Where did the Austrian Imperial soldiers present not understand Felix. Schwarzenberg meant that they hurried to Felix. Schwarzenberg asked for battle.

Compared with the eager to invite the generals, Archduke Albrecht, as the head of the troops, was extraordinarily calm, and he still bowed his head and thought at this time.

Felix. Schwarzenberg also noticed Albrecht's movements, and after waving his hand to ask the generals to calm down, he asked Albrecht in a gentle tone: "Albrecht, you are the commander of the troops!" Don't you have anything to say? ”

Felix. Schwarzenberg's voice reached Albrecht's ears, pulling Albrecht's thoughts back to reality, and Albrecht looked at Felix. Schwarzenberg said: "Your Excellency, I am thinking about the disposition of our army and the Prussian army!" ”

"Huh?" Felix. Schwarzenberg asked with interest: "Is it not as numerous as Prussia the number of troops stationed in the Austrian Empire?" ”

With the escalation of the conflict, after October, Austria and Prussia increased their troops in the Fulda area to varying degrees.

At present, the Kingdom of Prussia had about 40,000 troops in the Duchy of Hesse-Kassel, and the Austrian Empire had 50,000 troops.

"Judging by the existing forces, we are indeed a little stronger than Prussia! If the Kingdom of Prussia chooses to increase its troops, we may be overstretched by the strength we have! "Albrecht vs. Felix. Schwarzenberg responded: "The Kingdom of Prussia was able to mobilize about 10,000 standing troops and 10,000 second and third class reserves, which means that they had nearly 500,000 troops!" I once heard my father praise the Prussian army system, saying that the system of the Kingdom of Prussia would allow them to have more troops to complete their plans! ”

Archduke Albrecht's praise for the Kingdom of Prussia embarrassed the Austrian generals present, and at this time it was a time of war, and Archduke Albrecht's words were undoubtedly a blow to morale.

But no one dared to deny the father of Archduke Albrecht, Archduke Karl was arguably Austria's most successful general in recent years.

Some of those present were soldiers under Grand Duke Karl.

Albrecht continued to guide from a purely military point of view: "Removing some unusable troops, the mobile troops that Prussia can use are about 20-230,000!" In the event of a full-scale war, it meant that the Austrian Empire would have to have an army of the same size! With all due respect, Mr. Prime Minister, I would venture to ask if the Austrian Empire had any surplus troops. ”

[According to Engels's "The Holy League's War against France in 1852", Prussia could mobilize about 250,000 troops, but in fact, Prussia's army could mobilize less than he thought. 】

The 20-230,000 troops Albrecht spoke of belonged entirely to the field army.

Felix. Schwarzenberg thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I have read the report of the War Department, Austria's existing strength is about 470,000, Italy, Hungary, and Galicia all need to send troops to maintain law and order, and the new reserve is also being drilled, so we can use about 150,000 troops." ”

Felix. Schwarzenberg's words undoubtedly poured cold water on the heads of these generals who asked for war, and many of them calmed down to examine the gap between themselves and the Kingdom of Prussia.

"However, we have the support of Bavaria and Württemberg!" Felix. Schwarzenberg turned to the crowd and said: "The nobleman who had already met with Baron Carl Ludwig von Depforten before I came to the barracks, and Baron Depfort told me that the Bavarian army would be sent when the war between Prussia and Austria began. ”

Baron Carl Ludwig von Deppforten, as Bavaria's Foreign Minister, undoubtedly represented the attitude of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

The generals who had asked for war were sober from their gloom, and they also looked at Albrecht.

"If Bavaria is willing to send troops, then we will be superior to Prussia!" Albrecht vs Felix. Schwarzenberg said.

"Prince Paskeewicz has also promised us that we will contain part of the Prussian army in Poland!" Felix. Schwarzenberg continued to break the news.

At this time, Albrecht decisively abandoned the previous idea of conservative war, and instead chose a relatively risky method of attack.

Prince Albrecht will never forget what his father said to him, that war is to concentrate superior forces and attack in a relatively weak direction, and that the attack must be carried out in one blow so as not to leave the enemy a chance to breathe.

"Your Excellency, since the Empire has chosen to wage war with the Kingdom of Prussia, allow me to explain the disposition to the generals present." Albrecht vs Felix. Schwarzenberg pleaded.

