The fluctuation in William's eyes was naturally noticed by Maximilian, who had been paying close attention to him, and His Royal Highness the Elector was also very proud of this.
In fact, Maximilian and his thinkers had many discussions about the conditions that needed to be paid to win Prussia, and in the end these conditions were set by Maximilian alone, and his thinkers even thought that Maximilian was crazy.
The cession of the Mainz Valley, the Austrian Netherlands, Austria Poland, and the original territory of Prussia was simply the most powerful power in the entire Holy Roman Empire, and such a Prussia was not what other countries wanted to see.
But the opposition was suppressed by Maximilian, who told his staff that he would have to dare to invest in the Holy Roman Empire if he wanted to get the crown of the Holy Roman Empire, and that regions such as the Mainz Basin, the Austrian Netherlands, and Austrian Poland were not under Maximilian's rule at least now, and even if he became emperor in the future, none of these regions would be under his command.
Even if Maximilian could only give Prussia a righteous title after ascending to the throne, as long as he had this title, Prussia could serve the Son of Heaven to ask for non-subordinate, so the Prussians would certainly not be able to withstand such a temptation.
"Your Highness Maximilian, I don't think I can give you an answer yet, so let's think about it, and tell you tomorrow at the latest, I think you should be able to understand!"
"Of course, my Majesty, I have always been convinced that Prussia will always be the most important pillar of the Holy Roman Empire, and that you, Your Majesty, are my most powerful ally!"
After speaking.
Maximilian and William exchanged a salute, and then he walked out of the room smiling.
After Maximilian is gone.
William stood up and walked over to the bookcase in the room and pulled out a map showing all the borders of the Holy Roman Empire.
William, of course, knew that Maximilian's offer was just empty words, and even that there was a certain amount of water in his words, because it should not be forgotten that the Electorate of Mainz was located in the Main River Valley, and now Elector Eltar of Mainz was a close ally of Maximilian on the bright side.
But as long as Maximilian could give a decree to Prussia after his ascension to the throne, as he said, and even declare the princes of the Main Valley traitorous, then William would be absolutely satisfied, and the name of righteousness was sometimes less valuable than paper, but at other times.
The name of righteousness is a treasure that can overwhelm the country and the city.
And after Maximilian left, August, the Elector of Saxony, also came to William with a respectful face, and William's attitude towards this Elector of Saxony was naturally pleasant.
After all, you already regard people as puppets, if you don't give a good look, the rabbit will bite people when they are in a hurry, let alone people!
Auguste was very intrigued and did not bother William for long.
After seeing a look of fatigue on William's face, August immediately got up and took his leave.
And after he had gone, William told Buel that he would not see anyone from now until the evening when he went to the feast.
Until now, William's mind would remember when Maximilian said the conditions.
How my heart was beating violently at that moment. ..............................................................
Moscow was breached.
This news was both expected and unexpected, after all, Rumyantsev relied on a regular army of less than 20,000, supplemented by 40,000 aristocratic private troops, plus 30,000 temporary conscripts, for a total of 90,000 soldiers, in Moscow, to resist the strong attack of Brankoff's 250,000 men.
Don't forget to remove the equivalent of conscripts, Brankoff's 100,000 Marco are the first-rate elite deployed by the Russian Empire in the Black Sea region, and in terms of combat effectiveness, the main army of the rebels far exceeds all of Rumyantsev's horses.
And even if it weren't for the help of such a fortified city as Moscow.
Rumyantsev certainly will not hold off the rebels for so long.
But know that it is already May, and the tsar's reinforcements are already on the verge of arriving in Moscow.
In such a situation, the defensive circle of the city of Moscow was actually broken through, which is simply a great joke played by God.
When Rumyantsev learned that the eastern defense line of Moscow had been breached, the old commander was so panicked that he climbed to the top of the headquarters and looked east without even putting on his shoes, and all he could see was the fire generated during the battle.
On May 18, 1790, Gandalf's nearly 1,000 private troops deployed in the east of Moscow suddenly attacked, and these private soldiers took advantage of the fact that at four o'clock in the morning, before dawn, took over the fortifications outside the eastern city of Moscow, and at the same time the eastern gate of Moscow was also opened by these private troops.
To this, the officers of the Guards, who had been drunk the night before, did not react at all.
Because the defense of Moscow took place mainly in the west and south, and the east was only a secondary battlefield, Rumyantsev did not devote much energy to the eastern city, and in this case, the officers stationed in the east were much more lax than their colleagues, who were mainly under the pressure of the rebel attack.
