As Karl had envisioned, Wilhelm ordered the Imperial princes to lead their armies to Frankfurt, not simply because he wanted to use them and their armies to fight for Prussia.
For William now, although he has become the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire is essentially a loose federal state, and if he can change this situation, it will be a problem for William to solve urgently.
After all, William's ideal state was a highly centralized state.
Wilhelm's idea was only revealed to a few Prussian high-ranking people, and Wilhelm's idea was not without boldness, he wanted to re-establish a country called the German Empire on the ruins of the Holy Roman Empire!
Once a sage in continental Europe once said, "The so-called Holy Roman Empire is neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire."
Bringing these princes to Frankfurt was Wilhelm's temptation.
As long as these princes rushed to Frankfurt, then in the case of the heavy concentration of troops in Prussia and Frankfurt, even if these princes were unwilling, they would probably have to accept Wilhelm's orders.
And if there were princes who did not follow the order to come to Frankfurt, then it was actually better for William.
Because an enemy in the open is always more frightening than an enemy in the shadows.
William's mobilization order was not issued to the city-states of northern Italy, but William also demanded that the princes of northern Italy, which were part of the Holy Roman Empire, immediately cancel trade with the British.
Although William was skeptical that the northern Italian city-states would carry out their orders and even how vigorously they would carry them out, after all, it was only William who was throwing stones to ask for directions.
Wilhelm announced that all vassal states under Prussian orders must arrive in Frankfurt before Christmas.
Those who fail to do so will be seen as challenging the Emperor's authority, and this will only lead to one consequence, and that will be the attack of the Prussian army.
In addition, William announced in his order that he would have a grand banquet on Christmas Eve.
As the first Christmas ceremony after the coronation of His Majesty the Emperor.
William's orders reached the states of the Holy Roman Empire in the shortest possible time.
From Poland in the east, Italy and the Balkans in the south, Switzerland in the west, and Denmark in the north, all the princes of the Holy Roman Empire began to pack their bags.
According to the Prussian government's calculations, after Wilhelm's order was given, it was conservatively estimated that the imperial princes would arrive at Frankfurt with an army of 38,000 men.
And in addition to these imperial princes.
William also sent someone to Rome to invite the new Pope Felix to Frankfurt.
Because of the defection of the Prussian side, Giovanni, who was expected to become pope, was defeated in the election of the cardinals, and Felix ascended to the papal throne by a narrow margin.
As early as September, Felix, who ascended the papal throne, announced that the ecclesiastical property in the Mainz Valley would be transferred to the Holy Roman Empire government, and that all clergy should abandon all worldly possessions and serve God wholeheartedly!
Although this order caused a lot of discontent among the cardinals in the Holy See, it was finally adopted in the Holy See, supported by the Prussians and suppressed by Felix himself.
The mobilization of Prussia, the French frontier, and William's mass conscription of the city-states of the Holy Roman Empire brought the bad news to the British cabinet and Augustus, the regent.
"Your Highness.
A war is inevitable, and the most important thing we need to do now is to do our best to ensure that we can win this war!
” Fawkes said to Augustus with a heavy face.
"The Admiralty has fully reduced its forces, and it only takes half a month for the main forces of our Navy to gather in the English Channel, and even if the Prussian Navy does not move, the Royal Navy will also be dispatched to wait for the opportunity to find the main force of the Prussian Navy for a decisive battle!
Although after the unification of the fleets of various countries.
The Prussian Navy is not far from our Royal Navy in size, but I am sure that our country will win!
As long as the main force of the Prussian navy is defeated, then even though our country may lose all the territory of the European continent, our country can send the navy to load the army troops into the Baltic Sea, and then the territory along the Prussian coast will become a threat to our country!
” After seeing that Augustus did not finish speaking.
Fawkes had no choice but to begin to tell Augustus about the plans of the British Cabinet.
Although the Prussians had more than 300,000 troops, it was clear that these armies could not be dispersed across the coast.
And the current defensive strength of the main cities of the Baltic coast of Prussia does not exceed the position of two thousand people, and even if it is a temporary emergency call-up, it is impossible to exceed five thousand at most.
And once Britain gained sea supremacy, then the British army completely threatened Prussia's territorial security from the rear.
"Well, just follow the government's plan, and I have only one request, that even if we have to give up the territory of the European continent, we must not let the Prussians benefit!
In addition, the North American side should not give up, and all the troops of the West Indies and Gibraltar will be transferred to North America for reinforcements, and negotiate with the Spanish government that our country can return Gibraltar, but Spain must also pay a considerable price!
Also, I have ordered Indochina, where the Prussians have just established a colony, and I ask the Indochinese army to destroy this Prussian colony!
