readx;? At about eight o'clock in the morning of July 19, Austrian Field Marshal Umsel's 50,000 Austrian troops and more than 16,000 men of the Rubert's division met at the Rosenheim border. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, on the battlefield nearly a thousand meters apart, the phalanx of the two armies of Austria and France were far away on the plain, and the atmosphere of slaughter made the bayonets on the rifles and the sabers of the cavalry even more terrifying in the sunlight. The commanders of the two armies watched the movement on the opposite side with binoculars on their horses, and they were ready to shoot, but they did not give the order to open fire.

The French did not open fire? There is nothing surprising that the Rubert division naturally did not open fire first. Because of this battle of Munich, the Rubert division only had the task of feint to pretend to be the main force according to the plan, and then pretend to break and escape to lure the main force of the Austrian army to continue deeper. That is to say, from the very beginning, the French army had no idea of stretching out its army with the Austrian army and fighting a solid battle. That's why the Rubert Legion is uncharacteristically immovable. If the French army was really like the previous battles, as long as the opposing troops did not exceed 20,000 men, it would be enough to completely defeat it in less than an hour.

Moreover, Rubert knew very well that the Austrian army on the opposite side was not only 20,000 men, but more than 50,000 men, not the Archduke Charles, who was now besieged in Munich and had been repeatedly battered and demoralized. Although the French army had the upper hand in terms of combat power, it would be surrounded by the Austrian army if it was not done well. Although in the previous Battle of Württemberg, the Nala Division had entangled the 50,000 main forces of Archduke Charles with 20,000 troops, but it paid a high price of more than 7,000 soldiers wounded or killed. To Rubel, who was bent on preserving his strength, none of this seemed worth it.

However, the Austrian army to the east of the French army was in a different situation, and Marshal Alvinzi's previous mistake was to underestimate the strength of the French army, and as a result, 50,000 troops were completely annihilated at the Battle of Augsburg. This time, however, the French army was overestimated, because the continuous defeats of the previous commanders led to the indecision of Marshal Umssel about whether the battle should continue to stagnate.

In fact, um Sell really understood that the French army on the opposite side had less than 20,000 troops, and even if it could not gain the upper hand on the battlefield for a while, it would collapse sooner or later in the face of a siege of 50,000 elites. In fact, if Umsel had really concentrated his forces to besiege the French army from the beginning, the Rubert division would have been crippled, if not all of them.

It wasn't until more than twenty minutes later, under the unanimous persuasion of Hollande and other generals around him, that Umsel was ready to order the whole army to attack. However, at this time, news came that the Austrian rearguard units had been attacked.

It turned out that Rubert took advantage of the fact that the Austrians were not aware, so he sent more than 3,000 cavalry from two cavalry regiments to the rear of the Austrian army to launch an explosive charge, which broke up the rear guard of the Austrian army in one fell swoop, eliminated nearly 1,000 Austrian soldiers, and finally returned to the French camp with a swagger before the Austrian army could react and counterattack.

The most infuriating thing is that the corpses of Austrian soldiers on the battlefield are all over the field, and they fall one by one, but it is difficult to find the corpse of a French cavalryman. What does this mean? The Austrian infantry was completely powerless to fight back under the attack of the French cavalry, and they were stunned at once, and they ran away after the battle, and by the time the Austrian army regrouped, the French army had already fled.

Hearing the news brought by the heralds, Marshal Umthel was already mad, and the gray beard on his chin trembled. General Hollande, immediately inform the whole army to attack the French, and I will guarantee to defeat this French army within six hours!"

Although there was a certain difference in combat effectiveness between the Austrian army and the French army, Marshal Umssel believed that even if he could not completely annihilate more than 10,000 French troops, a temporary defeat should be possible. Not daring to get up too much hope, um estimated that the battle should be over in at least six or seven hours.

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, Marshal. Hollande put down the binoculars in his hand and said: "The French army has retreated, I suggest that I lead an avant-garde force of more than 15,000 people to pursue the French army, and I should be able to catch up with it if I speed up." Even if it can't be annihilated, it can be entangled to the death to wait for the support of the main force. ”

Umsel took the telescope from Hollande's hand and said: "No, I see that the army retreated in a hurry, in an orderly manner, and besides, whether there has been a formal battle between the two armies, it does not look like a rout, I am afraid that the French army is luring our army to take the bait." Send a cavalry brigade to catch up, and the French army will give us a big gift at least. The rest of the army marched slowly, and was not allowed to march hastily. ”

At about 9 o'clock in the morning, more than 2,000 Austrian cavalry quickly caught up with the Rubert's division, which was rapidly marching west of Rosenheim, but the French army, which had been prepared, quickly turned around, formed a phalanx, and aimed the bayonet-covered fire net at the Austrian cavalry who arrived in a hurry, causing great disappointment to the Austrian cavalry who thought they could take the opportunity to sneak attack.

