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Five hundred and fortieth chapters wrestling

Once the Prussians withdraw their hands from the Main River War Zone, the strength of the enemy Tuha will nearly double. Although in Seidlitze, the Prussian 9th Division had been crippled, Dessau still had more than 20,000 troops under his command, and even if Tuha's Austrian army plus more than 14,000 people from Karl's troops, the total strength was only nearly 40,000.

Unless Tuha can transfer ten thousand men who were previously arranged in the rear as a reserve team.

However, once the ten thousand people arranged in the rear were transferred up, it means that there will be no mobile force behind the Austrian army, and once the Prussians detour to the rear of the Austrian army, Tuha's situation will become very unfavorable.

After intense thinking, Tuha decided not to mobilize the 10,000 people arranged in the rear for the time being, but it was necessary to ask for reinforcements from Vienna.

In a few months, not only did Prussia complete the mobilization of some regions, but Austria did not rest. A large number of farmers and veterans who had served in the Austrian army were reorganized. However, due to the efficiency of the Austrian government, this part of the supplementary soldiers has not yet provided large-scale supplements to the front-line army.

After a brief rest, 20,000 Austrian troops led by Tuha to Blatna, and the 5,000 remaining in Seedlitse will move towards Blatna again in three days, and the aid envoy sent to Vienna was also urgently sent to Vienna under Tuha's order.

War is not only a competition between the two armies, but also a competition between the two countries' national strength. Although Austria's territory seems to be more aggressive than Prussian, because of the strong conservative forces in Austria, Leopold II and his predecessor Joseph II did not achieve great results in the reform of Austria. Compared with Prussia, the Austrian government is more old-fashioned.

At this point, it must be explained that although militarist countries are not necessarily much stronger than feudal countries in the long run, there is one thing that militarist countries that cannot be compared with other countries. That is the speed of the army's mobilization and the quality of the army.

In all countries that pursue the politics of the predecessors, the ultimate goal of all political activities is not to think about the fundamental happiness of the people but to implement it for the benefit of the army. At this point, William did not change the traditions passed down by the ancestors of the Hohenzollern family. In this chaotic era, without the army, there would be nothing. On the contrary, with the army, everything is within reach, which is exactly the same as the concept of money supremacy in later generations.

Therefore, the Prussians can proudly declare to the world that their country's education is the world's number one, and the combat effectiveness of their army can at least ensure the top three in the world. At the same time, the Prussian army's mobilization ability is definitely the world's number one.

Among the Prussians, the best talents are not concentrated in government departments. In Prussia, the best talents are in the army. All Prussians understand that only the army is the foundation of Prussia's founding. This is the only criterion for Prussia, whether in the past or in the future!

The news that Tuha led his army north quickly reached Carl's ears, and Carl immediately ordered the army to stop advancing and wait for the main force led by Tuha's Grand Duke.

The movements of Carl's troops were naturally detected by Prussia. When Dessau learned that Carl led his army to circle east as he expected, the joy on Dessau's face was obvious.

Although Carl was not the main force of the Austrian army, Carl's command had more than 10,000 people, and in Dessau's measurement, it was worth it to use the traps set up before for these people under Carl. Therefore, once Carl's troops were unexpected, even if Tuha was wise and powerful, he would have to stomp his feet secretly.

But now Carl stopped leaving and stopped in the southern part of Bratna.

Unlike Karl, Tuha is an Austrian general. It can even be said that Tuha has fought no fewer battles than Desau, and Tuha is even better, because the conflicts on the Austro-Turkish border are constantly.

So once Tuha and Kar meet, what strategy will Tuha adopt? Whether it will detour from the east like Kar becomes the biggest key.

Just when Dessau was worried about the movements of Austrians, something that no one expected in Russia.

After Paul I ascended the throne, his actions were full of enterprising spirit. Under Paul I's insistence, the Russian government gradually relaxed restrictions on those serfs. At the same time, Paul I's emphasis on commerce has made trade activities in the Russian Empire increasingly prosperous to a certain extent.

But behind all this is Paul I's bloody purge of the noble forces. Before that, Paul I began to purge the favorites and important officials of the era of Caterina II. The death of Poh Jin and Paul I's relentless pursuit of the nobles who had offended him greatly stimulated the rebellion of the Russian army in the Black Sea area.

As the rebels became more powerful and even after Brakov captured Moscow, some nobles who were dissatisfied with Paul I in St. Petersburg were connected together.

