Chapter 1401: Austria's Move

Intelligence that the Longyan army was stationed three cities away from the Austrian capital, Vienna, was rushed to Vienna.

Ever since Teresa secretly left, Victor had become the actual person in power in Austria.

However, news of Teresa's departure was covered up by Victor, and the other councilors and ministers were unaware.

But some Senators were very dissatisfied with Victor's orders.

"Victor, what a fine scheme you have!" a Senator slammed the newly arrived intelligence onto the table and said angrily.

"Now the Longyan army is stationed right at the gates of our Vienna; I estimate it won't be long before they attack."

"When that time comes, do we fight or not?"

Victor did not look at the furious Senator; he picked up the military report and read it several times, then suddenly smiled.

"This Longyan general is not bad; he actually saw through my scheme and even came up with such a countermeasure. Not bad, not bad."

Hearing Victor's praise, the Senator was so angry his nose was almost crooked.

The other side is a Longyan general, and even after he broke your scheme, you are still here praising him!

"What time do you think it is!"

Victor ignored him and read it twice more, feeling that the Longyan general was a man of great talent.

Stationing themselves near Vienna, the intent was obvious; it was to tell him.

Either you come out to fight, or I will attack your capital; just ask yourself if you are afraid?

Victor was, of course, afraid; Vienna is the capital of Austria.

If Vienna falls, then Austria will be a fallen nation.

"This fellow is forcing me to meet him in battle," Victor pondered for a moment.

The front line in Prussia is currently tight; if he were to pull troops back to meet the enemy now, it would give Prussia a chance to catch its breath.

But if he does not send troops to meet the enemy, and the Longyan army launches a major offensive.

Vienna might be finished.

And Austria would be gone.

Victor smacked his lips; oh my, this Longyan person has really posed a difficult problem for him, but...

Victor looked at another military report placed on his right hand side.

Weikeduo wore a faint smile: "I am not the only one caught in a dilemma."

"Weikeduo, do you really not care about Vienna? The Longyan main force is not far from us now."

Victor glanced at him and said with a face full of disdain: "How do you know I don't care?"

"How did you see that I don't care?"

"I am just about to issue an order to redeploy our soldiers to guard against the Longyan offensive!"

The Senator...

"Just guard?" the Senator couldn't help but ask; shouldn't they be gathering a large army to drive the Longyan troops out of Austria?

"What, what else do you want? Austria only has 150,000 troops that can be mobilized domestically; what more do you want?" Victor questioned.

150,000...

Aside from the garrison on the Austrian border and the army attacking Prussia, there really aren't many troops that can be mobilized within Austria right now.

But this is a moment of national crisis.

Can't the army attacking Prussia be called back?

If Vienna is gone, if the Austrian capital falls, what is the point of occupying Prussia? What use is it?

The nation would be lost!

"The army attacking Prussia cannot be withdrawn. Pass down my order: concentrate our strength to guard against the Longyan army's offensive, that is all."

"As for those things you have in your head, stop thinking about them."

"Longyan has a million troops stationed at our ports; if you think we have the ability to drive the Longyan main force out, then I will let you sit in my seat."

The Senator felt as if something was stuck in his throat; he really wanted to agree.

But he didn't have the ability.

Helpless, he could only follow

Victor's instructions and issue the order.

But when he left, he still couldn't help but say: "Weikeduo, if Vienna is lost in your hands, you must answer for it with your life!"

Victor glanced at him and didn't say anything more.

After he left, Victor picked up the military report on his right, which was sent by his ally, France.

The content recorded above was: Ambushed Longyan supply ships in the Mediterranean Sea; the battle was intense; the Longyan fought to the death and would not surrender; all supply ships were sunk; our fleet suffered heavy losses.

"Both sides suffered; in exchange for a period of grain vacuum for Longyan, I really don't know if it's worth it."

But fortunately, the Longyan people are not Europeans and have no popular base here; if Longyan wants to solve its grain problem, it will have to plunder.

It is a good thing he had already transported away the grain reserves of Longyan and its surrounding cities.

Otherwise, it would really be a bit troublesome.

Victor sighed; although it seemed that the Viscount had the upper hand, in reality, he did not. If Ling Chen risked everything for a gamble, then Vienna would face a fierce battle.

Although it wouldn't necessarily be a loss, it would still suffer a major blow to its vitality.

Not long ago, at a Longyan port city in Austria,

Wang Lin led the battered supply ship to escape and return to the Longyan army in Austria.

The Longyan Soldiers on the shore saw the supply ship sail into the port, but their expressions were very ugly; the supply ship was covered in scars, and only one had returned!

What happened!

Then he saw a person disembark from the Supply Ship.

He hurried forward, and seeing that the person who had arrived was General Wang, he quickly helped him up.

As soon as General Wang saw it was a Longyan Soldier, his heart immediately relaxed, and he called out weakly, "Quickly take me to see the Chief Councilor!"

After saying this, Wang Lin's head lolled to the side and he fainted.

The Longyan Soldier saw the wounds on General Wang Lin and knew the situation was bad.

He hurriedly carried the man to Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng looked at General Wang Lin, who was nearly on the verge of death, and immediately shouted, "Quickly, bring the doctor here!"

Hearing Liu Zheng's voice, Wang Lin opened his eyes and said in a thread-like voice, "Chief Councilor, there is no need; I know my own body, I am likely going to die."

"Don't speak. Our Longyan medical standards are top-notch; rest assured, you absolutely will not die!" Liu Zheng's face was as cold as frost.

In his heart, he only wanted to know who had wounded his beloved general like this.

"I have failed you, my lord!"

"Cough, cough, I only managed to bring back one Supply Ship; the ones who ambushed us this time were... France!"

Liu Zheng's gaze turned cold—France!

It was France that had set the ambush!

Just at this moment, the accompanying doctor had already arrived.

Not daring to delay for even a moment, he immediately began to diagnose and treat Wang Lin, but the doctor's expression was frighteningly grave.

"Don't speak for now, just focus on recovering; this grudge must be avenged!"

Wang Lin smiled faintly, looking at the Chief Councilor of Longyan, Lord Liu Zheng: "My lord, although they ambushed us this time, in truth, it was still our Longyan that won."

"I led the army to annihilate them all and even saved one Supply Ship, hehe... cough, cough."

Liu Zheng's eyes grew moist as he watched the smile on Wang Lin's cheeks gradually freeze, and he closed his eyes.

"My lord, please accept my condolences; General Wang has already..." The doctor could not bear to continue.