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When the troops on both sides of the Austrian army retreated, Benedek finally realized that the clown was actually me. If I continued to hold on to the position, there was a risk of being dumped. Seeing that the situation was not right, Benedek wanted to Withdrew.

He knew that his position blocked Moltke's First Army. If he left, the Prussian army would be in big trouble if they launched a complete general offensive. So should they retreat? Several surrounding staff officers suggested retreat, and Benedek's weak side also emerged at this time.

He finally chose to retreat, but he wanted to try to retreat with a large force. He thought that Prussia would not be that fast. After all, it takes time to communicate with the various units. However, he did not expect that Prussia was already widely equipped with telegraphs. machine, but Austria does not have such advanced gadgets.

After a few days of chaos, Moltke gradually took control of the situation. He had now determined the positions of other units and confirmed that all soldiers had crossed the Sudeten Mountains. He directly ordered the Second Army to outflank the Austrian army in Tautenau. Form a huge pincer offensive with your own troops.

As the Second Army got closer and closer, Benedek could only retreat to the Wossenko Heights. He originally thought that he could resist the Prussian attack here as much as possible and buy some time for the subsequent retreat. For this reason, he also All one hundred and twenty cannons were pulled up to form a line of defense that he thought was foolproof.

Manteuffel's cannon group allowed him to feel the power of the Katyusha rocket launcher several versions in advance. Manteuffel put more than [-] cannons on the plains and launched an attack on the highlands of Benedek. After rounds of shelling, the sound was like thunder, rumbling in the fields.

Benedek, who was commanding from a distance, felt his heart freeze when he heard this sound. Although he was not the one who was bombed, the Prussian firepower, Prussian speed, and the Prussian army had frightened him.

As the Austrian army's front collapsed, the cavalry of the First Army rushed towards the front and harvested the soldiers on the front. Many Austrian troops collapsed at the first touch. Benedek was completely unable to organize the front and sent out the messengers. There has been no response so far. If they call for a retreat in this situation, morale will be completely destroyed.

In the end, Benedek could only lead his troops to break out as much as possible, and finally succeeded in finding a gap and getting out. Only then could he save one life, but in the end he only brought back [-] people.

The Prussian casualties in this battle were less than [-], while the Austrian army's casualties, missing persons and prisoners were around [-]. Counting the losses on other fronts, the Austrian army had lost nearly [-] soldiers. Not only that, Bohemian Half of Yaye had been lost, and the remaining defeated generals were forced to retreat to the area near the Elbe River.

When the time came to mid-May, Prussia had already swept through most of Bohemia. Benedek felt that Bohemia could no longer be defended. In the end, only [-] defeated troops escaped. It doesn't look like a lot at first glance, but in fact Austria invested about [-] troops in the Bohemian battlefield, but in the end more than half of them were lost in their own hands.

In order to prevent further casualties, Benedek prepared to cross the river and retreat, but at this time, Austrian Prime Minister Richard in Vienna scolded Benedek for his retreat and asked him to hold on no matter what. Try your best to get help from France.

As long as they persist, there will be a way, and they are already mobilizing quickly. Budapest will immediately mobilize about [-] people to defend, so Benedek cannot retreat.

Benedek is now under a lot of pressure. He stares at the map every day, but no matter how he looks at it, it doesn't look like he can win. The army was not as well equipped as Prussia, and it was beaten up. Now The soldiers under his command have all suffered from the sequelae of the war by the Prussian army.

With just these soldiers, Emperor Caesar will never be able to save this situation again!

The Austrian Emperor also ordered at this time that unless all the soldiers on the front line died, I don't want to see the Prussian army leaving Bohemia!

After receiving the order from the Austrian Emperor, Benedek could only reluctantly redeploy the front line. He didn't even know what Vienna was thinking. What was the difference between defending in place and waiting for death? Vienna would not really think that he was such a person. Can you win?

Of course, the logistics still put in a little effort. They transported [-] cannons and less than [-] new soldiers to fill the front line. This made Benedek even more incomprehensible. What on earth are you thinking, Emperor Austria? Wouldn't it be better for us to retreat to the rear and rely on Austria's strategic depth to defeat the Prussian army? Why does it have to be iron-headed?

Maybe those guys in the rear who specialize in marriage are better at fighting than I am...

When the Prussian army crossed the Sudeten Mountains, the Austrian army had already fought many battles. The most elite Sixth Army encountered the Prussian Third Army in Nahod, and was killed indiscriminately without even wearing trousers. They were defeated as soon as they were dressed. The Prussian guns were accurate every time and the rate of fire was so fast. It really caused Austria to suffer a lot.

The Battle of Nahod was a tragic lesson, and within two days, all the fronts were defeated at the same time. The beating was so painful that it was basically like beating a dog with a stick, without any temper, even with more than twice the superior force. It was useless, Prussia still pressed the Austrian army to the ground and rubbed it.

Prussia's versatile Mauser rifle is really outrageous. It is the best-performing rifle made by the Mauser brothers. It was originally intended to be named the Type 63 rifle, but August decided to call it the 63-71. Style, the performance of this kind of gun is completely different from what it should be in this era. It is really outrageous.

What's more, there are Krupp cannons with extremely strong penetrating power. Prussia is also generally equipped with telegraph machines, which can contact the situation between various fronts at any time, and can provide more efficient support between various units.

In contrast, Austria held backward rifles and used backward tactics. It had no radio and relied on messengers to connect the various fronts with their feet. The logistics were hard to find, and the main purpose was torture.

It was definitely not possible to stick to Bohemia. It was completely surrounded by the Sudeten Mountains. However, the Austrian Emperor had given the order, so we had to go there anyway. He deployed the last line of defense along the Bistritz River, hoping that This line of defense could block the Prussian movement.

At this time, the Prussian Second and First Army had joined forces, with Manteuffel as the main attack force, and forced the crossing of the Bistritz River.

Benedek sent [-] men to bypass the Prussian line and launch an attack on the right. After the attack, they successfully caused Manteuffel's troops to shrink to the west. Moltke did anticipate that there would be troops trying to take the initiative. Come and attack, he has troops on the left and right.

The Prussian general stationed on the east side was more thoughtful. He was Edward von Lewinsky. He deliberately retreated to seduce the Austrian army. The Austrian army believed that its attack was effective, so it gave up its position. , fought some distance further forward, and in so doing they left their rear very empty.

Edward immediately reported the incident to Moltke. Moltke was extremely excited when he learned the news. He said happily, "Isn't Austria leaving its back to us?"

At present, only Manteuffel's Second Army is still advancing, while Moltke has sent a large force of [-] to attack the right side of the Austrian army, hoping to quickly create a gap here.