Chapter seven hundred and sixty third secret struggle
Speaking of which, I have to mention a secret thing.
In May 1757, the Seven Years' War was in full swing. Frederick the Great had just won the victory at the Battle of Robsitz, and then he couldn't wait to invade Bohemia. Under the city of Prague, a total of tens of thousands of Prussian and Austrian soldiers
A desperate fight began.
At that time, Ferdinand was the commander of the right wing of Frederick the Great's formation. At the beginning of the battle, the Prussian army was at a disadvantage. Later, the left wing of the Prussian army's phalanx was defeated by the Austrian army and collapsed.
Later, because of the pursuit of the collapsed left wing of the Prussian army, a huge gap appeared between the right wing and the center of the Austrian army. Noticing this, Frederick the Great immediately ordered Marshal Zytten to lead the cavalry to attack from the gap and cut off the Austrian army.
The right wing of the army was in contact with the main formation, and at the same time, the Prussian army also began to use all its strength to launch a counterattack against the Austrian army's main formation.
In the end, the Battle of Prague ended with the victory of the Prussian army, but no one expected that this victory would plant a seed of hatred in the hearts of Zytten and Ferdinand.
The old Saito, who was only a lieutenant general at the time, advised Frederick the Great after the war, saying that it was precisely because of the inaction of the right-wing army led by Ferdinand that the Austrian army was able to concentrate its strength on attacking the Prussian left wing.
This led to the defeat of the Prussian left wing.
Such words immediately attracted Ferdinand's rebuttal, but who knew that the fiery Zitten immediately became furious after hearing Ferdinand's rebuttal. Not only did he demand from Frederick the Great that Ferdinand be punished, but he also demanded that Ferdinand be punished.
Ferdinand cursed angrily.
Zitten's words caused Frederick the Great to think deeply. After all, judging from the battlefield situation, the right wing at that time did retain its strength and did not launch an attack on the Austrian army with all its strength.
In addition, Zytten's victory in the battle of Prague made Frederick the Great's attitude biased towards Zytten and prepared to deal with Ferdinand. At this time, the old Dessau, who was in charge of commanding the main force of the Prussian Central Army,
The prince stood up and defended Ferdinand.
In the end, the defense of the old Prince Dessau saved Ferdinand from being punished. However, Ferdinand later had a very bad impression of Zieten. However, Zieten was reused by Frederick the Great and became the emperor's subordinate.
As the number one general, Ferdinand could only hide the anger in his heart.
Even after decades, Ferdinand still felt uncontrollably angry when he thought about this incident.
"So, I absolutely cannot tolerate Dafilia taking over the staff, so I might as well explain it to you here. My nephew can compete fairly with Dessau, but at the same time he must not relax his support for Dafilia.
Be vigilant, I think Your Highness the Prince has no objection to this, right?"
After hearing what Ferdinand said, Prince Henry agreed after just thinking about it.
Although Zie Teng is recognized as the first general under Frederick the Great, many people in the Prussian army believe that Zie Teng does not deserve the title because the old Prince of Dessau was appointed earlier than Zie Teng.
Before Zitten rose to prominence in the Prussian army, the old Prince of Dessau was the emperor's first general.
Not only that, unlike Qi Teng, the old Marshal of Dessau had a very gentle attitude towards his colleagues and subordinates. It was perfectly appropriate to apply his love of soldiers as his own children to the old Prince of Dessau.
If the old love of Dessau hadn't still existed, Henry wouldn't have taken such care of Marshal Dessau.
Soon afterwards, the conversation between Ferdinand and Henry was shown in William's office.
Looking at the paper recording the conversation between Ferdinand and Henry, the expression on William's face was very cold, with no fluctuations visible.
The founder of Red China once said, "There are no parties outside the party, imperial ideas, and no factions within the party, all kinds of strange things." For William, he was well aware of the factions that existed in the Prussian army.
"Hornde, you did a good job, please step back first!"
After finishing speaking, William waved to Hornd, and then Horned saluted William and left.
After Hornder left, William lit the piece of paper and threw it into a flowerpot nearby.
After a while, William came to Louise's palace, and at this moment, William's brothers and sisters were also gathered in Louise's palace.
After seeing William coming, Louise stopped teasing Eric and said to William:
"Since you are back during this period, please try to persuade Christine. Now I can't persuade her at all!"
After hearing Louise's words, William quickly looked at Christine, and saw that Christine's face had lost a lot of weight, and her whole person actually exuded a cold aura, which made William feel a little uncomfortable.
Metaphor.
"Christine, come here, what's going on? Why are you so thin? Is this still my Imperial Princess?"
William walked up to Christine and stretched out his hand to touch Christine's hair, and then said.
Hearing William's words, Christine shed tears on her face.
Seeing that Christine didn't speak, William comforted her for a while and then walked to Charlotte's side.
