Chapter 1369: Difficult Situation

At this moment, in Prussia.

Frederick II's army had not long since invaded Poland; among the three powers, he occupied the smallest territory, yet Frederick II had been exceptionally excited lately.

Because of the Dragon Flame Army, Austria had reduced its military strength against Prussia, giving Prussia a chance to catch its breath.

It was precisely because of this opportunity that Frederick II's great army was able to strike into Poland.

Frederick II looked at the map of Europe; although Prussia's territory had decreased, they had occupied a large swath of land in Poland.

According to the latest battle reports, Hamid of the Ottoman Empire had personally led a great army and also occupied a large amount of territory in Poland.

Moreover, the Serfdom of Poland was a complete waste.

Their defeat was only a matter of time, and when that day came, all these Polish territories would be his own.

As long as they, Prussia, could link up with the Ottoman forces, all difficulties would be resolved.

"Dragon Flame Chief Minister Liu Zheng, he is formidable," Frederick II sighed.

If not for Liu Zheng stirring up trouble in Austria, he might have already lost the war on the battlefield.

Now that the Dragon Flame Army was also active in Austria, he believed that in the near future, their coalition would win the war on the European continent.

By then, France would be caught in a pincer attack on the European continent, and with the coordination of Britain's sea and land forces, France's good days would be over.

Frederick II was imagining a wonderful scenario when, at this very moment, a hurried voice rang out.

"Your Majesty, the latest battle report!"

Frederick II hurriedly took the battle report into his hands; right now, whatever happened on the battlefield was favorable to him.

No matter how one looked at it, these were surely reports of victory for the Dragon Flame, the Ottoman, or perhaps Prussia on their respective battlefields.

Frederick II opened the military report with a smile on his face, but upon seeing the contents, his expression changed instantly!

"What!"

Bang!

Frederick II slapped the battle report onto the table with one hand, his eyes filled with disbelief as he stared at the report, reading it over and over again.

Frederick II said in a deep voice: "How is this possible? How could the Russian Army attack from this place!"

"Sweden, that neutral country, has joined the battle!"

Everyone knew that Sweden was a perennial neutral country; it was impossible for them to offend Prussia just for the sake of Tsarist Russia.

How could this be!

"No, this army belongs to Tsarist Russia."

At this moment, an aged voice spoke up.

Frederick II looked up to see his Councilor, Xiumier, and asked gloomily: "Has Sweden been occupied by Tsarist Russia? Why was I completely unaware!"

Xiumier shook his head and said: "No, Sweden has merely announced the formation of a permanent alliance with Tsarist Russia and even allowed Tsarist Russia to conduct military activities on their soil, but they will not participate in the war; their neutral status remains unchanged!"

"Damn it!"

As the ruler of Prussia, Frederick II was usually quite refined and cultured.

But at this moment, after hearing this, he could only curse the ancestors of this shameless Sweden.

"These bastards, does Sweden have any dignity left as a nation? Have the Swedish royal family all died out!"

"Yes, they are almost all dead," Xiumier said in a deep voice, tossing out a piece of intelligence.

It was marked with the word 'Top Secret'; Frederick II was stunned, staring at the intelligence on the table.

Xiumier said expressionlessly: "This is the latest intelligence; the Swedish King Gusita was murdered, and his son has inherited the throne."

"His son is only five years old!"

"When he ascended the throne, Dolgorukov was also present; it is said that the five-year-old king announced his first order on the spot..."

"To form an alliance with Tsarist Russia!"

Frederick II gasped; he was not frightened by this absurd event, but

rather by the fact that he had heard the name Dolgorukov!

Dolgorukov was an important figure in the Tsarist Russia Conservative Faction.

Frederick II slumped in his seat; Sweden had truly fallen, and his king had been completely controlled by another country.

This was no different from being occupied!

"However, the good news is that although Sweden has allowed Tsarist Russia to pass through their territory, Sweden will absolutely not participate in this war."

Frederick II sneered; Sweden was such a hypocritical fellow.

They had already allowed the passage of troops yet were still putting on a pretense, not daring to formally declare war on him; were they afraid of his future retaliation!

"Alas, Your Majesty, Sweden was originally a vassal state of Tsarist Russia; such a decision should have been expected. The main issue is, what do we do now?" Xiumier reminded him.

Frederick II immediately looked at the map, shaking off his previous state, and calmly deduced the possibilities occurring on the battlefield.

"Where is this Russian Army now!" Frederick II said in a deep voice.

Xiumier said: "They have already entered Poland; this time Naleishi is leading the team personally, and their marching speed is very fast; they are about to strike Warsaw!"

Warsaw, the capital of Poland.

Frederick II stared at this location in Poland; if the Russian Army's target was Warsaw, then Prussia's risky invasion of Poland and the plan to link up with the Ottoman forces would be a complete failure.

The territory he had occupied in Poland would also be completely useless.

Moreover, he would be subjected to even more ferocious encirclement; Tsarist Russia was not a soft persimmon like Poland.

They were not so easy to fend off.

More importantly, Poland also bordered Austria, and Warsaw was very close to Austria; if the Tsarist Russian army were to border Austria...

Then Tsarist Russia and Austria would form an even larger encirclement, and both Prussia and the Ottoman Empire would be completely isolated, losing all aid.

The originally excellent situation had completely become a dead end.

"The Russian Army must absolutely not be allowed to occupy Warsaw!" Frederick II issued an emergency military order.

They tried their best to block the entry of Tsarist Russia, but Prussia was currently surrounded by enemies on all sides and simply had no spare troops left to stop them.

"Your Majesty, we have no more armies left to dispatch."

"Furthermore, after this period of war, the country has no money and no food, making it very difficult to continue," Xiumier said with worry.

Ever since Prussia lost a large portion of its territory, their arable land area had plummeted.

Without food and without money, this war would be difficult to sustain.

When that time came, Prussia would have no choice but to admit defeat, and the fate of Frederick II would not be any better.

As the Emperor of Prussia, he would definitely be executed when that time came.

Yet now, he had no Method.

Frederick II sighed and looked at the map of Europe; he was powerless to continue this war.

Prussia was too exhausted now and was being besieged from all sides; if they did not recuperate, this war could not be sustained at all.

But would his opponents give him this opportunity?

If his allies did not provide aid soon, he would truly be left with only death.

He could not help but fix his gaze upon a port in Austria, and with some hope yet not daring to expect, he asked: "Is there... any latest intelligence on the Dragon Flame Army?"