18th century total war

Chapter 260 Austria's Defeat

The huge explosion sound attracted the attention of Marshal Pauliu, his face suddenly turned pale, and he looked anxiously around with the binoculars.

What's the matter, why can't a single person be seen in the two-wing detour corps with more than 4 people?
Are they all trash?
Marshal Baoliyou was so anxious, of course, not because his city was not deep enough, but because the second-line reserve team he sent up was bombarded with a large number of grenade-throwing infantrymen who were full of physical fitness and could keep attacking all the time!
Because they did not want to hurt their own people, they did not fire a volley at the Austrian soldiers who were just arrayed with bayonets. The French Guards infantry successfully followed the broken troops to close the distance. Then these Guards infantry used all the remaining grenades they had. Throw it in!

Among them, there are some crazy ones. After throwing the grenade, they found that the bayonet array on the opposite side still hadn't released the gap. The whole person rushed in with the explosive bag...

As for the Austrian artillery that kept firing on both sides, it was completely ignored by the Guards infantry...

In addition to the grenades, there were also mortars following up that were constantly firing explosive bombs, blasting at the final battle line formed by the Austrian reserve team. Finally, under the continuous bombing, a large number of gaps were blasted out!

Afterwards, the guard infantry shouted, 'Long live Lord Li Wei! ' slogan, and rushed in with bayonets drawn.

As long as there is a gap, the Guards infantry will not have to worry about rows of bayonet jungle preventing them from using their superb bayonet melee skills.

As the first gap was torn, a large number of infantrymen poured in and began to divide the outflank in a small area. Marshal Pauliu could only watch in despair as his last reserve line completely collapsed.

The collapse soon caused a chain reaction, and the Austrian artillerymen fled with the collapsed Austrian infantry before they even had time to destroy the artillery.

The Great Plains were filled with Austrian infantrymen wearing white military uniforms, throwing away their weapons and equipment, and howling loudly with fear on their faces as they fled.

Marshal Bao Liyou didn't wait until the whole line collapsed, and he couldn't wait for the two large corps he sent to be in charge of outflanking...

At this moment, Marshal Pauliu felt remorseful. If he had known that the French Defense Forces were so powerful and invincible, he would never divide his troops and try to swallow the First Division of the First Army of the French Defense Forces.

Just as Marshal Poliyu dispatched his general guards (actually part-time messengers) to collect the broken troops, retain the basic organization, and retain the maximum strength to prepare for retreat, the Guards cavalry who had just slaughtered the Austrian cavalry had been replaced by another one. A batch of 'new force horses' came in pursuit of the defeated Austrian infantry.

Although there are only a thousand or so of these four-legged Guards Cavalry left, their efficiency in hunting down the remaining enemies is more than ten times that of the Guards Infantry!
The rout that had just gathered was broken up by nearly a hundred cavalry guards in one charge, which completely failed Marshal Baoliu's attempt to gather the rout.

Seeing a group of dozens of Guards Cavalry targeting his bright marshal's uniform, Marshal Pauliu could only lead his general guards to escape in the direction of Tyrol.

He didn't even dare to go back to Turin City!

Everyone also had four legs, so the Guards Cavalry was naturally unable to catch up with Marshal Pauliu. After chasing for a while, they turned back to hunt down the two-legged Austrian remnants.

At this moment, the remaining Austrian infantry collapsed completely. Large groups of Austrian remnants cursed the generals who abandoned them and fled, while kneeling on the ground with their hands raised, crying and surrendering...

After the battle, Niza walked slowly on his horse and frowned slightly as he looked at the thousands of Austrian prisoners of war.

Now he has to rush over to support the friendly forces on the two wings who are responsible for blocking. God knows how long the first and second regiments can last?
The main force he personally led in this battle suffered a lot, and if they were all taken away, they could only support one of them. It was impossible to disperse the troops to guard so many prisoners of war.

Niza quickly made up his mind, and after a few instructions to the officers around him, the exhausted (running away is very tiring, both physically and mentally) Austrian prisoners of war were taken to a dry area.

Soon, a knowledgeable Austrian officer pointed to a pile of packages and shouted in horror: "Isn't this a special French explosive package?"

