After the reconciliation was fruitless, Alexander no longer had hope of peace under Daniel's persuasion. Looking at Franz hiding behind Leopold II on the city wall, there was no trace of family affection in Alexander's eyes, but only hatred.
The offensive against Vienna was soon launched. For the current Europe, Vienna was undoubtedly a fear city. Vienna, with a population of hundreds of thousands, is not only a symbol of Austrian royal power but also a representative of European culture.
Under Alexander's order, 10,000 Hungarian cavalry began to cut off the channels between Vienna and the outside world and demanded sovereignty over the towns around Vienna. 30,000 Hungarian infantry launched wave after wave of attacks on Vienna under Alexander's personal supervision.
Thunderous cannon sounded on the battlefield, and 30,000 Hungarian troops were all concentrated by Alexander at the northern gate of Vienna. As the core of Habsburg ruled the four directions, Vienna's city defense was not built. From the outside, the entire city seemed like a huge fortress. The tall and sturdy city walls and countless turrets and arrow towers on the city walls undoubtedly became the biggest obstacles to the Hungarian soldiers.
After Leopold II's order was issued, 20,000 people were mobilized in the city of Vienna. In addition, the previous 5,000 defenders in Vienna, a total of 25,000 people fought on the Vienna walls.
But how could those who were mobilized in Vienna be compared with the fierce soldiers from the Hungarian grasslands? Even these Hungarians have just been recruited. However, in terms of physique and fighting will, these Hungarian soldiers are undoubtedly much stronger than these ordinary civilians in Vienna.
"Your Highness. We have a little less artillery. I suggest that you immediately ask the cavalry to immediately scrape all the artillery nearby for siege!"
After hearing Daniel's suggestion, Alexander agreed after thinking about it.
Because of the speed, all Alexander's army did not carry many artillery, and facing a strong city like Vienna, it was obviously not possible to lack artillery.
"Your Majesty, this is not possible. Most of our people have not been trained in combat and are at great disadvantage in the battle with the Hungarian barbarians. Moreover, the firepower of these natural enemies is getting more and more fierce. We must take some measures."
"Nagy, what do you think?"
Leopold II asked as he looked at the Deputy Minister of the Military Affairs Department in front of him. When he heard Leopold II's culture, Najib said with a straight face:
"Your Majesty, I think that although the enemy's offensive has been very strong these days, the enemy has also suffered considerable losses. Whether it is physical or mental, the enemy is about to reach its limit, so in this case, I suggest to draw elite soldiers to send troops to attack the enemy camp tonight!"
Hearing Najib's words, Leopold II seemed a little hesitant.
You should know that there are risks in sending troops to attack the enemy camp. There are fewer than 10,000 of the 25,000 soldiers responsible for guarding Vienna are the previous regular troops, and they also include 3,000 royal guards. However, unlike Prussia, the Austrian royal guards do not often participate in military activities. In the modern history of the Habsburg family, few monarchs personally participated in battles, and as the royal guards, they naturally followed the monarchs.
It is precisely because of the nature of the Royal Guard that the Royal Guard is filled with a large number of meritorious children. The battles these days have also made the performance of these noble children clear at a glance.
In this way, if the troops were sent to attack the Hungarian military camp at night, they could only choose from the brave soldiers who fought these days. But these soldiers have now become the backbone of the battle.
Najib also understood Leopold II's psychological thoughts a little, but as the deputy minister of the military, his words were always a suggestion, and the real decision needed to be made by Leopold II.
"Franz, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I think it is not a good idea to attack rashly now. We are not less soldiers than the rebels outside the city. Although our soldiers are a little worse in combat effectiveness, we have Vienna's solid city defense facilities, which to a certain extent makes up for our shortcomings. Therefore, we should stick to Vienna and wait for the army to serve the king!"
Franz's words were just a matter of course, but Leopold II was not satisfied with Franz's remarks at all. For Leopold II, he hoped to see his heir as a person with lofty ideals and courage to make progress. However, obviously, although Franz's suggestions were not wrong, there was no excellence at all.
Being able to keep his success and lack of progress became Leopold II's definition of Franz.
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"Your Majesty, the news comes from Swallow!"
Buel hurried to the future side and handed a document to William. When he heard that it was from the swallow, William was stunned, and soon William snatched it from Buelle.
