On December 1, 1789, the 140,000 Ottoman Emperors, led by Selim, the heir to the throne, marched to Moldova, while Pydogago also rushed directly to Izmail, where he would lead an army of 60,000 to force Bilgorod.
After the Ottoman army, all the Russian garrisons on the Moldovan border had been withdrawn, and even the first part of the 1st Army in Chisinau was also headed by the commander of the army group, Brankov, and they were to march directly from Chisinau to Odessa, where they would board the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and go to the Krasnobelekopsk region on the Crimean Peninsula to join Akhvsky. ...........................
William looked at the piece of information in his hand and was quite speechless, this information was transmitted by Hans, and it was written that the French army was in the bright battle.
When William saw that Napoleon actually burned down the rebels in Enlaiser Town, William only felt a burst of thunder rolling in his mind.
He was surprised not that Napoleon had defeated the rebels, but that Napoleon's method of fire was similar to the turning point of his life, the Battle of Moscow, and that he had not been burned, but had set fire to the enemy.
It's not that he can't keep up with the times, but that the times are getting too fast, and William suddenly has such a feeling in his heart.
But then William put down this information, and the better Napoleon's performance became, the more uncomfortable William's heart became, and sure enough, gold would shine everywhere.
Although Lyon was now under siege, Napoleon was not optimistic about the government of Louis XVI, knowing that even William had as many as twenty pieces of information about the instability of the French cities, which meant that the spark of the revolution would be again on the ground.
Then the whole of France will be turned into a fireground.
While William was still pondering the situation in France, Locks walked in and laid a copy of the Prussian cabinet on William's desk.
Without waiting for Locks to speak, William picked up the report and read it carefully.
At the request of William, the Prussian government decided to reorganize three new divisions, and the names of these three divisions were the 16th, 17th, and 18th Prussian divisions.
However, unlike the previous 15 divisions, the three divisions that have been expanded this time will not be completed in one go, and the three divisions will be fully equipped in two years.
And that meant that by the end of 1791.
Prussia could have an army of 200,000 men (you won't forget the two divisions on the North American continent).
But when William finished reading the plan, his face became a little unhappy.
This plan looks good, and this time it can be added to three new divisions, but this can be said to be beautiful but not practical, because it will take two years for the three divisions to be expanded.
And the plan in William's mind was that by mid-179o Prussia would have to be strong enough to intervene in the internal conflict in France or Russia.
And what is strength, the army is strength!
Only the army is a manifestation of a country's strength, and some people may say that finance or industry is the sign of a country's strength, but it doesn't matter what finance or industry.
As long as you have a strong army, I'm afraid you don't have these things!
What you don't have, you snatch it, when the Third Reich was defeated in the First World War, there was nothing, but by marching into the Rhineland, annexing Czechoslovakia, Austria, and then there was not everything!
Therefore, if there is no money or something, it is a small problem, and if there is no money to grab a big household, there will be money, the key is to have an army that can fight well and dare to fight, otherwise everything else is nonsense.
Just like now.
If Prussia is short of money in the country, then as long as it waits for the civil strife in France, then Prussia will be afraid of running out of money when it enters France?
There are a lot of rich people in France.
Like the Duke of Orleans, the first-class are the lords of the rich and rival countries, rob them, and everything is settled.
"Locks, this report of yours seems to be infeasible, according to the report, the three new divisions will not be able to form combat effectiveness until the end of 1791, and it will be a full two years from now, so can we in Prussia not be able to do anything in the past two years while looking at a table of fatty dishes?"
Hear William's question.
Locks smiled and nodded, then said: "Your Majesty, this plan has been the best plan that all our cabinet members have come up with after careful consideration, and the greatest advantage of this plan is that it does not affect the livelihood of our Prussian people, you must know that with the emancipation of our Prussian serfdom, more and more emancipated serfs have left the land and gone to the towns, and the resettlement of these serfs has involved considerable energy of the government and most of the financial resources of the treasury.
And you have already formed three new divisions, so you can say that the burden on the treasury has reached its peak, so that it is undoubtedly the most suitable plan to complete the establishment of three divisions in two years without collapsing the country's finances!
” William's answer was a little nerve-wracking, and yes, he had forgotten that there were still millions of newly emancipated serfs in Prussia, and that these serfs were undoubtedly a heavy burden to the Prussian government.
Despite the Prussian National Bank, not all serfs had the courage to take out loans, even in small amounts.
For these serfs who had just been emancipated, their concept was still very conservative, and in their view, land was the only guarantee of survival.
