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Chapter 61: Russia's Diplomatic Efforts


Empress Catherine II of Russia had a very bad temper during this time, and the attendants in the palace were now walking like cicadas, and two maids were dragged out by Her Majesty the Empress in a rage just two days ago.

Catherine II sat on her throne, thinking about the face of the Prussian ambassador the other day, and she was eager to immediately set foot on Prussia with her troops and horses.

A few days ago, the Prussian ambassador and the Austrian ambassador had asked to see Catherine II, and in the course of the meeting, the Prussian ambassador strongly objected to the forced occupation of Austrian lands by Russia without the consent of the Austrian side.

Catherine II looked at that face and wanted to spit on his face, what does it mean that Austria has not obtained consent, have you Prussia obtained the consent of others.

What else is it called to follow the European tradition, whoever occupies it is whom, and the Prussians are not afraid to flash their tongues when they speak.

Did the Prussian king think that Russia was a toy in his hand, and when he used it, he offered it like a treasure, and when he didn't use it, he kicked it away, and at the same time had to step on it a few more times.

Catherine II ordered her favorite vassal Grigory Grigorievich Orlov to visit Denmark to reaffirm the purpose of the Armed Neutrality League, and in response to the Pré Alliance, Catherine II wrote a meaningful letter to Mary Juliana, stepmother of King Christian VII of Denmark.

Of course, at this time, Christian VII was in a trance, with extremely serious symptoms of division, and the royal power of Denmark at this time was entirely owned by Christian VII's stepmother, Mary Juliana The letter recalled the long-standing friendship between Russia and Denmark and emphasized the great threat posed to Denmark and Russia by the Prussian Alliance, which Catherine II believed was necessary for Russia and Denmark to form a stronger alliance to safeguard the interests of their respective countries.

Marie Giuliana agreed with Catherine II and agreed to strengthen relations with Russia, and in order to counter the influence of the Prussian alliance on the situation in the Baltic Sea, she suggested that the Danish Navy and the Russian Baltic Fleet jointly patrol the Baltic region to deter the Prussian navy.

Catherine II also sent an invitation to Austria and France to form an alliance against the evil alliance of Prussia, but Joseph II did not hesitate to refuse.

Joseph II remembered Queen Theresa's legacy and cooperated with Prussia in all foreign affairs.

At the request of Joseph II, Queen Mary of France also refused Catherine II's invitation, and Joseph II quietly told Mary the news of Teresa's death, and told Mary not to leak the news.

After learning of the death of Queen Theresa, Queen Mary devoted herself more diligently to the handling of French domestic affairs.

Queen Mary believed that Prussia was the biggest murderer of Queen Theresa, but now was not the best time for revenge, and France had to remove the British threat before it could launch an operation against Prussia, and France did not have the strength to start a full-scale war against Prussia at the moment.

She followed the advice of her brother Joseph II and silently built up national strength.

Catherine II hated France and Austria when she rejected their proposals, but there was no way, and Russia did not have the strength to interfere with the European countries at the moment.

The Ottoman Empire, which had lost the Crimean Peninsula, was not content to be defeated, and their caliph Abdul Hamid I was always ready to take revenge on Russia, and the ambitious caliph had already begun military reform in the country, and it was foreseeable that Russia and the Ottoman Empire would still have to fight each other in the near future.

Prey's alliance has made Russia's external situation even worse, and Russia can now be said to be attacked on three sides.

The deterioration of the external situation prompted Catherine II's determination to carry out internal reforms, and she further strengthened her powers, such as changing the county "three-tier system to a two-tier system."

It also gave more and greater power to the aristocracy, although in the long run it intensified the contradiction between the two classes of aristocratic serf owners and serfs, and the exploitation and oppression of serfs were further deepened.

But in the short term it was in favor of Catherine II to consolidate her rule.

In addition, Russia has extremely important interests in Poland, Austria is not unwilling to lose Austrian Poland, and Prussia also exerts pressure on Russia to withdraw from Austrian Poland.

But how could the ambitious queen concede her interests, she appealed to William and Joseph II that the three countries should convene a conference soon to deal with the division of Polish territory.

Wilhelm and Joseph II agreed to this appeal.

In August, the Prussian port city of Danzig was concentrated with 5,000 Prussian troops, and the Royal Navy was to send a detachment to transport this Prussian army to North America.

The commander of this Prussian army was Count Wilhelm Rünecke, a close friend of Hans the Elder, who Wilhelm used on the unanimous recommendation of Hans the Elder and Prince Ferdinand.

Before leaving, William said to the veteran: "You are the advance force, in two months I will send another 5,000 men to North America, you remember that in North America our Prussian army must command our own army, I cannot allow those stupid British generals to command our brave Prussian soldiers to die, do you understand?"

Brunecke obeyed William's orders, and although William had promised the British to help them suppress the rebellion in North America, William could not allow British generals, who could be said to be close to idiots, to command his army, and William made this clear to Lord North, who agreed to William's request after obtaining authorization from George III.

According to the agreement between William and the British, after Prussia's 20,000 troops were sent to North America, the British Royal Navy had to draw the main force to destroy the Danish navy, which was William's unwavering condition.

At this time, the British flag was still invincible on the sea, and the Danish Navy, which had always been arrogant, changed its usual style after seeing the St.

George flag of the British Royal Navy, and sent a warship to ask the British Navy what it was doing in the Baltic Sea.

But the commander of the British Navy, Sir Lauren, ignored the Danes' questioning and swaggered through the Kattegat Strait, leaving only the commander of the Danish Navy to gnash his teeth in place.

In the port of Danzig, the British navy was given a grand welcome by the Prussian side, and William personally greeted the arrival of the British Royal Navy at the horse's head, and Sir Lauren was very surprised to learn that the child who greeted him was His Majesty William of Prussia, but he quickly reacted and promised William that the Prussian soldiers would be sent safely to North America.

William held a grand welcome banquet for the British fleet after Lauren's assurance, and the taverns in the port area of Danzig were very popular that night, and William ordered the taverns in the port area to be open to British sailors free of charge, for these sailors who had been adrift at sea for many years, wine and women were life.

Under the cliché of William who arranged some people with ulterior motives, these British sailors said everything that should have been said and what they should not have said.

William paid such a big price not just to be a good man, William was eager to know every detail of the navy, because Prussia did not have a large-scale navy, so everything needed to start from scratch, and now the arrival of the British navy opened a window for Prussia.

As long as it is something on the ocean, no matter how big or small, William will order people to get it out of the mouths of these junior soldiers.

I'm going home tomorrow, and I'm a little excited, and my comrades stoned me to death with my collection.