In the Battle of Leipzig, the Elector of Saxony was defeated. Fourteen thousand Saxony princes suffered heavy casualties. We were divided into two, and the large group followed the defeated Elector of Saxony all the way to Dresden, while the other part drove away the defeated Saxony troops.

.After the entire city was besieged and the soldiers who were scattered around were gradually gathered, we had time to tally the results of the battle.

It took two days to calculate, and the result we came up with was that the four Saxon cavalry regiments totaled more than 4,000 cavalry, more than 1,800 people died, and 783 prisoners were taken. The eleven infantry regiments totaled more than 10,000 people.

Nearly 2,000 people died in the battle, and more than 4,000 prisoners surrendered. The Saxons fought in the Battle of Leipzig

, the direct loss was more than 8,000 troops. But this does not include the troops who were chased by us and fled. It is difficult to say whether those deserters can become a fighting force. Therefore, the Elector of Saxony lost more than 10,000 people in this defeat.

The army that followed him back to Dresden could not exceed two thousand men.

When it comes to the loss statistics on our side, the Prussian casualties are relatively small. Although they have two infantry regiments that bear part of the Saxon cavalry charge, the breakthrough point of the Saxon cavalry was not on their side from the beginning. Therefore, the battle

Later, more than 13,000 Prussians

strength, and more than 11,100 combat capabilities. Of the more than 1,900 casualties, more than 600 came from the two infantry regiments on the left and right wings of the 33rd Spartan Legion. The remaining casualties were caused by other infantry regiments.

The burden was shared among the regiments. On average, each infantry regiment suffered more than 170 casualties.

The 33rd Spartan Legion has 3937 people. Counting my escort, there are 4041 people in total. The two battalions have a total of 703 cavalry. The cavalry is basically intact. The infantry team has suffered relatively large losses. 3338 people and 2352 people retain combat effectiveness. 719

People died and 267 lost combat effectiveness. Most of the battle deaths were basically during the period when the Saxons launched a cavalry charge. The infantry of the bayonet hollow phalanx as the front line suffered the most casualties. The worst infantry battalion suffered more than half of their deaths.

Originally, if the Saxons had retained their cavalry regiments, the most the two sides would fight would be that the Prussian Royalists would lose nearly 2,000 casualties in exchange for 3 or 4,000 Saxons. A large number of cavalry counterattacks would allow the Saxons to organize a retreat calmly, but their cavalry

More than half of the casualties were lost, morale was lost, and the escaping infantry were massacred by the cavalry we sent, which tripled the Saxon losses. It can be said that

, had it not been for the destruction of the Saxon cavalry, the Saxons would not have suffered such huge losses. But if it had not been for the middle-aged uncle Prince Dessau and the Prussian infantry led by old man Schwerin, who had an advantage in quality and quantity, and from then on

From the beginning of the battle, the Saxons were suppressed, causing the Saxons to invest a lot of troops on the left and right wings. The casualties of the 33rd Spartan Legion may be even higher.

It was a rare victory to trade more than 2,800 people for more than 9,000 enemy casualties.

First, he showed the enemy weakness based on the psychology of the King of Saxony, and then made full use of the enemy's gambler mentality that did not want to lose, allowing them to make a desperate move and destroy all the troops defending Saxony. The center of the entire plan was the 30th chapter.

Three Spartan Legions Enough

It's not tough enough, and it also depends on whether the Prussians on the left and right wings are fighting well. This is a very risky plan. But considering the two points of temporarily solving the command problem on both sides and severely damaging the Saxons, this is

The best plan. Now it seems that I made the right bet.

It's just that the Battle of Leipzig is not the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 in the past world. The final victory can be declared after the battle. This war is actually just the prelude to the War for the Prussian Throne. So how to use the victory of this war to expand

Our results are the key. Otherwise, it will be tragic if we end up like Hannibal. You know, he is famous for "knowing how to win, but not how to use victory."

The current situation is that Prussia in the Principality of Anhalt finally got rid of the dilemma of having no way out and opened up a way out from the siege on all sides. Today's Prussians can go to Austria if they want to go. If they want to go back to Prussia, they can go back.

Prussia, if you want to go to Poland, you can go to Poland. If you want to unite with the Austrians, you can unite with the Austrians. If you want to go it alone, you can go it alone. You can.

Said. The victory in Leipzig reversed Prussia's predicament. They did not have to face the unfortunate fate of being wiped out at any time and having no room for recovery. Moreover, the loss of combat effectiveness of the Saxon army made the Saxon army unable to protect their territory and the wealth of the entire Saxony.

It will be used by Prussia, so that this rootless army will not have to worry about supplies for a certain period of time.

