Chapter 238
November 20, 1865, is a day to remember.
The North American War continued, and the North continued to occupy the southern states of Tennessee and northern Mississippi, and made the South stand ready to attack.
On the Balkans, the Russian Empire, the British Ottoman Empire and the Austrian Empire are fighting in southern Romania, where the Russian Empire currently has more than 200,000 troops.
The coalition has 220,000 troops, the Ottoman Empire has more than 130,000, the Austrian Empire has 40,000, and the remaining 50,000 British troops.
The two sides are crowded into a small space in the small southern part of Romania.
More than 100,000 troops are deployed in eastern Hungary to defend the eastern part of the Austrian Empire, preventing the possible existence of Tsarist Russia from launching attacks here while abandoning Romania.
More than 200,000 were deployed in the Austrian mainland in the north, out of 580,000 Austrian troops (30,000 in Schleswig), so there were only 160,000 in the west and 50,000 in the south.
Prussia had 630,000 troops.
When the 200,000 army of Prussia in northern Austria rushed over, Joseph I was also anxious.
There are more than 400,000 unused in Prussia, which is a huge threat to the Austrian Empire.
And southern Italy obviously wanted to take advantage of the danger and **** Venice back.
Chen Bing's 100,000 troops in the south will increase the possibility of Austria being attacked by the enemy.
In desperation, Austria was only able to transfer 30,000 of Hungary's 100,000 troops to the south, using 80,000 against Italy's 100,000, which is not too much of a difference.
On November 25, 1865, the whole country rejoiced in the Netherlands.
Because on this day, the eldest son of King William IV and Queen Alexandra was born.
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Mother and child health.
William IV named the new generation of the Dutch royal family Albert-Christian-Wilhelm.
William IV made her Prince of Nassau-Orange, and at the same time headed the Grand Duke of Australia.
Although many people do not understand why William IV IV named him the Grand Duke of the Far East Territory of Australia, the Prince of Orange, the title before he became the crown prince of the Dutch royal family, gave him the status of Prince Albert. stable.
Not too much doubt.
The birth of a new bloodline in the Netherlands, and it is still a male, is a major event worthy of celebration for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Greece and the Principality of Luxembourg.
Because this means that the Netherlands and Luxembourg have successors, and Denmark can continue to have a stable marriage with the Netherlands, and Greece can naturally make the people of the country feel at ease to accept the rule of William III, and even accept the Kingdom of Greece for his other second son. Start preparing.
Even within the Greek government, with the emergence of the descendants of William IV, they began to plan to make Prince Frederick, the second son of William III, the crown prince of Greece, in order to stabilize the restless hearts of the people.
In short, the appearance of the next generation of members of the Dutch royal family has been welcomed by a lot.
Congratulatory messages from all over the country continued, and even Siam in the Far East congratulated William IV.
However, this is only a small episode for the countries.
Because of the mystery of the war, it still trapped the eyes of high-level officials of various countries, and it was difficult to take their eyes away.
The Tsarist Russian Empire seems to have been helped by Prussia and Italy as the main attack, and even specialized in Austria's defensive position in Romania, so that the restless Austrian army was beaten only to be beaten.
Although the eastern British army had the upper hand, they could not suppress the opponent and could only maintain the status quo.
The Ottoman Empire army in the middle is because although the weapons are not necessarily inferior to the Russian army, the training is much rougher, because it is suppressed by the Russian army. If the British weapons were not advanced enough, they would have been used by the Russian army long ago. The military suppressed the obedience.
Thus, in southern Romania, western Austria was quickly beaten back to the Serbian side. The Ottoman Empire and Britain continued to defend their positions.
On December 1, 1865, Prussia launched an attack.
Prussia launched an attack on the Duchy of Bohemia, Austria's few allies at present. The Prussian army made a surprise attack. The Chief of General Staff Moltke ordered 3 legions to move eastward, and the first legion moved to the Ness River.
The II Corps entered the area east of Görlitz, and the Elbe Corps moved along the Elbe.
The Elbe Corps approached the right flank of the I Corps.
Finally, the First Army was united in Dresden.
At this time, Mao Qi, the chief of the general staff, learned that the Austrian army was tight in the south, and was beaten by the Tsarist Empire and retreated back to the Principality of Serbia, so he made a decisive decision and ordered the second army to cross the Sudeten Mountains.
The I Corps and the Elbe Corps followed the narrow paths of the Ore Mountains and marched south of the mountains.
In this way, the pincer attack of the Prussian army, divided into and combined, caused the main force of the Austrian army in the Principality of Bohemia under the rule of Benedek to be wiped out.
As Dresden and the Duchy of Bohemia were occupied by Prussia, Vienna, the capital of Austria, was exposed to Prussia at this time.
"Prussians use breech-loading guns that are easy to use, and soldiers can load while looking for cover, while Austrian soldiers use front-loading guns, which are loaded without cover, and their strength is obvious.
The Prussian legions used the most developed railway network and telegraph in their mobilization and strategic deployment, while Austria was still using the old way of fighting, because Prussia was always ahead of Austria.
In the Duchy of Bohemia from Brig on the Oder to Torgau on the Elbe, the 250-kilometer frontal force in a very short period of time allowed Prussia to assemble more than 180,000 European armies and 70 artillery pieces.
In combat training, the Prussian army with universal conscription is superior to the Austrian army with conscription.
Economically, Prussia is also far better than Austria, with developed industry and dense Prussian railways. The most important thing is that the commander this time is the plan formulated by the Prussian chief of staff, General Mao Qi.
One had been premeditated for a long time, and the other was caught off guard.
Under these circumstances, it is no wonder that Austria can win."
The Privy Council meeting in Amsterdam in the Kingdom of the Netherlands~www.mtlnovel.com~ just finished. William IV, who was just a father, watched Mark Rudd, the chief of staff, analyze the pros and cons of the current Austro-Prussian war. Nod from time to time.
Prime Minister Tolbeck said at this time: "It's basically the same, but in the end, Austria will definitely lose in this war, not to mention being pulled into the quagmire of the Balkans and unable to extricate itself.
Too much energy and energy was spent there.
The public opinion in their country began to tire of war,
Ladies and gentlemen, I doubt that the battle between Austria and Prussia will not be long, because the public opinion in Austria does not allow Joseph I to do so.
At the same time, east, west, north and south are enemies, and Joseph I is also an old fox.
He knew that under the current circumstances, Austria could not escape.
So I think that on the battlefield in the Balkans, Austria will soon withdraw their forces and return to the homeland.
As for how long the Austro-Prussian war lasted, it all depends on Joseph I's willpower."