The Crescent of the Sultan

After defeating Suvorov, Napoleon decided to divide his forces. There were only 30,000 Austrian troops left in Clugan-Napoca, and he reorganized a division with two new army brigades and the Guards, totaling 25,000 people. , Napoleon embarked on a journey.

Haysan Pasha was sent to the direction of Komrac, leading 25,000 men. When Napoleon defeated the Prince of Coburg and returned to Fokshani, he quickly seized Komrac and cut off the Russian supplies. Create conditions for a decisive battle.

The remaining troops were commanded by Yusuf Pasha and were stationed in the Bratislava area.

Judging from the historical trajectory of the original time and space, Europe's tactical innovation during this period had two leading figures, namely King Friedrich II of Prussia and Emperor Napoleon of France, and its most obvious symbol was the use of combined armies.

The concept of a combined army arose during the Seven Years' War. Frederick II, who was defeated by Marshal Daun of Austria in the Battle of Colin, quickly turned southwest with 22,000 soldiers to meet the French Marshal Souby. Sixty-five thousand allied soldiers led by the Prince of Sri Lanka and Prince Hildeburghausen of Austria.

The most classic Battle of Rosbach in the entire Seven Years' War broke out.

The battlefield is located north of the Saar River. Due to the huge gap in the number of soldiers, Frederick II rarely took a defensive position. The Prussian defense lines were north-south and facing the west.

The coalition forces relied on their superiority in strength and advanced eastward in three columns, inserting themselves directly between the Prussian army's positions and the Saar River, intending to force the Prussian army to retreat. When the coalition forces were quite close to the Prussian army, Frederick II ordered the soldiers to leave the camp.

This was regarded by the coalition forces as a precursor to the Prussian army's retreat, and the coalition forces quickly accelerated their march to meet the enemy.

However, at this time, Frederick II had already contracted his left wing and concentrated his forces on his right wing. The coalition forces were immediately introduced into the narrow strip between the southern part of the Prussian position and the Saar River.

At this point in the battle, the outcome is actually decided. Because the so-called column is not a combat formation, it is a marching formation. Once the troops meet the enemy, they quickly transform into horizontal formations, allowing one's side to have more muskets on one front, forming a suppression of the enemy's infantry.

However, in the Battle of Rossbach, the unfavorable terrain made it difficult for the coalition forces to deploy their troops. The suppressing party immediately became the Prussian army. With the advantage of firepower, the Prussian cavalry quickly defeated the coalition vanguard.

But they did not pursue it, because using cavalry to suppress the opponent in areas other than one's own artillery would only result in the use of infantry phalanxes, and the battle immediately reached a stalemate.

Under the leadership of General Seydlitz, the Prussian cavalry began to detour, pushing the coalition infantry further towards the Prussian position. When most of the coalition infantry had entered the Prussian shelling area, the massacre began.

The dense infantry phalanx of the coalition forces quickly became chaotic and disintegrated under the bombardment of eighteen heavy artillery pieces of the Prussian army.

Frederick II, who seized the opportunity, commanded the Prussian infantry to charge into the coalition formation. The Prussian cavalry, which had previously made a roundabout way, penetrated the coalition forces from behind. The outcome of the battle was completely determined.

In this battle, the Allied forces lost 4,500 people, 5,000 were captured, and the Prussian army lost a total of 600 people.

The power of the combined army was fully demonstrated in this battle. The mobility of the cavalry, the lethality of the artillery, and the versatility of the infantry showed amazing coordination under the skillful command of Frederick II.

After Frederick II, it was Napoleon who further developed the synthetic army. Compared to the original time and space, this time, this great commander showed his superb military talents earlier.

In Sibiu, the troops of the Prince of Coburg had collided head-on with the Ottoman army led by Napoleon. With the superiority of his own forces, the Prince of Coburg chose to take the initiative.

"General Perk, lead the cavalry to the enemy's back, bite the opponent at all times, and compress the opponent's space for movement."

"General Julius, you take the artillery and two battalions of infantry and quickly seize the high ground."

"General Flor, you lead the rest of the infantry, quickly form a horizontal formation, and attack the enemy in a three-row battle formation."

Facing the aggressive Austrian army, Napoleon did not choose to seize the high ground. Instead, he pulled the battle line back and let the infantry form a scattered formation. He tried his best to avoid artillery fire from the enemy. At the same time, he deployed the artillery in the center, with three or four infantry. Phalanx defending artillery.

Due to problems with the marching command of the Prince of Coburg, the Austrian army's horizontal formation was launched a little later than the Ottoman army under Napoleon's command. At this time, the Austrian artillery was seizing the high ground and was unable to provide fire support for itself. At this moment, a huge fire vacuum appeared in the entire Austrian army.

Napoleon quickly seized this critical opportunity. The Ottoman artillery took the lead in bombarding, and the infantry followed suit. The Ottoman army gained the advantage in a short time, and Napoleon immediately ordered the entire cavalry to attack.

The cavalry in a wedge formation plunged into the Austrian army, and the disadvantages of the skirmishing distribution were fully exposed in front of the cavalry at this moment.

The sharp sabers constantly challenged the fragile nerves of the Austrian soldiers. From time to time, the fear of comrades being chopped to the ground by the Ottomans caused widespread panic in the entire Austrian army.

Seeing the performance of his own infantry, Perke quickly began to lead the cavalry back to support, trying to save the Austrian army.

However, the Ottoman army's infantry phalanx and artillery positions firmly blocked Perk from outside the battle circle, making it difficult to break through.

When the Austrian artillery finally reached the high ground, the entire infantry unit had collapsed under the high pressure exerted by the Ottoman army under Napoleon's command. The soldiers fled in all directions. The Prince of Coburg tried his best to stop it, and even went into battle in person to supervise the battle with a saber, but with little effect. micro.

Suddenly, a bullet hit Prince Coburg in the head. He fell weakly from his horse, and the command knife in his hand fell to the ground. The blade reflected Prince Coburg's godless pupils.

Seeing their coach killed, the morale of the Austrian army was even lower. Perc quickly escaped with his cavalry, the commander was killed, and the army was defeated, and it was the commander who took the blame.

He Perk retreated with his cavalry, making a decisive decision to preserve the strength of the empire.

As for General Julius, who was sent out by the Prince of Coburg to seize the high ground, he could neither advance nor retreat.

Fight, you will definitely not be able to defeat them. Run, let’s not talk about whether these artillery belts are carried or not. Even if they are not carried, the two-legged infantry cannot outrun the four-legged cavalry.

"Damn Perke, you didn't even know how to take me with you when you ran." General Julius cursed General Perke in his heart while ordering the soldiers to put down their weapons and surrender to the Ottoman army.

In the Battle of Sibiu, the Austrian army suffered 5,700 casualties, as many as 6,000 prisoners, and countless defeated troops.

As the military god, Napoleon demonstrated his unshakable dominance on the battlefield for the first time.

"The so-called art of military command is that when one's own troop numbers are actually at a disadvantage, one can turn the disadvantage into an advantage on the battlefield."

——Napoleon Bonaparte

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