After Locks finished speaking, William seemed to be a little annoyed by the noisy atmosphere, only to see him wave his hand and say to Bouel: "Buel, take all the adults down to rest first, and hold a banquet in Sanssouci Palace tonight, one is to celebrate the victory of Frankfurt, and the other is to reward all the masters for their hard work in the past few days, as for the few of you to stay!"
As he spoke, William pointed to Henry and seven or eight other people, all of whom were important members of the upper echelons of Prussia.
When only these people were left in the room, a smile tugged at the corner of Locks' mouth.
There were dozens of people in the hall just now, and one of them was one of whom Locks had never seen before, so Locks dared to conclude that this person was definitely not an important member of the Prussian government or a general of the military department, and looking at the attitude of the guards at the door, Locks, who was thinking about something, thought of something.
Not an official of the government, not a general of the Ministry of War, who wanted to participate in a meeting of this level, had either William's permission or Louise's permission.
And looking at William's attitude, it seems that he doesn't care about that person, so that the first suspicion can be dispatched, and then the identity of the person who came is naturally about to come out.
Everyone always has some panic and worry when it comes to themselves, and Louise is naturally even more so as a woman.
In such a situation, it is actually very normal to send an eyeliner to observe.
That's why Locks was so determined before, you must know that although Louise doesn't care about state affairs, her identity is there after all.
In addition, William was still a filial child, so Louise's status in Prussia was quite high.
In fact, proposing to make peace with Hesse is not just about patting Louise's sycophants.
At least in Locks's opinion, the benefits of making peace with Hesse outweigh the disadvantages.
The large-scale war hurt Prussia's national strength, and how Hesse was able to withdraw from the ranks of Prussia's enemies at this time was obvious to Prussia.
Locks believed that Henry must have seen this as well, but the starting point for thinking about the problem was different after all.
In these days, the situation of the Prussian army on all fronts was relatively smooth, and relying on the defensive line built before Bohemia, at least Dessau was firmly blocking the attack of Austria's superior forces.
This situation led the military department to believe that no matter how poor Dessau was, it could rely on the Bohemian terrain and defensive lines to drag it out in the face of the Austrian attack.
And in Poland, it is no secret that the news of the Prussian army's triumphant advance is not a secret, and under such circumstances, it is natural that these generals will despise such a small state as Hesse who dares to provoke the majesty of Prussia.
But as half of Prussia's leader, Locks knew how much Prussia had paid for the superiority of the current army, and it can be said that since the beginning of the war, nearly 30,000 Prussian soldiers have been spilled blood, and many more have been wounded in the war.
Some even became invalids and had to leave the army.
And these casualties also made the Prussian treasury take out a large amount of pension funds, so that even gold and silver mountains are not enough to be consumed in this way, so it is really unwise for Locks to pursue the Hesses again.
A new round of discussion ensued in the hall, and gradually William and the generals of the military department unified their thoughts.
Send someone to Hesse to contact Sunigo, and if Sunigo agrees to sign an armistice, then the two sides will cease fighting.
Otherwise, it became a decision to attack Hesse with all its might.
While William and the others were discussing in the hall, Louise was fidgeting in her study, and just as Locks thought, when she learned that William had called a meeting of her ministers, Louise sent one of her trusted attendants to the hall to inquire about the news.
It didn't take long.
The squire hurried back and informed Louise of everything that had happened in the hall, when Louise learned that Locks supported the peace proposal.
There was some relief on her face, but when she heard that the military department led by Henry demanded that Hesse be investigated to the end, Louise's face suddenly darkened.
"I knew Henry didn't want to see William let Hesse go!"
Louise stood up and walked up and down the room, but then sat down on the couch in vain.
It's useless to be anxious, and now we can only see the final result, but Louise is a little grateful to Locks in her heart. ......................................
Ferdinand Jr.'
s Prussian army, commanding five divisions, launched a large-scale counteroffensive against the Austrians on the opposite side, and the Austrian army, which did not expect the sudden increase in the strength of the Prussian army, was a little caught off guard, but fortunately, Ferdinand Jr.'
s enemy was Tenorio, and the Austrian veteran showed tenacity.
Under the command of Tenorio, the Austrian army gradually stabilized its position, and after seeing that the Austrian army had restored a certain order, Ferdinand Jr. gritted his teeth fiercely, but then had to order the withdrawal of the army.
If we don't withdraw, it will only increase casualties if we continue to fight, and it is better to accept it when it is good.
