At the end of November 1793, the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding in Brandenburg, which was about Hanover.
The two countries jointly declared that Hanover was an integral part of the Kingdom of Prussia from the date of the signing of the memorandum, and Britain had no objection to this.
In exchange, Prussia promised to continue to honour the alliance between the two countries, and that any third country that infringed on British interests would be Prussia's enemy.
Although the memorandum between the two countries calmed the already tense situation between the two countries, it also greatly disappointed some countries that had previously had high expectations, including Spain.
After the signing of the memorandum between Britain and Prussia, when the Spanish negotiating delegation learned the news, the Spaniards whispered and asked the British to resume peace talks.
Obviously, Sir North, who was dissatisfied with the Spaniards' unauthorized suspension of negotiations, immediately increased his previous request after receiving the Spaniard's request.
In response to the unreasonable demands of the British side, the Spanish negotiating delegation was once again thrown into chaos.
Fortunately, Spain has not yet completely despaired, because France, which is standing north of them, has not completely collapsed, and it seems that it can hold out for a while.
When the news of the signing of the memorandum between England and Prussia reached Paris, Louis XVI became nervous.
Because Ferdinand agreed to France's peace request on behalf of Prussia, with the consent of Louis XVI, Napoleon led 20,000 troops in Paris to the south to pacify the revolutionary forces entrenched in the south of France.
The defenders of Paris numbered just over 10,000 men.
Thankfully, however, although the two countries were back in alliance, it was clear that the two countries were now in the same bed.
And even if the coalition wanted to reorganize its offensive against France, it would take some time to adjust. .......................................
Standing on the walls of Wagram, Karl looked at the pocket watch in his hand, on which the hour hand clearly pointed to eleven o'clock.
Although at the last moment, Daniel led 2,000 remnants of Hungarian troops to escort Alexander from Wagram to break through the siege, according to the conditions of the previous Prussian mediation, Alexander, who had lost Wagram, had lost the opportunity to talk to Karl on an equal footing.
But what made Carl feel a little annoyed.
Although Nouhad took the initiative to open the gates and cooperate with Karl's troops to enter Wagram, the Austrian army still suffered a lot of casualties under the desperate counterattack of those Hungarian soldiers.
The number of casualties alone was as high as 2,600.
And although Daniel led Alexander to break through from Wagram, it was clear that Karl did not want to let Alexander go, and three thousand Austrian cavalry, under Karl's orders, launched a pursuit of Alexander.
"Daniel.
Let's go.
We're cornered, and I don't want you to die with me!
” With the fall of Vagram to Karl, Alexander's face had turned to ashes, and he could imagine that without the mediation of the Prussians, even if he fled back to Hungary, he would not have ended much better.
"Your Highness, how can you give up at this time.
We also have Budapest!
Even if the Hungarian nobility no longer obeys you, we still have an army of more than 10,000 men in Hungary.
As long as we rise again, why can't we rise again!
” Looking at Alexander, who was already discouraged, Daniel frowned and persuaded Alexander.
But hearing Daniel's persuasion, Alexander's expression did not fluctuate at all.
He looked at Daniel, then at the remnants of less than five hundred soldiers left around him, and finally shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Although Budapest is still in our hands, I am afraid that as soon as Karl's news reaches Hungary, those nobles will never show mercy to our subordinates, and how can an army of Budapest and more than 10,000 people be able to resist the wolf ambitions of those nobles.
Besides, we only have a few hundred remnants now, do you think we will be able to escape back to Budapest safely?
Don't forget, it's hundreds of miles from here to Budapest!
” The more than 2,000 Hungarian troops who had fled from Wagram with Alexander were under the fierce attack of the Austrian cavalry, and only these few hundred remained.
And in the face of this situation, how can Alexander not despair.
"Your Highness, we can't give up hope yet, you should know that in the hands of Karl, your situation will not be better than that of His Royal Highness Franz, and even His Highness Karl will never let you go in order to be able to rule Austria in the name of righteousness!
Your Highness, death is never the most terrible thing, the most terrible thing is that people lose the motivation to climb upwards!
Frederick of Prussia was in a desperate situation several times during the Seven Years' War, but why did he give up?
It is this kind of refusal to give up that made him lay the foundation of the current capital of Prussia in Europe!
If the Emperor can do it, why can't we!
Since both paths are dead, why don't we continue to fight hard!
” Daniel's persuasion had a slight effect, at least Alexander's eyes regained a glimmer of brightness, but soon this glimmer of brightness dimmed again.
