readx;? In a short time, thousands of French soldiers had already raised their bayonets and rushed to the Austrian position, and a white-knuckle battle was obviously inevitable. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

For the commanders of both sides, white-knuckle combat is a test of the quality and basic skills of the soldiers, and both sides seem to have some confidence in this regard.

In terms of the Austrian army, as a traditional European army power, the rigorous training of soldiers and the strong combat power are the first in Europe, and bayonet warfare is also a proud skill of the Austrian army. Moreover, the French offensive strength was only more than 2,000 people in three infantry battalions, while the Austrian army numbered nearly 3,000 people, accounting for an absolute number of suppression. You must know that in white-knuckle warfare, the number of troops is also particularly important. After all, fighting bayonets is often a life for a life, and even a veteran of a hundred battles will die on the battlefield if he can't keep it.

However, on the French side, the intensity of training and the elite of the soldiers naturally did not matter, and the astonishing speed and high morale were also the greatest weapons of the French army. In contrast, the Austrian army was already at the end of its strength after the Battle of Ulm, and I am afraid that it would have killed at most five points of the current French army. In such a situation, the so-called numerical superiority does not allow the Austrian army to be blindly optimistic. Unless other Austrian reinforcements could arrive quickly, they would not be a match for the French.

When the two armies were close to each other, there were soldiers falling one after another, some French and some Austrian, but the corpses of the Austrian soldiers were obviously more than those of the French army. On the battlefield, rows of French soldiers were like robots, holding rifles equipped with bayonets, like devils in hell against the backdrop of blood, wantonly harvesting the lives of the enemy.

After only nearly half an hour of fighting, the Austrian soldiers on the Erchingen position were already strewn with corpses, and after barely thwarting the two onslaughts of the French army, the price paid was extremely high. More than 700 Austrian soldiers were killed on the battlefield, while the French suffered only one-third of the Austrian casualties. Obviously, the Austrian army had already broken down, but due to a certain superiority in soldiers, it was difficult for the French army's best charging and breakthrough tactics to work quickly.

Seeing that on the battlefield, the strength of the three battalions of the French army had not taken the Ersingen position for a long time and had become anxious with the Austrian army, Lampard was quite anxious about the French position in the rear: "What's the matter, a small position has been more than half an hour, and it can't be taken? This position can't be defeated, what can we use to seize the city of Erchingen? Could it be that all the Austrian troops have converged and let us die here?"

Colonel Victor also frowned on the side, and said: "The resistance of the Austrian army is far stronger than we imagined, and the casualties of our army have exceeded two hundred, and the casualties are getting bigger and bigger. This position is naturally determined to be won, but I suggest that the offensive be halted for the time being, and that the troops rest for a while before launching an all-out onslaught. ”

"Rest, where do we have time? If my guess is right, there are already more than 2,000 Austrian reinforcements coming to us at this time, are we going to wait here to die?" Lampard waved his saber at the infantry phalanx behind him, "The soldiers of the fourth battalion are ready to go into battle at once, and I will end this damn battle in twenty minutes." If necessary, my guard platoon will also join the battle. ”

As soon as Lampard's words fell, a young lieutenant officer raised his inner concern: "The fourth battalion is our only reserve, and if the situation changes, it will be very difficult to face the battle that follows. ”

"Mr. Lieutenant, I think you should know that once Austrian reinforcements arrive here, our reserves really won't exist. As the French horn sounded, a phalanx of bayonets of more than 700 French soldiers began to slowly move towards the battlefield, and Lampard picked up his binoculars to continue to focus on the battlefield ahead.

The effect of the reserve battalion on the battlefield clearly did not disappoint Lampard, and the Austrians, who had been in a stalemate with the French on the battlefield, had gradually begun to retreat, and the outcome of defeat was doomed, it was only a matter of time. When the reserve battalion was put into battle, the Austrians were like a weak sick man with a fatal blow.

It only took a dozen minutes for the battle to be quickly resolved, and the Austrian troops had no intention of returning to the city of Elchingen after leaving the French with thousands of corpses. With only a few symbolic shots, many of the soldiers became prisoners of the French, while most of them scattered and fled to the rear.

Frank Lampard was not in the mood to mobilize his forces to pursue the fleeing Austrian troops, and after a brief sweep of the battlefield, he led his troops into the city of Elchingen. On the one hand, the subordinate troops were ordered to strengthen the previous Austrian positions, set up several cannons for defense, and block important road sections, and on the other hand, they sent accompanying sappers to erect pontoon bridges to prepare for the crossing of the river by the entire army of the Rhine Corps. It would take at least a day to build the pontoon bridge, and the first regiment would have to hold out until French reinforcements had crossed the Danube, and they would face a steady stream of Austrian troops. Frank Lampard then realised that the difficulty of this operation was not in attack, but in holding on, and at the same time building on the basis of not having to fight his home.

