At this moment, the competition between the two sides is will, and whoever can't hold it first will be unlucky first.
However, the Prussians had an advantage over the French, and that was that they had reinforcements to count on. .................................
On October 13, 1793, an urgent letter from the Prussian ambassador in London arrived at the Prussian government, and upon receiving the letter, Locks did not stop, but immediately rushed to the royal palace in Brandenburg.
When William saw the letter, he felt angry in his heart.
"What a Duke of York, who was really blind at the beginning, would marry Charlotte to such a man!
Send someone to tell the British at once that we are strongly dissatisfied with the misfortune that has befallen Princess Charlotte, and that we are considering the withdrawal of our troops from France, and that according to the original agreement, most of the north-west of France has been captured, except for Paris, and that the British must fulfill their original promise as soon as possible and cede Hanover to our country!
” After William's words, a slight trace of worry appeared on Locks' face "Your Majesty, is this a bit radical, and if we withdraw our troops from France because of this matter, then it must be a harbinger for us in Prussia to tear up the alliance with Great Britain, isn't it?"
As soon as Locks's words landed, William smiled and said: "Locks, don't put some pressure on the British, how will the British meet our demands.
Moreover, even if we were to withdraw our troops from France now, it would be impossible for the British to take any drastic action against us.
Don't forget, the French are hundred-legged insects that don't die.
If we withdraw our troops, then the British, who are inferior in terms of troops, will definitely not be able to hold out for long, so the British will definitely compromise.
Moreover, even if the British did not compromise, the losses in France would be enough for the British to recover for a long time, and even if the British wanted to trouble us, they would probably be more than capable of doing so!
” In fact, what William said was not wrong.
Among the allied forces, the Prussian side undoubtedly had the lion's share.
If the Prussians did withdraw, let alone besiege Paris, it would be a great question whether the British would be able to hold on to the territories they now occupy.
Even now Britain has made peace with Spain.
But even if Spain were to side with the British, they would not be able to provide the British with troops to fight France.
Of course, the British can control the lifeblood of Prussia and overseas colonies, but Prussia can also kill all the British ** teams on the European continent.
Either they will lose both, or they will survive in order to achieve the consequences, and William believes that the British will definitely choose the latter.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Britain has the world's largest navy.
William still wished to turn his face with the British.
However, it is needless to say that the importance of Prussia's overseas colonies for Prussia is not much now, and in this case, it depends on which of the two sides compromises first.
However, compared to Britain, at least Prussia got a good card because of the attack on Princess Charlotte, although some people may think that such an act is simply despicable and even inferior to a beast, but it has to be said that politics has always been so dirty.
Although when Locks handed over the additional note prepared by the Prussian government to Fox, even this British politician, who knew nothing about military affairs, couldn't help but be scared out of a cold sweat.
Fawkes had thought about how the Prussians would react to the incident, and he had also thought about what would happen if the relationship between the two countries would be affected by the incident.
But when the truth came, Fox panicked.
Even he, a military idiot, knows.
The French could not expect victory on their own, and this has been fully demonstrated in previous wars.
Britain's current army strength is only about 60,000 people, and these more than 60,000 people are used to defend colonies all over the world.
If the Prussians did withdraw their troops from France, then Britain would have to send at least 40,000 more troops to France in order to preserve the gains of the previous battles.
As mentioned above, Britain itself has a total of only 60,000 troops, while Britain in France currently has about 30,000 troops, accounting for half of Britain's total strength.
Under these circumstances, if Britain continued to send troops to France after the collapse of the Prussian-British Union, there would be no other way to raise troops than to recruit new troops and mobilize the troops of the colonies.
And in this way, there is a question of military spending!
Previously, the British army of more than 50,000 British reinforcements sent by the whole country was completely annihilated, which had already made Britain feel broken, and the subsequent expansion of the army consumed a large amount of the national treasury budget, and even embezzled the shipbuilding budget of the British Royal Navy that year.
Britain is an island country, and compared with the army, it is undoubtedly a stronger navy, and this is vividly reflected in the British ** team.
Army soldiers are paid only half of what they are paid by navy soldiers, and the treatment of officers can be described as vastly different.2 The British Royal Navy, which has always been strong for a long time, is also very dismissive of the army, and there are even many people in the navy who shout that they can completely develop on the mainland, and the British can conquer the world only by relying on the navy.
