At the beginning of August 1791, the 60,000-Prussian coalition began an offensive against the fortifications outside Frankfurt, and Sunigo was not to be outdone by deploying heavy troops in the fortifications.
Frankfurt became a huge battlefield within a radius of tens of miles, and nearly 100,000 troops fought mercilessly on this land.
It may be the tradition of Hesse or the unspoken rule of mercenaries, in short, under the influence of successive counts of Hesse, almost all Hesses regard money as very important, which may not be obvious in normal times, but it is enough to kill at critical moments.
The supreme commander of the emperor is Sunigo, and Sunigo naturally regards the Hessian army under his command as very important, so the important positions in Frankfurt and outside the city are defended by the Hessian army, and Sunigo does not trust other people at this point.
Of course, Sunigo was confident that the officers of the Hessian army were very loyal to him, and this was well proven in the original history, under the orders of the Count of Hesse, tens of thousands of Hessian troops entered the North American battlefield thousands of miles away, and these soldiers did not complain.
However, sometimes the human heart is actually greedy, and in the context of Hesse, there are too few people who can keep their hearts.
After several Prussian intelligence officers showed a whole box of gold, the Hessian officers who had planned to twist the Prussians to Sunigo changed their minds.
The Prussians paid the bribe to Hugh Hagen, the commander of Sunigo's five thousand Hessian troops deployed outside Frankfurt.
It is undeniable that Hughhagen is an excellent soldier, and in this regard, Otland, who has suffered a lot at the hands of the Hessian army in the past few days, can testify.
"Well, are you trying to bribe me?
Don't forget, I'm a Hessian general.
I love my country very much, so your delusions will not succeed!
” Hughhagen's words were very righteous and awe-inspiring, but his eyes couldn't stop looking at the chest full of gold, knowing that he had only seen so much gold in Sunigo's treasury, and he himself had never owned so much gold.
Although the chest was not very large, it was enough gold for Hughhagen to live the rest of his life in peace and happiness, and this was not only thought by the Prussians.
Hugh Hagen thinks so, too.
"Your Excellency, I think you are too much of an outsider, even though our two countries are at war at the moment.
However, it is undeniable that Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother of our country is the lord of your country, and this cannot be changed at all.
Perhaps, in other words, although His Highness Sunigo is now on the opposite side of Prussia, the two sides are relatives after all.
Regardless of whether the outcome of the war is won or lost.
In case the two sides get along in the future, it will be these people under our hands who will be in trouble."
After the Prussian envoy finished speaking, Hugh Hagen nodded in agreement, knowing that politics itself is the dirtiest thing to obtain, and perhaps the enemy who was fighting and killing one moment may become the friendliest ally the next.
This is a striking example of this, both in Austria and France, and in England and Prussia.
The person who negotiated with Hugh Hagen this time was none other than Du Li's brother Carlo.
Carlo originally studied at the Brandenburg Military Academy, and because of the war, all the cadets of Carlo's class entered the army in advance.
Carlo, who studied in the intelligence department of the Brandenburg Military Academy, joined the military intelligence in advance.
Originally, Carlo chose the cavalry department when he entered the Brandenburg Military Academy, and in Carlo's opinion, the people who rode the world were big husbands and heroes.
But Carlo's little idea was completely killed by Hans.
In Hans's opinion, Carlo has his own talent in intelligence, and more importantly, William and Carlo have a very good relationship, and William trusts Carlo very much!
It is not very difficult for a person like Carlo, who has a very good relationship with the monarch, to achieve success in the future, but the difficulty lies in how to maintain the relationship with the monarch.
It is undeniable that Hans is old, and he is desperate to find a successor for himself, and although William has now put Dorey in the Military Intelligence Bureau, Hans knows that Doryy will never be able to take his place.
Politics is always a plaything between men, and women have a natural flaw in this regard.
Just like the cadets in the Brandenburg Military Academy, most of these cadets are men, and there are less than 100 women, and most of these 100 are studying in administrative, intelligence, and logistics departments, and there are even only three women among the cadets of the tactical command section, which has the largest disparity between men and women.
This is not to say that the Brandenburg Military Academy discriminates against women, you must know that this is not the era of feminism in later generations, although there are women among the rulers of various countries, but these female rulers are only because of blood relations.
Some women may have had a significant influence on the country's politics for a certain period of time, but these women are an outlier in the eyes of most citizens, just like the Mistress of Louis XV, Madame du Pon, who, after her death, was largely attacked by the state.
It is clear that there are basically no women in the government and the military in all the countries of continental Europe, especially in Prussia as a patriarchal state.
So in the future, even if William wants Du Li to be the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau, it is basically impossible.
In this case, Carlo's position is very prominent.
