As a British, Pete thought so, but it does not mean that the nobles from Hannover thought so too.
These nobles undoubtedly had an extremely huge influence on the Hanover Dynasty, and even George III had to worry about this huge influence.
"Peter, losing Hannover means that we have lost the right to speak in the Holy Roman Empire and even Central Europe. Even Prussia in Hannover and the remnants of this great victory can completely rule the entire Holy Roman Empire. The Prussians are our ally, but we must never allow a powerful country that threatens the interests of Britain in Europe! Do you understand?"
George III's words do make some sense, but obviously Pitt doesn't think so
"Your Majesty, you are right, but now the Prussians have come to an end, the Austrians have been defeated by the Prussians, and the rest of the Holy Roman Empire have also surrendered Prussia directly or indirectly. In this case, Hannover can certainly help us to pinch Prussia, but it is also equivalent to us having a thorn in Prussia's heart!
If we cannot present the benefits that make the Prussians excited now, once the Prussians take their lead in running the Holy Roman Empire, the overall situation in Europe will become more and more unfavorable to us.
Therefore, although it seems that we have lost Hannover because of unwiseness, after digesting France in just five or even ten years, we will have a comprehensive suppression of the Prussians, whether on the ocean or on the land. At that time, the Prussians will not be able to make much storm!"
Peter's words made George III a little moved. It was indeed compared to Hannover. France is a larger and delicious cake, but the key question is whether Britain can eat this cake and digest it.
"Peter. How confident are you to think we can digest French territory?"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that many of the revolutionary parties in France are supported by us, and most of these revolutionary parties are in southern France. The northern part of France has always been the traditional support of the Bourbon royal family. After defeating France, we can support those who are kind to us to establish regimes in southern France. These southern revolutionary parties do not care about northern France or even be hostile. We can completely let them cede northern France to us by defeating the southern French revolutionary regime we supported after defeating.
In this way, we only need to face the Bourbon remnants in northern France. Our previous strategy of Calais and harassment in northern France have weakened the local royalist power. Then, with thunder means, we can completely digest the northern France within a few years!"
Pitt's words showed a strong ambition, and this ambition was also very appreciated by George III! If the top leaders of a country do not have ambition, then the country has no other choice except decline.
"Peter, I authorize you to marry and discuss with the Prussians. Our bottom line is that Hanover can be ceded, but the Prussians must help us defeat France completely and help us complete the actual occupation of the entire northern France!"
After receiving the permission of George III, Pete was very excited.
"Abide by your order. Your Majesty!"
Little Pete straightened his back and walked out of the London palace, while George III, who was still there, began to think about Hanover.
In June 1794, William, who was stationed in Brussels, finally received a reply from the British government, and the letter was sent to the plenipotentiary representative of the British regime and the private representative of George III and Pete Jr., the British House of Lords Gön.
"His Majesty the King of Prussia, I bring the goodwill of my government and I pay high respect to you on behalf of His Majesty George III, the supreme British Empire and Prime Minister Peter!"
As soon as he entered the door, Ge Ang took off his hat and bowed to William with great respect. After Ge Ang finished speaking, William also said with a smile:
"I finally waited for the arrival of the envoy. To be honest, I was thinking that if I don't get your country's reply this month, I will lead the army back to the country!"
Hearing William say this, Ge Ang's body immediately shuddered, and cold sweat immediately oozed out of his face.
Just as Go Ang was about to continue saying something, William waved his hand and picked up the British government letter that Go Ang sent to William first.
In this official letter, the British government tactfully opposed the withdrawal of the Prussian army. However, the British government also expressed its appreciation and sympathy for the Prussian soldiers leaving their home for a peaceful war in Europe for several years. Prussia can withdraw part of its troops from the coalition, but the main force must continue to participate in the French war.
In order to tempt the Prussians to continue fighting, the British said that all the supply of the Prussian army to fight thereafter was the British, and the British could also promise Prussia to hand over half of the territory near the border of the Holy Roman Empire in the Austrian Netherlands to the Prussian rule.
