On January 6, 1789, the Prussian army landed at Helsingør, north of Copenhagen. On the day of the landing, a Danish fleet appeared near the Prussian army's landing site. The Prussian escort warships who discovered the situation immediately went to intercept it.
, when Dessau heard the news, he was overjoyed because he caught a big fish.
This intercepted Danish fleet was indeed a big fish. This fleet was arranged by Frederick VI to transport royal property. This fleet consisted of four large merchant ships and six medium-sized ships.
Merchant ship, when Dessau boarded the first merchant ship and entered the cabin, he saw boxes everywhere in the cabin, and Dessau opened one of them at will, and there was a bright golden light. There were jewels and jade in these things, and
Gorgeous carpets, exquisite pocket watches and a dazzling array of accessories and books fill the entire cabin.
“Not bad, you did a great job”
Faced with such a huge harvest, Dessau did not hesitate to praise these naval officers who had made great contributions, although due to time issues, most of these navy were composed of Danish prisoners.
On January 7, Helsingør surrendered, Dessau led the Prussian army south to invade Copenhagen, and the troop transport fleet would go to Mecklenburg to pick up the Prussian 2nd Division.
At this moment, the city of Copenhagen was in chaos. People were rushing to the pier crazily, hoping to get on a ship to leave the city. But how could there be a ship? Most of the ships in Copenhagen had been requisitioned by the city's dignitaries. These nobles
One by one, like scavengers, they carried all the belongings to the boat and transported them away.
Soldiers worked hard to maintain order on the pier. But when a noble got off the carriage and spat contemptuously on the people who were blocked, the situation changed. The angry crowd kept accumulating and was controlled by the soldiers.
Made up of human wall.
"I am Han Langdon, a member of the Kingdom's Parliament. These untouchables dare to rush into me. This is just a rebellion. Shoot! Drive these untouchables away immediately!"
When the noble saw the suddenly angry crowd, he panicked for a moment, and then angrily shouted an order to the soldiers guarding the dock. However, before the soldiers could carry out the order, an officer leading the team immediately said:
"No shooting allowed"
As he spoke, the officer turned to the astonished Han Langdon and said:
"Sir, Congressman, the dock is already in chaos. Please get on the ship as soon as possible and don't create conflicts here."
After hearing what the officer said, Han Langdon's face turned red. He picked up the cane in his hand and drew it at the officer, and cursed:
"Who do you think you are? I'm going to kill you in a matter of minutes. How dare a pariah show off in front of me? I'll blind you!"
After being slapped by Han Langdon, the veins on the officer's forehead jumped. The movement here had attracted everyone's attention, including the soldiers under him.
"Congressman Han Langdon, I warn you, your behavior is a provocation to the kingdom's army..."
"Warn your mother, what qualifications do you have to talk to me? Who do you think you are?"
Before Han Langden could finish cursing, the officer stepped forward and knocked Han Langden to the ground with a punch. After being knocked down, Han Langden wailed and screamed loudly:
"Catch him now, why don't you do it quickly!"
After speaking, Han Langdon's attendants surrounded the officer. Facing Han Langdon's dozen attendants, they heard the officer shout:
"Immediately lift the guard at the pier and let all the soldiers pass. It is because of these trash that we in Denmark are in the state we are in today. I will not work for these trash masters anymore, so everyone will quit!"
After saying these words, Han Langdon and his dozen or so attendants lying on the ground obviously couldn't believe their ears. This little officer dared to do this. Isn't he afraid of being cut to pieces by those big shots?
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Just when they were still shocked, they saw the officer pull out a pistol from his waist and aim it at Han Langdon. Under the threat of the pistol, none of Han Langdon's dozen attendants dared to move a step.
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I saw the officer calmly stuffing ammunition into the barrel of the gun and aiming at Han Langdon.
“No…..bang!”
With the sound of a gunshot, Han Langdon, who was like a fat pig, was completely dead. At this moment, the people outside the pier suddenly surged toward the pier. The unprepared soldiers were swept away by the tide of people.
They didn't dare to shoot after they dispersed, because there were also their relatives and friends in the crowd.
Because of the influx of people, the dock was instantly in chaos. All the supplies that had not been carried onto the ship were robbed by the people. The noble nobles who used to be aloof became rats crossing the street. When a noble's attendant beat him to death
After killing a civilian who tried to board the ship, the civilians' anger was ignited.
