Just as Ludwig was thinking about it, he could only hear the sound of long live echoing in the hall. When he heard this huge tide of sound, although the boy was a little unwilling to give up, he had to shout as everyone started to shout.
Hearing the cheers of everyone under the steps, Anna's face showed a happy smile. It can even be said that today was the happiest day after she married into Brandenburg.
That night, as the royal nobles began to return to their respective homes, the news of Queen Anna's pregnancy spread. This news made the night in Brandenburg different from the past. The night market, which seemed a little bleak due to the war, boiled again. The Prussian government officials led by Locks had to leave their respective homes to gather in Brandenburg's palace on this night. Helpless William had to hold a big banquet in the palace again.
The news of Anna's pregnancy was like a heavyweight bomb that made the already complicated situation in Europe even more chaotic.
The British began to get nervous. You should know that Anna is the imperial daughter of the Habsburg family. Now the news of Anna's pregnancy undoubtedly made her status in Prussia soar. This also means that Anna's influence in Prussia has increased. Even if everyone does not consider that she is the queen of Prussia, they should also consider that Anna's belly is likely to give birth to the next ruler of Prussia.
Fortunately, Locks then contacted the British ambassador at William's order. William stated that he would never affect the alliance between Britain and Prussia because of Anna's pregnancy. Even Anna's pregnancy was an opportunity for Britain and Prussia to strengthen its alliance again. Prussia hoped that the British government could increase its assistance to Prussia so that Prussia could help Britain achieve the goal of checking and balancing the French.
When the news of Anna's pregnancy reached Vienna, half of Leopold II's face was joyful, while the other half was in a very tangled state.
Now that Pu'O has entered a state of war, Anna's pregnancy cannot relieve this state. Even if the Prussians want to negotiate peace, Leopold II will never agree, but Anna is his daughter after all. Anna's blood flows from the Habsburg family, and Anna's pregnancy means that the child in Anna's belly is also flowing from the Habsburg blood. In other words, Anna's child is also a relative of Leopold II.
However, the entanglement is just a confusion. For a man like Leopold II, feelings can always be left behind in the face of interests. Moreover, after Leopold II learned that Anna was pregnant, he ordered the Austrian army deployed on the front to launch a new round of offensive against the Prussian army.
In Bohemia, although Dessau's troops had completely defeated Carl's troops, the subsequent arrival of 40,000 elite Austrians changed the hard-earned advantage of the Prussians.
Grand Duke Tuha personally led 40,000 people to join the Bohemia battle, and Leopold II also issued an order to appoint Grand Duke Tuha as the highest commander of the Austrian army in the front line of Bohemia, which means that from now on, Tuha will lead an Austrian army of up to 80,000 people to compete with Dessau's troops for the battlefield.
Although Carl failed in the Battle of Bratner, Tuha did not complain about Carl's failure afterwards. On the contrary, the elder-like commander openly praised Carl for his reputation as Habsburg in front of all the soldiers of the Austrian army, and Carl's failure was also attributed to the result of the strong military force of the Prussian army bullying others.
This declaration restored to a certain extent the adverse impact of the Austrian army due to the defeat of Carl's troops. Even the arrival of reinforcements and the generousness of Tuha showed, the morale of the Austrian army increased greatly, and all the Austrian generals were shouting that they would take revenge against the Prussian army on the opposite side.
Regarding the voices of his subordinates. On the one hand, Tuha showed an approachable attitude, while on the other hand, Tuha's staff members were also starting to plan the offensive plan of the Prussian army in full swing.
Opposite to Tuha, Dessau's troops were also urgently deploying. To a certain extent, the Austrian army of up to 80,000 was already a confidant of Prussia. You should know that the Bohemia War Zone gathered with five Prussian divisions, and Prussia is currently fighting against the Austrian army. The domestic army is either being formed or carrying out important tasks. To a certain extent, once the Bohemia War Zone is defeated, the failure rate of Prussia in this war will be as high as 80%.
Therefore, Dessau’s goal is to succeed only, never fail.
In addition to the Bohemia front line, in Silesia, Ferdinand Jr. took over the command of Silesia before the 20,000 reinforcements arrived, and immediately launched a new round of offensive against the Austrian army.
The Prussian army of three divisions squeezed into a fist and hit the Austrians hard, but Austria also gathered an army of 30,000 people. Although the Prussian army took the initiative on the battlefield for a while, facing the Austrian army that had already shrunk into a hedgehog-like Austrian army. Little Ferdinand felt a little in a loss.
But time is too long. If Ferdinand cannot severely damage the Austrian army before the arrival of the Austrian reinforcements, then Ferdinand will face the same situation as Dessau.
Compared with other theaters, the situation in the theater of Poland, where Blüchel is commanding, is undoubtedly much better. Most of the Austrian troops have been invested in the battlefields of Bohemia and Silesia, while the Austrian Polish region can only rely on the local governor to maintain the defense line. At present, Blüchel is leading the army to attack Krakow.
Once Blüchel can conquer Krakow, it means that Austria's rule in Little Poland is at its end. Without the barrier of the Polish region, Blüchel can completely rush into Moravia to meet with the Silesian army of Ferdinand Little. At that time, the strength of the two war zones can definitely defeat the Austrians in Moravia. Even if the Austrians' 20,000 reinforcements can reach it, it will not change this situation.
This plan is exactly what the Prussian military department and the General Staff have requested Blüchel's troops. For this reason, Blüchel's primary purpose is to conquer Krakow.
