C323 Prelude to the Great War (1/2)

The outbreak of the Poo War was not unexpected. and Prussia, who were both part of the Great Germany's cultural circle, had been on guard against each other for more than ten years. Although the two brothers had fought against each other during the Pudan War, the conflicts between the various States s had intensified over the years.

At this time, the Great Germany Region was completely under the loose States system. Everyone had only officially accepted the Habsburg's rule, but every States had the right to practice their own army, make their own internal affairs, and issue their own currency.

For example, the later generations of states in Germany, such as Bavaria, Baden, Hesse … and so on. They all belonged to an independent States and had their own king and army. What was worth mentioning was that the famous Queen Victoria in history was the princess that came out of Bavaria.

On the eve of the war, the factions of both sides were clearly divided. Austria received support from Saxon, Hanover, Bavaria, Barton, Württemberg, Hesse — — Garzel, Hesse — — Dammstadt, and other German Federation s. In terms of population and area, Austria had the advantage.

Not only that, the Austria also received support from France. In order to curb the rise of Prussia, and in order to nibble away at the four states of the southern region of the Great Germany, France provided a large amount of resources to support the Austria.

The Prussians were relatively weaker. They only had Mellenburg, Oldenburg, and the other states of the Northern Germany on their side, as well as the hamburger, Bremen, and Lübeck, the three free cities.

Of course, we must not forget Italy, which was allied with Prussia. These two close companions were not only closely related during the Second World War, but they had already formed a military alliance in the 19th mid-century leaf.

Unfortunately, Italy during this period was no different from Italy during the Second War. They could never boast about their ability in military matters, and suffered a crushing defeat at the southern defense line of Austria right from the very start of the battle. It did not have the desired strategic restraining effect.

However, Prussia also had an invisible aid, which was the support of Great Britain, his kinswoman country. It was also because of Britain's influence that France did not dare to act rashly. If France had sent tens of thousands of troops north at that time, history would have really been rewritten.

As a Transcender, Xiao Letian had his own unique mentality to appreciate this war that was going to take place on the continent, but in the hearts of the two important political parties, namely Prussia and the Austria, war was always unknown. No one knew who the Goddess of Victory would smile at.

On 8 May 1866, the heavy wheel of history had completely disregarded the flapping of Xiao Letian's wings as a transcender, and war had still broken out according to the time points recorded in the history books. On that day, the Prussian army had invaded the Holstein Region, and Bismark had announced the reorganization of the draft of the German Federation, excluding the Austria.

Then, on June 16, the Prussian army began to occupy the Hanover, Saxony and the Hesse. The Prussian Mein River Independent Legion, with 50 thousand people, easily defeated the weak armies of the Hanover and the Hesse. The remnants of the Saxon army retreated and were incorporated into the northern army of the Austria. And Bavaria did not fulfill his obligation of sending out 100 thousand soldiers, and did not provide any substantial assistance to Austria.

The impatient Austria finally declared war on Prussia at the 17th, officially opening the curtain on the event that would change the recent history of Europe.

It was a huge battle that shocked the entire world. Prussia had mobilized 630 thousand people, and although the Austria was slightly weaker than the others by 580 thousand, the 1.2 million people from both sides had started a battle to the death in the belly of Europe. All of the military observers in Europe lost their voices for a moment, and they had lost their ability to analyze the battle in a short period of time.

This was not like the so-called great battle in Chinese history, where both sides mobilized soldiers who had undergone strict military training. The collision of these two torrents would light up the night sky of Europe.

All of the railway transport capacity had been squeezed dry, all of the telegraph line were transferred to the military, and countless warehouses in the rear started to transport their goods according to General Staff's plan.

The two mixed camp s led by Xiao Letian, on the way south from the hamburger, caused all the groups of Chinese officer to be completely stunned.

To be fair, the number of people in the great battle that the King Yi had seen was no less than the number of people in the Poo War, but he had never seen a pure modern army's great mobilization after entering the post-industrial era.

All the roads were filled with regular soldiers who were armed to the teeth, advancing forward without a single end in sight. It was as if they had charged straight to the end of the world, all the soldiers were dressed in uniform, their weapons and equipment were all standardized.

Tomala struggled forward with his bronze cannon, his proud cavalry singing a military song the Chinese did not understand. On both sides of the road, near the town, countless women and children surged up the sides of the street as if it was Carnival. Cheers poured in like a tidal wave.

”This is too scary. Why aren't these women afraid of war?” Why are they more fanatical than soldiers? On the contrary, these soldiers who were about to enter the battlefield were abnormally calm? Shouldn't they be the most fanatical people? ”

King Yi stood by the window of the carriage and looked at the army marching along both sides of the tracks and the cheering German citizens. His eyes were filled with confusion.

”What kind of power is this? ”It's too terrifying, as if endless clouds were pressing down on their heads, causing them to have no courage to fight back. It's also like the night before a storm on the sea, where the air is filled with scorched lightning …”