The clamor of this part of the people did not affect the sanity of the British high-level, everyone knows that if you want to become the strongest country in the world, then it is obviously unrealistic to rely on the navy alone, if there is no army, will you want to drive those warships to the land to defend the city?
The territorial expansion of the European continent can also be seen as a game between the British high-level army faction and the navy faction, and the two countries, which had a deep hatred in the Hundred Years' War, will never show mercy when they see France weak.
Because of the alliance between Prussia and the British, during the war.
Prussia did get a large number of interest-free and low-interest loans from the British to support the progress of the war.
These loans can be called huge together, but the dividends that Prussia received during the war were more than enough to cover them, which is why William dared to threaten the British.
Previously, Prussia had made a lot of money by sending troops to capture the Main River valley.
You must know that the princes of the Main River valley are fat and oily, especially Frankfurt, as the largest free city in the empire, Frankfurt has always been the pearl of Central Europe in terms of economy.
Moreover, after the occupation of these areas, the assets of the princes who were originally on the side of the Reichstag were naturally confiscated by Prussia, so that Prussia basically did not lose much in the Mainz Valley.
It was Bavaria that really made Prussia feel like it had made a fortune, and Bavaria was an old prince.
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Even its history is much older than that of Prussia, and Bavaria is recognized as a wealthy country within the empire.
War is always the best option for quickly accumulating benefits, for Prussia.
The wars in the Holy Roman Empire not only led to a dramatic expansion of Prussia's territory, but also brought Prussia a great deal of wealth after the annexation of a series of princes.
And William is not a greedy man, for William from later generations.
He didn't care about the wealth he had.
This is similar to that of all the great emperors in history.
If a superior person is greedy for some petty profits, then he is not a qualified superior at all, so William did not include the goods captured in the war into his own treasury, but allocated all of them to the treasury for the whole country.
If you add to this the income from the defeat of Napoleon and the sacking of the Austrian Netherlands, even the Prussian treasury made some profit in the war.
It is precisely this situation that gives William plenty of confidence in his heart.
In addition to one official decision of the Prussian government being sent to Fawkes, the other was sent to Brenauds in London by the fastest route. ..........................................
Outside the city of Wagram, the Hungarian army under Alexander's command and the army of Archduke Karl, who had come to attack him, had already fought several times.
But even though the Hungarian army had made some preparations, it was because the forces on Karl's side were far superior to Alexander's side.
As a result, Alexander's troops were defeated one after another.
"Daniel, if this continues, I'm afraid that Wagram won't be able to hold it at all, I think we should prepare to return to Hungary as soon as possible!"
Standing on the walls of Wagram, Alexander said to Daniel beside him with a somewhat decadent face.
Hearing Alexander say this, Daniel hurriedly said: "Your Highness, no!
If we return to Hungary now, then Karl will easily gain the allegiance of the whole of Austria, and then we may only need a piece of Karl's chieftain, and we will be able to capture them, and those leaders in the Hungarian steppe are as cunning as wolves!
” Daniel's dissuasion was heard in Alexander's ears, but it made him even more distracted.
That's right, as Daniel said, if he returns to Hungary now, who can guarantee that the Hungarian nobles will be of the same mind as him.
If Karl had spared these Hungarian nobles, then it would have been impossible for him Alexander to be betrayed by these nobles and sold to Carl in exchange for his own peace.
"But if we continue to fight like this, it will obviously not be good for us!
Karl has now gained the allegiance of many cities, my rule in Austria is on the verge of collapse, and we are at a disadvantage everywhere in Wagram, and if this situation continues, I am afraid that there will be only one way to defeat!
” "Your Highness, you are too pessimistic!
I have a suggestion here, but I don't know if you would like to hear it?
” "If there is anything else you are willing to do at this time, just say what good ideas you have!"
Hearing that Daniel had something in his heart, Alexander hurriedly urged, and hearing Alexander's urging, Daniel said with a little hesitation: "Your Highness, have you forgotten Her Highness Anna?
Her Royal Highness Anna is now the Queen of Prussia, if she can persuade the King of Prussia to intercede.
So I guess even Carl has to worry about three points!
” Strictly speaking, Daniel's idea is completely bad, who is Prussia?
The answer to this question was clear to Alexander.
The Prussians were simply white-eyed wolves that they couldn't raise.
Asking the Prussians to intercede at this time is simply a plot with the tiger.
