Mannheim and Speyer are both about ten kilometers away from the ferry, with a round trip of twenty kilometers. Troops in this era marched almost forty kilometers a day. Of course, it would be faster to outflank the troops and march without baggage.

However, it took more time for the army to cross the river. If they could arrive before dark, the Austrian troops had already tried their best.

Lao Zhu's troops calmly destroyed the fortifications and the weapons that could not be taken away, and when the enemy army was about to close the siege, they calmly ran out through the gap.

The enemy army had been marching for a day and was exhausted. Lao Zhu's men had been recuperating for a long time. When the enemy army saw that they could not catch up, they went to check the spoils.

Wallenstein's main force also began to cross the river. As they were marching to the middle of the river, a huge explosion suddenly erupted from the rear of the defensive position. More than a hundred Austrian soldiers who had gone to receive the enemy's discarded artillery for repair and reuse were bombed with their cannons.

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There was quite a chaos in the army at that time. By the time the army was reorganized and the army had crossed the river, it was already completely dark.

Seeing that the enemy was escaping, there seemed to be only about one company. The Austrians were angry at this useless battle and organized more than a hundred cavalry to pursue them with torches.

Lao Zhu expected that the enemy might send people to pursue him, so he lurked on the roadside. Sure enough, he saw the enemy chasing after them with torches.

Although the terrain of the temporary ambush site was not particularly good, the enemy could not see him in the dark, and the torch was a bright target. Lao Zhu's soldiers were well-nourished and did not suffer from night blindness. After a clay pot grenade was fired, the cavalry troops were in chaos.

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Then there was a continuous volley of guns, mixed with inconspicuous clicking sounds. The cavalry unit lost more than sixty people, and the rest threw down their torches and fled back.

Now the enemy did not dare to pursue anymore, and directly camped to rest.

Wallenstein studied the blocking position overnight. The more than a thousand destroyed guns made him seem to understand the secret of the enemy's powerful firepower density. As long as he had enough gold coins, he could do this himself.

But the reverse slope fortification really surprised the commander. Wallenstein was a truly knowledgeable expert. Once he studied it, he found that this thing was a major breakthrough in tactics.

He made full use of the terrain, firepower, and new-style defenses, and used a company of troops to block his nearly 20,000-strong army. This was a famous general under Frederick V.

How come such an opponent has not appeared on the battlefield before? The Protestant coalition forces were vulnerable, and the remnants of the Palatinate army were beaten by themselves and fled in panic. This famous general only commanded one company, and it seems that he has never been reused in the past.

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It was really thanks to the blessing of God Amun that this new star of the famous general emerged at this time. Frederick V was already in decline. No matter how strong his personal ability was, he probably would not be able to recover. God bless the Holy Roman Empire.

It was daylight the next day, and the Austrian army set off on the march. It was expected that the enemy's blocking team had fled far away. Would a company of them still dare to confront the army on the plains?

However, not far away, the forward company was ambushed again. This time on pre-selected terrain, two batches of more than 200 grenades were thrown into the grass, causing the forward company to be stunned. Then came volleys of guns and submachine guns hidden in the dark.

, the entire forward company was wiped out.

The forward company was not far away from the main force. When the main force caught up, the enemy had disappeared. There was no one visible on the road. They must have fled from the fields into some woods.

The cavalry in the fields and woods cannot be pursued. These audacious blockers are not afraid of death and run very fast. The new path explorers can only be cautious and send scouts to slowly search and advance.

Now the army's march slowed down, and they only walked ten kilometers in the morning. However, they did not encounter the enemy again this morning. Lao Zhu led his men to lay out the ambush, threw away all the grenades, and indeed retreated.

Wallenstein inspected the scene of the annihilated forward company and decided that he also had to form a grenadier regiment. I heard that Britain already had a professional grenadier team in the Irish battlefield. Now even Frederick V has one. Let's

But we can't suffer this loss anymore.

Lao Zhu led the people and did not run fast. They marched normally to Dusseldorf, but still failed to catch up with Frederick V. I don't know where His Majesty the King turned. Maybe he was chasing in the wrong direction?

After a day of repairs in Dusseldorf, the offline time was approaching. Lao Zhu asked his subordinates to wait here for him to go online in July.

The army had sufficient funds. Lao Zhu asked his men not to plow grass and valleys at will, but to station quietly in the countryside to avoid being noticed, and wait until he was online.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for Wallenstein's army to catch up here. There is a limit to the logistics of the army. Logistics in this era are very poor. The troops rely on robbery to maintain their strength. A battle must take a long time to prepare before fighting again.

But if the enemy really comes, don't fight them desperately. Just keep running north. If it doesn't work, just run to the Dutch. I can always find you.

In fact, Wallenstein's army stopped when it reached Bonn. It ran out of food and the troops were exhausted.

This time they captured the home of Frederick V and achieved great results. Now that they had reached the limit of logistics, the Austrians turned back and began to collect food and fodder through robbery and massacre to restore morale.

As the hometown of Frederick V, the Palatinate suffered the harshest revenge, and massacres and robberies were carried out thoroughly. Fortunately, the families of Lao Zhu's men had been transferred to Paris, but others could not be taken care of.

The Rhine River blockade commanded by Lao Zhu used a company of troops to eliminate five times the enemy's force, delaying Wallenstein's army for two full days and buying enough time for His Majesty the King to move in. This kind of beautiful

The results of the battle will definitely be recorded in the history of European wars.

Of course, the MP40 also plays a big role, but even without a submachine gun, it can actually achieve this effect, but zero casualties is impossible. But others don't know this.

There were still many generals under Frederick V who surrendered, and the Austrian army had discovered that the enemy general who was blocking them was the enemy general who assassinated Count Tilly.

The evaluation of Wallenstein as a "Flower of Famous Generals" slowly spread across the European continent, and Lao Zhu's fame was on par with Morris and Spinola of Nassau, and he was already compared to Wallenstein.

Lao Hou affirmed and congratulated Lao Zhu on his victory, "Second brother, you have gained fame. Fame seems to be a false thing, but when you have your own power, it will be of great use.

It’s much easier to recruit troops, attract talents, and maintain rule. Second brother, you are going further and further in the direction of a warlord.”
Chapter completed!