In early January 1790, the Imperial Parliament in Frankfurt made a decision.
The Imperial Parliament declared that the war between Prussia against the princes of the Main River was an aggressive war. Although Prussia played a disgraceful role, if Prussia could withdraw troops from the Main River in time, the generous Imperial Parliament would
Will forgive the Prussians for their rude actions.
But if the Prussians continue to attack before January 15, the Imperial Parliament will announce to the entire empire that Prussia is the enemy of all the princes of the entire empire, and the Imperial Parliament will organize the Imperial army to start war against Prussia!
This news surprised the princes of the Mainhe River and were happy, and the Imperial Parliament had already made its attitude clear, that is, the Prussians did not withdraw their troops and organized the Imperial Army to fight for so long. What was shocking was that it was now 15th January.
There is more than a week left on Sunday. If the Prussians decide to fight against the Imperial Parliament to the end, then at the speed of the Prussians, nearly half of the land in the Main River Basin can definitely be occupied in one week.
When the Prussian Ambassador to Frankfurt was delivered to Prussia as quickly as possible, William did not even take a look at this thing, but formally summoned the minister to announce:
"The states in the Mein River Basin do not think about the empire's franchise, and the princes do their own things and exploit the people of the empire. This is angering for both humans and gods. As one of the seven elected emperors of the empire, Prussia feels that it has a great responsibility, but how can it be
When the compatriots and the fire and water were ignored, they specially formed a hundred thousand troops to march westward to clear away the ghosts and monsters, and gave the empire a bright world! In addition, the emperors of the Imperial Parliament in Frankfurt have been bewitched by villains. Therefore, Prussia will do its best to support the Imperial Parliament.
Let the Imperial Parliament return to the right course and principle of serving the people!”
OK. Although these words were a bit inconsistent, William's meaning was successfully expressed. In short, it was because the princes of the Minhe were unhappy and sent troops to fight. Now the Imperial Parliament actually supports those princes, which is sufficient
It shows that the Imperial Parliament has been controlled by villains, so Prussia will devote itself to the happiness and well-being of all the people of the entire empire.
William's words were completely a naked declaration of war. As Prussia's toughest response, shocked everyone who hoped to watch the show. Although no one would think that Prussia would withdraw its troops. But in this way, it would hit the face of the Imperial Parliament.
It's really a bit shocking.
In response to the Imperial Parliament, William inspected the 16th Division, 19th Division and 20th Division that were being formed the next day. William openly announced in full view of everyone that these three divisions must
The formation is completed in the shortest time, and then I will be the backbone of the Prussian army to train.
William's reaction was so fast and extremely striking that the entire Frankfurt was caught off guard, especially Schiller, the Speaker of the Imperial Parliament.
When he learned William's reaction, only a wry smile was left on Shijie's face.
What a joke! Where is the Imperial Parliament? You should know that during the Seven Years War, the Imperial Parliament had full support from the Austrians, but only launched nearly 20,000 troops. Even now, according to Xi Jie
I most optimistically estimate that the Imperial Army formed will definitely not exceed 30,000 troops.
And how much combat effectiveness can these hasty troops gathered together? Moreover, not all the princes will support the Imperial Army. Don’t forget that Prussia was not alone in the empire, not to mention the Hohenzollern family.
The territory is the marquis states outside, and some of the Bo countries are Prussians' best friends.
Once news of Prussia's march into the Main River, Czecher sent envoys to the electorate states other than Prussia, hoping that they could provide support to the Imperial Army that the Imperial Parliament might organize.
Among the seven electoral emperors of the empire, Mainz was quite active. After all, Mainz was in the Main River basin. He couldn't escape even if he wanted to. Eltar agreed to send 3,000 people to join the Imperial Army.
The remaining Electors of Cologne and Trier refused to participate in the possible Imperial Army under the pretext that religious Electors should not interfere in secular government affairs, and Bavaria, which can be regarded as the third in the empire, also became ostrich.
Itans did not agree or disagree with Schiele's messenger.
The news from the Rhine countries was not very ideal. Those guys were all ostrich and had no overall view.
In the end, based on the calculations reported by various places, it turned out that the nearly 30,000 imperial troops he had imagined were only likely to have 12,000 people, of which Mainz contributed 3,000, Frankfurt contributed 4,000, and Württemberg contributed
Bian also intends to dispatch two thousand people in the name of mercenaries, and in addition to more than a dozen princes, he only dispatched three thousand people. This made Xijie want to kill these bastards.
You should know that Prussia is now aiming at the entire Main River Basin, but these princes still preserved some strength. They could dispatch 1,000 people, but in the end they had 300 people.