Not only the explosive kits, but also people found powder kegs being pushed around them.

It didn't take long for these Austrian prisoners of war to learn the truth.

Accompanied by a series of explosions, thousands of Austrian prisoners of war were bombarded with large amounts of black powder in a crowded environment.

The Austrian prisoners of war who tried to escape were quickly shot and killed by the guard infantry in a circle outside. If they were fast enough and lucky enough to escape from the encirclement, they would be followed by the guard cavalry with a knife.

These explosive kits came from those carried by the guard infantry, most of which were picked up from the dead guard infantry, and the gunpowder barrel was the reserve black powder pulled from the field camp of the first division.

For Niza, the First Division can rest for a while after this battle. It is not a big problem to run out of black powder. The most important thing is to massacre prisoners of war in this way. The speed is the fastest. Niza lacks the most What is time!

As for the consequences of massacring Austrian prisoners of war...

Well, Niza promises that no one survives, so naturally he will not spread this matter!

After disposing of all the Austrian prisoners of war, Niza quickly rushed to the defensive area of ​​the second regiment with a large force.

As for the first regiment where Napoleon was, Niza said that he believed in Napoleon's ability and could resist for a longer time!

When choosing to take the lead in rescuing the second regiment, Niza silently reminded himself: "If Napoleon survives this time, I will nominate him as my deputy division commander!"

As a result, until it was almost dark, the main force of the first division led by Niza still did not appear in Napoleon's field of vision. Napoleon mentally greeted Niza's female relatives more than once...

The battle to rescue the Second Regiment was easier than defeating Pauliu. When Niza led the main force of the First Division to appear on the flank of the Austrian Corps and launched an all-out attack, the Austrian Corps was quickly pierced through and appeared across the board. Crash, the loss is not too much.

As for the assault cavalry of the Austrian Corps, when the general situation was over, they fled without even launching an attack.

The fighting continued until near dusk, when Niza took more Austrian prisoners of war on the right flank of the second regiment.

But this time there was no further massacre, because Niza no longer expected Napoleon to survive...

He didn't have time to rush to the rescue. After successive battles, even the infantry guards were exhausted and could not fight anymore. After dark, traveling and fighting were both a big problem. After all, the infantry guards did not have night vision. ability!
The most important thing is that after Nizza gathered the remaining soldiers of the second regiment, he could easily defeat the last Austrian regiment of more than 2 people after a night's rest.

And tomorrow morning, the Austrian army will definitely get the news that the two friendly troops have been wiped out. How much courage do they have to continue fighting by then?

This was Niza's wishful thinking. As for the life and death of Napoleon and his first group, Niza gave up.

It is impossible for him to put the entire main force of the First Division in danger for the sake of the strength of a regiment. It would be a great achievement if the exhausted Guards infantry can exert their combat effectiveness. The willpower to not be afraid of death does not have enough physical support, so it can only be Take the initiative to die.

What Niza didn't know was that because Napoleon's First Regiment did not wait for support, it fought a guerrilla war all night with the Austrian regiments of tens of thousands of people, and the entire First Regiment's position had long since fallen.

Early the next morning, Napoleon counted the soldiers under his command, good guy, a full regiment of troops has become a full company...

Down two levels in a row!
Napoleon looked at the remaining more than 100 soldiers, and once again began to greet the female relatives of the Niza family...

Fortunately, the commander of the Austrian regiment that was chasing Napoleon received news that the two friendly armies had collapsed.

Unsurprisingly, the Austrian commander was stunned on the spot. The [-]-strong corps just disappeared?

Not long after, he received Marshal Baoliu who had escaped.

On his arrival Marshal Pauliu took over command of this last corps and began to retreat in stride.

The direction of retreat is not Turin but the Tyrol region!
The Tyrol region is a province of Austria and is no longer an Italian region.

Obviously, by doing this, Marshal Pauliu completely gave up the Italian region and dared not compete with France anymore.

