Chapter 528: There is no family in the emperor's family
Under Dessau's order, the 4th Division of Reohard recruited more than 20,000 civilians near Blatna, and these civilians were concentrated in the southern suburbs of Blatna. Later, the southern suburbs of Blatna had become a huge construction site, where tens of thousands of people were digging day and night.
Of course, there is no need to keep such a huge siege, but in order not to make the Austrians suspicious, Reohard still posted checkpoints on the land in the southern suburbs and intercepted all those who were suspicious, especially those who wanted to peek at the project. Reohard directly sent these people to the civilians.
Just as Nichlau began to prepare for the war, Grand Duke Tuha also received a document from the vanguard. In this document, the Austrian cavalry of two squadrons defeated a Prussian infantry battalion guarding there five miles south of Seedlitse!
Although this news has not been verified, because the Austrian cavalry squadron did not forget to bring out the epaulette of a Prussian company commander when he retreated, the Austrian cavalry of the two squadrons after returning to the camp were instantly regarded as heroes.
For Grand Duke Tuha, whether this news is true or false, even if it is false, it must be promoted according to the truth, because the success or failure of the first battle has a huge impact on the army. Although it is only a battle of hundreds of people, it can also play a huge role.
What is exactly the same as Tuha is that in Seedlitz, Nichlau also quickly completed the mission and repelled the Austrian cavalry with a battalion under the sudden attack of several Austrian cavalry squadrons.
After this encounter, the Austrian vanguard became cautious. The same was true for the Prussian army.
Strategically despise the opponent and tactical attention! If this is the biggest ideological change that William brought to the Prussian army, it is not an exaggeration. Don’t look at Tuha’s ambitious to completely defeat the Pu army. But Tuha has never underestimated the Pu army. In this case, both sides are like two wise swordsmen fighting, and both sides will be very cautious before grasping the enemy’s flaws.
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Although Pu'O had entered a state of war, because of Anna's pregnancy, Vienna sent an envoy team to Brandenburg, and the leader was Anna's brother and the eldest son of Leopold II, His Royal Highness Franz.
Since Pu'O declared war with each other, especially after William supported Maximilian to establish the Holy Roman Emperor in Coburg. Leopold II abolished William's position as crown prince. Leopold II issued a new edict to appoint his eldest son Franz as crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire.
The sending of Franz to the envoy of Brandenburg this time seems to be a very dangerous behavior to many people. You should know that Franz's position as crown prince was taken away from William's hands, so it is difficult to ensure that the Prussians will not get angry and take Franz. If the Prussians take risks, Austria will probably be very passive.
But Leopold II did not care about these people's opinions.
The seizure depends on whether the value of the messenger is worthy of seizure. To put it nicely, Franz is the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire and also the eldest son of Leopold II. But to put it bluntly, even if William really did not suffer much loss to Franz in Austria after Franz arrived in Brandenburg.
Leopold II was not the only son of Franz. In 1788, Leopold II gave birth to his tenth child, Rudolph.
And compared with his younger brothers, Franz's performance can be said to be unsatisfactory.
To this day, Leopold II has four adult sons. The eldest son Franz is a little mediocre in terms of talent. Although the second son Ferdinand is usually silent, Leopold II knows that his son is actually a person with a lot of abilities.
Needless to say, the third son, Carl, is regarded as one of the pillars of the future of the Habsburg family. Even the fourth son, Alexander, has been appointed as the governor of Hungary. During the tenure of Hungary, Alexander showed outstanding talents. At least the turmoil in the Hungarian situation caused by Leopold II's succession to the throne gradually improved under Alexander's governance.
In other words, if Franz had not been known as the eldest son, perhaps Leopold II would not have been his turn in his life.
However, Franz was the eldest son after all, because he became the crown prince of the empire and the next helm of the Habsburg family. But Leopold II knew that his eldest son had to go through some training, otherwise he would not be able to defend the huge family business of the Habsburg family.
In Leopold II's view, letting Franz lead the team to Brandenburg was a big test for Franz.
In addition, there is not no guarantee for Franz to go to Brandenburg this time. Don’t forget that Anna is now pregnant. If Prussia unilaterally seizes Franz, with Anna’s increasing influence, it will still affect the Prussian government.
Besides, if Prussia really dares to detain Franz, it will also cause a lot of infamous in the country. If Prussia really dares to detain Franz, it will not mention the hostile identity of Prussia and the two countries, Franz is Anna's brother, which means that he is also the uncle of the child in Anna's belly. In this case, if Prussia dares to detain Franz, it will be a symbol of disregard for human ethics and extremely cruel!
