Twenty minutes might not attract much attention in normal times, but now, for both Karl and Alexander, every second counts.
Fortunately, these Austrian soldiers led by Nuhad still had some fighting capacity. Even when they wiped out the Hungarian soldiers guarding the city gate, they themselves suffered heavy losses. However, facing the Hungarian soldiers coming from all directions, under the leadership of Nuhad
, these Austrian soldiers still tightly control the area near the city gate in their own hands.
The sound of horse hoofbeats became clearer and clearer in Nuhad's ears, and upon hearing this sound, Nuhad became even more excited. Under his leadership, the Hungarian soldiers who came to suppress him suddenly became angry.
Not much good.
Finally, when the hoofs of an Austrian cavalry crossed the city gate line, Nuhad, who was fighting hard, breathed a sigh of relief. Then he only saw Nuhad constantly calling his soldiers towards the city.
The two sides of the gate were close together, leaving as much of the road in the middle as possible to the rushing Austrian cavalry.
"Quick, don't stop, keep rushing inside!"
A guy who seemed to be the commander of this group of Austrian cavalry kept greeting the Austrian cavalry around him after he arrived at the city gate. Under his order, these Austrian cavalry swarmed in and attacked Nuhad.
The Hungarian army rushed over.
After seeing the cavalry troops rushing into Wagram through the telescope, Karl felt a burst of joy in his heart, and then Karl said to Ferdinand:
"Ferdinand, there are three thousand troops left here. I will leave the rest of the army to you. We must capture Wagram before twelve o'clock at noon! As long as you capture Wagram, you will be the new Governor of Hungary.
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At this time, Karl did not hesitate to reward Ferdinand generously.
In fact, in Karl's vision, it doesn't matter whether Hungary falls under his command. After all, Austria has not yet calmed down. Even after Alexander was wiped out, even Karl was very worried about the unruly people on the Hungarian grasslands.
It's nerve-wracking. In this case, it's better to generously use Hungary to reward the generals under his command.
Especially Ferdinand.
Although Karl seemed to trust Ferdinand very much after Ferdinand took refuge with Karl, in fact Karl was still very afraid of Ferdinand. After all, when Franz was dead and Alexander was about to be defeated, the only way to
The only threat to his dominance was his second brother, Ferdinand.
In this case, it is better to get Ferdinand out of his hometown in Tuscany. If Ferdinand really goes to Hungary, then he will be a toothless tiger, and there will be no threat to Karl in the future!
Hearing what Karl said, Ferdinand suddenly became alert.
Just kidding, although Hungary is not small in size, compared to a city-state like Tuscany, Hungary is almost like an independent kingdom. But no matter how good things are, you have to have a life to enjoy them.
Ferdinand has been the Grand Duke of Tuscany for several years. In addition, in order to stabilize the rule of the Habsburg family in northern Italy, Leopold II specifically asked Ferdinand to marry the two Sicilies.
The princess of the kingdom, in this way. There is no doubt that although Ferdinand is only a grand duke, he has considerable influence in the entire northern Italy.
And now, although Karl seemed to be motivating and promising before the war to give Hungary to Ferdinand, Ferdinand knew that if he left Italy, he would immediately become Karl's puppet!
However, seeing Karl staring at him, Ferdinand's thoughts were fleeting, and then he pretended to cry with gratitude and said loudly to Karl:
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will definitely capture Alexander and bring him to you!"
After speaking, Ferdinand rode his horse and led the army towards Wagram.
"Your Highness, haven't we already deployed the army before? Why did you temporarily decide to let His Majesty Ferdinand command the army?"
One of Karl's confidants said to Karl with some confusion, but after hearing this confidant's words, Karl smiled slightly and did not answer.
"Your Excellency Daniel, the enemy has broken into the city gate, and our soldiers can hardly hold on any longer. The enemy's strength is too great, and now we ask you to immediately protect His Highness the Regent and break through!"
A Hungarian officer rushed to Daniel and said.
Hearing the officer's words, Daniel's heart suddenly tightened.
But on his face, Daniel still pretended to be indifferent and said:
"The battle has not reached its final moment yet. The outcome has not yet been announced. Wouldn't retreating at this time turn all previous efforts into waste? Don't say any more. Anyone who wants to return to Hungary alive can come up and defeat Austria.
If the human offensive blocks us, as long as we hold on until twelve o'clock, we will be able to survive!"
After saying that, Daniel no longer paid attention to the other officers, but focused on urging the troops around him to speed up.
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Henry led the Prussian 22nd and 23rd Divisions to the outskirts of the Hanover area. Due to the Prussian ultimatum, Hanover, after receiving the news, immediately began to act like a fortified wall and a clearing of the country under the orders of local government officials.
