Chapter 184 They Are Playing With Borrowing Knives To Kill

Clear water, blue sky and green grass, flowers blooming in Vienna.

Vienna in May is a world of flowers. The streets and alleys are always full of flowers. It seems that Viennese people especially like to grow flowers.

Schönbrunn Palace is even more beautiful, adding a different style to the refreshing May.

Reading, enjoying flowers, making tea, and performing concerts are all Franz's hobbies. If there are no two little loli to follow, it's not bad to enjoy dancing, especially those with long legs.

Definitely just an artistic appreciation, Franz's private life is very decent. Never fooling around with wealthy ladies, without any bad habits, not even a lover, she is a moral model among the nobles.

If it wasn't for him hugging the two little loli from left to right, then this would be even more proof.

Nobles, it's normal for private life to be a little chaotic. Life is so tiring and intrigues every day, and it is also necessary to relax properly.

Franz is already very virtuous, at least he has not created any court scandal, just flickered two little loli, not worth mentioning at all.

The court rules of the Habsburg Dynasty were still very strict, and the two little loli who received court education together felt deeply.

Although princesses are not as demanding as princes, they still have too much to learn compared to ordinary people.

Princess Helen was okay, she quickly got used to it and was able to enjoy it. Princess Sissi was miserable, and the happy childhood life said goodbye to her. This is undoubtedly a shocking news for a girl who yearns for freedom.

skip class? If there are 180 students in a school, it doesn't matter if one student skips classes; if you are the only student, if you skip classes, then teachers are not allowed to take vacations together? Besides, in the palace, where the security is heavily guarded, where else can you go?

Court life is comfortable, but not free? This is undoubtedly a kind of torture for Princess Sissi.

Her arms couldn't touch her thighs, and whether she wanted to study or not, her mother, Princess Ludvika, had already made the call for her.

If it weren't for the poor financial situation of the family, Princess Sissi would have received these educations long ago. These court etiquette classes are the basic knowledge that nobles must master.

Princess Helen and Franz were together, which was arranged by the Queen Mother Sophie, euphemistically, to cultivate feelings in advance. Princess Sissi joined in, just to skip class.

The world is so magical, the fate of the three people was mixed together. It's hard to say what happened later. In short, Franz hooked up with two little loli at one time.

Of course, in this era, their age is not too young. Princess Helen is almost 18 years old, and Princess Sissi is also 15 years old. She has reached the age of marriage.

For all this, their mother, Princess Ludvika, is happy to see it happen. The asymmetry in identity, to facilitate this marriage, something else is too common in the royal family.

As for the Empress Dowager Sophie, it doesn't matter, her son is her own, and her niece is someone else's. As long as there is no royal scandal of unmarried pregnancies, she won't care so much.

Of course, Franz will not admit his evil thoughts. In a big way, this is to confuse the enemy and let the kingdom of Bavaria relax its vigilance. After all, the royal families of the two countries are about to marry, so why worry?

From a small point of view, he is saving underage girls. The origin of the Bavarian royal family determines that their marriage will be used for marriage. Because of Princess Sissi's character, she decided to marry anyone, and there would be no good results.

Freedom is too extravagant for the great nobles. From the moment they are born, they bear the responsibility of bearing the weight.

The 19th century was the last splendor of the aristocracy, and at this time the wise people knew that the danger was approaching. One wrong step, and an ancient family is about to end its curtain call.

It is already very tragic if you don’t have a good time in politics. If your position is not firm and you are easily influenced by others to join politics, the final result can only be a tragic ending.

If there is one more unwillingness to have children, it is estimated that no family can accept it. Love will always be wiped out in front of reality. What does it take to maintain a face that is easy to grow old?

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Prime Minister Felix said: "Your Majesty, the Bulgarian battle is over, the final result is not unexpected, the Russians defeated the Ottomans.

However, the performance of the French this time was very surprising. They put reinforcements into the Balkans so quickly. It seems that Napoleon III has stabilized the country. "

It is normal for the Russian army to defeat the Ottoman army. Although the Russian army is a group of rabble, it is also a brave rabble. Against the Ottoman army, which is also a rabble, it is naturally the upper hand in the war.