In addition to being particularly outstanding in terms of combat effectiveness, the Rhine Corps is at the forefront of European teams in terms of mobility, discipline and rapid reaction. Especially in terms of intelligence reconnaissance in war, the reconnaissance system of the various units of the Rhine Corps is indeed much superior to that of the Austrian army, and it can also be called extremely perfect.

First of all, the intelligence system of the Rhine Corps is roughly divided into two types, one is strategic intelligence, which is in charge of Skynet agents under MacDonald, and is roughly the actions of the enemy's divisional troops and above. However, the second type is battlefield intelligence, which is collected by the reconnaissance teams under the divisions of the Rhine Corps, with a full strength of 200 people, and the brigade has four squads. The cavalry is naturally responsible for the actual intelligence of the enemy's attack or retreat, while the infantry is mainly responsible for finding out the battlefield terrain and mapping the map, and even blending in with the enemy.

Most of today's reconnaissance troops are composed of trained Skynet agents, and a small part are composed of elite cavalry officers and experienced engineers selected by some Rhine Legions.

Therefore, because of the news of the reconnaissance team, Rubert had long known that the Austrian cavalry was catching up from behind, so he naturally kept a hand to prepare.

The Austrian cavalry was under the fierce fire of the French army in an orderly manner, and heavy casualties were inevitable. Before ten minutes, more than 600 cavalrymen of a brigade fell off their horses, and for a time the Austrians dared not continue to attack, and hurriedly turned their horses and ran in the direction of the main force.

However, before they could get out of range of the French infantry, 800 light cavalry suddenly rushed out and chased after the Austrian cavalry. The Austrian cavalry had already been defeated, losing more than 300 men in a few minutes of engagement with the French cavalry. Then thousands of French infantry quickly surrounded them, and the Austrian cavalry brigade was completely annihilated. There was only one survivor, and it was the French army officer who reluctantly spared his life because he had to let one go back to report the news.

However, by the time the main Austrian army slowly arrived on the battlefield, the Rubert division had already left, leaving only dead horses and corpses piled up on the ground.

Marshal Umsel saw this scene and could really be said to be full of coolness, he had not yet fought a regular battle with the French army, and he took the lives of 3,000 soldiers in vain without achieving any results.

General Hollande came over, scanned the battlefield with great sorrow, and said, "I should have known that my avant-garde troops should have pursued to entangle the French, otherwise we would not have lost so many soldiers in vain." ”

um Usel waved his hand, holding the saber at his waist and slowly walked behind his back: "I have studied the tactics of the French army from the reports of our army's repeated defeats, our army has many troops, but the strength is scattered. The strength of the French army was equal to that of our army, but it was repeatedly broken by several times the strength of each one. It can be said that the body is scattered but the soul is not scattered, and concentrating forces to destroy the enemy in a short time is the lethal weapon of the French army. That's why I was worried about the French in the morning. ”

"Although our army has some losses now, I can estimate that the French army will never be deployed more than 20,000 men in the Rosenheim area. The Rhine army must have moved a large number of forces to the siege of Munich and the fortresses outside the city, and the French army we met in the morning must have deliberately avoided the battle because of the lack of troops. Therefore, it is time for us to take the Rosenheim area today with absolute superiority in our forces, and to annihilate all the French forces here. ”

Umthel said, turning to scan the Austrian soldiers around him. Although the loss of more than 3,000 troops inevitably had some impact on the morale of the Austrian army, it was fortunate that the foundation of the army was shaken.

If the Austrian army can really capture Rosenheim and eliminate the 20,000 French troops, then there is no doubt that the battle of Munich cannot be completely reversed, but it can also increase the chances of victory for the Austrian army. Maybe even the Austrian emperor figured it out that day and made an armistice with the French army, then Austria would at least get some bargaining capital.

Now, then, he must seize every time to pursue and annihilate that French division.

Without allowing the troops to stop for a moment to recuperate, the Austrians continued on their way and arrived near the town of Reidling in the Rosenberg region at about 1 p.m. Encountering the Rubert Division, which was in full array, the two sides did not hesitate at all this time, and immediately launched a fierce exchange of fire between their troops. With the ranks of the two armies constantly approaching each other, there were casualties on both sides.