"It's different, we're in a worse position.
Since the loss of Vienna, I have had hopes of making a comeback, but I have ended up in the field where I am now, which is really ......................"
Seeing that Alexander was already completely desperate, Daniel lowered his head and thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and immediately ordered several soldiers around him to carry Alexander onto the war horse, and let Alexander's hands and feet be tied to the war horse.
"What, Daniel, are you going to betray me?"
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"Your Highness, you are really disappointing to me now.
We have not yet reached the point of death, and you have given up hope, where have all your ambitions gone?
I just hope that you will be able to bounce back now.
Even if it's tied, I'm going to take you back to Budapest!
” With that, Daniel immediately ordered the remaining hundred or so cavalrymen around him to take all their horses, abandon all their baggage, and immediately set off to return to Hungary.
And those hundreds of Hungarian infantry were naturally abandoned.
In fact, in Daniel's mind, Alexander's situation had not yet deteriorated to the worst level, no matter what.
There are still more than 10,000 troops in Budapest, and it may not be so easy for even those Hungarian nobles to plot against them.
And the reason why Daniel is so persevering, he naturally has some hole cards in his heart.
As early as Daniel assisted Alexander during the notification of Hungary.
Daniel secretly stored some supplies from Alexander, and what Alexander didn't know was that Daniel also befriended many powerful Hungarian nobles from him.
Daniel believed that the Hungarians he could make friends with would not betray him easily.
The reason is that Daniel and they both have a lot of interests entangled.
And these nobles also understood some of Daniel's background.
For Daniel, Austria could never be united, and Austria had to continue to bleed in order to serve the interests of Prussia!
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After the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the British, Brandenburg returned to calm, but there were still undercurrents under this calm.
Although an understanding had been reached between Britain and Prussia, for Prussia, this so-called understanding was undoubtedly only an attempt by the British to temporarily stabilize Prussia.
In order for Prussia to continue to work for the British.
Although after the understanding was reached, the military department re-transmitted the military order to Ferdinand.
Let him cooperate with the British military operations to a certain extent, but it is clear that it is impossible for the Allies to return to the situation of fighting together as before.
Moreover, with the arrival of the French peace mission in Brandenburg, the Prussian upper echelons were already seriously considering the possibility of a peace agreement with France.
"Your Majesty, the Prussian soldiers have left enough blood in France, and it is already detrimental to our interests to continue to fight in France at the moment, so on behalf of the senators, I ask Your Majesty to withdraw his troops from France!"
Ferdinand, who had taken a back seat, uncharacteristically came to the Brandenburg palace to meet Wilhelm, and conveyed to Wilhelm a request for the withdrawal of troops from France.
According to the content of the Prussian military reform, all officials over the age of sixty-five who had served as members of the Prussian cabinet and the rank of military general or above could continue to play their duties in the Senate with the approval of the Prussian king after retirement.
Although the real power of this Senate is not much, no one underestimates this Senate.
No matter which dynasty or generation in ancient or modern China and abroad, the patriarch has always been a part of the upper echelons of a country that cannot be ignored.
Especially for a military country like Prussia, the influence of a large number of retired generals in the Senate cannot be easily erased.
And the reason why William set up this senate in the first place was precisely to make a deal with these senators.
After all, the original military reform touched the interests of these senators, so in exchange and to some extent, the senate came into being.
What's more, for William, the establishment of the Senate was also his means of strengthening the Prussian crown.
Although Prussia, both the military ministry and the government, are united under the leadership of the Prussian crown, Wilhelm is thinking about the future.
Historically, the attitude of cooperation between the military and the government in all militaristic countries is only a certain stage, and to a certain extent, this stage of cooperation between the military and the government may be broken at some point.
Historical Japan is a clear example of this.
After the Meiji Restoration, the military and the government worked closely together for a period of time, but in terms of whether to expand the war against China, the military stood on the opposite side of the government under the manipulation of a group of Meiji Restoration veterans, and even sent elite soldiers to assassinate government officials.
Such examples are undoubtedly wary for William.
However, the Senate set up by William was completely different from the Japanese senators in World War II, and the Senate set up by William could be regarded as an extension of the interests of the royal family.
Because whether or not you can enter the Senate or not depends on the words of the royal family.
In other words, if the king did not agree, even a former marshal or a former prime minister would not be allowed to enter the Senate.
And by this means.
