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This day can be said to be an exciting day in the Prussian army, because on this day William will announce the candidates for the generals stationed in western Lithuania. For this, the Prussian generals with lofty ideals can't help but pray to God secretly.
I hope I can be hit by this huge pie.
To be honest, as for the candidate for the commander-in-chief of the Western Lithuanian garrison, William preferred Blücher. Historically, Blücher was the pillar of Prussia later, but because Blücher’s current military rank is only colonel, and the garrison in Western Lithuania
The leader of the army must be a lieutenant general anyway, and Blücher is still relatively junior after all.
Of course, if Blücher can take up a more important position in the future, the Western Lithuanian Garrison is indeed a more glorious qualification. In this way, the candidate who can serve as the commander is really a headache.
Suddenly, a figure flashed in William's mind.
By the way, why didn't I think of him...
What William remembered was the meeting that day, where Klaunz, the commander of the 2nd Brandenburg Infantry Regiment, was the first to express his intention to negotiate with Russia.
Relatively old, having been the regimental commander for eight full years, Jean Clausz's military rank has entered the ranks of generals, although his authority is still only that of regimental commander.
Klaunz is a major general, and no one would object to his promotion to lieutenant general. After all, Klaunz's qualifications are there, and it would be surprising to appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the Western Lithuanian garrison.
, but it was not too much of a promotion. After thinking about it, William himself felt that this Kraunz was the best candidate to commander the Western Lithuanian garrison.
But before the appointment is made, William must also understand all aspects of Clausenz's military qualities and character. Otherwise, rashly promoting him to an important position will only make his subordinates dissatisfied with his appointment.
In the previous discussions with Henry and Ferdinand, they only told William some vague things. When the specific candidates were mentioned, neither of them spoke. Who made the two men powerful enough in the army? If
If he rashly intervenes in the selection of Western Lithuania's general, it's hard to tell whether William will be afraid of him.
In this way, matters concerning the generalship of Western Lithuania were completely decided by William himself.
When it came time to announce the garrison in Western Lithuania, William looked at the many officers below who had eager expectations in their eyes and said:
"Considering that the situation in Western Lithuania is complicated, I hereby announce that one division and three regiments of troops will be stationed in Western Lithuania. These troops will be selected from armies drawn from various places. As for the general of Western Lithuania, I have decided to appoint
Major General Klaunz serves as the commander of the 2nd Brandenburg Infantry Regiment!"
After everyone heard William's words, their eyes suddenly turned to Clausenz, but Clausenz had not yet reacted.
It wasn't until the colleagues around Clausenz began to congratulate him that the overwhelmed Clausenz realized what he was doing. He first smiled stupidly and then began to thank the congratulatory colleagues around him.
The officers a little further away were all jealous of this guy who was just a regiment commander not long ago. From the regiment commander to the commander of a division and three regiments, Kraunz can be said to have reached the sky in one step. Fortunately, he has eight soldiers.
Captain Nian's foreshadowing, otherwise, the jealousy in the officers' eyes would be enough to kill him.
"The troops mobilized from various places do not need to be demobilized for the time being, because our army suffered huge losses in the war, so I plan to officially convert the levies from various places into standing armies. And these new standing armies will be sent to Western Lithuania first to maintain maintenance
Local order, General Clausenz, I hope you will not let me down."
"Your Majesty, I will not disappoint you. I will try my best to create a new Lithuania that obeys the royal family, has stable order, and is prosperous and developed for your majesty."
In this case, Klaunz's chest naturally banged!
"Um"
William nodded approvingly, then he turned to Henry and said:
"Prince Henry, I plan to reorganize the garrison throughout Prussia. I wonder what the prince thinks."
"Your Majesty, the plan to reorganize the garrison has always been on record in our Ministry of Military Affairs. However, because the various matters are really cumbersome, without accurate, effective, and feasible conditions, I believe that more consideration should be given."
"What His Royal Highness the Prince said is indeed the best thing to say. How about this. After I return to Potsdam, the Prince will submit the plan to me, and then we will discuss what to do together."
"I have no objection to what Your Majesty said."
Looking at the respectful Henry, William nodded, and then he said to Ferdinand:
"Prince Ferdinand, now I am planning to set up a staff department outside the Military Department. Why don't you take charge of this department first?"
Ferdinand listened as if he couldn't believe his ears. Ferdinand, who had heard about it from Henry, naturally knew the importance of this staff department, and wasn't his previous efforts in the war just for the position of the staff department? Now,
The hard work has become a reality, which makes Ferdinand unable to help himself.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's expectations."