"Of course!" Felix as Prime Minister. Schwarzenberg said to Albrecht with a smile, "In the military good, Felix. Schwarzenberg did not want to interfere too much with the judgment of the front-line commanders.

The generals of Albrecht Austria made corresponding arrangements.

On the night of 6 November, the Austrian Imperial Army began its operation under the cover of the sound of artillery.

Since the general headquarters of the Kingdom of Prussia was in Kassel, and there was only one road from Kassel to Fulda, as long as this road was contained, Albrecht was sure to close the door and beat the dogs.

[About 10,000 people are stationed in the Fulda area]

More than 3,000 infantrymen, with 600 men (a battalion of staff) as a group unit, carefully spared the Fulda area, and tried to launch and cut off the rear route of the Kingdom of Prussia without the detection of the army of the Kingdom of Prussia.

If it was a rigid German general, Albrecht's actions could indeed be called a surprise attack.

Unbeknownst to Albrecht, however, was none other than Ron and Prince Wilhelm of the 10,000 Prussian soldiers on the other side.

At around 1 a.m. on November 7, Prince William, who was asleep, was forcibly woken up.

When Prince William opened his eyes, it was none other than his lieutenant Ron, who stood in front of him.

"What's wrong? Ron! Prince William looked at Ron suspiciously, "Is there any information from Berlin?" ”

Ron shook his head and reported to Prince William with a solemn face: "Report to the Prince, our reconnaissance cavalry has discovered something unusual in the western forests of the Fulda region, and the intensity of test-fired artillery in the Austrian military camp today is far less than before!" ”

"What!" Prince William I's face changed dramatically in an instant, and he hurriedly got up and came to the headquarters with Ron.

At this time, the headquarters was already full, and the commanders of the regiments, headed by the commander of the division, looked at Prince William I.

William I no longer hesitated and quickly asked, "What is the current situation?" ”

The division commander hastened to explain to Ron and Wilhelm I that a small force of reconnaissance cavalry had spotted Austrian infantry in the Bronchild Forest, west of the Fulda area.

After the two sides engaged in close combat, the Prussian reconnaissance cavalry suffered dozens of casualties.

"What is the size of the small force?" Prince William asked with a serious expression.

"About 400-500 people!" The division commander immediately responded, and then added: "Because it's a forest, there may be more people." ”

Prince William looked down at the map in front of him, and after learning the location of the small force he had found, he drew an X on the map with a pencil.

Then, he slapped the general's painting brush on the table and pointed to the other end of the Bronchild Forest: "The Austrian Empire wants to block our back road!" ”

"I'm afraid they have more than one army! If you want to contain us, you need at least 2,000 people! Ron also calmly analyzed.

"Your Highness, should we ......" The division commander suggested to Prince William and Ron to leave the camp as soon as possible.

Prince William glanced at Ron, who hoped that Ron would come up with a solution.

After all, he was the one who asked for the deployment of the scout cavalry, and if the scout cavalry had not been arranged, I am afraid that they would have become the turtle in the urn.

Ron, who thought for a moment, quickly gave his judgment and said, "Your Highness, we must go!" Otherwise, when he finishes the encirclement, we won't be able to leave if we want to! ”

Later, Ron added: "However, we must not flee in such a hurry, or the Austrian team will be in pursuit of us." ”

"What do you mean?" William I said to Ron.

"Your Highness, I suggest that the first and second regiments of the third division launch an attack on Austria, and then slowly retreat!" Ron gave a solution.

"Our artillery ......!" The division commander suddenly thought of his more than twenty artillery pieces and supplies.

"Now fire all the artillery at the Austrian barracks, hit as many as you can, and quickly withdraw after two rounds of base!" Ron ordered to the division commander.

The division commander seemed to be a little unwilling, and Prince William immediately told the division commander that Ron's order was his order.

"Yes!" The division commander, who was deeply affected by the strict military discipline of Prussia, could only obey orders.

"Your Highness, you leave with the third and fourth regiments!" Ron said to Prince William.

"What about you?" Prince William asked.

"I'm going to stay here!" Ron said firmly.

After the strategic deployment was completed, the Prussian army moved quickly, and the 1st and 2nd regiments were assembled at great speed.

Just as Ron was about to order his soldiers to attack in the direction of Austria, artillery shells from the Austrian Empire fell in advance in the Prussian army camp.

In just an instant, the entire Prussian barracks were turned into a sea of fire.

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