In the morning of the Ming Dynasty, it was early in the morning in the Taixi Continent.

After Zhu Jingyuan's imperial council, Honglu Temple drafted an official document to Prussia and Lucia in accordance with Zhu Jingyuan's request.

After Shen Fu read it, he sent it out at two o'clock in the afternoon of Daming time.

It was exactly eight o'clock in the morning in Berlin.

It would have been a fairly normal morning, and they didn't need to get up in the early morning.

However, the main decision-makers in Prussia and Lucia have not rested since yesterday.

The war has just begun, and an army that has not fought for more than a decade will certainly have all sorts of problems when fighting under a completely new strategy and tactics.

They should continue to pay attention in the early stage and respond to and solve these problems in the course of these operations at any time.

After the follow-up problems gradually decreased, they no longer need to keep an eye on it.

Originally, after the first day of fighting, they should have been able to start taking turns to rest.

It's just that they also attach importance to Da Ming's reaction, so they have been waiting for news.

Even King William III himself did not sleep.

Now the news is finally here.

The telegraph operator hurried into the conference room and handed several telegrams to Prime Minister Stein.

Stein, who was already in his sixties and was a little drowsy after a glance, tried to cheer up and take a look, but the whole person immediately became energetic:

"Da Ming's response, Da Ming just asked us and the Lucia people to ensure the personal safety of several monarchs!

"And then it's time to ask us again to follow the rules of the alliance in the war."

When the others heard the news, they immediately came to their senses.

Wilhelm III took the telegram from Stein's hand, read it carefully with staring eyes, and muttered with a little excitement and apprehension:

"This ...... That's a good thing! ”

Stein said directly:

"Of course, it's a good thing, Daming's performance in this matter is extremely weak compared to the previous attitude towards peace affairs.

"We are only asked to ensure the personal safety of the monarchs of the three countries, but we will not directly harm them in the first place.

It was impossible for the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty not to understand this logic, but they still specifically said this matter.

"It seemed as if they felt the need to say something to us, but they couldn't find a more appropriate topic.

"Or, it is very likely that there are some things, some demands, that want to be said, but they don't say it because of concerns."

At this time, Gneisenau also finished reading the telegram, and said with a dry smile:

"The Ming Dynasty can use the significance of participating in the return journey of the Ming Emperor's enthronement ceremony as an excuse to directly and rudely ask us to send the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms back to their countries.

But Da Ming did not say so.

"It seems that they are completely unaware of the bad influence of our hijacking on the way back from participating in the activities of the Three Kingdoms and returning to the homeland.

Or maybe you're aware of it, but you don't show it.

"It's very much in line with what we expected."

William III took a deep breath and tried to calm his agitation:

"So, what we can do now is continue to 'ramp up.'"

Several ministers and staff officers smiled in unison.

William III nodded lightly and said:

"Well, in that case, we can all relax a little bit.

"Let's take turns resting now, just leave the two of us on duty here.

"If there is any special situation and news on the front line, then go and call the others up."

Stein reminded:

"Your Majesty, go and rest."

William III nodded earnestly:

"yes, I'm going to go to sleep, and hopefully when I wake up, I'll hear the news that the lads have taken all of Denmark!"

Gneisenau had a message about the situation on the front line in his mind:

"You should be able to do it, and the king of Denmark, the former king, ......should have arrived at the same time."

William III laughed, then stood up and waved to his ministers, stretched and turned to leave the scene.

William III prepared to sleep until dark, but only slept for more than six hours, and was woken up by his own servant at two o'clock in the afternoon.

The servant told Wilhelm III that Prime Minister Stein and Chief of the General Staff Gneisenau were waiting outside.

William III was a little surprised, and immediately got up and went to the living room.

Together with Gneisenau, Stein congratulated Wilhelm III:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, there is no such country as Denmark in this world."

William III was overjoyed, then subconsciously looked at the clock on the wall, and said with an expression of disbelief:

"So fast? Even if our tank were running at full speed, we would barely reach the northernmost part of Denmark! ”

Gneisenau explains with a smile:

"On a purely operational level, we haven't actually occupied all of Denmark yet.

