King William III of Belgium and Prime Minister John Rudolf Tolbek were in a dilemma.∈♀♀ They were unwilling to see civilian casualties, but how could they drive the Belgians and the Prussians away if they didn't attack Amsterdam? It seemed that no matter what, Amsterdam would be turned into ruins.

"His Majesty the King, even if I don't shell Amsterdam now, I will still launch an attack when our reinforcements arrive tomorrow. At that time, Amsterdam will inevitably turn into ruins in the artillery fire. Unless you are unwilling to recover Amsterdam!" said Admiral George Satrus. He looked at King William III with a hint of contempt. These guys talked about the lives of ordinary people, and he wanted to see if he would order an attack in order to repel the Belgians and Prussians.

King William III was struggling to drive away the Belgian and Prussian Army and restore the rule of the Dutch Kingdom. However, it was not his will to build all this on the bodies of large numbers of Dutch people.

"Prime Minister, what should we do?" King William III asked for help.

"Your Majesty, I don't know either!" Prime Minister John Rudolph Thorbeck shook his head.

King William III hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Give up attacking Amsterdam! Now, the Belgian and Prussian Army entrenched in the Netherlands have as many as 500,000 people. The British Army also has to invest at least so many people to defeat them. At that time, the entire Netherlands will probably be beaten into scorched earth! How many more than three million Dutch people will be left at that time?"

"What? Your Majesty the King. Are you saying that you give up the attack on Amsterdam? Don't you want to drive away the Belgian Army and the Prussian Army?" Admiral George Satrus was shocked. He looked at King William III with disbelief, and seemed to have no idea that he would make such a choice. You must know that these monarchs, for their own power, never considered the lives of the so-called civilians.

"Yes, I chose to give up attacking Amsterdam. British reinforcements can be put into other battlefields. At that time, after we defeat Belgium and Prussia, we will naturally be able to restore the rule of the Dutch Kingdom. At that time, the difficulties we face will be much smaller!" said King William III. This was the only way he thought of to reduce the casualties of the Dutch. Of course, this would make him wait for a long time. However, he is only thirty-seven years old now, and he still has enough time to wait.

"Well, Your Majesty, I respect your choice. However, whether to give up attacking Amsterdam is not something I can decide. I will report your request to the country." said Admiral George Satrus.

King William III's choice surprised General George Satrus. He couldn't help but sigh: "After all, he is a young man! If William III had been ten years older, maybe he wouldn't have given up this opportunity!"

However, this seems to be no harm to Britain. Now, the entire territory of the Kingdom of Dutch has fallen. If Britain wants to help the Kingdom of Dutch restore the country, it will have to invest hundreds of thousands of people to fight the Belgian Army and the Prussian Army here. This will be a heavy burden for Britain. King William III's decision has just given Britain a step. Britain can put these troops on other battlefields and work hard to win the war.

Admiral George Satrus reported to London the request of King William III. It was only two hours later that he received a telegram from the Admiralty. In the telegram, Sir Charles Adam, the Minister of the Navy, ordered the fleet to return to Britain. In addition, the first 50,000 British troops who were preparing to land in the Netherlands would also return to Britain with them.

There is no doubt that after consideration, the British side agreed to the request of King William III. When the entire Netherlands has fallen, if the British army wants to launch an attack, it will have to conduct landing operations. Even with the support of a powerful navy, the British army will definitely suffer heavy losses in landing operations. Therefore, William III's decision is a very good choice for Britain.

"His Majesty the King, your request has been agreed to, and we will withdraw it back to England immediately! However, I admire you very much. In such a situation, you can still consider it for the Dutch!" said Admiral George Satrus. He no longer knows what to say, is William III merciful? Or is he just a fool!

King William III nodded: "I am the king of the Kingdom of Holland, and it is my duty to consider all the Dutch people!"

"Order the fleet and prepare to return!" Admiral George Satrus issued the order.

