Although William had entrusted Bruneck with full authority to manage the North American colonies belonging to Prussia, this did not mean that William was completely at ease with North America.
For William, who was familiar with the original history, the North American continent was a treasure land rich in products, and this treasure land would also become the engine for Prussia's take-off. Under such circumstances, it became inevitable to vigorously develop the North American colonies.
After Prussia received this colony from the British, Count Bruneck became the governor of the North American colonies and the commander of the colonial army. It can be said that Bruneck combined military and political power.
Even though William has great trust in Bruneck, in this case, William still needs to pay attention to the situation in North America at all times. Even if he is not afraid of ten thousand, he is afraid of the worst. He has been in charge of military and political power in North America for more than ten years.
Bruneck, who can guarantee that he will not have any unreasonable thoughts.
Fortunately, under the supervision of the Ministry of Intelligence, Bruneke did not make any oversteps and has been working conscientiously to run North America for Prussia over the years.
But Bruneck had been in North America for too long after all, and Bruneck was already nearly sixty years old. In this case, William believed that it was necessary to adjust the leaders of the colony.
Prussia's current colonies in North America not only include the former states of South Carolina and Georgia, but also, after Prussia's expansion over the years, the territory that included the original states of Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi in the United States has also been included.
Incorporated into the Prussian colony.
To some extent, these developed colonies greatly prospered the Prussian economy. Not only could Prussia obtain supplies such as war horses and cattle from the local Indians, but at the same time, through barter with the indigenous Indians, Prussia
They exchanged items from the civilized world for a large number of gold and silver treasures in the hands of the Indians.
Through this barter method, all the gold and silver that Prussia obtained from these natives were shipped back to Prussia to enhance Prussia's economic strength.
Of course, William always has a piece of land in mind, that is South Africa. Although William was a loser in his previous life, South Africa has the largest gold deposits and the highest quality diamonds in the world.
For William, who is committed to leading Prussia to the throne of the world, South Africa is a place that must not be let go. At present, Africa except North Africa is still a cognitive blank for Europe. In this case, William feels
It is necessary to send troops to occupy the hot land of South Africa in advance.
After thinking for a while, William felt a little dizzy. Then he stood up and walked towards Louise's bedroom. William was still thinking about the letter home from Charlotte.
When William walked to Louise's bedroom and told Louise his purpose, Louise frowned and picked up a letter from the drawer under the dresser and handed it to William.
"William, the British are so bullying. Charlotte is the princess of Prussia after all, but the British actually dare to treat her like this!"
Louise's tone was very indignant, and it was obvious that the letter Charlotte sent back was not a good news.
Sure enough, when William read Charlotte's letter home, the anger on his face was even stronger than Louise's.
In this letter, Charlotte did not express all her grievances, but just the two or three items mentioned by Charlotte already made the future angry.
Only half a year after the Duke of York and Charlotte got married, one of his mistresses became pregnant. According to time calculation, the pregnancy of the Duke of York's mistress happened to be the time of their wedding. In addition to this, Xia Xia's mistress became pregnant.
Lott also mentioned that the two separated more than half a year after their marriage. After Charlotte moved out of the Duke of York's official residence, the Duke of York's mistress actually moved into the official residence openly. Not only that. Between Charlotte and York
After the Duke separated, the Duke of York paid Charlotte only a pound equivalent of less than two hundred Prussian gold marks every week!
Of course, this expense is actually not a small amount. After all, for ordinary Prussian people, a family of three may only spend two gold marks a week.
But don’t forget, Charlotte is the Princess of Prussia and the Duchess of York of the British Empire.
Even in Prussia, each direct member of the royal family received a living allowance of five hundred gold marks.
After Charlotte and the Duke of York separated, Charlotte's residence and servants cost money, and Charlotte had to pay for all of this money herself.
Moreover, Charlotte is still the Duchess of York in name, and contacts and gatherings between upper-class aristocrats cost money.
"The Duke of York is simply disrespectful! Mother, don't worry, I will communicate directly with the British. If the British still don't change their attitude, then I will let Charlotte directly file for divorce. I support her on this!"
William's attitude was extremely tough.
Although Charlotte and William are not born from the same mother, they have lived together for a long time after all. In addition, Charlotte has always been gentle and kind to William, which also makes her wish to have a biological sister.
William, who took care of her, was very affectionate towards Charlotte.
"Mother, please first advance 10,000 gold marks from the royal treasury and give it to Charlotte. We can't lose the face of the Prussian royal family in front of those British people!"
After hearing William's words, although she was surprised by William's previous proposal to divorce Charlotte and the Duke of York, Louise immediately nodded and agreed to the decision to pay Charlotte 10,000 gold marks from the royal treasury.
