At this time, the Holy Crusaders led by Douglas were unaware of the rebellion in Prague.
He couldn't care less about the situation in Prague at the moment.
The food and money obtained there are enough.
In the dark night, Douglas marched in hiding, and ahead of him was the Prussian border city of Hanover.
According to the intelligence obtained from the investigation, the only people stationed in Hanover at the moment were the Long Yan Army led by Ling Chen.
According to the intelligence provided by local Catholics hidden among the Prussian people, the Longyan Army dispersed its troops in Hanover after regaining control of the land.
This is the weakest point of the Longyan Army's defensive power.
Douglas took advantage of the darkness to launch a sneak attack on Hanover.
By the time the Long Yan Army guarding the city reacted, it was already too late.
The number of troops they guarded was less than 30,000.
But the troops led by Douglas numbered more than 70,000 people.
On the plains where the Hanover border is located, the Holy Crusaders led by Douglas destroyed the camp where the Longyan Army was located with just a wave of cavalry charge.
At the first moment of encountering the enemy attack, Long Yan's army quickly formed a defensive posture and lit the beacon tower.
The beacon fire and smoke rose into the sky under the silent night sky.
The Long Yan Army set up a beacon tower every ten miles. After being lit by the surprise beacon tower, one beacon tower after another was lit instantly.
Douglas frowned when he saw the wolf smoke rising into the sky. He knew that it was a tool for passing messages between the Long Yan Army.
The sneak attack was revealed.
He didn't expect that Long Yanjun could persist until the beacon tower was lit.
"Pursue, don't let any of the Dragon Flame Army go!"
Douglas gave the order in a deep voice, and the Holy Crusaders cavalry launched a charge.
After the beacon tower was lit, the Longyan Army that was attacked by surprise held on for about an hour and immediately retreated in compliance with the commander's order.
Although the border cities were lost, there was no need to hold on.
This place is not important.
Douglas took advantage of the victory and pursued it, but to little effect.
Although the Long Yan Army had no war horses, with the help of the night and the understanding of the surrounding environment, the Long Yan Army of less than ten thousand quickly disappeared without a trace.
At this time, the beacon tower had been lit, and Long Yanjun also received the news.
General Ling Chen, who was far away to suppress the bandits, looked at the beacon tower and had to give up the victory that was about to be achieved. He did not expect that the enemy would invade at this time.
He had to get back to Hannover quickly.
If Hanover falls, the door to Berlin will be completely opened, and the cavalry can even directly invade Berlin in less than two days.
After entering Hanover, Douglas's Holy Crusaders took advantage of the cavalry to quickly occupy Hanover's territory.
Longyan's army gathered strength to block it, but faced Douglas's cavalry.
Coupled with the current lack of supplies and ammunition, the already difficult situation of Long Yan Army is even worse.
Long Yanjun, who was caught off guard, was exhausted from dealing with it.
By the time Ling Chen rushed back, Hanover had already lost a lot of land.
Back at the base camp, Ling Chen hurried into the command room without having time to take a sip of water and looked at the staff of Long Yan Army.
"I need to know the current battle situation, who is attacking us, and how much our troops have been lost!"
The counselor immediately reported these.
The counselor pointed to the map of Hanover and said calmly: "We have lost the southwest area of Hanover."
"The opponent is now entrenched on the hills near the Elbe River."
"According to the intelligence obtained through spying, the opponent is the Holy Crusaders, but they do use French heavy cavalry. The weapons are made from hundreds of countries and are very messy, but this is a very powerful force."
"The weapons and ammunition we brought are running low, and the cavalry is even scarcer." The counselor frowned.
"General, our troop losses are not much, but without the cover of the shield soldiers, our battle formation to defend against the cavalry is almost useless."
"Because the musketeers have no bullets, the damage caused to the cavalry is negligible. The only ones we can use now are infantry and special forces."
After listening to the counselor's analysis, Ling Chen became extremely calm.
There are 200,000 Longyan troops, but now they only have less than 3,000 light cavalry in hand.
The gap in combat power between the equipment is huge.
"Where is our Dragon Flame Artillery Group?"
"There are still three hundred guns, but there are only 600 shells left. The opponent has a force of nearly 70,000 people. Six hundred shells are simply not enough."
"Moreover, the main city of Hanover is our last hope and must not be lost."
"These six hundred rounds of artillery shells must be used at the most critical moment."
Ling Chen's brows furrowed tightly, forming the character "Chuan".
He looked at the map. The entire city of Hanover was located in the plains with too few hills. The goal of the Holy Crusaders was to destroy Protestantism.
In this case, the primary goal of their offensive is to capture Berlin.
As long as Prussia is destroyed, these Protestants will completely lose a country they can rely on.
He said solemnly: "Call Diana over and ask her how many routes there are from Hanover to Berlin."
Not long after, a messenger summoned Diana over.
As soon as Diana entered the command room, she felt a solemn atmosphere.
Ling Chen stared at the map and didn't even notice Diana coming in.
Diana gently interrupted Ling Chen's thinking: "Excuse me, do you need me for anything?"
Ling Chen turned around, looked at Diana, and asked, "How many routes are there from Hanover to Berlin?"
Diana looked at the map and thought of the geographical features of Hanover in her mind.
"Hannover is a plain area, but some rely on the Zhongde Mountains. If you want to enter Berlin from Hannover, there are several roads, and the generals who have passed some of them are aware of them."
But there is also a very hidden mountain road. "
Diana pointed to a place on the map in the German Mountains.
"This is the only place in the Central German Mountains that is most suitable for military marches. In other places, the mountains are too steep and there is no way to enter Berlin directly."
"But this road is less known and very few people take it."
Ling Chen stared at the routes pointed out by Diana.
There's good news and bad news for him.
The good news is that the entrance to Berlin is now still in your own hands.
The bad news is that the geographical location of these places is extremely unsuitable for their Longyan Army to fight.
Their current equipment situation will make it difficult to attack.
"Send someone to tell Frederick II everything here. We need to rearrange the war here."
Ling Chen looked at the upper passes of these roads.
"The troops are concentrated in these places. Diana, I need you to lead the way to the mountain road you mentioned."
Ling Chen's face was extremely complicated. He didn't expect the Holy Crusaders' attack to come so quickly.
