As the war progressed, the battlefield began to turn bloody, and after Prussia began its first performances, the Austrian Empire began to show the strength of a great power.

On the second day alone, the Austrian army launched the large-scale Battle of Kings Mountain, and with the fierce attack of the army, successfully pulled the battle line to the near end of the Danish fortifications.

The Danish defence immediately became precarious, and if the other German states joined in, the Danish defence would likely face even greater difficulties.

In the battlefield filled with gunpowder, the heavy weapons of the German countries continued to increase, and the number of artillery pieces continued to rise.

One hundred and ten guns opened fire at the same time, increasing the pressure on the Danish defensive line, the light of the fire illuminated the night, and the weather began to get worse.

However, the Danish position was obviously unable to fully cope with such a strong artillery attack, and the morale of the Danes dropped significantly in the baptism of artillery.

Seeing the danger of the defensive line and the risk of being outflanked, the Danish commander-in-chief, General Mesa, has begun to consider abandoning this position.

On the fourth day, Mesa convened an emergency meeting, at which the Danish generals present looked solemn.

The commanders of the various units are complaining about the difficulty of the war, and the soldiers have not yet made a move with overwhelming firepower and countless troops on the opposite side! was injured by a flying shell.

At the same time, he complained about the incompetence of the domestic government, not only did the British not move, but the expected Nordic coalition army was not formed.

Now Denmark is in a state of isolation, and if the troops are buried here, they will surrender directly.

"Well, I didn't call you here to complain, I know the predicament we are facing, but we have no way out!" General Mesa reprimanded, and continued: "There are two paths before us now, the first is to hold the position and fight the enemy to the end. ”

As soon as the words fell, some people began to object: "Shopping! How to spell it? This place is obviously untenable, and even if we double our numbers, we can't do it. ”

The others immediately chimed in, and there was little hope of relying on this line of defense to complete the defense.

Mesa looked at the noisy soldiers under his hands, and reprimanded expressionlessly: "Enough, it's not a quarrel to call you over, there is no appearance of a soldier, if the quarrel can solve the problem, go to the enemy to quarrel!" ”

The meeting immediately fell silent, and Mesa continued: "Now, the second point is to retreat from the current fortifications and delay the enemy's attack, so as to find the enemy's flaws in the future. Now it's time to choose and start speaking. ”

Immediately, an officer said, "Commander, I think the retreat can save a glimmer of life, and if we can persuade the governments of various countries to intervene in sending troops in the future, we still have a chance to win. ”

Most of the officers nodded in agreement, but General Mesa didn't dare to make a decision lightly.

"What you said is very good, but there is also a risk in retreating, just from the weather aspect, it is winter now, how to ensure the orderly withdrawal of troops is a big problem, but we really have no other choice, but think carefully, or vote!"

Subsequently, General Mesa asked his generals to vote anonymously, mainly because Mesa was not optimistic about the trend of the war, and no one could seize the handle at this moment.

In the most democratic way, even if there is a problem, it is possible to use the collective decision to talk about it at that time.

The use of anonymous voting is even more cut off from the investigators who say that they manipulated the meeting and acted arbitrarily.

With the announcement of the results of the vote, the retreat was unanimously adopted by the Protective Forces, with no negative votes.

So, the Danes began to retreat that night, but the weather conditions were still unexpected, and the retreating Danish army encountered a snowstorm.

The sudden snowstorm disrupted the Danes' plans, and on a winter night, the already bitterly cold wind suddenly snowflakes fell in the sky, and then the cold wind mixed with goose feather white snow soon dyed the earth white.

The marching procession in a line, stepping on the snow, pulled into a long black dragon, but tonight the moon hid behind the black clouds.

The troops, who had not turned on the lights, were in the dark. The boots stepped on the snow, and gradually the snow under his feet turned into black and muddy snow.

Without the aid of the railway, the Danish army had to travel long distances in a snowstorm, and the low morale made the march more difficult, and the ranks began to be orderly at first, and slowly began to break out of the control of their commanders.

The chaos aggravated the turmoil in the hearts of the people, and the sound of invectives gradually rose, the neighing of men and horses was mixed together, and the mules and horses were also slacking off in the snow, and the sound of whipping and scolding was intertwined in the night sky, and it seemed solemn and bleak in the roar of the wind and snow.

Sitting in the rear, General Mesa, who had not yet evacuated, looked at the blizzard outside the fortifications, and his uneasiness intensified in his heart, and dark clouds were in his heart.

However, it was no longer possible to take back the fate, and the large army had been set off for a long time, so it was naturally difficult to stop halfway.

General Mesa could only hope that the god of fate would bless Denmark, but from Mesa's gloomy face that he couldn't squeeze out a drop of water, it could be seen that his heart was not so calm.

The next morning, and then the light of the morning, the Danish army began to check for losses, and due to the weather, a large number of baggage weapons were left behind in the wind and snow, and the hasty retreat also increased the non-combat attrition of personnel.

There are also unlucky people who have been separated from the large army at night, and I am afraid it will be difficult to gather again.

It was a less-than-ideal retreat, even catching up with the losses of a small campaign.

However, the Danish army managed to retreat in the early hours of the sixth day, preserving most of its living forces and continuing the war.

Poor General Mesa did not escape his responsibility, and when the news of the failed retreat reached the country, angry people marched in the streets, and Mesa was dismissed from his post for not directing the retreat.

The Danish government still has no intention of surrendering and negotiating peace, and although the front line has temporarily lost, the main force still exists, and it can still fight.

The remaining Danish troops withdrew to Flensburg to continue resisting the Allied offensive, and the war continued.

Although the government did not intend to surrender, its heart was still cold, and the expected intervention of various countries did not come, and the most hateful were the British and Sweden.

Denmark was the fulcrum of British control of the Baltic Sea, and Sweden and Denmark were even more bitter, although there were some old things in history with these two countries.

But Denmark is no longer the small power that could single-handedly disrupt the situation in Europe, and if countries allow Denmark to fail, Denmark's decline will go further.

The Danish government is already in a hurry, Britain has been slow to give a reply, and other countries are even more desperate.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs almost "stayed" at the British Embassy, and the British Minister in Denmark sent the news back home in detail.

However, there has not yet been a unified consensus within Britain, and the royal family, the government, and the army are wrestling with each other, but there is no detailed plan to send troops.

Britain could only send a message to its ambassador to Denmark, one word "drag". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs actively campaigned for the Nordic countries, as well as for the Russian Empire, but there was no significant progress.