint army seemed to be less than that of the other three, everyone knew how much water there was in this army. If this joint army was placed at the forefront of the front line, it might collapse before the war began. Therefore, although Sheen was unwilling, he still had to put these troops behind to avoid affecting the morale of the entire imperial army.
Among the four major components of the Imperial Army, the one with the weakest combat power besides the Empire is probably the Württemberg army.
Although the Württemberg people took great action and immediately pulled out an army of two thousand people, only God knows how much combat effectiveness the Württemberg army, which has been pledged for a long time, can exert its combat effectiveness. In comparison, the armies of Frankfurt and Mainz are much better. Both armies are built with real gold and silver. Just in terms of equipment, the Frankfurt army has the best equipment, while the Mainz army has slightly worse equipment.
But Mainz's army was a group of religious fanatics. These people didn't know where Mainz's electorate came from. Anyway, they were all talking about slogans such as dying for God and killing all the Prussian pagans. Although it was very exciting, in Sheen's opinion, it always seemed that there was a hint of unlucky smell. Who would die before the war was fought!
The formation of the Imperial Army here had just been changed, and the 35th Prussian cavalry regiment rushed out from behind a small forest.
The rumbling sound of horse hooves made everyone frightened, and when the Imperial Army could hear the roar of war horses, the crazy beating hearts all reached their throats.
More than a thousand cavalry rushed along the side of Mainz's army, which made everyone except Mainz's army feel relieved, except for these people, except Shien.
"Quickly, let the people behind me immediately support the Württemberg army, and at the same time, send the cavalry led by Tirami to me behind the Württemberg army to prevent the Württemberg army from defeating!"
But just as the Imperial Army was just beginning to mobilize, a large number of cavalry emerged in the woods. However, unlike the cavalry just now, the cavalry that appeared seemed to have no intention of attack and stopped in the woods.
"Hehe, that bastard Maninstein, the general asked me to help him escort the formation. As a result, the birdman didn't wait for me, so he asked him to rush first. By the way, let's see how capable the bastards under Maninstein are!"
The person who spoke was Stett, the commander of the 36th Cavalry Regiment of the 18th Division. As a newly formed division, all the troops under the 18th Division were just established. As the only two cavalry regiments, there was naturally some competition between Stett and Mannstein.
Although the number of the 35th Cavalry Regiment is relatively high, Stett never thought that the numbering can determine any problem. However, whenever Mannstein's boy always called the Thirty-Fifth Cavalry Regiment in front of him, Stett wanted to tear his mouth apart.
Moreover, the two had a conflict in military equipment. The troops, equipment and horses arrived by the Logistics Department were always taken first by Maninstein. In fact, Maninstein's mood was understandable. After all, everyone wanted to form their own army first. But you can't just snatch them all away and you always have to leave some soup for others! In addition, the division's garrison is so large in total, but the 35th Cavalry Regiment always conducts confrontation and acting on the grass outside the garrison, which made Maninstein let the place go if he wanted to find a place to train.
However, the competition between the two does not mean that the two are enemies. On the contrary, the personal relationship between the two cavalry commanders is still quite good. However, once it comes to the division of materials and equipment, it is better for the two of them to fight.
Although Mannstein wanted to charge at the forefront of the entire cavalry regiment, the Prussian officer regulations did not allow him to do so, so he had to land behind the cavalry regiment for command.
When he contacted the Württemberg army just now, Mannstein's entire chest was almost irritated. Of course, this does not mean how bad the cavalry performed. On the contrary, the Prussian cavalry performed quite well, at least they did not suffer major casualties.
What made Maninstein extremely angry was that just now, several cavalrymen accidentally threw the saber in their hands into the ground while charging. Although it was a bit far apart, for the sharp-eyed Maninstein, he still saw it clearly.
"Which battalion is that? How did their soldiers train! Fortunately, they are opponents like Württemberg. If they change their opponents, they will still want to live or not, and they will lose their weapons. After they go back, they will check me and the officers they belong to will give me ten whips!"
Mannstein's angry words made the guards and officers around him feel cold on their backs and then began to mourn the unlucky officer.
Seeing the arrival of the Prussians, especially the bright sabers and tall bodies of the cavalry, some of the recruits in the Württemberg army seemed to be frightened and let the officers be urging me to forget how to fight.
Fortunately, there were finally some officers and veterans with some ability in the Württemberg army. Under the organization of these people, the Württemberg army opened fire.
But that bad accuracy not only surprised the Prussians, but even the officers of Württemberg felt their faces burning.
Although Württemberg dispatched two thousand troops, the weapons of these two thousand troops were not advanced. Württemberg did not have a superior position like Frankfurt and Mainz to add additional checkpoints for tax collection. In addition, the uneasy political territory within the public has led to not much investment in the army.
Therefore, the weapon of the Württemberg army was still the old-fashioned smoothbore gun. The unstable ballistics, coupled with the short range and the long time to fill the ammunition, led to a round of volleys not killing many Prussian soldiers.
After the gunshot, the Prussian cavalry began to show their power. The savage of the snow-clear swayed to the heads of the Württemberg soldiers as if they were not strong. A thousand cavalry quickly bit off a piece of meat from the Württemberg people. In the torrent of war horses, the Württemberg army was taken away at least hundreds of lives.
"Retreat the army"
Putting down the telescope in his hand, Mannstein said lightly.
From the telescope, he had seen the mobilization of the Imperial Army. Although the combat effectiveness of these Imperial Army was not very good, after all, the task given to him was to test. Since he had known the approximate combat effectiveness of the enemy, there was no need to continue to get entangled. After all, Buschman has not issued a general attack order yet.