"Humph! Eugen! It's all to blame on that useless Viscount Tariq, I didn't hesitate to betray Pigard to help him, but he was still defeated by you. But this time, don't try to escape from me easily. ”

As he spoke, Francis's face became gloomy, he looked at Count Trilliz beside him, lowered his voice and said, "You have been low-key in the city for the past few days, and then help me secretly contact Duke Billun......"

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Over time, after the Wittelsbach family, the Welf family of Hanover, and the federal aristocracy of the southwest region all arrived in Vienna.

For a time, Vienna gathered nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, which can be said to be powerful, and the power of the imperial family has become unprecedentedly strong.

These belated reinforcements all expressed their concern and apologies to Charles VI, on the one hand, they were concerned about Charles VI's health and congratulated him on his soberness, and on the other hand, they blamed themselves and felt sorry that they did not participate in the defense of Vienna.

For these nobles, Charles VI naturally forgave them generously, and also held a grand welcome banquet, and he was also laughing and extraordinary during the whole process of the banquet.

As soon as those nobles saw Charles VI like this, they immediately dispelled the doubts in their hearts, there is no doubt that Charles VI really came to his senses, and the authority of His Majesty the Holy Roman Emperor has risen to the peak again.

Having gathered so many troops, Charles VI certainly did not waste this opportunity, and after the banquet he ordered the coalition forces to continue their march, dividing their forces into the Grand Duchy of Saxony and Prussia.

In order to obtain the greatest benefits, of course, we must wait until the army is in the city to negotiate with the two big families.

Charles VI, as emperor and unable to go on the expedition himself, appointed General Ike as the commander of the allied forces against Prussia, and he was responsible for negotiating with the Hohenzollerns about the war reparations.

On the other hand, Charles VI, the commander of the coalition forces attacking Saxony, originally wanted Eugen to serve in person, but at this time, there was urgent news from the Po River defense line, and Eugen had to politely refuse this task and prepare to go to the Po River defense line to continue to stop the Black Death.

Serving as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces may have many benefits, but compared to the matter of stopping the Black Death, it is not worth mentioning at all, once the Black Death is allowed to spread on the mainland, the losses caused are by no means comparable to the war reparations.

There was a priority in everything, and Charles VI understood this, so he did not insist anymore, allowing Eugen to say goodbye and leave, and at the same time let Francis be the commander of the coalition forces attacking Saxony.

After all, Francis had an army of 30,000 under his command, and it was very suitable for him to hold this position.

In addition, Charles VI was not unaware that Francis was interested in Maria, and it is conceivable that in order to please Maria, he would do his best to obtain benefits for the Habsburgs in the negotiations with Saxony, which was also an important reason why Charles VI was relieved to let him be the commander-in-chief.

As for the specific requirements for the negotiations, Charles VI only mentioned one point, that is, in any case, the two great families must sign the 1713 Daul to agree to Maria's succession to the throne!

After a few days in the Vienna area, the Allied forces marched directly to Berlin and Dresden, which, according to the pace of the army's advance, could approach these two cities in half a month at the latest, and it would not take too long for the contract to be signed after the army had overwhelmed the border.

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In mid-March, when temperatures are warming up across the continent, farmers are taking off their cotton clothes and heading into the fields to start a busy year.

Spring is a good season for most people, but the soldiers guarding the Po River defense line have tasted the pain of spring for the first time.

As the weather warms up suddenly, diseases that had been suppressed become active, and as the temperature rises, animals that are prone to carry diseases, such as rats, increase their activity, making the possibility of contagion suddenly increase.

By the time Eugen was engaged with the enemy in Vienna, the sickness was already showing signs of its resurgence, and new diseases began to appear among those living in the line of defense, though small in number, as if a harbinger of impending catastrophe.

The witch doctor Pirantz, who was guarding the Po River defenses, had exhausted all the means at his disposal, but the situation was still getting worse, and the number of people who fell ill gradually increased, gradually beginning to line towards the edge of losing control.

This time the disease began to appear directly from the internal quarantine zone, and the front zone was completely furnished, and Piranz could not even speculate on the origin of the disease, as if it appeared out of thin air.

As time went on, as the situation deteriorated, Piranz knew that he could not do anything about it, and hurriedly sent a letter to Eugen to inform him, asking Eugen to return to the Po River defense line to prevent and control the epidemic.

Upon receipt of the letter, Eugen immediately took care of all matters in Vienna and set off for the Po River Line.

Anyway, now that the overall situation in Vienna has been decided, he can't do anything if he stays any longer, and even if he leaves, it won't have any bad effects.

On this departure, Eugen traveled lightly, taking only Simon and ten dragon soldiers with him, and the rest of the soldiers were all handed over to Allen, who was responsible for bringing the troops back to the city of Lebour.

As for Maria and Margaret, they stayed in Vienna, they had a lot of concerns in Vienna, and it was really inconvenient to leave at the moment, and the city of Lebor had entered a period of stable development, and with Parma and Allen alone, it was enough to deal with most things.

After leaving Vienna, Eugen rushed to the Po River defense line day and night, galloping forward on his horse, and every hundred kilometers or so, the horses were exhausted and could not continue to hurry, so they changed to a new batch of horses at the local post station and continued to advance at full speed, not daring to delay for a moment.

This was a very fast way to get there, and even though Vienna was very far from the Po River line, they were guaranteed to reach their destination within three days.

Eugen didn't know that his crazy rush had inadvertently allowed him to escape a catastrophe.

It turned out that Francis secretly contacted Duke Billund and organized a team of cavalry to secretly plot against Eugen, but he did not expect to be escaped by Eugen in this way.

With the speed of Eugen's hurry, it was impossible for the cavalry under Duke Billon to catch up, and in the end they had no choice but to give up.

When Francis learned of this, he angrily smashed all the fragile items in his tent, but in the end he had no choice but to accept the facts, put the matter behind him, and began to concentrate on the negotiation with Saxony.