Compared to these common hussars and hussars, the Austrian lancers were even more terrifying in the pursuit of deserters.

The lancers, armed with 2.5-meter spears, were an absolute infantry nightmare, as the bayonets posed little threat to them.

As for wanting to withstand the damage of the spear and then counterattack, it is simply a fool's dream.

With horsepower, even a strong man like Dwayne Johnson may not be able to block the impact of a thin cavalryman.

What's more, these lancers in Austria are all elites of the family who have been trained since childhood, and then have undergone several years of training and heavy assessments.

Whether it is technical and tactical, or physical fitness, it is not comparable to ordinary soldiers, and with excellent war horses and sophisticated equipment, it is simply impossible to resist them in a panic.

These elite cavalrymen with spears in their hands helped the French soldiers to recall the horrors of the knight master.

The Austrian cavalry frantically harvested the French rout, and drove them as far as they could, allowing them to trample on themselves.

The survival instinct of humans told the fleeing French infantry that they didn't need to outrun their horses, they just needed to outrun their comrades.

Driven by the desire to survive, they even did not hesitate to push down their comrades who were fighting side by side to slow down the cavalry pursuit.

As for the people they don't know and don't know, they don't feel guilty.

Those who were unfortunate enough to be pushed down or fell, and their fate awaited them was either trampled to death by their own men or hacked to death by the Allied cavalry who caught up.

Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more chaotic, the French cavalry finally arrived at this time.

The cavalry on both sides became entangled, and the French infantry finally got a chance to breathe, but they still looked embarrassed to flee.

Bono de Coullen actually sent his cavalry to the bottom of the box at the first time, but the French cavalry was far inferior to the German coalition in terms of quantity and quality.

No one wanted to be sent to death, and it took a lot of effort for his lieutenants and the overseers to bring in these cavalry masters.

This is also thanks to the relatively "honest" French cavalry, coupled with the stricter management of Bono de Coullen's army, if it were replaced by Hungarian hussars, coupled with a few incompetent generals, I am afraid that the cavalry troops would have fled long ago.

After breaking away from the pursuit of the cavalry, the French infantry quickly restored order, but there was no glimmer of joy on Bono de Coullen's face.

Although the timely appearance of a group of brave junior officers and cavalry avoided a great rout of the French army, the countless remains of French soldiers, broken bayonets, discarded guns, scattered flags, and lost military caps on the battlefield all tell the tragedy of this battle.

Due to the fact that the French reconnaissance hot air balloon was killed in advance, and the French army had no way to detect the Austrian reconnaissance hot air balloon, the battlefield was one-way transparent for the German coalition forces.

When Franz had ordered the pursuit before, there were some so-called people of insight who showed off in front of the ladies.

"The French army can't be so vulnerable! This must be a trap for the French, perhaps after the gentle slope, the French elite will be waiting for them! ”

Franz, however, was unmoved, and did not even look at the noisy crowd.

"What kind of coldness! It's the Austrians who died anyway, it's none of our business! ”

The sensationalist disciple finally caught the attention of the Colonel Bordeaux, and the two only looked at each other for a moment, and then the former withdrew his gaze stupidly.

Franz patted Zoché on the shoulder, and the latter withdrew his thumb from the blade.

To be honest, anticline tactics are nothing new, first used by Lafayette against the British in the Americas, and later by the British against the French in the Peninsular War.

Roughly speaking, a group of line infantry was hidden behind the slope in advance, and they hid behind the slope in order to hide themselves and avoid artillery fire.

All that's left is to wait until the other party is close, and then suddenly appear and hit the other person by surprise.

In theory, this is a good tactic, and with good enough discipline and high morale, it is indeed possible to execute.

However, the reality was that the Austrian reconnaissance hot air balloon had already explored the battlefield clearly, and the retreating infantry brigade was different from the small number of skirmishers who retreated in an organized manner.

If the French really plan to force the use of anti-slope tactics, then there is a high probability that they will be blocked by their own soldiers, and the results will be lost.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and I didn't expect that the French army really relied on the wave of counter-charge just now, plus the help of cavalry, to successfully escape from the pursuit of the coalition army.

Unable to completely crush the French army in one fell swoop, Franz gave the order to retreat.

"Stop the pursuit, let the troops rest where they are, and send another messenger to Bono de Coullen. I hope he can retreat with dignity and not the blood of the soldiers continues to be shed in vain! ”

Franz's words made the herald stand in awe, and he straightened his waist and saluted with a standard military salute.

But it was a little puzzling to the coalition top brass who were celebrating, after all, the victory seemed so close.

"Archduke Franz, are you a little too merciful in doing this?"

A high-ranking officer of the coalition forces couldn't help but ask, which immediately drew a chorus of echoes as he spoke out the question in everyone's minds.

Franz didn't want to defend himself, but in order to prevent this group of wine bags and rice bags from doing anything uncontrollable, he still explained it symbolically.

"First of all, the blow inflicted on the French army in this battle was big enough, eight battalions were annihilated in formation, and a large number of cavalry were lost, and the morale of the French army was seriously damaged."

In terms of the results of this battle alone, the elimination of nearly 10,000 French troops at one time is enough to go down in history. Of course, it is also possible to block the mouths of these dignitaries.

However, this battle also reminded Franz that in the age of the nation, the brutality of war increased greatly, and many French troops were killed by angry coalition soldiers after surrendering.

No one on the chaotic battlefield paid attention to the reason why the enemy was killed, and in their opinion those who invaded their land and enslaved their fellow citizens deserved to die.

In order to avoid giving every enemy the courage to fight on his back, Franz had to put an end to this senseless killing.

In fact, there are two methods, one is to increase the income from capturing prisoners, and the other is to increase the punishment for indiscriminate killing.

As for the so-called preferential treatment of prisoners, it is nothing more than a carrot and stick domestication policy, in order to break the will of the enemy, but more importantly, to show oneself to others, as an important proof of one's own justice.

"Secondly, after a period of pursuit, the range of action of the Austrian army has exceeded the cover range of its own firepower.

The heavy artillery was completely useless in pursuit, and could even slow down the march. ”

There is no room for mistakes in this battle, so Franz has to fight steadily. He will not be provoked casually and will fight to the death regardless of others.

Franz's words were well founded, and the authority of the Austrian Empire could not be questioned. The guy who at first thought Franz was too soft-hearted has switched to singing hymns, and the others are not going to continue to be bored.

Besides, it's getting dark. Night fighting was not a wise choice for the German coalition, which was in an overwhelming position.

In the end, Franz sincerely hoped that the French army would flee on their own initiative, preferably in the desert.

Both Austria and the German Confederation needed to open a gap in the French at this time, but weakening the French too much, or even making enemies with them, was not what Franz wanted to see.

On the contrary, the British must have been very happy to see Austria and France fight each other in bloody battles.

(End of chapter)