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Once more the emperor and the army which he had led into the country with such high confidence of success were in shameful flight, and the terrible example which he had vowed to make of Bohemia was still unaccomplished. The blind chief vigorously and relentlessly pursued, overtaking the fugitives on January 8 near Deutschbrod.
Terrified at his approach, they sought to escape by crossing the stream at that place on the ice. The ice gave way, and numbers of them were drowned. Deutschbrod was burned and its inhabitants slaughtered in Ziska's cruel fashion. This repulse put an end to invasions of Bohemia while Ziska lived.
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