Fortunately, Moscow does not have only one ring of gates, and like all large cities, Moscow has an inner and outer city structure.
In the inner city, there are the imperial palaces and cathedrals of Moscow, as well as important institutions and buildings such as state warehouses and government departments, so after being stunned for a while, Rumyantsev immediately yelled frantically: "Immediately send an order to the defenders of the west and south cities, order them to be sure to resist the attacks of the rebels on the opposite side, immediately strengthen the defense level of the inner city walls from now on, and order everyone not to enter or leave the inner city without my orders!
The 35th and 37th Regiments deployed in the Kerfsey neighborhood were ordered to immediately support the east of the city, telling them that they must give me all the strength to block the attack of the rebels!
” Rumyantsev, who had not heard a response for a long time after standing on a high place and shouting, looked down and saw an attendant standing below, seeing this, Rumyantsev was almost angry: "Fool, don't give me the order yet!
One step too late, Lao Tzu will kill your whole family!
” The vicious words made Na and the attendant suddenly shake a spirit, and then saw that he ran away in a hurry without even saluting, and at this moment Rumyantsev did not care about pursuing this trivial matter.
The news of the rebels' entry into the city spread throughout the city before dawn as if they had wings, after all, the loud shouts of killing and fighting sounded in the east of the city, and even a normal person would understand what was going on, and most of the civilians in Moscow were now hiding in their homes, praying to God that the rebels would not be as vicious as Rumyantsev had claimed.
Unlike the commoners, the nobles in Moscow had to consider their own lives and their families' future prospects.
When Gandalf learned that his men had been successful, he immediately ordered his attendants to rush to the homes of the influential nobles in Moscow.
Gandalf claimed that dozens of his family members had been captured by the rebels, and Brankoff used these children as a bargaining chip to blackmail Gandalf, and as a last resort, Gandalf made contact with the rebels, and he and the rebel commander Blankov reached a gentleman's agreement.
The agreement stipulated that the rebels were not to harm the interests of any of the nobles in Moscow after entering the city, and that the previous cases of the nobles sending private troops to fight the rebels under the threat of Rumyantsev could also be brushed aside, but Brankoff was also conditional.
That is, after his occupation of Moscow, all the nobles in the city must hand over a child of their family to Blankov's account in order to achieve the fact of being a thief, and at the same time, the nobles must sign the edict drafted by Blankov, recognizing the current Tsar Paul I as a puppet emperor!
After receiving Gandalf's letter, the nobles were all shocked, and no one thought that just when they thought they could sit firmly on the Diaoyu Tai and wait for reinforcements to arrive, the city defenses of Moscow were actually breached with Gandalf's cooperation, and Gandalf reached such an agreement with Brankoff without even anyone knowing.
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Gandalf's letter also stated that if the nobles were willing to cooperate, they would be given a red bunting if they told his servants, and that the rebel soldiers would not come to disturb them as long as they hung them at the gate of the mansion.
But not to mention, now the situation is stronger than people, the rebels have entered the city, and most of the private armies of the nobles have been handed over to Rumyantsev, and it is obvious that only a few dozen men in the nobles' respective families cannot change the situation.
So in such a situation, a group of nobles agreed to Gandalf's request.
Tens of thousands of troops deployed in Nancheng and Xicheng have successively sent unfavorable news, more than 10,000 troops deployed in the suburbs of Nancheng have been defeated by the rebels, and the rebels are stepping up their attack on the Nancheng gate, and the Nancheng defenders have already sent news: The intensity of the rebels' offensive is unprecedented, if Nancheng does not get effective support, the day of fall will be today.
The West City is a little better, although the surprise attack launched by the rebels is unexpected, but because of the topography of the West City, the rebels are still blocked by the fortifications outside the city, but if there are no reinforcements, according to the current speed of the rebels' advance, it must be possible to advance under the West City soon.
Reinforcements, Rumyantsev has them, of course, there are certainly not many, and Rumyantsev now has only a general reserve of five thousand people.
But don't forget, the most important place now is Dongcheng District, although two regiments of reinforcements have been invested, but according to the current situation, these two regiments may not even be able to turn over the waves, after all, the rebels have much more troops than the defenders.
Standing inside the headquarters, Rumyantsev's teeth clenched together.
"Order, the divisions alternately withdraw from their positions, let Cherki lead the general reserve to the inner city to concentrate, and tell Novitsky to start the reserve plan immediately!"
After roaring, surrounded by a group of guards, Rumyantsev rushed to the inner city of Moscow.