After the retreat of the army led by Ferdinand Jr., Tenorio was also relieved, the attack of the Prussian army just now did surprise him, so he also suffered some small losses, fortunately, at the last moment, the reinforcements of the Austrian army came quickly, otherwise he might really be bitten off a large piece of meat by the Prussians.
Thinking of the sudden appearance of the two Prussian divisions, Tenorio was a little puzzled, but it was a fact that the Prussian army had been strengthened, so Tenorio hurriedly sent people to Vienna to ask for reinforcements.
At this moment, Vienna also received news of the capture of Frankfurt by the Prussian army, and even Vienna received more detailed news than Dafilia's war report to William, which was doomed to a tragic fate when it reached Leopold II.
After tearing a few pieces of paper to shreds, Leopold II gasped, he never imagined that Frankfurt, which he had imagined would at least survive until winter, would be conquered by the Prussians in this way!
If it weren't for the fact that Sunigo had published a document declaring war on Prussia, Leopold II even suspected that Sunigo was a pawn sent by the Prussians to Frankfurt to stir up the situation.
By now, however, Prussia had captured Frankfurt.
This means that if Grand Duke Tuha cannot break through the Prussian defense in a short time, then after the Prussian army comes back.
The Austrian army would even fall to the disadvantage.
Coupled with the fact that the emissaries from Krakow had not appeared since a month earlier, Leopold II was very unhappy, considering that the emissaries from Austrian Poland had been said to have been a daily wave, and now that no one has been sent for the next month, either the Prussian army has completely blockaded Krakow, or the Prussian army has captured Krakow, and either of them is enough to drive Leopold II crazy.
He no longer had much troops to send out, and Austria had already sent eighty percent of its armed forces to fight the Prussian army on the front line, and now there were 20,000 men in addition to the Vienna area and 20,000 on the Austro-Turkish border.
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In other places there were no sizable Austrian troops to be drawn from.
"Surge!
Troops must be increased!
” But the question of where the soldiers came from was a nerve-wracking one, and it was at this time that Franz, who had returned to Vienna from Brandenburg, stood beside Leopold II and said: "Your Majesty, I think there is a place where we should be able to recruit a lot of troops!"
"Huh?"
Looking at Franz, the expression on Leopold II's face was a little puzzled.
Is there anything about the deployment of the Austrian army that they do not know?
Seeing Leopold II's puzzled look at him, Franz said with joy in his heart: "Father, you have forgotten that the fourth brother is the governor of Hungary, and what is Hungary.
It was a gathering place for the best soldiers of the Empire, and now soldiers were being recruited all over the country, but these soldiers had to go through a period of training, but the Hungarian soldiers could catch up with the battlefield with little training as soon as they were recruited, and this was not a ready-made army!
” Franz mentioned that Hungary was indeed very appealing to Leopold II, but Alexander also wrote something in his letter some time ago that made Leopold II hesitate.
"Franz.
You don't know, although your fourth brother is doing well in Hungary, the Hungarians are not so easy to tame, otherwise we Habsburgs would not have wasted so much time in Hungary, and the hope of those Hungarians responding to our conscription orders is relatively slim!
” Seeing that Leopold II had some intention of giving up.
Franz hurriedly said: "Father, all those Hungarian aristocrats think about is good.
In addition, now all places are providing troops for the country, only Hungary has not sent a single person so far, I think we should give a strict order to the fourth brother, and immediately urge those Hungarians to respond to the call to support the front line, otherwise, you might as well catch a few chickens and make an example!
” As he spoke, the expression on Franz's face was also a little vicious, and all this fell into the eyes of Leopold II, but it made the emperor a little happy.
In Leopold II's view, the most important thing as a ruler is to have the ability to make decisions, good or bad, and being able to make decisions within a certain period of time is the best character, knowing that procrastination can kill people, and even procrastination is more serious than the consequences of choosing to fail.
The previous Franz was a little less decisive in the eyes of Leopold II, but after returning from Brandenburg, Franz made Leopold II a little impressed.
Seeing that Leopold II did not speak, Franz thought that Leopold II was still hesitating, so Franz shouted: "Father, Hungary is about stability!
But where in the empire does not need stability!
If we give up conscripting troops for the sake of stability, then we simply surrender to Prussia, but can we do that?
Father, you are the Emperor of the Empire, and the whole Empire is yours, and in such a situation, it is better to call up tens of thousands of men from Hungary and quickly open the situation in the present stalemate than to overwhelm the Prussian soldiers!
” Although I know that drinking a donkey to quench my thirst will eventually die, countless people still have to drink, are those people stupid?
