Chapter 789 Aid? (superior)
The new State Representative Konstantin Sigvort signed the decision to support the canton of Friborg with the support of state representatives.
It was already a week later when the news reached Archduke Karl. In fact, this was also instructed by Minofel. After all, the former was an Austrian Archduke. If he really had a dispute with him, it would probably destroy the harmony within the alliance.
"Archduke Karl, that's what happened. Bishop Minofel completely disrupted your deployment, and also took a large number of troops and supplies to Friborg."
Captain Ulrich Salis recounted the incident exactly, and said apologetically that he was afraid that the old general would simply give up the job. After all, Bishop Minofel's previous arrangements were in vain. .
Captain Ulrich Sallis is temporarily acting as the field marshal of the Swiss Orthodox Union at this time, because the Orthodox Union really lacks commanders. This has nothing to do with studying in Austria.
Minofel took away two-thirds of the Swiss Orthodox Alliance's troops in one breath. Archduke Karl was not angry. On the contrary, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Because the quality of the Swiss army is so low, the vast majority of the 100,000 troops of the Orthodox Alliance are farmers and unemployed craftsmen.
Due to the Orthodox Alliance's lack of officers, lack of crisis awareness, and lack of supplies, the vast majority of these soldiers have never even fired a gun, let alone trained systematically.
Moreover, these soldiers have obvious geographical characteristics and are severely differentiated from each other. They are timid in public battles and brave in private fights. They are difficult to command and often disturb the people.
"He can take them all except the security and logistics forces."
Marshal Ulrich Salis thought he heard wrongly.
"This is not good."
"There's nothing wrong with it. They can't do much good except waste food here."
Marshal Ulrich Salis thought that Archduke Karl was talking angrily.
"Grand Duke Karl, don't worry. I will do my best to recruit another army for you. I promise. We have already asked for help from neighboring countries, and I believe that help will arrive soon."
The reality is that the Orthodox Alliance has indeed sent a signal for help to surrounding countries, hoping that the great powers can provide military support, but the armies of the great powers have been threatened by the Free Alliance.
Joseph Loy said that if the armies of the great powers dared to enter Switzerland, the Free Alliance would blow up all the passages from Switzerland to the outside world.
At the same time, Britain's credentials also arrived, reaffirming Britain's position that it did not want any country to intervene in the Swiss civil war.
In fact, the name of the war launched by the Free Alliance at this time was to require the Orthodox Alliance to fulfill its promise of unified taxation, not to annex the other side.
This directly bypasses the previous "1843 Agreement" initiated by the Austrian Empire, that is, "the inviolability of the neutrality of the Swiss Confederation will only be respected if the 1815 Treaty is not violated."
If the Swiss Confederation fails to strictly abide by the treaty, Austria will have the right to withdraw its previous commitments. "
Among them, the French were the first to respond to the Swiss Orthodox Union. Louis Philippe's behavior was not only to gain an advantage and win over allies, but also to please the domestic church.
Louis Philippe very much hoped to win over Switzerland as an ally. After all, Austria, an old rival in the German region and coastal lowlands, already had an advantage at this time, and the Kingdom of Sardinia was also its in-law in Italy.
Therefore, Switzerland has become an important target. After all, if France and Austria really go to war one day, and all three roads are unilaterally open to Austria, then this battle will be too difficult to fight.
However, it was threatened twice by Switzerland and Britain, and at the same time the Austrian Empire did not take much action.
The French cabinet began to weigh seriously. After all, if France sends troops at this time, will it be considered destroying the Vienna System of 1815?
So Soult was more hesitant than Louis-Philippe. The former just wanted to retire honorably, didn't want to get into any trouble in his later years, and didn't care about any bullshit honors, as long as he didn't lose his security later in life.
However, the current situation is that if he is not careful at all, he may be in danger at the end of the season. Historically, it was Guizot who strongly advocated supporting Switzerland, but this man is still in North America at this time and naturally cannot participate in this incident.
There was silence in the cabinet of the July Monarchy. No one wanted to be the first person, but everyone knew that if Switzerland continued to fall to the Habsburg side, what awaited France would be a three-pronged defeat.
Finally, a young officer named Charles expressed his opinion.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, and distinguished ministers. France cannot lose Switzerland as an ally."
"You don't have to say that?" A cabinet member interrupted rudely. The Bonapartists were always an anomaly in the July Dynasty, but in the final analysis, this dynasty itself was an anomaly.
The young officer was not as enthusiastic as an ordinary young military attache, but analyzed the situation like a seasoned politician. Of course, everyone knows this well and will not elaborate on it.
Finally he gave his own advice.
"We could also have a volunteer army like the Austrians did."
"Then who will lead the team?"
The previous cabinet member said again that because of this kind of non-governmental behavior, not only may it not be recognized by the government, but it may even not be possible to receive pensions.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go. Long live France!"
The cabinet member had no choice but to keep his mouth shut. After all, it would be best if someone was willing to do such a life-threatening thing.
Louis Philippe couldn't help but take a second look at this young man named Charles. He was also the one who handled crisis management when the German mission came to visit.
The former patted the latter on the shoulder and said.
"You are capable of both literary and military skills. You are truly a role model for the younger generation in France. Come back alive and I will promote you to the rank of general."
Theoretically speaking, Louis Philippe did have this power at this time, but it was just a matter of whether he should use it and whether the army would accept it.
Although the scene of being ordered to go into danger and going deep alone is very touching, the IQ of the French commander at this time is equally touching.
For example, they want to send a batch of weapons to help the Swiss Orthodox Alliance, but leaving Nazjatar in Switzerland will not only have to pay taxes to the King of Prussia, but after they leave Nazjatar, their weapons will be surrendered by the states of the Free Alliance.
At the same time, the French high command was studying the transportation of supplies and weapons from Lake Geneva in Switzerland. After all, heavy artillery and other things were too slow to take the mountain road of Nazjatar.
As a result, France's weapons and material assistance to the Orthodox Alliance became an enemy. The most important thing was that Dufour finally obtained the heavy artillery he wanted so much.
Note: At that time, the level of weapons in Switzerland was very low and could only produce some simple smoothbore weapons. After all, the quality of ironware was extremely poor and there was often a risk of the bore exploding.
Of the 15,000 volunteers, only Colonel Charles, 1,200 of them, managed to sneak into Switzerland.
Although there are many French people in Switzerland, these people are basically Protestants, and their living habits and accents are also different. It is easy for locals to distinguish them from the French.