Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

After Ron's military reform, Prussia had a standing army of [-], which was expanded to [-] in January. To be honest, this army is very invincible. It can be said to be fully confident against Austria, and the new recruits have also experienced After passing military training, there will be no problem unless something unexpected happens.

Prussia's war mobilization was smoother than expected, and Ron's reforms achieved important results. In the east, Prussia could conquer the entire Japan with an army of fifty to sixty thousand, and it would fight locally and have a railway network all over the country. A thorough and complete combat plan. In order to prevent emergencies, Moltke even made three plans to prevent emergencies.

It can be said that you have turned the army into a trump card, and then attacked with full plan. Do you believe that even Maginot can beat you?

The five offensive armies were all equipped with August's most trusted generals. Their commanding abilities were very strong and they had fought several battles. Each of them was also equipped with two staff officers, who were also veteran generals. They have a better tactical layout and can better carry out the war.

If we make a comprehensive comparison of the strength of the two sides, Austria has more financial resources, land and support from the vassal states. However, it is the [-]th century, and only military strength is a strong fist. Prussia has invested a total of about [-] troops on the front line, while Austria's mobilization ability was much worse, and it took a long time to gather an army of [-] with other German states.

The Prussian army, which implemented a universal conscription system, was superior to Austria, which had a conscription system, in terms of quality and morale. Moreover, Austria, which focused on marriage, still had not realized the impact of modern technology on war.

They were still equipped with backward muzzle-loading guns, and their railway network and industrial strength were significantly weaker than Prussia.

And Austria itself is still mobilizing. They do have an army of [-], half of which are miscellaneous troops composed of various ethnic groups. The mobilization efficiency is very low. Each department has to play football for a while, and the mobilization efficiency is lower than that of Prussia. a lot of.

In early April, August himself, in the name of the Prussian regent, formally declared at the German Confederation Conference that "Prussia requires all German princely states to dissolve their parliaments, give up all political rights and national privileges, and sign a treaty of merger with Prussia."

At the same time, August also issued an ultimatum to all German princely states such as Hanover, Sachs, and Hesse. Some German princely states sided with Austria, and some Prussian princely states chose neutrality. They believed that Prussia would not really Attacking them, they trusted in August's character.

In the eyes of most politicians, August's image is very good. Many German Confederation countries generally believe that as long as they do not go against Prussia, August will probably not attack them.

With this idea in mind, several small German Confederation countries in China and Germany chose neutrality without taking sides, hoping to find a way out between the two tough men of Prussia and Austria.

In fact, August did not intend to take action against them immediately. In the next month, August did not make much movement.

The small countries in Central Germany just breathed a sigh of relief when suddenly bad news came. The Prussian army and the Austrian army had a bloody conflict in the Schleswig and Holstein regions.

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Compared to Prussia, which was actively preparing for an attack, Austria's strategy was much more conservative. They adopted a defensive strategy and split the currently available troops into the Northern Army and the Southern Army. The Northern Army was about [-] strong, led by General Benedek. Leading the army, it was used against Prussia, and about [-] people were used in the south to fight against Italy.

Prussia's strong reinforcements, Italy sent [-] troops stationed on the Venetian border, waiting for Prussia's order to launch a fierce attack.

The King of Italy, Vittorio, ordered his charioteers to personally conduct the expedition and personally came to the front line to command the battle.

When August got the news, she could only say, old king, please be careful and don't do any random micro-manipulation!

After the bloody conflict, Prussian Prime Minister Tina launched a diplomatic condemnation of Austria. Austrian King Franz said in response, "It must be Prussia's fault, and it is not Austria's problem anyway!"

This made Prussia angry. Tina wrote three newspapers in a row. Each newspaper contained insults to the Austrian king and the Austrian government. When had Franz ever been so angry?

The Prussian army stationed in Schleswig did not retreat, but continued to move forward. After repelling several waves of Austrian soldiers, it completely annoyed Austria.

Franz felt that it would definitely not work if he continued like this. The pressure from Prussia made his scalp numb, and the pressure from the Parliament kept him awake all night. He even wanted to say that he was born in Oherstamp.

When Richard saw Franz again, he was holding the newspaper where Tina scolded him.

Franz said angrily, "Prussia, Prussia, Prussia, they are sitting on our heads again and again and shitting on us. Austria has not declined to the point where it cannot even defeat a small European country. I am so angry!"

Franz threw the newspaper to the ground and looked at Charles, "Is there no way to defeat Prussia?"

"Your Majesty, I think there is no other option but war. Prussia dares to invade Holstein today and attack Vienna tomorrow. I have always supported your Majesty."

Franz walked to the window, "If Austria wants to maintain its reputation and hegemony, it can no longer retreat no matter what. Since Prussia doesn't give face, then don't blame us for being rude. We will convene a meeting tomorrow!"

On April 4, the Austrian Empire officially declared war on Prussia, citing Prussia's attack on Holstein!

The sudden outbreak of war surprised everyone. The Austrian army launched a fierce attack in the direction of Schleswig and soon pushed the Prussian army back to Schleswig.

But now that everything is complete, Austria has become the villain who took action first. Austria's propaganda machine is not as strong as Prussia. The news of Austria's declaration of war on Prussia immediately spread throughout the European continent.

Italy King Vittorio declares war on Austria due to the EU's mutual defense agreement.

The day after Austria declared war, August declared war on all German states except Mecklenburg and Oldenburg!

The meaning of this sentence couldn't be more obvious. Since you don't intend to peacefully merge with Prussia, then Prussia will beat you up and then merge with Prussia.

At the same time as August declared war, the Fifth Army, commanded by Rudolf von Rundstedt, and the Fourth Army, commanded by Theodore, attacked North and South Germany.

The First Army led by Moltke, the Second Army led by Manteuffel, and the Third Army led by Bittenfeldt were stationed in Leipzig.

Manteuffel was deployed east of the Elbe River, while the troops led by Bittenfeldt were stationed along the line from Görlitz to the Oder River.

Everything is ready.