If the Prussians could continue to fight for the coalition, then as long as they completely defeated France and supported the British to occupy the northern part of France, the United Kingdom would hand over the Hannover area to William.
When William saw the last one, his eyes shrank. It is undeniable that William was indeed moved.
At any other moment, Hanover would not have made William so moved, but it is not the case now. During this period of staying in the Austrian Netherlands, William had received news of the death of Leopold II. This meant that Maximilian of Cologne became the only emperor in the Holy Roman Empire. At the same time, as a condition for exchanging the support of Maximilian as the imperial emperor, William also became the unshakable crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire.
This means that this huge territory of the Holy Roman Empire will nominally be under his rule in the future, so that the existence of Hanover will become very important.
Hannover has always made Prussia feel like a joke in the hands of the British. Hannover has a natural good harbor, which means that the British can concentrate a large amount of power to Hannover through shipping. Hannover is too close to Brandenburg, which will make Prussia feel a sense of danger at all times.
At present, the Prussians have captured the Main River Basin and Bavaria. Apart from the vassal territories of the Rhine and Austria, the only one in the Holy Roman Empire who disobeys Prussian orders is Hanover.
At the same time, according to the division method suggested by the British government, the Austrian Netherlands region occupied by the coalition forces will be divided into three parts. The territory from Antwerp to Hasselt will be ceded to the Netherlands, and Prussia will receive most of the Austrian Netherlands territory east of Brussels, including Brussels, and Britain only requires territory north of Brussels.
Of course, the British would never suffer any loss at any time. Therefore, after the government proposed that after the coalition forces entered French territory, all the territory captured would be handed over to the British government for jurisdiction.
William read every word described in the letter several times, and then he said to Ge Ang:
"So how many troops will your country require us Prussia to dispatch?"
"Your Majesty, my country suggests that your Majesty should best send 50,000 troops to continue to participate in the coalition!"
Ge Ang said to William sitting in the head, and after Ge Ang finished speaking, William immediately said:
"This is impossible. 50,000 people are too many. You must know that our country has just captured many areas, and these areas need our country to send troops to guard!"
"This is very clear. Therefore, before coming, our country's Prime Minister Peter specifically explained that if His Majesty agrees to continue to send 50,000 troops to participate in the next stage of the coalition's battle, then not only will our country be responsible for the logistics, but our country is also responsible for the pension for your army!"
William was concerned about the gains and losses in his mind. After a while, William made a decision:
"His Excellency Ge Ang, I can agree to your country's request and leave 50,000 troops to continue to participate in the next operation of the coalition forces. However, your country must increase another 10,000 troops to its existing troops. At the same time, I will appoint our country General Ferdinand as the commander of the coalition forces. Your country must agree to this!"
Originally, William had no intention of giving up the interests of the Austrian Netherlands. You should know that Prussia paid the price of tens of thousands of casualties on this land, so how could William easily give up the Austrian Netherlands? Now that the British are following the flow, it is undoubtedly excellent.
Hannover was a benefit that William was reluctant to refuse. After all, being able to obtain Hannover peacefully was too important for Prussia.
However, William was not prepared to give up his interests. Even if he promised the British to leave behind 50,000 troops, it did not mean that William had abandoned the 50,000 troops. Therefore, only if the British agreed to Ferdinand as the commander of the coalition forces, William would remain with confidence.
Hearing William's words, Ge Ang fell into a dilemma for a moment. If William continued to stay and lead this coalition, there would be no doubt that no one would object to the coalition commander of William. But now William obviously wants to return to Prussia, and although Ge Ang had heard of the Ferdinand left by William, in terms of identity and status, how could Ferdinand be compared with William?
If Ferdinand was allowed to be the commander of the coalition forces, not to mention that anyone within the British military would raise objections, even if William V, the Dutch ruler who was personally in the coalition forces, would not agree!