The small town of Billum was not on the supply lines of the Austrian army, but in the northwestern corner, and was not affected much when the Austrian Left Wing Corps was assembled, and still maintained its former peaceful life.

More than 10 days ago, a cavalry regiment was stationed here for a short time, and then it quickly left.

This traditional town is not big or small, and the people living in the town are all people who have been passed down from generation to generation, and they all have different kinship with each other, and they can continue to turn the corner.

It's not ...... Emma's family was inhabited by a Hungarian baron, and the news spread so far that almost half of the town knew about it.

When Richard returned with Emma, who was a little staggering, he was really shocked.

Emma's house was on the third floor, and the outer three floors were crowded with people, and people who could not settle down in the small courtyard at the door stood on the stone road at the door in twos and threes, chatting with relish about this aristocrat from Vienna.

But when they saw Richard returning, they were all shocked by his noble temperament, and humbly bent down to touch his chest and saluted, and praised;

"Billlum warmly welcomes the honorable Lord Sir, your presence has filled this place with all its glory."

"Allow me to pay a humble tribute, Lord Sir."

If Richard openly expressed his willingness to accept two knights, it is estimated that these people will immediately have fifty or sixty young people to choose from, and being able to follow the knight master in front of the saddle means that there will be a bright future.

In Europe

The great nobles above the earl should be called "Honorable Lord So-and-so", and the Baron Viscount should be called "Honorable Lord So-and-so", with the prefix "Honorable" in front and "Sir" meaning "Lord" and "Lord" in the back, and must not shout indiscriminately, which will be regarded as disrespect to the noble lord.

The aristocracy of the Austrian Empire was still relatively valuable, at least not as flooded as the nobility of the German region, and as a more conservative traditional feudal empire, the status of the aristocracy was unshakable.

Richard did ignore the enormous influence of the aristocracy, and when he looked up at the lowly crowd in front of him who were bowing and saluting, and then looked down at the proud look on Emma's blown-up face, he suddenly understood something......

Sleeping with a woman here, that's a proper gift!

Emma's parents were an honest Austrian couple who lived a wealthy life through the family's winemaking skills on the vineyard, but they were relatively simple in nature.

Today, so many relatives and friends hula poured into the door, making them feel honored and at the same time terrified in their hearts, for fear that the noble lord would go away in anger or even surrender his guilt, how could a mere commoner afford it?

But after driving away so many relatives and friends, the couple is also powerless, and they dare not do it, will they no longer live in the small town of Lum in the future?

With ambivalence, the owner and his wife walked out surrounded by everyone, their faces turned pale and their expressions were even more cramped and uneasy.

"This town of Billum is impressive and gave me a wonderful experience, isn't it wonderful?" Richard said with a smile, like a spring breeze, soothing the panic in the hearts of the vineyard owner and his wife.

Although his voice was not loud, deep and gentle, everyone present could clearly hear the kindness in his tone, and the slightly embarrassing atmosphere became warm in a blink of an eye.

Richard did not wait for their answers, and continued;

"Here, you can experience the simple rural style, just like the pastoral paintings of the French painter Cézanne, which can soothe the waves in your heart.

In this family-like town, I felt the need to start a joyous bonfire, and I just looked at the small square in the center of the church.

Half of the people here can go collect firewood, and there are no people who are familiar with butcher shops, eh...... Just a few of you. ”

Richard saw a few men in the crowd who had raised their hands, and without waiting for them to answer, he continued to command;

"Go and knock at the butcher's door, and tell him; Give me two pigs, five sheep, and as much beef as you want, and how can you hold a bonfire without meat and wine?

A few more people knock on the beer hall owner's door and bring out the big barrels of beer, and every man at the campfire needs to have a beer, do you think it's okay? ”

"Oh God! Good...... What a gift from the Lord! The emotions of the crowd were ignited instantly, and the cheers shouted in unison.

Richard didn't just talk about it, he took out a velvet money bag from his pocket, walked to the front and put it in the hand of the wine estate owner, and explained with a smile on the corner of his mouth; "I've paid for all the wine and meat, including the wine I produce at home, and I'm in for a treat today."

The velvet money band in the vineyard's hand opened a small half, revealing the charming color of the gold coin, which made the cheers of the scene almost break through the sky;

What could be more wonderful than the aristocratic lord taking out real money to rejoice with everyone?

