After being fooled by diplomats on both sides, Joseph II, who had hoped to meet in a low-key manner, is now unable to keep a low profile.
As a result, as the rhetoric of the Prussian and Austrian diplomats escalated further, and it seemed that the officials of both countries were about to fight, and in the end, it was the speaker of the Imperial Diet in Frankfurt who coordinated the two sides to stop arguing.
The proposal given by Szedel was simple: since the King of Prussia had arrived before the Emperor of Austria, it was entirely possible for Frankfurt to receive the King of Prussia with the same courtesy as a foreign head of state.
In 1701, when Emperor Leopold I of Austria was isolated in the War of the Spanish Succession, Frederick I, then Elector of Brandenburg and Archduke of Prussia, was the first to ally with the Emperor and send reinforcements.
In return, the emperor promised to grant him the title of king in a secret treaty.
On January 18, 1701, Frederick I was crowned king in Königsberg and proclaimed Frederick I.
At the time of his coronation, Frederick I was titled "king" of Prussia and not king of Brandenburg, nor "king" of Prussia, because, first, there could be no king in the Holy Roman Empire except the king of the Roman people and the king of Bohemia, which were generally concurrently held by emperors, and Brandenburg belonged to the Holy Roman Empire; Second: Prussia still had a part of the territory West Prussia was Polish territory.
So in this way, Prussia could be said to be both a prince within the Holy Roman Empire and another kingdom, and Frankfurt would not seem to have lost when it came to receiving Wilhelm in the interest of receiving foreign heads of state.
As for having William personally go to the city gate to greet the emperor.
Sigel thinks that it is not necessary, after all, William's other identity is the Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Elector has the privilege of facing the Emperor.
In the midst of a dispute between Prussia and Austria, Sigel's proposal seemed to be the best solution to the problem, and although the Austrians were not very reluctant, they knew Joseph II's desire for this meeting, so after Prussia made a few concessions, the Austrians also took advantage of the slope.
On October 10, 1789, the Second Army Corps, which had been reorganized, was ready for war, and the 10,000 reinforcements from Nancy had been rearmed.
The 10,000 city defenders near Dijon have also been assembled, and the power of the 50,000 troops gathered together makes those with evil intentions in Dijon not afraid.
In order for the Second Legion to better complete the tasks assigned to him, Louis XVI appointed Creech as the commander-in-chief of the invasion of Lyon, and the commander-in-chief's rank was officially promoted to marshal, not only that, but Louis XVI also revealed that as long as Creech can calm the chaos in Lyon, then Louis XVI does not mind that France has an extra duke!
After receiving Louis XVI's hint, Creech had mixed feelings.
Because of the build-up of troops, his army wasted more than ten days in Dijon.
In the past ten days, the chaos in Lyon has been even worse, according to the latest news from the royal spies, the rebels gathered in Lyon at this moment are about 100,000 people, and the towns within a radius of 50 kilometers of Lyon have all fallen.
If it's just a large number of people, it's okay, after all, Creech still has some confidence in his army, he doesn't think that a mob of 100,000 can defeat 40,000 well-trained French regular army soldiers and 10,000 city defenders have been automatically filtered in Creech's heart, and although those city guards can't take on the big responsibility, let them defend the logistics channel.
Creech is still very confident.
But if the mob did not engage the French in the field, Creech's advantage would immediately become a disadvantage, and the problem of numbers was always a hard wound, and if there was a field battle, then Creech could give full play to the discipline and combat effectiveness of the regular soldiers.
But if the rebels defend the city, then the war will become a storm, and once it comes.
No matter how brave the French army is, in the face of the rebels with the right time, place, and people, the French army will be in an extremely passive position, which is precisely unacceptable to Creech.
If he didn't want to make the war a tough one, then Creech would have to use all his resources to pull the rebels' main forces out of the city.
When the time comes, with the well-trained and well-equipped French army, it is completely possible to seriously injure the rebels!
But how can you get the rebels out of the city?
This question has been bothering Creech for a long time, but he has never been answered.
Just when Creech had a headache, Napoleon walked into Creech's office, led by his lieutenant "Greetings, Your Excellency the Marquis!"
"Hello, Napoleon, sit down" After seeing Napoleon walk in, Creech greeted him politely and asked warmly: "Napoleon, how's it going, can you get used to it these days?"
"Your Excellency Marquis, I am very used to it, I think that as a soldier of the Kingdom of France, you must learn to adapt to the environment as soon as possible!"
Looking at Napoleon's upright posture, Creech nodded with satisfaction, although he had not seen Napoleon's specific performance, but watching Napoleon show this kind of military spirit in front of him was very appreciative of Creech.
"Napoleon, you also know that we are about to go to Lyon, and you are also experienced in how to fight these rebels, so I hope you can help me think of ideas" Saying that, Creech's eyes were fixed on Napoleon's body, looking at the marquis's gaze, Napoleon gritted his teeth, this is a great opportunity, he must seize this opportunity to perform well!
"Your Excellency, I think everyone has a proud side in their hearts, and the Marquis Lafayette is the best of them, although he said that his operation on the North American continent failed, but the fame he gained from it is extremely considerable, such a man who can be said to be young and ambitious, his heart must be more proud than others."
As he spoke, Napoleon paused and looked at Creech, who nodded and motioned for Napoleon to continue "The success of Lyon must have made the Marquis de Lafayette even more proud, and in this case I don't think we need to rush to attack in the process of advancing into Lyon, on the contrary, we need to lose" to be continued.
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