African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 12 Battlefield Gap

  When the Hechingen Development Company was undergoing a vigorous reorganization, the battlefield in Schleswig was bitter.

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

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

  By means of villages, woods, farmland and scattered buildings, the Danish cavalry came and went, often coming out of unexpected places of the German coalition forces.

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

  The commanders of the coalition forces began to grit their teeth against the Danish cavalry, and followed the command of the command.

  The coalition cavalry unit that had been preparing for the battle for a long time finally entered the field.

  The previous positional battle was not the home of the cavalry, and the cavalry officers could only watch their infantry colleagues gain military merit.

   Now that they can finally show their talents on the battlefield, the cavalry quickly assembled and attacked.

   Facing several times the coalition cavalry, the Danish cavalry began to be overwhelmed, and the Danish cavalry general commanded the cavalry to retreat while fighting.

  Because of their familiarity with the terrain, the Danes can always find breakout points. Although the coalition cavalry has a numerical advantage, it is difficult to wipe out the Danish cavalry.

  The cavalry commander of the coalition army became ruthless, and began to disperse the troops, forming several columns, and separately pursued the Danes.

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

  Relying on the advantage of numbers, the coalition forces quickly discovered the movement track of the Danish cavalry, and after communicating with relevant troops.

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

  The Prussian cavalry and Austrian cavalry who have galloped on the European continent for many years are obviously hard stubble.

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

  Under the leadership of the experienced Prussian cavalry general, the coalition forces easily resolved the opponent's tricks.

  The coalition forces, especially the cavalry generals of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire, have superb commanding capabilities.

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

  The Danish cavalry general had to order to retreat, but the coalition forces obviously did not intend to let them go.

  The Danish cavalry who fled desperately were hit hard by the coalition cavalry during the retreat, and only a small part fled to Flensburg.

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

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

  On February 18, the Prussian army occupied Kolding. The Danes tried to form a new line of defense with all available buildings and terrain, but the time was short and it was too late.

  But the Austrians sent assists to the Danes, and Schleswig had been completely controlled by the coalition forces. The Austrians did not want to move forward, and the two sides formed a short truce.

  The Austrian Empire was originally a passive participant in 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.

  But if Austria does not join, it will inevitably lead to the expansion of Prussia's influence on the German region.

  Austria may be abandoned by nationalists, and at this time Prussia took the initiative to give up the leadership of the war and share it equally with the Austrians.

   Bismarck even took out the Principality of Holstein to lure the Austrians to join the war. After the war, the Austrians can gain the dominance of the Principality of Holstein.

  Under the guidance of 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 are negotiating, Allied forces are resting on the Danish border.

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

  Kane participated in the Battle of Kingdom Hill, followed by the Battle of Flensburg, and is now resting in a makeshift position on the Danish border.

  The surrounding soldiers and colleagues are all acquaintances in Kane Village or nearby villages, and the leading officer is the head of the village.

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

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

   "Well, I don't know when the war will end, and the family doesn't know what's going on." Another colleague of Kane felt.

"Boys, don't worry, the scale of this war is nothing. When I joined the imperial army and resisted Napoleon, a war of that scale was really terrible. The sea of ​​people is full of people, and there is no end in sight. We can only Follow your companions and rush forward." It was the village head who spoke.

  The village head 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! That's a great big man. I knew his name before I joined the battlefield."

Morey recalled thoughtfully, and went on to say: "At that time, I thought Austria was the most powerful country in the world, but His Majesty's army still lost to Napoleon first. I also learned later when I joined the army that the whole The nations of Europe unite to defeat Napoleon, the kleptocrat."

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

"At that time, the war was much crueler than it is now, and France was in full swing. It is rumored that Napoleon's officers could bewitched, and French soldiers would rush forward without fear of death under the influence of the bewitching!" He took out a cigarette from somewhere, lit it, and took a puff.

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

"The French 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 lost even half of their face!" Morey It seems to have returned to the memories of that long war.

"Fortunately, the reinforcements arrived in time. We drove the French back when we saw how many people were strong. At that time, every day was a battle, and the people around us changed into new faces within a few days. Fortunately, I was lucky. , survived..."

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

   Meet the coming of a new war.

  (end of this chapter)