Daming 1805

Chapter 536 The war has begun
In the room on the ship, Metternich drew up an announcement in response to the Prussians, and let the Austrian Emperor Franz read it before sending it out.

They were sent to the Prussians and the main newspapers in Austria, allowing them to publicize as much as possible.

The Prussian-Austrian negotiations were a hot topic of news for all Austrians.

Metternich took the initiative to provide information. Of course, reporters and editors from various newspapers were not stingy and immediately began to write reports and analysis articles in various aspects.

Prussia and Austria put forward the terms of the merger, and the next day they made headlines in the major newspapers of the two countries.

On the third day, it was on the front page of major newspapers in other countries in the West.

After all, even if the gimmick of "rebuilding the Holy Roman Empire" is not considered, the status of Prussia and Austria in the West is enough to cause a sensation.

If the two countries can really merge normally, a truly unified German Empire will be born, a key country that occupies the most central position in the western continent.

That will directly break the existing balance of power in the western continent, and have a huge impact on the situation in the western continent.

These days, no matter the courts of the Thai and Western countries or the folk scholars, there are people everywhere who are considering, analyzing and discussing related reports.

Many people who have direct interests outside of the two countries are worried that Prussia-Austria Peace may lead to war no matter whether it succeeds or fails.

However, there are also many people who have expectations for the future of Taixi, and regard this as the beginning of Taixi's rebuilding of New Rome.

However, this group of people's illusions about the future of a unified New Rome were quickly shattered.

After just a dozen days, on the 25th day of the first lunar month of the Great Era.

When public opinion from all sides was already brewing, Prussia once again gave a new public response.

Prussia claims that the current problems of the German region and the Germans cannot be solved by the traditional Shinra framework.

What's more, it can't be resolved by negotiating a compromise between a group of politicians on the table.

Can only rely on absolute power and force.

Therefore, William III, on behalf of the Hohenzollern royal family and the Prussian court, directly rejected the Austrian invitation to negotiate.

Nor were they tossed around in the compromise plans planned by Metternich.

A request similar to an ultimatum was given, that is, those conditions that Zhu Jingyuan had already known through Xichang.

He bluntly demanded that Austria directly cede all German-populated areas.

If Austria refuses, Prussia will issue a formal declaration of war to Austria directly through the League of Nations platform.

Austria has one month to make a decision.

According to the new calendar of the Ming Dynasty, a clear answer must be given before March 26 of the first year of the Great Yuan.

Accept the conditions or enter a state of war.

After the Austrians received the Prussian announcement more than ten days ago, they had already accelerated the speed of the warships and accompanying passenger ships they were riding on.

The energy-saving cruising speed of [-] knots has been directly increased to the combat dispatching speed of [-] knots.

At that time, they broke away from the fleet of the delegations of the Thai and Western countries.

Now we have entered the Great Qinhai
At this time, there are only more than 3000 kilometers of voyage left from the mainland, and it will take up to four days to return to the military port of the mainland.

Both Metternich and Franz were slightly relieved.

As a result, after receiving Prussia's response, both of them were stunned for a long time.

Franz fell directly into a state of bewilderment, and asked Metternich nervously:
"How could this be? Why is it completely different from what we discussed before?
"Are the Prussians completely mad?

"If we don't agree to their conditions within a month, will they really declare war on us directly?"

Metternich said sullenly and bitterly:

"The Prussians are completely crazy, they are not prepared to negotiate with us.

"The process of issuing announcements and notices is just following the alliance process required by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

"The one month they left us for consideration and decision-making is actually the advance time for internal war notification stipulated by the alliance.

"They were ready to go to war from the beginning.

"Even, their purpose may not be the goal of seizing land, but the act of war itself.

"It is used to transfer the existing contradictions in their country and fill the relatively dry pockets of the Prussians.

"Now that war is inevitable, we must immediately prepare for war.

"The plan we have discussed before, allowing each group to stand alone against the invaders, must be implemented now and immediately.

“All troops must immediately enter a state of combat readiness, move to border areas and increase their troop numbers.

"At the same time, full-scale mobilization must begin immediately.

"We can't wait for us to return to our homeland, otherwise it will be too late."

