The Russian Empress Catherine II has a very bad temper during this period. The attendants in the palace are now walking in silence. Just two days ago, two maids were dragged out by the furious Her Majesty the Empress.
Already.
Catherine II sat on her throne, thinking about the Prussian ambassador's face a few days ago, and she wished she could bring her troops to crush Prussia immediately.
A few days ago, the Prussian ambassador and the Austrian ambassador asked to see Catherine II. During the meeting, the Prussian ambassador strongly opposed Russia's forced occupation of Austrian land without Austria's consent.
Looking at that face, Catherine II wanted to spit in his face. What do you mean by not getting Austria's consent? Did Prussia get their consent? What else is compulsory? According to European tradition, whoever occupies the territory
Whoever comes down belongs to whom, and the Prussians are not afraid of using their tongues when speaking.
Did the King of Prussia think that Russia was just a toy in his hands? He kept it like a treasure when he was using it, and kicked it away when it was no longer needed. At the same time, he would step on it a few more times.
Catherine II ordered her favorite Grigory Grigorievich Orlov to visit Denmark to reiterate the purpose of the Armed Neutrality League. At the same time, in order to deal with the Puri Alliance, Catherine
Queen Elizabeth II also wrote a meaningful letter to Marie Juliana, the stepmother of King Christian VII of Denmark.
Of course, Christian VII was in a trance at this time and had extremely severe symptoms of schizophrenia. At this time, Denmark's royal power was completely controlled by Christian VII's stepmother, Marie Juliana.
The letter recalled the long-standing friendship between Russia and Denmark, and emphasized the huge threat to Denmark and Russia from the Puri Alliance. Catherine II believed that it was necessary for Russia and Denmark to form a stronger alliance to ensure the security of their respective countries.
Benefit.
Marie Juliana agreed with Catherine II's point of view. She agreed to strengthen relations with Russia. At the same time, in order to deal with the influence of the Prey Alliance on the situation in the Baltic Sea, she suggested that the Danish Navy and the Russian Baltic Fleet jointly operate in the Baltic Sea.
Area patrol to deter Puri Navy.
Catherine II also sent an invitation to Austria and France in an attempt to form an alliance against the Prussian Evil Alliance, but the invitation was rejected by Joseph II without hesitation.
Joseph II kept Queen Theresa's wishes in mind and cooperated with Prussia in all diplomatic affairs. At Joseph II's request, Queen Mary of France also rejected Catherine II's invitation. Joseph II
He quietly told Mary the news of Theresa's death and asked Mary not to leak it to the outside world. After learning of Queen Theresa's death, Queen Mary became more diligent in handling French internal affairs.
Queen Mary believes that Prussia is the biggest murderer of Queen Theresa, but now is not the best time for revenge. France must remove the threat from Britain before it can take action against Prussia. At the moment, France does not have the power to launch a full-scale attack on Prussia.
War. She followed the advice of her brother Joseph II and quietly accumulated national strength.
After Catherine II received France and Austria's rejection of her suggestions, she hated these two countries deeply, but there was no way, and Russia did not have the power to interfere with European countries at the moment.
The Ottoman Empire, which lost the Crimean Peninsula, was not willing to fail. Their Caliph Abdul Hamid I never forgot revenge on Russia. This ambitious Caliph had already started military reforms at home. It was foreseeable that
In the near future, Russia and the Ottoman Empire will probably still be at war with each other.
Puri's alliance made Russia's external situation even worse, and Russia could now be said to be surrounded by enemies on three sides. The deterioration of the external situation prompted Catherine II's determination to carry out internal reforms. She further strengthened the centralization of power, such as reforming the "provincial
The three-level system of "state and county" was replaced by the two-level system of "province and county". It gave the nobility more and greater power, although in the long run it intensified the contradiction between the aristocratic serf owners and the serfs, and the serfs suffered
Exploitation and oppression further deepened, but in the short term it was beneficial to Catherine II to consolidate her rule.
In addition, Prussia, Austria, and Russia all had extremely important interests in the Polish region. Austria was not unwilling to lose the Austrian-Polish region, and Prussia also put pressure on Russia in the hope that Russia could withdraw from Austrian Poland.
But how could this ambitious queen give up her own interests? She appealed to William and Joseph II that the three countries should convene a meeting in a short period of time to deal with the issue of territorial division of Poland. William and Joseph II agreed to this
call.
In August 1780, five thousand Prussian troops gathered in the Prussian port city of Danzig. The British Royal Navy would send a squadron to transport this Prussian army to North America.
The commander of this Prussian army was Count Wilhelm von Bruneck. Bruneck was a close friend of Old Hans. With the unanimous recommendation of Old Hans and Prince Ferdinand, William appointed this veteran general. Before setting off,
, William said to the veteran:
"You are the advance troops. In two months I will send another five thousand people to North America. Remember that our Prussian army in North America must command its own troops. I cannot allow those stupid British generals to command our brave and fighting Prussians.
Soldiers go to die, do you understand?”
Bruneck obeyed William's orders. Although William had promised the British to help them suppress local rebellions in North America, William could not allow those British generals who could be said to be close to idiots to command their own armies. William also expressed this to
Lord North made an explanation, and after obtaining the authorization from George III, Lord North agreed to William's request.
According to the agreement between William and the British, after Prussia sent 20,000 troops to North America, the British Royal Navy must send its main force to destroy the Danish navy. This was William's unwavering condition.
At this time, the British flag was still invincible on the ocean. The always arrogant Danish navy changed its usual style after seeing the Royal Navy's St. George flag and sent a warship forward to ask what the British navy was doing in the Baltic Sea.
However, the commander of the British Navy, Sir Laurent, ignored the Danes' questions and swaggered through the Kattegat, leaving only the commander of the Danish Navy gnashing his teeth.
At the Port of Danzig, the British Navy received a grand welcome from Prussia. William personally greeted the arrival of the British Royal Navy at Horsehead. Sir Laurent was very surprised when he learned that the child greeting him was His Majesty William of Prussia.
, but he quickly reacted and assured William that he would send these Prussian soldiers safely to North America.
After Laurent made the guarantee, William held a grand welcome banquet for the British fleet. That night, the taverns in the Danzig port area were very popular. William ordered the taverns in the port area to be open to British naval soldiers for free. For these
Sailors who have been wandering on the sea all year round say that wine and women are their life. Under the tricks of some people with ulterior motives arranged by William, these British sailors said everything they should and should not say.
William paid such a high price not just to be a good person. William was eager to understand every detail of the navy. Because Prussia did not have a large-scale navy, everything needed to be started from scratch, and now the arrival of the British navy opened a door for Prussia.
Windows. As long as it was about things on the ocean, William would order people to get them out of the mouths of these lower-level soldiers.
PS: Khan, I’m going home tomorrow and I’m feeling a little excited. My comrades will smash me to death with their collections.