Chapter 411: The Merchant Duke (103/105)

After half a ring, he finally reacted, and his face suddenly showed a look of ecstasy: "Hahaha! Hahaha! Great, too powerful, worthy of Eugen, Eugen Habsburg! With you in the Empire, I can really sit back and relax, hahaha! ”

Charles VI laughed maniacally, he didn't know how Eugen did it, nor what power Eugen had in his hands, but he didn't care about it.

All he cares about is that Eugen can help him defend the country, and as long as the country's safety is not in question, then everything will be fine.

As for the fact that Eugen's power is too strong and may affect the throne, Charles VI is even less worried, he knows very well in his heart that Eugen has a true affection for his daughter Princess Maria, as long as these are used as guarantees, Eugen cannot become an enemy of the throne.

On the contrary, he is also the most staunch protector of the throne, and will guard Princess Maria in this position.

Moreover, Eugen's character Charles VI is still trustworthy, and his use of female soldiers to fight such a big victory will also cause some huge impacts on the minds of the people in the country, which is naturally very beneficial to Princess Maria's succession to the throne.

In this way, the crisis in the southern and eastern theaters has been completely lifted, and before the news spreads, Eugen's tank corps has completed its rest in the city of Lebour, preparing to set off for the western battlefield.

At the same time, Simon's Longxiang army was also on the northern battlefield, and the 'warriors' from Denmark were kindly persuaded to retreat, and then rushed to the final battlefield in the west with his soldiers.

There, 200,000 troops from the French Empire had been assembled and were about to launch a final assault.

200,000 troops, what a terrible number, this time, the French Empire is not much different, not to mention the strength of the whole country.

With an army of 200,000, it is enough to win a large-scale national war, not to mention that this time they also mobilized the countries surrounding the Holy Roman Empire through some means.

So this time, the commander of the legion of the French Empire was sure of victory, including the ordinary soldiers in the legion, who were also convinced that their side could win, and they also had extremely high morale.

The French Empire had four legions, each of which was independent of each other, and all the attacks were carried out by the commanders of the major legions in coordination and discussion.

The reason for this setting is to ensure the rationality of the military order, and the placement of the regimental commander will make a mistake like last time, resulting in an unfavorable battle.

On all sides, the French Empire has exerted all its strength.

The Wittelsbach family, which was blocking them, could not support it in the face of such huge pressure, and finally had no choice but to get out of the way.

But at least, they also succeeded in delaying the advance of the French Imperial Army, which is also a lot of credit.

Originally, there was no need for the Wittelsbach family to stop these French legions, they could have shrunk their forces, just like the other big families did, and let the French legions pass through their territory.

However, this time the blocking was an order given by the Duke of Lorraine himself, and from this point, the Duke of Lorraine's resourcefulness can be seen.

The reason why he tried his best to stop the enemy was to show Charles VI that he was loyal, and this move was purely to preserve his position with Charles VI.

Although he had friction with Eugen before, and even fought with each other, this was only on a small scale, and the contradictions between the nobles occurred from time to time, and it did not affect the overall situation.

The Duke of Lorraine could also continue to show his loyalty to Charles VI, and as long as Charles VI did not move them, the Wittelsbach family would still be able to maintain their original position.

And all this strategy is based on the Duke of Lorraine's belief that the Holy Roman Empire will not fall, but will eventually win.

From this, we can see the foresight of the Duke of Lorraine.

At this moment, when the other nobles were terrified of the strength of the French Empire, he was not blinded by the superficial quantitative contrast.

In the eyes of other nobles, the 500,000-strong army oppressed the Holy Roman Empire, and no matter how powerful the Holy Roman Empire was, it could not escape the fate of destruction.

However, the Duke of Lorraine had full confidence in the Empire, or rather, he had full confidence in Eugen's power.

Because, the same thing happened to him.

In the previous battle, he joined forces with the Holy See and gathered an army of 100,000 to fight the 10,000 army sent by Eugen head-on.

Before the battle began, the Duke of Lorraine thought that he would win, and he had even decided on a place to hold the feast, but as soon as the battle began, they were completely defeated.

Eugen's army displayed an unbelievably terrifying force, crushing all of his troops in an instant, with minimal losses of his own.

From that moment on, the Duke of Lorraine had full confidence in Eugen's army, as the so-called eat a trench and grow wise, this time, he did his best to gather all the remaining troops under his command to block the enemies of the French Empire, because he believed that Eugen could not be defeated.

And he wants to take this opportunity to establish a good relationship with Charles VI, and at the same time he wants to take the opportunity to stammer with Eugen, and it is best to establish a good relationship with Eugen.

It's a pity that the Duke of Lorraine doesn't have a daughter of his own, otherwise, he would have wanted to marry his daughter to Eugen.

In the eyes of the Duke of Lorraine, he and Eugen do not have any grudges, even if they have grudges, they must pretend that they have no grudges, for the sake of interests, if they can fight, they will fight, and if they can't fight, they can only find ways to cooperate.

The Duke of Lorraine was originally a merchant, and what he was doing at the moment was the style of a merchant.

Originally, according to the Duke of Lorraine's plan, after blocking the French Empire for two days, he let them go and shrink his forces to garrison the city.

However, the French legions were angry at the Duke of Lorraine's actions, and they fought for revenge against the Duke of Lorraine, and the 50,000 troops of the two legions pursued the Duke of Lorraine, driving him to retreat continuously, and finally the Duke of Lorraine was about to escape from his territory.

The remaining two legions were burned and plundered in the territory of the Duke of Lorraine, from the city to the countryside, from the nobles to the commoners, not a single one was spared, all the property, food and other materials were robbed, only the paper money issued by the central bank of the city of Lebel was thrown on the ground like waste paper, and sometimes even used to light fires.