"Your Majesty, the war has broken out, and it is urgent for the candidates for commanders in the war zone. Please make a decision as soon as possible!"
Henry sat opposite William, with a hint of anxiety on his face.
As the Minister of the Military Department, Henry's status in Prussia can be said to be second only to William. Even Locks, as the Prime Minister of Prussia, was shorter in front of Henry. After all, Henry was a member of the Hohenzollern royal family.
It is Frederick the Great's younger brother.
Not to mention Henry's background and military achievements, Henry's character alone is very admirable. Henry, who has no children, can be said to have devoted all his energy to the cause of the Kingdom of Prussia, and is now 65 years old.
Henry asked William many times to retreat to the second line.
Originally, William was also planning to let Henry take the lead and let a group of veterans among the senior Prussian executives retreat to the second line, but now the rekindling of the war between Pu'O has dispelled William's original plan.
Even Ferdinand, the Minister of the Prussian General Staff, learned that William had divided the entire front into four war zones, so he recommended William to serve as the commander of one war zone.
William was so amazed and laughed at Ferdinand's volunteering. Of course, he finally rejected Ferdinand's request, which also made the old coach Ferdinand feel very frustrated.
Prince Ferdinand is already seventy years old. Although the old man looks like there is no problem with his body, William dares not let him take this risk. However, this reminds William of a person, that is Fei
Prince Dinnan's nephew, William's uncle Carl William Ferdinand.
Ferdinand (for the sake of making it easier to distinguish, he felt sorry for the former commander-in-chief of the Prussian army to be young!) was the son of Carl I, Duke of Brunswick and Charlotte of Prussia, whose mother Charlotte was Philip
Emperor Trell's sister is also the sister of William's unmasked grandfather.
Although Prince Ferdinand was at the high position of the General Secretary of the Prussian Staff and was also the Prince of Prussia, his family was not very happy. Although he had several children, his sons died except for two daughters.
Therefore, Prince Ferdinand no longer had hope for his descendants after he was forty. All his sustenance was placed on his nephew, Ferdinand. Every time Ferdinand went on a war, he would always put Ferdinand on him.
Nandai is by his side. He personally teaches his art of war.
Ferdinand Little Ferdinand did not disappoint his uncle's hopes, and he performed very well every time. After the founding of the Military Department of the Kingdom of Prussia, Ferdinand Little was transferred to the Military Department, and he has won many years in the Military Department.
A lot of praise.
Of course, it was said to be Little Ferdinand, but this Ferdinand is not young at all. He is fifty-six years old this year. Ten years ago, Prince Ferdinand also passed the position of Duke of Brunswick.
For Little Ferdinand.
In original history, Ferdinand Jr. was named commander-in-chief of the Prussian King's Army in 1806. Ferdinand Jr., who was already 71 years old, led the Prussian army in Jena-Olstedt and French champion Dawu
A world-renowned battle was held, and the result of the battle was wiped out by the entire Prussian army, and Ferdinand Jr. was seriously injured and died of war injuries shortly thereafter.
Afterwards, Ferdinand's son, Frederick William Brunswick, the Black Duke, inherited his position and began to fight Napoleon for life until the Battle of Waterloo.
It's a bit far from it. Go back to the point.
In short, this little Duke Ferdinand has a good background and is very capable. He is now in the military department with a high position and power.
"Your Majesty, our military department believes that in the Polish region, because General Blüchel, the commander of the 8th Division, had performed well in previous wars, we believe that Blüchel could serve as the commander of the Polish theater.
”
When William nodded when he heard Henry mention Blücher.
Blüchel has done well in recent years. He performed well in the war against Denmark in the first two years, and then performed well in the capture of Warsaw and Austrian Poland not long ago, plus Blüchel's
Compared with the 13th, the 15th Division naturally formed an army earlier, so his role as commander would not arouse opposition from others.
Seeing William's face showing praise, Henry continued:
"As for the front line of Silesia, after research by the Military Department, the Military Department recommended Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, to serve as the commander of the Silesia war zone!"
William was stunned when he heard the candidate Henry said. Henry didn't expect that the candidate Henry proposed was the same as he had just thought, but after all, Duke Ferdinand was considered a member of the Hohenzollern royal family, although the relationship was a bit far away
, but in Prussia, William was not worried about Ferdinand's loyalty.
Moreover, Ferdinand Little is Prince Ferdinand's nephew, and among the three divisions deployed in Silesia, many of them were former subordinates of Prince Ferdinand back then, so there is absolutely no problem in commanding these troops.
"Well, Prince Henry, the candidate proposed by the Military Department is very good. Let's do this. The candidate decided by the Military Department will be submitted to me tomorrow. After my instructions are approved, I will continue to implement it as quickly as possible. The previous war is about to break out. We
The arrangement should be in place as soon as possible!”
After Henry responded, he left William's office.
Here Henry had just returned to the military department, and then Prince Ferdinand came to the door
"Hey, Henry, is the matter done?"
Looking at the anxious look on the old friend's face, Henry smiled mysteriously
"you guess!"
"You guessed it! You're still indifferent to me, tell me quickly!"
