Lawrence had no idea about the trap set by the Ollidians. Under the urgency, Lawrence led the entire vanguard cavalry to rush directly to the center of the Austrian army station, where there was a very obvious one.
The army tent was obviously the center of the Austrian army.
But when Lawrence rushed into less than a hundred steps from the Austrian central tent, the cavalry in front of Lawrence fell down like cut wheat, and with the fall of the cavalry in front,
Lawrence finally saw clearly that within a hundred steps around the central tent, the Austrians had all been placed on tripping ropes and trapped horses.
Just when Lawrence found something wrong and ordered the entire army to retreat, flames suddenly popped up around the vanguard cavalry, that is, the tents that looked messy, and then a fire broke out in a very short time.
The vanguard cavalry under Lawrence was instantly in the sea of fire.
"Damn it, this is a trap, retreat immediately!"
Lawrence was furious and issued an order to retreat, but before he could give the order, the formation of the vanguard cavalry was in chaos, and the war horses frightened by the sudden fire ran like wolves running away as if they had seen the most terrifying affairs in the world.
The pissed, and the Pu cavalry behind him began to retreat immediately without waiting for the order from Lawrence.
Water and fire are ruthless, and the fire will not think that you are a Prussian and will let you go.
The Prussian cavalry near the periphery of the Austrian military camp were lucky because compared with the advancing Prussian cavalry such as Lawrence, they were closer to the gate of the Austrian military camp, and the greater the survival rate. However, Lawrence and others were undoubtedly very
Unfortunately, because they are in the center of the Austrian camp at this moment. Even if there are no obstacles, it will take ten minutes to escape from the Austrian army's promise.
What's more, as the fire spreads, the uneasiness of the war horses has intensified. Even the most well-trained war horses become crazy when they feel the temperature of the flames, allowing the owners on the horse to urge them.
They will not execute according to their master's wishes, on the contrary, these war horses are moving forward according to their desire to survive.
Lawrence was no longer as energetic as before. He knew that he was finished. Even if he could lead most of the cavalry to safely withdraw from here this time, his future would be played. Schánhorst has always been a show in the war
He was quite cautious, so those generals who could stay alert at any time were naturally more favored by Charnhorst. This time, Charnhorst asked Lawrence to lead the vanguard cavalry to hold the Austrian army, which was a priority for him.
Now Lawrence has stepped into the trap set by the Austrians without any warning. It is conceivable how angry the Scharnhorst would be when he learned about it.
"Captain, hurry up, there is an empty stop here, follow us!"
Just when Lawrence was a little stunned, his personal guard grabbed Lawrence and went up the path next to several military tents that had not yet burned.
But before Lawrence could rush out of the Austrian military camp, he could only hear a shout of killing around him. It turned out that although the first half of the general Ian was covered with flammable materials, the barracks were on both sides of the military camp.
However, a path for five people to walk side by side was cleared on the inside of a fence on the periphery.
It has to be said that Ian is indeed a good move. He was able to arrange all this within just three hours before the arrival of the Prussian striker, which is enough to prove that Ian is indeed worthy of the high expectations Leopold II has placed on him.
The Austrian army rushed out along the inside of the fence and shocked the Pu cavalry, who was fleeing from the fire in a frenzy. Moreover, at this time, the Pu cavalry was completely dispersed. They would not know the soldiers, and the soldiers would not know the command system of the vanguard cavalry.
All are in chaos.
As mentioned earlier, the two thousand cavalry of the Prussian vanguard cavalry were pieced together by three divisions. This also means that the inconspicuous two thousand cavalry belonged to six cavalry regiments, even though Mannstein was left outside.
, but the Prussian cavalry that broke into the Austrian camp also belonged to five cavalry regiments. Except for Lawrence, appointed by Sharnhorst himself, it was impossible for other cavalry regiment commanders to take over the commander of the five cavalry regiments.
Power, this also means that the Pu army cavalry has become a mess.
Under the attack of flames and Austrian troops, the Prussian vanguard was severely damaged, and at this time, Mannstein led his troops to kill him.
