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Chapter Forty-Eight: Boosting the Morale of the Army


After that, Teresa ordered a general mobilization order.

She ordered all the men of school age in the empire to report to the barracks, and Teresa took out the centuries-old wealth of the Habsburgs, with which she armed hundreds of thousands of troops.

Throughout Austria, you can see the shouting barracks training.

When William learned of Queen Theresa's desperate conscription of soldiers, he said to Prince Henry: "This old woman has gone mad, doesn't she know what the consequences of doing this are?"

"Your Majesty, I think she is well aware of the consequences of this, but you must know that Queen Teresa is not an ordinary person after all, and she led Austria with such tenacious determination in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War, so our enemy is not Joseph II but Queen Theresa," Henry replied word for word "Henry, see what we're going to do next," William asked tentatively "Your Majesty, the immediate priority is to take České Budějevice and force the Austrians on the Western Front to defend, but it seems to me that this move no longer makes sense with Queen Theresa's determination.

Even if we capture České Budějevice, Queen Theresa will still resist to the end, our army is alone and Vienna is a fortified city and cannot be defeated in a battle, so 、、、" Henry did not say the following words, but William already understood what he meant.

But Wilhelm really couldn't bear to let go of the opportunity in front of him, as long as he took Czech Budjevice, Vienna would not be far away.

But the situation in front of him made William have to make a choice.

William thought for a long time, sighed and said unwillingly: "Okay, even if that old woman is powerful, Henry will bring 20,000 back to Prague tomorrow, and I will take the main force west to rescue Prince Ferdinand.

Henry, my order to you is to keep Prague for me no matter what.

In addition, send someone to ask for support from the Russian army, I think Suvorov should understand what I mean."

Henry replied after hearing Nuo.

Prince Ferdinand frowned as he looked at the battlefield in front of him, although Prussia still had the upper hand in terms of the proportion of battle losses.

However, there were too many Austrians, and according to the scouts, it was found that more than 20,000 people had driven into the large camp of Austria on the opposite side in the past few days.

Moreover, when Ferdinand learned that Austria had been mobilized nationwide, he knew that it was still a long way to go.

At present, nearly 300,000 troops from both sides have gathered in this nameless town, and it can be said that the eyes of the whole of Europe are focused here, and as the commander of the Prussian side, Prince Ferdinand is under great pressure.

At present, the Prussian army has reached 100,000 troops after successive domestic replenishment, while the Austrian side, with the support of the Bavarians and the successive reinforcements from Vienna, has reached a total strength of nearly 200,000.

It can be said that the current situation is a very serious test for Prussia, and after sending four letters asking for help to William in a row, Ferdinand finally got a response from William, who will come with an army of 40,000 to meet him.

Although Prussia's odds were not high, Wilhelm had decided to fight a decisive battle with Austria on the Western Front, forcing Austria to admit that Bohemia had been occupied by Prussia, and at the same time making the proud Queen Theresa bow her proud head.

William also sent a letter to Locks in China, in which he said: "The Austrians have gone mad, that Queen Theresa has nothing to think about except this war, we must have a great battle to completely hurt the Austrians, wake them up, let them understand that the Austrians cannot defeat Prussia, and if the Western Front wins, I will force Austria to recognize our rule over Bohemia with the threat of a great victory."

After reading William's letter, Locks was fighting cancer, and he knew that Prussia's national fortunes were already at a fork in the road, and on the one hand, Prussia had risen to become the first in Central Europe.

On the one hand, Frederick the Great's gains were wiped out, and Prussia was beaten back to its original shape.

But in any case, it is undeniable that William has grown up, although William is still a nine-year-old child, but a series of achievements prove that William is definitely a genius demon to talk about the past.

In this war, Prussia was shallow-based after all, and the Hohenzollerns were not as wealthy as the Habsburgs.

Even the most arrogant people did not think that Prussia could easily defeat Austria, and the current situation was already the best.

Locks felt a great responsibility, and he had to provide a steady stream of baggage and soldiers for the front line at home, while at the same time beware of various forces and careerists at home.

While Locks was in a daze with William's letter, his granddaughter Karina walked in, and when she saw her grandfather sitting in a rare daze, she asked softly: "Grandfather, what's wrong" "Nothing, Karina, by the way, what kind of person do you think our King is," Locks, who heard his granddaughter's voice, woke up from his stupor, and asked rhetorically "William, he will be the greatest king of Prussia," said little Karin, blushing.

Looking at his granddaughter's shy face, Locks shook his head with a wry smile.

While Ferdinand was struggling to hold on, William arrived with his army.

Seeing William's arrival, Ferdinand couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But Ferdinand thought strangely: When was William able to let himself breathe a sigh of relief, this kid is really a demon.

William didn't pay attention to Ferdinand's mental activity, and asked directly: "Prince Ferdinand, how is the war going now?"

"Your Majesty, since the news of your conquest of Prague has arrived, new troops have been added to the Austrian battalion opposite, including 30,000 Bavarian troops, every day.

According to our human scouts, the total number of Austrian troops is now close to 200,000, and there is a steady stream of reinforcements," replied Prince Ferdinand, with the information "How are our fronts, but what are the morales," asked William again "The front is still very intact, there is no place for the Austrians to break through, and the morale is high.

But what I would like to tell you, Your Majesty, is that in recent times the Austrians have fought particularly fiercely, and they have attacked our lines without regard for life or death.

If you had come a few days later, maybe our line would have been breached," Ferdinand replied with a wry smile "What about our losses" William asked with a frown when he heard the severity of the form of the war "The casualties of the battalions on the front line were relatively large, and the casualties of some battalions were as high as sixty percent, and in total, our army suffered more than 10,000 casualties," Ferdinand replied solemnly "The form is not optimistic, Prince Ferdinand, from now on inform the whole army that our army has taken Bohemia, and that all those who have made meritorious contributions in this war can have their own estate in Bohemia, and that I will reward the whole army with the ransom of the Austrian prisoners of war, and that I have prepared twenty counts, sixty viscounts, one hundred barons, and an unlimited number of knighthoods to entitle my loyal and brave soldiers."

As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards, and this war cannot be lost, and William is determined to win this battle.

When Ferdinand heard what William said, he couldn't help but stomach William's big hand and secretly smacked his tongue, this is not a joke.

Wealth can be earned, but the title is the most valuable thing in a family, many families are as poor as beggars, but they can still be five or six in the local area, why, with the title of nobility.

Ferdinand tried to advise him, but William seemed to know his intentions, and William said: "Don't worry about these titles, you must know that we have just occupied Bohemia, and if this battle is won, let the nobles from this war go to Bohemia to defend the local area for me.

What's more, if you don't come up with something good, how can the soldiers be even more desperate" After listening to William's words, Ferdinand had no choice but to give up the idea of dissuasion.

After Prince Ferdinand informed the whole army of William's words, it caused a huge reaction.

Man is a strange creature who, driven by profit, can do anything.

For many civilians in the army, knighthood is unthinkable, and once you get the knighthood and return to your hometown, the glory is maddening to think about.

Not to mention the fact that there is a great deal of wealth, and many soldiers are determined to give it a go, because at the moment it seems that this is the only way they must fight for it to improve their status.

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