In early January 1790, the Imperial Diet in Frankfurt made its decision.
The Reichstag declared Prussia's war against the princes of the Main Valley to be a war of aggression, and that Prussia had played an inglorious role, but that if Prussia had withdrawn its troops from the Main in time, the Reichstag would forgive the Prussians for their rudeness.
But if the Prussians continue to attack before January 15, then the Reichstag will announce to the whole Reich that Prussia is the enemy of all the princes of the Reich, and that the Reichstag will organize the Reichstag to go to war against Prussia!
This news surprised and delighted the princes of the Main, and they were glad that the Imperial Diet had already made clear its attitude, that is, the Prussians would not withdraw their troops, and they would organize the emperor to crusade for so long.
It is surprising that there is still more than a week left before the 15th of January, and if the Prussians decide to confront the Reichstag to the end, then at the speed of the Prussians they will definitely be able to occupy nearly half of the Main River valley in a week.
When the Prussian ambassador in Frankfurt sent the statement of the Reichstag to Prussia as quickly as possible, Wilhelm did not look at this thing, but formally summoned the ministers and announced: Prussia, as one of the seven electors of the Empire, felt that it was a heavy responsibility, and how could it be that its compatriots could not care about each other, so they specially mobilized an army of 100,000 troops to march westward to sweep away the ghosts and ghosts, and return the empire to a prosperous world!
In addition, the princes of the Imperial Assembly in Frankfurt have been deceived by villains.
Therefore, Prussia will do everything in its power to support the Reichstag and return it to the right course of serving the people!
” Well, this is a bit of a nondescript statement.
But William's meaning was successfully expressed.
In short, it was to see that the princes of the Main River were unhappy, so they sent troops to fight, and now the Reichstag actually supported those princes, which fully shows that the Reichstag has been run by villains, so Prussia will bow down and die for the happiness and well-being of all the people of the whole empire.
William's words were nothing more than a naked declaration of war, and as Prussia's toughest response, stunned the jaws of all those who hoped to see the show, although no one would have thought that Prussia would withdraw its troops.
But it's really shocking to slap the Imperial Diet in the face like this.
In response to the Imperial Diet, William inspected the 16th, 19th, and 20th Divisions that were being formed the next day, and William was in full view.
It was openly announced that the three divisions must be formed in the shortest possible time, and that when the time came, they would be the backbone of the Prussian army when they were trained on the battlefield on the Main.
William's quick and great reaction caught the whole of Frankfurt by surprise, especially the speaker of the Reichstag Scigel.
When he learned of William's reaction.
There was only a wry smile left on Sigel's face.
Are you kidding!
Where is such a big reaction to the Imperial Diet!
You know, in the Seven Years' War.
The Imperial Diet, with the full support of the Austrians, only mobilized nearly 20,000 troops, and even now, according to Sigel's most optimistic estimates, the formation of the emperor will definitely not exceed 30,000 troops.
And how much combat effectiveness can these hastily put together armies play, and not necessarily all the princes will support the emperor**, don't forget that Prussia is not a loner in the empire, not to mention the territory of the Hohenzollern family, even among the princes and states outside there are also some Prussian sworn friends.
As soon as he received the news of Prussia's march on the Main.
Sigel sent emissaries to the electorates except Prussia, hoping that they would be able to support the imperial ** that might be organized by the Imperial Diet.
And among the seven electors of the empire.
The Elector of Mainz was more active, after all, Mainz was in the Main River Valley, and he couldn't escape if he wanted to, so Eltal promised to send 3,000 people to join the emperor.
The remaining Electors of Cologne and Trier refused to participate in the possible Emperor on the pretext that religious electors should not interfere in secular affairs, and Bavaria, which was the third largest in the Empire, also became an ostrich, and Etans did not agree or disagree with the envoys of Sigel.
And the feedback from the Rhine states is not very ideal, those guys are all ostriches, and there is no big picture at all.
In the end, according to the calculation of feedback from all over the country, well, the nearly 30,000 emperors he originally envisioned could only have 12,000 people, of which Mainz contributed 3,000 and Frankfurt contributed 4,000, and Württemberg also intended to send 2,000 people in the name of mercenaries, and the other dozen princes only sent 3,000 people combined.
You must know that now Prussia is aiming at the entire Main River valley, but these princes still have preserved some strength, and they can send a thousand men, but they end up with three hundred.