In terms of weapons and equipment, Russia and the Ottomans are bad brothers, everyone is the same backward. Whose weapons and equipment are more backward depends on the integrity of the bureaucrats.

The high efficiency of the French government has once again proved that the efficiency of one person making decisions is much higher than that of hundreds of people making decisions together.

The London government has just persuaded Congress to send troops, and the French sent the army to the battlefield, which is enough to show that Napoleon III's control over the French government has reached the point of decisiveness.

But these are all small issues, Franz doesn't care about the French's domestic affairs, and he has no way to intervene anyway.

"How is the combat effectiveness of the French army? Is there anything that needs special attention?" Franz asked with concern

Marshal Radesky analyzed: "Your Majesty, the combat effectiveness of this French expeditionary force is still good. According to the information we have collected, we can confirm that

, The 50,000 French troops are the most elite troops in the French Army.

It seems that Napoleon III made a lot of money this time in order to make a good record.

But now he should feel a pain in the flesh. Although the French army played a higher exchange ratio on the battlefield, it was not worth the loss for them.

In the Battle of Razgrad, the French army lost almost a division's elite troops, and these elite soldiers were not so easy to replenish.

Elite troops are not so easy to train, and the French army has such a fighting force, it is rare, and now it is so consumed on the battlefield that does not matter.

Not to mention a 1:1.3 casualty ratio with the Russians, even if the exchange ratio is 1:3, the French have suffered a big loss.

If the French army did not blindly devote themselves to the battle and fought the Russians without adapting to the environment, their results would have been even more brilliant.

In a confrontation on the frontal battlefield, an elite division of 50,000 is enough to defeat a hundred thousand Russian troops.

If this French army can arrive half a month ahead of schedule and use it as the main force in this battle, the result of this battle will probably change. "

Franz nodded noncommittally. These French troops are indeed elite divisions. Now the heavy losses have obviously weakened the combat effectiveness of the French army.

But to say that Napoleon's flesh hurts, it may not be. These elite divisions were accumulated by the July Dynasty, and they were also loyal supporters of the July Dynasty.

If King Louis-Philippe hadn't been stunned, he didn't mobilize these troops in the first time, or with these troops there, it would have been easy to suppress the rebellion.

For the country of France, these troops are the most important national defense forces, but for Napoleon III personally, these troops are a hidden danger.

To consume these troops on the battlefield for their own interests, I am afraid it is also the established strategy of Napoleon III.

The current situation is entirely in the interests of Napoleon III.

The French army on the front line, despite being in an unfavorable state, was still able to achieve a high exchange ratio, which gave him a lot of political points.

Through this war, the troops of these troops have been severely attenuated. To regain their combat effectiveness, it is bound to add new recruits.

As long as he makes good use of this opportunity, Napoleon III can support his younger brother and slowly control this army.

As for the issue of declining combat power, it's not worth mentioning at all in the face of loyalty. Franz would likely have made the same decision if he had relocated.

Metternich asked tentatively: "Your Excellency Marshal, if we find a way to annihilate these troops, how much will it affect the military power of the French?"

Marshal Radesky pondered for a moment, and then gave the answer: "These troops account for about two layers of the French's current military strength.

However, this does not mean that these tens of thousands of French troops are the military strength of the French. They can also mobilize across the country, but the combat effectiveness of the newly mobilized troops is very low. "

France is not a small country, and its own military strength is not weak. It is very rare to be able to weaken the enemy's strength so much in a short period of time.

Metternich shook his head and said: "If that's the case, then this matter is not worth our participation. It's better to leave this enemy to the Russians to solve, presumably they will like it.

At present, the French expeditionary force has only more than 36,000 combatants left, and if it fights a few more battles with the Russians, it will almost be lost. "

The forces the French put into the Balkans are too small, even if the entire army is wiped out, it will not hurt, and it will not hurt their vitality.

At this time, Austria's best choice is not to let the Russians eat the elite of the French army in one go, but to use this as an introduction to encourage Britain and France to continuously invest their troops in this war.

A major defeat is likely to stop Britain and France, so using the war in the Near East to consume the strength of Britain, France and Russia will not be possible.

Napoleon III can use the Russian knife to eliminate dissidents, and Austria can follow suit. Using the power of the Russians to attack Britain and France, and then using the power of Britain and France to attack the Russians, is a good choice.