Looking at the back of Hans walking away, William's brows furrowed even more. Obviously, he didn't expect that history would change so drastically. Napoleon, who originally didn't rise to prominence until after the French Revolution, was now rising to prominence in the upper echelons of France. Although this
Mainly due to Queen Mary's relationship with Napoleon.
Forget it, as long as it succeeds, if it doesn't succeed, we can only look for opportunities, William thought in his mind.
"Napoleon, are you still used to being in the army?"
Queen Marie looked at Napoleon standing in front of her and said that at the end of last year, Napoleon was assigned to the Paris City Defense Command as a major staff officer. Although Napoleon had been begging Marie to arrange for him to be stationed in the garrison below, Marie did not agree to Napoleon's request.
No way, Mary quite likes this smart godbrother, and more importantly, Napoleon has been assassinated no less than five times in recent years, which makes Mary really uneasy about Napoleon's safety, although the intelligence department has found out about Napoleon's
The assassination was related to Prussia, but Mary was dubious about it.
You must know that after Louis XVI made Napoleon a viscount, all of Napoleon's family went to Paris to join this promising boy. As a result, except for outings, Napoleon never left Paris. How could he and
Prussia was involved? Mary was puzzled.
"Your Highness, I'm still used to it, but I hope you can allow me to serve in the garrison below."
"Napoleon, look at how many assassinations you have encountered over the years. If you leave Paris, something unexpected might happen. I will not let you leave."
Hearing Mary's firm words, Napoleon lowered his head. Every time he mentioned this issue to Mary, Mary would use this excuse to reject his request, which made Napoleon hate the forces that assassinated him.
Although several assassinations did not kill Napoleon, the wounds on Napoleon's body showed how much pain he suffered. What's more serious is that Napoleon's heart was seriously injured in one assassination. That was also the closest Napoleon came to death, although
After that, God blessed him and he got better. But Napoleon also fell into the root of the disease. Whenever he was excited, he would faint.
As a result, Mary was naturally even more worried about releasing Napoleon.
"Okay, but Her Royal Highness..."
"Okay, go and get ready. I'll send someone to pick you up in the evening. The Marquis of Kiel held a banquet and invited me. You can come too."
Just as she finished speaking, a maid carried a child to Mary's side
"Oh, my dear Charlie"
Mary set her sights on the child. This child was the Louis XVII that countless people in later generations faked.
Seeing Charlie being carried over, Napoleon also walked over. He liked this Charlie very much, because every time he saw Napoleon, little Charlie would smile very happily.
In the Royal Palace of Denmark, Frederick VI stood outside the room and looked at Christian VII, who was beating things inside and was speechless for a while. Christian VII's mental illness became more and more serious. He could originally be awake for two days a week.
, but now I can’t stay awake for more than a few days a month.
After 1784, Frederick VI, who was only 16 years old at the time, became regent in place of his father. Frederick VI, who had just taken power, very much hoped that he could lead Denmark to become strong and wealthy.
It is undeniable that Frederick VI was influenced by the king of neighboring Prussia who was two years younger than him. Before her death, Christian VII's stepmother Juliana once said to Frederick VI
He told him that he must learn from the King of Prussia, and at the same time beware of Prussia's ambitions towards Denmark.
At that time, Frederick VI did not fully understand what his grandmother said. But when he came to power, he discovered how difficult the situation in Denmark was. Being trapped between Sweden and Prussia, Denmark's living space was very limited.
Not only that, Sweden has also made territorial claims to Norway many times, although it is subject to the alliance treaty between Denmark and Russia. Sweden has not taken action against Denmark, but Frederick VI believes that that day will not be too far away.
In May 1788, a Prussian merchant fleet loaded with specialties from the North American colonies and a year's tax revenue was attacked by unknown armed forces in the Kattegat Strait. In the end, only one frigate escaped back to Prussia, and the frigate brought
The news was that the Danish navy had ambushed the Prussian fleet in Kattegat, shocking the whole country.
After William learned the news, he immediately ordered the Prussian ambassador in Copenhagen to contact the Danish government and stated that if the Danish government could not hand over the murderer and pay corresponding compensation, all consequences would be borne by Denmark itself.