It was precisely for this reason that Leopold II ordered Franz to go to Brandenburg.
For Franz, he didn't really want to go, but after several staff members persuaded him, Franz finally decided to go to Brandenburg.
As several sons grew up, Leopold II began to gradually enfeoff his sons to various places. The second son was named the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Although the third son Carl was adopted by Duke of Cheshen, Duke of Cheshen is now dead. Judging from Leopold II's intention, it is obvious that Carl would show his skills in the Austrian army.
The most incredible thing is Alexander, the legitimate son of Habsburg who was also born in 1772, was actually named the governor of Hungary!
Where is Hungary? You're welcome to say that if Austria can completely recover Hungary, then Prussia will not be able to deal with Austria's attack at the moment.
Hungary not only provided a large number of excellent war horses and cavalry to the Habsburg family. At the same time, Hungarian infantry is also famous for its hard work. If Hungary could completely bow its head, Austria could instantly obtain at least 50,000 troops from Hungary.
This is not an exaggeration to Hungary's strength. You should know that after the Napoleonic War, Franz, who inherited the throne of Leopold II, established the Austrian Empire. This Austrian Empire was replaced by the Austrian-Hungarian Empire in just a few decades. The Austrian-Hungarian Empire was a dual-original empire established by the merger of Austria and Hungary!
With Hungary's strong support, the Austro-Hungarian Empire became one of the world's top five at that time. Whether in terms of territory, population, industry or military strength, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had an important position in the world.
It was just that when Leopold II ascended the throne, the Hungarian region was instability.
However, with Alexander's pacification of various Hungarian regions and nobles, the situation in Hungary has improved significantly, and all this made Franz feel threatened.
The emperor's family has no affection, which is not an exaggeration, but on the contrary, it is a true portrayal. Every child born in the emperor's family begins to accept various courses when he is only in the enlightenment stage, and the so-called art of ruling the inferior and thick black studies are compulsory subjects.
Children who grow up in this environment, except for waste, will inevitably be involved in the battle for the supreme position in the years to come.
The example of Maximilian is not rare, and although the popular Salik Code inheritance law in Europe is the system of inheritance of the eldest son, what if the eldest son is a fool or dies young? All this is possible, so often royal children understand what politics is when they are very young.
Franz now has a different understanding of politics. In addition to Ferdinand, who has already gone to Tuscany, several older brothers are regarded as threats by Franz. Obviously, in Franz's view, the biggest threat is not Carl but Alexander.
After all, Carl has been adopted to Duke Cheshen. With the death of Duke Cheshen, Carl directly inherited the title of Duke Cheshen, which to a certain extent ranked Carl out of the ranks of the first successor team of the throne.
However, Alexander's pressure was urgent. Although Leopold II conferred Alexander as the governor of Hungary, he did not confer any titles on Alexander, which was a very unsettling action.
After becoming an adult, the legitimate sons of emperors were usually granted titles and then rushed back to their fiefdoms for a period of time. This was not only to allow these adult princes to directly contact the people's livelihood in their fiefdoms, but also to let these princes know that they had no chance with the throne. At least when the crown prince had not had any accident, they had no hope.
Examples like Alexander are rare. You should know that Hungary has always been the emperor's direct territory, and generally speaking, there is no governor in Hungary. At present, Leopold II's arrangement for the heavy pressure can be interpreted as the emperor's preparation to use Hungary as Alexander's fief, but he was concerned about the issue of influence, so he has not yet been officially enthroned.
On the other hand, it can be explained that the emperor appointed Alexander as the governor of Hungary, which was a kind of tempering for Alexander. As a region second only to Austria, once Alexander conquered the people of the Hungarian region, then Alexander's development in the future would be immeasurable.
None of the explanation is acceptable to Franz.
If Alexander was crowned as the king of Hungary, how could Franz be able to subdue his brothers in the future by relying solely on Austria? And if it was just a hard work, who could subdue him after he brought Alexander, who had pacified Hungary's momentum to Vienna!
It can be said that among the Habsburg family, the most embarrassing thing at the moment is Franz. To put it nicely, he is the crown prince, but to put it bluntly, he has no other capital except Leopold II, and he is even worse than his second brother who has been named the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Therefore, the opportunity to go to Brandenburg can also be regarded as an opportunity for him, an opportunity to accumulate a large amount of reputation.
