However, unlike the Holy Roman Empire, from the founding of the German Empire, the emperor of the empire no longer needed the coronation of the Roman pope.
< December 26, 79, London, England.
Britain's previous plan for the Continental Army is already in its final stages, and now the 50,000 new recruits in Britain have begun intensive training, while the first decree issued after the awakening of George III is still about the army.
George III declared that all English men were obliged to fight for the Kingdom of Great Britain, and that in view of the current dire situation, British conscription would never be suspended, and the British Army would reach 200,000 men in 795.
In Britain, George III's prestige was still much higher than Augustus's, at least after George III's order, the recruitment of soldiers everywhere was much faster.
On the other hand, Wilhelm also led a large army to Western Europe immediately after completing the change of the imperial name in Frankfurt.
Tens of thousands of troops marched toward Western Europe, apparently targeting British territory.
However, when the British and Prussian armies had not yet met each other, the navies of the two countries were already facing each other in the North Sea.
The Royal Navy's Home Fleet was the most powerful of all the fleets of the British Navy, and it was even more powerful after the British government transferred the main force from the rest of the fleet to strengthen the Home Fleet.
The main forces of the two navies confronted each other in the North Sea, and the sails of the warships obscured the sky.
"Lord Mehard, the British Navy is now on the upper hand.
I think it's better to divide our warships first, bypassing the two wings of the enemy's navy, and seize the upper hand!
” Just as Mehard was holding the telescope and looking at the mighty fleet of the British Royal Navy not far away, a staff officer standing beside him spoke.
"No, in that case.
In the unlikely event that the fleet is blocked by the British while seizing the upper hand, then these warships will definitely be more than lucky, and we must not risk our warships and soldiers!
” Just after the staff officer finished speaking, Ushakov immediately spoke.
At present, the commander of this combined fleet is Mehard himself, and the deputy commander is Ushakov, and the other is the commander of the Swedish Navy, Anlides.
For Mehad.
Although the current Prussian Combined Fleet is not inferior to the British Home Fleet in terms of the size of its warships, the biggest shortcoming of the Combined Fleet is that it is composed of fleets of three countries.
In this way, jīngguò was in the Baltic Sea before.
The Combined Fleet has stepped up training in cooperative operations, but the results have not been satisfactory.
In other words, in terms of the combat effectiveness of individual ships, the combined fleet is not weak.
But if it really turns into a Grand Fleet decisive battle.
So what are the chances of the combined fleet winning, and Mehad doesn't have much in his heart.
You must know that the Combined Fleet was pulled up by Prussia with great difficulty, and once the Combined Fleet was defeated, it would mean that within ten years, Prussia would not be able to challenge the supremacy of the British Navy again.
In this way, in the future Anglo-Prussian war, Prussia will inevitably suffer a great loss.
"Right now we haven't officially declared war with the UK, so it's okay to confront each other.
But the war must not be rushed!
” The Anglo-Prussian navies faced off in the North Sea for a day, but in the end there was no fighting under their own restraint.
That night, the fleets of both sides returned to port.
The main force of the Prussian Navy is now concentrated in Bremerhaven, and the rest are scattered in various ports, and the main force of the British Navy has also been transferred from the original Plymouth to Great Yarmouth, of course, because the berths in Great Yarmouth Port are limited, so the navy should be scattered in various ports on the North Sea coast.
"Lord Mehard, I have a suggestion here, I think it is better to find ways to weaken the British than to break out a decisive battle with the British, so I propose to send a detachment to pretend to be the main fleet, from the North Sea directly to Kirkwall Island, and then directly into the strait between the main island of England and the island of Ireland, to cut off its connection, so that the British will definitely mobilize the main force, and after the British have moved the main force, our main fleet can take this opportunity to gather and annihilate the rest of the British navy, Then reinforce the detachment, and then it will not be difficult to form a situation of flanking at that time!
” That night in the port of Bremen, above the flagship of the Combined Prussian Fleet, Ushakov said this to Mehard.
Ushakov is a famous admiral in Europe, and Mehard still knows this very well, so he can't afford to pay attention to Ushakov's suggestion.
It is indeed a bànfǎ to use a detachment to pretend to be the main force, but the key is how to convince the British Navy that this detachment is the main force of the combined fleet!
"What a joke, it's December, Kirkwall is already the northernmost part of the island of England, and the cold and waves are no joke!
And how can you be sure that the British Navy will be able to trust our main forces to the north, as you suppose?
” Immediately after Ushakov finished speaking, Anlides spoke.
Anlides is also a veteran of the Swedish Navy, and his fate with Ushakov dates back to decades ago, although the Swedish Navy has been crushed by the Russians in the Baltic Sea, but Anlides does not think that his own ability is not good, and it can only be said that Russia's national strength is strong.
