Chapter 12 Between the battlefields

When the Hechingen Development Company was undergoing a vigorous reorganization, the situation on the battlefield in Schleswig was tense.

After the main force of the Danish army successfully retreated to Flensburg, the new commander of the Danish army began to command the Danish cavalry to delay the coalition's march.

In order to pursue the retreating Danish army and deal with the harassment of Danish cavalry, the Prussian cavalry continued to attack, and the two sides began a scramble-style pursuit on the vast snowy field.

Through villages, woods, farmland and scattered buildings, the Danish cavalry appeared mysteriously, often emerging from unexpected places by the German coalition forces.

In some narrow terrain, the Danish cavalry can even wipe out small groups of coalition forces and cause trouble to the coalition forces.

The coalition commanders began to gnash their teeth at the Danish cavalry, as the command issued an order.

The large coalition cavalry force that had been preparing for battle for a long time finally came on stage.

The previous positional battles were not the home field of the cavalry. The cavalry officers could only watch their infantry colleagues gain military glory.

Now that they could finally show off their skills on the battlefield, the cavalry troops quickly assembled and attacked.

Facing several times the number of coalition cavalry, the Danish cavalry began to be unable to withstand it. The Danish cavalry general directed the cavalry to fight and retreat.

Because of their familiarity with the terrain, the Danes could always find a breakout point. Although the coalition cavalry had a numerical advantage, it was difficult to completely annihilate the Danish cavalry.

The coalition cavalry commander became furious and began to disperse his troops, forming several columns, and pursued the Danes separately.

As long as the retreat of the Danish cavalry can be delayed, the Danish cavalry can be severely damaged.

With their numerical advantage, the coalition forces quickly discovered the movement trajectory of the Danish cavalry, and after communicating with relevant troops.

The coalition cavalry quickly seized the opportunity to seize the location of the Danish cavalry, and the two sides engaged in a brutal encounter.

The Prussian and Austrian cavalry, which have been galloping on the European continent for many years, are obviously hard-core.

Whether it is equipment or horses, including personnel quality and experience, the coalition has a clear advantage.

Led by the battle-experienced Prussian cavalry generals, the coalition forces easily solved the opponent's tricks.

The allied forces, especially the cavalry generals of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire, had superb command capabilities.

On the snowy field, a full-scale charge was launched against the Danish cavalry. In just half an hour, more than half of the Danes were lost.

The Danish cavalry general had to order a retreat, but it was obvious that the coalition did not intend to let them go.

The fleeing Danish cavalry was severely wounded by the Allied cavalry during the retreat, and only a small part fled to Flensburg.

Shortly after the Allied cavalry achieved a great victory, the main force of infantry also caught up, and the Allied forces launched the Battle of Flensburg.

On the 7th, the Danish army, feeling that it was difficult to resist, withdrew from Flensburg and returned to Denmark. The coalition pushed the front to the Danish border, and the war came to an end.

On February 18, Prussian troops occupied Kolding. The Danes used all available buildings and terrain to try to form a new line of defense, but they were short of time and couldn't make it in time.

However, the Austrians sent assists to the Danes. Schleswig was completely controlled by the coalition forces. The Austrians did not want to continue to advance, and the two sides formed a short truce.

The Austrian Empire was originally passive in joining this war, because the Austrian Empire understood that even if the Austrians did not join this war, Prussia and the German Confederation could complete the victory over Denmark.

However, if Austria does not join, Prussia will inevitably expand its influence in the German region.

Austria might be abandoned by the nationalists, and at this time Prussia voluntarily gave up the leadership of the war and divided it equally with the Austrians.

Bismarck even used the Principality of Holstein to lure the Austrians into the war. After the war, the Austrians would gain dominance over the Principality of Holstein.

Guided by this form and interests, the Austrian Empire sent troops. Now that the war has recovered Schleswig, the Austrian Empire no longer wants to continue to expand the scope of the war.

While Prussia and Austria were negotiating, allied forces were shaping the Danish border.

Kane, an ordinary Austrian farmer, was forcibly conscripted into the army by the lord of his village when the war came.

Kane took part in the Battle of Kingdom Hill, followed by the Battle of Flensburg, and was now resting in a temporary position on the Danish border.

The surrounding fellow soldiers were all acquaintances from Kane's village or a nearby village, and the leading officer was the village chief.

"Kane, do you still have cigarettes?" asked a fellow villager.

Kane was lying on the mound, with his hands clasped behind his back, his head resting on his arms, his legs crossed, his eyes looking at the sky, and replied: "No more, I finished smoking yesterday."

"Sigh, I don't know when the war will end, and I don't know what happened to my family." Another colleague of Kane felt.

"Young men, don't worry, the scale of this war is nothing. When I joined the imperial army to resist Napoleon, a war of that scale was truly terrifying. There were huge crowds of people, and there was no end in sight. I can only Follow your companions and rush forward." It was the village chief who spoke.

The village chief is an old man who participated in the anti-French war when he was young.

"Uncle Morey, how does Napoleon's army compare with the Danes?" Kane asked, calling the village chief's name.

"Napoleon! He is a great man. I knew his name before I even joined the battlefield."

Morey recalled thoughtfully, and then said: "At that time, I thought Austria was the most powerful country in the world, but His Majesty's army was defeated by Napoleon and Napoleon first. I also learned later when I joined the army that the entire The countries of Europe united to defeat Napoleon, the kleptocrat."

Morey told everything he knew. Of course, as an old farmer, Morey also heard a few words from his superiors when he was young.

"At that time, the war was much more cruel than it is now. France was at the height of its power. It was rumored that Napoleon's officers knew witchcraft. Under the influence of witchcraft, French soldiers would rush forward without fear of death!" Morey took advantage of the gap between his words to unknowingly He took out a cigarette from somewhere, lit it, and took a puff.

"My unit collided with the French in a place called Garytown (fictional). The French, under the leadership of Napoleon (actually other French officers), rushed towards us." Morey took a deep breath of cigarette and exhaled. A cloud of smoke.

"The French people on the opposite side seemed to be dying. My colleagues fell one by one around me. Some lost their arms, some lost their legs, and the worst one even lost half of his face!" Morey It's like going back to that long-ago war and recalling it.

"Fortunately, the reinforcements arrived in time. Seeing that there were more people and more strength, we drove the French back. At that time, there was fighting every day, and the people around me had new faces within a few days. Fortunately, I was lucky. , and survived..."

Morey narrated his experiences when he was young, and the young men around him listened to the "story" with bated breath.

Welcome the new war to come.