"Not even fully seized and controlled Copenhagen.

"However, the Danish king has already expressed his readiness to surrender.

"Willing to take the initiative to order the remaining defenders in the territory to give up resistance, he expressed his allegiance to His Majesty.

"But he has some basic conditions."

The expression of surprise on William III's face slowly became much more shallow:

"What conditions does he have? What conditions did you agree to him? ”

Stein explained the situation to Wilhelm III:

"Without His Majesty's permission, we did not agree to him on any terms.

"He had asked to remain the Grand Duke of Denmark.

"But our troops have already occupied most of Denmark, and it is impossible to give him such conditions.

So the ministers directly vetoed his request.

Then he was willing to settle for the title of Marquis of Copenhagen.

"Give up all the lands on the mainland and keep only the islands in the strait.

"It's up to His Majesty to make a decision now."

William III did not respond directly, but asked rhetorically:

"How long will it take for us to take all of Denmark for a simple battle? Is it only a day or two according to the plan?

"So why give him a fief? No other feudal lords were allowed in Prussia!

"Tell the Danes that I will give him the title of Happy Earl at most.

"He will not be allowed to keep any fiefs.

"If he doesn't agree, then keep fighting.

"At most, it's just a few days wasted."

Traditionally, Tessie's various titles have corresponding place names, and the original titles are feudal lords of the corresponding region.

Even later, the authority of the feudal lords was reduced, and most of the land became the territory of the king.

The titles of various nobles still continue to use place names.

For example, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York in the United Kingdom, the Duke of Orleans and the Duke of Normandy in France, etc.

Now William III is going to give the Danish king a "happy count".

That's outrageous.

Although it is indeed a "good word", it actually carries a certain insulting meaning.

Just like the titles such as "An Le Gong" and "Gong Shun Hou" in the history of Shenzhou, they are special titles given to the monarchs of the enemy countries who surrender.

William III apparently learned from the experience of China's history.

Completely ignore the Danish king.

Gneisenau and Stein listened to the king's order, and they also bowed down and agreed.

None of them made any comments.

They also looked down on the Danish king.

If it was before the start of the war, they had a little bit of concern.

The other party is a king after all.

Moreover, Denmark was once a Nordic hegemon in history, and it can also be regarded as an early colonial enemy.

But after the start of the war, the crushing of Denmark by the Prussian army was directly exposed to these military and political personnel.

But after the start of the war, the crushing of Denmark by the Prussian army was directly exposed to these military and political personnel.

They have realized that with the rolling forward of the wheels of history and the continuous development of the revolution in military technology, the old yellow calendar in history is no longer meaningful.

Denmark is a third-rate country.

The Danes themselves understood this, otherwise they would not have surrendered so happily.

Wilhelm III went to dinner, and then, at three o'clock in the afternoon, received the Danish king, who was in captivity.

But William III did not let people assign seats to each other.

Wilhelm III himself sat at the top, not even speaking to the other in person, but letting Stein explain his conditions.

The Danish king was desperate at this time.

What the Prussians had done in the past, the Danes had certainly heard about for a long time.

There are so many large and small feudal lords in the territory of Shinra, and they are stunned to let them annex one after another by force.

I don't know how many traditional feudal noble titles have been directly abolished by them.

Now this fate has finally befallen him.

I was powerless to resist.

The news from the local generals and ministers made the Danish king realize that times had changed.

Now Denmark is simply vulnerable in front of Prussia.

Not to mention rebuilding the glory of the great empire that ruled the whole of Northern Europe in the past, it is already very difficult to maintain his status as a feudal monarch.

He was willing to surrender and swear allegiance to Hohenzollern, but the other side was still so tough.

Do not keep any fiefdoms for yourself at all.

It is only possible to enjoy a titular title that makes no sense at all and even makes people feel insulted.

The Danish king struggled for a long time:

"If you can't keep Copenhagen, then can you keep Loren Island in the strait? My name is Count Lorraine......"

Stein glanced at Wilhelm III, who did not react at all.

So Stein said directly:

"This is His Majesty's order, not to bargain with you again.

"If you don't want to accept it, go back to the prisoner of war camp.