Hans hoped that Carlo would inherit his political ambitions and become the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau, although it did not seem to be very prominent, but as long as the monarch's trust was guaranteed, then it was not delusional to become prime minister in the future.
You must know that although Hans is now the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau and has a military rank on his body, at the same time, Hans has officially entered the cabinet this year, and the status of the Intelligence Bureau has been greatly improved.
And entering the cabinet means that Hans even has the qualifications to impact the chancellor.
But although Hans had an idea about the position of prime minister in his heart, he knew that unless there was a big change in his life, it would be impossible for him to really ascend to the position above ten thousand people under one person.
After all, although Locks is getting older, the Prussian government is still effective under Locks's leadership, and any member of the Prussian cabinet is more qualified than himself to challenge for the position of prime minister.
It is well known not only to the Prussian cabinet that the deputy prime minister of the government is the successor of Locks, but also to all who have knowledge of the internal composition of the government.
As the saying goes, a son is the continuation of his father's life, which is not only a continuation of blood, but also a continuation of his career.
Hans wants Carlo to go farther and fly higher.
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The three-acre plot of the Military Intelligence Bureau was the cornerstone of Hans's ability to help Carlo rise to a higher position.
After joining the Military Intelligence Service, Hans personally sent Carlo to the Frankfurt area, despite the fact that Carlo was his only son.
For this.
Du Li also had a big quarrel with Hans and then got into trouble in front of William, for Hans's expectations for Carlo, William is well aware, so it is also for Carlo's better development in the future.
Wilhelm agreed to Hans's appointment.
And the final consequence is that the arm of the future is pinched purple by Du Lisheng.
However, Carlo is his brother-in-law after all, and he is also his childhood playmate, and even one of the few people he trusts the most, so William also specially selected two people from his personal guards to serve as Carlo's guards.
Soon after Carlo's arrival in Frankfurt, the 60,000 British coalition army arrived outside Frankfurt, and through the internal line of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Dafilia's request naturally reached Carlo's hands.
Originally, Prussia's intelligence agency in Frankfurt was not prepared to send Carlo, but Carlo knew that because of William and his father, he had a different position in the branch in Frankfurt, and this position made Carlo seem relatively safe.
But it was also in the eyes of other intelligence officers that Carlo had undoubtedly come to gild, so the attitude towards him was not goodwill.
Carlo is desperate to change the impression he has left on everyone.
So he recommended himself for this task, and at first the person in charge of the branch disagreed, but he couldn't stand Carlo's soft grinding and hard bubbles, and finally agreed to let Carlo carry out this bribery task.
Although the task of bribery is very simple to say, it is nothing more than to give money to other people, but it is very difficult to say.
You must know that even if any person is greedy in nature, he must be higher on the surface, and often the more greedy people are, the more they cherish their feathers, so they know that they must not affect their status because of a bribe.
It can be said that if this task is hastily assigned to one person, then the chances of messing up are very high.
"General Hugh Hagen, I think you should know that at present outside Frankfurt, our Prussian army plus the British army is 60,000 people, this is not boasting, you must also know very well in these battles these days, the combat effectiveness of our coalition army can be said to be strong, of course, Your Excellency General's Hessian army is also very powerful!"
When Carlo was praising the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces, Hugh Hagen's face darkened significantly, but then Carlo's words softened Hugh Hagen's face again.
"Your Excellency, it is undeniable that Prussia can be called a world-class power, and Hesse may be dominant in the Main River Valley, but it looks a little weak in the competition of world-class countries!
And at the moment our main forces are fighting with the Austrians, and even in such a situation, we can still send 50,000 horses to fight in the Main Valley, and this is without our national mobilization!
” The more Carlo spoke, the more excited he became "As long as our country carries out national mobilization, then hundreds of thousands of troops can be easily obtained, and Your Excellency General, have you ever thought about it, except for Austria, our country only has the enemy of the princes of the Main, and when the time comes, the main force to deal with Austria only needs to add tens of thousands of troops to the Main, I think the emperor ** can't resist it!"
Although Hugh Hagen was reluctant to admit it, what Carlo said was true.
Presumably, Prussia is a complete power with a population of only a few hundred thousand.
Prussia, on the other hand, had a population more than a dozen times that of Hesse.
At the moment Prussia has committed 50,000 men to the Main, and once there is a national mobilization, then, as Carlo said.
How can the Prussians increase their troops to the Main, and when the time comes, what will the emperor use to resist!
"Your Excellency can have such eloquence, then you must not be unknown in your country, I want to ask you what your identity is?"
Hugh Hagen looked at Carlo meaningfully, and when Hugh Hagen asked about Carlo's identity, the two people guarding behind Carlo were obviously nervous, and the uneasiness of these two people naturally fell into Hugh Hagen's slightly narrowed eyes.
