After that, the Imperial Army flanked the east and west, and the coalition army was crushed in half. After this, General John Churchill finally regained a little composure.www.biquge.info He reluctantly gathered some of his troops, then re-arrayed to the south, and after completely abandoning most of his troops, he re-organized a new line of defense.

Seeing the information here, William only felt incredible, and even quite magical. The war had already reached that stage, and the other side was still able to salvage the situation - although it was impossible to succeed in the counterattack, at least at least he saved part of his troops.

Thanks to his efforts, about 10,000 to 20,000 coalition soldiers managed to stabilize their positions, barely holding up under the stormy onslaught. After several rounds of attacks and finding that too many losses were needed to achieve victory, His Majesty Kalman IV decided to abandon the attack on this army. Only a few units were left to guard the orderly forces, while the remaining more troops moved south to attack the other, unorganized coalition forces.

The Imperial Army has already won. What we have to do now is not to expand the results of the battle, but to swallow the part of the loot that we already have. That's good.

Some of the troops in the south were not led by a good commander like John Churchill. After a surprise attack and the front line was completely cut off, nothing was done. Although many infantry and cavalry companies still fought very hard, this kind of unordered, unintegrated resistance was almost meaningless and could easily be crushed.

In this way, the battle ended until the end of the day, and more than 30,000 coalition soldiers were either killed or captured. Combined with the troops lost in the previous battles and the almost completely annihilated Third Front, the coalition forces lost nearly 50,000 troops. Although it is said that the total army was wiped out, this degree far outweighs the heavy losses.

In addition to the loss of personnel, the loss of weapons and equipment, logistics and supplies is also one thing...... The loss of a few hundred artillery pieces, two or three thousand flintlock guns, a large number of weapons and ammunition, food supplies, and so on, and so on, each of these losses can make people feel painful.

If William were to tell him which of the most heart-wrenching losses was this, he would have to choose the railway station not far from the battlefield, where hundreds of wagons were stored, and a dozen locomotives - that was the most sophisticated technology of the era. William wants the train now, but he can't. But his factory, at present, still does not have the capacity to produce trains.

And although it is said that it is to develop railways, develop railways or something. But at present, there is still a long way to go before the Hereford family domain produces its own locomotives......

In fact, even if a locomotive can be produced reluctantly, its quality is not guaranteed...... Even if the quality comes up, the high-quality steel required for the material is not guaranteed, and the high-quality steel can be guaranteed, but the high-power steam engine cannot be guaranteed. High-power steam engines can be produced, precision lathes can not be guaranteed, precision lathes are guaranteed, industrial machine tools can not be guaranteed......

All in all, this is a complete set of industrial production systems. In order to produce a good train, the Hereford family's industrial system needs to be upgraded.

"So, it's so difficult. William had a headache when he thought about it. At the same time, start thinking about a question.

The Hereford family, perhaps, should, really need to seriously consider taking sides.

After the victory of the Imperial Army, the coalition army of 60,000 lost nearly 50,000. All of Franconia was already under the control of the Empire.

General John Churchill was very clever and unrighteous to abandon Franconia and lead his army north to Lotternia. According to William's judgment, he may not even hold on to Lotternia, and may at any time withdraw to the northern part of Lotternia, the region of Frisia, which is the region that the kingdom really values compared to the chaos and disorder of southern Loterania.

General John Churchill and the remnants of his defeated army were in fear in Lotternia. However, the emperor did not have the idea of marching in now and killing them all.

In the Battle of Franconia, the Imperial army suffered equally heavy losses. The loss of nearly 20,000 troops also made the emperor feel very painful.

It is conceivable that it will take a long time for the Imperial Army to regroup. At the same time, in this process, His Majesty the Emperor set his first strategic goal in Franconia.

Upon learning of the Imperial victory, the Duke of Bern made a decisive decision to expand his army to three regiments of nearly 5,000 troops. And march to Franconia as fast as possible. At the same time, the vanguard of the Imperial Army also entered Franconia.

The Franconians, who had exhausted almost all of their army in battle, could no longer resist the Emperor's army. Prince Henry, who had fled back to Munich, was as decadent as King Wende, who had his namesake the previous month.

That's it, in the first round of the war, His Royal Highness the prince became the second guy to be eliminated.