These nobles were either their own family forces suffered a severe blow in a series of decrees by Paul I or were the remnants of the family who had been cleansed by Paul I. Under the protection of some people, these people secretly contacted St. Petersburg.

After the summer, the army led by Rumentsev and the rebels won and lost each other in a series of battles, but in the long run, Rumentsev should be able to win the final victory. After all, one rebel died less, while Rumentsev was able to obtain a continuous source of troops from the territory ruled by the St. Petersburg government.

Moreover, the previous Caucasian Governor of the Russian Empire actively responded to the imperial edict issued by St. Petersburg. Twenty thousand elite Caucasian mountain troops were rushing to Moscow day and night. The last communication showed that the troops could reach the eastern part of Moscow in a few days.

Although Blankov sent troops to the areas around Moscow to capture these areas, Rumentsev's tit-for-tat confrontation made Blankov's troops' actions very little, and even the towns occupied by rebels were quite sparsely populated.

Therefore, the news that the Caucasus reinforcements are coming is not only good news for Rumentsev, but also good news for Paul I.

In addition to the Moscow battlefield, under the leadership of Baglation, nearly 30,000 Russian troops firmly suppressed Kutuzov's offensive. Even after summer, the Russian troops led by Baglation had recovered the original territory of the St. Petersburg area and attacked Estonia. Judging from Baglation's military newspaper, perhaps there was great hope to recover the entire Estonian region before winter came.

The good news in these two aspects stimulated Paul I to a certain extent.

It was mentioned earlier that the rapid progress of the rebels of Kutuzov and Blankov led to St. Petersburg's panic all day long. Even Paul I had to make some compromises with the noble forces under such circumstances.

But now the good news that has been sent back from the two battlefields has allowed Paul I to see hope of the destruction of the two rebels, so some stranded proposals have been taken seriously by Paul I again, and the most important one is the abolition of the serfdom.

No matter from any aspect, Paul I can actually be called an emperor. Paul I's life is not as luxurious as he is currently Catherine II. In terms of government affairs, Paul can be said to be diligent in state affairs. Some policies issued after Paul I came to power also made those at the bottom of Russia who were already numb and poor and serfs see hope for their future life.

However, reforms have always been carried out on the basis of infringing on the vested interest class. Paul's emphasis on abolishing serfdom largely threatened the interests of the vast Russian aristocratic class.

Russia was a serfdom. Even in the early 20th century, some parts of Russia were still serfdom, which was rare in Western countries at that time. As for serfdom, every promising tsar saw that with the development of the times, serfdom was no longer suitable for the Russian Empire. However, no one could change the system of the Russian Empire.

The main reason for this is the strength of the nobles and conservative forces in Russia.

Although Russia is a monarchical and centralized country, Russia's territory is too large. At the same time, due to the influence of the times, the central government of the empire cannot effectively govern the country. In this way, if the emperor wants to do everything to the world, he can only place his hopes on the nobles who are deeply rooted in various places.

Among the countries such as Britain, France, Austria and Pu, there are two main reasons for the abolition of serfdom.

One aspect is the awakening of the civilian class. As the first country to produce bourgeoisie, the British overthrew the royal family hundreds of years ago under the leadership of the parliamentary army. The main reason why they could overthrow the British royal family at that time was the desire for happiness and freedom of the lower classes of the British people.

On the other hand, it was the strength of the royal family. France abolished the serfdom because, as the country closest to Britain, many people in France were affected by the ideas of neighbors on the other side of the serfdom. On the other hand, the French rulers saw the benefits that could be obtained after abolishing the serfdom. So in this case, Louis XIV would abolish the serfdom despite the opposition of the aristocracy of the state. Who was Louis XIV? He was a man known as the Sun King. During the reign of Louis XIV, the French monarchy developed to the peak, and even if the nobles were united, they could not compete with the royal power.

At this point, Austria and Prussia were like France. Joseph II abolished serfdom and received support from his mother and the prime minister. When Queen Teresa was alive, even the most rebellious Hungarians dared not disobey Vienna's orders at all.

As for Prussia, as a country with militarism supremacy and when the monarch controlled the national army, how could those nobles risk their death and genocide to compete with William? Of course, the repression of Marquis Morac's rebellion actually played a role in killing the chicken and intimidating the monkey to a certain extent.

Russia is different from all other Western countries. Although the Romanov family was the royal family of the empire, Mikhail's ascension to the throne was relied on the unanimous recommendation of all the nobles in Russia. The Romanov family did not have a lot of strength in their hands.