But this can't be blamed on these princes, after all, no one will be at ease when their own army is handed over, although it is said that it is all to resist the Prussians, but after all, it is necessary to leave some people to protect themselves, if the army is sent out, if the emperor ** fails, when the Prussians hit the city, there will be no guards to escape.
Besides, even Frankfurt only dispatched 4,000 troops, you must know that as one of the few large cities in the empire, Frankfurt must have mobilized more than 10,000 troops.
After thinking about it for a long time, Sigel decided that it didn't matter so much, and now that the situation had become like this, in order to prevent the Imperial Council from becoming the laughing stock of the world, then the Imperial Council had to take action.
Therefore, on the 12th of January, in his capacity as Speaker of the Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, he announced the establishment of an imperial army to crusade against the Prussians, and this imperial army would be under the commander-in-chief of the Frankfurt city defense army, Sheehan, and the military posts would be assigned according to the number of troops sent by the vassal states.
And after the establishment of the emperor, in addition to Württemberg, news also came from Vienna that Austria could help the emperor in the form of mercenaries.
This news finally relieved Sigel, who had been depressed for half a month, but according to the news from the Austrian side, in order not to stimulate the Prussians, Austria would eventually provide less than 5,000 mercenaries, but this was enough for Sijieer.
In addition to the establishment of the emperor, Sigel also showdown some expenses to the princes, and in addition to a small symbolic part of these expenses to Württemberg and Vienna, most of them had to hire real mercenaries from Switzerland.
Swiss mercenaries were well-known throughout Europe, especially during the Middle Ages, when Swiss mercenaries were known throughout the continent for their good reputation and strong fighting power.
It was only in 1527 that the Swiss mercenaries became truly famous.
In 1527, Charles V of the Habsburg Dynasty swept Rome in blood, and the armies of other countries responsible for guarding the Holy See fled for their lives, only the Swiss persevered, and 147 Swiss soldiers shed their last drop of blood to defend the Pope!
This campaign also gave the Swiss the trust of the Holy See, and after that, the guard responsible for defending the Pope recruited only Swiss, and the name of the guard was changed from "Papal Guard" to "Swiss Guard".
The reason why the Swiss are so strong may have something to do with the survival situation in Switzerland.
Perhaps in later generations, Switzerland was a country with mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery that was perfect for vacation, but before the Industrial Revolution, the land in Switzerland could also be said to be quite barren.
Due to the dense forests of the mountains, there are few areas to cultivate in Switzerland, and the children who grow up in the mountains have no skills other than strength and bravery, so mercenaries are the most helpless choice.
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In Sigel's plan, he was going to recruit 3,000 to 5,000 Swiss mercenaries, but now the price of Swiss mercenaries is not cheap, a Swiss mercenary needs at least five gold tales for a settlement, and after that, the monthly salary is also two gold talers, and if he dies, he needs a pension of fifteen gold talers.
In this case, Sigel would have to raise at least 50,000 gold tales to ensure that he could recruit a Swiss mercenary army who could fight valiantly for him.
Swiss mercenaries are loyal, but they are absolutely predicated, and that is if the employer is able to pay the payroll on time.
If the employer fails to pay the dowirfee on time, or even if it is in arrears for more than three months, then the Swiss mercenaries are in danger of mutiny, and the Swiss are very united, and there are many examples of mutiny due to the employer's failure to pay the dowry on time.
And 50,000 gold thalers is not a lot, at least Frankfurt alone has more than 50,000 gold talers in tax revenue every year.
But it's a lot less, at least now Xi Jieer is almost pulling off his hair for this money.
Frankfurt could come up with 20,000 gold thalers from the treasury, and at the same time, Mainz also promised to pay 15,000 gold thalers, but those small princes only made up 5,000 gold thalers, so that the shortfall was 10,000 gold thalers, which made Xi Jieer not worry.
This 10,000, Frankfurt will never take it, although Xi Jieer is the speaker of the Imperial Diet, but Frankfurt has considerable autonomy, it can be said that the emperor who pays the most is Frankfurt, so Frankfurt will never pay again.
And although Mainz also had some blood, it was obvious that Eltal's old fox had retained a lot, at least Eltal's fingers were slightly exposed, and this 10,000 gold tale was not a big problem.
As for those small princes, they are poor to death, and even if they are rich, they don't want to give more, after all, no one has much confidence in whether they can resist the Prussians.
In such a situation, everyone wants to leave a way back for themselves, and the best way back is undoubtedly to leave a sum of money, so that even if the territory is gone, they can ensure that their lives will not become a mess in the future.