No way, the strength of a division of the French Defense Forces defeated him with a total of more than 2 people. If it hadn't been dark, the first division of the French army would be too tired from continuous fighting. It is estimated that the [-] troops will be wiped out in the end... …

This kind of fighting power is terrible. How dare Marshal Pauliu stay in Italy and fight the French army?

Marshal Pauliu's decision indirectly saved Napoleon's life. If the Austrian army continued the search and encirclement, more than 100 of Napoleon's men would sooner or later be discovered and wiped out. Even if everyone was strapped with explosives, it would not be enough to kill them. ...

Not long after the Austrian army retreated, Napoleon finally met Major General Niza, whom he had cursed countless times.

After seeing Niza, Napoleon was so excited that he immediately saluted Niza: "Lord Li Wei! Long live!"

At the same time, Niza straightened his body and returned a salute.

Niza glanced at the remaining more than 100 people under Napoleon's command, and patted Napoleon on the shoulder with emotion: "You have worked hard, and your sacrifice has brought another great victory for the French Defense Forces!"

Napoleon replied loudly, "This is what I should do."

Niza nodded with great satisfaction, and encouraged Napoleon: "After this battle, I will nominate you to Lieutenant General Karl as my deputy division commander."

After hearing this, Napoleon's inner unhappiness immediately disappeared.

Three blessings in life: getting promoted, getting rich and playing with beauties!

Naturally, Napoleon could not be refined, after all, he was only enlightened by the administration rather than brainwashed by the barracks.

After seeing Napoleon's excited response, Niza felt that he had successfully recovered a general.

Niza is also a general enlightened by the administration, so he is fundamentally different from the brainwashed generals in the military camp.

The battle report of the First Division was quickly sent to the hands of Lieutenant General Karl who entered the Milan area and was overwhelmed by the voluntary disbandment of the Italian Confederations.

In the battle report, Niza not only explained the battle in detail, but also truthfully reported the results and losses.

The number of captured Austrians was as high as 8000. If Niza hadn't executed a group in a hurry, the number of prisoners would have exceeded [-].

However, the losses of the First Division were also great. After all, the strength gap between the two sides was too big, and the Austrians' fighting will was not comparable to that of the soft-footed Italians.

Austrian talent is the standard of the European power army in this era!
In the Holy Roman Empire at this time, there was a reason why Austria could always suppress Prussia.

Nearly 1000 cavalrymen were killed in battle, and about 5500 infantrymen were killed in battle!
The loss is still relatively large.

But compared to the results and strategic advantages obtained, this loss has become insignificant.

As for the artillery losses, the captured Austrian artillery made up for it, and even doubled it!
After learning that the last Austrian corps had not withdrawn to Turin, Karl sent three divisions back to the Kingdom of Sardinia to attack Turin.

At the same time, Karl also agreed to Niza's nomination, and Napoleon was once again promoted to become a colonel and deputy division commander. If Napoleon goes further, he will be a general who can stand alone!
However, becoming a major general from a colonel is a huge threshold. Without sufficient military merit, Napoleon would never be able to become a major general of the French Republic in his lifetime...

The King of Sardinia in Turin fled Turin overnight with his last possessions after receiving the news that the Austrians had fled in a disastrous defeat. Later, he took a boat to join his family in Sardinia at the port of the city-state of Venice.

And the Sardinian defenders in Turin, when faced with the siege of three divisions of the French Defense Forces, found that their king and even high-level dignitaries had run away completely, and nearly [-] temporarily trained city guards (actually militias) rushed away scattered.

Three divisions of the Wehrmacht took the city of Turin without bloodshed.

Since the city of Turin surrendered without resistance, Carl temporarily did not carry out Livy's order to loot the city of Turin.

Karl did this naturally to paralyze other cities in the Italian region, and use Turin to set an example for everyone to surrender.

Facts have proved that Carl's approach has received very good results.

Milan, the capital of the Lombardy region, surrendered happily after seeing that Turin had not been looted after the surrender. The defenders in Milan surrendered their weapons, took off their uniforms and went home happily to start a small business...

The process went so smoothly that Carl sighed repeatedly.

After Karl discovered that the will to resist the cities in Italy was so weak, he made a very bold plan for his next strategy!
(End of this chapter)