Dessau's order to Murton was to stop Anna's convoy at all costs and to help Brandon succeed if his intervention could not succeed.
Who is Blanton, Murton doesn't know and he doesn't want to know, but who Anna is, Murton naturally knows very well, so it is enough for Murton to know what his mission is this time. .............................
The assembly of the princes in Frankfurt was a great success, of course Prussia and Hanover, and for most of the princes of the empire, although they had some advantages from it, they were no match for their fear of a mighty Prussia.
There are three topics in the princes' assembly, the first is to divide Schwarzburg, the second is to prepare the princes to prepare troops to form two divisions of the imperial ** team again, and the third topic is that the princes' assembly determined William as the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire in a legal situation, and William got the right to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor without Maximilian's consent even if Maximilian was alive, but if the Imperial Council deemed it very necessary.
William was the crown prince of the empire, and there was no problem at all, after all, whether it was Joseph II, Leopold II, or Maximilian, they all issued edicts appointing William as the crown prince during their reign as emperors.
It's just that William, taking into account the situation between Prussia and the other princes of the empire, certainly did not put on the crown of the Holy Roman Empire beforehand.
Otherwise, if William had this heart, after the death of Joseph II.
Wilhelm could inherit the imperial throne as crown prince.
One of the main reasons why the third issue caused an uproar at the Assembly of Princes was that William could bypass Maximilian and become emperor if the Imperial Diet deemed it necessary!
Everyone knew that after the Prussians conquered Frankfurt and re-established the Reichstag, the new Reichstag was completely a lackey of the Prussians, and in such a situation, it was easy for the Prussians to get the authorization of the Reichstag.
In other words, after the terms were adopted, every extra day that Maximilian was able to stay on the throne was a gift from the Prussians!
The third issue was not without opposition, at least the Archduke of Austria and the Duke of Hesse were extremely protestant.
However, most of the small princes at the princes' assembly saw the situation clearly, although powerful princes such as Austria and Hesse could raise objections, but if they dared to oppose them, then the Prussian army was not vegetarian.
William hinted at this many times to these petty princes.
On top of this conference.
Maximilian had already been hollowed out, and from beginning to end, His Majesty the Emperor couldn't even make his own voice, because there were layers of barriers between him and the venue, and even if he shouted that the princes outside couldn't hear the sound.
In front of the Imperial Diet, William instructed Joel, the speaker of the Imperial Diet, to announce to everyone the three resolutions of the princes' assembly, and these three resolutions also made it clear to everyone that Prussia was already a dominant power in the Holy Roman Empire, and the rest of the princes could not stop Prussia's momentum at all.
After the end of the Assembly of Princes.
William held a secret meeting with Duke Andrew of England.
"Duke Andrew, for your Excellency's support for me at the Assembly of Princes.
I express my gratitude!
” William smiled and said to Duke Andrew beside him, and hearing William say this, Duke Andrew's heart was a little strange.
Duke Andrew looked at William beside him, his heart was full of complicated emotions, you must know that William is a few years younger than Duke Andrew, but such a young king is about to become the most powerful person in Europe.
That's right, the most powerful man in Europe!
Indeed, in terms of territorial area, the British Empire and the Russian Empire must have surpassed Prussia, but most of the territory of the British Empire was located in overseas colonies, and as for the Russian Empire, most of its vast territory was some uninhabited land of ice and snow.
Under such circumstances, once the king of Prussia wears the crown of the Holy Roman Empire and subdues these princes in the Holy Roman Empire, then it is conceivable that William will surely become the most powerful monarch on the European continent, and a strong and closed Holy Roman Empire is enough to have the capital to dominate the East and the West!
And the initiator of all this is younger than his own age, which makes Duke Andrew's mood very complicated.
In fact, if Duke Andrew could have anticipated his future, then he would certainly not be jealous of William, knowing that it was this Duke Andrew who would later succeed his brother George IV to the throne and become the monarch of the Hanoverian dynasty of the British Empire, although he was crowned monarch of the British Empire in 1830 at the age of sixty-five.
For this Duke Andrew, it can be said that it is a completely mixed figure in history.
According to the British Royal Marriage Act of 1772, the marriage of each prince must be approved by the monarch, otherwise the marriage is null and void.
And some of George III's princes, including Prince William, chose to live with the woman they love rather than get married.
As a result, unmarried princes, including Prince William (also known as Duke Andrew), no longer have any hope of being considered as heirs to the British throne.
But later, when Duke Andrew discovered that his brother had no heir and that he was in high probability of becoming the monarch of the British Empire, the prince abandoned his de facto wife, with whom he had spent twenty years.
It is precisely because of Duke Andrew's behavior that his reputation in society is very bad, but it has to be said that Duke Andrew is still very lucky, otherwise how could he ascend the throne of the British Empire and reign for seven years.
"His Majesty's thanks really make me feel terrified!
The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Prussia were close allies, and it was their duty to help each other.
His Majesty is so grateful!
” Although the thoughts in his heart were quite complicated, Duke Andrew still said respectfully to William as soon as William's words landed.
Duke Andrew was not disrespectful when Andrew came to Frankfurt.
