After entering October, the Prusso-Russian War entered a new phase. Both sides were engaging in a fierce struggle, fighting so intensely that the sky darkened and the ground turned to rivers of blood.
In the East Prussian region, the Prussian Army had the upper hand; in the Polish region, the Russian Army was putting pressure on the Prusso-Polish Coalition Forces.
Austria also sent military observers to analyze intelligence gathered from the battlefield, which made Franz secretly very relieved.
Indeed, the reputed might of the Russian Empire as the hegemon of Europe was not unearned—their military strength at this time was among the world's elite.
In the original timeline, even as the Russian Empire stumbled along, it was still feared by all nations, and not just for the reasons jokes suggest—winter and vast territories.