Just as the flames were rising, Mannstein understood that this must be an ambush by the Austrian army. Therefore, after ordering the seventy-five people under his command to get on the horse, Mannstein did not rush to the Austrian camp. Since Austrian
The army had already set up an ambush. It was obvious that even if the seventy-five people under his command joined the battle, they would not be able to reverse the situation.
Therefore, Mannstein divided thirty-three people from the team. The order he gave to these thirty-three people was very simple, that is, to go to the small woods not far away to cut down more trees and then keep spinning in place to create
There was a lot of smoke. At the same time, Mannstein ordered the two to ride horses and report to the army behind him, asking the army to speed up immediately to assist the vanguard.
Forty people led by Mannstein himself rushed directly to the outside of the Austrian camp to collect the Prussian cavalry who had just escaped. Just as Mannstein gathered these cavalry, the Austrian army rushed out from the inside of the fence.
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"Hurry, everyone gathers with me. The soldiers with guns in their hands immediately dismount and gather at the camp gate. Be sure to block the Austrians' attack. The rest of the people with weapons in their hands immediately gather here!"
Although Maninstein shouted loudly in the open space outside the camp, not many soldiers followed the orders after his orders were issued, which made Maninstein's heart suddenly angry.
"Varick, take twenty people to gather the defeated soldiers. If they don't follow my orders, you will be allowed to execute the shooting! The remaining people will follow me!"
After saying to himself, Mannstein raised the gun in his hand and shot him in the sky.
A bang gunshot made Mannstein instantly the focus of the 300-plus cavalry outside the camp. Then Mannstein urged the war horses under his crotch to sway around the defeated soldiers and shouted loudly.
:
"I am the commander of the 35th Cavalry Regiment. I don't care which unit you belong to, but now according to the Prussian military rules, I can take over your command immediately. Now everyone with guns in my hand will block me.
If anyone lives in Austrians, don’t blame me for not having eyes in the bullets in my gun!”
As he said, with a bang, Mannstein shot into the sky again.
Finally, Mannstein's order worked, and more than a hundred people came out of these defeated soldiers. Their war horses were hung with guns, while others stopped in place because they
The gun in his hand has been lost.
"This is my counselor, Varick. Now I will appoint him as your commander. If there is any objection after the war, if some people are greedy for life and fear of death, our army will be defeated, then everyone in the Prussian Kingdom's military law will also be
They all know!"
As Mannstein said that, he pointed at Varick behind him, and after he finished speaking, he led the hundred people to the camp gate.
Mannstein and others came very timely. It can be said that if he came one step later, the camp gate would definitely be captured by the Austrians immediately. At that time, the Prussian cavalry who were still in the Austrian camp would completely become a turtle in the jar and let others go.
Slaughtered.
Mannstein and his group rushed to the camp gate just hit a team of Austrian soldiers. After the two sides met, Mannstein ordered his soldiers to raise their guns and shoot. The Austrian soldiers were obviously also suddenly appeared.
This small team of Pu army cavalry was confused.
After the Austrian soldiers suffered a round of shooting from the Prussian army, the commander of the Austrian army reacted and immediately ordered the soldiers to line up to shoot.
After the Prussian cavalry took the lead in shooting, Mannstein ordered the soldiers who were still riding on the horse to dismount immediately and load ammunition at the same time, because most of the Prussian guns were updated, especially the Friedrich 1790 rifle.
Assembled the troops, and as a powerful weapon in the army, these cavalry were naturally the first group of people to change weapons after the royal guards. Therefore, the Pu army, which used the better performance, finally launched another round in front of the Austrian army.
bullet.
More than a hundred cavalrymen temporarily acted as infantrymen, forming four small square formations and guarding firmly at the camp gate.
The number of Austrian soldiers who came to compete for the camp gate was not large, and only two or three hundred people. Moreover, because the space inside the fence was not very large, under the attack of Mannstein's troops, this team of Austrian soldiers gradually became more and more powerful.
The expression of the unrestrained appearance.