But this cannot be blamed on these princes. After all, no one will feel at ease when handing over their own army. Although it is all for the purpose of resisting the Prussians, they still have to leave some people to protect themselves. If they send all the troops to the public, they will still have to leave some people to protect themselves.
If the Imperial Army fails, when the Prussians reach the city, wouldn’t they even have no escape guards?
Besides, even Frankfurt only dispatched 4,000 people. You should know that as one of the major cities in the empire, Frankfurt had definitely mobilized more than 10,000 troops.
After thinking for a long time, Shijie decided not to care about that much. Now the situation has become like this. In order not to make the Imperial Parliament a laughing stock in the world, the Imperial Parliament has to take action.
Therefore, on January 12, Schieger, as the Speaker of the Holy Roman Empire, announced the establishment of the Imperial Army to attack the Prussian army, and this Imperial Army will be commander-in-chief of the Frankfurt City Defense Forces, and will be the commander-in-chief of the various vassal states.
The number of people is assigned to military positions.
After the establishment of the Imperial Army, in addition to Württemberg, news also came from Vienna that Austria could provide assistance to the Imperial Army by hiring mercenaries.
This news made Shiger, who had been in a depressed for half a month, finally felt a little relieved. However, according to the news from Austria, in order not to stimulate the Prussians, Austria will eventually provide less than 5,000 mercenaries.
This is enough for Schieger.
In addition to establishing the Imperial Army, Schieger also showed off some fees to the princes. In addition to taking out a small part of the fees to Württemberg and Vienna, most of them also hired real mercenaries from Switzerland.
Swiss mercenaries were famous throughout Europe, especially during the Middle Ages, when Swiss mercenaries were famous throughout the European continent for their good reputation and strong combat effectiveness. What made Swiss mercenaries really famous on the continent was in 1527.
When.
In 1527, Charles V of the Habsburg Dynasty baptized Rome. At that time, the army of other countries guarding the Holy See fled to survive. Only the Swiss insisted on stubbornly. 147 Swiss soldiers shed their last drop of blood to defend the Pope.
Death! This battle also made the Swiss trust from the Holy See. After that, the guard responsible for defending the Pope only recruited Swiss people, and the name of the guard was also changed from "Pope Guard" to "Swiss Guard".
The reason why the Swiss are so powerful may be related to the bad situation of Switzerland's survival. Perhaps in the eyes of later generations, Switzerland was a country with mountains and waters and beautiful scenery, which is very suitable for vacation, but before the Industrial Revolution, the land of Switzerland could also be said to be
It is quite barren. The dense forests make Switzerland not have many areas for cultivation, and the children who grow up in the mountains have no other skills except for strength and courage, so mercenaries become the most helpless
The choice.
In Schieger's plan, he planned to recruit 3,000 to 5,000 Swiss mercenaries, but the price of Swiss mercenaries is not cheap now. A Swiss mercenary needs at least five Jintale's settlement fee, and
After that, the monthly military pay was also two Kintalors, and if they were killed, they would need fifteen Kintalors' pension.
If this calculation is made, Schieger will have to raise at least 50,000 Kintal to ensure that a Swiss mercenary who can fight bravely for him will be recruited.
Although Swiss mercenaries are loyal, there is an absolute premise, that is, if the employer can pay the employment fee on time. If the employer cannot pay the employment fee on time, or even default for more than three months, then the Swiss mercenaries are at risk of mutiny.
, and the Swiss are very united, and there are many examples of mutiny caused by employers’ failure to pay their employment fees in a timely manner.
50,000 quinthaler said that it is not much more. At least the tax revenue in Frankfurt exceeds 50,000 quinthaler every year. But it is not much less. At least now, Schiele is almost about to lose all of himself for the money.
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Frankfurt's finances can take out 20,000 kintallers, and Mainz also promised to pay 15,000 kintallers, but the little princes only got 5,000 kintallers. In this way, there is a gap.
Ten thousand kintal, how can Sijie not worry?
Frankfurt will never take this ten thousand. Although Schieger is the Speaker of the Imperial Parliament, Frankfurt has considerable autonomy. It can be said that the most contribution of the Imperial Army is Frankfurt, so Frankfurt will never give again.
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Although Mainz also suffered some blood, it was obvious that the old fox of Eltar had retained a lot. At least, the slightest point in Eltar's fingers was not a big problem.
As for those little princes, they were all poor and even some rich people didn't want to spend much. After all, no one had much confidence in whether they could resist the Prussians. In this case, everyone wanted to give it to them.
Leave a way out for yourself, and the best way out is undoubtedly to leave some money. In this way, even if the territory is gone, you can ensure that your life will not become a mess in the future.
PS: I can't afford to send it! I can't afford to damage the traffic.