But, at the close of the week, Austria's attitude gave him concern.

It was clear that she had not swallowed the bait of Silesia, and that her troops could not be counted on.
At once he takes precautions.

His troops in Italy are to be made ready, the strongholds of the Upper Danube strengthened, and his German vassals are closely to watch the policy of Vienna.[293] He then proceeds to Weimar.

There, on April 29th, he mounts his war-horse and gazes with searching eyes into the columns that are winding through the Thuringian vales towards Leipzig.

The auguries seem favourable.
The men are full of ardour: the line of march is itself an inspiration; and the veterans cheer the young conscripts with tales of the great day of Jena and Auerstadt.
At the close of April the military situation was as follows.