Crossing the Continent in the Eighteenth Century

"Quick! Quick, take these pots and bowls to the car!"

In the Duchy of Hildberghausen, in the palace where the Duke of Hildberghausen lived, a group of soldiers with rough hands and feet took away everything they thought was valuable.

The Duchess of Hildberghausen let go of her voice and wailed loudly in the hall of the bedroom. Those nobles who swore allegiance to the Duchy of Hildberghausen could do nothing because they suffered more than Hildberghausen. An even sadder fate for the Duchess of Mori.

The dirty hands of the mud-legged people they despised touched their clean bodies, and then took everything of value from them.

"Untouchable! Untouchable! How dare you touch me casually...that's my gold pocket watch!"

"This is the engagement ring my fiancee left me, you can't take it away, ah! How dare you hit me, how dare you hit me!!"

"That's my coat, do you even want a coat!"

"It's made of silk."

A nobleman was rudely stripped of their coats, and finally someone couldn't bear such grievances and wailed in the hall with the Duchess of Hildberghausen.

A fire was thrown into the palace of the Duchy of Hildberghausen, and the fire gradually engulfed the entire palace.

The group of nobles from the Duchy of Hildberghausen who were driven to the palace lawn were completely stunned.

The man's expression was dull, his clothes were messy, and his hair was messed up, as if he had been kicked by countless grass mud horses. The woman's expression was miserable, her eyes were desperate, and her back was extremely bleak. rice.

In this sunny and clear autumn, I crossed the name of the Principality of Hildberghausen on the list.

During the four days from September 22 to September 26, the Counties of Meiningen, Duchy of Weimar-Eisenach, Counties of Coburg, Counties of Safeld, and Greece participated in the Mecklenburg Allied Forces. These five different forces in the Duchy of Derberghausen met the same fate.

Fallen to the sabers of the Prussian cavalry, the wealth of the entire country was ruthlessly looted.The luxurious palace built with the manpower and material resources of the whole country was burned.

Counting the Principality of Burke on the first day and the Principality of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg later, a total of seven principalities suffered.

What are the benefits of this?

Destroy the enemy's will to fight.

And because these counties are all scattered on the Prussian side, coupled with my arrangement, our attack seems to have wandered around on the map, without revealing our future combat intentions.

Just a few kilometers away from the Principality of Hildberghausen, Moritz, who was in charge of the rear, sent a person up. The orderly had a strange expression: "Your Highness has a group of multinational coalition forces who claim to be from Lützen. Your envoys want to see you, but they are not from the direction of Lützen, but from the Earl of Ravensburg."

The Principality of Ravensburg is more than 20 kilometers away from the Principality of Hildberghausen, and it is also a force that participated in the Prussian invasion.

"That group of people want to see me?" The group of idiots staying in Lu Cen couldn't help it.I thought it would be a while before I saw them, but I said, "Bring it up."

The envoys of Lützen's Mecklenburg Allied Forces showed their identities as soon as they came up. They were the mouthpieces of the German nobles who had not suffered for the time being but feared that they would suffer soon.Those German nobles said that I am like this when others are not at home.It is immoral to trample and trample wantonly.Those who are not gentlemen will be despised by the entire aristocratic circle.Since my behavior is disgraceful, and they are generous and merciful, if I want to wash away my shame, they can give me a chance to hurry to Lützen for a decisive battle.Let's compete.

Faced with the accusation that I hadn’t read a book and hadn’t experienced any sophistication, I laughed on the spot. I satirized: “A group of bandits who joined forces to invade Prussia at the time when we Prussia led troops to help Austria actually turned back. It's ridiculous to come and accuse us of our behavior. You say, don't you?"

The generals riding on one side laughed one after another, embarrassing the envoys for a while. After we finished laughing, one of them shouted angrily: "Although we invaded, we didn't do anything like yours." A heinous act of looting and arson."

Faced with such an unreasonable justification, I sneered: "Sir, what we are fighting now is a war. If you didn't expect this step, why did you invade our Prussia?"

"We just got an invitation!"

"Others want you to die, why don't you go." Moritz caused another roar of laughter on the other side.

Probably because they felt that they were untenable in terms of reasoning, and the threat was not strong enough, so a messenger came out and said: "The main purpose of our arrival is to implore you to stop such cruel behavior, and I hope you can issue your Conditions, let us return to the battlefield to compete like gentlemen."

puff..