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Then William talked to Louise for a while and then left Louise's palace.
Until he returned to his office, William was still a little angry.
Although the Duke of York's series of actions can only represent his personal behavior, William absolutely does not believe that without the acquiescence of the old British king, the Duke of York would have dared to do so unscrupulously! This can be seen from the side, and the British view of
Prussia's attitude was no longer as cordial as before.
And under such circumstances, the British actually dared to ask Prussia for troops. It was simply wishful thinking!
It is said that if William had not worried about the overall situation of the coalition forces, then he would have ordered the withdrawal of troops from the French front.
"Immediately go to the Ministry of War and ask Henry to give an order to Marshal Ferdinand the Younger. Tell him not to worry about the attitude of the British. Everything is based on our Prussian interests! Even if Paris cannot be captured, I will not pursue him.
But if he causes too many casualties to our Prussian soldiers in order to attack Paris, then he will come back to me immediately to apologize!"
Starting on October 7th, the coalition forces stationed under the city of Paris officially launched their attack on Paris.
Before the infantry attacked the city, the coalition's artillery took the lead in pouring cannonballs on the city walls and towers of Paris. The coalition's artillery shells continued to hit the city walls of Paris like rain. For a moment, the French troops at the top of Paris were
He was so depressed that he couldn't even lift his head.
Napoleon stood in a command post converted from a hidden soldier cave in the northern city wall of Paris. Through the long shooting hole, Napoleon could clearly see the eagerly watching coalition soldiers outside the city.
"This battle is not easy to fight! Kesselen. I will give you a task. The enemy will definitely launch an offensive after the bombardment. I need you to use the soldiers on the city to reach the coalition's three-hour attack. Do you have the confidence?
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Napoleon's words echoed in the headquarters, and Cosselon, whose name was mentioned by Napoleon, immediately gave a military salute and said loudly after hearing Napoleon's words:
"Marshal, please rest assured. I will complete the task next time!"
After finishing speaking, Cosselon immediately turned around and left the headquarters and rushed towards the top of the city.
In fact, Napoleon had already made arrangements for the garrison on the city wall before. The reason why he arranged for Cosselon to go to the city wall now was mainly because Cosselon was tasked with overseeing the army.
Even though Napoleon received full authority from Louis XVI, Napoleon has not yet established absolute prestige among all the French troops in Paris. Under such circumstances, Napoleon naturally has to be careful.
Moreover, even though the Paris garrison has undergone a certain degree of training, there is definitely a huge gap in combat effectiveness compared with the soldiers of the coalition forces.
In addition, most of the garrison soldiers in Paris are new recruits who have just been recruited. It can be said that among the army of more than 40,000 people, soldiers with large-scale war experience are almost only one in a hundred. In this case, the coalition forces will be beaten as soon as they come up.
The fierce artillery bombardment, to a certain extent, was simply destroying the spirit of these French recruits.
You must know that in every war, almost all new recruits are psychologically collapsed by such a violent attack due to lack of psychological preparation. In the case of psychological collapse, these soldiers are simply the enemy's best helpers.
People's psychological emotions can be contagious in various ways, and the camp roars that often occurred in ancient times were actually, to a certain extent, it was this kind of psychological collapse and contagion that ultimately led to the entire army falling into self-chaos and irreversible danger.
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Napoleon, who had a lot of war experience, naturally knew the dangers involved. It was precisely because he knew that Napoleon, who was a little worried, asked Cosselon to go to the city wall to take over the task of supervising the army.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, the enemy's attack is too fierce. I'm afraid our soldiers can't stop it!"
The speaker was a staff officer from the City Defense Command, and this staff officer had followed Napoleon and fled back to Paris from Compiègne. It is correct to say that he was Napoleon's confidant.
"Don't tell me whether it can be blocked or not. There is definitely no problem with this. We will definitely be able to block the enemy's attack. Not only that, I will also defeat those enemies in Paris and let them understand that the blood of us French people is not
It’s all in vain!”
Hearing the determination in Napoleon's tone, the staff officer wanted to persuade him again, but under the pressure of his colleagues around him, he ultimately did not say anything out loud.
The artillery attack on Paris lasted for four hours. Although during this period, the French army guarding Paris also began to use various artillery to fight back against the coalition forces. However, due to the inexperience of the French artillery, even though the French artillery
There were more than the coalition forces, but they caused almost no casualties to the coalition forces.
Under the attack of artillery, it was a devastating damage to the morale of the soldiers. Although Napoleon had done a lot of work before, a considerable number of French soldiers were still in chaos, and even some were
There were also many who were so frightened that they shouted to go home.
