The main forces of the Orthodox Union are coming.

"Fight! Against! Don't be afraid! Our reinforcements are endless! As long as we hold on, we win! ”

Augustin Keller roared as he climbed the bell tower, and the Orthodox Union troops were already surrounded, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and at the same time he had a question, "Why did the other side come with so many people?" ”

But now Augustin Keller can't care so much, he must now set up defenses.

As a result, he discovered a problem, that is, he only knew some of the senior officers, but he did not know all the names.

At that moment, a rocket flew past the eaves of the bell tower, and a brilliant fire rose in the camp, accompanied by a burst of steel balls and incessant screams.

"It's Congreve rockets"

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard more than one soldier shouting "Bomb! Come on! ”

More rockets and more screams followed, and to be honest, Archduke Karl didn't want to fight like this, but the soldiers of the Orthodox Union couldn't even get in line.

And he didn't expect that the other party would be able to build a barracks overnight, although it was very simple, but if he shot at close range, then it would definitely be the Orthodox Alliance side that suffered.

Archduke Karl decided that it would be better to cover the fire, as the primitive Congreve rocket, which was not suitable for killing queues or causing damage to strong fortresses, was best suited for indiscriminate killing, especially for rudimentary wooden structures.

A large number of Congreve rockets were projected into Augustin Keller's makeshift camp, and the buildings and supplies in the camp were destroyed, and the fire quickly spread.

The greater disaster was the confusion of command, which neither Augustin Keller nor any of his officers could command, let alone in such a chaotic moment.

Some people want to line up to fight, some people want to put out fires, and some people scramble for ships to prepare to escape, and the chaos is incomparably chaotic.

In fact, Augustin Keller also has artillery and Congreve rockets, but it is impossible to expect the soldiers of this era to fight back on their own without a leader.

Of course, there were brave officers who rushed into the armory to salvage supplies, but the fire quickly consumed them in a series of explosions that could not be controlled.

More than 30,000 people were trapped in this rural dock like ants on a hot pot, and the few soldiers who rushed out became directly the target of the Orthodox Alliance army, and they had no time to do anything, not even to load bullets and surrender.

The recruits of the Orthodox Alliance, all gained confidence after a few rounds of shooting, with a shout from the front-line commander "Forward!" ”

The recruits were no longer afraid, but showed a bit of fanaticism, which looked even more hideous against the firelight.

Flames and explosions erupted in Augustine Keller's camp, and the ships in the harbor were a lifesaver.

In order to catch it, everyone fights and tries their best; In order to escape, some ships capsized due to overloading.

At the same time, the army of the Orthodox Alliance did not intend to let them go, the ranks were constantly advancing, and occasionally a few solid projectiles fell in the lake and stirred up columns of water that soared into the sky.

"I'm Augustin Keller! Get me on board! ”

Augustin Keller was knocked to the ground with a punch as soon as he went up on his front foot, his consciousness was blurred, and when his vision gradually cleared, the last ship was already sailing to the shore.

It was then that Augustin Keller recognized that the man who had just knocked him down was the officer from the previous night

By this time, his camp had been reduced to rubble, the remaining soldiers were being slaughtered, and the battle was completely one-sided.

In fact, before the war, there was not much difference in the number of the two sides, but at this time, this army, including himself, could no longer squeeze out the slightest courage.

Some people try to swim and escape, but how can the lake be so easy to survive in winter? Most of those people could not swim more than a few dozen meters before cramping and sinking to the bottom of the lake.

Augustin Keller, listening to the constant screams, immediately decided to fall to his knees, raise his hands above his head, and repeat "I surrender!" in German, French, and Italian. I give up! I surrender!."

Note: The three most popular languages in Switzerland are German, French and Italian.

The battle went on without suspense, with nearly 20,000 of the 30,000 troops led by Augustin Keller across the lake dead or missing, and 10,000 as prisoners of war.

The casualties of their own side were less than 500, and a considerable number of them were injured accidentally, but in any case, the battle loss ratio of 50 to 1 was definitely a battle that can go down in history.

The vast majority of the dead died from fire and drowning, and the number of those who died in battle was not large, and many of them wanted to surrender, but the recruits and rank and file officers of the Orthodox Alliance were inexperienced at all, and they wanted to fire two shots before they saw any living creature.

Had it not been for the timely arrival of Field Marshal Ulrich Salis of the Orthodox Union, I am afraid that the number of casualties would have increased further.

This battle directly subdued the upper echelons of Schwyz, who witnessed the entire battle from a distance, and did not even have a chance for them to appear.

Then, while cleaning up the battlefield, they had to dig up charred corpses from the rubble and lift the cold corpses from the river.

Although they were not the ones who died, a chill lingered deep into the bone marrow.

Clearing the battlefield is a must, because even in winter, the corpses are not buried in time, which can lead to plagues and other disasters.

The battle was a huge morale boost for the canton of Lucerne, and to be honest, even they couldn't believe that the battle against an equal number of enemy troops was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.

In the first battle of Lucerne, Archduke Karl defeated Dufort's army of 60,000 with 4,000 men, and the prestige of the former reached an unprecedented height in the Orthodox League.

In fact, in the Western Valley, there were less than 2,000 people fighting the Freedom Alliance Shepherds' Legion.

It's just that it can be condescending every time and occupy a local military advantage.

As for why the intelligence is so accurate, the answer is military observation hot air balloons and telescopes.

Spotters on the hot air balloon spot the enemy and then guide their own ambush force to it.

At the same time, the military literacy and weaponry of the two sides cannot be compared, and the guards of the Grand Duke Karl are all veterans with many years of military training, and although they are not all equipped with the latest lever-operated rifles, the lowest is the Lorenz rifle that uses Minerne bullets.

This rifle should be regarded as an improvement of the 1854 Lorenz, and its performance is stronger than in history, but unfortunately the Austrian rifle was developing too fast at this time, and this breech gun could only be used as a disguise.

As for the artillery battles at the bridgehead, Archduke Karl felt that it would be better to do without the Swiss, because the recruits did not know how to use artillery at all, and had little other effect than to add to the chaos.

Archduke Karl established his absolute leadership in the Orthodox League with two big victories, and at the same time to stabilize the rear, at least the people of Schwyz did not dare to have such a mind anymore.

There was also good news from Ticeno, as Colonel Charles Duchat had successfully routed the defenders of Ticeno, and the situation immediately turned against the Freedom Alliance.