Crazy crowds swarmed onto the ship that had not yet left the dock. In the end, due to conflicts, a bloody conflict began between the civilians and the nobles. One side wanted to board the ship, while the other side refused to let the civilians board the ship. Bloodshed was no longer possible.
Averted. Suddenly, with the sound of a cannon, it seemed that the whole world fell silent. People turned their attention to the direction of the sound of the cannon, and saw a fully armed navy suddenly appearing on the sea.
One after another, the ferocious artillery pieces were pushed to the gun positions in the cabin.
"Look, that's the Richon!"
Although they were familiar ships, the ships had changed owners at this moment. When they saw the Prussian flags flying high on the masts of these ships, everyone couldn't help but start to feel fear in their hearts.
As the Prussian navy approached, everyone on the pier tried desperately to escape from the pier. However, the previously divided nobles and planes were united at this moment, and everyone was escaping from the pier.
Soon the commotion at the dock and the arrival of the Prussian navy reached Brand's ears. The general who was entrusted with the important task sighed after hearing the news, and then sent someone to contact the Prussians. Apparently Brand gave up.
In fact, he had no choice but to give up. Staying in Copenhagen was simply a hopeless dead end. After all, when he was left in Copenhagen, he had already been sacrificed.
On January 10, 1789, Copenhagen surrendered. This day was undoubtedly a day worth celebrating for Prussia. Although Dessau learned that the Danish royal family had fled to Norway, this did not affect Dessau's mood at all. Although it seemed
The Danish royal family and government still exist, but they have lost Copenhagen. The government that has lost its capital is undoubtedly on the verge of destruction. Moreover, Norway was originally in danger when facing the Swedes. Now with the addition of the Prussians, the destruction of the Kingdom of Denmark is just around the corner.
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On January 20, 1789, under the attack of Prussian and Swedish armies, the Danish royal family and government were wiped out in western Norway, and King Christian VII of Denmark became the first prisoner of the king in the hands of Prussia.
On February 10, the Danish royal family was escorted back to Brandenburg by Scharnhorst's third division. In Brandenburg, William held a grand triumphal ceremony. When the Danish king and his family appeared at the Arc de Triomphe,
At that moment, huge cheers erupted throughout Brandenburg.
According to Prussia's previous secret agreement with Sweden, Prussia will occupy the Danish Peninsula of Jutland, Funen, Zealand, Loland, Morne and other Baltic Sea islands. Sweden will get the original Norwegian area, as for overseas Greenland
The island and Iceland were ruled by the Prussians.
Sweden did not raise any objections to this agreement. You must know that Prussia contributed the most in the war. Naturally, it accounted for the majority of the results of the war, and the Swedes did not suffer. The Swedes longed for the Norwegian region for nearly a hundred years.
Entering the embrace of Sweden is undoubtedly the greatest achievement for Gustav.
The strange thing is that the Russians took no other action except to protest against Prussia's occupation of Denmark. This surprised William, who was already secretly on guard. You must know that Prussia's occupation of Denmark also meant that Russia was the leader.
The polar bear has a big lock around its neck.
Russia has only two outlets, one in the Black Sea and one in the Baltic Sea. However, these two seas have a limitation, that is, the Black Sea needs to pass through the Bosporus to reach the Mediterranean, while the Baltic Sea needs to pass through Kattegat.
The North Sea can only be reached through the Strait and the Skagerrak Strait.
Needless to say, the Bosporus is the territory of the Ottoman Turks. Although the two countries have reached a peace agreement more than ten years ago, everyone knows that this agreement is not reliable, and although the Ottoman Turks’ army is not up to the mark,
, but the navy still has some bright spots, which also prevents the Russian Black Sea Fleet from gaining a decisive advantage in the Black Sea.
In addition to the Black Sea, Russia's commercial activities basically proceed through St. Petersburg to the Baltic Sea and then from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea and then to all parts of the world.
But now as long as the Prussians are willing, they can cut off Russia's sea transportation from the outside world at all times. And even if this channel is not cut off, Prussia can also make Russia bleed by levying high taxes on Russian merchant ships. The current Baltic Sea coast
Besides Russia there are Prussia and Sweden.
William believed that the queen must have seen the disadvantages of Prussia's occupation of Denmark to Russia, but why Russia had not taken action for so long puzzled William.
In fact, if William knew the reason, he would not be so suspicious. Although Prussia's spy power in St. Petersburg was very powerful, only a few people knew this secret.