After reading the document, William looked happy and said to Buel:
"Go and invite Marshal Dessau immediately. There was a big stir in the French. This was a godsend opportunity for us!"
When Dessau hurried into William's office, he saw William with a happy face and asked Dessau to sit down on the sofa in the office.
"Dessau, come and take a look at this thing!"
Hearing William say this, Dessau immediately took the document from William. When he looked at the ten lines at a glance, his face changed suddenly.
"Your Majesty, this...this..."
"Haha, Dessau, this is God bless me Prussia! Once Napoleon left, the French army on the Western Front would lose threat to us. Now we can deal with Tuha with confidence!"
When Dessau heard William say this, he laughed haha.
"Your Majesty, this is definitely God blessing us in Prussia. So do you see if we recall the Fourth Division and the Seventh Division?"
"No, we won't recall for the time being. The next trend of the French army is worth our vigilance. If we get back, then there will be a huge and fatal loophole on the Western Front, which is very unfavorable to us!"
After William finished speaking, he walked to the wall with a huge map hanging on the side. His eyes were staring at the tiles marked with France. William had a premonition that something big would happen in France. Everyone who knew some of the inside story knew Napoleon's situation. Louis XVI and the court of Versailles had long become the topic of conversation for the upper class of European society after dinner. After all, Napoleon's experience was a legend.
Since Napoleon was sent to suppress the revolutionaries, there has been a gap between him and the Versailles court. Napoleon did not go to the Versailles Palace for a whole year last year. Even when officials from all over the country went to the Versailles Palace to celebrate the New Year before the New Year, Napoleon refused because of his busy military affairs.
But now Napoleon rushed to Versailles, which was confusing and began to doubt Napoleon's motivation for going to Versailles.
"Dessau, after the beginning of spring, our army will immediately launch an offensive against the Austrians. I think there is no problem with this?"
"Your Majesty, this is of course. There is no threat to the Western Front for the moment. The previously contracted defense line can now be gradually retracted. After the spring of next year, our army can deploy a large-scale offensive against the Austrians!"
After hearing Dessau's words, William nodded. After Dessau left, William returned to his desk to continue processing the official documents sent from Brandenburg. One of the official documents caught William's attention, which was about the Swedes.
After sending troops to East Lithuania, the Swedes had some conflicts with the Prussian army stationed in East Lithuania, the most important of which was about the civilians who fled to West Lithuania.
After the Swedes sent troops to East Lithuania, the entire East Lithuania was even more chaotic. The rebel forces, Swedes, Kutuzov forces, and the three forces were entangled in East Lithuania, making East Lithuania like a small Warring States. The endless wars led to the displacement of civilians in East Lithuania, and a large number of civilians fled to Prussian territory.
Although the 30,000 Swedish troops are undoubtedly the strongest among the three forces, they are very hostile to the Swedes, whether it is the local rebel forces in East Lithuania or the Kutuzov troops.
Even at some point, the two sides joined forces to fight against the Swedes, and in the towns occupied by the Swedes, resistance activities were even more numerous. This also led to the difficulties in Eastern Lithuania, although the Swedes had the strongest military force.
You should know that the Lithuanian region is at most a member of the Lithuanian nation, followed by the Slavic nation. For them, the role of the Swedes as a complete invader. Of course, because the Russians actually occupied Lithuania for nearly a hundred years, the role of the Russian invader has been greatly diluted.
This situation also attracted the attention of Stockholm. Swedish King Gustov personally issued an order to the Swedish army commander to resolutely suppress those resolute forces.
Then, in the areas occupied by the Swedes, the Swedish army launched a cruel suppression of those Lithuanians who dared to resist, which also led to a large number of civilians in the Swedish-occupied areas fleeing to Western Lithuania regardless of their life and death.
The Swedes naturally couldn't see this happening. Whenever these escaped civilians were found, the Swedes would send troops to pursue them. Many times, the Swedes would inadvertently set foot on Prussian territory.
In this case, the Prussian army had a very firm attitude, that is, to fight back resolutely! It was also under this situation that the Prussian garrison stationed in Western Lithuania had many conflicts with the Swedish army, and for this reason the Swedish diplomatic ambassador also protested to Prussia.