The Crescent of the Sultan

Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. Mercy was very cautious.

As far as the 40,000 troops given to him by the emperor were concerned, he could actually choose to march straight in and capture Warsaw directly. After all, the strength of the Poles could only be said to be unbeatable by anyone.

In fact, Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. Mersey really needs to speed up

Although the three parties have already negotiated the division of power, once someone else is faster than you and eats the piece of meat that originally belonged to you, it will not be easy for others to spit it out.

But as for Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. According to the intelligence received by Mercy, the Poles have focused their defensive efforts on their own side, intending to hit them head-on.

As for who leaked the information, as the head of one of Poland's largest powerful families, Kamil Czapotorski ultimately chose to hedge his bets.

In fact, this is not his fault. After all, most of Poland's resolutions must go through the Sejm (parliament) before they can be implemented. With the influence of the Habsburg family, they know that these will happen sooner or later.

In this case, Kamil Czapotoryski does not mind selling a favor to the Habsburgs. After all, although his family's power is also very large in Warsaw, it is still based in southern Poland, and this is exactly the sphere of influence of the Austrians. .

If Poland is defeated, the situation of the Czapotoryski family in Austria will be much better with this certificate.

You said that the Chapotoreski family was treasonous. How do you say it? Surrendering to the Habsburgs was simply normal in Europe.

As for Poland, Kosciuszko's plan was no different from a conspiracy anyway. The only loss to Poland caused by informing Habsburg in advance was the loss of an opportunity for an ambush.

But if given this opportunity, will Poland definitely win?

Kamil Chapotoreski didn't think so. Sixty thousand people fought against forty thousand people. It is estimated that when the fight started, the nobles' pissing habits would have already figured out the composition of the armies of both sides.

Kosciuszko's attempt to defeat Habsburg's elite troops with a newly expanded army seemed to Kamil Chapotoreski to be fanciful.

The reason why he agreed to help Kosciuszko recruit troops in southern Poland was because he had a glimmer of hope, and on the other hand he wanted to remove unstable factors in the area where the Czapotoryski family was located.

Once Austria annexes southern Poland, these former Polish soldiers who were fired and returned home due to the first partition are likely to impact the local order. Now, in the name of conscription, these unstable factors can be cleared away.

Kielce

This place is an important town between Krakow and Warsaw, and it is also the place where Kosciuszko chose to intercept the Austrians.

In St. Christian's Church, Kosciuszko was discussing the situation of the enemy forces with Alandar Mustafa Pasha.

According to the regular marching speed, the Austrians should have arrived near Kielce yesterday.

But until noon today, even though the cavalry had been sent far away, they still had not detected the enemy's movements, which made Kosciuszko very confused.

But he decided that waiting a few more days and rashly attacking would not be beneficial to Poland.

Three days later, the Austrian army still did not show up, which made Kosciuszko even more suspicious. According to the spies, the other party had clearly left Krakow long ago.

But he didn't have much time to wait any longer. The Russians were okay, and the Prussians were advancing faster than he thought. This was something Kosciuszko had not expected.

In this case, he had no choice but to take the initiative.

On April 7, 1790, Kosciuszko led 40,000 troops to the Krakow outpost.

As for the other 20,000 troops, 10,000 were led by Alexander Francisco Chapotoreski as a partial division, and Alandar-Mustafa Pasha's cavalry was also among them, and 10,000 were left to guard Kai. Erce.

After resting, Kosciuszko launched an attack towards Krakow.

Since the opponent was unwilling to fight with his side, Kosciuszko chose to take the initiative. He did not believe that the opponent could afford to lose Krakow.

After all, this is a war with Poland, not France.

Before the siege had even begun, waves of fluctuations were heard on the ground, which was the signal for a large-scale cavalry march.

Kosciuszko understood that the other party couldn't bear it anymore.

Behind the cavalry, Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. Mercy is heading towards Krakow with his army. The reason why he did not appear before was to draw the opponent out, but now his goal has been achieved.

As for the small number of people on our side, this is not at all Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. Something for Mercy to consider.

As for the Polish army, which has just been expanded, it doesn't matter if there are veterans. The veterans who have not been on the battlefield for more than ten years still have some strength at this time.

Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. Mercy smiled disdainfully. In his opinion, the Poles couldn't even stop the first round of cavalry charge.

He picked up his binoculars and began to admire the carnage the Austrian cavalry was about to inflict on the Poles.

This was indeed the case. The Austrian cavalry easily penetrated the right side of Kosciuszko's center. They did not hesitate to fight and quickly opened the distance from the Austrian army after the first wave of charge.

At this time, Kosciuszko ordered the skirmishers to be reorganized into horizontal formations.

The Austrian cavalry began to continuously harass Kosciuszko's troops. The flexibility of the pistol cavalry was clearly revealed at this moment. The ubiquitous gunfire increased the pressure on the Polish army.

Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. Before the main force of Mercy's infantry arrived, Kosciuszko's troops seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Seeing this scene, Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. Mercy immediately ordered the soldiers to march in double steps (a type of military footwork, faster than regular steps) to speed up their arrival and completely defeat the opponent.

Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. Mercy's army had already approached the Polish army, and the Austrian cavalry, which was still harassing, quickly returned to the flanks of the Austrian infantry.

Seizing the gap where the Austrian army had not yet deployed, Kosciuszko quickly commanded the troops to launch an attack.

He used a rotating attack, turned the army over, and began to compress the Austrian army's activity space. The Polish artillery located in the rear also began to bombard.

Although the Polish army has not seen such a large-scale battle for many years, their performance is quite satisfactory.

Facing the enemy's attack, Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. Mercy quickly ordered the soldiers to change into a skirmish line, trying to reduce the damage caused by the opponent's bullets and shelling.

At the same time, Franz. Leonhardt. Feng. Mercy sent what he had of light infantry, Austria's elite unit, adept at free fire that had brought so much trouble to Frederick of Prussia in the Seven Years' War.

Now, it's the Poles' turn to enjoy themselves.

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Regarding the current situation in Poland, let me explain that Europe is so big, so there is definitely a connection.

People have said before that it feels fragmented. I think there may be a problem with my transitions and the shortness of the writing, so I specially selected the copy of Poland. It is not only related to Osman, but also allows me to write a relatively long plot, so that everyone can experience it. .