"Without the King of Denmark, you will not be a nobleman.

"When the war in the north is over, let's go to work on the construction site with the other prisoners."

The king of Denmark was silent for a long time, but finally agreed with bitterness and reluctance.

The cruelty of reality has left him with no choice.

The Prussians will really do what they say.

Although the Happy Earl is weird, he can still have a noble status after all.

To become an ordinary prisoner of war is to fall into hell completely.

The Prussians and the Danes negotiated.

Stein immediately had a formulaic treaty instrument ready.

The first is the instrument of surrender and the armistice order.

The Danish king announced his surrender to Prussia, demanded that all military personnel cease resistance, and demanded that all bureaucrats accept Prussian orders and jurisdiction.

The Danish king, on behalf of his family, then transferred ownership of the entire Danish region to Hohenzollern.

Finally, on behalf of the family, the title of King of Denmark and all related claims were renounced.

After signing these documents, the King of Prussia signed a document to canonize the other party as Happy Count of the Kingdom of Prussia.

The content of these agreements was immediately disseminated through the new broadcasting system.

Including the territory of Prussia, the territory of Denmark controlled by Prussian troops, and the front-line areas where the fighting is still being carried out.

Stein also called the country's major newspapers and asked them to work overtime immediately and overnight to produce a special issue, which must be sent out directly the next morning.

Once this matter was settled, the Prussian war against Denmark could really be considered over.

Now the monarchs of various countries are still there, and many things are much simpler than in later generations.

In a republican state, the president and the prime minister are only heads of government.

All they can represent is government agencies.

They are not even representative of the entire nation and the entire country.

Moreover, in the institutions of a modern republican state, there are usually various mechanisms for checking and controlling power.

In most cases, there is no such thing as an absolute speaker.

It is not uncommon for the president to agree to sign certain treaties, but not to pass them by Congress.

But the monarch is not the head of the imperial court, but the owner of the entire state.

Even with the great development of capitalism now, the power of private capital has continued to swell to a terrifying level.

For the most part, it was enough to keep up with the traditional aristocracy.

But at least nominally, the monarch remains the rightful master of everything in the whole country.

This is actually the disadvantage of the monarchy.

Once the monarch is captured in the war, the course of the war may be completely uncontrolled.

The emperors of the east can still be changed, and the captured ones can become the emperors, but the monarchs of the Taixi countries are even more rigid.

But for the monarch of a powerful country, this may be an advantage.

The king of Denmark personally signed the instrument of surrender, personally promising to give his original territory to the House of Hohenzollern in Prussia.

That is traditionally perfectly reasonable and valid for Tessie.

Resistance can be quickly eliminated.

Able to avoid a large number of casualties and troubles.

The Prussian army had an absolute advantage over the Danish in terms of combat effectiveness.

In terms of overall strategic offense, the speed has also reached the level of Zhu Jingyuan's blitzkrieg in his previous life.

However, when it comes to the battle for specific cities and settlements, all sorts of problems may arise.

If there were places where the garrison was particularly rigid, and if there were places where the people were particularly resistant to Prussia.

It would have been possible that after the Prussian occupation of the area, there would have been continuous street fighting in the interior of the city, large and small.

Or rather, it is a sustained low-intensity law and order war.

Even if such a battle could not massively weaken Prussia, it would still prevent Prussia from receiving money and resources from the land it had acquired.

The sovereign's order was able to reduce this probability to the lowest possible level.

Sure enough, the troops of the Prussian front, through the radio system on the chariots, broadcast the instrument of surrender and the order of the Danish king to the opposite side.

The firepower of the army, which was still ready to continue the battle, soon weakened.

Prussian troops took the opportunity to attack and quickly took control of these last firing points and resistance.

By the next morning, the fighting in Denmark was over.

Prussian troops were officially stationed in Banhagen.

The news spread across the Tessie continent, once again shocking the vast majority of the Tessie people.

In just two days, Prussia conquered a traditional state of Tessie.

That's just too fast.

Of course, what they didn't know was that Denmark in Zhu Jingyuan's previous life, when facing the attack of Desan, he only thought about it for four hours before surrendering.

(End of chapter)