In order for these emancipated serfs to have a better living environment, in addition to using the Prussian National Bank to help, William also paid a state subsidy for each emancipated serf, although everyone received a subsidy is not very much, but Prussia has millions of serfs, and a huge amount of money has accumulated heavily on Prussia.
It has already been said that if it were not for the seizure of the Danish royal family's property, it would not have been possible for the three divisions before Wilhelm to be expanded.
"Well, Locks, I'll admit you're right, then for Karina's sake, is there a way for you to complete the expansion of three divisions in one year" Hear William mention Karina.
Locks' pupils shrank, and his mood immediately became excited "Your Majesty, it is precisely for Karina's sake that I will rack my brains to drive out of this plan day and night with all the government officials, you should understand my attitude at the beginning, I can say that until now I am against your army expansion plan!"
"Alright, Lord Locks, don't get excited, let's talk slowly" Seeing Locks talking, his expression became more and more excited.
William had no choice but to appease the old man immediately "Locks.
You see I don't mean anything else, I know that our government officials are working very this matter, and I know that Prussia's financial pressure is very great, but there is a problem before us.
I've got a piece of information, and it's very important!
” Hearing William's words, Locks' brows furrowed, William mentioned that he had obtained an important piece of information, but Locks had not received any very important information in his hands recently, could it be ......................
Seeing the changes on Locks' face, William knew that this old man must have thought too much.
He immediately smiled and said: "My Excellency, you don't have to guess, this information is from Buel's line."
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Well, hearing this, Locks's heart breathed a sigh of relief, if the intelligence had not come out of Buel's line, he would have been shocked.
Prussia had two intelligence agencies, one was the government intelligence agency, which was headed by Locks, and the other was the royal intelligence agency, which was run by Buel.
Although Wilhelm appointed Hans as a deputy in the government intelligence services.
But Locks, who has been in charge of the government's intelligence agency for many years, has an incomparable advantage over Hans, and the head of the intelligence agency for decades is not something that a person like Hans who was suddenly promoted can compete with, although Hans is behind William.
Until now.
Hans could only control half of the government's intelligence agencies, and it was impossible for Hans to hide any major information from Rocks.
Buel is different, although Locks and Buel have a very good relationship, and the royal intelligence agencies and government intelligence agencies also cooperate, but Buel also knows the way to be a minister, and he knows that William cannot allow him and Locks to cooperate outside the scope of his authority, so it is natural that Locks does not know the information obtained by the royal intelligence agencies.
"Buel has just told me amazing news.
That is, Joseph II of Austria is already seriously ill, and if nothing else, at most His Majesty the Emperor will live until next year!
This news made Locks's mouth open in shock, although Joseph II's eagerness to meet William made him feel a trace of unusualness, but he did not expect Joseph II to be seriously ill.
But on second thought, it was normal for Joseph II, who was seriously ill, to rush to meet William, the biggest unstable factor in the Holy Roman Empire, for the sake of the stability of the Habsburg succession, right?
The most plausible explanation for the meeting with William was to reach an agreement that would be mutually acceptable to ensure excessive stability on the throne.
Locks' face suddenly froze, and seeing this, William's heart was overjoyed, and he hurriedly continued: "The Archduke Leopold has been made heir to the Habsburgs, and you should know that once Leopold ascends the throne, according to our agreement with Joseph II, I will become the first in line to the Habsburgs, that is, the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire!
Excellency Locks, do you think that Leopold willingly appoint me as the crown prince of the empire and heir to the Habsburgs, according to the agreement we made with Joseph II?
” Locks shook his head very bluntly, obviously he would not think that the Grand Guild of Leopold would be so generous, indeed, no matter who this matter put on it, it would not be possible to be so generous.
Even if William married Anna, at most he was Leopold's son-in-law.
Leopold didn't have no sons, and he had more than one.
With Leopold having an orthodox heir, how could neither he nor her son tolerate William becoming the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire and the heir to the House of Habsburgs.
"Your Excellency Locks, in such a situation, it is no longer a matter of whether we interfere in the internal affairs of France and the Russian Empire, but what we should do with the Habsburgs once that Joseph II dies!"
"Your Majesty, is your information accurate?"
Look at William's smiling face.
Locks asked, a little apprehensive "Of course it's accurate, this information was obtained by a lot of sacrifices and some spies, and we didn't take into account Joseph's serious illness in our plan, and we thought that Joseph would rule for at least a few more years, and that was the basis for our agreement.
Otherwise, why would we have to make such an agreement with Joseph II?
It is precisely because we believe that Joseph II will be fine in the short term, that we can ensure that there are no hidden dangers on our southern borders, and that we in Prussia will use this time to show our strength and wait for the opportunity to come.