If the pontoon bridge could not be erected, or if there was no assistance from the troops on the other side, it was not said whether it could withstand the repeated attacks of the Austrian army, and the first regiment would be completely wiped out due to lack of ammunition. The practical significance of erecting the pontoon bridge was to transport most of the baggage, artillery, and horses to the opposite bank, which was the key to the Rhine army's river crossing operation.

And the headquarters of the Rhine Corps on the other side of the Danube got word soon after the 1st Regiment captured the city of Erchingen.

Pointing to the newly drawn Bavarian battle map not long ago, Brion faced the generals of the Rhine Army and said with a happy face: "Since the first regiment has conquered the city of Erchingen, let them continue to advance inland, and the first task is to stabilize the beachhead, deploy defenses around Erchingen, and block the subsequent Austrian counterattack." ”

After a pause, Brion continued: "Immediately send the 3rd, 8th, and 9th regiments of the 1st Division as support units to quickly cross the river, and immediately after the meeting of these four regiments to attack the south-eastern interior, I will expand the front line of Nersingen in one day. ”

The French army efficiently prepared for the river crossing, and at about 11 o'clock in the afternoon, nearly 6,000 soldiers of the three regiments had already begun the task of crossing the river. However, due to the lack of rafts and boats, most of the soldiers were transported over, and half of the strength of the 9th Regiment remained on the opposite bank.

At the same time, however, the Austrians did not disappoint the French too much, and it was through his telescope that Lampard saw a large number of Austrian troops coming from the south. It's just that the current speed of the Austrian army's march is not an exaggeration to describe it as turtle speed. From 6 o'clock in the morning when the French army attacked the position in Erchingen to 11 o'clock in the afternoon, it took almost five hours for the 3,000 Austrian troops to arrive at the battlefield in a hurry.

Unfortunately, the battle was already over. The French tricolor had been planted on the walls of Erchingen, and the Austrian commander was unaware of it.

Faced with a demoralised and extremely tired Austrian force outside the defence, Lampard had always had only one option, to take the initiative. Although the French army had just experienced a fierce battle and lost nearly 400 men, with the vigor of the French army, even if it fought again, it would not hurt. Moreover, in the face of such a decadent Austrian soldier, Lampard naturally has a sense of proportion in his heart, and I am afraid it is not an exaggeration to describe it as chopping melons and vegetables.

Seeing the loss of Erchingen, the Austrian army, without the slightest confidence, was retreating in an orderly manner. At this time, more than 1,000 French soldiers suddenly rushed out, and the effect can be imagined.

In war, it is often the own soldiers who cause confusion and scatter the army, not the enemy. The reason is simple, for example, in the previous Battle of Württemberg, once the battle situation was tight or at a disadvantage, the Austrian army inevitably began to desert. So much so that in the end, escape spread throughout the army like an infectious disease, and the escape of one person can even affect a company, let alone hundreds of soldiers who abandon their positions and flee together.

However, once the influence of deserters is allowed to spread in the army, then the lethality of the army is even more powerful than the enemy's bullets. Unfortunately, after losing several battles with the French, the Austrians seem to have made it a habit to escape, and even middle and high-ranking officers took the lead as deserters.

This time, the French launched only one assault, and not many Austrians were actually killed. However, there was an unprecedented panic and chaos within the Austrian army, and even most of the soldiers killed died tragically in the trampling of the chaotic army. Within a few minutes, the Austrian army was scattered and crushed.

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Bavaria, the headquarters of the Austrian army, Archduke Charles looked at the battle report in front of him with a black face, and Prince Schwarzenberg, who was sitting on the side, did not look at the embarrassed Austrian officers who came down from the front line in front of him. Obviously, they didn't bring much good news.

"I say you are stupid pigs? We have at least 7,000 troops stationed on the Danube, but why did we lose Elchingen? Moreover, our 6,000 troops were easily routed by the French. You scum, you have lost all the face of the empire, and you still have the face to come back? Shoot, shoot them all。。。。。 Archduke Charles was panting with scolding, obviously there was no longer the words to continue to teach his subordinates.

Waiting for Archduke Charles to calm down temporarily, Schwarzenberg motioned to several officers to quickly retreat, and then said to Archduke Charles: "Commander, the French army has only one regiment of troops on the Danube front, and it is not difficult to prevent the French army from crossing the river at this time. Moreover, I see that the gains and losses of the Danube will not stop the French attack, and the Austrian reinforcements of 50,000 have been rushed here under the leadership of Field Marshal Alvinzi, and the recruitment of troops in Bavaria is continuing. Our army could fight the French in Bavaria. ”

Grand Duke Charles nodded and said, "Well, I need to mobilize troops immediately and counterattack Ersingen." ”