"When their attention is all on us, thunder will strike upon their heads!"
"But," Leao said grimly, "Your Highness is still more than a day's journey away..."
"No, at most half a day."
...
The Prussian Guard's Alterman Infantry Regiment, along with an accompanying skirmisher battalion and five cavalry squadrons, virtually dashed at full speed towards the Austrians who were "fleeing" ahead for an interception.
Alterman did not bring any artillery—the cumbersome things would have severely slowed him down.
And to deal with those feeble Austrians, cannons were not needed.
In the past few months, his corps had engaged the Austrian Army several times, mostly emerging victorious, especially after entering Luxembourg, their advancement was like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.
"You lazy things, pick up the pace!" he shouted at the soldiers beside him, "Don't make me use the whip on you!"