Richard would inspect a large number of places every year, and he was always pleasant with the common people, and he was very familiar with this, although he did not have a large number of officials and guards around him, and he alone supported a powerful aura.

Since the owner of the vineyard loves face so much, then save face for you!

To say that Richard is really exquisite, the beautiful little daughter who slept with someone else's ice and jade didn't lift her pants, and put on a huge scene, which made the vineyard owner and his wife tremble with excitement, and they didn't know what to say.

Richard patted the vineyard owner on the shoulder absentmindedly, and led Emma, who was excited and glowing beside him, into the room, and the people who remained in the room bowed respectfully as if they were greeting a king.

"Go and help, I want to make the town of Billum party today, there is a campfire, there is beer and meat, how can there be no musical instruments? How can there be no singing and dancing? Go ahead and prepare. ”

"Do as Lord Sir commands, may God bless you!"

The people in the house also looked at each other, and they left the room one after another and walked out, and in the blink of an eye, the room was empty, and then shouted loudly outside to relatives and friends and neighbors to start getting ready.

"It's a carnival ritual for you, my Emma." Richard lowered his head and said softly.

These words struck Emma's delicate body like thunder and lightning, and her eyes were covered with a thin mist, and she leaned on Richard's strong chest as if she were weak, and whispered; "My dear lord, my knight, take Emma upstairs and love her!"

"Is it okay?"

A shy red cloud flew up Emma's delicate white cheeks, and she nodded slightly, her voice responding like a mosquito; "Sir, I want to ......"

Richard looked at the lovely person who was snuggled up next to her and couldn't walk, as if there were no bones in her body, and picked her up without hesitation, striding to the bedroom on the second floor......

The town of Billlum kicked off the carnival after seven or eight bonfires cut through the night sky one after another.

The melodious chitel sounded, and the men, women, adults and children of the town flocked to the town square in costumes, where the cauldrons and barbecue stands were already set up on the bonfire, and the freshly slaughtered fat pigs and live sheep were turned on the grill, and they were roasted under the action of the flames.

Cut into small pieces of lard and thrown into the pot, soon fried out a large plate of oil residue, each pot side is surrounded by a lot of happy children, the fat aunt will be two pieces of oil residue per person, the children who eat happy squinted their eyes. Every time there is oil residue, the obese aunt does not forget to tell her, saying; "Children, don't forget to bless the kind and noble Lord Orban."

"Thank you, Lord Sir Orban, may God bless you!" The children replied loudly, and then happily ran away with the oil residue.

Men and girls dressed in festive costumes gathered in the small square to dance and sing folk songs around the roaring bonfire, creating a joyful and enthusiastic carnival atmosphere.

The carnival reached its peak when the wagons arrived with large barrels of beer and wine, and the townspeople who attended the festivities crowded to the wagons with their wooden wine glasses to grab drinks.

The wine estate owner and his wife were red in this grand spectacle, and they felt that their lives had reached the pinnacle......

The purchasing power of gold coins in this era is unimaginably strong, and the dozen or so gold coins given by the noble lord only use a small half, which is enough to support the scene of the bonfire carnival.

When Richard took Emma's little hand and came to the town center square, the two or three thousand people who participated in the carnival praised one after another, reaching a climax in the carnival of singing, drinking, and meat.

Richard didn't stay long, and after a symbolic glass of wine, he took Emma's little hand and left.

This girl who first inherited the rain and dew was too ruthlessly conquered, and she walked a little unnaturally, so she couldn't hold on for too long.

Just got home

Emma took the initiative to hug Richard and kiss him frantically, and today's grand bonfire carnival ceremony made the girl intoxicated.

Maybe she was too tired, and after lying on the bed, Emma fell asleep.

When Richard saw that the girl was asleep, he flashed to the window of the room outside, and disappeared in a flash.

Teleporting to the rooftop, Richard watched the dense crowd of people singing and dancing in the street not far away, the joyful chitr sound was heard, the men and women danced in groups, and the bonfire reflected everyone's happy faces.

A little gift will remain in the memory of this town forever.

