The next morning, William got up and walked to the garden of the villa. This villa originally belonged to a wealthy Austrian businessman, but as soon as the war started on the front line, the wealthy businessman ran away with his family.
After the Prussian army entered the city, Henry saw that the villa had a good environment and arranged for William to live in it. The autumn garden still had a unique charm. William looked at the flowers around him and couldn't help but sigh, but before he could finish sighing, Prince Henry left.
Came over
"Your Majesty, you can't do this. Now is the time for you to forge ahead. You can't learn from us old people who are sad for the spring and autumn." Henry joked
After hearing Henry's words, William also looked at him and smiled:
"Is everything in the city peaceful? Is the army ready?"
"The enemies who resisted in the city have been eliminated. Some of the troops have been arranged to enter the city, but most of them are still arranged in the military camps outside the city," Prince Henry replied.
"Very good. Now that we have just occupied Prague, it is still important to stabilize people's hearts. Is Marshal Laudon awake?" William asked again after listening to Henry's words.
"Marshal Laodong has woken up, but the maid who served him said that he is now on a hunger strike, has not eaten and has not said a word," Henry Hui reported
"Let's go see him, see this Austrian hero," William said to Henry with a smile. After a while, William and Henry came to the room where Laudon was.
"Marshal Laodong, I'm here to see you" William saluted to Laodong who was lying on the bed with dull eyes.
But Laudong didn't seem to hear William's words. His eyes were still looking at the ceiling dullly. Henry couldn't stand it anymore and said loudly:
"Marshal Laodong, I hope you can see the facts clearly. You have been defeated by us, and Prague has been captured by our army. I hope you can cooperate with us well, otherwise we will not guarantee the safety of the Austrian prisoners of war."
Safety"
After Henry finished speaking, Luo Dong turned his head and stared at Henry with hatred, but Henry looked at Luo Dong without fear. Soon Luo Dong said:
"Your Majesty the King, Prince Henry, the war between the two countries is really a tragedy for the two peoples. Although my soldiers were your enemies on the battlefield, they have now laid down their weapons and become your prisoners of war. I hope you
We can ensure their safety and prevent more families from being torn apart.”
After hearing what Lao Dong said, William said from the side:
"Marshal Laudon, I have admired you very much since I was a child. Although you and Marshal Daun caused Prussia to suffer huge losses during the Seven Years' War, I still think that Austria, after Prince Eugen, should be the two of you.
You can be called a famous general. Now the two armies of you and Marshal Lacy have been defeated by us. I hope you can see this fact clearly. To be honest, encountering an opponent like you is rare for us.
, We will treat those prisoners of war in the humanitarian spirit that civilized people should have, so please rest assured."
"His Majesty the King has rewarded you. No matter what happened before, I am your prize now, right? I would also like to congratulate the Prussian people for having a great king," Laudon said with a wry smile.
"Marshal Laodong, I will release you unconditionally. I hope you can send a message to Queen Theresa."
I will definitely do what my ancestors failed to do. I will definitely fulfill the last wish of Frederick the Great. Joseph II is really not a competent Holy Roman Emperor. I will let him respectfully give up the throne.
, the centuries-old hegemony of the Habsburg family within the empire will be broken by Prussia," William looked at Laudon with a firm look and said slowly.
"You are really a genius. It is unimaginable that you are only nine years old this year. It seems that we are really old, but you are too confident. The Habsburg heritage of hundreds of years is not that of Prussia.
We will be able to catch up in the next day," Laodong sighed.
After William saw Laudon, he took Henry on another tour of Prague. Although there were very few people on the street, at least he still gained some popularity. Looking at these Prussians on horses, the Austrians on the roadside became silent.
He lowered his head and peeked slightly.
William looked at the Austrians around him and said to Henry:
"We have defeated Prague, but we must remember that occupying a place is only one element of force. We must let the Austrians understand that we Prussians are the saviors and we are here to help them. We are the pure ones."
Leader of the Germanic peoples, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire"
Before Henry could respond to William, a Prussian knight ran over from far away. He shouted as he ran:
"Your Majesty, an urgent message from Marshal Ferdinand"
Upon hearing that it was an urgent message from Marshal Ferdinand, William quickly reined in his horse. When the knight handed the letter to William's hand, William couldn't wait to open it and read it, and saw that the letter read:
"Dear Your Majesty the King, I have received some bad news. Elector Charles of Bavaria intends to reach an alliance with the Austrians. I heard that Kaunitz of Austria has met with Charles in person. I am worried that the Bavarians will be behind our back.
Poke us, so I think we should strengthen our surveillance of Bavaria, and at the same time, we should also be fully alert to the princes within the empire."
After William read the letter, he said to Henry with a livid face: "Go back."
When Kaunitz visited Bavaria, Prussian spies were also on the move. Information about Austria's desire to unite the princes within the empire had been sent to Prince Ferdinand. After receiving this information, Ferdinand worked non-stop.
It was given to William, and it was only after receiving this information that William became suspicious of these princes within the empire.
Although everyone was dissatisfied with Austria in the past, now that Prussia has taken advantage, no one can say whether another domineering ruler will emerge. After all, although Habsburg was the nominal emperor, he treated the princes
The impact is minimal.
Not long after the letter was delivered to William, Austria's Prime Minister Kaunitz, known as a diplomatic wizard, visited Munich.
Charles obviously maintained great sincerity in this meeting. He ordered the Prime Minister of Bavaria, Charles, to personally greet Kaunitz and his party at the city gate of Munich. He also personally stood at the gate of the palace waiting for the Austrian envoys' motorcade.
In the evening of the same day, Elector Charles held a welcome banquet in the palace
Elector Charles was the successor supported by Prussia in the Bavarian throne succession war last year. Although Charles relied on the support of Prussia to ascend to the throne of Elector of Bavaria, when he ascended the throne, he considered more
Bavaria's interests can also be said to be its own interests.
"Your Excellency Kaunitz, welcome to beautiful Bavaria. Please allow me, on behalf of the people of Bavaria, to pay high respect to our Emperor and Her Majesty the Archduchess Theresa of Austria." Charlie stood in front of Kaunitz holding a wine glass.
When he opened his mouth, Charlie was a middle-aged man in his thirties. Although he looked extremely handsome, what Kaunitz saw in Charlie's eyes was indeed viciousness and ambition.