After participating in the Combined Fleet, Anlides also had a long and short mind with Ushakov.
That's why he couldn't wait to speak immediately after Ushakov finished speaking.
"The weather in the North Sea is indeed a huge problem, it is true that the weather in the North Sea is very bad, but I just learned a few days ago that the wind and waves on the Kirkwall route today are much smaller than in previous years, and there is no storm, of course, this is not to say that the sea god is merciful.
The old sailor who told me the news also told me, according to the experience of previous years.
At most, the Kirkwall route will only be sailed until January 20, and there will definitely be a big storm on January 20, even bigger than usual.
And this period will last from a month and a half to two months.
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So if we really want to sail from Kirkwall, then we must do so by January 20, otherwise the route will be closed.
And as for if the British are believed.
Your Excellency Mehade, I do have a bànfǎ where we can collect merchant ships from the Bremen region and disguise them as warships of the Combined Fleet.
As long as the ships of the detachment guarded the merchant ships in the center and kept them at a reasonable distance, the British navy could only discern the size of the fleet by sails from a distance.
In this case, there is a good chance that the plan will succeed!
” Mehard frowned and looked at the huge map on the table in front of him, the flagpole in his hand was constantly deducing from the map.
Ushakov's suggestion is indeed very good, but war is not child's play.
As Andris said.
The wind and waves in the depths of the North Sea are really no joke, and if a detachment is really dispatched, then this detachment is almost a race against death.
However, as Ushakov said, war is extremely unquèdìng, and if it succeeds, it can definitely change the current situation of the war.
After a long time, Mehard made up his mind, now that he had reached the point of zhègè.
If you don't try, who knows if you will succeed or fail!
"Marshal Ushakov.
Since you have come up with this plan, I sincerely ask you to be the commander of this detachment, because only your wisdom can make it happen!
” Mehad said sincerely to Ushakov.
Hearing Mehard's request, Ushakov frowned, but then Ushakov said: "Since Your Excellency the Commander believes in me so much, then this detachment will be led by me personally!"
Joining the combined fleet of Prussia, Ushakov was very reluctant, after all, when the Russian Empire was not declining, on the Baltic Sea, the Prussian Navy was not even worthy of carrying shoes for the Russian Navy.
Now, the Russian navy had to submit to the Prussian navy, which also made Ushakov feel a sense of resentment and resentment.
But even if there is no more controversy in his heart, what can he do, at the moment Prussia is already Alexander's biggest dependence, if he loses the support of Prussia, it is conceivable that Alexander can only go into exile abroad, and at that time, will the Russian Empire still be able to recover?
January 1, 795 According to intelligence reconnaissance, the main force of the Prussian Combined Fleet left the port of Bremerhaven and headed north, while the rest of the combined fleet's detachment entered the port of Bremerhaven directly.
On January 3, the Combined Fleet appeared in the waters off Creetmoller in the northern part of the North Sea and carried out a large-scale replenishment, as if to make an ocean-going voyage.
On the 4th of January, the main forces of the Combined Fleet left Creetmoller and headed directly for the west.
It only took a day for the Clippers to reach the British Navy's headquarters in Great Yarmouth.
"What the hell are the Prussians doing?
From Crete Möller, where are they going?
” Ambert, commander of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet, stared at the map for a long time.
"The Prussians aren't trying to raid a port city in Scotland, are they?"
"No way, what value can Scotland have there, worthy of such a large-scale operation by the Prussian Navy, besides, if it really wants to raid, then this fleet will at least need a large number of transport ships to transport soldiers to cooperate, but according to intelligence, the combined fleet only carries supply ships, as for the transport ships, there is none" A litter of British naval staff officers stood in the middle of the command and kept putting forward their opinions.
"The Prussians don't want to take the Kirkwall route, do they?"
After a while, a young staff officer stood in the middle of the command and said.
But as soon as he finished speaking, laughter erupted in the command.
"Damn it, Diff, you're funny!
What is the difference between taking the Kirkwall route in the season and looking for death?
” "Jiùshì, if you want me to say, I still wish the Prussians would take this route, when the wind and waves at sea will be together, just burying all these damn Prussian navies to the bottom of the sea, and then it will save us a lot of things!"
But just when the young staff officer was teased by his colleagues around him, he blushed a little.
Ambert, who was sitting in front of the map, had a flash of inspiration in his mind.
"You jiùshì you, you come here, what you just said will tell me again!"
Ambert asked, standing up and calling Def to his side.
"Your Excellency, General.
I asked if it was possible for the Prussians to take the route of Kirkwall!
” Even though his face was already a little red, Def said to Ambert.