” ......................................
Early December 1794 The North American War entered the most intense time, first Wharton Hall, who saw through the reality of the Fourth Division of the Colony, led the army to attack the Prussian army of Albery, although Albery tried his best to resist, but in the five-day battle, the Fourth Division of the Colony was still defeated by the British army, and the remnants of Albery had to retreat all the way south.
But.
Just as Albery was retreating to the North Carolina border, his reinforcements.
Reinforcements were sent from the 2nd Prussian Colonial Division, and Albery regained his morale and followed the 2nd Division north again.
Despite the defeat of Alberry, Whartonhall was not easy, and although he was later supported by reinforcements from Canada and the West Indies, the British still had only 20,000 men.
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Of the 20,000, many were forcibly conscripted to fill the gap in Virginia's casualties.
Under such circumstances, different voices also sounded within the British army.
Some British generals felt that it was imperative to hold on to Virginia and the surrounding coastal states, but others believed that after coming into contact with the threat of southern Virginia, it was time to decisively look for an opportunity to fight the main Prussian forces on the Western Front.
Both voices have their own merits, and in this case, Whartonhall hesitated irrepressibly.
It was also at this time that the British army received information that the Prussian army on the southern front had been reinforced by an integrated division.
"Made.
Don't quarrel, since the Prussians are now fighting us to the death, there is no future in holding Virginia, so I have decided that the whole army will be ready to move at once, and we will go south to destroy the damned Prussian army first.
Then go straight to Atlanta, where it's a big deal to compete with the Prussians for speed.
Let's see if they can get to Philadelphia first, or if we can get to Atlanta first!
” Subsequently, under Whartonhall's obviously broken and broken mood, the British army of 20,000 plus 10,000 young men who were forcibly recruited to serve as auxiliaries embarked on the road south.
At this time, the Scharnhorst department was still on its way to Harrisburg.
December 5th.
In the Danville area of Virginia, 30,000 British troops collided head-on with 15,000 Prussian troops.
Subsequently.
A big war broke out between the two sides.
Different from the Fourth Colonial Division, the Second Colonial Division was one of the earliest divisions established in the North American colonies, and even a large number of generals in the division were drawn from the main Prussian divisions that year.
Moreover, in the more than ten years of expansion history of the North American colonies to which Prussia belonged, the Second Colonial Division has always played a pioneering role.
This can be seen from the fact that before the start of the war, the 2nd Division of the Prussian Colonies was deployed in Arkansas, the westernmost part of the North American colonies to which Prussia belonged.
Therefore, to some extent, the combat effectiveness of the Second Colonial Division even surpassed that of the First Colonial Division, because the Second Division had been immersed in war for more than ten years.
On the afternoon of 5 December, a British outpost division was besieged by the superior strength of more than 10,000 Prussian troops, and then, under the command of Whartonhall, one division of British reinforcements reinforced the front, and the other division bypassed the Prussian line and went straight to the rear of the Prussian army.
On 7 December, the Prussian army voluntarily abandoned the previously constructed line of defense on the Terai River north of Danville and retreated.
The Terai River is a river in the north of Danville, the river is not big, but it is also small, obviously it is still a little difficult for people to swim across, so the main passage on both sides of the Terai River is the bridge over the river.
There is only one bridge over the Terai River, which was built by the British colonial government.
Whartonhall was overjoyed to see that the Prussians had voluntarily abandoned the Drei, and immediately ordered his army to follow the Prussian army across the Drei.
On 8 December, the British suddenly found that the Prussian army, which had been invisible yesterday, had reappeared in front of them and on both flanks, in other words, the British army was surrounded.
Whartonhall was shocked by this, and he immediately ordered his army to set up a defensive line with their backs to the Terry.
But not long after the British had set up their defensive line, several small boats suddenly appeared from the upper reaches of the Terai River, and these small boats rushed towards the bridge over the Terai River.
The boats moved very quickly, and they approached the only bridge over the Terai River, which was the lifeway behind the British before they could react.
You must know that in advance of the Prussian precautions, Wharton Hall did not take all the troops across the other side, but personally led 15,000 British troops to garrison on the south bank, while the north bank left 5,000 British troops and 10,000 auxiliaries.
After approaching the bridge, the boats rushed towards the pillars under the bridge without slowing down.
The British tried to stop it, but it was too late.
When the boats were approaching the pillars, torches were stretched out from the boats and pointed at them.
Whartonhall suddenly had a very bad premonition in his heart.
Sure enough.
Not long after, an explosion was heard on the pillars under these bridges, and then a large area of collapse was seen on the bridge deck.
The explosion destroyed the bridge.
