After a rare leisure day with Christine and Anna, countless documents have brought William back to his intense work again. Recently, France and Russia have become the two major focus of attention of all countries, and
Among them, the French rebellion was the focus of the focus.
Logically speaking, although there are many rebellions in France, as a European old empire, France is not a vegetarian. At least so far, rebellions in other regions have been suppressed except for the Calais region. In contrast, Russia
Now that the men led by Blankov have entered the city of Moscow, the former capital of the Russian Empire may be lost at any time.
However, due to geographical location and royal influence, the Romanov dynasty is far behind the Bourbon dynasty. As the weather vane for all European countries, the situation in France is always concerned about the hearts of all European royal families.
Now, the European continent has once again ushered in a turbulent historical moment, that is, Leopold of Austria will conduct his coronation ceremony in Vienna, and within a week after Joseph II's death, Hab
Sburg had already delivered an invitation to watch Leopold's coronation ceremony to the royal families of European countries.
William also received such an invitation in his hand. Leopold's coronation ceremony will be held on April 10, 1790. Unlike previous Habsburg monarchs, Leopold's coronation this time
The ceremony was held in a very low-key manner. Not only did the Habsburg tone change from usual arrogance in the invitation letter, but Leopold had already explained that this coronation ceremony would uphold the last wish of the former emperor to enrich the country and strengthen the people.
I won't do a big fuss.
Seeing the low-key invitation in front of you, William smiled slightly, and then put the invitation aside. Although Leopold invited William to Vienna to attend his coronation ceremony in person, it was obvious that William could not have been possible.
Going to Vienna, William was going to ask Locks to send someone to be the representative of Prussia.
The strategy that Konitz gave to Joseph II was quite useful. After Leopold, in the name of the heir to the throne, he clearly submitted the strategy of Konitz to the representatives of nobles in Hungary, Croatia and other regions in the name of the throne.
The local nobles who believed that the cause of Joseph II's death conspiracy theory suddenly stopped their discussion. Although they would not cancel their suspicion of Leopold because of this, if they really wanted to conduct a thorough investigation,
It was to take out his life and bet on it. This made all the nobles hesitate.
The meaning of life is higher than anything else. Most people will not bet on their own lives for a past event. Even if some of them belong to the kind of knight who is righteous, they should consider betting on themselves.
Is it worth it?
Maximilian has been watching the situation in Vienna outside the city of Vienna. As the driving force behind the local aristocrats' quarrels, when Maximilian saw Leopold blocking the mouths of the nobles with just one edict.
After that, I immediately became angry. In his opinion, the previous things had already gone very well. Then, just give him the last blow at Leopold's coronation ceremony, then Leopold's majesty would be wiped out.
Why did Leopold compete with him for leadership of the Habsburg family?
But now, because of an edict, most of the nobles have closed their mouths tightly. Even though there are still a small number of nobles who dare to question publicly, Konitz has officially issued an ultimatum on behalf of the Austrian government. If there are still nobles in
If the cause of Joseph II's death is not signed as stated in the edict, the noble will be punished with treason. The crime is so serious that it is shocking!
After a few days of stalemate, the nobles from Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia and other places gathered again outside Leopold's bedroom. This time they were not here to express their doubts, they came this time to submit their respective
The book of loyalty.
The changes of the nobles also changed the wind in Vienna. In addition, Konitz ordered the Vienna Public Security Bureau to focus on managing various rumors circulating in Vienna. For those who made and spread the rumors, they all made judgments quickly and severely, and a series of
Under the measures, the public opinion environment in Vienna is not a little bit better.
Seeing that the overall situation has been out of his control, although he is unwilling to accept it, Maximilian has to flee Vienna. Because of the arrest of some nobles, his situation has become unsafe. Maybe one day it will be
Being involved, it is very necessary to leave Vienna.
But Maximilian would never admit defeat like this. When evacuating the outskirts of Vienna, Maximilian specially sent someone to send a message to Cologne. He needed someone to draft an initiative to convene the imperial electoral meeting as soon as possible.