Ferdinand, full of energy, said loudly, and William smiled in return.
Originally, William was extremely dissatisfied because of Ferdinand's rash march into East Prussia, but then, Ferdinand's series of performances could be considered good, and more importantly, William had no one available.
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William believed in Hans very much, but Hans was currently the head of the Military Economic Bureau of the Ministry of War. Such a position was also very important. If there was no suitable person to take over, the Prussian army would be in chaos.
And the other Blücher, Gneisenau and others are still juniors in the army. Although Prussia has carried out a certain degree of military reform, it is undeniable that the conservative forces in the army are still strong, and even
He is so powerful that sometimes William has to make appropriate compromises.
Morak's rebellion has made William understand the seriousness of reform. William is not ready to give up reform, but William is ready to change the method of reform. If he suppresses it blindly with force, little effect will be achieved at all.
Not only that, excessive reforms will not only bring no benefits to Prussia, but will even cost Prussia a heavy price. For example, this time, if it were not for the great changes in East Prussia, maybe Denmark would already belong to Prussia. Every time I think of this, William
There is an urge to cry.
"Blücher, you must have improved after these hours of training, and your performance in the battle against the Cossack mercenaries was still excellent, so this time you will serve as General Clausz's deputy in Western Lithuania.
Well, you two must give me a good look at Western Lithuania."
"yes"
"yes"
Faced with William's request, the two of them naturally agreed without hesitation. When Ferdinand heard that Blücher was arranged to Western Lithuania, he frowned, but soon, Ferdinand
There was also a smile on his face.
"Peace success is in sight. The performance of each department in this war has been recorded, and the corresponding rewards will be decided later. On behalf of the Prussian royal family, I am here to thank you for your bravery in fighting!"
As he spoke, William bowed to the generals present. Seeing William's actions, everyone present stood on both sides of William, avoiding William's bow. Then they saluted neatly and shouted:
"Long live your Majesty! Long live Hohenzollern! Long live Prussia!"
William raised his head and saw everyone except himself lowering their heads respectfully, and the smile on his face became brighter and brighter. Maybe this is the authority of the monarch!
Scotel of St. Petersburg received William's reply, and he was relieved. During the period when he sent the conditions back, the Russian Count Owolov came to the Prussian embassy every day to find Scotel.
Tai Er chatted and spanked, which made Scott extremely annoyed.
Today Oworov came to the Prussian Embassy as usual.
In fact, do you think Oworov is willing to come to the Prussian embassy? There is nothing you can do about it. The taste of Prussian black tea and coffee makes Owolov very uncomfortable. Those Prussians are indeed a fighting race and spend most of their money.
All of it was spent on military expenses, resulting in the fact that even the catering for guests in the embassy was of low quality.
It was strange that Oworov, who was used to enjoying himself, could adapt to this. Later, Owolov learned the lesson and brought good tea and snacks from his own mansion every time, and then waited for him at the Prussian Embassy.
All afternoon, the Queen was urging her urgently, so Owolov had no choice but to make this decision.
In fact, the Prussian embassy is not what Oworov thought. As the face of a country, and it is a big country like Prussia, how could there be no good things in its embassy? It’s just that Scotaire dislikes Owolov, a fat man.
There were too many visits, and the food and drink were really cheap, so in order to cherish the embassy's funds, Scotair specially ordered the attendants to give him the cheapest food whenever Oworov came.
Tea and snacks.
Therefore, in this way, Oworov took the initiative to bring his own things.
Seeing Owolov sitting leisurely on a chair and sipping tea, Scotair said angrily:
"Lord Owolov, I don't think you need to come again in the future."
"Scotaire, you stingy guy, look, I brought all these things myself, and it's completely useless for you to spend money...Wait a minute, Scottel, your Majesty the King has replied.
?”
Upon hearing Scotair's words, Owolov thought he was joking with him at first, but as he spoke, he came to his senses.
"I think so, Your Excellency"
"Tell me quickly, does your Majesty the King accept it?"
"For the sake of the stability and happiness of the people of Prussia and Russia, as well as the friendship between your two countries, even though your country's conditions are not very satisfactory, His Majesty the King of our country is still willing to accept it reluctantly."
"A lot of nonsense, only the last sentence is useful, let's go, bye!"
With that said, Owolov ran away, leaving Scotair looking at the half-drunk tea, with black lines all over his head!