However, there were only a few Mecklenburg people who responded to Frederick's order. Everyone knew that with the defeat of Schwerin, Frederick was now completely acting as a mantis, and Mecklenburg as a whole no longer had the power to stop the Prussian army.
Moving forward, some nobles who were aware of current affairs secretly moved closer to Dessau. And some nobles promised Dessau that if necessary, the nobles would raise troops to respond to the Prussians. Of course, the premise is that Prussia must protect the legitimate rights and interests of the nobles and must protect the nobles.
life safety, and Dessau fully agrees with this.
On September 15, 1788, most of the 5th Division led by Clausenz and most of the 9th Division led by Blücher joined forces with the 3rd Division at the gates of Schwerin.
With the addition of the 37th and 38th Infantry Regiments and the 19th Cavalry Regiment of the 10th Division, the Prussian army once again reached a strength of nearly 30,000 people. Dessau, after summarizing the results of each division, issued an order
The entire army except the 3rd Division was dispatched to attack Wismar, Mecklenburg's last stronghold.
On September 19, 1788, the Prussian army of 20,000 troops approached Wismar. After Frederick learned that the Prussian army continued to move north, he immediately sent an envoy to ask for reinforcements from the 6,000 Danish reinforcements on the way, hoping that the reinforcements could speed up and arrive as soon as possible.
Arrive at Wismar.
On September 21, 1788, the Prussian army came to Wismar. At this moment, only 3,000 Mecklenburg troops were defending the city of Wismar, and Danish reinforcements were still far away. Frederick felt a little desperate.
On September 23, after two days of fierce fighting, the city of Wismar was defeated. The big reason for this city's defeat was attributed to the nobles in the city of Wismar, who led their troops without Frederick's attention.
Opened the city gate of Wismar and welcomed the Prussian army into the city. Frederick became a prisoner of the Prussian army. The news quickly spread throughout Mecklenburg. Dessau announced that Frederick would be charged with crimes against humanity.
Derek was imprisoned for life and Mecklenburg fell!
After pacifying Mecklenburg, Dessau and a group of Prussian generals were full of ambition. Dessau issued a slogan to pacify Schleswig and Holstein within a week, and the Prussian army was encouraged by this. The morale of the army was greatly boosted.
After leaving the 9th Division to garrison Mecklenburg, Dessau sent people to report the victory to Potsdam while also sending people to tell William about the losses suffered by the Prussian army. Dessau hoped that William could mobilize another batch of reinforcements to assist the Dessau army, and Dessau hoped that William could mobilize another batch of reinforcements to assist the Dessau army.
Wilhelm was able to support a group of garrison forces in Mecklenburg, hoping to free the 9th Division from defensive tasks.
After receiving the letter from Dessau, William immediately ordered the Second Division stationed in Brandenburg to prepare for departure. At the same time, William ordered the royal guards to prepare for war.
In October 1788, Marshal Dessau led most of the Prussian army to Schleswig. Seeing that the resistance was hopeless, the Duke of Schleswig chose to surrender. You must know that the territory of Schleswig is compared with that of Messrs.
Kronborg was even more narrow. The entire Schleswig had less than 4,000 troops. What could it do to resist the overwhelming Prussian army?
After receiving the surrender letter from the Duke of Schleswig, Dessau greatly appreciated the Duke's attitude of knowing his mistakes and correcting them. He publicly stated that the Prussian army would not infringe on Schleswig's inherent rights, and he stated that the Prussian army was a
The army of the civilized world. The Prussian army would not cause damage to the local environment of Schleswig.
Under Prussia's guarantee, the Duke of Schleswig could only watch helplessly as the Prussian army crossed the border. As an unspoken rule, Schleswig provided a large number of horses and baggage to the Prussian army. Of course, these were
Free.
Although Dessau had promised and Schleswig had promised cooperation, the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. It was impossible for Dessau not to provide some protection for its rear route, so the 37th Infantry Regiment of the 10th Division was
Staying in Schleswig, the 37th Infantry Regiment was tasked with protecting the retreat of the Prussian army.
"Han Burke, you are about to become rich."
"That's right, Hanbok, you want to treat me"
The confused Han Burke lay under the window and looked at the loud shouting of his comrades around him, feeling at a loss. Just when the tent was getting very lively, a brief cough came in.
"Attention all. Colonel Sistantine, the commander of the 37th Infantry Regiment, has arrived!"
As the sound rang out, the originally lively tent suddenly became silent, and the comrades gathered around Hanbok's bed quickly divided into two rows.
As the curtain of the tent was opened, a tall figure caught Han Burke's eyes. When he saw clearly who the figure was that walked in, Han Burke felt that his heart was beating more and more intensely.
