The fall of Mainz is more dramatic than that of Frankfurt, in fact, everyone knows that after Frankfurt, the princes of Main have become completely scattered, and they no longer have the strength to deal with the attack of the Prussian army, but some ill-intentioned princes still hope that Mainz can take over the banner of the emperor and continue to resist the Prussians.
The result was undoubtedly disappointing, and just after Mainz surrendered to Prussia, just as Dafilia was leading his army to Wiesbaden, the letter of surrender from Wiesbaden had already been handed to Dafilia.
In addition to Wiesbaden, the Duchy of Württemberg, the Duchy of Berg and the Duchy of Baden also prayed for peace with Prussia, so it can be said that Prussia has won a complete victory in the Main theater of operations!
After sending the second division, Frank, to Wiesbaden, Dafilia led the remaining three divisions back to Frankfurt.
After the surrender of Wiesbaden, Dafilia knew that the troops in the Main theater should be drawn to the Bohemian front, and now in addition to the 18th Division stationed in Frankfurt and Mainz, the 2nd Division was also platoon in Wiesbaden, so that Dafilia still had three divisions and nearly 10,000 Hanoverian troops.
And when Wiesbaden submitted the surrender, Dafilia met with Ernst, knowing that the main purpose of the 10,000 Hanoverian troops led by Ernst was to help Prussia capture the Main River valley, and now the Main River area has been surrendered, which means that Ernst's 10,000 Hanoverian troops can return to Hanover at any time, and this is exactly what Dafilia does not want to see.
Ten thousand troops are not much, though.
But for Prussia at the moment, it was extremely important, and the presence of 10,000 Hanoverian troops on the battlefield would not only give Prussia a slight advantage over the Austrians.
At the same time, it could also increase the morale of the Prussian army.
After inviting Ernst to his military tent, Dafilia said to Ernst very politely: "Thank you very much for being able to lead the army to help in the battle!
I would like to express my deep gratitude to your country for your generosity and for your heroism in battle. ” "Your Excellency Commander, you and I are allies, and it is our country's obligation to help our allies deal with the enemy!"
Seeing that Dafilia's words were very polite, Ernst also said: "The combat experience of following His Excellency the Commander at these times really gave me a lot of feelings, and the toughness of your ** team also left a deep impact on Zaixia............"
Don't wait for Ernst to finish the sycophant.
Dafilia waved his hand and smiled: "Your Highness is really polite, now that the Main River region has been pacified, I wonder what Your Highness's next plan is?"
Dafilia was heard asking about his next steps.
Ernst hesitated.
Originally, when he came to the Main, in Ernst's opinion, he had to fight two tough battles to increase his prestige, but neither Frankfurt nor Mainz let him come in handy, which made him a little annoyed and a little unwilling at the same time.
Ernst came to Main with his own political ambitions.
But it wasn't yet before he could make a big move.
The enemy had been defeated, which left Ernst with mixed feelings.
Seeing that Ernst did not speak, Dafilia was a little pleased in his heart, and he said: "Our army will definitely send most of the army to the front line of Bohemia next, why don't Your Highness also lead the army to move into Bohemia with our army?"
Listening to Dafilia's words, Ernst broke free from thinking, but Dafilia's opinion made him a little embarrassed "Your Excellency, you know that.
My Majesty has given me an order to cooperate with your country in the capture of the Main Valley, and the task has now been accomplished.
I think His Majesty the King would have wanted me to lead the army back to Hanover, this ........."
There was some rejection in Ernst's words, but Dafilia did not care in the slightest, and Dafilia continued to smile and say: "Your Highness, His Majesty the King of our country has said that he will not be subject to the orders of the king, and besides, your two countries are friendly allies, since your country can send troops to help our army capture the Main, then there must be no problem in fighting the Austrians!"
"But, Your Excellency Commander, I really can't explain to the people below me without receiving orders!"
Dafilia weighed it in his heart for a moment, and then said: "That's a pity, I had received a report from Marshal Dessau, and there was a very young colleague and a very brave general in the Austrian army, and in such a situation, I was hoping that such an excellent young man as His Highness Ernst would help us deal with that odious Austrian general!"
In order to show his sincerity, Dafilia's big hand waved a few times, and after listening to Dafilia's words, Ernst had a trace of curiosity "Oh, is there such a general in the Austrian army?
