Spishlun.
Meanwhile, another bloody battle was unfolding at Spishlun, with Frozaer, commander of the French Army's Second Corps, leading 25,000 soldiers to guard the village on the northern heights.
Rotberg Mountain became the first major obstacle for the Prussian Army to overcome in their advance against France, a battle destined to be paid for with a heavy price.
Chief of Staff Mao Qi ordered the Second Corps to attack the French supply base at Fuerback, while he personally led the First Corps from the north to the west into French territory, then turned south to encircle the flank of the French Army.
The Rhein Corps, which had been engaged in consecutive battles, did not participate in the frontal fight, but instead cut off the connection between the Rhein Corps and Paris.
General Steinmetz, commander of the First Corps, was an old hand, a veteran, and moreover, of direct lineage to King William I.
