Chapter 295: Retreat
"Rush!"
"Kill!"
"Stop them!"
The shouts of killing resounded in every corner of the defensive line, and by this time, all that was left was the collision of swords and flesh.
It's like two giants fighting each other, having used up all their weapons before, and now the only means left is to rush up and attack each other with their fists and teeth, shattering the enemy's bones and tearing the enemy's flesh and blood.
The men and horses of both sides, gathered on the winding defensive line, stabbed their weapons into each other.
A squad of Prussian infantry was so brave that they rushed through the line and slain the enemy on their own side.
However, before they could gain a foothold, the defenders on both sides surrounded them, and the spears and swords formed a dense net to cover the soldiers below.
After the net, only blood and corpses remained.
However, the Prussian infantry still rushed forward desperately, desperately losing their lives and trying to get over the Habsburg line.
A Habsburg flag fell to the ground, just above the flames left after the explosion of a pile of powder kegs, and the flames immediately clinged to the silk flag and burned it, and the black eagles of the Habsburgs faded and crumbled in the flames, and finally turned to ashes.
"Hold on!"
General Ike's voice was hoarse, but the situation was completely out of his control, and it was unlikely that his shout would change.
As far as he could see, breaches began to appear in the defensive line, along which the Prussian soldiers rushed in and began to circle and encircle, trying to divide all the defenders.
"General, give the order to retreat! This line of defense is no longer defensible, and we should now retreat to Vienna! Beside him, a general shouted loudly.
General Ike's hands hung limply, and he looked around the defensive line and knew that he was indeed powerless.
However, this was the last line of defense in front of Vienna, and once lost, they had no way to retreat, and if they were defeated again, it would be time for the city to be broken.
Because of this, General Ike was reluctant to give the order, and wanted to delay it for a while longer.
At this moment, a sentry captain rushed up in a hurry, he didn't even bother to let the guards report, as soon as he saw General Ike, the sentry captain immediately spoke: "General, there is news from the western defense line, the Saxon cavalry has moved, they are gathering in the camp, it seems that they will soon storm the defense line." ”
Hearing this, all the generals present showed panic, the current battle situation is already so difficult, if the Saxon cavalry kills again, then they may really be wiped out.
This news became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
This time, without waiting for the other generals to remind, General Ike also knew that it was time to retreat, he raised his right hand high, and then slowly fell, and said in a very heavy voice: "The whole army!" Fall back! ”
The order was given, and a moment later a low trombone sounded in some fixed rhythm, and the sound spread throughout the entire line.
Hearing the sound of the trumpet, the faces of all the defenders changed, and then the nearby defenders began to retreat towards the rear with their backs to each other.
Without the defenders, the Prussian infantry immediately crossed the hill, crossed the defensive line, and surrounded the retreating defenders.
However, the defenders shrank from the defensive line and the overall defense became much stronger, and the Prussian corps had a very limited numerical advantage, so it was impossible to hold the retreating defenders in place.
The sound of the horn of retreat also reached the rear of the defensive line, and the Habsburg cavalry brigade stationed here heard the sound, immediately gathered its equipment and turned over its horses, ready for battle.
"Guys!" The captain of the cavalry brigade looked around, and then said with a hearty laugh: "Hahaha, it's time for us to serve His Majesty Charles VI again, hold your swords tightly, and prepare to let those show us how good we are!" ”
"Cavalry of the Empire! Charge! ”
The captain shouted, and the cavalry under his command responded, the shout shook the sky, and the momentum immediately rose, and the sound of swords unsheathed sounded in the ranks.
Then, the cavalry captain took the lead in rushing out, the others followed, and nearly two thousand light cavalry swooped down along the predetermined route like an eagle skimming low altitude.
The five thousand cavalry in the Prussian army had also begun to charge, and when he heard the trumpet, Kylos immediately realized that the defenders wanted to retreat, and even gave the order for the cavalry to charge.
He was to use these cavalry to intercept the retreating Habsburg army and leave it all on the battlefield.
"Hmph, this time, see how you escape!"
Kyiros said with gloomy eyes, it was an unbearable insult for him to let those Habsburg cavalry escape last night, and this time, he wanted to take revenge for that arrow.
By this time, the Habsburg defenders on the defensive line had withdrawn from the hillside one after another, and they formed a circular battle formation, while resisting the pursuit of the Prussian infantry, and rushed down the hillside.
Whenever the two battle formations met, they quickly combined together to form a new and larger formation.
In the face of this formation, the Prussian infantry all had a feeling of no way to start, and every time they wanted to attack, they would face the attacks of several people at the same time, and even if they forcibly rushed forward, they would only be sent to death in vain.
In addition, by the time of the battle, every Prussian soldier had been very tired, and most of them even wanted to lie down on the ground and fall asleep. Not only the soldiers, but also the generals at the grassroots level.
So after chasing them for a while, they gradually stopped, and even though Kyiros's order was to pursue them to the end, they didn't want to take another step forward.
In this way, the Prussian infantry stopped near the hillside and watched the Habsburg defenders form a circle and move away.
When the battle stopped, drowsiness came like a tidal wave, and the Prussian infantry lay down on the ground and fell asleep, completely unprepared.
At this time, if the Habsburg soldiers took the opportunity to fight back, they might still have a chance to defeat the Prussian legions.
It's just that the cavalry of Saxony has already set off, and even if General Ike finds this opportunity at this moment, it is impossible to order his army to take risks.
The last remaining Habsburg defenders finally gathered together and rushed through the plains in the rear towards Vienna, and the guards on the city walls immediately opened the gates to meet their own soldiers.
At this moment, a crisis arose, and the Prussian cavalry roared along the central avenue, towards the gates of Vienna.
These Prussian cavalry attacked fiercely and their speed had increased to the extreme, and if they were the first to break through to the vicinity of the Vienna gate, the consequences would be unimaginable.
However, in the face of this situation, General Ike really did not have much panic, because he had already made arrangements for this.
I saw a group of cavalry carrying the Habsburg banner suddenly rushing down from the hillside, intercepting those Prussian cavalry just right, and the men and horses of both sides immediately collided together, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.