After that, although the tsars of all dynasties were eager to strengthen the centralized system and achieved some results, they still could not compete with all the nobles. Even after Caterina II conspired to assassinate Peter III, he also cleaned the Romanov dynasty to a certain extent, which caused a weakening of the royal power to a certain extent.

Behind the usurpation of the throne by Katerina II, the real reason was that Peter III damaged the interests of the Russian aristocratic class, so the nobles needed to find someone to help them depose the emperor.

At the beginning of the Seven Years' War, Russia was on the side of Austria and France, which also won financial assistance from France and Austria for the Russian nobles. However, after Peter III came to power, he became excited and stood on the side of Frederick the Great.

After the Russian flag change, the nobles still need to repay the money they owed before when they did not receive any financial assistance. After all, the financial aid from France and Austria was not for nothing, they were all mortgaged with things. Peter III's flag change instantly caused heavy losses to all nobles.

So in this case, Catherine II would arrange everything in a short time to calmly complete the usurpation of the throne. Otherwise, how could Catherine II, a Germanic woman, complete this move in Russia? Even if her mistress is an officer of the Imperial Guard, it would not be possible!

Although the rule of the Russian Empire by Katerina II was known as the symbol of the centralization of the monarchy of the Russian Empire, these rights were concentrated in the hands of Katerina II. As for the Romanov royal family, not only did not get any benefits, they were suppressed by Katerina II from all aspects.

Later, Paul I's coming to power developed the power of the Romanov royal family, but Paul's purge movement also allowed some nobles to stand opposite Paul. Although there was no room for all rebellion, the Russian Empire's regime was in danger.

So although it seems that the Russian Empire is expected to defeat the two rebels, Kutuzov and Blankov, to achieve revival, anyone who has studied the Russian Empire in depth knows that Russia has become a crater now, but the conflict between the emperor and the nobles has temporarily ceased due to the rebels. But I believe that once the rebels are completely wiped out and the emperor takes power, there will definitely be a life-and-death battle between the emperor and the nobles.

Now that the two rebels have not been wiped out, Paul I put the abolition of serfdom on the agenda, this really stimulated all the nobles.

In a serfdom society, the children of nobles usually serve as officers in the army, and the soldiers are entirely composed of serfs. This creates a very interesting situation, that is, the serfs are slaves of the nobles in the family, and the serfs are subordinates of the nobles in the army. Moreover, if a noble is an officer, then most of the soldiers under his command are serfs in his own family.

Of course, except for the emperor's imperial guards, the emperor's imperial guards were recruited from ordinary civilians. How could those lowly serfs become guards to protect the great emperor?

Except for some of the officers of the Imperial Guards who were promoted from civilians, most of the others were children of nobles.

"His Excellency Panning, have you heard that our Emperor went to the slums in the city to visit the poor again?"

In the garden of Panning's home in St. Petersburg, two people were sitting quietly on chairs in the garden. One of them was silent for a while and asked Panning.

Hearing this sentence, Pan Ning frowned and said:

"Kathaviv, you are so brave. How can you inquire about His Majesty the Emperor's whereabouts!"

Looking at the unhappy look on Pan Ning's face, Kadhaviv nodded and smiled in a flattering voice:

"Your Excellency Panning, look, I'm talking too much again, but you also know that I am a little poor-mouthed. Of course, everyone knows that I, Kadhaviv, are not slandering, but I have to say something. If I keep it in my heart, I will kill me!"

As he said that, Kadhaviv looked at the expression on Pan Ning's face tightly, and Pan Ning calmly picked up the teacup and said:

"Some words should be said, and don't say what you shouldn't say. As an old friend, this is my warning to you!"

"That's, that's, you're right!"

After Mei smiled and agreed, Kadhaviv turned to say:

"His Excellency Panning, I heard that you bought two more estates in Rahjenbosia?"

"Oh, how did you know?"

"Hehe, you also know that I love asking and making friends. Two days ago, I heard that you bought hundreds of serfs in the market and said you wanted to send them to the newly bought manor of Rahjianbosia!"

When he heard Kadavv mention his manor and serfs, Pan Ning's face suddenly became a little bitter, and this expression was naturally noticed by Kadavv, who had always paid attention to Pan Ning.

"Kathaviv, I, a serf, bought it at the wrong time! For the sake of your and my friends for many years, I would like to advise you not to buy serfs during this period."

Hearing Pan Ning's words, Kadhaviv's face showed a look of surprise.

"Your Excellency, what do you mean! If our manor is gone without serfs, who will work for us? The lifespan of those untouchables is very short. If we do not supplement some people properly, should we take care of the manor yourself?"


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