Chapter 235: War Breaks Out
The war, without any suspense, broke out.
However, it was neither the Vetinas, nor the Habsburgs, nor the Wittelsbach family who acted first, but the Hohenzollern family, who had been holding back.
The Hohenzollern family has truly achieved the words "no hit, no hits".
Just after December, at the beginning of January, the Hohenzollerns suddenly mobilized 30,000 elites to storm the southeast grain area of the Habsburg-controlled area.
The Hohenzollerns' attack was so sudden that this undeclared war was detrimental to honor, but it was also very effective, and the Habsburgs lost a large amount of land in vain without time to react.
The news from the forward line was getting worse and worse, and the family hurriedly called on the nobles loyal to them to rush to the southeast to block the attack of the Hohenzollern army.
On the other hand, taking advantage of the Hohenzollern family's attack, the Vetina family also launched an attack, and nearly 10,000 Saxon cavalry pressed the border, straight through the territory of the Wittelsbach family, and swooped straight towards Viana.
The line of defense arranged by the Wittelsbach family to block was of no use at all, and some noble lords loyal to the Duke of Lorraine even fled without a fight, and directly let Duke Billun's soldiers pass through the line.
Fortunately, the Habsburgs had already displayed enough troops on the border to withstand the attacks of the Saxon soldiers.
After seizing a large amount of land in the southeast, the Hohenzollerns halted their offensive and began to stay on the sidelines.
As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and even if the Habsburgs are in decline, they are not soft persimmons that can be kneaded by others, so the Hohenzollerns temporarily stopped the offensive in order to let the Duke of Billund's army consume the strength of the Habsburgs first, and then take the opportunity to seize the fruits of victory.
The battle changed from fierce at the beginning to a stalemate, and on the whole it seemed that the northern battlefield was the most intense, and the brave Saxon soldiers stormed the Habsburg defense line again and again, splashing blood buds on the battlefield.
Duke Friedrich of the Hohenzollern family was cunning and cunning, first openly provoking the war, but then suddenly stopped recuperating and brought in a steady stream of soldiers from the rear.
It's like a poisonous snake about to attack, shrinking its body and accumulating strength.
At the same time, the surrounding powerful forces such as the French Empire and the English Empire were also secretly watching, and they naturally liked to see this situation, if the strength of the Holy Roman Empire was all consumed in this battle, they would be able to take advantage of the fire and rob and reap great benefits.
In January, the weather gets colder and colder, and the icicles formed on the eaves can reach up to half a meter at length, like a crystal clear spear, with a sharp cold light at the tip.
The strong polar winds howled in the northern sky, transporting waves of cold air to the earth, and the padded jackets on people's bodies were wrapped in layer after layer, but they could still feel the cold.
But even such an icy cold wind could not extinguish the war on the ground, and the war still had a tendency to intensify.
At this time, after a whole month of calm, the fighting in the Lebor region finally had a tendency to burn again.
On this day, Alan climbed to the city wall early to observe the enemy's situation, and for the past month, it has become his routine to observe the movements of Tariq's army every morning.
It's like a litter of tigers living next to the house, even if the tiger doesn't move for a while, it can't be sure when it gets hungry and bites you.
Although the same observation was made every day, the mood of the observation was very different, and at first, Alan was apprehensive and scared, worried that he would see the Tariq soldiers attacking.
However, with the passage of time, powerful new muskets have been produced in a steady stream, and the military strength of the Long Xiang Army has been continuously expanded, and Allen's confidence has naturally become more and more sufficient.
He took all his family to the city of Leber, and he was determined to follow Eugen, and the stronger Eugen's strength, the happier he was.
In the past few days, after all the 120 members of the Long Xiang army were equipped with new muskets, the worries in his heart had almost disappeared.
He knew the strength of the Long Xiang army, with one hundred and twenty people defending the city, even if the other party attacked again, they could easily defend it, and even had the strength to counterattack.
The production capacity of the No. 1 Iron and Steel Plant in the city of Lebber was already somewhat rich, and the latest batch of guns produced was not assembled with soldiers, but stockpiled.
Eugen intends to build the Longxiang Army into an elite army, and the requirements for the quality of soldiers are very strict, so he would rather keep those guns as a backup than indiscriminately expand the army.
Thinking about the Long Xiang Army, Alan paced slowly to the city wall, and then picked up the binoculars and looked into the distance.
At first, he didn't see any difference, the distance between the Tariq army and the city of Leber was still so far away, from this distance, he could only see a vague black shadow.
But soon, Alan suddenly realized that there seemed to be something unusual, his face turned pale, and cold sweat flowed down his forehead.
At this time, Eugen was sitting at the ten-meter-long marble table, enjoying breakfast.
Cereal bread, fresh warm sheep's milk, creamy cheese, and hearty fruit salad are served on the table. At hand was a bottle of wine that Princess Maria had brought to Eugen from the palace, and it had a fantastic taste, and Eugen was usually reluctant to drink it, and only took it out for a drink when he was very happy.
He was very happy this morning, for Maria and Margaret had been in his room the previous night.
At this moment, two peerless beauties are sitting on both sides of the table, facing Eugen with their side faces, concentrating on enjoying the food in front of them.
While Eugen was eating, he also raised his head from time to time to glance, secretly comparing the faces of the two in his heart, wanting to distinguish between the two of them.
From the forehead to the eyes, to the nose and chin, the hair and chest, Eugen looked at the past little by little, and finally gave up the idea of comparison, and could only say that these two are both beautiful women who have captivated the country and the city, and each has its own merits, and there is no way to tell who is more beautiful.
Such a beauty, having one of them is already a blessing for a lifetime, if you can have two people at the same time, it is simply a saving of the world in the previous life and the care of God.