"What will happen next?" William pondered, "will the Emperor take over all of Franconia, or will he prop up a new puppet to take control of the country? In any case, the state is completely finished...... Franconia, Lotternia, Wende...... The Ostrogothic Empire is indeed as people say, like a jar for raising Gu. But who will win in the end? Is it me? or His Majesty the Emperor? or a third party that no one can think of?"

That's it, after reading the entire document sent by the Cheka agents, William didn't know what to say for a while.

Obviously, from the beginning to the end, it was the coalition forces that had the advantage. They have a larger regular army, a larger number of new troops, a larger number of elite troops, more cavalry, and more new artillery...... At the beginning of the campaign, during the campaign, and in the later stages of the campaign, they steadily expanded their superiority step by step. And then they lost.

According to the easy-to-understand statement, it is that the coalition forces feel that they have a great advantage, the coalition forces have passed, and the coalition forces have played GG in laughter.

That's pretty much it. The defeat of the coalition forces has had a number of repercussions, but there is no need to say so much at this time. At present, there is one thing that William really takes as a warning, and that is that he must be careful in the next war.

The southern part of the empire was mostly hilly, even mountainous. It was on these terrains that the Imperial Army completed its tactical detour. Then he succeeded in winning the war. This also shows a truth, although the weapons and equipment of the two sides are different, they are not big enough to allow the superior side to easily win the war. His Majesty's victory was a wake-up call for William.

"So, let's go on next...... Someone must be unable to sit still. William thought to himself, and then passed the report on. Under his command, Duchess Freya, his wife Charlumie, and other high-ranking officers of Hereford gathered. Discussions are under way to go one step further and what the Hereford family, the Russian kingdom, should do.

"Perhaps, we should have a quick showdown with His Majesty the Emperor. One of the senior officers said with a little concern: "After the capture of Franconia, the alliance of Kalman IV has stretched across the entire southern part of the empire. He could easily sweep through Lotternia like the last Imperial Civil War, and then, I don't think Archduke Christian of Jutland has the power to hold back the Empire's forces. In this way, the 'civil war part' of this war came to an end. ”

"And what about the Britons. William looked at him with interest and asked.

"In the last Imperial Civil War, the Britons failed to support the House of Lorraine in Lotternia, and then there was no further operation. So...... After the defeat of the Sarians this time, they should also choose to retreat...... Right?" the officer said uncertainly.

"Hmm...... What do you think, William? King Otto, who sat first in the hand, groaned uncertainly, and then looked at William.

"I think ......" William shook his head, "if this war is really just an 'Imperial Civil War', then it would not be wrong to make the above judgment - the problem is that it is not. ”

"Not really...... So?"

"Yes," William nodded, "giving up one Loteraia is two very different concepts from giving up the entire empire. Unlike the last Imperial Civil War, this time, the Bretons put all the cards they could on their cards. Not only the Sarians, but also the Grand Duchy of Jutland, the remnants of Lotternia. Several small states in the north-central part of the empire - Brandenburg, Magdeburg, Lüneburg - are also counted. He put all the forces that openly and covertly supported Briton on the surface.

It was a decisive battle. Even if it is a short loss, even if there is a small loss, the Bretons will never back down. Because once they retreated, it would mean that the entire Ostrogothic Empire would be fully integrated by Kalman IV. The power of a real, near-complete empire would pose a great threat to the hegemony of the Britons.

So, the Bretons will not back down!"

After William finished speaking, the surrounding generals and senior officers kept nodding. Many of these senior officers came out of the original William's crash course for officers. Everyone was convinced of William, including William's chamberlain John Jr.

"Other than that. William's tone softened slightly: "Besides, it's not like the Bretons can't fight anymore. "They still have enough money, they still have enough war potential," he said. As long as conditions permit, they can spend several times more money than they do now, fund the current Protestant alliance, and form an army of 100,000 to fight against Kalman IV.

If this 100,000-strong army is crushed by the emperor again, they can organize another 100,000 people. The war potential of the Britons is very high, and the high is terrible.

Remember this, my generals, we are dealing with the most terrible industrial country in the world. It can even be said that it is the only opponent in the world that conforms to the concept of an 'industrial country'. In the face of such a country, no matter how important it is, it cannot be overstated. Please keep that in mind!"