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At this time, Bittenfeldt on the eastern front was very close to Moltke's First Army's eastern front troops, and Benedek naturally discovered Bittenfeldt's troops. He judged that the Prussian army must want to attack in an arc from the east and surround them. The entire front must disrupt Prussia's deployment.

During this period, Benedek's army was replenished. There were about [-] Austrian and Hungarian soldiers in total. Although the quality of the soldiers was worrying and their language was a mess, it didn't matter. It was already. I don't have the time to worry about these things.

Benedek asked the Hungarian soldiers to go to the forest to block the Prussian attack as much as possible. This is a very important position and must not be lost. Moltke is also sending troops to rob the forest in order to create opportunities for the Second Army. A better offensive environment.

In other words, Benedek asked these Hungarian soldiers to die. After all, they were not Austrian soldiers, so even if they were all wiped out, he would not feel very distressed.

The strength of the Second Army facing Manteuffel cannot be reduced. If it cannot withstand it, then the operations on the other two lines will be meaningless. Therefore, the center line has deployed the most firepower, but this will lead to the east The resources on the line are scarce, but for Austria, there is no better way now.

Bittenfeldt's Third Army was suddenly attacked by an Austrian ambush. The Austrian troops deployed here launched a surprise attack on the Prussian army. At the same time, the Austrian troops on the Western Front also counterattacked. Moltke's troops on the Western Front The troops were actually unable to hold on for a while, and even felt a bit like being squeezed out of the jungle.

The morale of the Austrian army has increased slightly after replenishing its troops, but their commander Benedek is still very pessimistic. He feels that if he has soldiers like the Prussian army, he can easily hold the front, but There are a lot of ethnic issues in the army, and sometimes I can't even find a translator. How can I command such an army well?

Benedek now just wants to hold on to the front as much as possible. At the same time, he has built fortifications between Sadowa and Kniggritz, intending to defend passively, hoping to wait until France or some other country to mediate the war.

The momentum of the Second Army in the Central Group is very strong. Manteuffel has already obtained the consent of Moltke. Moltke believes that he will not be able to take the jungle to the west for a while, so it is better to let Manteuffel try to charge directly and rely on muskets. Seize the position.

The Austrian gunners launched a fierce bombardment against the Prussian army from a favorable position. The explosion craters were almost everywhere on the battlefield. However, the Prussian army was also very elite. They were not afraid of these artillery arrays and launched the attack resolutely. As time went by, they were getting closer and closer to the enemy's position.

The First Army in the west finally withstood the pressure. The new Hungarian soldiers from the Austrian army did not know how to use cannons. Austria deployed almost more than a hundred cannons here, but most of the soldiers could only fire and not aim. You can only listen to the random artillery fire, and the effect on the battlefield is very weak.

When the soldiers on both sides rushed to the Austrian army's second line of defense, they found that the Austrian army had already planned a retreat route, and the enemy also had artillery batteries. There was no other way, the Prussian army could only hide behind the bunker and let it collapse. The Austrian troops left.

But the good news is that the Prussian army in the west has obtained a favorable position. The Austrian troops are compressed in the position near Sadowa. There is a fortress here with a huge number of artillery. The Prussian army will not be able to capture it for a while. position.

The Prussian army had no choice but to use its most powerful weapons, six-pound field guns and twenty-four-pound cannons for sieges. Their calibers were very large, especially the twenty-four-pound cannon. The Prussian army had great difficulty with horse-drawn carts. When we arrived on the battlefield, there were only three Prussian troops in total.

It was not until the end of May, on the sixth day of the Battle of Sadowa, that the Prussian First Army finally eliminated most of the Austrian troops in the jungle on the Western Front. The Prussian Second Army in the center also successfully penetrated the Austrian positions and reached the In front of the Austrian army's position.

The Third Army on the Eastern Front also joined forces with the Eastern Front Army of the First Army on the Eastern Front. The Austrian army could only retreat in one direction, and that was the Königgrötz Fortress, but only if the Austrian army could really escape.

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The speed of the battle is getting faster and faster, and the international situation has become not good. The Prussian army's lightning offensive has stunned most of Western Europe, especially Napoleon III. He was the most confused. He originally thought that Austria could It was a [-]-[-] draw with Prussia, but in fact he overestimated Austria's current strength.

And Napoleon III also keenly discovered that the current situation in Britain seemed not quite right. It was the British who usually shouted for peace, and it was also the British who looked for trouble and started war every day. But at this time, it is impossible for Britain to say nothing, right?

Careful investigation revealed that the British Social Democratic Party was united with the Irish states. Irish nationalists supported the activities of the Social Democratic Party and recognized Ireland as belonging to the British Empire. The Social Democratic Party provided large-scale material assistance to Ireland and promised to respect Ireland's national sovereignty. freedom of religion.

The Social Democratic Party, which is supported by [-] Irish states, has an absolute advantage in the polls. However, the old British aristocrats represented by conservatives and the British capitalists formed a liberal alliance to curb the activities of the Social Democratic Party, but they cannot directly confront them. Lillian took action, so they could only find scandals about other relevant people as much as possible.

Just a few weeks ago, Prince Edward VII of Wales publicly supported the Social Democrats, which further escalated the situation.

Although the chaos in Britain was very beneficial to Napoleon III under normal circumstances, Britain was so stubborn that it became chaos when it was needed most. Although Napoleon III was unhappy, he had nothing to do.

He could only publish a newspaper saying, "Austria is France's closest ally. Now France requires Prussia to immediately stop its attack on Austria. If the Prussian army enters Vienna, the French army will also enter the Rhineland at the same time."

Tina sneered at this kind of nonsense. This guy Napoleon III knows to stop shouting now. Tina has been the prime minister for so long. She has never seen such strong winds and rains. Tina pretends that she can't even see the pressure exerted by this guy Napoleon III. .

Napoleon III marched [-] troops into Baden. Although Tina repeatedly reassured him, he could no longer bear it. Tina could only say that if France had signed a treaty, it should abide by it. If the French army dared to take another step forward, , then it will be regarded as France breaking the contract.

This actually choked Napoleon III, but even if he really dared to come over, he could collect the corpses for the Austrian army when the French army came. Is this okay, brother? They're just superficial brothers.