But now it seems.
It's totally that we're overthinking.
Probably Joseph II also thought that we in Prussia did not know about his body.
That's why we can make such an agreement by making concessions on the border, and then we can complete the deployment of a series of things in the country after we have stabilized.
Even if we Prussia found out later, and his plan was more than half completed, at least since we Prussia had signed it, it would be impossible for us to openly oppose Leopold's accession to the throne."
"You're right, this one, it's true that we didn't think of it" As William explained, Locks' brow furrowed deeper and deeper.
When Joseph II met William, he was also puzzled, but he did not think about Joseph II's physical aspects.
In his opinion, the reason why Joseph II was in a hurry to reach an agreement with Prussia was only to devote all his energy to the development of national strength and temporarily eliminate border troubles.
"Your Excellency Locks, do you think that if Archduke Leopold comes to power next year, will he recognize the agreement between us and Joseph II, or will he actually make me crown prince and heir to the family?"
William's question left Locks speechless for a long time.
The reason why the two sides signed such an agreement in the first place is undoubtedly that both sides are fighting for the same purpose, that is, to calm each other down in order to ensure a stable time.
And then in this time, we will show our national strength.
The reason why Joseph II asked to meet William was because he knew his physical condition, but for the sake of the stability of the Habsburgs.
He kept his health tightly sealed, and then, knowing that his time was short, he hoped to reach an agreement with Prussia to secure the throne of Archduke Leopold.
However, because everyone did not know Joseph II's physical condition, the officials of the two countries thought that Joseph II was in order to be able to ensure the stability of the Austro-Prussian border, so that he could have time to show his strength, and Joseph II not only deceived the Prussians, but also his own people.
Seeing Locks was silent for a long time.
William was overjoyed, and he knew that he should now take advantage of the victory "Your Excellency Locks, once Joseph II dies, the agreement signed between us and Austria will be a piece of waste paper!
I swear to God that the Archduke Leopold would never have made me crown prince under any circumstances, otherwise the Habsburg turmoil was just around the corner, and in such a situation, do you think that we Prussia and Austria would be able to coexist peacefully?
” Locks, who had been silent for a long time, said: "Your Majesty, I think it depends on your opinion!"
William stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "No, it is impossible for me to accept the deception of Joseph II against me, for it is not just a deception of me personally, it is a deception of the entire Kingdom of Prussia.
If the Archduke Leopold does not recognize me when he comes to power, then I will immediately raise an army against Austria!
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This is my unshakable belief in my heart!
” Impassioned words came out of William's mouth, and William's eyes kept on Locks' cheek.
"Locks, we signed the agreement with Joseph II precisely because we saw that Prussia could get what we coveted without the use of force, but now the Austrians are taking us for fools.
They lured us with a fat bait like fishing, but when we took the bait, it turned out to be a scam, and there was nothing in the seemingly fat bait, and our Prussian ideals were trampled under the feet of the Habsburgs!
” As he spoke, William took a few deep breaths and said: "As soon as Leopold repents, then I will surely declare war against Austria at once, because we are on the side of justice!
In such a situation, we in Prussia must be ready for war with the Habsburgs!
But we have so few troops now, and our Prussian borders are so long that our garrison is stretched, so my goal is clear, that by the middle of next year, I must see three fully manned divisions, so that we can have the strength to bring the Habsburgs to their knees without a national call-up!
” With that, William stood in front of Locks and said nothing "Well, Your Majesty has convinced me, but I must confirm Joseph II's physical condition, maybe this will take some time, if I am sure that Joseph II will really die soon, then your plan, I will carry it out without hesitation!"
"Thank you very much, Lord Locks!"
Saying that, William saluted Locks, but in his heart he was secretly happy.
Of course, William did not know the news that Joseph II was seriously ill, but Joseph II had not appeared in public for a while, and most of the recent government affairs reported by the spy had been handed over to Leopold, and more information was not known at all.
Under such circumstances, William decided to take a risk, as long as he persuaded Locks, even if the current Joseph II was alive and well in the future, but his goal had already been achieved, didn't he?
Locks was going to check it, but William was not worried, because Viana himself didn't seem to be very calm lately, and the decrease in the frequency of Joseph II's public appearances on the road could be attributed entirely to his physical discomfort.
And Leopold's rise to power will make Locks, who has already been psychologically hinted at by William, doubt the new ones, and in such a situation, William has nothing to worry about.
"May God bless Joseph II to pass away next year, as in history!"
William's heart couldn't help but pray, and he also remembered that he had to collude with Buel, otherwise it would not be good for the old fox to find out that everything was made up by himself.
To be continued... ）