Chapter 13: Austria who cheated teammates (Part 2)
() Anyway, there is a map in the non-mainstream William's military discussion. I applied to go to the front of the map.
After receiving permission, I stood behind William, pointed with my horsewhip at Breslau, which borders Austria and Prussia, and said: "Please see, Breslau is sandwiched between the two tributaries of the Oder River, which means we have no
There is too much space to use tactics, let alone side attacks.
If Otto's party deploys their troops on the land bordering Austria south of the Oder River, they will block the passage from here, here and here to Berlin at this intersection.
Possibility of marching."
The three points I typed on the map are Poznan, Danzig and Breslau in Poland. It can be said that as long as the current situation does not change, as long as it holds Newmark's southern border, Berlin will be as stable as Mount Tai.
"Wait a minute, you moved too fast just now and I couldn't keep up. Do it again..."
What the hell…
Facing a wizened old man wearing reading glasses, I had no choice but to shake my riding crop three more times.
I moved the horsewhip above the Austrian territory and pointed at the sign of the Principality of Anhalt. I said: "There are nearly 30,000 people in Otto's party in Berlin, and there are Swedes helping them overtly and covertly. We alone have 20,000 people."
Man, if we join Otto's party here in Breslau, we will not have any advantage. Yes, we seem to have a military advantage, but our forces are scattered! We have more than 13,000 people.
Allies in Anhalt, with them,
We have only maintained a slight advantage over the number of enemies at this stage. But without them, we are at a disadvantage. If I were Otto's party, I would deploy a smaller number of troops on the eastern front to block Austria and
The Romans then asked the Swedes and the Principality of Hesse to cooperate and use their superior troops to defeat the prince's supporters in Anhalt first! More importantly, once these thirteen thousand people failed, the domestic support for Prince Frederick
The sound will be much quieter."
"But Saxony is blocking the way forward, isn't it?" said an Austrian noble.
"Yes! So, I suggest that our marching route is not Breslau, but Saxony!"
"No! Saxony has already banned us from traveling together. If we rush into Saxony rashly, we will be declaring war on Saxony! And we have no reason to declare war on Saxony!"
Of course, a group of Austrians couldn't think of a reason to declare war on Saxony. I said coldly: "They have invaded Prussian territory. This is enough for Austria, the so-called communist master of Germany, to declare war on Saxony."
"But what good will it do to us if we declare war on Saxony and provoke a powerful country?" non-mainstream William said.
Saxony is also called powerful?
"Please see, the territory of the Elector of Saxony is on the plain below the Erzgebirge Mountains, with roads extending in all directions. As a springboard for the march to Berlin, Saxony has an advantage over Breslau. Because mastering Saxony means mastering the initiative.
, Berlin will not only directly face our military front, but we can also look after each other with Anhalt's friendly forces and launch an attack on Otto's party wantonly."
"It's a very good proposal. I will repeat your thoughts to His Majesty the Emperor afterwards. Is there anything else you want to say?" You said in the discussion topic.
At night, we walked out of the unconventional William's hotel and returned to the embassy in Rome.
In the carriage, Hippias asked: "Will the Austrians accept your suggestion?"
"I don't think so."
Hippias rolled his eyes and said, "But that William seems to admire you very much."
Leon Komnenos said: "Could it be that Austria doesn't want to mess with Saxony?"
"Provoking the Saxons is secondary. Don't you think the number of Austrians this time is too small and the advance is too fast? More importantly, the Saxons also bizarrely announced that Austrians are prohibited from entering the country, and Austria
I chose Breslau very cooperatively.”
Leon Komnenos looked grimly on the side, but Hippias quickly showed a shocked expression: "Damn it! Those Austrian bastards are holding you back again!"
I am very tolerant: "This is not a hindrance, but a matter of maximizing benefits."
"Why don't I understand what you two are talking about?" The down-and-out Komnenos royal family was puzzled.
Hippias said angrily: "The Austrians are creating conditions and an environment in which Prussian friendly forces will be annihilated!"
"What?" Leon Komnenos' eyes widened, and he said in a daze, "Why? There is no reason for them to do that!"
"Because the Prussian friendly forces over there support the Prussian prince, and they also provide the Prussian prince with the confidence to speak and a bargaining chip. If all these people are wiped out, then the Prussian prince will lose all the right to speak and become a manipulator.