At the city of Krakow, the Prussian army had been attacking for five days, and within these five days, the Prussian army also made some progress.
Several fortifications outside Krakow have been broken by the Prussian army. The main reason is not only the bravery of the Prussian army. Most of the people guarding these fortifications were forced to be recruited by the Austrian Polish Governor. Faced with the rapid attack of the Prussian army, these guys with low morale did not even resist, and even a large number of surrenders to the Prussian army occurred on the battlefield.
As for these prisoners of war, Blüchel ordered the entire army to never abuse these prisoners of war. Blüchel knew that these young and strong would be the foundation for Prussia to rule the Polish region in the future. Although the pressure on the Prussian army's logistics supplies increased due to the addition of these young and strong, it would gain benefits in the future. Blüchel believed that the efforts now were completely worth it.
While most of the fortifications outside Krakow were captured by the PLA, Blücher also began to think about the general attack on Krakow.
But the difference between these strongholds outside these cities is that the Austrian army is the key to guarding Krakow, and although there are many places guarded by the Poles. However, without exception, these do not play much role in the war. For this reason, Blüchel also contacted some resistance organizations in the city.
However, these organizations did not have any good news to Blücher, which also means that unless the Prussian army can conquer several key points in the frontier of Krakow, or if Poland in the city can carry out a major uprising, the current resistance organizations will not be able to provide convenience to the Prussian army for the time being.
This made Blücher a little angry. You should know that these resistance organizations had swear to him that they could definitely control the situation in Krakow. But now they have changed their previous tone.
Fortunately, Blücher's mind was still rational, so he did not make things difficult for those messengers who resisted the organization.
After conquering the periphery fortifications, Blücher lined up all the artillery in his army not far from Krakow. At the same time, the Prussian cavalry also attacked everywhere. All the towns and Austrian supplies transfer stations were destroyed by the Prussian army, and Krakow had become an isolated city.
Under such circumstances. At the end of June, Blücher led his army to launch a general offensive on Krakow.
Previously, the artillery of the Prussian army had bombarded Krakow for several days, and the shells consumed were amazing, and there were also results in comparison.
However, due to range issues, these shells did not cause destructive damage to the Krakow walls. However, in Blücher's view, perhaps with a few more force, the Krakow walls would no longer have any obstacles to the Prussian army.
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There is a scene of the end of the world in Krakow, because the Austrians retreated all the residents in the suburbs of Krakow to Krakow, which led to some people in Krakow now.
Sometimes it is a very good strategy to firmly clear the walls and clear the field, because it can reduce the enemy's plunder of its own residents and ensure the safety of its own residents to the greatest extent. At the same time, firmly clear the field can also make it difficult for the enemy to move forward on its own land. After all, when even the well water and river water are polluted, the General Army will definitely divide some of its troops to solve these problems.
But at the same time, it is also a kind of harm to one's own side. Even if there is not enough food in the city, executing a strong wall and clearing the world is simply a suicide. This kind of example has been common in history.
At present, Krakow is facing such a dilemma. The Poles who were driven into the city have no valuable assets at all. Even if they have them, they are taken away by the Austrians. So many people have poured into the population for no reason, which has caused the food prices in Krakow to change three times a day, and even the Austrian army's rations have become a little nervous.
A few days ago, Krakow was able to allocate some food to help these refugees, but as the Prussian army completely isolated Krakow, everyone in the city was trying their best to make food. In this case, how could the Austrians be willing to use food to help these victims?
Of course, not all Austrian officials are black-hearted. At least Austrian sheriff Fernando is a recognized good person by everyone. Among the Poles, Fernando also has a certain reputation.
Seeing that the refugees in the city had no relief and could only live in a while and wait for death, Fernando advised the governor of Austria Poland to let these refugees go out of the city. Although the Prussians may not necessarily rescue these refugees, it is much better than letting these refugees die in the city of Krakow.
However, the Governor was very disdainful of Fernando's remarks. In the Governor's opinion, defending Krakow is more important than anything else. These refugees are a card in his hand. At the critical moment, he can completely drive these refugees to the city wall to fight the Prussians. The price he needs to pay is only a few slices of black bread.
In fact, the Governor knew about the shortage of food in the city, and even such a situation was handled by the Governor.
Although humans are the masters of all things in nature, animals can still be seen in humans, and trying every means to survive is the most instinctive idea in humans.
As the capital of the Austrian Poland region, how can Krakow be short of food? You should know that the grain collected from Poland is concentrated in Krakow every year, and then part of it is transferred from Krakow to Vienna, while the other part is reserved for the Governor's District. The grain in the granary in the city can even make everyone in the city eat for three months at this moment!
But if you blindly provide relief to refugees, it would be a completely stupid act to the Governor.
If these foods are compared to bait, then in the Governor's opinion, the refugees in the city are all fish. If the bait is fed more, the fish will not be hooked at all. If the bait is fed less, then when the next time, even if all the fish know that the price of eating bait may be death, they will still be unable to help biting the hook.
The Governor's remarks made Fernando refute nothing. Although Fernando's conscience told himself that he should argue with the Governor, after all, there are more than 100,000 residents and refugees in the city. But as an Austrian, Fernando also clearly knows the significance of Krakow to the entire Austria.
Although the governor's approach can be said to be inhumane to a certain extent, this approach can indeed achieve unexpected results. If one loaf of bread is at the cost of a loaf of bread, those who have been hungry for a few days will fight the Prussians, on the premise of survival, even if they know that the future is death, those who are in a hurry will definitely fight to the death.