On March 17, 1828, Xiao Jie delivered a speech in the parliament: "Dear members, I am very happy to tell you the news that another brave country broke away from the rule of the evil Austrian Empire, and that is in Frey The Kingdom of Bohemia under the leadership of His Majesty Delic. However, Emperor Francis I of the Austrian Empire sent a huge army to suppress this emerging country. In order to maintain the stability of Europe and protect those brave countries, our army fought against The Kingdom of Simia has provided assistance. You are also very clear that the Austrian Empire has always been very hostile to our country. It has participated in and planned many anti-French alliances and has always threatened our interests in Central Europe. In order to encourage those who are oppressed country and to defend our interests, I decided to formally declare war on Austria until the overthrow of Francis I's rule and the elimination of the threat of the Austrian Empire to our country. But our enemy is also unprecedentedly strong, so I hope everyone can unite, Support me, support our country to win the final victory."

Xiao Jie's speech was supported by most of the congressmen, but a small number of people still believed that the war should be stopped and real peace should be realized. But under Xiao Jie's power, they can't control the whole situation. Therefore, Xiao Jie's proposal to declare war on Austria was passed by the parliament. The parliament also temporarily passed a resolution, deciding to increase the war military expenditure by 2 billion francs, which made Xiao Jie very happy, but also a little surprised.

After the speech, Xiao Jie came to the General Staff Headquarters to pay attention to the latest progress of the war.

"You two, how is the battle situation now? Is our attack going well?" Xiao Jie asked as soon as he arrived at the General Staff Headquarters.

Eck smiled bitterly and reported: "Your Majesty, the situation is not very good. Our three-way army, except for the North Road, has not made much progress. The West Road Army was blocked by the Austrian Army on the Enns River. The army's line of defense is very strong and its strength is sufficient. I am afraid it will be difficult for us to break through their line of defense at the Enns River in a short period of time. The same is true for the army on the South Road. The Austrian army has slowed down. The northern route is a little better. The northern army is currently engaged in a fierce battle with 4 armies of the Austrian army in southern Bohemia, about 160,000 people. Including the army of the slave country, our army's northern army has a total of With 240,000 people, they have an advantage in terms of military strength. However, the combat effectiveness of the army of the slave country is obviously lower than that of the Austrian army, and they are used to fighting with the wind. Fortunately, the 2nd French Army has the upper hand in confronting the 3rd Austrian Army. That’s why our army maintains an absolute advantage on the North Road.”

"What is the current distribution of troops in the Austrian army?" Xiao Jie asked.

"Currently, the Austrian Army has deployed four legions along the Enns River, namely the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 8th Legions. There are also 4 legions deployed along the southern Sava River, namely the 6th, 10th, 11th, and 13th Legions. Legion. The 4 legions on the northern front are the 2nd, 3rd, 7th, and 9th legions. Among them, the 9th legion lost more than 10,000 people after failing to attack Prague. In addition, the 12th legion was defeated by us in the Bohemia Mountains The army was completely annihilated, and the 14th Army was instigated by Frederick. Now the Austrian army reserves only the Guards, the 1st, and the 15th Army. Among them, the Guards and the 1st Army were deployed near Vienna, and the 15th The legion is deployed in Hollabrunn, a city in northern Austria, and it is estimated that it is ready to support the northern front at any time." Eck reported to Xiao Jie in detail.

"It seems that our achievements in Bohemia are still good? Annihilated a legion, instigated a rebellion, severely damaged a legion, and wiped out nearly 100,000 Austrian troops." Xiao Jie laughed. .

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. I think that if we want to achieve a breakthrough in a short period of time, we have to work **** the northern front. The Austrian army does not have many reserves. As long as we can achieve a decisive victory in the north , you can directly attack the hinterland of Austria from Bohemia and threaten Vienna." Dugel suggested.

Xiao Jie nodded. Then he said: "Send a telegram to Marshal Bessières, let him end the war in Bohemia as soon as possible and attack Vienna."

Eck nodded, and quickly drafted a telegram, which was sent to the communications officer.

