At this time, the five major armies of Prussia opened their sharp fangs.

The Allied powers of Austria, which had collapsed in World War I, the surrender of these German states, the invasion of Bohemia like the army of the Kingdom of Saxony, and the only stronger Bavaria, with its 150,000 troops, began to become unpredictable at the moment. Instead of declaring its opposition to Prussia as it had done at the beginning of the war, Bavaria ignored its agreement with the Austrian Empire to send 100,000 troops to each other in the event of an attack, and no longer fulfilled its obligation to find a place, nor did it give Austria substantial assistance at the critical juncture when the Prussian army was overwhelmed. This undoubtedly infuriated the Austrian Empire!

Austrian Franz Joseph Angry! He never expected that the admonitions of the Archduke Albrecht and Marshal Benedek were really in the same sentence, that damn the Kingdom of Prussia, that damned Wilhelm Frederick Ludwig, would really dare to send troops to attack the Austrian Empire!

And really unite with the kingdom of Italy in the south to attack yourself! This eater, who eats something inside and out, actually colludes with the Sardinians to attack his own Austrian Empire! Did he eat the gall of the ambitious leopard?

Franz Joseph decided at that time to take the lead of the Austrian Army of the North, a total of 180,000 troops, to Bohemia to meet the invading Prussian army! However, the empress and many ministers dissuaded one after another, saying that the emperor's daughter could not easily go to the battlefield, but that a marshal should be sent to command the battle.

Franz Joseph immediately thought of Field Marshal Benedek, and he immediately ordered the Prussian army of 180,000 troops led by Marshal Benedek to defend the Prussian army beyond the Bohemian border and the largest city in Austria, Prague. At the same time, he sent Archduke Albrecht back to Italy, where he led a southern legion of nearly 100,000 men to attack the Italian invaders.

While the Northern Army of the Austrian Empire was still on its way to Bohemia, the Prussian army had captured the entire Kingdom of Saxony and advanced into Bohemia. The four corps of the Prussian army crossed the Sudetenland Mountains and advanced to the south of the mountain range, if the Austrian army at this time could send heavy troops to guard the pass on the mountain in advance, the Prussian army would definitely be difficult to pass through, but unfortunately, because of the sudden attack of the Prussian army, the Austrian army did not have time at all.

Even by this time, Prussia had not officially declared war on the Austrian Empire, and they were still attacking without saying a word. However, as soon as the main force of the four legions crossed the Sudetenland, King Wilhelm Frederick Ludwig openly declared that the Kingdom of Prussia would take the lead in establishing the German Confederation, and that Prussia and the other German Confederations would declare war on Austria for the sake of Germany!

The whole of Europe watched Prussia's performance in amazement, and although all European countries understood the shamelessness of the Prussian king, they had a sense of pride in the German nation for the people of the Kingdom of Prussia and the countries of the German Confederation, and even felt that the war launched by Prussia was just and for the whole German nation.

The commander-in-chief of the Prussian army, Field Marshal Ron, after learning that the Fifth Army had also arrived in Bohemia, directly ordered a general attack.

On the same day, the main force of the Austrian army led by Benedek, together with the fleeing Saxon army, totaling more than 260,000 men, arrived west of Aromerch in the upper reaches of the Elbe. He was calm, but too conservative, and ordered his army to be stationed on the spot, waiting and waiting, trying to choose between the Prussian armies, and preparing to concentrate his forces on the attack.

The next day, the main force of 100,000 troops of Saxony and a corps of the Northern Army met the 2nd Prussian Army Corps led by Field Marshal Ron himself, and because of the fear of the Saxon army, the entire Austrian army was quickly defeated by the 2nd Prussian Army.

Benedek learned of the news that one of the main forces of the Northern Army had been attacked, and changed his mind and ordered the troops to retreat westward, intending to attack the 3rd Army Corps of the Prussian Army, which was smaller in Bohemia, but unfortunately, he did not estimate the consequences of the retreat, the Austrian army's heart was fluctuating, and the physical wear and tear was serious, and the Prussian army took the opportunity to pursue it step by step, and the Austrian army suddenly lost the initiative and was in the middle of the Prussian army's two-way troops.

Benedek's command skills are limited, but he also knows that the situation is not good. Anxious to get out of this state of being pinned down by two enemy armies, he once again made the decision to lead the main Austrian army to retreat to the southeast, and after half a day, the main Austrian army reached the upper banks of the Elbe, and at the same time prepared to completely cross the Elbe, retreat south from Pardubitzer, and then rely on the guards of fortresses and fortifications to slowly resist.

However, before the main force of his Austrian army could retreat south, the decisive Battle of Sadowa began.

In fact, Benedek's battle plan could not be said to be entirely wrong, and at this time, the delay of the war was beneficial to the Austrian side. The large-scale invasion of the Prussian army almost emptied the standing army of the entire Kingdom of Prussia, and there were only a small number of standing field armies and reserve armies in the country. In addition, the Prussian railway was only built to the Bohemian border, and the Prussian army was not very well prepared for a surprise attack because of its eagerness to march, and the logistical supply was seriously insufficient. Therefore, if the Prussian army, which was looking for a quick decisive battle, turned into a protracted war, it would be extremely advantageous for Austria to defend its homeland, to have adequate logistical supplies, and to have the support of the international community and the German states.

Benedek also felt that the best way at present was to retreat first, to hold back the Prussian army through layers of fortifications, and to ensure that the main Austrian army would withdraw across the Elbe. He even removed from his post the chief of the General Staff and the chief of operations of the Northern Corps, who had successively proposed an offensive.

But by this time, two telegrams from the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph were delivered to the Bohemian front. One of them was to order the commander-in-chief of the Austrian Army of the North, Field Marshal Benedek, to hurry up and drive the invading Prussian army out of Bohemia and help the Kingdom of Saxony regain its territory. Another telegram bypassed Benedek and directly ordered General Oak, the general of one of the main forces of the Northern Army, to attack.

The emperor's order successfully intervened in the command of the front. Marshal Benedek was a civilian, and he was able to become the field marshal of the Austrian army, thanks to the promotion of the Austrian emperor, so when he received the order of the Austrian emperor, he wanted to cry without tears, so he could only unconditionally carry out the emperor's order, restore the chief of the general staff and the chief of operations, stop the retreat plan, and organize the offensive.