And Carlo didn't expect Hugh Hagen to ask about his identity.
Therefore, he hesitated for a moment, and seeing Carlo's hesitation, Hugh Hagen's face changed and said: "If you don't want to tell who you are.
Then even if your country gives me more gold, I will not accept it, after all, although gold is good, you have to have a life to use it!
” Hugh Hagen's heart is also beating a drum, and this gold is very tempting, which Hugh Hagen does not deny.
But as he said, if you have a life to take, you have to have a life to spend.
If he Hugh Hagen accepted the gold without asking the details, then he would be the one who would be unlucky if he made a mistake in the future, although Sunigo was greedy for money, but he was always ruthless to his subordinates.
"If you don't say it, then your country obviously has no sincerity, and how can I believe your country, Your Excellency said before, His Majesty the King of Prussia is the nephew of the Duke of Sunigo.
In the future, if there is a truce between the two countries, will I not be reviled by thousands of people and retaliated by the Hesses!
” Hugh Hagen's voice landed.
Carlo only clenched his fists as if he had made up his mind, and then he heard Carlo say: "Before, I didn't say that I was afraid of polluting the ears of His Excellency the General, but now that His Excellency the General is willing to cooperate, then in order to show the sincerity of our country, there is naturally nothing to hide in Xia.
Under the name Carlo, from the Brenmontal family of Paretz!
” Hearing Carlo's self-introduction, Hugh Hagen was stunned for a moment, and then his face became a little strange.
The Brenmontal family of Paretz was not particularly famous, but it became famous on the Continent after Hans Sr. became the head of military intelligence and after Hans Sr. was given the nickname "Prussian Eye".
And as the relationship between Du Li and William became a topic of conversation among European aristocrats, the reputation of the Brunmontal family also entered the ears of more and more nobles.
Hugh Hagen also happened to hear the story of the relationship between William and the Brunmontal family at a gathering of nobles.
Looking at Carlo in front of him, Hugh Hagen pondered for a moment and then asked: "I wonder who the Lord known as the Eye of Prussia is?"
Carlo smiled and said: "If there is no accident, then the one Your Excellency General said is the father below!"
Hugh Hagen knew that Carlo had a bit of a background, but obviously didn't expect Carlo to be so big.
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Hugh Hagen, who has been in the army for decades, saw that Carlo's identity was different when Carlo and the others entered the military tent, taking the two guards behind Carlo as an example, just looking at the body size was a first-class strong man, and after entering the military tent, the two people's expressions were obviously very nervous, and they kept scanning the furnishings in the military tent, and the place where the weapons might be placed in the military tent was the focus of the two people's attention.
Not only that, but after entering the military tent, the two did not stand behind Carlo, but one stood at the door of the military tent, and the other stood in front of Carlo's side, these two positions can be said to be the most critical positions, and the guards who can accurately find the most advantageous position and be able to tell the guards to keep on guard are obviously not ordinary people can have.
"Haha, I didn't expect that Your Excellency is actually a famous family, and it is the tiger father without a dog!"
Hugh Hagen laughed as he spoke, then walked over to Carlo's side, and the two shook hands again.
"For the praise of His Excellency the General, I am really a little ashamed" "Aren't you afraid that I will detain you and hand you over to Lord Sunigo?"
After putting down his hand, Hugh Hagen's face remained unchanged, but the words that came out made the faces of Carlo's two guards change greatly, and both of their bodies tensed, but at this moment, Carlo nodded to the two and smiled at Hugh Hagen: "Your Excellency General, I believe that you are a heroic man for a while, and telling you my identity is a way to reflect my sincerity, and with the guarantee of your superiority, your safety and remuneration can be guaranteed to the greatest extent!
Besides, even if you hand me over to Master Sunigo, although the Brenmontal family may have lost one child, your Excellency has the enmity of a Prussian upper family, and I think that as my good brother, His Majesty the King of my country will also avenge me!
” Carlo had a smile on his face, but there was a threat in his words.
As Carlo said, not to mention William's affection for him, the Brunmontal family alone was strong enough to reach Hughhagen and die, and don't forget that Hans was the head of Prussian military intelligence, which had killers and spies.
Hugh Hagen's face changed, and I have to say that he is really afraid of Carlo, after all, Carlo's background is very unusual.
After thinking for a moment, Hugh Hagen laughed again "Since your country is so full of sincerity, then it will be disrespectful below!"
Hearing Hugh Hagen agree, Carlo's face became happy "Of course, I think Your Excellency the General will definitely not regret today's decision in the future, and at the same time, if Your Excellency the General is interested, then you can also introduce His Excellency the General's talents to His Majesty the King of our country!"