I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 1261 Medical Expenses (Seeking Double Monthly Tickets)
Queen Louise stood up abruptly and said loudly:
"God, we must not give up our territory so easily!"

Baron Stein hurriedly said:
“Your Majesty, these places are currently either under the control of the French army or they can occupy them at any time. Moreover, the French have promised to compensate us with Celle in the future.”

Prince Heinrich continued:

"Judging from the French prince's attitude just now, we might even be able to secure more."

Queen Louise was taken aback. Celle seemed to be a province east of Hanover.

She said nervously, "This could lead to the British declaring war on us!"

“The French will send troops to help us,” Baron Stein said. “They have mobilized 38 soldiers. If these troops don’t go to deal with Britain and Austria, they will appear on the opposite side of us…”

Queen Louise slowly sat back down in her chair.

Indeed, Prussia no longer had an army to refuse the French, but fortunately, they could offer more benefits than the British.

Prince Heinrich whispered:

"In fact, it wouldn't be all bad if Britain declared war on us. We could postpone repaying the loans we owed to London."

The Queen of Prussia remained silent for a long while before finally nodding:
"Then you will be fully responsible for signing the agreement with the French."

Prussia had borrowed millions of pounds from the British, and if it could default on the loan, it would be enough to offset the war reparations it owed to the French.

The negotiations proceeded very quickly. Just two days later, on February 17, Franco-Prussian President ...

The two countries will jointly establish a joint staff in accordance with the treaty to coordinate the movement of their respective troops.

At the same time, Prussia announced the relinquishment of Schleswig-Holstein, the recently occupied Danish territory, as well as Polish territories such as Gdansk and Poznan. It also ceded all North German exclaves to France.

France, in turn, pledged to help Prussia acquire Celle, Lüneburg, and Lauenburg in Hanover, as well as Stagaard, a Swedish territory in continental Europe.

In terms of area, Prussia was at a disadvantage, but they were actually quite happy to exchange the desolate lands of Eastern Europe for the rich towns of Western Europe.

Joseph, however, valued Prussia's enclaves in northern Germany more.

After losing these territories, Prussia's control over northern Germany will be greatly reduced, and it will be relegated to being a medium-sized power in northern Europe.

……

Karlsruhe.

Outside Baden Palace, Joseph, with his arm around his younger brother's shoulder, smiled broadly and said:

"Time flies. The little guy who used to play around in Versailles is now a capable diplomat. You did an excellent job in Berlin. Now we can launch a full-scale counter-offensive."

Just now, Charles handed him the text of the treaty that had been signed not long ago. Basically, all the goals set before departure have been achieved.

Charles blushed with excitement at receiving his brother's praise. He puffed out his chest and said:
“Those Prussians are very difficult to deal with. I have to observe their expressions three times a second. Fortunately, Archbishop Talleyrand taught me some techniques…”

"Just you wait, I'll do even more for you in the future!"
"By the way, I've been studying battlefield command lately. Um, how about I go to the front lines with you for this counter-offensive...?"

Joseph smiled and nodded: "You need to set aside at least three hours every day to study university courses."

"Okay, I promise! So you agree?" Charles jumped for joy, but then felt that this was not quite right, so he quickly returned to his brother's side and straightened his clothes.

“Oh, right, there’s one more thing.” Charles suddenly recalled the scene of bidding farewell to Wilhelm III before leaving Berlin. “The King of Prussia is probably not doing well.”

“Tell me more.” “You know, he was shot in the leg. I could smell the rotting flesh from three meters away,” Charles said. “He’s been running a fever, and the doctor says he might not make it past next week.”

Joseph couldn't help but frown.

William III had only one four-year-old son and no brothers. If he died, Prussia would most likely decline rapidly.

Russia and Austria would inevitably seize the opportunity to annex Prussia.

Having just taken Prussia as a "little brother," they still needed it to balance the power in the German region, and couldn't just watch it collapse.

Therefore, we must find a way to rescue William III.

We can't count on Prussian doctors; we'll have to send French doctors.

Furthermore, based on Charles's description, William III likely developed a wound infection.

In the late 18th century, this would most likely have meant waiting for God to call upon him, but now he has a miracle cure: penicillin.

Joseph felt a pang of regret at the thought.

Although Lamarck has cultivated better Penicillium molds in recent years, the annual production of penicillin is less than 100 doses, which can treat about 10 to 20 infections.

During this war, he also had Perna bring more than 200 doses to store in the field hospital, but now they are going to benefit William III.

This guy needs to pay a huge sum of money for medical expenses.

……

South of Bayreuth, the Allied Command Post.

Archduke Karl frowned as he read the newly arrived battle report, suppressing his frustration, and gestured to the officer at the door:

"Major Stolburn, please convene a meeting of all senior officers."

It took him nearly half a month to finally contain Moreau's army, which was roaming around like wild rabbits, at Amberg, east of Nuremberg. But after that, he mobilized nearly 100,000 troops and besieged the area for four or five days, but he still couldn't break through the outer defenses of the French army.

He now has to commit more troops to the Nuremberg front, but this will cause the plan to attack Baden to be delayed again and again.

After the advisor left, Archduke Karl looked at Verother and asked, "Where is Milius's Legion?"

"The report was received yesterday afternoon; they had just passed through Leipzig."

Archduke Karl shook his head: "Order them to speed up. If Berlin falls, it will severely damage the morale of the Allied forces."

He received news a week earlier that the French Augereau army had broken through the Weimar defenses, and was then shocked to discover that the heart of Prussia was so vulnerable that it could not stop this French force of less than 1 men.

So he hurriedly dispatched Milius with 25,000 soldiers to Potsdam as reinforcements.

"Yes, Marshal."

Just as Velother was about to relay the order, a messenger entered, looking flustered, and knocked on the door, saying to Archduke Karl:
"My lord, we have just received news that Berlin announced its surrender yesterday at noon and signed a military alliance with France."

"What?!" Archduke Karl stared in shock, his eyes widening. Suddenly, white foam appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he collapsed to the ground, convulsing violently.

(End of this chapter)