Franz was still a little flustered and unacceptably pressed:
"Is this really the only way? Prussia will really attack us?"

Franz was also a little dizzy.

It was really difficult to accept this reality that made him feel powerless.

Metternich felt that all he could do was shatter his last illusions and hopes:

"Five years ago, this warning might not have come true, but now it almost certainly will.

"Foreign war is currently the most ideal and executable plan for Prussia to transfer conflicts."

Franz actually understood this himself, but he just hoped that someone would wake him up.

Now he just closed his eyes, sat in his seat and sighed:
"Just do as you say."

The Austrian fleet picked up speed again, from twenty to twenty-five knots.

At the same time, he ordered the mainland to start war mobilization through telegrams.

Prussia and Austria, the old enemies, have finally come to the brink of war.

The Prussian response to the Austrians was also public, and was likewise broadcast directly by major local newspapers and radio.

Then, the atmosphere of public opinion in the entire German region, as well as in most Western countries, quickly exploded.

The new Prussian proclamation was of a completely different nature than the previous ones.

Although the original request for Austria's allegiance to the merger was excessive, it is actually not a rare thing among countries.

Various announcements and warnings between countries with a history of hostility may be more exaggerated.

To put it bluntly, that is at most asking for a lot of money.

Superficial attitude.

But the new announcement is directly a declaration of war.

The current state of the countries of Thailand and the West is already at a very dangerous critical point.

Prussia's war warning directly raised the crisis to another level.

Now that Austria and Prussia have decided to launch a war, both sides have started a comprehensive public opinion bombardment before the war.

Both sides have output various opinions to bombard the royal family and imperial court of the other side through the newspapers and radio broadcasts they own and can influence.

The Habsburgs questioned the legitimacy of the Hohenzollern royal rule. Prussia was not a land in the German region, and the King of Prussia was not a title of the HRE.

Hohenzollern questioned that Habsburg was not a real German, and Habsburg, who only pretended to engage in bed politics, was not worthy of being the emperor of the Germans.

This kind of straightforward behavior of exposing each other's shortcomings can be regarded as a tearing behavior among traditional aristocrats.

The two sides have indeed torn faces.

These caused the situation on the western continent to become tense rapidly.

The monarchs of other Thai and Western countries, after brief discussions with their main ministers, decided to immediately issue orders to prepare for war.

The situation in the countries of Thailand and the West is already very dangerous, and now there is a fuze in the central area that may erupt at any time.

It can be said that the war is already just around the corner.

None of these monarchs and politicians dare to relax in the slightest.

At the same time, the monarchs of all countries also jointly decided to speed up the delegation's fleet.

It was also increased from fifteen knots to twenty knots.

The monarchs and ministers of all countries hope to return to their homeland as soon as possible to control the situation.

However, the development of things was a bit beyond the expectations of those monarchs and politicians who were still on board.

Although Prussia and Austria are fighting fiercely, both sides are also trying their best to accumulate strength.

However, after all, the two sides are still in a state of scolding before the war.

The Lucian, who had been silent all this time, suddenly made a bigger surprise for everyone.

Soon after Metternich had persuaded Franz to start preparing for war, the Lucian army had already begun its most direct action.

On February [-], the year of AD, the well-prepared Lucia Northern Army directly crossed the border and launched a full-scale attack on Sweden and Norway.

Nearly a thousand planes appeared on the borders of the three countries in Lucia, covering the mechanized army equipped with more than two thousand new armored combat vehicles.

Immediately began raids on Swedish border cities and military installations.

Although Norway and Sweden are alert to the Lucians, they know that the other side covets their own territory.

But the vigilance of the two countries is far from enough.

It is mainly the talk of Prussia and Austria, which is the hottest thing on the entire Taixi road now, which directly affects many people's judgments on the situation.

The Swedes took it for granted that Prussia and Austria were talking about it, and that if the Lucians wanted to do something to themselves, they might first publicly shout out.

They should first verbally ask themselves for land closer to the Atlantic Ocean.

As a result, I never expected that the Lucia people didn't say anything at all, and just got started without saying a word.