However, due to time issues and the fact that many people in the Hanover area considered themselves Germans, the previous ideas of local officials did not come true.
Most of the residents living in the Hanover area are Germanic, or in other words, they and the Prussians can be considered the same nation, which is completely different from the British.
After the Hanoverian dynasty took over the United Kingdom, the Hanoverians were rejoicing for a time because they thought it was Hanover's victory. Sure enough, although George I inherited the British throne, he continued to live in Hanover after the coronation ceremony, and even
The wealth in the British treasury was also brought to Hanover by this king.
This situation changed during the reign of George III. As the first monarch of the Hanoverian Dynasty who was born and raised in Britain, George III had a higher sense of identity with Britain than with Hanover, and this directly affected the rule of Hanover. And
George III has never been to Hanover until now, which is completely different from his grandfather and his great-grandfather.
You must know that during the previous reigns of George I and George II, although the Hanoverian Dynasty was the British monarch, the center of their rule was still in Hanover, and Britain was left to its trusted ministers for management.
After George III came to power, the Hanoverians naturally felt that their status had been reduced. And after George III came to power, his favored ministers were also British. As a result, many British ministers who were trusted by George III were sent to Hanover.
Come to be an official.
You must know that although Hanover and the United Kingdom can be regarded as co-owners of the federation, this does not mean that the Hanoverians can accept British people coming to Hanover to serve as government officials.
In addition, after the British Expeditionary Force was completely wiped out, George III, who had no available troops for a while, immediately turned his attention to Hanover, and then successively recruited troops from Hanover. As a result, in just over two years, a small Hanover actually
Provided George III with nearly 20,000 troops.
As a result, the call to use the lives of Hanoverians to seek benefits for the British was a noisy day in Hanover. This directly led to the Hanoverians gradually becoming dissatisfied with the British.
This dissatisfaction reached its peak after the Prussian army soldiers approached Hanover.
For most Hanoverians, their language and writing are not much different from Prussia. Coupled with the "German nationalism" policy that William promoted after he came to power, this makes them feel a sense of Prussia to a certain extent.
With the sense of identity, as the areas around Hanover were successively ruled by Prussia, the population flow between Prussia and Hanover can be said to be very large. It can even be said that there is me among you and you among me.
Two Prussian divisions with 25,000 troops approaching Hanover, and at this moment there was also chaos in the city of Hanover.
"Are you kidding? Although the Prussians have a large number of troops, how can we just abandon Hanover like this!"
Edward, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of George III, stood in the Hanover Town Hall and shouted loudly at a group of officials who persuaded him to leave Hanover.
Before, not only Edward was in Hanover, but even George III's eldest son, Crown Prince Frederick, was also in Hanover. However, disputes broke out between Prussia and Britain over the Hanover area, especially after Prussia issued an ultimatum. For the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince,
safe, so Frederick was immediately escorted back to England.
Although George III also asked Edward to return to England immediately, the young and energetic Edward ignored his father's order.
The Duke of Kent can be said to be a legendary figure, and his daughter was the later Queen Victoria who created a century of hegemony in the British Empire.
When he was young, the Duke of Kent went to Brandenburg with his brother the Duke of York to receive training from Frederick the Great. Later, in 1791, he was transferred to Canada and became the first climber.
Members of the British royal family in the colonies on the North American continent.
However, because the British Expeditionary Force was completely annihilated by the French, the British Empire began to mobilize troops from colonies around the world. Edward, who was originally stationed in Canada, was originally going to be sent to the French coalition, but because of the Duke's
His character was not suitable for staying on the front line, so he was transferred to Hanover.
"Your Highness the Duke, now is not the time for you to lose your temper. The Prussian army has already approached Hanover. At present, Hanover only has a guard strength of 3,000 people. Facing the Prussian army of tens of thousands, it is already possible to defend Hanover.
Yes, so please leave Hanover immediately before the Prussians start a war with us. If you leave now, you won’t be intercepted by the Prussians, but after the war starts, it will be too late to leave!"
A British official stood beside Edward and urged him anxiously.
The Hanover area is all surrounded by Prussian territory. Once the Prussians start their offensive in Hanover, it will definitely not be easy for the people in Hanover to leave. After all, no matter where they go, it is Prussian territory.
"I won't leave. I don't believe it anymore. It's ridiculous that Hanover, the majestic British Empire, was given to the Prussians like this. Why should those Prussian barbarians scare me into fleeing!"
Edward still insisted on his opinion, but what he didn't notice was that when he called the Prussians barbarians, the expressions on the faces of several Hanoverian officials standing in the city hall seemed a little uneasy.
