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"The 17,000 coalition forces were actually defeated by 5,000 men!?"

"What is this, Archduke John was captured by the French Archduke of Baden in that war!"

The Austrian court at the end of March had apparently become the site of the Baden War, and almost everyone, along with the noble knights, was watching the turn of events. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the 26th, with Briand's acquiescence and support, the vast system of Skynet agents began to spread this Austrian royal shame throughout Europe - 20,000 allied troops were easily routed, and Archduke John fell into the hands of the French.

It didn't matter if it was spreading, all eyes of Europe were focused on this piece of German territory, which was not big or small, and this was the effect that Brion had foreseen before. Although the Austrian royal family has denied the authenticity of this matter in order to save face, it is still actively preparing for the Baden region in private. It is said that Francis II, at the instigation of Archduke Charles, had formed a 40,000-strong Austrian German Legion, ready to secretly blackmail the French government into surrendering Archduke John.

But this shameless move was still picked up by the ubiquitous Skynet, which was incomplete. The day after this incident was exposed, all major European newspapers published that the Austrian Empire had suffered a crushing defeat at Baden, and Archduke Charles was actively preparing for war. In order to confirm this news, Skynet also deliberately attached a photo of the German Legion taken secretly at a military base.

This ruined Austria's powerful image and left no scum, and Austria's position in Europe was declining at full speed due to the exposure of this matter. Not only did the small German states protected by the Holy Roman Empire gradually alienate Austria and threw themselves into the arms of Prussia, but the two great powers, Russia and Prussia, which had always opposed Austria's military expansion, joined forces in this matter and skillfully used their might in Europe to isolate the Austrian Empire.

Even the British Empire, which had always been close to Austria, did not hesitate to lose its interests in Austria in order to ensure its favorable position in Europe, and took refuge in the alliance between the two countries.

On 29 July, after the temporary ceasefire in the Baden region, Marshal Kutuzov, spokesman for the Russian military department, spoke to reporters with confidence: "The Holy Roman Empire should be a powerful power that represents peace in the whole of Europe. Now, however, it seems clear that the Austrians wanted to renounce this sacred title. Archduke Charles' actions are simply a challenge to all of Europe!"

As if Russia and Prussia had made an agreement, on the morning of 30 July, Archduke Ferdinand, spokesman for the Prussian Foreign Ministry, also made a bold statement at a news conference: "The Austrian Empire actually wants to send a legion of soldiers for the sake of a small territory in Germany! This is clearly an act of naked military expansion, and the Foreign Ministry has issued a warning to Austria, suggesting that military action in Germany be abandoned as soon as possible, otherwise the Russian Empire will take the necessary military action together with Prussia!"

For a time, Austria became the target of this incident. Among the many condemnations, the appearance of one voice was the most embarrassing to the Austrian Emperor, and the British Foreign Office actually issued a statement on the evening of 30 July, strongly condemning Austria's unjust methods and expressing support for the anti-Austrian coalition headed by Prussia.

"Beautiful! Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain alone will make the Austrians drink a pot! I see how this Austria can deal with the 100,000 allied troops that will appear in the future!" exclaimed Brion at the headquarters, looking at the latest newspapers.

"Of course, the real command is in our hands, and as long as Archduke John does not die, we can even influence the decision-making of the entire Austrian Empire!" Brion took a sip of his cocktail and smiled excitedly.

But what excites Brion more at this time is not the rare initiative now, but the history that has been quietly changed. According to the trajectory of history, the anti-French coalition would be born after the Revolution, and now thanks to this emergency, the anti-French coalition has become an anti-Austrian coalition, and the situation has been clearly reversed.

He looked out the window, and the carefully trained secret new troops were equipped and ready to go. The Predator Guards had also recuperated in the newly recaptured fiefdom, and their lost forces had been restored. The 200-strong sniper squad was also converted into a 600-strong special operations battalion with the support of Brion, and Ferguson officially joined the French army as a lieutenant colonel officer due to his outstanding military achievements.

"Commander, what are you looking at?" McDonald gave a military salute and strode in.

"The expansion of the military factory is effective, 80,000 people are already almost equipped, I heard that Ferguson has also developed a second-generation Ferguson rifle?" Brion stretched comfortably after noticing MacDonald: "The Austrian side is in a mess, isn't it?"

"According to our agents, for three days the Austrian court and the military headquarters were surrounded by anti-war activists from all walks of life, including our agents. Allegedly, the Austrians had been forced to abandon their plans to commit forty thousand troops in the German region, and Archduke Charles was suspended for review. MacDonald handed the report to Brion for review as usual: "Divisional commander, what are we going to do next?"