Those Prussians laughed so hard their faces were crooked.

In fact, I was speechless too, it would take someone so out of touch with reality to say such a thing.

I reached out my hand to signal the Prussian nobles not to laugh, and I said, "It's okay if you want me to stop hostilities, I will only attack my enemies, you can go back and tell your masters, as long as they stop their hostility to Prussia and withdraw their troops Lützen, I will end my hostile actions against them."

"This is impossible."

"Since it's impossible, then we have nothing to talk about. What should be burned will continue to be burned, and what should be robbed will continue to be robbed."

One of the enraged envoys threatened: "What do you do to our territory, we will do the same in Prussia!"

Looking at the blustery guy, I shot back: "You can try, we will take from you whatever we lose in Prussia. If one territory is not enough, we will go to another territory to get it until we have enough wealth to make up for the loss until."

That being said, I did not treat them as equals in my invasion of Prussian territory.From the Principality of Berg to today's Principality of Hildberghausen, they are all small forces with only more than 10 people, or even less than [-] people.If they burn, they will burn. No matter how much their master hates us, no matter how high their will to fight is, it will not have much effect. Who keeps their numbers small.But those forces with greater strength are different. It would be very bad if they made them want to die.

We need to work harder to make these small forces know how difficult it is and return it.

"Come on, send these people back to Lu Cen."

The faces of the messengers changed drastically, and the leader said, "Thank you for your concern. We will ensure our safety."

The reactions of these envoys were very interesting. I waved my hand: "There is more turmoil here recently. I am afraid that if you go far away, the soldiers under my hands will rob you of all your money. So just in case, let us send you You go."

"No need! No need!"

"Why not? Could it be that you came out to contact us secretly without telling the people from Mecklenburg?" Eugene next to him took a step forward immediately. He was very excited, and so was I.

Looking at the embarrassing expressions of those "messengers", I really wanted to look up to the sky and laugh three times.The more this is true, the more I will send these people back and sow discord between them.

I took out a cavalry company to send these so-called envoys away, and I set the target of the next attack at a small country [-] kilometers away, and spared a big country along the way, as long as this small country is captured , I paved the way for my assault on the Principality of Mecklenburg.

I called Moritz up together, and facing the group of Prussian officers headed by Leopold, I said: "You led the cavalry and captured the counties in front. Don't rest, immediately attack the Duchy of Mecklenburg." Advance. I estimate that the Duchy of Mecklenburg does not have any decent army. These two thousand and 500 cavalry are enough for you to sweep the Duchy of Mecklenburg. Just be wary of the return of the main force of the Duchy of Mecklenburg. Once you find out The main force of the Principality of Mecklenburg, everything should be focused on preserving strength."

Regarding Eugene, who I want to focus on training, I said: "Tonight, you will come out at night and lead Mustache to Dresden. I estimate that Saxon will act on the West Bank. Once the main force on the Saxon side is found Signs of Lützen's movement, it's up to you to raid the marching team, or to attack Dresden. The 4000 men in the mustache regiment are veterans of several battles, good shooting and fighting skills, Make good use of this army."

As for me, I will lead the two foreign legions, the Saxons and the Hessians, a total of 9000 people will appear in Lützen.

"Are you crazy?!" Hans yelled.

I'm mad?

I do not know how.

I looked at him inexplicably: "I'm not crazy."

Hans shouted angrily: "I'm not crazy. Although Lu Tzen has transferred more than 4000 people, there are still more than 2 troops there! There are more troops than our total strength. It's good for you to come to this place." It's time to divide the troops!"

"Why not? You see, those idiots who came to negotiate with me behind the back of the Duke of Mecklenburg are now pushed back by me. I have planted a crack in the Lützen coalition. Now I send the cavalry to In the Principality of Mecklenburg, someone has to inform the Duke of Mecklenburg of the news. The enemy probably already knows that our troops this time are three foreign legions and more than 3000 cavalry, but when I appeared in Lützen, I only brought The strength of the two regiments, do you think Lu Tzen's enemies would think, where did the other regiment go?"

Yes, where did another group of more than 4000 people go?

Did you go to Mecklenburg?

Or to Dresden?

"Don't you think that the people of Mecklenburg will attack you?!"

"I thought about it!"

"Then you still divide the troops?"

"Why not?"

I pointed to the two brothers Eugene and Leopold Moritz: "Because they are there." (To be continued..)