Denmark panicked after receiving the warning from Prussia. They immediately asked the navy. When they learned that the incident was indeed done by the Danish navy, the Danish government was shocked. The answer given by the navy was that the Prussian fleet was not involved in the incident.
It failed to pay taxes and was preparing to rush out of the strait, so the navy sank it.
Frederick VI immediately sent people to St. Petersburg to inform Catherine II of what happened in Kattegat. The Queen was quite indignant. The Queen believed that taxes must be paid by everyone.
The Prussian fleet violated this principle, so the Prussians deserved it.
But when the Danish ambassador asked Russia if it was willing to stand with Denmark on this matter and send troops to assist Denmark if necessary, Catherine II chose to remain silent.
The current situation in Russia is also not good. The Ottoman Caliph is ambitious to recapture the Crimean Peninsula and the areas around the Black Sea. News of the gathering of the Ottoman Turkish army there has long been placed on Catherine II's desk.
Above, if Russia were to participate in the Danish matter, there was no guarantee that Pretoria would not form a temporary three-nation alliance to deal with the Russian threat, and the Queen was not willing to face this situation.
Just when Copenhagen and St. Petersburg were in urgent contact, Brandenburg and Stockholm also reached an agreement on the Danish issue. Since the agreement, Sweden has not given up its territorial claims to Denmark and Norway, but Denmark has never agreed, and Denmark and Russia
The alliance is even more troublesome for Sweden. Now that Prussia is willing to solve Denmark, Sweden is naturally willing to step in, and this kick is not free.
William's condition for Sweden was the entire Norway area, and what Sweden needed to pay was to mobilize troops to contain the Russian army on the Finnish border, and then mobilize a considerable army to suppress Norway so that Denmark could not take care of each other.
After arranging the mission in Sweden, William thought of a very important thing, that is, how to deal with the Danish navy. If you don't be wary of the Danish navy, you never know when you will be hit by a cannonball. This thought
, William immediately asked someone to contact the UK.
In 1781, one of the conditions for Prussia to send troops to the North American continent was that the British Royal Navy helped Prussia contain or even destroy the Danish Navy. Although later because Prussia temporarily gave up its plan for Denmark, this condition did not become a reality, but William believed that the British
The Regent George IV would not deny it, after all, he had agreed to these treaties in the first place.
In late June 1788, the Danish government officially replied to Prussia that because the Prussian fleet refused to pay taxes and was mistaken for a smuggling fleet by the Danish navy, Denmark deeply regretted this and was willing to make appropriate compensation for this matter. However, Denmark
He would never leave his loyal naval officers and soldiers to the Prussians.
After learning the news, William was furious. What Prussia cared about was not the money but Prussia's image in the world. At this time, a piece of news made William feel better again: His Royal Highness George IV, the British Regent, accepted Prussia's
At the request, George IV agreed to send considerable British Royal Navy forces to the Baltic Sea to help Prussia contain the Danish Navy.
In July 1788, Prussia mobilized three entire divisions to gather in northern Prussia. At the same time, Prussian diplomats began to contact Mecklenburg, hoping that Mecklenburg would agree to allow the Prussian army to pass through.
But it is regrettable that Mecklenburg rejected Prussia's proposal. They refused to grant Prussia military right of passage. Although the people of Mecklenburg have not heard of the story of the fake road to Guo, this does not mean that they do not understand this.
reason.
If Mecklenburg allows the Prussian army to pass through, after Prussia captures Denmark, Mecklenburg will obviously cut off the passage between Prussian territories. Presumably Prussia will not allow this to happen.
Mecklenburg's determination surprised William. He did not expect that his 30,000 troops were gathered not far from the border of Mecklenburg. This small park still had the ability to dare to reject Prussia's request. It seemed that he wanted to give it some color.
Have a look.
July became a restless month. After Prussia's 30,000 troops gathered in the north, Denmark and Sweden began to mobilize their own troops, and Mecklenburg actually began to mobilize its own troops of only 10,000 troops. This affected the Baltic Sea.
The coastal areas began to become uneasy.
Seeing that the situation was heading in a bad direction, Catherine II immediately sent several groups of envoys to various countries in the hope of mediation. However, the two countries ignored St. Petersburg. On the contrary, after receiving the Russian envoys, William and
The King of Sweden ordered the armies of their respective countries to march towards the border with Russia at the same time. It must be said that this was a wonderful coincidence.