Chapter 296: Successful Evacuation (Page 1/1)

The cavalry of the two sides collided together, and immediately splashed a cloud of dust and blood, the hooves of the horses were chaotically intertwined, and the sound of clanging soldiers was incessant, and from time to time it was mixed with the screams of the knights on horseback.

The defenders who were fleeing to the gate of Vienna stopped and looked back to observe the battle, only to see that the cavalry carrying their own banners, although small in number, took the lead in the attack, like a herd of wild cattle crashing into a flock of sheep, and in an instant disrupted the Prussian cavalry's charging formation.

"Don't stop, you retreat quickly, and when the army retreats to the city, the cavalry legion can also be withdrawn!"

General Ike stood in the crowd and shouted an order, stopping the soldiers who wanted to turn back to help the battle, and now that his own cavalry was blocking the enemy, it was the best time to retreat.

The distance between the hillside and the Vienna Gate was about five kilometres, and the defenders on the defensive line had withdrawn relatively early, and had now advanced about three kilometres and would soon be able to enter the city.

Hearing General Ike's words, the retreating soldiers could also understand what was at stake, so they stopped and rushed towards the walls of Vienna.

The distance of two kilometers is not a long time, and with the speed of the retreat of the army, it will be possible to withdraw to the city in ten minutes at most.

After General Ike gave the order, he stayed in place with about 100 personal guards, preparing to receive the return of his cavalry corps.

The Habsburg cavalry corps was indeed brave, and the cavalry corps of five thousand light and heavy cavalry of the other side was attacked with two thousands, and there was no fear of avoiding battle, and it looked as if the opposite side was a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, and could not pose any threat to them.

Judging from the current battle situation, perhaps the cavalry corps only needs to pay a very small price to be able to hold back the opponent's large forces, and may even inflict a large number of casualties on the Prussian corps.

The commander of the Prussian cavalry corps was also very good at commanding, and after a few orders, he calmed down the confusion of the cavalry as much as possible, and then inspected and assembled the light cavalry brigade and charged the Habsburg cavalry corps.

From a distance, a thorough scuffle had begun near the exit of Central Avenue, and the men and horses of both sides overlapped each other, and it was completely impossible to tell which side had the advantage, and only the two sides could be seen fighting desperately.

General Ike stood in the distance, also watching the battle situation ahead, this stalemate was exactly what he wanted to see, as long as he could entangle the Prussian cavalry and make them have no time to divide their forces to prevent the withdrawal, the purpose of this operation would be achieved.

As for the safety of the cavalry corps, General Ike was not worried, it was impossible for the Prussian light and heavy cavalry to surround his own light cavalry alone, as long as this side was settled, he could order the light cavalry to withdraw.

In that case, the hussar corps would not be too numerous, even if it would lose some.

After a few moments, General Ike turned around and saw that most of the infantry had withdrawn to the city, so he said to the herald beside him, "Send a signal, let the cavalry corps withdraw." ”

The herald nodded, waved to his companions, and they took a package from their waists and ran to the clearing in front of them to pile them up.

After a few men had dodged some distance, General Ike's herald drew a bow and arrow, wrapped the arrow in a tarpaulin and set it on fire, and then fired an arrow at the piled packs.

After the package was contaminated with flames, a burst of sparks immediately appeared, and then suddenly exploded to form a huge cloud of smoke, and at the same time there was a loud sound that shook the sky.

Rumble!

The voice was so loud that it instantly overshadowed all the voices on the battlefield.

This is how the Habsburg regiments gave the order to retreat to the cavalry, and on the battlefield, most of the other orders were transmitted through the sound of trumpets, but the order to retreat was the loud noise produced by the explosion of gunpowder.

Just like last night when the cavalry regiment raided the Prussian camp, in the chaotic battle, only this kind of powerful way can the cavalry get accurate information.

The Habsburg cavalry legionnaires who were fighting in front of them heard this loud noise and immediately understood, so they found their teammates one after another, and then covered each other and prepared to retreat.

The commander of the Prussian cavalry could not let them retreat easily, and hurriedly surrounded them from the left and right flanks, wanting to leave all these Habsburg cavalry here.

However, they did not have much advantage in numbers, and with the loss of some of the previous shocks, it was impossible for the remaining cavalry to besiege the Habsburg cavalry.

Seeing the situation on the battlefield ahead, General Ike finally had a smile on his face, and the cavalry should be able to retreat soon.

Although they were the losing side in this battle, the losses in troops were not too serious, and during the retreat, most of the infantry retreated from the hillside.

With such results, the cavalry team played a great role in the enemy's interception, and it can be said that it was indispensable.

Otherwise, if the cavalry of the Prussian regiment were to chase after them, how could the fleeing infantry resist the charging cavalry, and then the losses would inevitably be magnified to an unbearable point.

So those Habsburg cavalrymen were definitely the heroes of this battle, and everyone deserved an Imperial Medal of Merit.

"Okay, it seems that there is no problem, then let's withdraw too."

General Ike chuckled, then waved his hand, and turned towards the Vienna Gate.

The guards beside him followed, preparing to retreat to the city first, when a general next to General Ike suddenly exclaimed, "What is that!?" ”

This sudden exclamation stopped General Ike, who was about to leave, and he frowned and looked back, and after reading it, his face suddenly became ugly.

I saw that on the hillside on the west side of the central avenue in front of me, a large cloud of smoke and dust suddenly spread, and a black figure was wrapped in gray dust, as if there was a devil at work in it.

"Not good! This is the movement of cavalry charges! Seeing this scene, General Ike couldn't help but exhale urgently, after many years of fighting, of course he understood what the situation was with those smoke and dust: "Looking at the scale, there are only tens of thousands of people charging!" ”

The general who had discovered the anomaly just now was also stunned, his eyes stared blankly at the place where the smoke and dust spread, and the corners of his mouth twitched and muttered: "Saxony......"

"Damn, we're going back to save them!" General Ike roared, his eyes immediately turning red.

Judging by the speed at which the smoke spread, these cavalry charges so fast that the Habsburg cavalry corps would not have time to evacuate before they would rush into the formation.

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