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The great victory in the naval battle gave Denmark a slight pause in its domestic defeatism, but some local victories could not save the overall defeat. After defeating the Prussian navy, Denmark did not need to worry about its capital being pouted by the Prussians for the time being. Jutland What about the peninsula?

The Prussian army has successively captured the important towns of Vejle and Hopps. The Danish military expects that by May, the entire Jutland Peninsula will have fallen. It will be difficult to drive away the German army by then.

Demonstrations in support of the National Party began in Denmark. They held up slogans to tell the current Prime Minister to go away. The King's government was destroying Denmark. By the beginning of April, the people's dissatisfaction had reached the extreme and was about to explode completely. And this The stock explosion will deal the final blow to the Kingdom of Denmark.

The performance of the Prussian army in this war was not particularly impressive. Except for a few battles at the beginning, the rest basically followed the Austrian army to gain some benefits. The Austrian media said that the Prussian army was still in the Napoleonic period. The Prussian army was unbearable, and the navy was even worse. When the food arrived, they were beaten violently by the Danish navy and had to take refuge in a British port.

By the way, it also mocked Italy. The title was, "What did Italy gain by giving up the opportunity to become a great power? The answer is Prussia."

Italians get angry immediately. What do you mean? You're causing trouble, right? Believe it or not, we formed a team to beat you up?

But in fact, August also found that his army has some problems. It may be because the time left for military reform is too short. Countries that usually bully either have weapons that are too rubbish and can be crushed, or they just follow their teammates to reap the benefits. Yes, if there were a real fight with European countries with real guns and live ammunition, Prussia's advantage in equipment would be difficult to achieve an absolute crushing.

Since it cannot be crushed, tactics are particularly important. However, Prussia's tactical thinking simply cannot keep up with the progress of weapons. The power of weapons cannot be fully exerted. Sometimes they carelessly underestimate the enemy and fight many bad battles, which makes the soldiers on the front line not very good. Better off.

August originally thought that the Prussian army could exert [-]% of its strength, but in fact it could only exert [-]% of its strength, and Denmark was much stronger than expected. He originally thought that he could easily win with old weapons. Yes, the result was not good, and advanced weapons would have to be used later to make up for the gap.

But do you think the Austrian Empire’s army fought well? Shit, they had twice as many dead as Prussians. They held dilapidated rifles and charged at the enemy lines. Some Austrian troops even lost track of the direction and started attacking their own people, especially the Czech troops and the Hungarians. The troops they formed, and the way they fought each other, may not have some personal grudges.

The essence of the Austrian army is that its generals are incompetent and its soldiers are powerless. Some commanders love to micro-manage and make the troops exhausted with a wave of their hands. And the most important thing is that their micro-managing skills are not as good as Chang Kaishen's because they can't command at all. .

According to staff officers operating together between the Prussian and Austrian armies, the commanders and staff of the Austrian army did not know how to draw maps. Sometimes they did not even know where the enemy was or how many defenders there were, and there was almost no intelligence.

There are a few generals who can't even understand the map. In addition, the Austrian army's nationality problem is not high. The morale of the Austrian army itself is not high, because they claim to be for the Germans, but most of the Austrian army is not German. Morale This area cannot be pulled up, and most of the Austrian soldiers have no idea why they come to fight.

The language problem is even more serious. There are eight translations and eight versions. No one knows what the other party is saying. A company commander must have at least two translators, and a division commander must have at least five or six translators, and each translator The levels are different. What if I make a mistake? Then we can only run away and sell out, what else can we do?

Problems like this are common in the Austrian army. Another more serious problem may be the monopoly of the Habsburg family on the army. It is difficult for capable people to become officers. The officer corps is basically related to relatives. The Habsburgs But the ruler of the Bao family thought this was nothing.

To be honest, if you look at the almanac, the Habsburgs used to be very powerful. They mastered the skills of marriage and once conquered half of Europe with their lower body. Therefore, Habsburg also has a nickname, the lower body castle. But back then, At least the Habsburgs were good at fighting. Napoleon back then was afraid of the Habsburg generals.

But now, this Habsburg has really become a lower-body fortress. It can't fight, but can make peace with one hand. Apart from this, it has no other specialties, and they have no idea about it. In this Prudential War, Austria was indeed the main force, but their contempt for the Danish army cost them a lot of sacrifice, and they did not pay enough attention to Prussia's strategic position. They always felt that Prussia was weaker than them.

Although Prussia thinks that Austria is not good, he has also studied the Austrians' fighting methods. However, the result of the investigation is that Austria is the kind of player who is both good and fun-loving. His fighting ability is indeed average and nothing strong.

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As the front line advances, Denmark seems to be in a desperate situation, but the current problem is that Prussia cannot threaten Copenhagen. If the Danish navy cannot be defeated at sea, then the Danes will not surrender if they hold on, which will be extremely difficult for Prussia. Adverse.

Is it necessary to transfer the fleet stationed in East Asia back? But there are only two or three warships over there. What can they do if they are transferred back? Can they set off two more fireworks for the Danes?

The current problem is how to destroy the Danish navy. If we can get the help of a naval power, then the problem can be solved immediately. However, the countries with such a fleet can be counted on one hand in Europe. Considering the possibility sex.

The first thing August thought of was the French fleet. The French fleet can be said to be very powerful, ranking second in Europe, and Napoleon III wanted Greenland and Iceland. If he could get his help, then The problem is easily solved.

But the problem was that he couldn't get his help. Napoleon III also hoped that Prussia could spend more time with Denmark. Wouldn't it be better? It would also slow down the pace of Prussia's industrialization. Moreover, seeing the Prussian navy being so stretched, he even I want to give Denmark some help and let him resist for a while.

When August tried to talk to Napoleon III about this matter, Napoleon III would always refuse or change the topic for various reasons. It was obvious that he did not want to help at all. Looking at the whole of Europe, August could only go Go to Victoria and see if she can help him. He just needs to defeat the Danish navy.

As long as the Danish navy is defeated, Prussia can directly threaten Copenhagen and force Denmark to surrender.