The huge British fleet turned on the LJ Bay and headed towards the North Sea. The departure of the British fleet marked the abandonment of Britain's plan to land in the Netherlands and fight decisively with the Belgian Army and the Prussian Army. However, this also caused the entire Dutch Kingdom to fall.

"Goodbye, Amsterdam. But I swear to God that I will definitely come back!" King William III stood on the side of the battleship "Giant", looked at Amsterdam that was leaving, and swearing secretly.

However, King William III never succeeded again. He stayed in England for life until he died, and was unable to set foot on the territory of the Netherlands, let alone return to Amsterdam.

After arriving in Britain, King William III and Prime Minister John Rudolf Thorbek formed the Dutch government in exile and waited for the end of the war. They hoped that the North Atlantic military alliance would win the war, so that they could rebuild the Kingdom of Dutch. However, they were unable to do so in the end. The North Atlantic military alliance was defeated in the war. The Netherlands was also divided by the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Prussia.

This led to King William III's great regret after the war ended. If he did not make the choice to give up attacking Amsterdam on the spot, perhaps the ending would be different again.

The British Navy's voluntary evacuation brought great relief to the Belgian Army and the Prussian Army that occupied Amsterdam. If the British fleet launches fierce shelling on Amsterdam, they will pay a heavy price for it. Still, with Amsterdam civilians as shields, the British fleet eventually retreated.

"Lieutenant General, we won!" Major General Kamon said excitedly.

"Yes, we win! The Kingdom of the Netherlands has become history!" said Lieutenant General Cecil.

The fall of Amsterdam and the withdrawal of the British fleet meant the complete demise of the Netherlands.

The Belgian Army and the Prussian Army both sent back war reports to the country as soon as possible and reported the good news of victory to them.

In Brussels, the capital of Belgium, King Leopold I was waiting for the battle report on the front line. The Belgian Army and the Prussian Army had already arrived at the city of Amsterdam. If it weren't for the obstruction of the British fleet, they might have conquered Amsterdam long ago.

"May God bless the Kingdom of Belgium!" King Leopold I kept praying to God, praying that the Kingdom of Belgium could win. However, as God's people, will God bless the Kingdom of Belgium and abandon the Kingdom of Dutch?

"Your Majesty, the good news from the front line has come. We have captured Amsterdam!" Army Secretary Katton rushed into Leopold I's office and reported the good news to him.

"Did we win? Haha, this is really incredible. Could it be that those British fleets did not hinder us?" Leopold I seemed a little unbelievable. After all, if the British fleet is here, if the Belgian Army and the Prussian Army want to capture Amsterdam, they may have paid an extremely heavy price.

"Your Majesty, General Camon and others launched a night attack last night and launched an attack on the British fleet, forcing the British fleet to temporarily retreat. Immediately afterwards, our brave army and the Prussian army captured Amsterdam! However, for some reason, the British fleet retreated this morning. It seems that they gave up the attack on Amsterdam!" Army Secretary Katon briefly described the story.

"God bless! It's God bless! We finally won!" King Leopold I seemed to be unable to find any other reason except to attribute this to God bless.

The Kingdom of Belgium was only independent from the Kingdom of Dutch decades ago, which made the two countries fight for a long time. The two countries almost became old enemies. But now it seems that the Kingdom of Belgium still won the final victory and they laughed to the end!

"Your Majesty, according to our agreement with the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Dutch has perished and our army can be withdrawn. In the south, the French are mobilizing their troops. It is expected that they will attack us soon!" said the Secretary of the Army Katun.

"Well! The French are the great enemy. Please order the troops on the front line to retreat!" King Leopold I said. After the demise of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium was missing one major enemy, and there was no need to be exhausted from fighting on both sides. All his strength could be used to guard against the French. This made King Leopold I full of confidence in the future war.

The Kingdom of Prussia was also very excited about this war. After the destruction of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Prussia and Western Europe became a group. Now, they can concentrate on dealing with other enemies. (Do you want to know more exciting news about "Dragons from the South China Sea"? Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add a friend to add an official account, search for "zhongwenwang", follow the official account, and you will never miss every update again!) (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better and faster!

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