After Sachs and I fought hard, the Netherlands had barely gained a lot of room for maneuver on land. On the sea, after this arduous naval battle, the Netherlands destroyed more than 20 enemy giant ships, which was considered a blow to the enemy.

The arrogance and arrogance have won a lot of advantages for going to sea to protect transportation lines in the future. Generally speaking, compared to the Netherlands that was barely breathing a year ago, the Netherlands under the Orange administration performed much better.

There is no doubt that a single dictatorial family is better than a businessman running a government with mad dogs biting everywhere. In the next ten days or so, the Orange family, which has a large political base, also achieved good results in diplomacy. Who

Let the Orange family have numerous marriages over the past few hundred years.

If the Dutch merchant government's running around asking for help was negatively affected by their seizure of the rule of the Orange family, which caused resentment among the Protestants, now that the Orange family has regained the rule of the Netherlands, this grudge has been eliminated.

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In mid-June, Duke George of the Duchy of Hanover, in the name of the century-old friendship between the Orange family and the Hanover family, decided to provide a large amount of food to the Netherlands at a fair price and promised to send troops to assist the Netherlands. The Duchy of Hanover was in-law to the Duchy of Brunswick.

Immediately afterwards, the Marquis of Baden of the Principality of Baden also decided to support the Netherlands, and the Principality of Hesse also decided to send troops to assist, but it was paid.

When the merchants were in power, they spent money everywhere but could not find any helpers. The fact that William of Oranges immediately had four or five helpers made the reputation of William of Oranges even better in all parts of the Netherlands, and the Dutch people felt even more that they had found the right one.

the ruler.

However, only those of us in high positions know the real situation. In order to win over Hanover to join the war, William of Orange immediately provided the Principality of Hanover with free assistance of 300,000 guilders per year, reducing Hanover's support for the Netherlands.

Tariffs, and the promise to give up a large territory of the Orange-Nassau family next to Hanover. It is responsible for the funds of the armed cavalry of the Duchy of Hanover, and the Duchy of Brunswick also accepts

A similar bribe was paid to the Duchy of Baden to participate in the war. This was most likely an instruction from Austria. As for the Duchy of Hesse, that is the duchy that has breasts. The Netherlands paid 400,000 guilders, equivalent to 60

With Vantale's mercenary money, the Duke of Hesse decided to send 20,000 troops to help the Hanover, Brunswick, and Baden coalition suppress the battle. The implication is that they were just bystanders waving flags and shouting, but did not go up to fight with real swords and guns.

Duke George of Hanover promised to provide an army of more than 11,000 infantry and 10 cavalry brigades, including 13 infantry battalions and up to 12,000 men. The Duke of Brunswick promised to provide 7 infantry battalions, 6,000 infantry and 5 cavalry brigades.

Including nearly seven

With an army of one thousand people, the Duchy of Baden was led by Marquis Ludwig of Baden, with six infantry battalions and three cavalry brigades totaling more than 6,400 people. In addition to the 20,000 soy sauce troops of the Duchy of Hesse, the total number was 45,000.

Multiple reinforcements can be sent to the province of Groningen in the Netherlands.

The French army of 70,000 invaded the Netherlands. Prince Condé led the main force of more than 45,000. There were about 25,000 on the side of the Duke of Luxembourg.

Just looking at the numbers, the troops under the Duke of Luxembourg are far less than the reinforcements. Coupled with the expanding army of the Netherlands on our side, once the Netherlands lowland corridor operations are launched, if the situation is optimistic, there may be

About 40,000 troops rushed to the battlefield. In this way, in the battle against the Duke of Luxembourg's partial division, the balance of victory was extremely tilted towards our side. Who allowed us to have more than 70,000 people, although 20,000 of them were

Soy sauce.

The unprecedented scale of 40,000 reinforcements caused a series of small German princes and small countries that were still waiting to quickly declare neutrality.

Although they are neutral, the situation is still very favorable to the Netherlands. What neutrality means is that I don't care how you fight, but don't harass us. For now, it's more important to say that you are neutral.

Another meaning, French people, don't try to bypass the Ardennes through my territory and then take a detour into the Netherlands' province of Groningen.

A series of good things have made the Dutch people optimistic about the future war. But Sacks and I believe that the French will never give us the opportunity to send out 70,000 people to attack the Duke of Luxembourg.

First, the French troops stationed in Breda were mobilized. Two days later, we learned that the French had sent a total of 13,000 troops to the Ardennes along the border of the Principality of Luxembourg.

The purpose of such a large French army is never to try to break into the Netherlands through the Ardennes Plateau. Because the mountain roads are difficult to travel and the local residents are sparse, it is difficult for the French army to obtain sufficient supplies through local recruitment, and the Ardennes Plateau

Not suitable for the use of artillery and transportation of ammunition, and then

In addition, the areas entering from the Ardennes Plateau to the hinterland of the Netherlands are all checkpoint valleys that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and are all guarded by our troops. The French army wants to capture these areas without the support of artillery, unless they

Increase the size of the army to 60,000.

