Lunatic PM suggests the danish troops should make a heroic stand and risk losses of one third, even the king is told his son must volunteer. The ultra-modern Dannevirke line of fortifications can't be properly defended, especially now the Prussians can cross the frozen waters. So General De Meza decides to withdraw from Dannevirke to Dybbøl is decided to make a stand there, but a small 'volunter' garrison must remain to destroy the artillery. The senile Prussian Napoleon-veteran commander Friedrich von Wrangel is replaced by a Prussian 'red' prince and field marshal Moltke. Due to a wrongly delivered letter, Peter finds out about unfaithful beloved Inge's secret lover correspondence with his brother, fights Laust and they are put in separate units.
—KGF Vissers