SaganTownmaybeabout70milesnorthwardofwhereFriedrichnowis:fromSagan,weretheyonceinthemeridianofSagan,theirroadisfreeeastwardandnorthward;——toCrossenisabout60milesnorth—by—eastfromSagan,toFrankfurtnear100north。SaganisontheBober;Bober,ineveryevent,isbetweentheAustriansandtheiraim。
Friedrichfeelsthat,howeverdangeroustoquitDaun’sneighborhood,hemust,heinperson,goatonce。Andwho,intheinterim,willwatchDaunandhisenterprises?Friedrich’sreflectionsare:\"Well,inthecrisisofthemoment,Saxony——thoughtherealreadyaremaraudingBodiesofReichsfolkinit——muststillbelefttoitselfforatime;orcannotFinckandhis10,000looktoit?Henri,withhisArmy,nowuselessatBautzen,shallinstantlyrendezvousatSagan;hisArmytogowithme,againsttheRussiansandtheirHaddick—Loudons;HenritoSchmottseifen,insteadofme,andattendtoDaun;Henri,Ihavenootherleft!Finckandhis10,000musttakechargeofSaxony,suchchargeashecan:——howluckythoseSpringForays,whichdestroyedtheReichsMagazines!
WherebythereisnoReichsArmyyetgotintoSaxony(nothingbutpreliminarypulsesandsplashingsofit);noneyet,norliketobequiteatonce。\"ThatisFriedrich’sswiftplan。
Henriroseontheinstant,asdideverybodyconcerned:July29th,HenriandArmywereatSagan;ArmywaitingfortheKing;HenrisofaronhisroadtoSchmottseifen。HehadcometoSagan\"byalmosttherapidestmarcheseverheardof,\"——orevertillsomeothersofHenri’sown,whichhemadeinthatneighborhoodsoon。Punctual,he,tohisday;asareEugenofWurtemberg’speople,andallDetachmentsandDivisions:FriedrichhimselfarrivesatSaganthatsame29th,\"aboutmidnight,\"——andfindsplentyofworkwaiting:
nosleepthesetwonightspast;andnonecomingjustyet!Amostswiftrendezvous。Thespeedofeverybodyhasbeen,andneedsstilltobe,intense。