On October 27, 1793, the Prussian army captured Hanover, and Prince Edward in Hanover became a prisoner of war at the hands of the Prussians.
When the news reached Britain, the entire British Isles were stunned by the attack of the Prussian army, although Britain had made certain preparations before, but when the Prussians really conquered Hanover, the British still felt a little unacceptable from the heart.
Moreover, when the Prussians were approaching Hanover, the Prussian Navy, which was cooperating with the British Royal Navy in the English Channel to carry out the port blockade mission, also dropped anchor and returned to Prussia without informing the British Royal Navy.
The commander of the Home Fleet of the Royal Navy, who had just received an order from the British Government to "seize the ships of the Prussian Navy if necessary," had a gloomy face on his face, as if he was eager to eat people.
Later, when his officers asked if they would pursue the Prussian navy, the commander did not accept the offer after a while.
Because according to the alliance between Britain and Prussia, Prussia sent all the naval warships, and there were more than 30 warships of all kinds, and although the British home fleet was huge, there was only one detachment of the home fleet in this sea area, and there were only 20 warships.
And after the Prussian navy anchored and returned, Ferdinand the younger, who had just completed the withdrawal from the Paris area, also received a military order from Brandenburg, in this situation.
Ferdinand the Younger immediately ordered the whole army to be put on alert, and then ordered the 7th and 14th Divisions of the Prussian army, as well as two divisions of the Holy Roman Empire, to begin the encirclement of the British garrison.
As for the rest of the Prussian army, Ferdinand the Younger ordered it to move quickly to the west, targeting the Anglo-Dutch army, which was now concentrated in Rouen.
Experienced the First World War in Paris.
At present, Duke Andrew has less than 6,000 British ** troops in his hands, and the rest of the English ** teams on the European continent have all been divided before to cooperate with the Dutch William III to attack and occupy the territory along the French coastline.
And just when Ferdinand Jr. was temporarily unable to take care of Paris in order to make arrangements for the British, Louis XVI in Paris also received information that the British and the Prussians had turned against each other, especially mentioning that the Prussians had sent a large army to prepare to forcibly receive the news from Hanover.
After Louis XVI informed Napoleon, Napoleon did not take action immediately, but immediately sent scouts to reconnoiter the allied forces that had withdrawn from the Paris area.
And when Napoleon learned that the coalition army was already full of news that Britain and Prussia were preparing to go to war, and that the Prussian army had surrounded the British army.
Napoleon met Louis XVI for the first time.
In the vault of the Palais Royal, there were only two people, Louis XVI and Napoleon, after Napoleon had saluted and reported to Louis XVI the information he had received.
Louis XVI said with some sighs: "I didn't expect that when Paris was about to run its head, the enemy himself actually had civil strife first, I don't know if God is also bless us in France!"
After the sigh.
Louis XVI said to Napoleon in high spirits: "Napoleon.
Now, if you send troops against the enemy, will you be able to bring victory to France?
” "Your Majesty, I don't think it's a good time to send troops, besides, the minister thinks that now is the best time to negotiate peace with the enemy!"
Hearing Napoleon say this, Louis XVI frowned, and then said: "How could you say that.
Seeing that the enemy has already had civil strife, and it is the time when we send troops to defeat the enemy army, why do you think of negotiating peace with the enemy now!
” I saw that Louis XVI's face was a little ugly.
Napoleon hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it is undeniable that the impending civil strife in the enemy army is the best opportunity for us, but Your Majesty!
The composition of the enemy at the present time, I believe you are also clear, who do you think will be victorious in the event of a war between the British and the Prussians?
Or just to discuss the current situation, if there is a war between the two sides, who will have the last laugh in the Prussian army and the British ** team in France?
” "Needless to say, the British were already short of troops, even with the addition of the Dutch, the British were not necessarily the opponents of the Prussians, and Prussia still had reinforcements sent in the country, and on the other hand, the British, even if the British wanted to send reinforcements to the European continent, it would take several months" Louis XVI did not hesitate to give Napoleon's answer, and when he heard Louis XVI's answer, Napoleon hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is exactly that!
According to the minister, if Prussia and the British go to war at this moment, the minister believes that the Prussians will definitely win the victory at present, after all, although the British navy is the first in the world, its army is not strong at all.
Moreover, the Prussian army in France is as high as tens of thousands, even after the last battle of Paris, the Prussian army still has more than 30,000 troops, not to mention that the Prussians have garrisons in various northern regions, and if all these garrisons are counted, the enemy can get nearly 10,000 troops.
