When it was time to teach the next day, William hurried to the study, opened the door, and saw old Hans sitting on a wicker chair and rocking.
Old Hans looked up, and saw that it was William, so he pointed to the chair next to him and began to speak: Buoyed by the successes of victories, the State promised to give His Majesty an additional grant of £670,000 in October, and promised not to negotiate unilaterally.
At that time, His Majesty was no longer able to collect larger taxes in our domains, and His Majesty began to collect taxes in Saxony, issuing currency, and hiring Jewish bankers to exchange foreign currency, and re-pulling an army of 140,000 men.
In April, His Majesty again led 70,000 troops south, aiming directly at Vienna.
However, under the city of Olmitz in Moravia, he hit a nail, and His Majesty surrounded this fortress, but the lack of sappers prevented him from storming it.
The cart carrying supplies was completely captured by an army rebuilt by Marshal Dawn of Austria.
After a futile confrontation with the Austrians until July, they heard that a new Russian army under the command of Fermore had joined forces, and the Swedes were sweeping through East Prussia, which was only a few days away from Berlin.
His Majesty had no choice but to abandon the attempt to go south, and led 1. to the north to rescue, and on the way he joined two troops, bringing the total army to 34,000 men, enough for a battle.
His Majesty once again used his favourite diagonal tactic, but the terrain was unfavourable, and the Russians showed tenacity and bravery in battle, which we have never seen before, and Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Delitz and his cavalry won us all the honour that a day of war could have been won against us.
In the evening, the Russians retreated in an orderly manner.
In this battle, the Russian army was killed, wounded and captured, and we also lost 12,000.
While His Majesty was fighting in the north, Field Marshal Daun of Austria advanced firmly in the south, encircling the army of his younger brother, Prince Henry, at Dresden in Saxony.
When His Majesty learned of this, he immediately led his army back to help, and Daun's attack changed its goal due to His Majesty's hasty reinforcements, and at the same time, a second Austrian army began to enter Silesia and besiege Nice.
His Majesty was anxious to relieve the siege of Nice, but the Austrian Daun had an impregnable position that blocked the way of our troops, and His Majesty did not want to retreat, so he camped not far from the enemy, and waited for supplies from the rear for four days. 1.
The camp of the morning army was suddenly attacked by an unknown one, and it soon became clear that it was all the main forces of the Austrian army led by Daun who carried out a surprise attack in the thick fog, and His Majesty the King was in the net of fire regardless of life and death, trying to regroup the front, but the situation between the enemy and us was not optimistic, and our army had no chance of winning in any case with 37,000 against 80,000.
In the end, it was all up to Marshal Keyes and his men to the death to drag the enemy army, our army was able to break through a bloody way, and after the battle, it was calculated that our army left corpses on the battlefield, but fortunately, Marshal Dawn of Austria was also worried about the scattered formation and did not pursue it, so our army was able to escape."
Count Hans groped around the small table for a long time with palpitations, touched the teacup, took a sip and said: "In that battle, our army fought too badly, and Your Majesty considered suicide, the number, quality, and training of our army are declining, and any losses of the other side can be quickly replenished, and with such an able general as Marshal Daun to lead the Austrian army, it is obvious that unless a miracle occurs, our army cannot win.
And His Majesty does not believe in miracles at all.
At that time, the whole army of our army was full of theories of defeat, and everyone from the generals to the soldiers was full of pessimism about our future.
And the day after the Battle of Hokzi, His Majesty's sister Countess Wilhelmina died, and His Majesty's most beloved person was there.
He wrote an article that day "In Defense of Suicide" and said: "Once I choose to do this, I will be able to end this tragedy and the battle is quietly over in the thick snow."
Arrived, and a new French army entered the battlefield.
In Bergen, near Frankfurt, a French army under the command of Duke II of Breuy gave Prince Ferdinand of Braunschweig his first defeat.
However, at the Battle of Minden, Prince Ferdinand regained his prestige and decided to defeat the 60,000 French troops under the command of Marshal Breuy and the Marquis de Contades with an army of 43,000 men of Rìrì, English and Scots, and his own losses were so small that he was able to divide 12,000 to support our army to compensate for the heavy losses of His Majesty in the Eastern Campaign.
The role of this reinforcement was huge, he made the morale of our army start to rise to the bottom, and also gave His Majesty a hint of optimism about the prospects of the war.
General Pyotr Semenovich Saltkov commanded a force of 50,000 Russians and Cossacks to defeat a 26,000-strong army in the Battle of Parzishi.
This was left by His Majesty to defend the passage from Poland to Berlin.
In this way, there was no longer any obstacle in the way of the Russians' long drive into the Prussian capital.
His Majesty had no choice but to rely on his brother to hold Dresden against the Austrian army of Field Marshal Daun; And His Majesty himself personally waved his army against the Russian army.
On the way, our army was restored to 48,000 men, but the 18,000 Austrian cavalry led by Raudon at this time drove out of Marshal Daun's barracks and joined the Russian ranks, bringing Saltkov's Russian-Austrian army to 68,000 men.
The Moon Army and the Russian-Austrian Coalition Army fought one of the most tragic battles since the War of the Spanish Succession, and it was also the most tragic war for His Majesty.
In the first 12 hours of the Battle of Kulesdorf, His Majesty had a slight advantage, but then the enemy's reserves, led by 18,000 Austrian cavalry under Ernst Gideondon, routed our exhausted troops.
His Majesty went madly on the battlefield to stop our army from retreating, and he charged three times, and his mount was killed three times.
A small gold box in His Majesty's pocket blocked a bullet that could end his life.
His Majesty was deeply dissatisfied that he had escaped the doom of death.
He shouted: Why don't I have a bullet?
Our soldiers demanded that His Majesty retreat to safety.
Many of them were also shot and killed instantly.
His Majesty cried out pleadingly: "Now, children, please do not leave your king and your father!
"However, there was really no way for our army to advance, and many of our soldiers fought under the scorching heat for six hours without drinking a sip of water, and finally the soldiers began to retreat, and His Majesty was forcibly taken away by us.
After the war, more than 20,000 soldiers were killed and wounded before they had time to evacuate, and the losses of our enemy, the Russian-Austrian forces, were only 1