"By the way, is there any movement in Russia now? We are currently fighting so fiercely with Austria. Could it be that they are watching the fun again?" Xiao Jie asked suddenly. You must know that Austria and Russia are very close because of the threat of France. It is impossible for them to watch France aggressively attack Austria without providing assistance. It is impossible for them to understand the truth of the cold lips and teeth. If Austria is wiped out by France, then it should be their turn to be the next unlucky one.

"I don't know the reason, but the border between Poland and Russia is very calm at present. But the news we got is that the Russian troops have already begun to mobilize on a large scale. It is estimated that they are still preparing for war." Eck said .

"Maybe they want us to fight to the death with Austria, and then take advantage of it. As early as last year, countries have already started preparing for war. There is no reason why Russia is not ready now." Dugel also proposed his idea.

"Maybe that's the case. After Nicholas I came to the throne, Russia's strategic policy seems to have changed. Maybe they are no longer thinking about resisting our country with Austria, but how to dominate Europe. Therefore, they This time, I chose to stand still and let our country and Austria fight to the death." Xiao Jie said. Grand Duke Nicholas came to the throne at the end of 1826. After Alexander collapsed, he expressed his allegiance to Grand Duke Constantine, but Grand Duke Constantine announced his renunciation of the throne for some unknown reason. Thus, Grand Duke Nicholas became the legal heir of the Tsar.

"Then what should we do now? Should we immediately order the Polish army to attack Russia or continue to wait?" Eck asked.

"Since Russia wants to be the last of the orioles, let them do it. However, I want them to know that orioles are not so easy to do. When we quickly deal with Austria, we will turn around and deal with them. To Without the support of Austria, let's see how they resist our attack." Xiao Jie said with a dark face.

Dugel and Eke nodded and agreed to Xiao Jie's arrangement. In this case, the war against Austria must end as soon as possible, so that the Russian conspiracy can be aborted. As a result, a large number of orders were sent from the General Staff in Paris to the front lines, with almost the same requirements. They all asked the front-line generals to seize the opportunity, break through the Austrian defense line as soon as possible, and end the war against Austria as soon as possible. But at the same time, it is required to strictly control the casualties of the troops. If the casualties are too large, the losses outweigh the gains. This is not conducive to the war against Russia. After all, Russia still has more than 1 million troops.

On March 18, France officially declared war on Austria. But it seems that this is relatively late, because the war has already been raging fiercely.

After the news of France declaring war on Austria reached Vienna, Francis I was very angry: "Despicable and shameless Andresi, the war has started for several days, and it is only now declaring war on us. I swear, I have never seen Such a hypocrite, even his uncle is far inferior to him in this regard." Francis I was roared in the palace, and all kinds of valuable antiques became his punching bag.

"Your Majesty, it seems that France is playing tricks on Bohemia. Otherwise, Frederick would never have the guts to betray our country." Austrian Foreign Minister Prince von Metternich said.

"One day, I will make these betrayers pay the price." Francis I said viciously. Now, he can't wait to tear Xiao Jie, Frederick and others to pieces.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing for us now is to deal with the menacing attack of the French army. There is no need to worry about the Enns River defense line and the Sava River defense line. With the assistance of our airship troops, we can still withstand the French army's attack. At least Before the French airship army defeated our airship army, it was quite difficult for the French army to break through our two defense lines. The most dangerous northern front, we lost two legions in Bohemia~lightnovelpub.net~ About 100,000 troops. Now in southern Bohemia, the French army plus the armies of other slave countries has more than 200,000 people, while our country has only 4 legions, about 150,000 people. The French army occupies an absolute advantage, if we don’t provide assistance as soon as possible, I’m afraid we will lose on the northern front. In this case, our country will be quite dangerous.” Grand Duke Charles said.

"Then quickly send troops to support?" Francis I said impatiently.

"But we don't have many troops now. Now we only have the Guards Corps and the 1st and 15th Corps to mobilize." Grand Duke Charlie said helplessly.

"What about the Russians? Why have the war started and they haven't moved yet? Do they want to violate the covenant?" Francis I said loudly.

"We have already contacted the Russian side, but they said they are preparing for war, let us resist for a while." Grand Duke Charles said angrily, obviously very dissatisfied with Russia's excuse.

"Damn it, they want us to fight to the death with France, and then take advantage of it. Don't they know that if we lose the battle, they will be even less likely to be able to withstand the French attack?" Francis I was furious scolded.