"We have the power of life and death in the German region, and the Austrians have lost an inch. Now, no matter what outrageous actions the weak France makes, it will not be punished much, as long as Prussia will be given some benefits. Brion said and pushed the whip to the northern kingdom of Saxony: "Bring 10,000 recruits, and say that they are new peasants in the fiefdom." Saxony has always been an accomplice of Austria, and we helped Prussia to knock out the enemy's minions, and they will definitely not blame us!"

"Humble duty understands!"

In the early morning of 2 April, just as Austria was overwhelmed by the political repression of the anti-Austrian coalition, the first bullet that shook Europe was fired.

Brion formally threw the barely formed recruit division into the northern theater, Davout's cavalry brigade quickly broke through the line in eastern Saxony, while the Iron Guard led the recruits to break through the southern defense line of Saxony, and the entire Saxon army almost collapsed. However, the king of Saxony was not stupid enough to hastily order the whole army to shrink its forces and defend the mountains around the city of Erfurt with 20,000 men to block the French attack.

"Division commander, the Davout Cavalry Brigade failed to break through the temporary stronghold on the Erfurt border on time and suffered heavy casualties. As for the guards, Sirte has also suffered a setback in his attack, and has been fighting with the defenders for nearly five hours!"

Listening to MacDonald's report, Brion looked slightly worried. If Saxony could not be eliminated in the shortest possible time, then the Austrians might have the opportunity to incite Prussia to change their position of support for France, and then they would no longer face the remnants of Saxony with a mere 20,000 men, but tens of thousands of high-quality Prussian-Austrian troops!

"This battle is a matter of life and death for the whole army, immediately send someone to explain to Surant and Davout, immediately launch a charge, if necessary, take a suicidal attack, and be sure to clear the Saxon defenders on the night of April 3!"

After a day of fierce fighting, Surant's guards finally broke through Saxony's last line of defense in the capital at great cost, forcing the enemy forces in the west to surrender in one fell swoop. The cavalry brigade was still engaged with the Saxon army, but due to the exhaustion of both sides, the results of the battle did not make much progress.

By the evening of April 3, Surante's forces had finally cleared the remnants of the enemy army and headed straight for Erfurt. The Davout Cavalry Brigade also lived up to its promise, taking the eastern stronghold at the cost of losing 600 cavalry, and successfully joined up with the Sirte forces.

In the early morning of April 4, the King of Saxony humbly opened the gates of the city and submitted to these outsiders. Brion didn't have time to pay attention to this, but led his army into the city of Erfurt with a swagger, and only a few dozen minutes later, the flag on the head of the city was replaced by the flag of the French royal family.

Brion was a rational commander who was always understanding of the enemy's civilians after the war, and his army remained so. However, Brion has no sympathy for the King of Saxony, who has lost his country. After taking over the city, he met with the vanquished.

"King of Saxony?" Brion swirled disdainfully around the kneeling king.

After looking at it purposelessly, Brion sat on the throne in a chic manner: "If you know today, why bother in the beginning." The Austrian Empire has deceived people too much, and now there is such a situation in which it is difficult to ride a tiger! Now the destruction of the kingdom is also the consequence of your self-righteousness, don't think that if you are a mere German king, I will not dare to touch you! Hmph!"

Brion's last note made the king shudder, and he looked up at the victor like a lion about to devour his dying prey.

"But don't worry, I won't kill you. To make amends for your family's misfortune, leave here with your family. Brion looked at the man with a calm look.

However, it was not that he did not want to be executed, but he was now the victor, and in order to highlight his benevolence and human morality, he had to spare the Habsburg king. The advantage of this is not only to gain praise in the French military circles, but also to soothe the Austrians, and a smart man like Brion would never do a stupid thing.

After seeing off the former king, Brion had to deal with another big thing. The capture of Saxony was known throughout Europe. In order to maintain a strong suppression of the Austrian Empire, he had to extend an olive branch to Prussia and Russia, as long as the existence of the alliance was guaranteed, Austria would never regain power.

It's just that Russia is on the continent of Eastern Europe, and for the importance of the alliance, the core of which should be Prussia. And after defeating Saxony, Prussia will inevitably secretly suggest the partition of Saxony, and this is the best way to maintain the suppressive alliance.

"Report, under the protection of our Skynet, General Braunschweig has secretly rushed over. ”

"Macdonald, you're doing a great job. I don't think it's useful to keep it with Archduke John. ”

MacDonald nodded understandingly: "Understood, Skynet will do this thing well!"

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