The answer is, of course, no, as long as those in this world are not mentally retarded and their minds are not stupid, then why are so many people willing to marry and drink to quench their thirst?
The reason is that those who drink or do not drink the poison will eventually die, and those who do not drink will die of thirst.
If you drink it, you will be poisoned, but if you drink it, you will be able to delay it for a minute.
And this point is the key to many things.
"Franz, did you really come up with this, or did your staff plan it for you?"
Hearing Franz's words, Leopold II did not immediately say whether he agreed or disagreed, but looked at Franz with a stern gaze, which made Franz's heart a little frightened.
But under the forced gaze of Leopold II, Franz's performance was completely different from usual, and Franz, who could be startled when he saw Leopold II's stern eyes in the past, held his neck high and said: "Father, these words are my own opinion.
And at such a point, what is there to look forward to, and if the battle of Bohemia is fought well, our Austrian army will be able to advance for a long time, and it is very possible that at that time it will not only be able to recover the lost territory, but even win the Prussians.
And once our army allows the Prussians to calmly arrange, it will be our Austria that will lose at that time!
Besides, if our army can win the battle against Prussia, how can those Hungarians have the courage to stand up against our Habsburgs!
” "Good!
Good.
Good, good!
” It is very rare for Leopold to say four good words in quick succession, and Franz was surprised by Leopold II's four good words.
"Franz, you're right, haha.
I can rest assured when I see you now, the family is in such your hands, so that I will not be shameless to face the ancestors and ancestors of the Habsburgs, you go down, this time I will do as you say!
” What happened in Vienna was never kept secret, even if there was a conversation between the emperor and the crown prince.
Of course, this is mainly because the two did not avoid others when they spoke, so at the insistence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The news that His Majesty the Emperor was going to forcibly conscript soldiers from Hungary spread quickly throughout Vienna.
Secretly, in a small alley in Vienna, an inconspicuous pauper sewed a very fine roll of brown paper onto the lining of a garment, which he then handed over to a soldier on horseback. ........................
Within three days, the vellum paper was delivered to Alexander, thanks to Daniel, of course.
After Alexander became the governor of Hungary, under the persuasion of Daniel, Alexander spent a lot of manpower and material resources to establish a very hidden and fast communication channel between Vienna and Hungary, which was even faster than the official Austrian post station.
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After reading it, Alexander struggled to crumple the brown paper in his hand, and saw that his face looked very hideous "Damn Franz, I don't think he's going to let me ease for a day!
How dare you persuade your father like this!
” Daniel stood aside and watched quietly as Alexander became angry, but his own face was unwavering, and when Alexander finished speaking, Daniel's emotionless words sounded "Your Highness the Governor, this is actually not a good thing for us!"
Daniel's words made Alexander look very surprised, you must know that it was this Daniel who asked Alexander not to recruit soldiers on a large scale to help Austria fight, and now Daniel is actually persuading him to recruit soldiers to fight on the front line, which makes Alexander a little confused.
Seeing Alexander's expression, Daniel explained: "The reason why we didn't send troops before was because we had just won over those Hungarian nobles, and if we immediately asked those Hungarian nobles to recruit soldiers, even if those nobles were already loyal to you, they would definitely have opinions in their hearts, and even they would think that you had a request from them, and their attitude would become a little arrogant.
But now the Hungarian aristocracy has been co-opted by us, and the rest of the people will not be able to make any big waves for the overall situation, so it is only beneficial for us to send troops now, and there is no harm to us!
” "Where's the profit?"
"Your reign in Hungary is now becoming more and more secure, but I know that you are a nobleman, and a mere Hungarian governor is nothing in your eyes, and your goal is the supreme throne!
Under such circumstances, Your Highness, you must establish your prestige throughout the country, and if we in Hungary are to call up our soldiers to fight at the front, then in the eyes of the Austrian soldiers, you will be elevated!
War is always the fastest place to achieve meritorious service, and if the Hungarian army can succeed, it will undoubtedly mean that you have succeeded on the battlefield, and as long as you pay the price or even grievance for the recruitment of soldiers under a little propaganda later, then in the eyes of the whole people, your figure will be infinitely taller, and if our army can achieve victory, then your merits will definitely surpass Franz, and even His Majesty the Emperor will be impressed with you again!
” As Daniel spoke, Alexander's head nodded, and then Alexander shook his hand tightly and said: "Daniel, you have some truth to what you say, but how many troops do you say we need to conscript?"
"Your Highness, if there is less army, it will not be of much use, and if there is more, it will also be a great obstacle to our strength, so I suggest that Your Majesty should be able to recruit an army of about 30,000 people!"