And we, France, with the annihilation of the Fourth Army of the Prince of Condé, now our army is only 30,000 troops in the city of Paris, and among these 30,000 troops, it is bound to leave troops to defend Paris, so that even in the face of the fact of civil strife in the enemy's army, our army will not be able to completely drive the enemy out of France!
” Napoleon's mouth kept analyzing Louis XVI, but after he finished speaking, Louis XVI's face still looked a little uncomfortable "So what do you say?
Cannot we expel the enemy and regain our homeland, even if it is a great opportunity for civil strife?
Or will we have to experience the humiliation of Paris being besieged by the enemy once again, after the enemy's civil strife is over?
” "Your Majesty, the minister believes that the enemy's internal strife is precisely our great opportunity.
The interests of the Prussians were not in France at all, and the reason why they sent such a large army to France was in exchange for an alliance with the British!
At present, the alliance between Britain and Prussia is about to collapse.
In this case, even if the Prussian army is victorious, they will not remain in France, after all, the distance from France to Brandenburg is too far, and the enemy has no intention of taking our French territory.
In these circumstances, it is perfectly acceptable for the Prussians to make peace with us!
In addition, the minister has always believed that if the kingdom wants to rise, then it must pacify the rebellions in the south.
In the midst of this war.
Those southern rebels disregarded the safety of the Empire, and even during the siege of Paris, not a single reinforcement was sent.
It is enough to see how much rebellion is rampant in the south.
If you go outside, you must first settle inside!
If you want to recover your homeland and strengthen Lanxi, you must completely exterminate those rebels, only after pacifying the rear.
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I, the kingdom of France, will be able to rise again!
” Napoleon's words are moving.
Truly.
There are only 30,000 troops in the city of Paris, and it is very difficult for such an army to destroy both the British and the Prussian army.
Since there was a rift between the Prussians and the British, it meant that for the time being, neither side could take care of Paris, in that case, it was better to take the opportunity to send troops to annihilate the so-called revolutionary parties in the south of France, and only by completely exterminating those guys could France have a chance for the future.
After listening to Napoleon's words.
Louis XVI fell into deep thought, and then for a moment.
Louis XVI said with a look of reluctance: "What you say makes sense, then you must pay attention to the movements of the enemy during this time, if Prussia and Britain really go to war, then I authorize you to negotiate peace with Prussia and the British!"
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A major war between England and Prussia became imminent with the capture of Hanover by Prussia, and the situation was even more severe in Beauville, France.
The British ** team guarding the camp was fully armed, and outside the British garrison, the soldiers of the Prussian 7th and 14th Divisions and the two Imperial Divisions were also coldly aiming their weapons at those comrades who were still fighting together a few days ago.
"Marshal Ferdinand, I strongly protest against the actions of your army, which has no right to restrict the actions of our army!
If your army insists on going its own way, then I will persuade our government to stop the logistical supply of your army!
” Standing on the outskirts of the camp, Duke Andrew yelled at Field Marshal Ferdinand, who was in the Prussian army.
And hearing the words of Duke Andrew, Marshal Ferdinand also said: "Okay, Your Excellency Duke, we all know that not only I have received an order from our government, but you must have also received an order, at present I am still the supreme commander of the coalition army, without my consent, your army is actually preparing to go north, in this case, I naturally have the right to restrict the movement of your army!"
The reason for this saber-rattling situation still starts with the British army.
After the retreat to Beauville, Duke Andrew also received news from the British government, and at the same time, the British government ordered Duke Andrew to immediately lead his army north and retreat to the coastal cities in the northwestern region of France.
And just when Duke Andrew was preparing to go north according to the order, the movements of the British ** team were naturally discovered by the Prussians who were always paying attention, and then Ferdinand ordered to surround the British garrison, and Ferdinand also strictly ordered that as long as an Englishman dared to go north out of the camp, then the Prussian army would immediately attack.
It was under Ferdinand's strict orders that all the Prussian troops would go out with great fanfare and surround the camp of the British **.
"By the way, Duke Andrew, as for the logistics supplies provided by your country, I would like to remind Your Excellency that your government has not sent supplies to the front line for five days, and the current logistics supply in the army is relying on the previous storage!"
Since he was going to turn his face with the British, then Ferdinand must have been fully calculated.
It is true that the British have not provided any more logistics for a week, but fortunately, there are still some supplies stored in the various supply depots that have been set up before, plus the supplies in the current army, according to Ferdinand's calculations, this material is enough to last the current army for a month.
A month was not enough, but it was enough for the Prussian army.
Don't forget.
Nearly half of the territory of the Austrian Netherlands was divided between Prussia, and after Prussia took over the Austrian Netherlands, in order to prevent accidents.
Prussia also stockpiled a considerable amount of supplies in Brussels.