In this situation, Napoleon had only one method, and that was suppression. Any soldiers who left the position without authorization and appeared in panic, Napoleon issued an order to kill them all.
It was through this method that the soldiers' collapsed emotions were not contagious. However, before the enemy launched an attack, the French army itself caused hundreds of casualties, of which only a few percent were caused by the coalition's artillery fire.
To reach 30%, it has to be said to be a kind of irony.
After four hours of artillery fire, under the orders of Ferdinand the Younger, the coalition soldiers lined up in order and began to attack Paris.
The drummers began to beat in the queue, and on the smoke-filled battlefield, groups of coalition soldiers appeared in the sight of the French soldiers on the walls of Paris. The sound of drums produced by the march of tens of thousands of people and the sound of drums in the ranks of the coalition forces
All the French soldiers turned pale.
"Don't panic, stay alert!
Soldiers, the land beneath our feet is Paris, and this is the capital of the Kingdom!
Paris has been captured for hundreds of years, but then the sacrifices of countless French warriors brought Paris back into our hands! Our enemies across the street include the British and the Prussians. Someone once said that the Prussians are the strongest army in Europe!
But for those who say this, I want to say fart to them! Starting from the Sun King, the strongest army in Europe is only our France! The Prussians are a group of country bumpkins, a group of dirty, despicable country bumpkins!
And the British... haha, they haven't learned the lessons of the Hundred Years' War yet!
The glory of France cannot be tarnished. Countless French sages from past generations are watching us. They are watching whether we can defend Paris and whether we can defend the glory of France!
And the British and Prussians, no matter how powerful they are, will eventually become medals on our French warriors! Their heads will be trampled under our feet!"
After the coalition soldiers began to dispatch, Napoleon also walked onto the city wall. Among the soldiers, Napoleon used impassioned words to irritate the soldiers around him.
The moment Napoleon stepped onto the city wall, the royal flag of the Kingdom of France and Napoleon's military flag also appeared on the city wall.
"Hey, oh, it's that damn guy!"
Young Ferdinand looked through the telescope at Napoleon's flag that suddenly appeared on the city wall, and whispered.
"We failed to capture Napoleon in the Netherlands and Compiègne. This is not only our regret, but also the regret of His Majesty the King!
Before His Majesty the King left France, His Majesty the King once said to me that as long as we can capture Napoleon or kill him! Then His Majesty the King will not be stingy with a heavy reward! We have already lost such an opportunity in Compiègne, but now
Since Napoleon appears in front of us again, we must not let him go this time!
Here, I express my position on behalf of His Majesty the King. As long as I can capture Napoleon or kill him! I will immediately be promoted to two levels of military rank. At the same time, I will apply to the Ministry of Military Affairs for the title of earl. If I already have the title before, then I will be promoted to the title.
Until the count, if the attack on Paris is the first achievement, then capturing Napoleon is the second achievement!"
The great reward spoken by little Ferdinand made everyone around him excited.
Currently in this coalition, except for Ferdinand the Younger, who is a duke, there are only two marquises and five earls on the Prussian side. In the whole of Prussia, the Prussian count level and above have obtained the title of earl.
Those who add up to less than a hundred people.
Even the division commander of a main division like Niclaw was just a viscount.
Under such circumstances, the title of an earl obviously makes everyone feel excited.
Soon there were messengers conveying Ferdinand the Younger's military orders to the various units. When the officers of these troops heard the heavy reward from Ferdinand the Younger, they all looked at the Napoleonic flag flying on the city wall with eyes wide open.
All turned red.
The Prussian military rank from colonel to general is a huge leap. From the time William ascended the throne, he began military reforms. After the military reform, promotion to Prussian military ranks was undoubtedly extremely difficult. A general must not only have a good record
, and at the same time, it also requires the energy of a chief officer in the main division, and finally, William's personal approval is required.
William's personal imperial approval is not easy to obtain. He will ask the Ministry of Military Affairs to conduct a comprehensive investigation on the officers. Only those who pass the investigation will sign in the future.
The reason why it is so complicated is actually that William wanted to control the rank of Prussian officers and the number of generals. If, as before, an officer who commands a thousand soldiers is a general, then what is the significance of William's military reforms!
Under such circumstances, being promoted by two ranks is simply a dream for those officers with the rank of lieutenant colonel and colonel, because it is enough to help them jump into the ranks of generals.
The coalition troops marched faster, with tens of thousands of troops rushing towards Paris like waves. A large number of siege equipment in the army were carried towards Paris by the coalition soldiers.
"Officers at all levels, don't panic. Pay attention to the enemy's distance. Wait until the enemy enters the range and open fire immediately. Military judges should be on guard. However, anyone who does not obey military orders and panics, no matter who he is, will be dealt with according to military law!"