Of course, when Han Burke was about to struggle to get up from the bed. Seeing Han Burke's movements, the commander of the 37th Infantry Regiment, Histantine, rushed to Han Burke's side in three steps.
.
"Your Excellency Hamburg, what you did under Schwerin will be remembered by the entire Prussian army forever, and your heroic fighting has been rewarded by your superiors as decided by your superiors. Now I am announcing the order of my superiors."
As he spoke, Sistantine looked around, and everyone in the tent puffed up their chests under the gaze of Sistantine.
"After study and decision by superiors, and reported to the commander-in-chief of the army, Marshal Dessau for approval, Private Hanberk of the 7th Battalion of the 37th Infantry Regiment, because of his outstanding performance in the battle of Schwerin, was surrounded by a hundred times the enemy's force and was surrounded by blood.
He fought hard and made outstanding contributions to the victory of the army. Therefore, I once again announced that Private Hanbock was promoted to captain and served as the platoon leader of the third platoon of the 7th Battalion. I hope that Second Lieutenant Hanbock can continue to carry forward the fine tradition and serve Prussia
The military will make greater contributions!"
As Sistantine's words fell, huge cheers resounded throughout the tent. Hanberk's comrades all cast envious glances at Hanberk. You must know that Hanberk is only nineteen years old this year, and there is no one in the whole of Prussia.
Several nineteen-year-old captains.
Of course, except for those top students who graduated from the Brandenburg Military Academy, but even among those top students, only a few outstanding performers will be awarded the rank of captain when they graduate, and what's more, the platoon leader is also considered a practical position, compared with those who have outstanding performance.
The staff at the division headquarters didn't know how to improve.
Hearing the good news suddenly, Han Burke was a little unresponsive. Although comrades in arms have been congratulating him in Han Burke's ears these days, Han Burke thought that based on his cultural level, he could not write a few words in Chinese characters.
Even if your superiors promote you, you won't be promoted anywhere, but now you are actually a captain and platoon leader?
Think about the platoon leader he had before. Although the platoon leader seemed to be just a junior officer, he was already an official officer of the Kingdom of Prussia after all. Han Burke still remembered the majesty of his former platoon leader, and Han Burke's chest
It started beating violently.
But at this moment, Colonel Sistantine poured a basin of cold water on him
"Han Burke, you'd better improve your knowledge level as soon as possible. You must know that if you weren't illiterate, you could be mentioned to the next level based on your merits. So, let's do it this year.
There are also quotas for recommendation to the Brandenburg Military Academy. If you want to improve, you'd better come to me as soon as possible!"
Sistantine's words made Hanbok feel depressed again. It turned out that if he were not limited by culture, he could still take one step higher. The next step up would be the battalion commander. Generally speaking, in the eyes of soldiers, a
The battalion commander had hundreds of soldiers, and they were as glorious as they could be. Thinking of this, Hanbok felt regretful.
Seeing the expression on Han Burke's face, Sistantine certainly knew what Han Burke was thinking. On the other hand, Han Burke's military exploits made Sistandine envious for a while. He was the first to rush into the enemy's army.
In the formation, he completely disrupted the formation of hundreds of enemy troops, laying a solid foundation for the entire army to successfully enter the city. Such military exploits, not to mention Han Burke, even if placed on Sistantine, can definitely make Xi stand out.
Standing stepped into the general's line.
You must know that after William's military reforms, it was very difficult for the entire Prussian army to be promoted to general. After all, the entire Prussian army only had so many people and could not accommodate more generals.
"Hanbok, you should rest more. Our regiment is currently stationed in Schleswig. There must be no major accidents, so you should seize this time to recover well. I will take my leave now."
The polite Colonel Sistantine left the tent, and Hanbok was once again surrounded by excited comrades. Listening to the flattering words of his comrades, Hanbok quietly clenched his hands. He secretly made up his mind that he must
He must improve his cultural level so that he can have a greater future in the future. Thinking about returning to his hometown in glory in the future, Hanbok was stunned.
After Schleswig surrendered, Holstein also conveyed his goodwill to Prussia, but unlike Schleswig, Holstein had his own conditions:
First, Prussia must guarantee Holstein's right to independence.
Second, Holstein only guaranteed Prussia's military right of passage and would not provide any logistical support to Prussia like Schleswig did.
Third, the Prussian army must maintain military discipline after entering the country, otherwise Holstein has the right to block the passage of the Prussian army.
The proposal of these three conditions made Marshal Dessau very angry. In Marshal Dessau's view, Holstein had no sincerity in peace talks at all, and after the battle of Schwerin, Holstein had lost the ability to negotiate terms.
cost, so Dessau told Holstein's envoy clearly.
Either Holstein and Schleswig generally showed sincerity, or Holstein was waiting for revenge from the Prussian army!