Holy Roman Empire

Since receiving the news from the Prussian government, the senior Austrian government felt bad for a moment.

Can the British do this?Everyone has no doubt at all, John Bull's morality is only so high.

At the last Frankfurt meeting, the British made a proposal to split the German Federation.In order to implement this plan, they are now exerting diplomatic pressure on the Kingdom of Prussia, which is completely normal.

Franz was also taken aback. It was really the British who had such a motive. This was decided by their national policy, the European Balance Strategy.

According to this plan, the German Confederation becomes a big country and two medium countries.There is a certain strength to prevent France and Russia from continuing to expand into Central Europe, but there is no possibility of threatening their status.

Such a European pattern is theoretically the most stable. No matter which country France, Russia expands to Europe, it will be resisted by at least two of these countries, and the support of the British is appropriate.

Anyone who wants to unify the German region must be prepared to single out the major European powers. Even if Austria has the support of the Russians, there is no possibility of success.

It ’s not Franz that underestimates himself. The scattered small German states are not enough to worry about, but once they merge into a country, even if they are scrapped, they can pull out three or four hundred thousand troops.

Coupled with the participation of Britain and France, unless it is Austria that pulls up the Kingdom of Prussia to divide this new country together, otherwise it is Russia-Austria VS Britain-France + German small state, and there may even be other European countries.

Franz has no doubts about the means by which the British pull their allies.It is estimated that Belgium and the Netherlands will join the ranks to prevent the unification of the German region. Maybe Switzerland will stab the Austrian knife.

Where is the odds?Anyway Franz was not found.Unless the battlefield is placed in Russia, it is possible to freeze the enemy by winter.

Of course, the Austrian government still has no counsel.

The Russian empire is also a continental hegemon anyway. In everyone's minds, the Russians have no problem in picking up Britain and France on the land. Austria can also manage Prussia and Germany.

In their view, the only troublesome geographic location.Fearing that the British and France would not let the Russians fight, they would arrest Austria and beat them to death.

Confidence is always good, at least it proves that the Austrian Empire has not fallen, and the pride of the great powers is still there. If the government counsels the news, Franz ca n’t really take it.

Metternich said angrily: "Your Majesty, from the current situation, we need to take the Kingdom of La Prussia. As long as they persist, the sinister intentions of the British will not be realized."

Although he also opposed expansion to the German region before, it was before that, since the signing of the Russian-Austrian secret agreement, Metternich slowly changed his position.

He knew that Austria could no longer look back, and had no choice but to expand its external strength and strengthen its own strength as much as possible.The westward German region is an indispensable part of this strategy.

Without the population of the South German region, Austria wants to expand abroad. It is estimated that it will take two or thirty years to digest the Balkan strategy.

For such a long period of time, the strength of various countries does not know to what extent.In this era of weak meat and strong food, once dropped, it means that the danger is coming.

Prime Minister Felix thought about it and said, "This news was released by the Prussian government, and I am afraid they do not want to compromise.

Based on your knowledge of the Kingdom of Prussia, Mr. Metternich, if we now propose to join forces to divide the German region, what is the probability of his agreement?"

Metternich analyzed: "It depends on how to divide, but I guess it is difficult to reach agreement.

The defeat of the Pudan War hit the radicals of the Prussian military, but they still had a great influence on the government.

According to the original plan, we will annex the South German region. The North German region can eat as much as we can. Even if we make concessions now, we will abandon the North German region at most.

These interests may not be able to feed the radicals of the Prussian military, but many people in the Prussian government should be satisfied, not everyone is so ambitious.

If the British put more pressure on them, there might be someone in the Prussian government that will force Frederick William IV to compromise with us."

Now Pu's relationship will still be there. In the dark, everyone is playing with each other, but on the bright side, they have not torn their faces, and they are still cooperating on many issues.

According to the British plan, the kingdom of Prussia almost couldn't find one in Mao, and was driven out of the German Federation.

If you share the German region with the Austrian government, you can also get a wealthy North German region, and at the same time increase the population of the Kingdom of Prussia by half.

These gains can also take the Kingdom of Prussia one step further and gain a firm foothold among the powers, not as embarrassing as it is now.

Franz thought for a while and said: "Then contact the Prussian government in secret, they are still unclear about the Russian-Arabic contract.

Even if the news of dividing up the German area leaked out, as long as we die and do not admit it, Britain and France cannot treat us."

Grand Duke Louis proposed: "Your Majesty, if we do something now and kick the Kingdom of Prussia out of the hands of the British, will it be more beneficial to us?"