The royal family was well entitled to elect to the Senate those who were in their own interest and able to maintain their rule, and the Prussian Senate also had the right to intervene in the work of the military ministry and the government, and in the case of the king's authorization, the senate had the right to veto the bills of the military ministry and the government.
In addition, the seat of the Senate is not hereditary.
In this case, although the Senate also had certain rights.
But it always requires the approval of His Majesty the King, in other words, if the King does not approve it, then all the proposals of the Senate are empty words.
Although in this case.
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Prussia undoubtedly entered a dictatorship.
Dictatorships have been proven by history to bring countries on the road to rise in a short period of time, but this rise does not last long.
William knew this very well.
But for William, there is only one goal he needs to do at the moment.
That is to bring Prussia to the throne of the world's number one power.
As for other issues, he is not in consideration for the time being, and countless historical experiences have proved that only a military dictatorship is the best way to quickly embark on the road to becoming a strong country.
And William is just in his early twenties, and he still has a lot of years to go.
Even in the future, he may not be able to effectively control the war machine he has cultivated.
But Xia Wei of the Xia Dynasty has a very good saying, that is "When I die, the flood will be monstrous!"
In the meeting room in the palace, William received Marshal Ferdinand.
Although Marshal Ferdinand was already seventy-three years old.
But it can be seen that his spirit is still very good.
"Marshal Ferdinand.
You're right, but now we have just signed a memorandum of understanding with the British, and if we withdraw our troops from France at this time, what will the international community think of us in Prussia?
” "But Your Majesty, now that France has sent people to sue for peace, I think that we in Prussia can act as a bridge, and as long as we put proper pressure on the British, I think the British will agree to stop military operations and thus sit down at the negotiating table!"
Hearing Ferdinand's words, William suddenly fell silent.
It was not unacceptable for William to negotiate peace with the French, although the spies he sent before, damn in love with Napoleon, caused William to never eradicate the last scourge in his heart, but for William, there is no country in Europe other than Britain that can prevent the rise of Prussia.
Negotiating peace with France would give Prussia plenty of time to digest the fruits of the war, and it would not be without its benefits, at least in exchange for the French being willing to pay for their artillery and warships and related technology such as alchemy.
At the same time, the French could also cede colonies.
"Well, I wonder if the withdrawal of troops from France is the opinion of the majority of the senators?"
"That's why, that's why the minister came to see Your Majesty!"
After receiving Ferdinand's answer, William nodded and said: "Then after that, I'll have someone inform Locks, and then let the government tentatively contact the British to see what the British are atting!"
Shortly after Wilhelm and Ferdinand had finished their discussions, Locks received a notice from the Brandenburg Palace.
Previously, after the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Britain and Prussia, especially after the arrival of the French peace mission in Brandenburg, the call for peace with France and the withdrawal of troops from France was noisy in Brandenburg.
Moreover, according to the information from the Ministry of Intelligence, most of the soldiers in the large army on the front line also want to return to Prussia day and night, and there will not be too many problems in the short term, but if it takes a long time, it is difficult to ensure that the situation will not get out of control.
This analysis of the Ministry of Intelligence also attracted the attention of Locks.
For Locks, who had grown up in the army, he clearly knew what the consequences of an army fighting abroad for a long time would bring, especially in the Prussian army of France, among the veterans of whom had been fighting abroad for more than half a year, and the soldiers who had endured the war day and night had an extremely strong desire for their homeland.
"Send an invitation to the British Embassy in my name, saying that I have invited His Excellency Fox to come and discuss important matters!"
After thinking for a moment, Locks commanded his squire. ......................................
London, United Kingdom With the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Britain and Prussia, Britain was completely relieved, but after this breath of relief, the British top brass thought more about whether a powerful Prussia, especially Prussia, which had been out of British control, was in the interests of Britain!
"We must stifle the growth of the Prussians, who have grown so fast that they have utterly threatened the interests of Britain!
If the British government continues to indulge in this, then a Prussia that dominates Europe will pose a necessary threat to Britain, and the Hanover incident is a very obvious example!
” Edward, Duke of Kent, was sent back to London after the signing of a memorandum between England and Prussia, and Edward, apparently resentful of the Prussians after being brutally trained by Henry again in Hanover, immediately made such a statement in the House of Lords upon his return to London.
Edward's remarks are not without a market, on the contrary, the market for Edward's remarks is very high, at least after his speech, the applause of the British House of Lords that lasted for nearly ten minutes is a very obvious example.