The Prussian 2nd Army, having made contact with the Austrian army, immediately retreated to a defensible location. Well, after coming out of the mountains, the army under the command of His Majesty the King immediately regained its habit of moving as slowly as a snail. Of course, slow cannot be slow in vain, and as they slowly marched, His Majesty and his officers were most concerned about what was suitable for defense. Even for those areas that are particularly suitable for defense, a defense draft has been simply made. Therefore, as soon as the scout cavalry made contact with the enemy, His Majesty immediately stopped the large army, and was ready to retreat to the favorable terrain to start a defense, and when the scout cavalry determined that the main force of the Austrians was rushing towards him, His Majesty was already standing on a commanding height, using binoculars to overlook his soldiers to dig fortifications like worker ants.

By the time the main forces of General Benedek reached the positions of the Second Prussian Army, well, the Prussians had erected several layers of barbed wire, and the ground between the barbed wire fences had been dug up - apparently, the Prussians had planted mines there.

This tactic, after the Civil War, was already known to Europeans. Although the Europeans laughed at the Yankees with these unworthy tricks, their bodies were extraordinarily honest, and when they encountered their own war, whether it was the Austrians defending against the Italian attack or the Prussians defending against the Austrian attack, everyone used their own disdainful little tricks.

It's just that the trenches are not very deep. Time was of the essence, so the Prussians first asked the soldiers to dig foxholes, and then little by little they connected them to form trenches. Digging trenches is no matter what, and it's not going to get there quickly. So when the Austrian army arrived, the trenches had not yet been dug. If at this time, the Austrians' artillery fired a round at the Prussians with a howitzer, and it is estimated that they would be able to knock down a lot of Prussian soldiers.

However, the Austrians did not open fire, because the artillery could not keep up with the advance of the army, and it fell behind. And those damned despicable Prussians also planted a lot of mines on the roads. These mines are specially made, and there is no reaction when a person steps on them, but when the cannon wheels are crushed against it, they will explode immediately. After the loss of two cannons, the artillery advance was much slower. So, well, the cannon is useless for the time being. When the artillery is in place, it is estimated that the trenches on the opposite side will be dug as well.

Although the Prussians reacted quickly, General Benedek was a little impressed, well, at least, his army could not have made such a set of fortifications in such a short time. However, General Benedek was not in a hurry, and he did not attack immediately, anyway, there was still enough time, and he could prepare slowly. You must know that the number of artillery of the Prussian army is much more than that of the Austrians, although the number of cannons of the Second Army is not as large as his, but now their own artillery has not yet been put in place, at this time to attack, the Prussians have no scruples to bombard the artillery, and the infantry on their side will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

It took half a day for the Austrians' troops to be in place, and by this time, the Prussian positions had been basically formed. Considering that the soldiers were very tired from the long march, General Benedek did not attack that day, but arranged for his troops to defend themselves and prepare to camp. "Wait until tomorrow to destroy these Prussian barbarians." General Benedek said so.

……

Pieces of gold bricks were taken out of the chests and lined up neatly along the innermost wall of the underground vault. Three tons of gold, worth two million dollars, sounds like a lot, but in this huge basement, it is completely inconspicuous.

Dorothea first stood no more than two meters away from the pile of gold bricks, watching Blackwater's guards arrange the gold bricks in a neat line. Then, the guards withdrew, and only Scrooge and Dorothea were left in the vault. Looking at the golden bricks that diffused a golden halo under the gas lamp, Dorothea felt a little dizzy, just like when she was very young, when she and her brother secretly tasted her father's brandy, she felt a little dizzy, and her little heart was beating hard.

"You can touch it." Scrooge said.

"I'm a little dizzy," said Dorothea, "like drinking too much brandy." ”

"Haha," Scrooge laughed, "I've seen drunk, even drunk, and it's the first time I've seen a drunk. ”

"Scrooge, will you reach over here?" Dorothea's tone was so delicate, coupled with her shaky appearance, that people couldn't help but want to hold her.

But instead of reaching for it, Scrooge took a step back and looked at Dorothea with a wary gaze.

"What do you want to do?"

"Nothing." Dorothea said with a look of course, "I just want to pinch you to see if I'm dreaming." ”

"To know if you're dreaming, you can pick up a gold brick and smash it on your instep." Scrooge immediately suggested a more reasonable alternative.

"It's almost on your instep!" Dorothea said viciously.

"Oh, by the way, don't you get dizzy when you look at these things?" Dorothea asked.

"It's only two million dollars, what's there to be dizzy." "I'm not like some people who haven't seen the world. ”

"Hmph, gold and banknotes are two different things!" Dorothea said, "I don't believe you've seen so much gold before!" ”

"I haven't seen it. But I just don't get dizzy. Scrooge was still proud.

Dorothea looked at Scrooge, then at the gold, then took a few steps back, retreated to Scrooge's side, then looked at the gold a few more times, and said, "I know why you don't faint, looking at it from such a distance, the pile of gold seems to be much less." Then she looked around the vault and exclaimed, "It's so little, when will it be filled?" ”

"I can't fill it." Scrooge hugged Dorothea from behind and whispered softly in her ear, the breath from his mouth tickling her ears, "Have you ever heard of the insatiable appetite?" At the same time, his hand began to move up from her waist dishonestly.

"What are you doing...... Don't move ......."

"Don't you think we should celebrate? There's no one else here anyway......"

"Uh......h You big pervert...... Woo...... Don't ......"

……

Early the next morning, the Austrians launched wave after wave of attacks on the Prussian Second Army. The Austrians suffered heavy casualties in such an offensive operation, but they also made some progress, and by noon they had captured the first line of trenches, and if they continued at this pace, General Benedek was convinced that it would take less than five days to defeat the Prussian Second Army.

"In three days, the enemy on the other side should collapse." General Benedek thought so.

The thought that he was about to win this vital battle for Austria, and the rewards and fame that followed, made General Benedek a little drunk. At that moment, a scout cavalry suddenly rushed over.

"General, now the troops of the 1st Prussian Army." The cavalryman jumped off his horse and before he had time to catch his breath he told General Benedek the terrible news that the Prussian First Army, with more than 100,000 troops, had appeared behind them.

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