Chapter 363 The Fuse of War

Winter goes and spring comes. In a blink of an eye, 1827 passed like this. Although the situation in Europe was extremely tense at the end of the year, fortunately the war did not break out in this year. But no one would be so stupid that he believed that the crisis had passed like this. As time goes by, the strength of various countries will accumulate more and more. Once the war breaks out, the strength will increase a lot.

In early March, the Central European region was still a little cold. Due to the principle of the ocean, the temperature in these areas would not rise as fast as that of Britain or western France. The streets of Prague, the capital of the Principality of Bohemia, belonged to the Austrian Empire, were still a little deserted. Except for the frequent passing of soldiers, there were few pedestrians. Due to the tension in the situation, the Austrian Empire deployed two legions of troops in Bohemia and the 12th and 14th legions at the beginning. However, as the war got closer and closer, and the strategic position of Bohemia was very important, in February 1828, Austria sent another additional legion to Bohemia, namely the 9th legion of Austria, which led to the 120,000 troops deployed by Austria in Bohemia to 120,000. If the army controlled by Bohemia itself was added, this number should rise to 150,000.

In Austria's defense line, Bohemia is in a prominent position, making it very important and most vulnerable to attack. To the north, it will face pressure from Poland, to the west, it will face pressure from Prussia, Saxony and Bavaria, and to the south, it will be a newly established principality of France, the principality of Salzburg, which belongs to Marshal Lanz's fief.

At this time, in the Prague Palace, the Grand Duke of Bohemia was secretly receiving an envoy from France. The envoy was none other than the French Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. At this time, Kohpheny was leaning leisurely on the sofa, tasting the mellow red wine, indescribable comfort and freehand painting. The Grand Duke of Bohemia Fredelic's expression was completely different. At this time, he was looking at Kohpheny anxiously.

I couldn't help it anymore, Fredelic asked, "Grandmaster Compenny, why did Francis I send a new army here suddenly? Did they discover our affairs? In this way, our plan would be completely disrupted."

In his heart, Compenny despised Freidellich. This man with infinite power but timidity is really a contradictory complex. Sometimes he really can't figure out why the commander chose such a person as his partner? Shaking his head and expelling this idea out of his mind. Compenny said: "Hissergeant, please give me ten thousand hearts. If Francis I knew about our cooperation, would you think we would still be so safe here? I'm afraid that the military police who came to capture us would have surrounded the palace long ago. Therefore, the additional troops were just a normal action, and there was no need to worry at all."

Thinking about it, this is true, Fredelic finally lets his heart down in his throat. "But in this case, isn't our plan affected?" Fredelic asked with some concern. With the safety of life guaranteed, he was worried about the plan again, or he was worried about whether he could obtain supreme power.

"The impact is indeed a little bit, but it's not big. One legion of 40,000 people cannot affect the entire incident. As long as we don't make any mistakes, there is no difference between one legion and two legions." Compenny said lightly.

"Oh, that's good. Lord Compenny, the time has been set for 5 days, which is March 12. Do you see if there is anything else to change?" Freidelick asked. He still respects Compenny very much now. Although Compenny's status may not be as good as him. But he knew that if Bohemia wants to split from the Austrian Empire and succeed, France will inevitably be helped. And as the highest commander of France stationed in Bohemia, Freidelick of course has to please him.

"It's basically it. But you must be especially careful these days, and never make any mistakes, otherwise we will fail. Also, how have you been doing infiltration of the 14th Legion and the other two legions? You must master as many troops as possible, so that our confidence in success will increase a lot." Kompeny said. Although France's power plays a decisive role in the upcoming coup, if Freidelick can control as many troops as possible, then France will face much less resistance. There is no doubt that if Bohemia announces its separation from the Austrian Empire, Austria will definitely send a large army to suppress it. At this time, it will have to rely on the French and Bohemia's army to defeat the interference of the Austrian army. Only then can Bohemia be truly safe. Therefore, the more troops Freidelick controls, the greater the help.

"The 14th Legion has been basically controlled by my people. Most of them are Bohemians and will definitely support us at that time. As for the 12th Legion, all of which are Austrians and Hungarians, it is probably difficult for us to achieve results. As for the 9th Legion, we are still working hard, and as for what effect we can achieve, it is still unclear." Fredelic replied.

"The 14th Legion is stationed in northwestern Bohemia. At that time, you just need to let them relax their positions. The 2nd French Legion in Prussia can directly enter Bohemia and jointly attack the 12th Austrian Legion with the 2nd Iberian Legion in Bavaria. I believe that the 12th Austrian Legion will not last long under the attack of 200,000 troops. However, during this period, your troops must hold the 9th Austrian Legion. As long as your army can defend Prague before we solve the 12th Austrian Legion, we will succeed." Compenny said.

"Don't worry, Lord Kompeni. Now Prague has secretly gathered more than 20,000 people. These are our Bohemia troops and are also absolutely loyal to me. Although these troops are not necessarily opponents of the 9th Austrian Army, it is relatively easy to defend Prague and not be captured by the 9th Austrian Army." Fredelic patted his chest and promised, as if victory was right in front of him.

Kompeni smiled and said nothing. In his eyes, Freidelick was just an idiot. Even if Bohemia broke away from the Austrian Empire, he would not be able to achieve real victory, because France would not allow a country outside France's control in Central Europe. After Bohemia, its military, political and economic aspects would inevitably be directly or indirectly controlled by France. To put it bluntly, Bohemia will be a vassal state of France in the future. As for Freidelick, it is just a puppet.

Time passed quickly, and 5 days passed quickly. Fortunately, no accidents occurred during these 5 days. Except for the situation in the European continent, the situation was very tense and the ** teams stepped up their mobilization, nothing abnormal happened.

On the morning of March 12, Fredelic summoned officials from all levels of Bohemia and announced his decision in the palace hall. "My ministers, it is well known that, hundreds of years ago, Bohemia was a great country. But after it was later occupied by the Holy Roman Empire, Bohemia became a vassal state of the Holy Roman Empire. Later, after the disintegration of the Holy Roman Empire, Bohemia became a part of the Austrian Empire. However,

Anyway, for the past few hundred years, we Bohemia have been in a state of enslavement. This is absolutely not allowed. Now, it has been time for the Bohemia to escape the slavery of the Austrians. I declare that from now on, Bohemia has officially separated from the Austrian Empire and become a nation of the highest state, namely the Kingdom of Bohemia. And I am the king of the Kingdom of Bohemia, Fredelic I." Fredelic shouted excitedly.

At this moment, the hall was very quiet, and even a needle fell to the ground could be heard. Everyone stared at Fredelic in amazement, unable to understand why he said such words. Apart from the Austrian Empire, wouldn't he be afraid of the revenge of the Austrian Empire? You should know that the 9th Austrian Legion is currently stationed on the Elbe River 30 kilometers east of Prague. In just two hours, they can reach Prague. But then Fredelic's series of orders made them completely understand that this was not a joke, everything was true, and Bohemia had really left the Austrian Empire.

Under Fredelic's order, the gates on all sides of Prague were locked up, and the Bohemian army carrying rifles began to capture the Austrians in the city, and the defense of the entire city was also taken over by these Bohemian troops. At this moment, the 14th Austrian Army stationed in northwestern Bohemia also underwent mutiny, so the Austrian officers were arrested. The entire army, led by the army, swore all loyal to Fredelic and began to march towards Prague.

The 2nd French Legion stationed in Prussia also crossed the border and attacked the Bohemia Mountains, preparing to attack the 12th Austrian Legion with the 2nd Iberian Legion.
Chapter completed!