Chapter 99 When the Winged Cavalry Arrives

Kościuszko did not have many cavalry, which made him unable to break through the blockade of the Austrian cavalry and attack the Austrian light infantry.

The unrestricted Austrian light infantry and artillery cooperated to massacre the Polish army.

The devastating blow brought by free shooting caused heavy casualties in the first row of line infantry of the Polish army.

The gap between new recruits and veterans was clearly revealed at this moment, and the fear of death made it almost impossible for the Poles to shoot normally.

"I'm so scared, sir. Am I going to die soon?"

In the battle, a Polish soldier said to the officer next to him with trembling hands, and he could hardly control himself.

The hand that loaded the bullet seemed so weak at this time, and several attempts to reload failed.

The officer fired another shot at the Austrian in front, turned around and looked at the soldier next to him, and said angrily.

"Stupid, put your cleaning rod on, are you going to blow up the barrel?"

This situation is not the only one, and it seems that the Polish army has already encountered this situation everywhere.

The chaos of the army made it almost impossible for Kościuszko to resist Franz Leonhardt's attack.

Fortunately, his habit in the United States in his early years allowed him to build some small fortifications before starting the attack.

This gave Kosciuszko some breathing time to reorganize his army.

But these fortifications were soon solved by the Austrian artillery fire, and the Polish army's space for movement became smaller and smaller. The Austrians pressed the Poles into the last position.

The siege began.

The fierce artillery fire and rifle bullets struck the hearts of every Polish soldier, and they were close to collapse.

The Polish soldiers in front stood up and raised their hands to surrender to the Austrian army.

Seeing this, Franz Leonhardt ordered the whole army to attack.

The Austrian cavalry took the lead. They quickly marched to 15 meters from the front of the Polish army, took out the spring pistol, and shot the Poles.

Next came the artillery of the Austrian army. Considering the fortifications, the Austrian army did not use cannons anymore, but took the howitzers in their hands to hit the Poles hard.

Faced with intensive attacks, more and more Polish soldiers came out of the fortifications and raised the white flag.

Franz immediately ordered the infantry to put on bayonets and prepare for a full-scale charge.

This effectively deterred the Polish soldiers who seemed to be still hesitating whether to surrender. Almost all the front and central areas of the entire Polish army raised white flags.

Franz smiled with satisfaction. After such a battle, the Poles had almost no room for resistance.

There was no obstacle on the road to the division of Poland.

Just when the Austrian army was full of pride, a thunderous sound came from the horizon. A torrent holding the flag of the Winged Hussars rushed towards the infantry of the Austrian army, as if to cut the latter off in half.

Franz was shocked and angry at this time. He had clearly arranged Joseph von Fieldmeister to stop this Polish detachment.

You know, he allocated 5,000 people to the other side for this, but where did this cavalry come from now?

Still under the name of the Winged Hussars, this thing has long been reduced to the honor guard of the Polish royal family.

In fact, it's not Joseph's fault. Alandar Mustafa Pasha said he was under Alexander's command, but he had almost complete autonomy.

For Kosciuszko, this was exactly what he wanted.

He didn't trust the Polish nobles at all, especially since he hadn't waited for the Austrian army in Kielce.

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If these people were devoted to the country, Poland would not have fallen to this point.

So Kosciuszko deliberately sent the cavalry led by the Turks to Alexander, letting him act according to the circumstances to avoid the informers mixed in the Polish army.

Facts proved that Kosciuszko's guess was correct. Franz seemed to have not expected this sudden cavalry at all.

However, the situation did not allow Franz to think too much. He shouted: "Rückzug (retreat)".

On the one hand, he instructed his cavalry to delay the opponent's attack, but this was almost a fantasy.

Almost all of the Austrian cavalry were light cavalry, with only a small number of cuirassier cavalry.

Franz didn't even need to look at the cavalry charging towards him, he knew that the opponent was heavy cavalry.

In a conventional confrontation, the light cavalry would not be afraid of the opponent anyway, after all, the advantage of heavy cavalry lies in close combat, while the light cavalry can choose to disperse and harass the opponent.

But the problem is that Franz can command the light cavalry to disperse to meet the enemy, then he estimated that the Polish commander on the opposite side would be happy to die of laughter, after all, his infantry had already advanced too far at this time, and it would take some time to withdraw, at least before the opponent's heavy cavalry arrived.

At this time, if Franz chose to let the light cavalry disperse, this sudden heavy cavalry would cut off his cavalry in the middle, and then his vanguard would inevitably fall into panic, and it would be almost impossible to survive under the attack of the opponent's infantry.

It doesn't mean that once the vanguard is defeated, the army will definitely be defeated. If the troops can be reorganized quickly, they can still continue the battle.

But the key is that Franz has the time. The opponent's heavy cavalry has just appeared. Obviously, with the opponent's physical strength at this time, one more charge is definitely enough.

If the opponent's heavy cavalry charges again, Franz will not have to fight this battle. After all, the infantry is likely to be given away for free, so what's the point of fighting?

So Franz's only choice was to let his cavalry resist.

Accompanied by the thunderous sound of horse hooves, the two torrents collided quickly.

The Polish lances easily pierced the bodies of the Austrian cavalry, and the sabers of the Austrian cavalry had not yet touched the bodies of the other side.

After a moment of stalemate, the Austrian cavalry was quickly dispersed. The Polish winged cavalry, whose charge was slightly interrupted, accelerated again after a short period of stagnation.

How much time does Franz have?

The Austrian cavalry gave an answer to their commander.

They gathered together again and launched a suicidal counterattack against the Polish heavy cavalry.

Blood and flesh flew on the battlefield, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground came from time to time.

That was caused by the Polish lances piercing the bodies of the Austrian cavalry.

The Austrian artillery was also not idle. They were ready to bombard at any time to buy time for their infantry to retreat.

After several battles, the Austrian cavalry was no longer able to stop the Polish Winged Hussars. At this time, the only thing standing in front of the Poles was the infantry just sent by Franz. They formed a square formation and tried to resist the upcoming Polish Winged Hussars.

Alandar-Mustafa Pasha counted the distance between the two sides and gave orders.

"300 yards, small steps.

150 yards, fast steps.

50 yards, full speed charge."

Alandar-Mustafa Pasha grinned and issued the final judgment on the Austrians.

Thanks to Karsus Sun Chaser and book friends for the monthly tickets. I was busy attending lectures today, so I posted it late.