Damn Kirkwall!
Thinking of this, Ambert hurried to the corner of the table, which was also the corner of the map.
Ambert looked from Crett Moeller to Kirkwall, and yes, there was a route.
In this case, it may be explained.
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Why did the Prussian Combined Fleet stop at Cretemoller and carry out large-scale replenishment.
"Damn, get me someone who's been on the Kirkwall route lately, I need to know if it's going to work!"
Ambert's nervous shouting caused a sudden silence in the command headquarters.
Then everyone looked at each other, but they did not stand up, and it was obvious that the remoteness of this route and the huge waves of the North Sea in winter made it almost impossible for anyone in the command to walk this route recently.
It took a day to find a merchant ship in the middle of Great Yarmouth that had been on the route of Jīngguò Kirkwall half a month ago.
"You said the Kirkwall route.
God forbid.
The weather this year is not bad, and there were no big storms when we were in jīngguò half a month ago!
” "How come, could it be that the weather in Beihai has changed this year?"
"It's not, according to convention, the blessing of the sea god is not without a price, according to the experience of previous years, once the storm in the North Sea is delayed, then it means that the storm will definitely be extremely serious once it comes!"
After asking about the situation.
Ambert's heart suddenly became apprehensive.
If the main force of the Combined Fleet could really pass through the Kirkwall route safely, then the Combined Fleet, which had returned to the British rear, could completely threaten the British and Atlantic routes.
At the same time, the island of Ireland and the hinterland of the island of England will be within range of the artillery of the Prussian Combined Fleet.
On 15 January, an urgent letter was sent from Fraserburg, in the northern part of Scotland, to the headquarters of the Home Fleet, in which the local defenders claimed to have found traces of a large number of Prussian naval warships.
"Immediately transfer the Second and Third Fleets to the Celtic Sea, and let the Fourth Fleet go north to South Shields, if the Combined Fleet is found to be protruding from the North Sea, then the Second and Third Fleets will immediately go north to block the Combined Fleet!"
The Royal Navy's Home Fleet had five squadrons, none of which were the most powerful, and the flagship of the Home Fleet was among the most powerful.
On January 17, 795, William led his army to Leuk, in the Prussia Netherlands, and upon arrival in Leic, William immediately sent an envoy to the Netherlands, demanding that William III, the Dutch ruler, immediately lead the Dutch army west to Brussels to join William's imperial army.
After receiving William's order, William III knew that William was forcing himself to take a stand.
Previously, although Wilhelm III had indicated to the Prussian ambassador that he would be inclined to the Prussians, Wilhelm III had only made a statement and did not take any action.
Obviously, William, who had now arrived in the Netherlands, did not give William III any room for detours.
William III's expression was a little depressed, he only wanted to show his attitude before, and he did not participate in this Anglo-Prussian war that was about to break out, but obviously it was impossible not to act now.
"Draw an army of three thousand men, and we will go to Brussels!"
William III said weakly to the Dutch ministers.
And when William's Chen soldiers were almost 140,000 at the British border, the French army of more than 40,000 people had already moved in place, and after William arrived in Brussels, Paris sent a delegation to Brussels for an audience.
The mission in Paris conveyed Louis XVI's greetings to William, and Louis XVI suggested that the countries involved in the war against Britain should sign an alliance agreement.
Of course, the leader of the Central Powers was Prussia, and this alliance agreement should not only stipulate the obligations of the allies to participate in the war, but also make a rough division of the distribution of interests after the war.
Seeing this handwritten letter, which is said to be from Louis XVI, a smile rose on William's lips.
Louis XVI hastily sent a mission to Brussels, which was not as simple as an alliance agreement.
You must know that at the moment Prussia can be said to be the country that has contributed the most troops, so it will definitely take the largest share of the post-war distribution of benefits.
At present, the Anglo-Prussian navy was dead, and even in Louis XVI's view, the Prussian navy was more likely to be defeated, so that the loss of the navy would only allow Prussia to gain the greatest advantage in the war from the northern territories of France under British rule.
Not only Prussia, but all the countries involved in the war, they would certainly demand appropriate benefits after the war.
In this way, the cake that can be divided for them is only those territories in the north of France.
But you must know that the territory of these English was originally French, and Louis XVI also played the slogan of reconquista at home.
If the British had been defeated, but Louis XVI had to watch Prussia take his original territory or distribute it to the various countries under his command, then Louis XVI would not have cried to death.
To be continued...... ） ps: Khan,There seems to be a classification recommendation next week.,To be honest, I wanted to finish.,Ben Kai's results have been bad.,But the editor hasn't given up on the next.,This makes me quite moved.。
Well, then I'll write another month in the next month, and I'll finish writing England, France, and Austria.