"Charlotte, I'm sorry for you. If you have any request, I will try my best to compensate you!"
After William finished speaking, unexpectedly Charlotte just smiled slightly and said:
"I don't blame anyone for this matter. Besides, I'm back in Brandenburg now. I feel pretty good. Sister Christine can talk to me, so Your Majesty doesn't have to blame yourself!"
Before William could reply to Charlotte, Louise called William to her side. After William stood in front of her, Louise held William's hand with one hand and Ludwig's hand with the other.
, and then pulled the two hands together.
"William, now you are the emperor of the empire, and the emperor should have the world in mind! Your brother is your closest relative, and you men just have quarrels over that little thing, but in my opinion, brothers in my own family have
What an insurmountable threshold!
Now that you have become the emperor of the empire, I want to ask you what arrangements you are going to make for Ludwig and your sisters!"
Louise's words made William feel very sudden, but fortunately William had thought about the arrangements for several brothers and sisters before. So William said:
"After the Pope is elected, I am ready to let Ludwig go to Tritz to serve as Archbishop of Tritz, and Wilhelmina, I am already discussing with King Gustav of Sweden. If possible, I am ready to let Ludwig go to Tritz to serve as Archbishop of Tritz.
Wilhelmina marries Crown Prince of Sweden.
Christine's words are still in line with her wishes. As for Charlotte, I won't force it. If she has her heart, she can't escape from the Earl's castle!"
After William finished speaking, Louise showed a trace of hesitation on her face.
Regarding the arrangements for his daughters, William's arrangements are indeed very good. For Wilhelmina to marry the crown prince of Sweden, Louise thinks it is a good thing. After all, marriages between royal families are normal. It is also good to have a crown prince.
It doesn’t mean that Wilhelmina’s identity is wrong.
Charlotte William had already prepared a generous dowry for her. After Charlotte's divorce, the British not only returned the dowry, but also gave a large amount of property as alimony. Therefore, it is obvious that the title of an earl is for Xia.
Prepared by Lot's future husband.
In this way, the only one who made Louise feel hesitant was Ludwig.
Louise has never been to Tritz, and she doesn’t know what the situation is like in Tritz, but Louise knows one thing, that is, Archbishop Tritz is not only one of the electors of the empire, but he also holds great power in territories and the like.
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It's just a matter of faith that makes Louise hesitate.
William believed in Catholicism in the name of the emperor. Louise could understand it, but having her other son also believe in Catholicism was difficult for Louise, who was more devout in faith, to accept.
Although Louise has never been to Tritz, she also knows that Tritz is a special place like Cologne, and the Archbishop of Tritz must be a Catholic believer.
However, Archbishop Tritz's status as an elector of the empire still made Louise a little moved, so she had this hesitation.
William saw the hesitant look on Louise's face and said to Ludwig beside him:
"I asked you to go to Tritz, will you go?"
As early as after William finished his last sentence, Ludwig began to consider the pros and cons of serving as Archbishop of Trits. Obviously, serving as Archbishop of Tritts had advantages and disadvantages for Ludwig, but the good and bad were not the same.
It's not a matter of faith.
Tritz is very far from Brandenburg, it can be said that it is even nearly twice as far as Dresden from Brandenburg. In this case, it means that Ludwig will leave Louise
The protection of a person to go out on his own.
Moreover, Tritsch had just been occupied by the Prussian army, and the place had not yet been completely stabilized. In addition, as an archdiocese, many people there were fanatical believers. With the former Archbishop of Tritts still in exile, there was no guarantee that it would not happen.
Someone threatens Ludwig's safety.
In addition, Archbishop Tritz was only a religious prince. In other words, Archbishop Tritz himself could not become the emperor of the empire through election. Of course, because of the example of Maximilian, this rule can be solved by learning from Maximilian.
Can.
However, there are many advantages to going to Tritz. First of all, Archbishop Tritz is one of the electors of the empire. Although the current emperor of the empire is William, this right does not seem to be of much use, but there is no guarantee that it will not be used in the future.
Comes in handy in emergencies.
In addition, in addition to being a religious leader, the Archbishop of Tritz is also in charge of the military and political affairs of the Tritz region. If William really lets Ludwig go, it means that Ludwig will have his own independent kingdom.
There is no need to worry about being imprisoned like before.
But no matter what, Ludwig understood that this was the arrangement in William's mind. Even if he or Louise objected, then there is no way that William's next arrangement would even be inferior to Tritz.
Therefore, after a brief hesitation, Ludwig said resolutely:
"Now that my brother has made his decision, I'm going to Tritz!"
Ludwig's statement made Louise feel happy. Although she loved her young son, it did not mean that Louise did not understand politics.
Before William could speak, Louise said happily:
"Ludwig, you promised well. But remember, after arriving in Tritz, you should ask more questions about things you don't understand, and never make a decision hastily. And always write to Brandenburg on everything.