Puppet!" Hippias saw it clearly. Faced with the look Leon cast, I nodded and confirmed the fat man's words.
"If the Austrians were more ruthless, they would even use their connections to ask surrounding forces to block the roads for the Prussian friendly troops in Anhalt to escape, forcing them to have to fight decisively in Anhalt."
"Then what we did at the meeting just now was a waste of breath?" Leon Komneno was not very familiar with politics.
"It's not a waste of breath. I didn't stupidly expose this matter. They could have said afterwards, oh, why didn't we think of it and shirk the responsibility? Now they can't hide it like this.
So, we must find a way to make things complete according to the steps they envisioned. So, if we are lucky, our Roman legion will take on the task of attacking Saxony, but if we are not lucky, Austria will send a separate part of its troops to Saxony."
"When I think about the fact that we will be fighting side by side with the Austrians in the next few months or even a year, I feel like there is a sharp edge on my back." Leon Komnenos shuddered.
Otherwise, how can we say that Austria is the king of traps? Before the war even started, they already trap half of my Roman legions. Now every move they make is directly aimed at trapping the tens of thousands of Philetlia’s supporters.
"What if the Austrians choose the latter? I don't want to be sent to die by Austria!" Hippias wondered.
"Don't worry, I won't bother talking nonsense with the Austrian army at that time and will directly lead the army towards Anhalt with you, but the Austrians have more reason to choose the former." I said with confidence.
"Why?" the two of them said in unison.
"We are Romans. It was very convenient for the Austrians to evade it afterwards: Those Romans were so domineering and we couldn't stop them even if we wanted to, so we just got rid of the relationship. Besides, we don't share the border with Saxony, so the Saxons wanted to
You can’t fly over Austrian territory to settle accounts with us?”
The Austrians' reply was very straightforward. The only force involved was Prussia. As the co-owner of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austrians would not attack Saxony until the news of the Saxon invasion of Prussia was clear. The implication is that if you defeat the Saxons,
If you cry for father and mother, then we will quickly send troops to make a profit, but you were defeated by the Saxons in one fell swoop. I'm sorry, but please bear all the responsibilities.
All in all, the Austrians neither support nor oppose our march into Saxony.
I found time to talk to the female literary youth about my intention to march into Saxony and told her about the importance of the Prussian friendly army. After understanding the situation in Saxony, I asked her to write a letter by the way.
Hit the road on May 17th.
Leopold III asked Baron Carlson, the royal steward who had brought me into Vienna, to lead the 33rd Spartan Legion out of Vienna. Following us on the road were eight hundred Prussian Junkers.
A total of nearly four thousand people passed through the East County, left Moravia, headed towards Bohemia, and finally stayed in Prague, Bohemia for a day.
In Prague, I threw away the map provided by the Austrians and asked Assassin to bring the map they had obtained. After determining the time required for the march, I decided to let the soldiers bypass Dresden and march towards the famous Saxony Sedah Railway.
Mine advances.
The next day, we walked out of the Erzgebirge Mountains and headed towards the vast plains of Saxony. However, Saxony was an area that could not even reach the size of a small province in China. There was not much to go through. We had just left the Erzgebirge Mountains in the morning and we sat down at noon.
Food and grass were collected from villages near the Saida Iron Mine.
"Will the Austrians inform the Saxons of our whereabouts in advance?" Assassin asked after everyone else got the order to lead the team out to collect food on the spot.
"I don't rule out this possibility, but I don't think the Austrians would be like this. The Saxons have become the lackeys of the Russians after this incident, and they have no reason to help Saxony. So wouldn't it be more convenient for us Romans to wreak havoc in Saxony?
Good. And it is also good for them. The best outcome for the Austrians is that we are wiped out in Saxony, and the Prussian friendly forces retreat to Austria but suffer heavy casualties.
It was heavy, and Saxony was severely damaged by it. But whether we rescued the Prussians and destroyed Saxony, or Saxony wiped out us, it was an acceptable result for the Austrians. Besides, Saxony is such a big place.
, within a few days, the Elector of Saxony will learn the news of the violation. Therefore, there is no need for them to waste their energy on this thankless matter."
After I finished speaking, I turned to look at Assassin, and I saw a look of infatuation on this girl's face.
"What's that expression on your face?"
"You know, I like to see you giving advice the most."
"There was a woman who said something similar."
"Who is it?"
"I won't tell."
Chapter completed!