It turned out that the Prussian army had planted some gunpowder under the bridge in advance when retreating, and it was for the purpose of playing a role now.
"Damn it!"
Wharton was furious.
With the bombing of the bridge, the whole British army fell into a state of panic, and at this time, the Prussian army, which had already surrounded the British army in advance, immediately launched an attack.
From a military point of view, although there is a possibility of death and resurrection, there are more often than not.
Fighting with their backs and cutting off the back roads can only make the army lose the courage to continue fighting.
The British troops, squeezed on the banks of the river, withstood the onslaught of Prussian artillery fire.
As a last resort, Whartonhall asked the Prussian army to surrender as a last resort.
On 9 December, the fighting was over, and even the British troops previously stationed north of the Derai River surrendered to Prussia.
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At this point, the British lost most of their armed forces in the colonies, and it was clear that the remaining militia could not continue to withstand the Prussian offensive.
December 14th.
Prussian troops enter Philadelphia.
The Viceroyalty of Pittsburgh in British North America officially fell, with the exception of Massachusetts and New Hamp, which were close to Canada.
On the one hand, Brüneke sent a large number of officials from the colonial government to establish the grass-roots ruling apparatus in the newly occupied areas, and on the other hand, he also gave strict orders to Scharnhorst.
That is, the goals of the Prussian army should not be limited to the immediate period, but should be seen in the longer term, and a Pittsburgh Governorate could not satisfy Prussian appetites.
The implication was that Brüneke had his eye on the Viceroyalty of British Canada, which was currently garrisoned by less than 2,000 troops. ..........................................
On December 17, London was capitulated by Wharton Hall.
The news that the main forces of the British army were completely annihilated.
After receiving this news, the British top brass was a little silent for a while, obviously the rapid fall of North America greatly surprised the British top bringers.
"War must be declared on the Prussians immediately, or we will lose even more!"
"What a joke.
Now that the main forces of North America have been completely annihilated, war was declared on the Prussians at this time.
It will only cost us even the territory of Europe, and I think that this time should start a peace with the Prussians!
” "When has the Kingdom of Great Britain suffered such a humiliation, His Royal Highness the Regent should immediately rebuke the Prussians for their impudent invasion, and at the same time let them immediately return the territory of our country, or else immediately declare war on Prussia!"
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The whole palace seemed to be a large duck farm, and the noise was so loud that Augustaton felt as if his head had grown to two sizes.
On a deeper level, Augustus was not a hard-liner, and the reason why he had previously declared that he would not hesitate to fight Prussia was also a political art of Augustus.
George III is a very famous tough monarch, and for this tough monarch, Britain is also very supportive, Augustus is now the regent of the temporary king's power, no matter what the situation, he must not change the previous British political attitude, otherwise he will not be drowned by the saliva of the British.
But Augustus did not expect that the Prussians would be so ugly, and it was under these circumstances that Britain and Prussia actually came to the point of being poor.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has woken up!"
A court attendant hurried to Augustus and whispered.
Hearing the news of George III's awakening, Augustus' face changed, and then he ignored the noisy ministers in the palace and said: "Fawkes, you come with me, the rest stay here!"
With that, Augustus hurried towards George III's bedchamber, surrounded by his attendants.
George III did wake up, and to be precise, his spirit was back to normal.
When Augustus walked into George III's bedchamber, the ruler of the Kingdom of Great Britain was being examined by a doctor.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have recovered temporarily, but this condition does not rule out the possibility of recurrence, please also moderate your diet during this time, and don't get angry easily!"
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down!"
As soon as the doctor finished speaking, one of the attendants reported for Augustastone.
Seeing Augustus and Fawkes enter his bedchamber, George III frowned, but still said with some inadvertentness: "What about Prime Minister Pitt Jr.?
And the ministers of the cabinet will be summoned at once, and I will hear your report!
” Hearing George III mention little Pete, Augustus and Fawkes' faces changed.
After that, Augusta paused and said: "Your Majesty, because of the suddenness of the incident, the parliament appointed me as the regent of the country, but Prime Minister Pete Jr. has been removed from the council because of his disagreement with the parliament on some matters, and the current prime minister of the government is His Excellency Fox!"
Hearing that little Pete had been deposed, George III narrowed his eyes and said: "Well, since it's a decision of the council, I'm not too good at interfering, so Fox, as the prime minister of the government, you can tell me in detail about the government's work during this time!"
Seeing that George III's gaze turned to himself, Fox stubbornly said: "Your Majesty, the government's main energy during this period of time has been focused on military expansion, and in North America, due to the resurgence of the rebellion of the Continental Congress, it is currently being suppressed!"