"It seems that you are happy to fight for the Netherlands in the Netherlands?"

"Why not? Our generous friends in the Netherlands bear the salaries of the 17,000 Swedish troops and more than 4,000 foreign mercenaries under my command, and also give us preferential tariffs. The sale of copper and iron can subsidize the country's finances.

, and I can bring new recruits here from Sweden every day to practice, isn’t it great?”

"The principalities of Brunswick and Hanover have also gained a lot, but compared to you, they have also suffered a lot of losses. By the way, in the future, you are interested in discussing with me how to regain the north of the Gulf of Finland and the east of the Barents Sea.

land?"

“Why not south of the Gulf of Finland?”

"If you can eat it, I don't have a problem with it."

Anyone with some common sense can probably find out where Sweden is on a map. Needless to say, the Gulf of Finland is actually Finland. As for the Barents Sea, it is the high seas between Sweden and the Russians. It’s just the Barents Sea.

, I am afraid that even with a map in hand, it is difficult for people to find where it is, because Babylon is so famous. Anyone who sees this word will think of the Mesopotamia Plateau in Central Asia, not the ice-covered Russian continent.

Today we bring up this topic because we want to carve up Russia, because the Swedes have not seen the chaos in Russia, and Russia is so big. So far, this is very suitable for us to find someone to work with Russia, and to put the Swedes

Wouldn't it be safer for Prussia to pull off the ship?

But seeing that the Dutch were about to become the biggest financial sponsor and the biggest sponsor of the Swedes, I felt it was necessary for me to do something.

Deep down in my heart, I secretly planned to increase the amount of grain sent by Prussia to the Netherlands by 30%. I began to instill in William of Orange a German idea that I had recently come up with.

The so-called Germany is the idea that when the German princes encounter foreign enemies, currently the French, the strongest force unites other forces to fight against France. The Austrians have done this before

thing, but what they got in return was a beating from the French. Now I plan to let the Austrians continue to be that fig leaf, but secretly the Austrians will

Prussia takes the lead. In this plan, the Netherlands needs to play the role of a sponsor and ally, sending money, materials and support to Prussia. In return, Prussia can provide troops to defend the Netherlands.

This rich area. The advantage of this is that the Netherlands can control Sweden through gold and Prussia, and vice versa.

William of Orange was very interested in my idea.

Of course.

Because of Hanover and Brunswick, the Netherlands brought in the Swedes. Although Hanover and Brunswick gave up the territory they secretly occupied due to a series of subsequent events, once they were bitten by a snake, they would be afraid of the rope for ten years.

.Now in order to avoid the trend of being too big to lose, the Netherlands must have a force that controls Sweden besides Sweden. Prussia can compete with the Swedes in terms of national strength and scale.

After promoting Trans-Prussia, I began to absorb and digest information on the large and small fortresses in France and the topography of central Germany on the border between the Netherlands and France. I tried to wait until I had to make a decision and make a decision that best suited the situation.

Only three weeks had passed when news came from Strasbourg that a conflict involving tens of thousands of people broke out between us and the French around two fortresses and two villages. As a result, we and the French

Each had its own gains and losses, and the casualties were not huge because neither side used the main force in that place. After receiving this news, I took another look at the map. The three fortresses and a village were located. I had a hunch that a decisive battle was about to break out.

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In order to cooperate with this decisive battle, we also launched operations in the border areas between the Netherlands and the French. More than 100,000 troops stepped up and increased our offensive momentum.

For a time, the entire border was filled with the sound of artillery fire. As several castles and fortresses fell one after another, it seemed that the big net woven by the French on the border could not trap us at all. As long as we gave time, we would be able to break through the French defense line.

Enter France.

In mid-November, three months after the war resumed, news came from Strasbourg.

We had a decisive battle with the French in a place called Rastatt, which is more than ten kilometers northeast of Strasbourg and ten kilometers south of Karlsruhe. In the past three years, we had a decisive battle.

For months, we have been advancing around this area towards the French army's Strasbourg.

According to the messenger, on the morning of November 13th, our sentries saw through the gradually dispersing fog that the French on the opposite side were forming a tight formation across the plain and advancing towards them.

Sachs had already anticipated this, so while the French army was gathering, we also deployed our troops.

In the center of the first line are 3 imperial legions, with 20,000 people. In the rear are the emperor Alexander, who led the main force of 6 legions, including the 33rd Spartan Legion and the 27th Spartan Legion.

