Chapter 469

Blue water, blue sky, green grass, and hundreds of flowers in Vienna.

Vienna in May was a world of flowers. The streets and alleys were always full of flowers. It seemed that the people of Vienna especially liked to grow flowers.

Beautiful Spring Palace was full of flowers, adding a different kind of charm to the refreshing May.

Reading, admiring flowers, making tea, and attending concerts were all Franz's hobbies. If there were no two little lolis following him, it would be good to enjoy a dance, especially the long-legged ones.

It was definitely just an appreciation of art. Franz's private life was very decent. He never fooled around with the rich ladies, had no bad habits, and did not even have a lover. He could be called a moral model among the nobles.

If it wasn't for the fact that he was hugging two little lolis on his left and right, it would be even more obvious.

It was normal for the nobles to have a messy private life. Life was so tiring. She had to fight and scheme every day, so she needed to relax her mind.

Franz was already very principled. At least he had not created any palace scandals. He only fooled the two little lolis, which was not worth mentioning at all.

The rules of the palace in the House of Habsburg were still very strict. The two little lolis who received palace education together had a deep feeling.

Although the princesses did not have as high requirements as the princes, they still had a lot to learn compared to ordinary people.

Princess Helen was fine. She quickly adapted to it and could even enjoy it. Princess Sissi was miserable. She said goodbye to her happy childhood life. To a young girl who longed for freedom, this was undoubtedly a shocking piece of bad news.

Skipping classes? If there were hundreds of students in a school, it did not matter if one student skipped class. If you were the only student, wouldn't the teachers have to go on a collective holiday if you skipped class? Furthermore, they were in the Imperial Palace, which was heavily guarded. Where could they run to?

Although palace life was comfortable, it was not free. For Princess Sissi, this was undoubtedly a kind of torture.

Whether she was willing to learn or not, her mother, Princess Ludvika, had already made the decision for her.

If it was not for the poor financial situation of her family, Princess Sissi would have already accepted this education. These palace etiquette classes were basic knowledge that the nobles must master.

Princess Helen and Franz were together, which was arranged by Empress Dowager Sophie, in the name of cultivating feelings in advance. Princess Qian Qian's participation was purely to skip class.

The world was so magical that the fates of the three of them were mixed together. What happened next was hard to describe. In short, Franz hooked up with two little lolis at once.

Of course, in this era, they were not young anymore. Princess Helen was almost 18 years old, and Princess Qian Qian was 15 years old. They were already at the age to discuss marriage.

Their mother, Princess Ludvika, was happy to see all this. Due to the disparity in status, it was common for things to happen in the royal family in order to facilitate this marriage.

As for Empress Dowager Sophie, she was even more indifferent. Her son was her own, while her niece was someone else's. As long as there wasn't a scandal of pregnancy before marriage, she wouldn't care so much.

Of course, Franz would not admit his evil thoughts. From a big perspective, this was to confuse the enemy and make the Kingdom of Bavaria lower its guard. After all, the royal families of the two countries were going to unite by marriage. What was there to worry about?

In a small way, he was saving an underage girl. Princess Sissi's character determined that no matter who she married, it would not end well. Freedom was too luxurious for the great nobles. From the moment they were born, they carried a heavy responsibility.

Freedom was too much of a luxury for the great nobles. From the moment they were born, they carried a heavy responsibility on their shoulders.

The 19th century was the last glory of the nobles. At this time, the smart people knew that danger was approaching. One wrong step and an ancient family would come to an end.

It was already a tragedy if they were not smart in politics. If their stand was not firm and they were easily influenced to participate in politics, the final result would be a tragedy.

If they were not willing to have children, no family would be able to accept it. Love would always be erased in the face of reality. How could one maintain their appearance?

…

Prime Minister Felix said, "Your Majesty, the Battle of Bulgaria has ended. The final result was not unexpected. The Russians defeated the Osman.

But the performance of the French this time was very surprising. They sent reinforcements to the The Balkans so quickly. It seems that Napoleon Iii has stabilized the country. "

It was normal for the Russian Army to defeat the Osman army. Even though the Russian Army was a motley crew, they were still a valiant mob. Against the Osman army, who were also a motley crew, they naturally had the upper hand.