, as long as he stamped the seal of the Cologne Elector after he returned to Cologne, he would hand over to the Imperial Parliament in Frankfurt, even if Leopold was angry, he would not get the Holy Roman Emperor in a short time
The title of Maximilian can buy another time for activities.
Regarding Maximilian's affairs, Saxony and Bavarian Elector have sent envoys to ask William about his meaning, and William's answer to these two is also very simple, that is, to be sold at a price.
After returning to Cologne, Maximilian ordered martial law throughout Cologne. At the same time, he also entrusted special war taxes to all towns in the territory of Cologne in the name of God. Maximilian's actions and his ambitions were thorough.
In the city of Calais, 30,000 French troops are launching a desperate attack on Calais. Nearly 30,000 elite troops were drawn from the First and Second Legions, which made the rebels in Calais feel much pressure. If it were not for the support of the British,
Calais was captured a month ago.
A month ago, 60,000 French troops launched a day and night attack on Calais, and how could most of the mobs who had not received professional training resist the attacks of these elite French troops? Just when the situation was about to collapse
A new force of three thousand people suddenly emerged from the city of Calais. Unlike most rebels, these three thousand new force have the same military uniform as the British army, except for the British army's uniforms. Of course, they are all the same as those of the British army.
The poor French language is also a flaw.
After joining the battle, the pressure of the rebels was immediately relieved. As an important urban stronghold, Calais City was not very strong and dangerous, but it was not so easy to conquer. The new force blocked the law.
After the army attacked the main road, the French offensive had to stop.
In the next few days, there were endless new forces coming out. However, it seemed that the French army had suddenly had nearly ten thousand elite rebel soldiers in Calais overnight.
These soldiers are not only proficient in combat techniques, but also know the situation of the battle. Often, when the battle situation is unfavorable, these troops can always arrive at the first time and quickly enter the war.
After capturing dozens of rebel prisoners of war, General Madel, the commander-in-chief of the French army to suppress the rebellion, learned the truth. It turned out that the new forces of these rebels were all disguised by pure British soldiers. Not only that, the actions of these British soldiers
It is not an individual behavior. On the contrary, according to the instructions of several soldiers bought by Madel, they were all brought directly from Canterbury by the officers. What is even more infuriating is that these soldiers have nothing but military uniforms.
None of them were replaced, and even the logistics supplies were directly supplied from the British mainland.
Although Madel was very angry, he did not burn his brain. When he heard this, Madel understood that this matter was no longer something he could interfere. So Madel sent all the captured prisoners of war to Paris, and
Accompanied by the documents Madel requested for support.
When Louis XVI of Paris learned the truth, he was almost mad. He did not expect that the British would dare to do things in the local affairs of France. Now he directly sent troops to the French mainland, which made him always think of himself.
The very tall Louis XVI felt that this was definitely a great humiliation.
Of course, considering the current situation in France, Louis XVI would not immediately turn against the British. You should know that even if Louis XVI is stupid now, he felt the surging tide behind the calm. At this time, France really suffered
It's no longer a big blow.
So, regarding the matter of Calais, Louis XVI ordered the French government to ask the British government for an explanation, but what made Louis XVI almost pissed off was that the British said that the statement given by the British was "those who appeared on the battlefield of Calais."
The British were once soldiers of the British regular army, but they had retired not long ago! Now they are fighting as volunteers of international friends. The British government has always respected personal rights, although the British government is very opposed to these soldiers.
Acts, because these soldiers seriously damaged the friendship between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of France, but these British people are no longer British soldiers, and the government cannot stop the actions of these people before touching British laws!"
These words were actually formal diplomatic notes given by the British government! A volunteer army shirked all the mistakes! In other words, the behavior of these soldiers was voluntarily and the government could not interfere.
Louis XVI thought this was the funniest joke I had ever heard since I was so old!
PS: Okay, my upper body is sunburned, and there are red spots everywhere, itchy and it hurts. I'm sorry, it's so tragedy!