He received a secret letter from London, which not only contained George III's admonition to him, but also the threat of the young head Pitt to him.
You must know that Duke Andrew has been criticized at the top of the British government for his misconduct, and this Duke Andrew owes quite a lot of debts to the government because of his extravagant life, and these debts are the capital that little Pete can threaten Duke Andrew.
Pitt the Younger warned Duke Andrew that it would be excellent to cooperate with the Prussians at the assembly of princes, and of course to be able to fight for more advantages for England.
But if not, then the Prussians must not be offended, after all, for the time being, Britain is still counting on the help of Prussia to defeat the French!
The whole of Britain was jealous of Prussia.
Therefore, the British top brass is also plotting how to suppress the development of Prussia, but these things can only be done behind the scenes, or until the French completely admit defeat, the British can only be wary of the Prussians and cannot really deal with the Prussians.
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"The current situation in Europe is quite favorable for the alliance between our two countries.
But after all, in France, too much of the strength of your and our countries has been consumed.
Your Majesty must also know that the current operation of the coalition forces in France is not very smooth, and once the time is delayed, then France will have a chance to turn the tables, because my government has entrusted me to come and ask His Majesty the King to send more troops to France!
” After Duke Andrew finished speaking, he stared at William.
Hearing Andrew's words, William's forehead wrinkled slightly, and then he said with a very embarrassed face: "Duke Andrew.
I also know the situation in France, and I didn't expect the French to be so despicable and shameless.
It's simply a violation of the chivalric character of integrity!
Sending troops is certain, and the duke must know that the reason why I will ask for two imperial divisions to be formed again is precisely for the situation in France!
” Before William could finish speaking, Duke Andrew coughed and interrupted: "Your Majesty, we don't have to beat around the bush, let's not mention whether the princes within the empire are willing to piece together these two imperial divisions, we can't afford the time it takes for the armies of the two divisions to be formed from the formation to the formation of combat effectiveness!"
Andrew's face was a little anxious.
At present, it can almost be said that there are no soldiers in Britain, not to mention the 70,000 British expeditionary forces that were completely annihilated before, and the 30,000 British troops that were taken out later to participate in the coalition army cost the British a lot of effort.
If any more troops were to be sent to France, Britain would have to draw troops from its colonies around the world.
But Britain knows very well that these garrisons in the colonies are not so easy to transfer, they have been transferred once before, and now the troops stationed in the colonies can only maintain the law and order of the colonies, if they are transferred again, then if there is a rebellion in these colonies, then it will be fatal.
The total strength of the British army is not a lot, but it is involved in a lot of these colonies, and the situation in Britain also needs to be garrisoned, Scotland and Ireland, if there is no army to garrison, it is difficult to guarantee that these people in the mountains will not take advantage of the situation to rebel against the Kingdom of Great Britain!
After Andrew finished speaking, William did not pick up Andrew's words, after all, Andrew's words were not so easy to receive.
But when Andrew saw that William was silent, Duke Andrew had no intention of letting go of this topic at all, after all, this issue was Andrew's biggest mission in Frankfurt this time.
"Your Majesty, after deliberation at the top of our country, we believe that there are only two ways to resolve the present situation, one is that your country will send more troops to join the French battlefield, for which of course, we in England will pay some reward.
And the other is the current main force of the coalition to change the target, we can mobilize the army to attack the northern part of France, as for Paris, we can put it aside for the time being!
” As he spoke, Duke Andrew secretly watched the change in the expression on William's face.
It seems that the second choice is also a choice, but in fact, this second choice is completely a pit, as long as anyone with a discerning eye can see it!
Needless to say, the importance of a capital to a country is needless to say, and in Europe, the capture of a capital is largely a sign of the conquest of an entire country.
It was because Louis XVI still possessed Paris that he, the king of France, remained the ruler of the French people, but if Paris was conquered, there was no doubt that the Bourbon rule over France would still be acceptable to the French people.
Just like France during World War II, after Paris was captured by the German army, on the one hand, the French government led by Petain went south to Vichy to establish power as a puppet of Germany, and on the other hand, De Gaulle went into exile in Britain to establish a free French government in exile.
In this case, the orientation of the French colonies became the yardstick by which both sides were measured.
Most of the French colonies fell into the arms of the Vichy government after its establishment, and only French Equatorial Africa became a staunch supporter of de Gaulle.
So Duke Andrew's words can be seen as a test of William, he is testing the bottom line of the Prussians!
Although William could not know all the thoughts in Andrew's heart, there was no doubt that William could still understand some deep meanings from Duke Andrew's words.
"Duke Andrew, your country's opinion is completely wrong, in my opinion, the only way to conquer Paris as soon as possible and force the Bourbons to step down is our ultimate goal, as for those territories in the north of France, after the defeat of France, they can be handed over to Britain and become the legitimate sovereign territories of the British crown!"
William's attitude made Duke Andrew's heart feel a little lighter.
You must know that if William chooses the second opinion, then it undoubtedly means that Prussia has no intention of continuing to send troops to France, because even if Prussia takes more territory in the north of France, these are not Prussian things, and of course this is not what the British want to see.