It has to be said that the French army was still able to deal with it calmly in the face of three times its own strength, mostly relying on the accurate bombardment of 30 howitzer cannons to support the firepower of the French army to compete with the firepower of the Austrian army.

Although Field Marshal Umssel repeatedly commanded the Austrian army to take advantage of the superiority in strength in an attempt to quickly encircle the Jubert's division, the Austrian soldiers fell in large numbers in large numbers in the face of the devastating power of the howitzers. However, after one group of soldiers was killed, another group of soldiers continued to fill in. No matter what kind of attack or charge, it seemed that it could not pose a mortal threat to the French army for the time being.

The Austrian troops who watched the front continued to surround them, and the corners of Marshal Umsel's mouth raised, as if he had regained the vitality of his youth: "That's right, that's how it hits." I think how long will the army last? I think the battle will be over before five o'clock this afternoon!"

However, at this moment, there was a sudden cannon fire in the rear of the Austrian army, followed by a burst of gunfire. As countless soldiers continued to fall, tens of thousands of French cavalry rushed directly towards the phalanx formed by the unsuspecting Austrian rearguard troops, and in an instant, the sound of "killing" was everywhere, and the Austrian formation was instantly crushed by the French army. Cavalry is like the heavy tanks of this era, often a horse rushes into the crowd and directly runs over, followed by a large number of people who die tragically under the horse. Even some of the soldiers didn't know what had just happened, and a saber swung over, and their heads fell to the ground on the spot.

More than 10,000 Austrian rearguard troops were scattered by the Ney cavalry division, and the Nala division also took advantage of the situation to attack with the continuous bombardment of howitzers. The Austrian army was already overwhelmed by the sudden attack of the Ney Cavalry Division, where could they still have the strength to reach the attack of the Nala Division? The entire army collapsed in an instant, and in the great escape, countless Austrian soldiers were killed by the swords of the cavalry.

At about 20 or 30 p.m., the Nala Division and the Ney Cavalry Division had defeated Marshal Umsel's rearguard in one fell swoop, and the Marmont and Suche divisions had also arrived on the battlefield, and the French army had initially formed an encirclement of the Austrian army as originally planned.

"Marshal, General Rodrich's rearguard has suddenly been attacked by the French! The general has been killed and the army has been completely routed! More than 20,000 French troops have rushed towards the rear of our army!"

"General Hollande's avant-garde troops were suddenly attacked by an infantry division of the French army, and they were entangled by the enemy and were almost unable to hold on!"

However, the news that really made Umcel lose hope soon came: after the Rubert's division received the aid of the Suche Division, the main Austrian army of Umssel was subjected to an unprecedented counter-attack, and Hollande's more than 10,000 troops were held back by the Marmont Infantry Division and could not be supported. The besieging forces were already breaking down, and the rear Nala Division and Ney's cavalry division were already less than two hundred meters from Umsel's division.

The complete defeat of the Austrian army was already doomed, and with the continuous advancement of the Rubert division, the main force of more than 20,000 Austrian troops was about to collapse, and tens of thousands of French cavalry had rushed over.

The guards around um were fleeing in all directions, and even his lieutenant was the last to gallop off the battlefield on his horse. Umthel was silent and pulled out a gun pinned to his waist. "Even if you lose, you must not lose the integrity of the emperor. ”

The muzzle of the "bang" was still smoking, and after the only bullet was fired, a French cavalryman fell in response. Then a saber swung over, and Marshal Umsel had a bloody streak on his neck. The old man closed his eyes in satisfaction and fell down safely.

At this time, in the other corner, Sirte was looking at the battlefield situation with a telescope, and said with a relaxed smile: "This battle is really beautiful, and Austria's dream of recovering Germany has come to an end!"

At about five o'clock in the afternoon, after nearly five hours of fierce fighting, the annihilation of Field Marshal Umsel's 50,000-strong army was officially announced, which can also be regarded as the complete loss of control of the German battlefield by the Austrian Empire. To a certain extent, the Battle of Rosenheim was also the de facto end of the Battle of Munich. It's just that Archduke Charles is still holding Munich, but it turns out that the Austrian army has completely lost the ability and confidence to continue fighting.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the French army estimated that the number of Austrians killed was about 29,000, and the number of prisoners captured was more than 6,000, including General Hollande, the commander of the avant-garde force. As for the losses of the French army, they were much smaller than those of the Austrians, and the casualties of the divisions were less than seven thousand.

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