Blucher hurriedly issued a series of orders, preparing for a decisive battle with the incoming French Army.
The Prussian Army waited in full readiness for nearly three hours until the hussars returned to report to Blucher that the French Army on the northwest side numbered only about 3,000 men. He realized he had been deceived and immediately cursed as he ordered to continue advancing.
Then, just after advancing less than four kilometers, the left wing of the Prussian Army was hit by artillery fire again, forcing the tens of thousands of troops to halt and brace for combat once more.
But the French mounted artillery on the hillside promptly retreated with their horses.
The Blücher Corps spent the entire day stopping and starting under repeated minor skirmishes, advancing only six kilometers by nightfall.
The next day, Blucher decisively adjusted his tactics, ordering Taunus to lead 5,000 hussars ahead to clear out small ambushes along the way, with the main force following.