Forty thousand people, as well as the Prussians, were also arranged in the front, and behind them were fifteen thousand cavalry. On the left were the Austrians and their princess...cannian, and the three legions of the empire and eight thousand cavalry, and on the right were the

The 5 legions of the empire and the corresponding number of cavalry.

There is a small area in this hilly area. Our coalition forces are larger than the French army. In order to take advantage of our strength, the left wing with the smallest number, that is, the left wing composed of the Prussians and the Empire, is placed here.

The main force of Alexander and the Austrian alliance were responsible for the central and broad plain areas. However, the Austrians on the right wing were in a more prominent position and the terrain was higher.

When the battle started, the French army did not launch an offensive on the left wing, which had important terrain but was guarded by the Austrians. Instead, it launched an attack on the center of the right wing to contain the left wing and the center. At the same time, the French army in Karlsruhe

E's army, which numbered approximately 18,000, also came out, and the two sides faced each other.

The attack was carried out between the center and the right wing, apparently to separate the right wing and the center. Due to the difference in terrain, the French infantry were all forced to advance under a hail of bullets during the attack. However, their morale was very low.

They launched an offensive on the right wing with high spirits and extraordinary bravery. Only Karlsruhe's troops died.

It was very frustrating, and the strangled line of fire consisting of the right wing and the center caused these infantrymen to suffer great losses. During the infantry battle, our cavalry also fought on the right wing. Although we pushed back the French cavalry, the French

Pushed the artillery to the right front. In the subsequent battle, these artillery gave me

They inflicted very heavy casualties and once shaken our right-wing front line. At that time, the rear of the right-wing was experiencing the impact of the French army from Karlsruhe. Although Sachs had already anticipated the French army's attack on the right-wing, he arranged a plan to attack Karlsruhe.

The troops showed up to take measures. But I didn't expect that Prince Da Kongdai would make such rapid progress.

Faced with this situation, we ordered the cavalry on the left wing to rush out of the high ground. The cavalry on the left wing killed many French soldiers in the open plain and defeated them. The Austrian army on the left wing pursued the defeated French army. Austria was elated.

People led our troops. Then

Finally, they descended the high ground... Then, the French cavalry launched a countercharge. The Austrians and the Imperial Army who thought they had won on the plain were caught off guard. Under the fierce attack of 10,000 cavalry and more than 20,000 French troops, the French army swept across

The troops on our left came down the high ground.

Those troops who faced the cavalry on the plain inevitably suffered heavy losses, and the defeated Austrian army even crashed into our position. At this time, the artillery position originally set up by the French army on the right wing became an obstacle to our right cavalry attack.

When the war situation has developed to this point, the situation has become obvious. The French army pretended to seize our right wing, but finally tempted us to go down to the high ground, and then counterattacked the left wing, trying to seize the superior terrain of the left wing position and restrain the expansion of our military advantage.

Fortunately, on the high ground, Sachs deployed an elite regiment among the Imperial Legion. It was the judgment of the legion commander and the composure of the veterans under his command that not all the Imperial Legion went down the high ground. When the French army faced off against the high ground,

When the onslaught started on the ground, we still had two Austrian armies and two infantry regiments there. It was these troops of less than 15,000 men and a corresponding number of artillery that delayed the French army's onslaught on the high ground, and

Let the war go in another direction.

The Prussian army and the 33rd Spartan Legion moved to the left, and the French army of Karlsruhe on the right had collapsed. Because of Prince Condé, they were not chased by the empire's cavalry, but the Prussian cavalry took on the responsibility.

This duty. The reason why the imperial cavalry was not dispatched at this time was because the empire inevitably concentrated its cavalry. When the troops on the right wing violently attacked the rear of the French army, the center launched a cavalry charge against the center of the French army.

At this point, the battle has obviously reached a fever pitch, and then a decisive battle between the cavalry and the cavalry begins.

For us, as long as we destroy the opponent's cavalry on the front and then sweep the entire normal, we will win.

For the French, even if the cavalry is completely wiped out, as long as the cavalry that hits us suffers heavy losses and is not enough to affect the direction of the French army's main attack, then victory will be theirs.

On the Rastat plain, there were 12,000 imperial cavalry, nearly 4,000 of which were cuirassiers. Directly opposite them were more than 7,000 French cavalry, of which 4,000 were cuirassiers.

As for the commanders of both sides, one is my brother, Alexander, and the other is Prince Grand Condé.

The battle with swords and muskets continued until dusk...

Then, the letter didn't say who won, but just left a short line.

"The commander-in-chief of the French army, Prince Conde, was killed in battle..."
Chapter completed!