What about us Romans?

We Romans paid the price of nearly thousands of people, so we cannot get nothing.

The situation of our people is similar to that of the Prussians, basically the same.

Cheap Daddy has made it clear that he wants to get involved in the Prussian throne dispute, but he is unlikely to send more troops into Prussia at the current stage. The attitude of the Austrians is one aspect, and you must know that to enter Germany, you must first cross the border.

Leopold III refused to let go of Busburg's territory. This was because he knew that Prussia was so big. Once he opened the door, the more Romans who entered Germany meant that Habsburg would be able to get it.

The benefits are less.

The fact that half of the legion entered Germany was already within the acceptable range of Habsburg. This was not without its benefits, as half of the legion's soldiers would receive supplies from the Austrians.

This was obviously a condition used by Leopold III in exchange for the empire to control the number of troops entering Germany, and he wanted to further control the Roman soldiers entering Germany in terms of food supplies. However, the Austrians wanted to control our numbers in terms of food supplies.

It's a bit whimsical.

We won’t rob!

As for expanding the number of the army, that is even simpler. All my layouts are prepared for this.

However, before expanding the number of troops and launching the Three Kingdoms, there is a very important thing that must be negotiated with the Prussians, and that is the weapons captured from the Saxons. You know, the Saxons' muskets, gunpowder and horses are a considerable treasure.

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I sent Hippias to bring my negotiating terms to the Prussians.

We may dispense with the horses and valuables, but half of the captured Saxon muskets and gunpowder must be given to us as compensation for the heavy losses.

Prussia said that it could provide muskets, and could provide two-thirds of them, but not gunpowder, because they also needed the captured Saxon gunpowder to use as capital against Otto in Berlin.

The German states had a small territory and had no ability to produce saltpeter. All the saltpeter for the army's gunpowder came from trade. The Prussian royalist coalition led by Prince Dessau and Old Man Schwerin did not have the support of the Swedes like Otto.

As long as you have money, you can get a large supply of saltpeter from the sea, so this material captured from the Saxons is indeed very valuable to them.

After the Prussians explained the reason, they followed suit. Not only did they fail to meet our request, but they also revealed the gunpowder inventory of the Royalist coalition and asked us to leave as much gunpowder as possible to them.

Leon Komnenos was very puzzled. We had clearly seized fifty barrels of gunpowder and more than a thousand pounds of gunpowder in the Saxony Industrial Center near the Saida Iron Mine. If Prussia wants it, then give it to them.

We have no shortage of gunpowder. The inventory of the troops is enough for the 33rd Spartan Legion to fight a dozen battles like Leipzig, or to bombard Dresden with artillery at a rate of ten shots per hour day and night for several times.

You won’t have to worry about it for a few months. But the negotiation must look like a negotiation. The two sides are arguing with each other and seizing each other’s weaknesses to force the enemy to submit. Prussia is extremely short of gunpowder. This is their weakness. If they don’t take advantage of it, it will be serious.

What a fool.

It's just that things were a little unexpected. The Prussians' talk about the division of spoils after the war turned into asking us about our strategy after defeating the Saxons and besieging Dresden. As for these Prussians, I have no idea.

There is nothing to say. I just told them a possibility. The Elector of Saxony, King Geli, is very likely to form an alliance with Otto of Prussia. So if possible, whether through negotiation or

Whether it is to capture Dresden, we must capture Dresden. Who made this city span both sides of the Elbe River? If we control this city, the next thing to do is to turn Dresden into

Turn it into a meat grinder, attracting Otto's party in the city one after another, and then mince the supporters of Otto's party into minced meat. When Otto's party is defeated again and again, they will send a group of surprise troops to cross the border.

Crossing the Elbe River and raiding Berlin.

The Prussians neither agreed nor denied my proposal, and then by ceding the territory of Saxony to our plundering area and handing over 2,345 muskets and 200 horses, if Dresden was captured

In exchange for four points, one-tenth of the loot, Don was to seize seventy-seven barrels of over a thousand pounds of Saxon gunpowder.

I agreed to the Prussian's request and added a condition: if our losses were too great, we would not participate in the siege. The Prussians also felt that more than 3,000 more of us would not be too much in the siege, and more than 3,000 less of us would not be too much, so they proposed

Another additional condition. They need our help with 4 cannons

They bombarded Dresden. At this time, the 12-pounder gun buried in Dresden came in handy. Anyway, it was too heavy and heavy, and it took too much labor to move it around. It was better to leave it to Prussia to bombard Dresden.

Dayton. As for the areas to plunder, I chose Leipzig and West Saxony.

That place was exactly where we started fighting and hunting down deserters. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!