After discussion, we agreed that the purpose of sending this French army was to contain and weaken the combat power that the Netherlands could send in the upcoming battle in the Lowland Corridor.

Of course, this is not all the capabilities of the French. The 60,000 French troops from Breda to Ampwaite have made big moves. Come on, the current situation in the Netherlands is that the flanks are attacked by 13,000 French troops.

Threat, if we want to ensure that the mountain roads and fortresses function, we must

We must send out at least 7,000 people, and the defense line behind the Vaal River in front must be at least 30,000 people and send a general with considerable command ability to guard against the French army. We are not afraid of the French army attacking from the flanks and front, but we are afraid of the French army.

The army came to Chencang for cover and landed again from the sea.

After three actions, we managed to get nearly 60,000 soldiers after two months of emergency recruitment. As a result, we could only send less than 20,000 people to participate in the crucial lowland corridor battle, and because we had to send a higher-level general to take charge.

The defense line of the two rivers is always alert to the French army's plank road construction, which means that one of me and Sachs will not be able to appear in the battle in the lowland corridor. In other words, one of the Netherlands' right and left arms will be cut off.

Ancestor, which famous French general is opposite?

Why didn't some idiot like the Elector of Saxony come up and do it for me?

Faced with this situation, William of Orange has only one request.

He wants to win!

He doesn't care about the process!

In this regard, I made two requests.

One is to ask William of Orange to identify the veterans under his command and give them to me.

Another requirement is a speech.

So, on such a sunny morning, the 18th Century Orange Brand Political Commissar appeared!

"Netherlanders, I think you all know what you have been through in the past six months!"

"Death, fear, chaos, darkness, despair, and pain! Just because of one man's greed for power and wealth, he has brought tremendous suffering to millions of us Dutch people!"

"Thousands of Dutch people died as a result, and countless families were broken and displaced. This is not your fault, my compatriots! Look outside at the once-rich villages, which are now in ruins. From the sunrise

The ocean, which is full of ships and ships until sunset, is full of smoke today! We have lost what we should have had, and now our life is very difficult, and even relief cannot save everyone!"

"Have we done something wrong? What is the root of our problem? Yes, who has ever thought about this question, is it wrong for us to risk trade around the world? Is it wrong for us to have the most wealth in the world?"

"No!"

"We, the Dutch, risked our lives and traveled through violent storms. The wealth we earned through trade is legitimate income from labor. Through our hard-working hands, the Netherlands has become the most famous and fertile land in the world.

What's wrong! You say, right! But why does God punish us like this? Let such a disaster befall us?"

"There are only two answers. People of my motherland, we in the Netherlands are like a rich man who piles wealth all over the house, but does not spend money to hire bodyguards or buy muskets to fight wolves! Robbers and jackals are sniffing

The smell of wealth breaks through the door, how can we not suffer such a disaster!"

"Those idiots who were murdered in the city square, their stupidity affects all of us in the Netherlands!"

"As early as more than thirty years ago, the French had the intention to destroy the Netherlands, but look what those idiots did to bring everyone down. When France's border tariffs on the Netherlands continued to increase,

High tariffs have caused countless families to almost go bankrupt because of excessive tariffs. What will they do? Time and time again

Protests were made time and time again. As a result, France ignored the voice of the United Provinces! When the French continued to increase their army, our Dutch army continued to weaken! When France continued to expand their armaments, we weakened

We are armed with cannon, muskets,

Sell ​​them important materials such as horses! Yes, the French who are now invading our Dutch land are armed with weapons produced by our own Netherlands! What is even more ridiculous is that a year ago, they

He also resold large quantities of grain stored in fortresses in various places at low prices.

The French! When the entire Netherlands was about to perish, those guys actually wanted to seek peace from the French through negotiation! Do you know! If everyone hadn’t taken action in time, those ruling powers who called themselves the Federal Republic would have

We must sign a traitorous treaty from France with the ruling powers!"

"Today, those idiots who dragged our great motherland, the Netherlands, into such an embarrassing situation today have gone to hell. But this has not changed the situation we are facing at all. In the final analysis, it is because of the existence of

A robber with never-ending ambition, King Louis XIV of France! As long as King Louis of France dies, the suffering of the Netherlands will never leave!"

"So, will the suffering in the Netherlands continue? No! Dutchmen, if you want to end this suffering, there is only one way to go, fight! Dutchmen, we must stand up and resist this cruelty.

, cruel invasion. Defeat the French with your own will and hands. Only fighting, only fighting, only a battle of blood and blood can we drive the French bandits who invaded the Netherlands out of our homeland!" (Unfinished)

to be continued..)
Chapter completed!