An easy victory

Standing on a high ground, Derrison saw his Infantry Line collapse before even making contact with the enemy, and in a fit of rage, he threw his Telescope to the ground.

"They are a disgrace to the Royal Guard!"

Remembering that his Grenadier was still holding out, he hurriedly told the Orderly Officer, "Order Boer and Carus's regiments to move up and reinforce the Grenadier!"

These two regiments were his reserves. In his view, the accident must have been caused by poor command of the Fenn Legion. As long as the Grenadier could stabilize the situation, they should be able to stall for time.

Soon, the Prussia reserves, who had just completed their formation, began to move forward. They were about 200 paces behind the first Infantry Line, and it would only take them about ten minutes to fill the gap.

Their second line of fire also served another purpose: to block soldiers attempting to escape after a collapse at the front.

In the warfare of this era, the lethality of weapons was actually very limited—ten thousand Flintlock Gun firing simultaneously would often only kill a hundred or so people—most of the time, it was whoever's morale collapsed first, and whose soldiers deserted, that would be the one to rout. So as long as the soldiers could stay in their positions, there was still a chance to fight.

However, the fleeing soldiers seemed extremely terrified this time, and despite the bayonets of the reserve troops, they still ran backwards without regard for anything else.

Many of them were still shouting something incoherently:

"They're practically invincible..."

"Run! Those are Devil!"

Only God can kill them!

This caused the reserve soldiers to hesitate, and the situation was only stabilized after the officer killed several deserters and personally led the way at the front of the column.

But before Boer and Carus's two regiments could fill the gap in the forward Infantry Line, the two Grenadier also began to rout.

There was really no way around it; the Police Academy students of the Royal Guard Legion were just too strong in combat. Whether it was their loading, shooting, and formation skills, or their morale, they completely overwhelmed them.

The presence of Bulletproof Insert this time further excited the Police Academy students, who charged to within 20 paces of the Prussia and utterly crushed them with a volley of fire.

In reality, at such close range, the Bulletproof Insert could no longer provide effective protection. However, the Prussia were no longer able to continue firing in volleys, and the sporadic shots caused negligible damage.

Derrison took the staff officer's Telescope and saw that his reserves had barely made contact with the enemy before fleeing with the Grenadier.

He glanced at his pocket Pocket Watch, his face ashen. The France had breached his makeshift defenses in less than half an hour.

He knew very well that his main force was still in disarray, and in this situation, engaging the well-organized French Army would only result in him being chased and beaten.

Derrison sighed helplessly. After Frederick the Great's death, the training level of the Prussian Army had been declining. He never expected that even the elite Royal Guard had become like this.

He heard the French Army gunfire getting closer and closer, so he quickly turned his horse around and retreated. He then turned to the Orderly Officer and said:

"Order the August Corps to immediately return to Liegnitz. The other legions shall retreat northward in an orderly manner and establish a tiered defense."

The August Corps, originally responsible for covering the rear, was now furthest from the French Army and should have a chance to escape. The other units could only stall for time; if they were lucky, some might be able to escape back.

Yes, Derrison has decided to give up the fight.

He suddenly remembered that two months ago he had talked to Krokov about how Karl II was easily defeated by the France in Luxembourg, and at that time they were both laughing at the Hanover as useless.

In retrospect, perhaps it wasn't that the Hanover Army was too bad, but rather that the France were too strong...

After receiving orders to retreat in an echelon, Colonel Duden immediately ordered officers to drop all supplies and for the soldiers to assemble and line up on the eastern slope.

His troops were positioned at the southernmost point, and retreating was impossible. His only option now was to buy time for the other legions.

However, shortly after he gave the order, bursts of cannon fire were heard from the east.

His heart skipped a beat. Hadn't General Drissen France force was in the South? What were these cannons all about?

Duden's troops, who had not yet formed ranks, were bombarded at point-blank range and immediately fell into chaos. They began to flee towards the Prussia troops further north in an attempt to find cover.

The Royal Guard Legion's Horse Artillery hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.

Their earlier raid on the Prussian Army vanguard was originally intended to delay the enemy and facilitate an Infantry attack on the Prussian Army flanks.

Unexpectedly, the Prussian Army's nearly 4,000 Brecht Corps were bombarded several times by their ten six-pound guns, and with some harassment from the Hussars, they were routed.

The Horse Artillery commander originally intended to return and rejoin the main force of the Royal Guard Legion, but the Major named Napoleon suggested continuing to approach the central section of the Prussian Army for a surprise attack to support the Infantry's decisive battle.

Ultimately, Napoleon persuaded his superiors, Horse Artillery, under the cover of 400 Hussars, used their mobility to bypass the fleeing Brecht Corps and arrive ahead of the main force of Derrison Corps to the east.

Then they discovered that the Prussia had begun to retreat.

The Horse Artillery, of course, showed no mercy to the enemy and immediately began bombarding them.

When the Infantry force of the Royal Guard Legion wiped out the Fenn Legion at top speed, and when they rushed to a few kilometers to the north, they found no trace of the main force of the Derrison Corps. All they saw were enemy corpses and Prussia soldiers who had not yet escaped.

Soon, several Rangers who remained to maintain contact reported to Berthier that the Horse Artillery had broken through the Prussia defenses and were cooperating with the Hussars to pursue the enemy northward.

Berthier's eyelids twitched. The harassing Horse Artillery numbered less than 300 men, plus 10 Six-Pound Cannon, and 400 Hussars providing cover. How could they possibly chase after nearly 20,000 Prussia Grand Army in their retreat?!

He quickly consulted with several staff officers and ordered the main Infantry force to move north to provide support as quickly as possible, while also sending a messenger to recall the Horse Artillery.

After all, the Prussian Army was too numerous, and if they reacted and launched a counterattack, the Horse Artillery could be annihilated.

An hour and a half later, Joseph arrived at Derrison's former command post. The battlefield situation was still quite chaotic, and Berthier, worried about potential accidents, strongly urged his staff to keep him in a more remote location until they confirmed that the enemy forces had been eliminated before allowing him to come here.

"Your Highness, our vanguard has already pursued them to the vicinity of the Jagerfur Village," Berthier reported to him, "And the enemy Brecht Corps fleeing towards Breslau has also been caught up by the Rangers."