Chapter 836 The Netherlands collapsed
Before the seventy or eighty people in the middle of the hall reacted, Luke raised his hand and waved his hand. The soldiers immediately tied them up and took them away.
Amid a loud noise of defense and questioning, all the people with identity and influence in Middleburg were beaten up.
Cook familiarly arranged his subordinates to identify and screen these people - these things he has done many times in other cities recently.
Among them, senior officials and wealthy businessmen who "uncooperatively" will be taken to prisons in Antwerp, the capital of the Flemish Republic.
Low and middle-level officials who are considered to be "able to cooperate with the government" will be retained and new positions will be appointed.
More cooperative businessmen and bankers will also be parole after paying the "bail".
In a few days, officials appointed by the Flemish Parliament will take over the administration of Middleborough.
At that time, the entire city will undergo a comprehensive and large-scale purge, and all those loyal to the Dutch government, whether you are a civilian or aristocrat, will be sent to the western coast as a coolie.
Under such a thorough cleaning, the Flemish Parliament will be able to control the three provinces in the southern Netherlands as quickly as possible.
At noon the next day, Luka placed a book in front of Sheek and said proudly: "Uncle, a total of 620,000 guilds, and 15% of the shares of the two banks."
The latter flipped around casually and nodded, "It's better to divide it according to the old rules."
"Don't worry, everything has been done."
The so-called "old rules" are ——The money was divided into four parts during the Great Purge, the Flemish Parliament and the Flemish military each took one, and Sheek took one, and the remaining one was handed over to the French advisor.
As for those bank shares, all of them will be acquired by an anonymous French bank. Of course, the price is to get a fracture and then add two more hammers.
The reason why Sheek worked so hard is that he knew very well that he was just a brainless waste. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the Flemish government, he had to hold on to France.
The French Intelligence Agency has promised him to help him form a political party to run for the election before the Flemish election begins.
When my nephew left, Sheek summoned another staff member and ordered: "Let the soldiers rest in the city for two days. The day after tomorrow we will cross the Val River and march towards Utrecht." >
"Yes, General!"
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Netherlands.
Amsterdam.
Camperen and a group of senior officials from the government and military sat around the long table, their faces so gloomy that water drips out.
They were also immersed in the joy of signing an armistice agreement with France, and the news of Flemish suddenly declared war knocked them out like a heavy hammer.
The Flemishes were extremely fast and swept across the three southern provinces of the Netherlands in just one week, and they would attack Amsterdam at any time.
And the most fatal thing is that the Dutch Parliament has no army that can resist them at all.
Dutch War Minister Bronkhorst took the lead in breaking the silence: "The newly recruited 3,000 soldiers will be put into the battlefield next week. Including Breda's army, we will have a unit of 6,000 people. Defensive…”
The Dutch parliament has the ability to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers immediately. There are indeed many Dutch people willing to join the army to resist the invasion, but there are no instructors to train them.
Untrained soldiers go to the battlefield not only to die, but also to disrupt their formation and lead veterans to die together.
The Netherlands first interfered in the Brabant uprising in recent years, and a group of main forces were eliminated by the French and Austrian coalition forces.
Then they put all the troops that had just formed shortly into the anti-French alliance, but they were beaten and captured by Joseph, and almost all of them were unable to come back.
The remaining few officers in the country were mostly put into prison or exiled for war crimes, and the entire Netherlands had almost no military capability left.
If it weren't for the fact that there were several officers in the aristocratic group that were previously excluded by the Patriot Party, I'd probably not even trained a new recruit now.
Camperen frowned and looked at the Minister of War: "How sure are you able to defend the Val?" The latter just pinched his cane hard and said, "I will go to the Val in person to command the defense."
"Please answer me positively, how confident are you?"
"..."
Bronkhorst could only remain silent.
At present, there are no middle-level officers in the Netherlands, and there are new recruits under them. Unless God shows his saint, no one can win the battle.
Dandels had served in the army and soon understood the key, looking at Bronkhorst: "If we release the officers in the prison, you think..." br>
Before he could finish speaking, the others cut off the words behind him with their knife-like eyes.
The prisons are war criminals who the French demanded trial, and are also the basis of the French-Dutch armistice agreement.
If you dare to let them go, the French may immediately tear up the agreement and rush to break through Amsterdam in front of the Flemish people.
And Kanberen and others also knew that these officers were thrown into prison by the Dutch Parliament. Even if they were released now, they might not be able to fight for the Netherlands sincerely.
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Kamberen looked at the foreign minister next to him again: "Did Britain and Prussia respond?"
The latter lowered his head and whispered: "They refused to receive our envoys."
You have just announced the abolition of the British-Dutch alliance. If the British don’t come and beat you up, you will be very proud. How could you send troops to help you fight?
What's more, even if the British have this intention, they have no soldiers to send.
A group of Dutch senior officials discussed for a whole day, but they were still at a loss.
Bronkhorst stood up and bowed slightly to Canberon: "Sir, I have to rush to Zalt Bomer overnight."
Zalt Bomer is guarding Val An important ferry city on the southern bank of the river.
"May God bless you."
"May God give mercy on the Netherlands."
However, God does not seem to like Bronkhorst or the Netherlands very much. .
Four days later, Sheek ordered Lieutenant Colonel Vermeer to start crossing the river, and the Dutch defenders fought back.
Although the combat effectiveness of the Flemish National Army is very average, they have at least more than 13,000 people, and they are also regular Austrian troops.
The Dutch recruits who lacked officers were almost at a loss. Vermeer led 3,000 vanguard troops and occupied Zalt Bomer in less than half a day.
When Sheek's main force followed, even Thiel City on the other side of the river was almost defeated.
The news of the defeat came back to Amsterdam, and the Netherlands suddenly shook the whole country.
From Zalt Bomer to Amsterdam, there is only one Utrecht in the middle that can barely guard.
The Dutch Parliament has no troops available at this time.
What's worse is that the last Dutch general Bronkhorst, who had the ability to command the army, was hit by shell fragments in the battle a few days ago, and was dying at this time.
In the parliament building in Amsterdam, the Dutch politicians were silent for a full 20 minutes. Finally, Canberon stood up and patted the Foreign Minister with a dark face: "Mr. Branzen, go and Let's negotiate the Flemishes."
Less than three weeks after the armistice negotiations with France, the Dutch parliament embarked on the road to armistice negotiations again.
(This chapter ends)