After the persuasion of peace failed, Alexander, under the persuasion of Daniel, no longer had hope for peace, and looked at Franz who was hiding behind Leopold II on the city wall, there was no trace of family affection in Alexander's eyes, only hatred.
The offensive against Vienna was soon launched, and Vienna was undoubtedly a city of fear for Europe today, with a population of hundreds of thousands, Vienna was not only a symbol of Austrian royal power, but also a representative of European culture.
Under Alexander's orders, 10,000 Hungarian cavalry each began to cut Vienna off communication with the outside world and claim sovereignty over the towns around Vienna. 30,000 Hungarian infantry, under Alexander's personal supervision, launched wave after wave of attacks on Vienna.
Thunderous cannons rang out on the battlefield, and all 30,000 Hungarian troops were concentrated by Alexander at the north gate of Vienna.
As the core of Habsburg rule, Vienna was not built to defend itself, the whole city looked like a huge fortress from the outside, and the tall and strong walls and countless turrets and arrow towers on the walls were undoubtedly the biggest obstacle for the Hungarian soldiers.
After Leopold II's order was given, 20,000 people were mobilized in the city of Vienna, and together with the 5,000 defenders of Vienna, a total of 25,000 men fought on the walls of Vienna.
But how could those who had been mobilized in Vienna compare with the fierce soldiers from the Hungarian steppe, even if these Hungarians had just been drafted, but in terms of physique and will to fight, these Hungarian soldiers were undoubtedly much stronger than these ordinary civilians of Vienna.
"Your Highness.
We are still a little short of artillery, and I suggest you immediately have the cavalry collect all the artillery in the vicinity and use it for siege!
” Hearing Daniel's suggestion, Alexander thought about it and agreed.
Because of the hurry.
All Alexander's armies did not carry much artillery, and in the face of such a fortified city as Vienna, the absence of artillery was obviously not possible.
"Your Majesty, this is not going to work, most of our men are not trained to fight, and they are very much at a loss in the battle with those Hungarian barbarians, and the enemy's firepower is becoming more and more ferocious these days.
We have to do something."
"Najib, what do you say you can do?"
Leopold II looked at the military deputy minister in front of him and asked, hearing Leopold II's culture.
Najib's face turned pale and he said: "Your Majesty, I think that although the enemy has been attacking fiercely in the past few days, the enemy has also suffered a lot of losses, both physically and mentally.
The enemy is going to the limit.
So in this case, I suggest that elite soldiers be sent out to attack the enemy camp this evening!
” Hearing Najib's words, Leopold II hesitated.
Knowing that there was a risk in sending troops to attack the enemy camp, less than 10,000 of the 25,000 soldiers now in charge of guarding Vienna were the former regular army, including 3,000 royal guards.
But unlike Prussia, Austria's royal guards did not often take part in military activities, and in the recent history of the Habsburgs, few monarchs were personally involved in battles.
And as a royal guard, it is natural to follow the monarch closely.
It is precisely because of this nature of the Royal Guard that the Royal Guard is filled with a large number of meritorious children.
And the battles of these days also give a glimpse of the performance of these noble children.
In this way, the attack on the Hungarian military camp at night could only be selected from those soldiers who had fought valiantly these days, but who had now become the backbone of the battle.
Najib also understands a little about Leopold II's psychological thoughts, but as a deputy minister of war, his words are always advice, and the real decision needs to be made by Leopold II.
"Franz, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I don't think it's a good idea to attack rashly now, in terms of soldiers and horses, we are no less than the rebels outside the city, although our soldiers are inferior in combat effectiveness, but we have Vienna's strong city defense facilities, which makes up for our shortcomings to a certain extent, so we should hold on to Vienna for now and wait for King Qin's army!"
Franz's words were modest, but Leopold II was not at all satisfied with Franz's remarks.
For his part, Leopold II wanted to see his heir as a man of high ideals and courage, but it was clear that Franz's advice was not faulty, but it was not brilliant at all.
Barely holding on and lacking in progress became Leopold II's definition of Franz. ...............................
"Your Majesty, there's news from the swallows!"
Bouel hurried to the future and handed a document to William, hearing that it was from the swallow, William was stunned, and then soon, William snatched it from Bouel's hand.