At this moment, another team of Pu'er cavalry rushed from the fire to the camp gate. Mannstein, who was afraid that these defeated soldiers would disrupt the formation, shouted:
"Soldiers with guns immediately gathered behind me, and soldiers without guns immediately rushed to the Austrian army on both sides. Those who dared to break into the army formation would kill them!"
Maninstein's shouting made the team of Prussian cavalry hesitate, and seeing that, Maninstein gritted his teeth and waved his weapons and shouted:
"Prussian men will only die on the way to charge. Those who were knocked down by the bullets behind them are not worthy of being Prussian soldiers. The eyes of the king are looking at us, and the eyes of the fellow villagers in the hometown are looking at us!"
Finally, several small team leaders of the Prussian cavalry gritted their teeth, and then divided a team of soldiers with guns in their hands to join the queue beside Mannstein, while the remaining thirty Prussian cavalry were
It launched a charge to the Austrian front.
Mannstein immediately ordered a passage between the teams for the horses under the cavalry to pass through.
The Austrian commander was unable to do anything to the Pu army who was standing at the camp gate. At this moment, the commander who was commanding the hundreds of Austrian commanders in front suddenly changed his face and saw that they were not far outside the camp.
Suddenly a lot of smoke and dust rose.
"Quickly, report to General Ian, the Prussian army has caught up and let him make a decision as soon as possible!"
In fact, there was no need for this commander to send someone to report. Ian, who was standing in the center of the camp and was also the highest point in the camp, saw it when a lot of dust was rising behind the Prussian army.
Although the smoke from the camp fire occupied most of the sight in Ian's sight, how could Ian, who was always paying attention to the origin of the Pu army, missed this important information?
"Your Excellency General, depending on the situation, the main force of the PLA is not far from here. Please make a decision as soon as possible on how our army will act next!"
Next to Ian, one of his staff members also saw the situation in the distance, so he seemed a little anxious to ask Ian for advice.
Hearing the staff's words, Ian's heart tightened. He didn't expect that the main force of the Prussian army would come so quickly. You must know that it has only been less than an hour since the Prussian army's vanguard arrived at the Austrian camp, but Ian didn't
I wouldn't dare to take this risk.
You should know that the vanguard of the Pu army had suffered a great loss in his hands, and obviously after being stimulated by this, the main force of the Pu army would definitely not let the Austrian army go, although the main force of the Pu army must have consumed a lot of physical strength along the way
, but Ian couldn't afford to bet that the Austrian army could block the attack of the main force of the Prussian army.
"If I were given another hour, no, even half an hour, I could wipe out all this Pu army cavalry!"
Ian sighed in his heart, then he put down his telescope and said to the staff officer beside him:
"Order the retreat. Since the main force of the Pu army is coming, we should just stop when we see it. The soldiers here consume a lot of energy and will be caught up by the Pu army at that time!"
After the order was issued, Ian walked to the back of the camp, which was the back of the way Lawrence had just arrived. After stepping on the war horse, Ian looked west unwillingly and then whipped the horse whip. The war horse under his crotch immediately ran eastward.
go.
In just a short while, a desolate trumpet sounded in the Austrian camp. Then, the Austrian army, which was just attacking the Pudong cavalry, slowly retreated to the road after hearing the trumpet. Seeing this scene
Maninstein, who had been worried for a long time, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
And at this moment, Varick, who had collected defeated soldiers outside the camp at the beginning, came over and
"Governor Commander, we have gathered more than 300 brothers outside. These brothers have recovered a lot now. I think they can participate in the battle again."
Hearing Varick's words, Manstein nodded and said:
"The enemy has begun to retreat. Although we cannot severely damage the enemy, it is still okay to cause some trouble for the Austrians. Take the cavalry you gathered together immediately around the camp to the east. If you catch the opportunity, you will be cruel to me.
He ruthlessly tore off a piece of meat from the Austrians!”
"Don't worry, leader, I'm doing things, how can you not believe it!"
After saying that, Varick waved his whip and turned back to the hundreds of PLA cavalry outside the camp. Then, with his shout, the hundreds of PLA cavalry shouted one after another and followed Varick around the Austrian army.