Think about the Crown Prince, who was far away, went to Brandenburg to visit his sister and his unborn nephew (daughter) despite the distance. What a touching topic this is, and it is even just exaggerated and promoted. Then the image of a crown prince, who is affectionate, righteous and noble, will be clearly visible. Once this influence has been put on the people, then Franz will not be afraid of the challenges of his younger brothers in his momentum in the future.
After several days of preparation, Franz left Vienna and led a delegation of envoys to Brandenburg.
Alexander in Budapest also received the news a few days after Franz left Vienna.
"Haha, Daniel, what happened to my crown prince brother? I haven't seen him for a few days. His Royal Highness is so bold that I can't tell!"
In the Governor's Mansion in Budapest, the former Hungarian Palace, Alexander was sitting high on the top and looking at the letter in his hand and asked the person standing beside him.
The person standing was Alexander's chief aide, Daniel, who was also a Hungarian.
The acquaintance between Alexander and Daniel was very dramatic. During a hunting trip when Alexander was sixteen years old, he saved a seriously injured middle-aged man in a wasteland. This middle-aged man was Daniel. After Daniel was rescued, he has been loyal to Alexander. Alexander, who has saved Daniel, trusted Daniel very much after finding out Daniel's background.
Daniel then provided very valuable advice to Alexander on many things, and even Daniel's shadow was behind Alexander's appointment as governor of Hungary.
Alexander was not a stupid person, and with Daniel's assistance, Alexander's momentum rose sharply. Among the Habsburg family, everyone believed that Alexander would be the most powerful threat to Franz's throne.
After Alexander was appointed as the governor of Hungary, the situation in Hungary, which had been in water for a while, and the long-term unrefined situation was smoothly promoted under Alexander's men, like a slaughter of a cow. Even a considerable number of Hungarian nobles were secretly pledging allegiance to Alexander.
At the same time, when Alexander received allegiance to many Hungarian nobles, his ambition became bigger and bigger.
In Alexander's view, his talents were ten times higher than Franz. If he had not been known as the crown prince, Franz would have nothing. But Alexander was different. Even without the status of a prince, Alexander was confident that he would be the king of most of the Hungarian region.
However, Alexander's thoughts also aroused many people's alertness, especially when news of Alexander's pursuit of Isabella, the daughter of the Bartori family, which ranked first among the nobles in Hungary, spread, and some aristocratic forces in Austria became dissatisfied with Alexander.
The conflict between Austria and Hungary has been entangled since the first person with Habsburg blood ascended the throne of the Duke of Transylvania in 1608.
In the following hundreds of years, the contradiction between the two regions continued throughout the history of European history and was not ended until the end of World War I.
There is no doubt that the Habsburg family's blood flows. Once he really marrys Isabella, he will surely win the support of most Hungarian nobles, which seems a bit unacceptable for Austria, which has always had conflicts with Hungary.
In the view of the Austrian government, although the Habsburg family's territory is large, these territories must be centered on Austria. The ultimate task of all Habsburg family territories is to serve Austria, and this view of Austria was mercilessly refuted by the Hungarians.
The conflict between Austria and Hungary has had a very bad impact on the Habsburg family to a certain extent, and at least it has been greatly resisted in terms of conscription. From the beginning of the P-Austria war to the present, Hungary has only provided less than 20,000 troops to the Habsburg family, and with the population of Hungary, it can provide more!
"Governor General, I think His Royal Highness should have understood his predicament, so this visit to Brandenburg is not a coexistence of danger and opportunity for His Royal Highness!"
Daniel said respectfully to Alexander, but when he heard Daniel's words, Alexander's forehead wrinkled together.
"Daniel, do you think my sister will support me more or Franz more?"
"Your Highness the Governor, according to my understanding of His Highness Anna, I should support His Highness the Crown Prince more!"
This answer made Alexander's face appear. No matter how strong Alexander is from childhood, he was always suppressed by Franz. The reason is nothing more than that Franz is the eldest son of Leopold II, which made Alexander almost crazy!
"By the way, hasn't the Bartori family given an accurate reply yet?"
"Your Highness the Governor, the old fox of the Bartori family is obviously unwilling to take the team so early. It's obvious that he wants to wait and see for a while!"
"You can't let the Bartori family continue to be free. You can order our people to be prepared. If the Bartori family does not show their attitude, it will force me to take some excessive measures! By the way, the people we secretly recruited must be hidden. The time has not yet come, so don't let Vienna hear any rumors!"
Although Alexander said something before and after, Daniel naturally knew what Alexander was referring to.