In fact, there is also an obscure reason, Britain and Prussia are not Catholic countries, especially the Protestant countries in North Germany, and there are already signs of a unified alliance after the thirty years of religious wars in the 17th century. And King George II of England from Hanover, although he supported Archduchess Theresa in the War of the Austrian Succession, it was also because he hated France more. However, because Peter was from Holstein, a Lutheran, and had openly boycotted the Orthodox Church, Russia's state religion, Bestuzhev deliberately did not mention it, so as not to make himself unhappy.

"I don't care about the internal affairs of the British royal family, I just want to make sure that the British really want to go to war with Russia. If the British were serious, it would have been necessary to drag Denmark into the water, otherwise the British would have been seen in the last time the Danes prevented the Swedes from landing in Bremen. Once Denmark fell to the British, the consequences would be extremely serious, and our and the Swedes' navy alone would certainly not be able to stop the British and Danish fleets, so this matter must be clarified! ”

"I have some friendship with the British minister in St. Petersburg, and I can inquire about the situation in Britain from him."

Naturally, Bestuzhev also understood the importance of Denmark in the subsequent war, so he hurriedly packed his ticket and said.

"The Mystery Office is also going to find out, and it's best to get first-hand information from England, including the royal family, the Cabinet, and the Royal Navy, to learn more about the thoughts of those in power who have a say in national decision-making. Can the contact channels that were established before still work? ”

"If you can still get in touch, Your Highness, please rest assured, I'll do it after the meeting."

The bald spy leader Shuvalov hurriedly agreed.

"Well, so be it. Oh, by the way, where is Saltykov now? ”

Peter asked suddenly patting his thigh.

"The army of the Southern Front led by Duke Saltykov has joined forces with Marshal Daun of the Holy Roman Empire and is besieging Prague, and I believe it will be taken soon"

Volyntsov replied.

"Tell him not to spend time in Prague, and go north to attack Berlin!"

Peter knocked on the table and said very dryly.

"Uh, this..."

"Dare to ask Your Highness, have you already decided to do this?"

Bestuzhev and Volyntsov asked in shock at the same time, and even Razumovsky, who was silent on the side, showed a look of horror.

"Well, sure, and sure, I order Saltykov to immediately raid Berlin, the capital of Prussia, to empty the Prussian treasury, and then transfer to Sweden's former Pomerania or East Prussia, preferably East Prussia, so that it is more convenient to respond"

"Well, if you do this, there is a good chance that King Frederick will give up attacking Vienna."

Volyntsov said approvingly.

"There is only one problem, although the main force of Prussia is concentrated in Vienna, Brandenburg also has at least tens of thousands of troops on the defensive, with Saltykov's 50,000 troops, and the Austrian army must lead the way to march, I am afraid that the road to Berlin will not be too smooth this time"

Bestuzhev points out the difficulty of Peter's plan.

"That's true, so it's important to have a good grasp of the rhythm and timing of the whole plan. My idea is that the Russian army in East Prussia will have only 30,000 men to continue the attack on Königsberg, and the rest will be divided into two parts, landing all the way from the sea to Sweden at Greverswald in West Pomerania, and from the north to Berlin, with Saltykov's attack. The other route started from Marienburg in East Prussia and attacked in the direction of Trans-Pomerania through West Prussia (the famous Polish Corridor) to disperse the Prussian forces defending Brandenburg. However, in doing so, Frederick the Great was likely to withdraw his troops from Vienna for fear of the capture of his capital, so another key to the battle was to hold back the main Prussian army in Vienna. However, it is clear that the Austrian side will not agree so easily, so when negotiating with the Austrians, in addition to asking for aid, the Austrians must agree to this battle plan before Russia will continue the war, otherwise, hehe"

"But Your Highness, if you do this, the anti-Prussian alliance is likely to collapse easily!"

Bestuzhev wailed.

"I think Your Highness said..."

"Wait a minute!"

Volyntsov was just about to say full support, but was interrupted by Peter.

"Please pay attention! We have just discussed the priorities for the settlement of the matter, and in second place is the question of the state finances, around which the solution includes money from the French and Austrian sides, but also from Prussia and England! To put it simply, whoever pays more, I will help. We must take the initiative on the battlefield into our own hands, and now is the best time, we must seize this favorable opportunity to solve the most urgent problems, and we must not sacrifice ourselves in order to win other people's wars! When people die, they can be recruited again, and if the money is gone, it is equivalent to no soldiers, then everything will be out of control, and the consequences will be unimaginable, please remember this! ”

Drawing on his limited knowledge of history and his knowledge of European countries after traveling, Peter believed that both the North American Revolutionary War in 1776 and the French Republic in 1792 were caused by the collapse of the country's finances, so he did everything possible to avoid the same problem.