In terms of weapons and equipment, the Russians and the Osman were bad buddies. Both were equally backward. As for whose weapons and equipment were more backward, it depended on the moral integrity of the bureaucrats.

The high efficiency of the Government of France once again proved that the efficiency of one person making decisions was much higher than that of hundreds of people making decisions together.

The Government of London had just persuaded the Parliament to send troops, and the French had already sent their troops to the battlefield. This was enough to show that Napoleon Iii's control over the Government of France had reached a point where he could make decisions with just a word.

But these were all small problems. Franz did not care about the French family affairs. He had no way to interfere anyway.

"How is the combat power of the French Army? Is there anything that requires special attention? "Franz asked with concern.

Marshal Radski analyzed: "Your Majesty, the combat power of the French Expeditionary Force is quite good. According to the information we gathered, these 50,000 French soldiers are the most elite force in the French Army.

It seemed that Napoleon Iii had put in a lot of effort in order to achieve a good result.

But now, he should be feeling the pinch. Even though the French Army achieved a higher exchange ratio on the battlefield, it was not worth it for them.

In the Battle of Razgrad, the French Army lost almost a division of elite soldiers. These elite soldiers were not that easy to replace.

It was not easy to train elite troops. It was rare for the French Army to have such combat power. Now, they were wasted on an insignificant battlefield.

Not to mention the 1: 1.3 casualty ratio with the Russians, even if the exchange ratio was 1: 3, the French Army would have suffered a great loss.

If the French Army had not blindly thrown themselves into the battle and fought with the Russians without adapting to the environment, they would have achieved even more glorious results.

In a head-on battle, 50,000 of these elite soldiers were enough to defeat 100,000 Russian Army.

If this French army had arrived half a month earlier and served as the main force in this battle, I'm afraid the outcome of this battle would have been different. "

Franz nodded. These French Army were indeed elite soldiers. Now that they had suffered such heavy losses, it was obvious that the combat power of the French Army had been weakened.

But to say that Napoleon was feeling the pinch was not necessarily the case. These elite soldiers were accumulated by the Seven Moons Dynasty. They were also the loyal supporters of the Seven Moons Dynasty.

If it was not for King Louis Philippe's stupidity of not mobilizing these troops in time, it would have been a piece of cake for them to suppress the rebellion.

For a country like France, these troops were the most important defense force. But for Napoleon Iii, these troops were a hidden danger.

For the sake of his own interests, it was probably Napoleon Iii's strategy to exhaust these troops on the battlefield.

The current situation was completely in line with Napoleon Iii's interests.

The French Army at the frontline was in a disadvantageous situation, but they were still able to obtain a high exchange rate, which gave him a lot of political points.

Through this battle, these troops had been severely depleted. In order to restore their combat power, they had to add in new soldiers.

As long as they made good use of this opportunity, Napoleon Iii could support his men to take over the position and slowly control these troops.

As for the problem of their combat power decreasing, it was not worth mentioning in the face of loyalty. If they were in each other's shoes, Franz would probably make the same decision.

Felix asked tentatively, "Marshal, if we think of a way to wipe out these troops, how much of an impact would it have on the military power of the French?"

Marshal Radsky thought for a moment and gave the answer, "These troops make up about 20% of the current military power of the French.

But this doesn't mean that these tens of thousands of French troops are 20% of the military power of the French. They can still mobilize the entire country, but the newly mobilized troops will have very low combat power. "

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

Prime Minister Felix 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. I'm sure they will like it.

Right now, this French expeditionary force only has 36,000 people left with combat power. If they fight a few more battles with the Russians, they will be almost completely wiped out. "

The French forces invested in the The Balkans were too small. Even if the entire army was wiped out, it would not affect them greatly.

At this time, the best choice for Austria was not to let the Russians take out this elite French army in one go. Instead, they should use this as a prelude to encourage Britain and France to continuously send troops into this war.

A major defeat was very likely to make Britain and France stop. Then, using the war in the Near East to deplete the strength of Britain, France, and Russia would not be able to be achieved.

Napoleon Iii could use the knife of the Russians to eliminate dissidents, and Austria could do the same. They could use the strength of the Russians to attack Britain and France, and then use the strength of Britain and France to attack the Russians.