As I have said before, Hanover and Prussia are not just the same nation. At the same time, the exchanges at the bottom of the two sides can be said to be very frequent. Especially after all the areas around Hanover became Prussian territory, the customs and habits of the Prussians also had a negative impact on Hanover.
had a great impact.
In particular, Hanover's official language is German, which is similar to the Prussian language. However, George III's mother tongue changed from the habit of the previous Hanoverian monarchs to English. This also caused George III's children to also use English as their own language.
Mother tongue.
Edward, who was not a language genius, disliked learning German from scratch, which made him always ask the Hanoverians around him to communicate with him in English when he was living in Hanover. According to a Hanoverian teacher who taught Edward to learn German.
Edward once said privately that the Hanoverian language is "chiluo", the naked language of birds!
Seeing Edward's resolute attitude, the British official next to him suddenly became very helpless. Then the British official said to several other Hanoverian officials in the room:
"His Highness means to hold on to Hanover, but Hanover's current military strength is insufficient. I think it is better to immediately start recruiting soldiers to defend the city. We must dare to prepare for defense before the Prussians arrive!"
But what the British official didn't expect was that right after he finished speaking, it would immediately trigger a backlash from the Hanoverian officials.
"Your Excellency, are you kidding me? There are still soldiers in Hanover to recruit. From the beginning of the war to now, Hanover has supplied nearly 20,000 troops to the front line. It can be said that almost all the young people of the right age in Hanover have been recruited. If
If your army had not suffered heavy casualties, how could we, Hanover, be empty of troops? Hanover is not as good as the British Empire, so many troops are already our limit."
Damn it, after hearing this Hanoverian official's words, the British official felt like he was about to vomit blood.
Look at what these Hanoverians are saying, what conscription means, and what limit means. The meaning of these words "chiluo" is clearly dissatisfaction with the British Empire!
As for Edward, even though he doesn't like learning German, it doesn't mean that he can't understand German. After all, he has lived in Hannover for nearly two years, and he can still understand roughly German.
After hearing what this Hanoverian official said, Edward also said dissatisfied:
"Standing firmly in Hanover is my order. Just follow the order. Where does all this nonsense come from!"
Seeing what Edward said, the Hanoverian officials became even more dissatisfied. But after all, after Frederick left, Hanoverian officials had the most honorable status as Edward, so the Hanoverian officials could only say that they accepted the order and then retreated.
Already.
In less than two days, the Prussian army advanced to the gates of Hanover. Facing those areas in Hanover that did not offer resistance, the Prussian army did not take any hostile stance.
Even under Henry's order, groups of Prussians arrived at Hanoverian villages and carried slogans such as "Welcome Hanover to return to Germany", "The Germanic nations are one family" and so on.
"Tell those Hanoverians that we are all Germans and don't sacrifice our lives for those Anglo-Saxon bandits in Britain! We are all one nation, how can we kill each other? Ask them whether the blood of our great German nation is shed on their bodies.
, or the blood of those robbers!"
After Prince Henry arrived at the city of Hanover, he immediately asked the showoff soldiers in the army to surround the city outside Hanover and shout various slogans.
It has to be said that Henry's mind-attacking technique was very successful. At least after the soldiers he arranged to shout, the Hanoverian defenders were indeed very hesitant.
In recent years, the idea of great nationalism proposed by the Prussians has already penetrated into Hanover, and there are not a few people in Hanover who agree with this attitude. As a concentration of young and vigorous soldiers, the Hanoverian army is even more enthusiastic about this.
There is considerable recognition.
However, the war still had to be fought. After all, the Hanoverian Dynasty was the monarch who had ruled Hanover for hundreds of years. It was obviously unrealistic to expect that Hanover could be conquered without bloodshed with nationalist ideas. In addition, Edward was also determined to hold on to Hanover.
"Order the attack!"
Early the next morning, seeing that the gates of Hanover were still closed, Prince Henry gave the order to attack.
Hundreds of Prussian artillery were pulled to the front line and lined up. This scale put great psychological pressure on all the defenders at the head of Hanover.
Then, under the order of Prince Henry, these artillery began to aim at the city of Hanover and fired cannonballs.
In an instant, these Prussian artillery shells were splashed on the city of Hanover like hail. For a moment, the Hanoverian defenders were immediately suppressed and could not lift their heads. Although the Hanoverian defenders also had a lot of artillery, these artillery
But they are all old models, and all the good artillery have been transferred to the French battlefield by the British.
During the concentrated firing of Prussian artillery, a gap was blown through a simple city wall. When seeing the gap, Prince Henry immediately said with great joy:
"Let all the artillery fire at the gap and order the army to prepare!"