Napoleon naturally couldn't hear the curses of the Austrian governor of the Netherlands, but even if he could hear it, perhaps Napoleon would just laugh at it, because at this moment, Napoleon had a huge plan in his heart, and a very important part of this plan was the Austrian governor.
The crushing defeat of the British Expeditionary Force shocked the entire area occupied by the British army, and even within two days after the war, the whole of Holland learned of the total annihilation of the British Expeditionary Force.
This news not only made Napoleon's prestige in the Netherlands reach the level of being able to stop children crying at night for a while, but also caused different voices to sound within the Dutch government.
The British were indeed very powerful, but that was only the navy.
The British Navy is unceremoniously the enemy of the world, but the British Army is far from it.
On the one hand, this is inseparable from Britain's domestic policy, and the British Expeditionary Force is unceremoniously said to be eighty percent of the British Army, and after sending this army, there are only 10,000 troops left in the entire British mainland.
Now, after defeating the British ** team, Napoleon's army has a vital say in the northern region of Western Europe, and it is unceremonious to say that if Napoleon swings his troops at the Netherlands, then sweeping the Netherlands is just around the corner.
At the same time that the Dutch learned the news, in fact, the British government and George III, who were far away in London, also received the news.
After learning the news of the annihilation of the British Expeditionary Force, little Pete fell into a state of sluggishness, and then saw that little Pete couldn't hold on any longer, and fell down with a bang.
To know about the expeditionary force.
The British government paid a huge price because Britain had never supported such a large-scale army operation.
Therefore, in terms of logistics and material transportation and local government coordination, Pete Jr. is meticulous about everything one by one, which makes the rest time of Pete Jr. not meet the normal requirements after the expeditionary force sets off, and now this bad news is enough to make the exhausted little Pete can no longer support it.
And after George III learned the news, his performance was not much better than that of Pete Jr.
The mood of George III and Pitt Jr. has caused a dark cloud to fill London.
The first thing Pete Jr. did when he woke up was to go to the royal palace in London to meet George III, and after a full four hours of interviews, the British top brass reached a resolution to continue the war.
And after little Pete left the palace.
One of the first things he did was to send a large delegation to Prussia from a group of high-ranking officials in London.
Now that the British Expeditionary Force has been defeated, the British government has more to think about.
The first is the security of the Hanover area, and the second is that Britain needs to stabilize Prussia, and must not allow Prussia and France to reach a reconciliation, once the European countries reach a reconciliation, then the isolated British will undoubtedly lose the right to speak on the European continent.
At this moment Napoleon led his army in the Austrian Netherlands, from which he reached Prussia proper.
Along the way, there were no forces that could stop this army, including the Hannover region.
Of course, the British did not know what Napoleon was planning in his heart, and if the British government knew, I am afraid that little Pitt and George III would have dreamed of laughing to death.
Britain began a new round of large-scale military mobilization on its own soil, but the situation in Britain was not very good at the moment, and Scotland and Ireland were ruled by the English for centuries.
However, these two regions never ceased to rebel against English rule and fought for **.
So in these two areas, the British had to stay behind a considerable part of the army.
Of the more than 10,000 troops that the British had left behind on the mainland, nearly 9,000 were stationed in these two areas.
The British government planned to raise 40,000 troops in three months, and all of them would go to Hanover for war, and of course military training would be accompanied by military training.
Of course, all this is the current situation that has not changed much.
If the Dutch made peace with the French, or if Napoleon left Britain and went straight to Hanover.
Then the approach taken by the British at the moment is clearly useless.
However, the British government did not think that the Netherlands dared to betray the British, you must know that the reason why the Netherlands was rich was because of its superior access to the sea and large colonies overseas, and these places were all under the threat of the British Royal Navy, so it can be said that the British could not help the French, but if the Dutch disagreed, then the British had the ability to set the Dutch economy back by more than fifty years!
The Netherlands is to some extent a maritime power like the United Kingdom, and after the British ascended to the throne of global hegemony, the Netherlands' status has declined a lot, but the Netherlands also has a certain strength.
Of course, all of this strength is manifested on the sea, and on land, the Netherlands has an army of less than 20,000 men.
