Kaunitz looked at Elector Charlie with this face in front of him, smiled and said: "I have heard for a long time that Elector Charlie is wise and martial is really worthy of his reputation, and I have admired His Excellency the Elector for a long time."
"Your Excellency Kautz is too modest, and when you are going from country to country, you are not yet born," Charlie said modestly with a smile "Your Excellency, I am visiting Munich on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty Queen Theresa to make an initiative to Bavaria," Kautz said bluntly "Your Excellency Kaunitz, this is really not a place to talk, let's go to the room" Charlie, looking at the noisy crowd in the hall, motioned for Kaunitz to have a secret conversation with him "Alright, Lord Kaunitz, please say something," Charlie walked over to the chair in the room and sat down, motioning for Kaunitz to speak.
"Yes, you must have heard the news of our defeat at the Prussians in Saxony," said Kaunitz calmly, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, but because of this Charles looked down on him.
I thought Kanitz was just a hero of the times, but now it seems that it is not in vain.
Charlie nodded and said: "I regret the defeat of your army in Saxony, but what does it have to do with us?"
"It seems that Austria and Bavaria have nothing to do with each other, but you must be careful that we must keep the Prussians in check, and we must not let the Prussians grow stronger," Kautz said frankly "Your Excellency, the greater the power of the Prussians, the better it will be for me, won't I?"
said Charlie with a little meaning "At the moment, Bavaria and Prussia are close and friendly, but I don't think you want to have a Prussian dominance within the Empire, Sir Charles, because that would have a great impact on the whole Empire," Kautz recounted "Your Excellency Kautz, may I think that you are stirring up deep affection between Bavaria and Prussia?"
said Charlie, feigning exasperation "Your Excellency, there is no such thing as affection between nations, and do you think that once Austria is defeated, Prussia will not set its next target for Bavaria?
I think Austria and Bavaria have a common goal at the moment, which is to suppress Prussia," Kautz said unmoved "Do you have any good advice, then?"
asked Charlie with interest "Within the Empire, the princes were called upon to form an imperial empire to declare war on Prussia, as they had been during the Seven Years' War, and our army and the Bavarian army laid siege to the Prussian army of Saxony from both flanks," Kautztan recounted "What's in it for us to do that, you know, just last year, Austria supported my opponent as Elector of Bavaria, and the Austrian army invaded Bavaria," Charles said, looking at Kaunitz's face "Your Excellency, if we join forces to defeat the Prussians, not only will we eliminate the unrest within the Empire, but our Majesty the Queen proposes to cede half of Saxony to Bavaria," Kautz said on his terms "Your Excellency, why do you think I will definitely send troops to help you?"
asked Charlie curiously "Your Excellency, my eyes, I see ambition in your swollen eyes, I believe that you will not want Prussia to dominate the empire, and those Prussians are some barbarians, we civilized people should unite to defeat those barbarians, and do our part for civilized society," Kaunitz said with righteousness "Your Excellency, your words have touched my heart, I agree in principle to support Austria, but I want to say that I want not half of Saxony, but a whole Saxony, and I think you know what I mean," said Charlie, with his hands propped on the table, staring at Kaunitz "Your Excellency, we will consider your conditions, but please remember one sentence: the greater the investment, the greater the return" Kaunitz said and bowed to Charlie and walked out.
What an interesting person, I hope your stomach doesn't burst.
But that's good, at least the purpose of coming has been achieved, and Kaunitz let out a faint laugh at the thought of it.
What a fool Charlie fell into deep thought after Kaunitz left, although he had great ambitions, but the current Bavaria did not have much strength to support Austria, not to mention that Austria had just invaded Bavaria last year, and a large number of nobles and commoners could not support him to form an alliance with Austria.
But Charlie did have a great opportunity in front of him, even if the Prussians defeated the Austrians in Saxony, but the Habsburg heritage was not comparable to Prussia.
Austria lost 100,000 men and could replenish another 200,000, and Prussia would definitely lose if it was consumed, not to mention that Bavaria would gain more land after the victory.
For now, however, the removal of the nobles and officers who were close to Prussia from Bavaria was the first priority.
In November, the Prussian army rested for a week after the capture of Prague and then marched on Plzeň, an important town in eastern Bohemia.
The reinforcements that Marshal Laudon had requested from Vienna immediately stopped at Plzeň and began to defend Vienna as soon as he learned that Prague had been captured, and at the same time sent men to report to Vienna as soon as possible.
Upon learning that Pilsen's enemy army numbered more than 40,000 men, William ordered Dessau to lead an army of 20,000 to support Prince Ferdinand.
In fact, William began to be wary of Bavaria after getting Ferdinand's urgency, although Charles was supported by Prussia, but people are fickle, and the ancestral religion taught us to guard against others.
William left 5,000 men to guard Prague, which was to be used as a transit point for the Prussian army's baggage, and had to be defended by a force.
In this way, William and Henry set out with more than 50,000 Prussian troops.
In the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Joseph II and Queen Theresa had not eaten for a day, and they received the news of the loss of Prague yesterday, and the palace was gloomy, and no one knew whether the Austrian army could hold back the advance of the Prussian army.
"Mother, Prague is lost, what should we do?"
asked Queen Theresa with a worried face Come to think of it, Prussia, which lost Frederick, was even more powerful than before.
It's me who underestimated Prussia, Joseph, I ask you, do you want to make a vigorous career or are you ready to live a mediocre life," Queen Theresa asked rhetorically "Mother, I want to do something vigorous, I want to be a great emperor" Joseph II gave his own answer "Very well, my child, you have your answer, the Habsburg men are going to have this backbone, and now you go out and announce to the ministers that Austria will fight to the end," Queen Theresa encouraged Joseph II.
Encouraged by his mother, Joseph II immediately summoned all the ministers, to whom he declared: Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, yesterday I learned the unfortunate news that Prague had been captured by Prussia.
But so what, the Prussians thought that would scare me and not be intimidated, and I would lead all the subjects of the Holy Roman Empire against the barbarians, led by Prussia, although we suffered setbacks at the front.
But this setback will not defeat the strong Austrian people, because we stand for justice.
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