Your brother and I are your strong backing!"
Hearing Louise say this, William could only say:
"Mother said a lot, we are brothers, we don't have to compromise on some principles, but more often than not, we should unite together. Don't worry, Ludwig, I will make arrangements after you go to Tritz. Local
I will send someone to hand over the military affairs to you, I hope you will not disappoint me!"
When he heard that William was willing to give up the military administration of Tritz to him, Ludwig immediately became overjoyed.
"Your Highness, it's not good. News came from the Prussians. They seem to have decided to support Alexander. In addition, the envoys we sent to contact the Swedes also reported that the Swedes rejected our request for an armistice, but the Swedes also claimed that if we
If they are willing to cede all the territories of Estonia, Latvia and Scandinavia, then the Swedes can also consider a truce!"
An official hurriedly walked into Brankov's office in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg and reported to Brankov.
Since Brankov took control of St. Petersburg, although he nominally supported Petrov and became the puppet tsar, it did not prevent him from becoming the actual controller of the Russian Empire. Later, Brankov even moved in under the pretext of political needs.
In the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. As for the poor Tsar Petrov, he could only give up the Winter Palace and live in a manor on the outskirts of St. Petersburg.
“The Swedes bully others too much!”
After hearing what the official said, Brankov was stunned for a moment and then said angrily.
Among the conditions originally proposed by Brankov, he could cede all of Latvia, half of Belarus and half of Estonia to the Swedes in exchange for the Swedes agreeing to an armistice.
But even this is not enough for the Swedes, and they actually ask for the territory of Scandinavia. If Brankov really agrees, it will mean that the Romanov dynasty's century-long efforts to achieve success in Europe have been in vain.
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However, after shouting angrily, Brankov quickly calmed down. The information he received from the Prussians and Swedes made Brankov seem to smell the atmosphere of conspiracy.
The Prussians and the Swedes are close allies, which is known to the world, and the connection between the Prussians' decision to support Alexander and the Swedes' disagreement with the armistice is actually the same thing, that is, the Swedes' disagreement with the armistice seems to be precisely for Prussia to help Alexander
The paving the way for the restoration of the country.
Brankov's head gradually started to hurt. For Brankov, although he seemed to have infinite glory at this time, Brankov also knew that he was walking on the edge of a cliff.
If you are careful, you will never recover.
After a while, Brankov said to the official:
"You go down first"
After finishing speaking, Brankov called in another attendant and said to him:
"Call all the generals to the Winter Palace immediately!"
Less than two hours later, all the generals from the army near St. Petersburg rushed to the Winter Palace.
"There is only one theme for calling you here this time. The Swedes do not agree with our request for an armistice. According to intelligence, the Swedish troops currently stationed in Estonia only need a week to arrive at the gates of St. Petersburg. Therefore, we
Some countermeasures must be taken for this, and I want to hear your suggestions!”
After Brankov finished speaking, he glanced at the faces of the generals in the palace.
After Brankov finished speaking, the rebel generals suddenly looked at each other.
After a while, after seeing that no one spoke and some dodges under his gaze, Brankov said angrily:
"Is there no one willing to share my worries? I ask you how to fight this battle and who will be the vanguard!"
From the heart of these generals, they are no longer willing to fight anymore. After capturing St. Petersburg, each of them gained glory and wealth, and the villas and manors of the once aristocratic St. Petersburg nobles became ruins on their horses.
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And the maids who once seemed unattainable in the Winter Palace have become playthings on their beds. Under such circumstances, who else is willing to risk life and death in a war.
Isn't the war just for their own glory and wealth? And now that they already have the glory and wealth, why should they fight hard?
After a while, a general hesitated and said:
"Your Excellency, Generalissimo, St. Petersburg is too close to the border. Do you think it would be better for us to move the capital? We can relocate the capital to Moscow. In this way, not only will we not have to worry about the enemy suddenly appearing under the city of St. Petersburg, but even if the enemy attacks
Once we enter our country, we still have a very broad room for maneuver!”
Unexpectedly, after the general finished speaking, he was immediately scolded by Brankov:
"Fucking you! What's the benefit of moving away from Moscow? If we go to Moscow, what will the world think of us!"
When Brankov cursed angrily, he glanced at the generals in front of him and then said even more angrily:
"Okay, you're all fine. The splendor and wealth of St. Petersburg has tamed you all into docile lambs. It seems there's no need for a war. You won't have much to gain after Alexander comes back!"
After hearing the news from Brankov that Alexander might fight back, the generals in the palace couldn't bear it and started whispering to each other.
Seeing this situation, Brankov said seriously:
"According to reliable intelligence, the Prussians and Swedes have decided to support Alexander, and they have declared us traitors. It is foreseeable that Alexander will really come back before long!" (To be continued...)