Blucher's move is undoubtedly to offend Ferdinand, you must know that Ferdinand is his direct superior, and now without Ferdinand's permission, Blucher has crossed the rank and taken the initiative to ask for help, which is a big taboo in the army, this phenomenon is undoubtedly challenging the authority of the commander, and Blucher is not without something to do, as Ferdinand's adjutant, he is busy every day and can't stand on his feet. //.// Of course, now that Blucher has been appointed by Henry, the commander of the army, Ferdinand cannot object, but the anger in Ferdinand's heart can be imagined for this Blucher, who suddenly showed a rebellious personality.
Whether Ferdinand was happy or angry, the next day Blücher led the 1,000 cavalry allocated to him by Henry and set out for Bialystok.
Inside the Sanssouci Palace.
William was looking at Hans's report, and Hans stood on the opposite side of the desk in a proper manner, only to see William's face getting worse and worse, and finally stood up abruptly and put the report on the desk for a while, and then William raised his head and said leisurely: "Count Hans, the Russians have paid no heed to our protests."
"Your Majesty, it seems that this is the case, the last time you sent me to protest against the Russians, but not long after I finished protesting, I learned that the Russians had increased their troops in East Prussia, and according to intelligence.
This time the Russians have sent nearly 10,000 troops, and it seems that the Russians are determined to help those who rebel to the end."
Hans, who was standing opposite William, replied in a low voice, when answering, Hans secretly wiped a cold sweat, he was afraid that William would make him a scapegoat, although William was completely raised by Hans when he was young, but since he inherited the throne, William's various extraordinary, so that Hans is still a little frightened.
"Well, it seems that the Russians have reached the point where they can't teach a lesson, Hans, do you think it is feasible for us to carry out a national mobilization now?"
Wilhelm asked Hans in the second half of the sentence.
Suddenly hearing the national mobilization in Wilhelm's words, Hans was taken aback, what is the concept of national mobilization, although Prussia can pull up an army of hundreds of thousands in an instant, but the losses caused to Prussia will also be huge.
"Your Majesty, our spies only discovered the movement of the Russian army in Poland, but the inner line lurking in St.
Petersburg did not convey to us the news that the Russians had mobilized, in my opinion, we only mobilized a part of the army first" Hans replied tentatively.
"No, it is possible that our internal line in St.
Petersburg has been deceived by the Russians, or it has been controlled, it is not impossible, at the moment the Russian army in Poland has actually invaded our country, I believe that if there is no order from Her Majesty the Empress, give those Russian generals three dares, they will not dare to do this, so this must be out of the will of the Empress, you must know that the total strength of the Russian army in East Prussia has reached more than 10,000 people, which is absolutely unbearable for us Prussia" Faced with Hans's temptation, Wilhelm said categorically.
"But your majesty, if the Empress of Russia really makes up her mind to go to war with us, our East Prussia and Silesia, as well as Prussian Poland, will be exposed to the Russians' troops, and you will see if you can fight the Russians again through diplomatic means."
In the face of such a determined William, Hans was helpless, but the concern in his heart made him have to try to work hard.
Hans's efforts seemed redundant to Wilhelm, but in the face of the terrible risk of all-out war with Russia, Hans's fears were justified.
Therefore, William, after seeing Hans's worried face, nodded and said: "Well, Hans, I don't care what method you use, inform the Empress of our news to St.
Petersburg within five days, and if I still do not get a reasonable explanation from the Empress within ten days, I will definitely order a national mobilization, of course, in order to prevent the Empress from going to war without declaring war, and we will be caught off guard by this, I will let Brandenburg, Potsdam and other places mobilize first, and tell the Empress that either give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise only war awaits her" In the end, William strengthened his conviction that in any case, the Russian army's entry into East Prussia without informing the Prussian crown could be understood as war, and no matter what Prussia did, it could be considered reasonable self-defense.
After hearing William's answer, Hans wanted to work harder, knowing that there was only one way to arrive in St.
Petersburg from Prussia in five days to the empress, and that was to expose Prussia's inside line in St.
Petersburg, but the current situation was no longer for Hans to say more, and Wilhelm had already said the bottom line in his heart.
After thinking for a while, Hans said goodbye to Wilhelm with a worried face, and then hurried out.
After Hans left, Wilhelm also had a headache, don't look at what he said so firmly, but how could he think in his heart to rush to war with the Russians now.
After all, if you look at the army, whether it is the number or the degree of sharpness, the Russian army in the current era can be said to be the first in Europe, if it is one-on-one, even the current Prussian army is slightly insufficient compared to the Russian army.
It can be said that the Russian army did not stop expanding during the reign of Empress Catherine II, and the great wars have tempered a proud and invincible majestic army.
This is not to say that William was afraid of the Russians, but if he fights with the Russians, it will not be solved in a short time, and maybe it will really be like the Seven Years' War, once it becomes like that, even if Prussia wins, it will be defeated, because the national strength has been completely dragged down by this war.
Thinking of this, William felt that he needed to talk to Locks, nominally William was the supreme ruler of the country and the army, but the ruler did not do everything himself, he had to let the civilian group help him govern the affairs of the country.
The civilian clique in Prussia was much weaker than the military clique, but it was also the highest power in Prussia, and as the prime minister of the cabinet and the duke trusted by the king, Locks was undoubtedly the brain of the clique.
William had to persuade Locks to achieve the goal of getting the entire civilian clique to obey his orders, and it could not be said that the war on the front line was raging, and finally lost because of logistical, financial, and popular opposition and other problems.
In this way, Wilhelm II in the First World War was Wilhelm's example, and the defeat of Germany in the First World War was not due to the major defeat of the German army at the front but because of the revolution at home, and finally the Wilhelm II went into exile in the Netherlands.
Of course, before meeting with Locks, William had to make a good draft in his own heart, don't look at the Locks seems to have always been conscientious, and William's orders have always been carried out quickly and effectively, but William did not despise the old duke because of this.
It is not possible to be an ordinary person to hold such an important position as Chancellor of the Exchequer under a lord like Frederick the Great, and no matter when there is a war, logistics and domestic affairs are basically not Frederick's heart, and the Duke's Excellency is responsible for it, and the same is true of the Austro-Prussian War at the beginning of William's reign.
Therefore, in his heart, William always thought that Locks was a hidden old fox-like figure.
But the old fox also has a weakness, his weakness is undoubtedly the little fox, thinking of Karina, William's mouth hung a smile, such a cute little fox, William wished that the more the better.