The British government, while sending an envoy to Prussia, sent an envoy to the Netherlands, which brought with him a treaty which made it clear that it was necessary for the Netherlands to send troops to fight with the British in the event that the British asked.
Although there was a treaty of alliance between the Netherlands and Great Britain, the Anglo-Dutch alliance agreement did not include a war against France, after all, the Dutch government was not all fools, everyone knew that the Netherlands was closer to France than England, and offending the French was obviously not a good idea for the Netherlands.
But the military had developed so much that the British government had not allowed the Dutch to remain in such a state of imminent detachment. ..............................
At the same time that Wilhelm held a memorial in Bratna to commemorate those who died in the battle on the western outskirts of Bratna, a report of the Antwerp war was also delivered to Wilhelm.
When the news of Napoleon's victory and the total annihilation of the British Expeditionary Force was announced, even William became a little stunned.
Although the battle on the western outskirts of Bratna had consumed a considerable part of Prussia's strength, the battle ended in a Prussian victory, so Wilhelm, after consulting with Dessau, was ready to gather a large army and take advantage of the morale of the Austrians that had just been defeated to launch a large-scale offensive in one go.
At this moment, it was not only Dessau who was standing by William's side, but also Buel who was found after the war.
Bouel was shot in the ear by an Austrian pursuer from earlier, and the bullet knocked out most of Bouel's left ear, but God forbid, he survived.
Buel, with a ring of gauze on his head, whispered to William: "Your Majesty, you see that the situation has developed to this point, should we let the swallow and the harrier eagle move?"
Hearing Buel's words, William's face was a little tangled.
William never underestimated Napoleon, but at this moment, William found that he still underestimated Napoleon's ability, originally in William's imagination, with the ultra-luxurious configuration of the British Expeditionary Force, Napoleon was at most victorious, but who knew that now it has become a total annihilation!
The swallow and the harrier eagle mentioned by Buel are the two chess pieces that the Prussian intelligence agencies have spent a lot of effort to arrange, and in William's imagination, these two chess pieces will be overwhelmed if they do not move!
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Hearing Dessau mention the swallow and the harrier eagle, Dessau, who was standing on the side, was a little confused, but Dessau, who was a smart man, also knew that there were many things in this country that he did not know, and he had neither the right to know nor the right to speak in these things, so Dessau stood aside and pretended not to hear.
"Buel, do you think it's the right time?
And I think we need to hear what Hans means about this!
” Buel is in charge of the royal intelligence agency, but William has already decreed that the royal intelligence agency can only target Prussia, and the domestic army generals and government officials, as well as various domestic affairs, are the focus of the royal intelligence agency.
As for the spies who could influence the situation between countries, such as the Swallow and the Harrier, they were all cultivated by the Prussian state intelligence service, which Hans controlled.
Of course, as the head of the royal intelligence agency, in fact, to a certain extent, Buel and Hans's business will overlap to a certain extent, so some important things will be coordinated by William, and Bouel and Hans will know each other, so Buel will know about the two crucial figures of Swallow and Harrier Eagle.
"Your Majesty, I think Your Excellency Hans will definitely agree to this!"
It is not unreasonable for Buel to be so anxious, considering that Napoleon's army would only be a week away from Prussia's rapid march, and at present there are not many troops left in Prussia itself, and even in the Brandenburg area, the capital of Prussia, there are only 5,000 militiamen temporarily conscripted to be in charge of garrisoning, and this force will not play any role in the face of Napoleon's threat.
Seeing the sad look on Buel's face, William also thought deeply.
After a while, William made up his mind, and said to Bouel: "Send someone to contact Hans immediately and tell him to use the Swallow and Harrier Eagle according to the original plan, and make sure that things go according to our plan!"
Seeing William's decision, Buel's face was also relieved, and then he and Dessau gestured with their eyes and left William's side.
"Your Majesty, what about our next move?"
"Dessau, the current situation does not allow us to act according to our previous ideas, you must know that Napoleon's army is only one step away from our homeland, and at this time we should consider the security of our homeland, and we must not let the dirty feet of the French set foot on our sacred Prussian land!"
Hearing William say this, Dessau felt a little pity in his heart, but he still responded.