"No, Your Highness, for the Prussians to mediate with us will have to pay a great price, and these costs are simply unbearable for us at present!"
A new face appeared at Alexander's side, and this new face was Nuhad, Alexander's favored retainer who had just recently been taken seriously.
Nouhad was an Austrian who came to Vienna after Alexander's accession to Vienna. began to make a name for himself around Alexander, and although his status in Alexander's heart was not as high as Daniel's, he was also one of Alexander's most trusted ministers.
"Lord Nohad.
Is there now any other way than to ask the Prussians to intercede?
” Seeing Nouhad come forward to oppose his proposal, Daniel shouted with some dissatisfaction on his face.
And to Daniel's words, Nouhad did not respond, but continued to say to Alexander: "Your Royal Highness the Regent, the current situation is indeed a bit unpleasant for us to write.
But we must not ask the Prussians to intercede!
Your Highness.
Although there are many people who have already sided with Karl, Karl is not supported by all the Austrians, and there are still many people who support you.
If you had asked the Prussians to intercede, it would have been possible that His Highness Karl would have been pressured by the Prussians to give us a respite, but did you ever think that we would therefore be abandoned by the whole of Austria and hostile to all Austrians?
Let's not talk about asking the Prussians to intercede, whether those Prussians will open their mouths, just at that time.
If the Prussians really intervene, then all the Austrians will only see you as a puppet of the Prussians, a traitor to the country.
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If it comes to that point, under the boiling of the sea, what will you use to compete with His Highness Karl, and what will you use to rule Austria!
” Nouhad's words were so eloquent that even after he finished speaking, the Lord shed a few tears.
And Alexander was a little speechless after listening to Nohad's words, just as Nuhad said, if he really asked Prussia to mediate, then as long as there was a propaganda of the heart, then he Alexander was simply eager to peel his skin in the hearts of the Austrians.
The defeat of the two Austro-Prussian wars made Austria and Prussia almost irresolvable enmity, and although the two countries had now negotiated peace, the Prussians were still the most hateful objects in the minds of ordinary Austrians.
You don't see that the doors of the Prussian embassy in Vienna are locked every day, and that's it, the embassy suffers from rotten leaves and rotten eggs every morning, which also makes the embassy cleaners miserable.
Even those Prussians who went out did not dare to go out alone.
Of course, the Prussians were not threatened with their lives, but as for the little things, the Austrian officials turned a blind eye.
In the two Austro-Prussian wars, more than 60,000 or 70,000 Austrians were killed, and in this case, almost every Austrian city was killed at the hands of the Prussians.
"Your Highness, although there is some truth in what His Excellency Nouhad said, His Excellency Nouhad also admits that the Prussians can bring us a respite as long as they intervene!
Your Highness, Karl's army is not far from Bagram, and our army is simply unable to stop the enemy's attack, can a situation where a Wagram has no reinforcements outside to withstand Karl's rebels?
Your Highness, enduring humiliation and stealing life is not a kind of training, as long as we get a chance to breathe, even if it is for a long time, there is still hope, and now whether we hold on to Wagram or retreat Hungary, there is no hope!
” Like Nohad, he was half-kneeling in front of Alexander after Daniel had finished speaking.
Seeing that his two favored ministers had their own opinions, Alexander, who was caught in the middle, was suddenly very embarrassed.
At this time, only one herald hurried up to the city and handed over a document to Alexander.
This document came from Hungary, and when Alexander was forced to retreat to Wagram, he immediately sent people back to Hungary to ask the Hungarian nobles to gather their troops and come to King Qin, and now it is apparently the Hungarian side has replied.
After reading the letter, Alexander's face became more and more ugly, and finally he threw the document to the ground in anger.
"Well, I didn't expect that those Hungarians actually betrayed me, look, look, this is what those people keep saying are loyal to me, and now when I need them, they are pretending to be grandsons with me!"
Seeing Alexander's irrepressible anger, Daniel didn't care so much and quickly picked up the letter on the ground and read it.
In this letter, the Hungarian nobles responded to Alexander's order to raise their troops, claiming that Hungary was now being hit by a drought and that they were all doing their best to help the Hungarians.
And if they have a small part of the army, they can send it, but now Alexander suddenly needs tens of thousands of troops is too difficult, they need time to recruit, and these Hungarian nobles actually define time as five months!
Five months!
No wonder Alexander is so angry, these Hungarians are so angry, for five months, the daylilies are cold!