In the Duke of Brunswick's mind, the French Army should be rushing to attack Anhalt, yet it suddenly appeared here.
It must be Surt leaving his troops to delay us. He immediately made a judgment and instructed the officer beside him, "General Boen, quickly lead the hussars to support..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a courier galloping towards them, loudly shouting from a distance: "Marshal, over twenty thousand French troops are closing in on us from Wiesenhousen!"
Wiesenhousen is 4 kilometers to the west of the Prussian Army, which means he is now caught in a situation of being attacked from both sides.
Uncontrollably, a scene from a few years ago in Luxembourg when he was captured flashed through the Duke of Brunswick's mind.
He shook his head forcefully to dispel those bothersome thoughts and said to the order officer, "Tell General Rechtingen to do everything possible to hold off the enemy!"
Rechtingen is his lead army commander.
