The Eagle of Eastern Europe

The Duke's words lifted the spirits of some people, but Blanca next to him finally couldn't help but remind him: "That's because we control the Danube River, and the supplies that the people urgently need can be transported in at any time by merchant ships, and the enemy is not interested in this." But there is nothing we can do. But it is different now. Romania not only has a strong army, but also a strong navy. During this period, they and the Hungarian fleet patrol the Danube River every day, intercepting merchant ships entering and leaving, which has had a great impact on our trade!

Our warships have taken risks many times, and both sides suffered casualties. However, we have too few warships. Without the ability to obtain ship wood from the outside world, and unable to build new ships, we will only fight fewer and fewer until they completely blockade us. ’s port, where do we get enough food to feed the entire city! "

Albrecht was speechless for a moment, and happened to see someone hurried in. He quickly asked with a straight face: "What's the matter?"

"Grand Duke, generals, the Romanian army has landed in Vienna, and the port will not be able to hold on anymore. I ask you to send troops to rescue as soon as possible!"

"What?! The port can't hold on anymore!" The generals were shocked, and Albrecht even asked anxiously: "When did this happen?!"

"According to the person who came to report... about... about two hours ago, the Hungarian fleet suddenly blocked the port, and more than 2,000 soldiers landed on the beach, and launched an attack on the port and the northern city... The garrison has been We did not see our reinforcements, and the situation was very critical, so we had to send the warships stationed at the port to rush out of the port. With great difficulty, we broke through the blockade of the fleet and came to report the news——"

"Where's our patrol boat? Why didn't we find it and report it in time?!" the Grand Duke asked angrily.

The other party looked a little ugly and explained in a low voice: "In the morning, the Hungarian fleet approached the port. At that time, there was news that the border was breached by the Romanian army. The city was in chaos... In order to prevent accidents, I ordered it to be temporarily closed. The Hungarian fleet has approached the port several times before, and we have done this, but I never thought that the reason why they did this this time was to cover up their attempt to capture the north! "

"I remembered that you did tell us about the 'Hungarian fleet threatening the port'. In order to prevent losses, we all agreed to the order to close the port." Everyone's faces became extremely ugly: "But now the north is under attack Attack, what should we do?”

"Let's make an armistice with Romania and make peace." One of them sighed softly: "The matter has come to this. Only in this way can Austria and Vienna be saved!"

These words shocked everyone, and the room suddenly fell silent. Before this, no one had thought about negotiating peace with Romania and Hungary, but no one raised it, because it was they who reached an agreement in the first place. They would go to war with Hungary, but now they have to change their tune just a few months later. The generals who first proposed this resolution will undoubtedly bear more anger and doubts from their allies.

But these words broke through this layer of window paper. The Romanian army was about to approach the city and the Danube barrier was invaded. Vienna, which was in danger, had no other choice.

The proposal was quickly approved, and Blanca's application to become an envoy to the Hungarian army was also approved.

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"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Prince!"

Martino first walked up to Alexander and Lajoche and solemnly gave them a military salute.

Lajos said: "Thank you to the Emperor of Romania for your trust! I hope we will go well in the next battle!"

"Your Majesty knows that the Austrians are stubborn, so they need to be taught a special lesson."

Both men knew that they wanted to capture Vienna, so they decided to intensify their attack on the city. But I didn't expect that the other party would come directly to negotiate peace.

When Blanca proposed that "Austria wants to negotiate an armistice with Romania," Martino shook his head and refused, telling him that the power to negotiate an armistice with Austria rested with the crown prince. The Crown Prince has recently gone elsewhere and will take some time to come back.

The other party had no choice but to ask: Can the attack on Vienna be suspended while the negotiations are ongoing?

Lajos flatly refused: Unless an armistice agreement is signed, the Hungarian army under his command will never stop attacking Vienna!

There was nothing he could do, he could only wait for the Crown Prince to come back slowly. When Alexander appeared in front of him, Blanca felt that something was going on.

He sat up straight and said with a serious face: "A war between Austria, Romania, and Hungary is actually not our original intention. I believe your two highnesses should know that Sigismund is also the king of Hungary, and he also attacked the Ottomans many times to help Constantinople.

Although we were surprised by the Romanian army's attack on Austria and Hungary's attack on Vienna, we also expressed our understanding that the grievances between the three countries could not be solved in a short time, but tens of thousands of people lost their lives for the sake of the war. God would not see such a situation.

Moreover, Romania and Hungary's sending troops to Austria caused uneasiness among many princes. They lobbied other countries to make Romania their enemies, and even affected many of Austria's allies. This eventually led to Vienna to join involuntarily."

Blanca sighed: "But war is cruel. A large amount of gold and silver in the Vienna treasury was quickly consumed, the people's living materials gradually became scarce, and young people were constantly killed and injured in battle... The Austrian people have tasted the cruelty of war! I think it should be the same for the people of the two countries! So today I came here with the wishes of the citizens of Vienna to solemnly propose that Austria is willing to stop the war with Hungary and Romania and restore peace!"

Blanca glanced at the other party and saw that the other party was listening carefully, so he continued: "After the peaceful truce, Austria will recognize Romania's existing arrangements with Italy, recognize Hungary's existing national borders, and hand over the murderer of Prince Pozzoni to Hungary.

At the same time, the two countries should withdraw all troops on the Austrian mainland, and the Hungarian fleet should no longer appear on the Danube.

If your country agrees to the above conditions, Austria is willing to sign a long-term peace and friendship agreement with Romania and Hungary, and is willing to open our trade market to merchants from the two countries! And it will also persuade other countries to stop hating your country at present."