At present, the British ** team in France, even with the Hanover army, is only more than 20,000 people, although it seems like a lot, but Ferdinand is confident that the British ** team will form an overwhelming advantage.
After all, Duke Andrew has a British ** team of more than 6,000 people here, and if this army is annihilated, the British will only have an army of more than 10,000 people.
On the Prussian side, although reinforcements have not yet arrived, a solid army of 40,000 is indispensable.
Stand in the middle of the camp.
Duke Andrew was a little silent, although the logistics of the British army were not put together with the Prussian army due to selfishness, so the supplies in the British camp were barely enough.
But no amount of supplies is worth sitting on a mountain of empty food!
Not to mention.
If the Prussians did go to war, there was absolutely no hope of holding the British camp, after all, the Prussian army besieging outside was more than three times as large as the British army.
"Duke Andrew, for now I advise you to stay patiently in the camp, if you and I really fight each other, then I advise you to surrender as soon as possible!"
After saying that, Ferdinand ignored Duke Andrew and began to arrange the deployment of the army.
There was already an uproar in London.
Although many people in the British upper echelons were clamoring to fight the Prussians to the death, to give the Prussians a powerful look.
But most sane Britons are completely oblivious to what seems to them to be utterly insane.
If Britain and Prussia do go to war, what will happen to the British soldiers on the European continent?
Don't forget, many of these soldiers are from London.
"Smack!"
"A Hanover has only lasted a few days, is it because you are too incompetent or the Prussians are invincible!"
In the palace, George III angrily slammed a sculpture in his hand to the ground and shattered into countless pieces, and he scolded the British ministers in the room with a hideous face.
"Your Highness, although we have made preparations, reinforcements to Hanover have not yet been sent, and who knew that the Prussians would conquer Hanover so quickly!
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And for now, our immediate priority is the British soldiers deployed in France, who knows if the Prussians will immediately launch a large-scale offensive, and with the current strength of the army, they will not be able to compete with the Prussians on the European continent at all!
” The British War Secretary spoke to an angry George III.
"What else can I do, send reinforcements!
Do you want to watch our soldiers being driven into the sea by the Prussians!
” George III's eyes glared at the Secretary of War and said, but in the face of George III's questioning, the Secretary of State said: "Your Majesty, in addition to the five thousand troops that we have assembled and prepared to send to Hanover, I am afraid that London will not be able to send reinforcements to the European continent in a short period of time!"
"What then?
We can't just withdraw our troops from the European continent!
Tens of thousands of our soldiers have died in Europe, and now we are going to give up to the Prussians the land that had drained the blood of the British Empire for no reason, just because we are afraid of the Prussians?
” George III paid no heed to the implicit intention of withdrawing troops in the words of the War Secretary.
In the UK, the military and the government do not want to be independent, and the British Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy have always been members of the British Cabinet.
So in this case, the words of the Secretary of War not only represent the thoughts of the military, but also the thoughts of the British government's cabinet.
Immediately after George III finished speaking, Prime Minister Pitt Jr. said: "Your Majesty, this year we have paid a high price for the war on the European continent, and if you are really determined to fight the Prussians, then I think it is imperative to withdraw our troops from the continent!
After withdrawing our army, it is entirely possible to use the consistent tactics of our country, and with our powerful navy, the Prussians are not qualified to fight our country for a long time!
” While little Pete spoke, George III sat back in his place, and when he listened to little Pete, he said: "What about the areas that have already been occupied?
Besides, we want to withdraw our troops from the European continent, but the Prussians will certainly not let us do so, and according to intelligence, the Brandenburg side has already made a plan to completely annihilate the main forces of our army in France and sent them to the front.
In addition, our navy, although strong, can only blockade ports and attack coastal cities, and do not forget that Prussia is fundamentally on land.
In addition, Prussia's overseas colony was only North America, and that colony Shanghai had a considerable number of troops, so I don't think that the Prussians would be killed by consumption alone!
” George III's words were not very loud, but everyone in the room could hear them clearly.
Britain's world-leading naval power was a source of pride for them, but now it has become an unspeakable regret in their hearts.
Because of the policy of navy first, Britain did not pay attention to the existence of the army on a large scale, and even before the North American Revolutionary War, the total strength of the army in the whole of Britain was only 30,000.
Even now, with the 60,000 expeditionary force that Britain had painstakingly built up was completely annihilated by Napoleon, the total strength of the British army was a pitiful less than 40,000.
On the other hand, Prussia, so far the official number of the Prussian army has 23 divisions, and the 24th and 25th divisions are also in preparation, once the preparation of those two divisions is completed, it means that the Prussian army will exceed the size of 300,000 people.