In July, Joseph II of Austria ordered a conscription order, and he mobilized all the Habsburg possessions, and although his chancellor of the exchequer advised him that the Austrian treasury was no longer so much money, Joseph II was bewildered by the prospect of a bright future, and he insisted on his opinion despite the emptiness of the Austrian treasury.
When Wilhelm learned of the Austrian mobilization, he also urgently ordered Prussia to mobilize, and he issued an edict to all the Prussians: "The Austrians thought they would be victorious, but in the past they have always been beaten by us Prussians, and I don't think they will succeed this time.
For the sake of the future of Prussia, I ask all the people of Prussia to support us as always.
The people of Prussia were never afraid of war, and as the heir of Frederick the Great, I had the sacred mission of leading Prussia to victory.
I have only one goal for all Prussians who lost their loved ones in the war with the Austrians: to crush Austria" Following the Austrian mobilization, Prussia also began to mobilize.
Catherine II of Russia was now entirely on the Turkish side, but she never relaxed her attention to Prussia and Austria, and she told her minister: Prussia and Austria will fight more brutally than the Seven Years' War.
It has to be said that the situation in Europe at this time was really delicate, and none of the major European powers came to intervene in the war between the Austrians and the Prussians.
England was as uncomfortable as a fly at the hands of North America, and Louis XVI, who was more concerned with making locks than national affairs, had no interest in waging war.
Other small countries in Central Europe can only wait and see what happens.
Austria formed three corps, on the Saxon front with a 100,000-strong Austrian army under Field Marshal Lassy, on the Bohemian front with 50,000 troops under Field Marshal Laodong, and at Vienna with a reserve of 50,000 under Leopold II.
And more armies are being armed.
Prussia dealt with Marshal Lassi with an army of 80,000 under Prince Ferdinand, against Laudon with an army of 40,000 under Prince Henry, and at Brandenburg with an army of 30,000 under the arming of William.
Potsdam, inside Sanssouci Palace "Your Majesty, the treasury has only enough money to sustain the current legions, and once more soldiers are called up, our finances will be depleted," Locks said to William worriedly "Locks, how long will our money last?"
asked William "Once the whole country is mobilized, it will only last half a year," Locks replied honestly "Bouel, how much royal wealth is left" William asked Bouel to the side "Your Majesty, the royal family has enough money for 100,000 troops for two years, but all this money belongs to you and those members of the royal family," Buel said embarrassed "Buel, I am the king, just listen to my orders, you immediately take out all this property and hand it over to Locks, and tell the royal family that Prussia has reached the most dangerous time, once Prussia is finished, what will we Hohenzollern want property" William said firmly "Locks, I've given you the money, but you can't spend it randomly.
Discover the opportunity to embezzle* in terms of the size of the amount, all divided by treason, do you understand" William Locks said "Your Majesty, I understand," Locke replied respectfully "In addition, you send someone to tell Charles of Bavaria that once we finish playing in Prussia, he will not end well, and Joseph II is well known for his ambitions in Lower Bavaria" After saying that, Wilhelm instructed again, "Locks, I have worked hard for Prussia."
Locks bowed his head and said: "For the sake of Prussia, I will die in the next" After William had instructed Locks, he sent Marshal Dessau to him "See Your Majesty," Dessau said as he quickly walked over to William and bowed "Marshal Dessau, how is your army being trained," Wilhelm asked anxiously with a wave of his hand, Dessau was the commander of the army that was being armed in Brandenburg.
"Your Majesty, these people used to be veterans, and there is no doubt about their combat effectiveness, my 30,000 people are definitely worth 50,000 Austrians," Dessau said confidently "Very well, you have to speed up your training, I guess the war is coming," William said with a sigh In August 1779, Austria declared war on William on the pretext that William did not have the legitimacy to succeed to the throne and supported a distant cousin of Frederick.
When the Austrian envoy handed the edict of declaration of war to William, William knew that war was coming.
The armies at the front had been ordered by Wilhelm to begin building fortifications and trenches, and when the Austrian army came to the Prussian army, they saw trenches and fortifications all over the hills.
In response to these fortifications, Marshal Lassi ordered trees to be cut down to make wooden shields.
William was worried about the situation at the front, he decided to take the expedition in person, although the ministers and Louise dissuaded him again and again, but William still did not change his mind, William did not look at Louise's crying red eyes, he said to everyone: "The men of the House of Hohenzollern are never afraid of war, and even more, as the monarch of Prussia, I must let all the soldiers see that I have inherited the blood of Frederick the Great, and I will fight on the front line, and there are only two results between me and the Austrians.
One is that I defeated the Austrians, and the second is that the Austrians killed me" Wilhelm came to the outside of the barracks of Field Marshal Dessau of Brandenburg, and he said to all the soldiers: Treikwilhelm III is only nine years old this year, but I don't think age means anything, as long as the men of Prussia are full of blood.
My soldiers I will fight at the forefront, and I will tell you by my actions that the men of the House of Hohenzollern have no way to die in battle, and there is no way to live in secret, my soldiers, I will be with you."
The soldiers were encouraged by William, who, after entering the tent of Marshal Dessau, said to Dessau: "I'm not going to interfere with your battles, you can fight as much as you want, I'm just here to tell my soldiers that their king is with them" When the Austrian spies informed Joseph II of Wilhelm's conquest, he said with contempt: "Just that nine-year-old son, what can he do, don't pee his pants in fright when he hears the gunshots, God forbid this poor kid won't be hit by bullets, haha、、、" In September 1779, William had entrusted the affairs of the kingdom to Locks, Buel and Hans the Elder, and followed Ferdinand's army to the front.