After reading this document, William's face was overjoyed, and he said to Bouel: "Go and bring Marshal Dessau at once, there is a big movement from the French, and this is a godsend for us!"
When Dessau hurried into William's office, he saw a happy William smile and invited Dessau to sit down on the edge of the sofa in the office.
"Dessau, come and see this thing!"
Hearing William say this, Dessau immediately took the document in William's hand, and when he read it at a glance, his face suddenly changed "Your Majesty, this....
This ........."
"Haha, Dessau, God is bless me Prussia!
As soon as Napoleon is gone, then the French army on the Western Front will lose its threat to us, and now we can deal with Tuha with confidence!
” Hearing William say this, Dessau also laughed.
"Your Majesty, this is definitely God bless us Prussia, so do you see if we are calling back the Fourth Division and the Seventh Division?"
"No, not to recall for the time being, the next move of the French army is worth our vigilance, in case we are transferred back, then we have a huge and fatal hole on the Western Front, which is very unfavorable for us!"
After William finished speaking, he walked to the wall with a huge map hanging on the side, his eyes were firmly fixed on the tile marked France, William had a premonition that something big was going to happen in France.
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As for Napoleon's situation, all those who know something inside know it, and the attitude of Louis XVI and the Versailles court towards Napoleon has long been the talk of the European upper class, after all, Napoleon's experience is legendary.
Ever since Napoleon had been sent abroad to suppress the revolutionaries, there had been a chasm between him and the court of Versailles, and Napoleon had not been to Versailles for a whole year last year, and even when officials from all over the world went to the Palace of Versailles to congratulate the New Year a few years ago, Napoleon excused himself with his military preoccupations.
But now Napoleon is rushing to Versailles, which is both puzzling and beginning to doubt Napoleon's motives for going to Versailles.
"Dessau, when spring begins, our army will immediately launch an offensive against the Austrians, I don't think there is a problem with this, right?"
"Your Majesty, this is of course, there is no threat on the Western Front at the moment, the previously contracted defensive line can now be gradually retracted, and after the spring of next year, our army can deploy a large-scale offensive against the Austrians!"
After listening to Dessau's words, William nodded.
When Dessau was gone, Wilhelm returned to his desk and continued to work on the official correspondence from Brandenburg.
One of this document caught the attention of William, and this one was about the Swedes.
After the Swedes had sent troops to East Lithuania, there were a number of clashes with Prussian troops stationed in East Lithuania, chief among them concerning civilians who had fled to Western Lithuania.
After the Swedes sent troops to East Lithuania, the whole of East Lithuania was even more chaotic, the rebel forces, the Swedes, Kutuzov's forces, and the entanglement of the three forces in East Lithuania made East Lithuania become like a small war, and the endless war led to the displacement of civilians in East Lithuania, and a large number of civilians fled to Prussian territory.
Although the 30,000 Swedish army was undoubtedly the most powerful of the three forces, it was very hostile to the Swedes, whether it was the local rebel forces in Eastern Lithuania or Kutuzov's troops.
In some cases, the two sides even joined forces to fight against the Swedes, and in the towns occupied by the Swedes, there were many uprisings.
As a result, the Swedes were in a difficult situation in Eastern Lithuania, despite being the most powerful.
It is important to know that the Lithuanian region is at most composed of Lithuanian peoples, and secondarily Slavic peoples, for whom the Swedes play the role of complete aggressors.
Of course, because the Russians actually occupied Lithuania for almost a hundred years, the role of the Russians as aggressors was downplayed a lot.
This situation also attracted the attention of Stockholm, and the Swedish king Gustav personally issued an order to the commander of the Swedish army to resolutely suppress those resistance forces.
Subsequently, in the areas occupied by the Swedes, the Swedish army launched a brutal crackdown on those Lithuanians who dared to resist, which also led to a large number of civilians in the Swedish occupation areas fleeing to Western Lithuania regardless of their lives.
Naturally, the Swedes could not see this happening, and whenever they found these fleeing civilians, the Swedes would send their troops in pursuit, and many times the Swedes would inadvertently set foot on Prussian territory.
And for this situation, the attitude of the Prussian army is quite resolute, that is, to resolutely fight back!
It was under these circumstances that the Prussian garrison in Western Lithuania and the Swedish army clashed several times, for which the Swedish ambassador protested against Prussia.