Ferdinand didn't have the time to chat with Henry. Seeing Ferdinand was a little anxious, Henry smiled and sat down with her and said:
"Little Ferdinand is so outstanding, His Majesty the King naturally sees it, so there is no problem!"
Hearing Henry's answer, Ferdinand breathed a sigh of relief and said to Henry:
"Henry, you know, I'm seventy years old this year, and it's not a few years since we've had all the same old guys. I don't have a son, and I've always regarded Little Ferdinand as
It's my own son. Although I volunteered to go to the front line last time to his Majesty, I know. I'm old, you don't know. The rifle I could lift easily is now difficult to lift for a while.
Why can we go to the front line? It is also a burden to get to the front line, so I thought, let Ferdinand go to the battlefield instead of me! After all, it can be said that our Brunswick family has devoted all our efforts to the Hohenzollern family!"
Ferdinand's words made Henry feel a little reluctant. Even if he didn't want to, Ferdinand's silver hair and old body could not change the fact that he was already old.
Since ancient times, heroes are like beauty, and they are not allowed to see white hair on earth.
After a while, I heard someone knocking on the door outside Henry's office. After Henry responded, the person outside the door pushed the door and walked in. It was Little Ferdinand who came in.
"His Highness Henry, His Highness Ferdinand!"
After saluting Henry and Ferdinand, little Ferdinand stood in front of them.
"Little Ferdinand, I am now talking to you on behalf of the Prussian Military Department."
As soon as Henry's voice came to an end, Little Ferdinand gave a military salute.
Seeing Little Ferdinand's actions, Henry and Ferdinand looked at each other and smiled.
"What I am talking about now is military secrets, but given the particularity of your identity, you will be informed in advance. However, this news will never be allowed to be spread, otherwise military law will be dealt with!"
"His Royal Highness Henry. I understand!"
Henry then informed him of Ferdinand's appointment. After learning the news, Ferdinand seemed particularly excited and had been concealed by his uncle's halo, although Ferdinand's own ability is not bad.
But they will always be compared with his uncle. This has always put Ferdinand under tremendous pressure.
After the war between Pu'O, Ferdinand Jr. had been seeking a position to fight on the front line. He knew his situation. He was fifty-six years old. If he could not make great achievements in the war, then his
The military career ended here, which made Ferdinand very unwilling to accept it.
Fortunately, God finally remembered him. Little Ferdinand believed that with this opportunity, as long as he performed well, it would be impossible to enter the highest level of Prussia in the future.
In order to gain time, after a day of stopping at the periphery of Kalstadt, Sharnhorst launched an attack on the Imperial Army's defense line.
Amid the rumbling artillery fire, Sharnhorst held up the telescope in his hand and kept scanning the movements of the Imperial Army.
Amid the neat military horns, the Pu army lined up in an orderly line and walked towards the battlefield. At the same time, the Imperial Army also formed huge square formations to face the Pu army's ranks, and the Imperial Army's artillery was also unwilling to accept it.
Loneliness, after the Pu army cannons opened fire, the Imperial Army cannons also roared strongly.
The solid bullets and flowering bullets are constantly leaping in the military formation, and each time they leaps, it is like the sickle of the god of death, which always takes away some young lives, but young warriors are fearless at all, and often a warrior falls down.
The soldiers behind will immediately fill the vacant position and always maintain the neatness and strictness of the team.
While the infantry on both sides were about to fight, the cavalry of both sides were not idle. The two cavalry regiments of the Pu army and the cavalry of the Imperial Army were confronting each other from afar. Both sides were nervous and staring at each other. Obviously, at this time, both sides were both sides.
Find the other party’s flaws and make use of them.
The commander of this imperial army was a member of the Holy Roman Empire Parliament. Of course, this is not an ordinary member. This member is also the Marquis of Nassau. This time, Nassau also contributed a thousand people to the Imperial Army.
troops.
Looking at the Imperial Army's formation opposite, Sharnhorst's face was a little gloomy.
The Marquis of Nassau divided the entire Imperial Army into more than a dozen square formations according to the ownership of the army, and each square formation would not be people from the same area. For example, a thousand Frankfurt soldiers lined up in a row, in Frankfurt
The soldiers are in front of the Mainz, and the Frankfurt soldiers are in the Bad Homboldts, and the Bad Homboldts are in the Nassaus. In short, the two squares from the same area will definitely not be in
Together...
In this way, one thousand people are deployed in front.
You should know that people have herd mentality, and in war, if a person stands in front of you in a dialect from another place and shouts to run away, you may ignore him because you don’t know him or you don’t understand what he says.
But if you are from the same region and you are defeated by shouting in the same dialect, your heart will be shaken immediately.
And there is another advantage in this, that is, the phalanx behind is the phalanx in front, the phalanx in front does not need to arrange a phalanx in addition. The Marquis of Nassau issued an order to the officers in each phalanx, that is,
If the front phalanx is defeated, it will immediately take on the role of the supervisory team. Those who dare to attack the subsequent military formation will immediately kill!
Although Schonhorst did not understand the intention of the marquis, looking at the two square arrays in front and back, and even several military flags with completely different square arrays behind, Schonhorst also realized something.
But even if Sharnhorst understood the intention of the Marquis of Nassau, he might not agree.
PS: It’s five hundred chapters, it’s not easy, sweat first!