The sudden attack of Lucia's army has completed the air-ground coordinated attack of the mechanized army construction, which directly caught Sweden and Norway by surprise.

The two countries were originally deployed near the border to guard against Lucia's army, but Lucia made dumplings directly.

Under the continuous bombardment of aerial bombs and the direct impact of a large number of armored fighting vehicles, the stunned defenders in these places were quickly defeated.

The front line of the Lucians advanced more than 60 kilometers in one day.

At this time, most of the delegations from the Thai and Western countries participating in the enthronement ceremony of the Ming emperor had already returned to their own lands.

The fleets of the monarchs of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark have also entered the North Sea.

It seems that I will be home tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

The monarchs of the Three Kingdoms were all stunned when they received the news that the Lucians were fighting without declaration.

The monarchs and ministers of Norway and Sweden couldn't help but scolded the Lucians for their lack of martial ethics.

At the same time, including the Danes, they are all panicked to the extreme.

Although the first wave of news did not include information on the attack efficiency and speed of the Lucians, the declaration of war by Lucia itself was the worst information.

The war did not break out between Prussia and Austria, which seemed to be the most dangerous in the Western continent.

Instead, they fought at home first.

It's like going to watch a fire break out in a certain building, only to find out that it is your own house.

The monarchs of the three countries urged the fleet to speed up again and return to the native capital as soon as possible to control the situation.

As a result, just after the order was issued, there was a strange whistling sound outside.

A large group of planes appeared over the convoy.

The air force and naval carrier-based aircraft of Lucia and Prussia directly launched an air attack on the fleet of the three monarchs.

The naval fleets of the Thai and Western countries in this world have just completed fleet construction in World War II mode.

In this world, air-to-ship attacks have not actually occurred in wars, and the combat efficiency of aircraft carriers has not been tested.

In addition to Ming's battleship design, Zhu Jingyuan's advance guidance and instructions specially strengthened the anti-aircraft firepower significantly.

Although the current air defense capabilities of the fleets of other countries cannot be said to be non-existent, it can only be said that they are better than none.

Air defense capabilities are limited to theoretical possession.

No one has an accurate idea of ​​what actual combat is like.

The navies of the three Nordic countries were originally relatively poor, and Lucia and Prussia still took advantage of the information and launched a surprise attack without declaring war.

The ships of the Three Kingdoms monarchs soon became scarred.

Although the monarchs and ministers of Norway and Sweden were angry and panicked, they could confirm and understand that it must be the Lucians who attacked them.

But the Danish monarch and ministers were completely at a loss.

Until they received news from the mainland, the Prussians had launched a full-scale attack on the Danish mainland.

The Danish monarchs and ministers were completely confused.

Aren't you Prussia quarreling with Austria and claiming to declare war on Austria in a month?

Why did you backhand me, a spectator, now?
Is the scolding war between Prussia and Austria just a cover?Is he the real target of Prussia?
But no matter whether they can understand it or not, no matter whether they can accept this reality or not, the war that has been brewing for many years is finally officially starting now.

On the site of your own home.

The monarchs of the Three Kingdoms had no time to think and analyze at all, so they could only hide in the safest core compartment of the battleship and let the battleship do its best to evade and escape.

But obviously, both Lucia and Prussia came prepared.

The air strikes were only the first round of attacks.

The fleets of the three monarchs did not run far before they encountered the battleship fleets of Prussia and Lucia.

The main fleets of Prussia and Lucia, under the guidance of the aircraft carrier's on-board reconnaissance plane, blocked the fleet of the three monarchs at sea.

Following the idea that a lion and a tiger must fight a rabbit with all their strength, the two countries dispatched eight [-]-ton capital ships.

There are also a dozen cruisers and more than 30 destroyers.

Anyway, most of the wars against Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were fought on land.

The navies of the three Nordic countries are also picky.

The most important task of the Prussian and Lucian navies is to capture the monarchs of the three countries and their main ministers.

It can be said that their task this time was completed very smoothly.

The Prussians and Prussians advance to the approximate itinerary of the three kingdoms' monarch fleets, and the aircraft carrier's carrier-based aircraft are responsible for aerial reconnaissance.

It was completely a catch-in-the-urn action.

(End of this chapter)