Many years later

When the residents of Billum Town knew that His Majesty Richard, the Emperor of the Tang Empire, came here in disguise, they immediately caused a huge sensation and spontaneously designated June 15, 1866 as the "Holy Advent Day", and a bonfire carnival party will be held on this day every year to commemorate the occasion.

The Tang Empire allocated special funds to buy free wine and meat for the "Holy Advent Festival" and distribute it to people who participated in the bonfire carnival. Over 150 years of tradition, the town of Billum has become famous.

It attracted a lot of tourists from the Tang Empire who came to visit the whereabouts of His Majesty the Emperor, and that's a story for later.

The black shadow in the night sky expanded rapidly, and after a mangzi was planted in the sky, it flapped a few powerful wings and landed steadily beside Richard.

By looking at the memories of the bald sea wither, Richard knew the current movements of the Prussian and Austrian armies. ъ

The main force of the Elbe Army and the First Army of the Prussian Army hidden in the Erzkirge Mountains has reached more than 130,000 people, and it is expected to increase by 2~30,000 tomorrow.

By the day after tomorrow at the latest, it will rush out of the mouth of the valley and outflank the Austrian Left Wing Corps, which is more than 30 kilometers away, and concentrate all its efforts to inflict heavy damage.

On the other hand, in the Sudetenland, the main force of the Prussian army, the 2nd Corps, was gathering a little more slowly, and it seems that it had encountered considerable difficulties in crossing the Sudetenland, and so far had less than 60,000 troops gathered at the exit of the valley.

It is expected that it will take another 3~4 days to complete the comprehensive preparations before the attack.

So

It is impossible for the three main corps of the Prussian army to launch an offensive at the same time, and the difference of 1~2 days will be a major problem facing the general staff headquarters of the Prussian army.

If the attack on the Austrian Left Wing Corps had been launched first, would it have alarmed the Right Wing Corps, which was the main force?

The right wing corps of the Austrian Empire, with a total of about 300,000 people in six armies, was commanded by Prince Benedict and was the main force of the defense of the Prussian army.

View from above

This huge regiment, which stretches for 10 kilometers and consists of more than a dozen cantonment battalions, is quite regular, with sentry posts and dividing wooden fences erected, and the distinction between the cantonment barracks and the baggage is clear.

However, in the vicinity of the Austrian barracks, there were many merchants and prostitutes who sold goods and set up tent cities, and they were busy greeting officers and soldiers every day, and even after dark, business became more prosperous.

This scene

It seems to be the appearance of a medieval army fighting, which is simply devastating.

What is even more incredible is that the Austrians did not build any defensive tunnels, defend the breastwork, and did not pull barbed wire and deer barricades. Except for sending out scout cavalry, almost no defenses were done.

It seemed that he was really preparing for a battle with the Prussian army.

When the Austrians were dying, it was really hard to pull in.

Neither taking advantage of the terrain and geography to defend, nor taking advantage of the advantage of taking the initiative to attack, but waiting for a head-on battle with the Prussian army, it was really the next resort, and it was really reasonable to lose the war.

Don't talk about anything else

The standard Mauser 1865 rifle equipped by the army of the Kingdom of Prussia is a relatively advanced infantry weapon in today's era, using paper shell bullets, with a firing rate of 8~10 rounds per minute, and the firepower of the platoon gun is quite fierce.

What is the Austrian Legion equipped with?

Equipped with an Austrian version of the mini rifle, breech loading, even a skilled soldier can only fire two bullets per minute, in the case of equal strength, the fire density of the platoon gun is only 1\/4~1\/5 of the opponent.

The artillery performance of both sides is about the same, and both are derived from the steel hoop field guns of Napoleon's cannons. The Austrian Imperial Army had slightly more artillery, about 1,300 pieces, but the soldiers were poorly trained, and the overall artillery fire output was on a horizontal line.

This is only a comparison on paper, and the Austrian Imperial Army has fallen to the bottom line.

Considering that the Prussian army was well-trained, brave and good at fighting, and that the officers and men were highly willing to fight, the balance of victory naturally tilted......

"If people want to die, the gods can't do anything." Richard shook his head slightly, his clear eyes looking in the direction of the Austrian Left Wing Corps.

He knew that the Austrian army was so arrogant and arrogant that the Austrian army corps of about 120,000 people (nearly 10,000 reinforcements in one day) was going to be in bad luck.