It's a bit remarkable to have Marshal Dessau praise that."
"Your Highness doesn't know, this person is actually known to you, it is really the Duke Karl, the third son of Leopold II, and now that Karl is serving under the command of the Grand Duke of Tuha and fighting our army on the front line of Bohemia!"
With that, Dafilia picked up the teacup on the table and drank it, while his eyes were fixed on Ernst.
The grudge between Ernst and Karl has now spread throughout the upper class of European society, and through the temptation of these days, Dafilia also knows that Ernst can be said to hate Karl to death in his heart, and it just so happens that Dafilia does mention Karl in the military newspaper he received, so Dafilia, who knows the grievances between the two, will tell Karl to provoke Ernst.
Hearing Karl's name, Ernst's face changed dramatically, and then Ernst's face became more and more hideous, and even his cheeks turned red.
"Your Excellency, you are not wrong?
Is that Carl really in Bohemia?
” Hearing Ernst's question, Dafilia pretended to put down the teacup and said with some distress: "Your Highness, why should I lie to you about this matter, I still have a Bohemian military newspaper here, and Karl's name has been mentioned many times, I think there will be no mistake!"
Hearing Dafilia's tone of affirmation, Ernst said with a hideous face: "Can you please report the army to the next place?"
"Of course, that's no problem at all!"
With that, Dafilia handed Ernst the military report that he had prepared.
The Prussian military newspapers were common to each other, mainly so that the generals of other battlefields could also understand the overall situation, so that there would be no change on one side and the generals on the other side would not be aware of it.
Dafilia's copy was a military report more than a month ago, when Karl and Tuha made a comeback against the Prussian army, and in the military newspaper, Dessau also emphasized that Karl of Austria was a very tenacious young man, although the two sides were enemies, Dessau did not hesitate to praise Karl at all.
After reading the military report, Ernst was silent for a long time, but his flushed face showed how unsettled he was.
"Your Excellency, Commander, allow me a few days to convince the generals of my army, and if they do not agree, please accept me into the Prussian army, Karl is the first enemy below, and please give me a chance to face Karl head-on!"
Saying that, Ernst solemnly marched to Dafilia, and seeing Ernst's actions, Dafilia's heart was somewhat joyful.
Although Ernst said that he would persuade the generals of the Hanoverian army, Dafilia believed that the generals of the Hanoverian army would never dare to throw Ernst alone to the Prussians and return to Hannover by himself.
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And even if those Hanover generals were desperate to bring people back to Hanover, then Dafilia would not suffer, knowing that the influence of an Ernst is definitely worth an army, this is not because of Ernst's own talent but because of Ernst's identity.
Ernst was George III's son-in-law, and George III could be said to be more fond of this son, just this time to be able to appoint Ernst as the commander of the 10,000 Hanoverian army can be seen George III's favor for Ernst.
And with Ernst serving in the Prussian army, George III, who was worried about his son, would definitely accommodate the Prussians on some issues, so even if Ernst joined the Prussian army alone, Dafilia would definitely make a profit.
On the other hand, Ernst's hatred of Karl can be said to be hated to the bone, although it was Karl who was not Ernst, but the shame that Karl left for Ernst in front of everyone that day is still deeply remembered in Ernst's mind today, otherwise Ernst would not have made such a crazy move as openly attacking Karl on the streets of Brandenburg.
And this time he led the army to the battle, and Ernst also had the intention of having a good battle with Karl on the battlefield, but the result was not as Ernst imagined.
And now, a great opportunity has appeared in front of Ernst, so Ernst has decided that he must not let go of this opportunity.
After leaving Dafilia's tent, Ernst hurried back to his camp, and then gathered all the generals of the Hanoverian army, although Ernst was in an uproar when he said that he would help the Prussian army to fight in Bohemia.
Then Ernst also said that he would stay voluntarily, but seeing Ernst's attitude that he was definitely going to Bohemia, the Hannover generals were immediately very embarrassed, and then he did not listen to some of Ernst's persuasions, and in this case, the Hannover generals decided to continue to follow Ernst after a long exchange of words.
As has been said before, if they abandon Ernst and return to Hanover, they will be greeted not by triumph but by prison and shackles.