Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 58

On March 19, 1848, Frederick-William IV was forced to announce the abolition of the book review system, and issued diplomatic notes to the German states requesting the convening of a joint meeting of the states.

On March 23, Frederick William IV announced the merger of Prussia into Germany.

Metternich ’s hopes of establishing a three-nation alliance between Puos and Russia were shattered, and Prussia ’s diplomatic relations with Austria and Russia deteriorated sharply.

If Germany is to be unified, Austria is a hack that cannot be bypassed. The core question is who is the boss?

In terms of strength, Austria seems to be so much worse than Prussia, but because of domestic problems, it does not have an absolute advantage over Prussia; in terms of influence, Austria far exceeds Prussia.

Historically, Bismarck, the prime minister, discovered this problem early. He first used diplomatic means to isolate Austria, and then took advantage of the opportunity of the Austrian-French war to defeat Austria and kick Austria out of Germany.

Now the practice of Frederick William IV undoubtedly exposed Prussia's ambition to unify Germany, which Austria cannot tolerate.

Also unacceptable are the Russians. The Tsarist government did not want to see the reunification of China and Europe, which would shake their European hegemony.

Against this background, Russia-Australia relations began to heat up, Franz and other good news came, and Tsar Nicholas I publicly expressed his willingness to help Austria suppress the Italian revolution.

Although this support is only verbal, Russia will not send troops to help Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia, which is enough for Franz.

Since the Anti-French War, two major powers have emerged in Europe-Britain and Russia. With the support of the Russians, the British cannot risk the outbreak of a comprehensive war to support the Kingdom of Sardinia.

"Prime Minister, we can close the net." Franz said calmly

"Yes, Your Highness!" Felix replied

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Prague

"Mr. Ren, fast, the big thing is not good!"

"Colson said slowly, what happened?" Rennes' man asked with concern

"The Austrian government decided to execute Vera, a total of more than 100 political prisoners, and all of them will be executed after three days!" Coulson said panic

This is definitely the worst result. In Europe, such large-scale executions of political prisoners rarely occur, especially among the more than one hundred people, there are capitalists and nobles.

Rennes was silent. He wasn't a sophomore.The Austrian government suddenly became tough, which was obviously abnormal.

However, people cannot help but the hearts of the people will be scattered and the team will not be able to take it.

The revolutionary enthusiasm of the people in the Czech region is already low. They can only rely on the capitalists and nobles to initiate the revolution. If they cannot take effective measures, these people will lose their lives in a short time.

Historically, the outbreak of the Prague uprising was quickly suppressed, that is, the local nobles and capitalists found that there was no future for mixing with the Revolutionary Party, and they sold them after changing hands.

Start the people to revolution?

Well, think about this kind of thing.The Revolutionary Party in the Czech Republic is basically all capitalist children and nobles, and the worst is the middle class.

They want revolution, essentially to protect their own rights and interests, and sacrifice their own interests to attract the people at the bottom. This does not exist.

Historically, after the suppression of the Prague uprising, it was possible to organize an army in the Czech region to suppress the Hungarian rebellion.

"How many troops are there in the city?" Ren asked with concern.

"I heard that the Italian battlefield was tight. Yesterday, another 2,000 people were transferred from here. The number of soldiers in the city will not exceed 1,800." The eyed man whispered

"Is the news reliable?" Ren asked concerned.

"This is what I heard when I chatted with my friends of the City Defense Army this morning, and it should be reliable. The military transfer cannot deceive people!" Yan Yan explained.

"Mr. Renn, this news should be accurate. Yesterday I saw an army out of town, but now I haven't returned!" Coulson added

"Well, we will prepare immediately and take action in the evening two days later to overthrow this decaying Austrian empire and establish an independent Czech Republic!" Rennes said passionately.

"Mr. Ren, how to solve the problem of weapons? You can't rely on the dozens of guns in our hands to overthrow the Austrian government?" Asked an old man.

As a conservative in the Revolutionary Party, he opposed the most extreme revolution in force. If it were not for the Austrian government ’s attempt to kill, he would not approve of the uprising.

"I can find a way to raise twenty guns from relatives and friends!" The glasses man said.

"I can also get a dozen guns from my home!" Coulson thought and said

In this way, everyone reported the numbers in a hurry, and after a while, the weapons and equipment of an infantry battalion came out.

Obviously, the recent policies of the Vienna government have made the local nobility very dissatisfied, otherwise the Revolutionaries will not be able to obtain weapons and equipment.

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A premeditated rebellion began in this way. All members of the Revolutionary Party participated voluntarily and did not have any binding force on each other. They only depended on the personality of the leader.

Confidentiality cannot be kept secret. The Revolutionary Party of the Czech Region was originally a Caotai team, and the three teachings and nine streams were not rejected by the visitors.

These people who participated in the meeting are of relatively high status and are considered reliable.In fact, after the meeting was over, the contents of the meeting were arranged in the evening and sent to Prince Wendishgratz.

If you want to put out this rebellion, the police in Prague can do it.

Obviously this is not what the Vienna government wants. The rebellion has not yet happened, and now the only catches are small fish and shrimp.

Behind the scenes left behind, this will bring serious hidden dangers to the future rule of the Czech region.

Prince Wendy Schritz seemed to know nothing, and even before the outbreak of the revolution, he organized a field training, and most of the police and troops in Prague participated.

On April 12, 1848, taking the opportunity of Prince Wendy Schgratz's departure, the Prague uprising broke out, and with the cooperation of local nobles and capitalists, the city of Prague was captured in one fell swoop.

"Mr. Ren is not good, the arsenal is empty. It is said that the corrupt officials of the government have sold all the ammunition inside. What should I do now?" Coulson said in panic.

This argument is just fooling the ghosts. Even if the Austrian government is seriously corrupt, it is impossible to sell weapons and ammunition completely.

"Is regarded as a chess piece!"

This was his first reaction. Originally, this uprising went smoothly, and almost no resistance was encountered, so he captured Prague. If he doesn't understand it now, Rennes is a fool.