You can eat single food, why take it out?

If the British and French forces persecute, Austria is in the black hand, and the Bavarian two or five, the Kingdom of Prussia may not be able to withstand the pressure.

This time the Russians will definitely not support Prussia. There is no other reason. The great Tsar His Majesty is vengeful.

With the fetish nature of Russian bureaucrats, most of the things will be done first, and then they will report back to Nikolai I.

For the specific situation, you can refer to the last Christmas gift. The Russian representative forced the Prussian government to withdraw its troops before Christmas.

It is natural to eat solitary food, only to be prepared to be stabbed in the back of the Kingdom of Prussia.If Prussia can be suppressed, of course it can be done.

As long as the Austrian Empire is as strong as one or two points, and the Russian Empire has not really fallen, then Franz does not mind eating a single food.

Franz shook his head and said, "It's not that easy. At this critical moment, having one more friend is better than one enemy.

After the annexation of the southern German region by Austria, our strategic objectives have been achieved, and the northern German state has given up and has given up.

Too greedy is easy to choke on.Our hole card is the Russian-Austrian secret contract, but the Russians may not be so reliable.

In the event that they do not work and do not suppress the Kingdom of Prussia, we will fight on two fronts."

Under normal circumstances, the Prussian government will not agree to the Austrian distribution plan, but once the news of the Russian-Austrian secret contract is revealed, the Prussian government will definitely compromise.

This is the reality, even if the British and French make no more promises, it has no effect.

Who brought the Kingdom of Prussia and Russia and Austria too close?If they dare to mix up with Britain and France, it is estimated that they will not be able to wait for the reinforcement of Britain and France.

The Nordic Three-Court Alliance was actually decided by geopolitics. Austria and Russia joined forces. The Kingdom of Prussia did not want to fall into danger and could only join this alliance.

Otherwise, after the conclusion of the Russian-European covenant, the first reaction of Nikolai I would not be the alliance of the Kingdom of La Prussia. This is not a good relationship for everyone, but the possibility of the Kingdom of Prussia joining.

Because of the Pudan War, the tsarist government had to temporarily abandon this tempting plan. The Russians were still worried that the Prussian government would leak the news.

If they cannot be caught by surprise, the Russian strategy will be difficult to succeed.If there are blood transfusions between Britain and France, the combat power that the Ottoman Empire can explode cannot be underestimated.

This is also the key to the success of the Austrian government ’s strategy of going west. After all, they are following the Russians and they will not wait until the British and French teams form and the Russian PK starts.

Benefiting from the Vienna system, the French's military strength has been greatly weakened. Now they have a lot of troops, but the mobilization mechanism has broken down.

In order to avoid the suppression of European countries, Emperor Philip had not put many troops in his homeland, let alone reserve a large reserve.

The French army has more than 300,000 active troops. Once more than 100,000 are sent to fight the Russians, they will not be able to interfere with the Austrian army.

Mass production has caused qualitative changes. As long as Austria is prepared enough and there are enough troops mobilized, if the French intervene, they will just punch back.

It is almost the case that the French defeated once. Napoleon III was too late to put out the fire in the country. Where can he go to Austria?

As for the Kingdom of Prussia, Franz is ready to start the operation, first placing half a million troops on the border of Pu'ao, then using strategic supplies to lure the Russians, and concentrating the troops on the eastern front to the border between Russia and Russia.

If Austria eats solitary food, it is possible that the Kingdom of Prussia will also carry out a military adventure, to break the axe into a boat.But now that Franz has reserved a benefit for them, the Prussian government can only compromise.

Everyone has a family and business, and the Prussian government is not in the second grade, how can blindly take risks?

Even if they are radicals, it is estimated that they should choose to eat the North German region first.As long as the bait is eaten, the Kingdom of Prussia can only stop to digest the results.

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The Prussian government that had intended to unite with Austria would naturally not reject the olive branch thrown by the Austrian government.

Facts have proved that the Austrian government's judgment on the Kingdom of Prussia is wrong. After the defeat of the Pudan War, many people within the Prussian government lost confidence in the strategy of unifying Germany.

This is the sadness of a small country, which cannot afford failure.After the failure, everyone's confidence is gone.

You should know that as soon as the Armistice Treaty between the two countries was signed, internal conflicts in the Kingdom of Prussia broke out, and the Revolutionaries again launched an uprising, but the uprising was soon suppressed by the army.

In this context, Frederick-William IV was too late to establish a solid regime, and the strategic plan for the reunification of the German region had long since been thrown out of the sky.

Historically, after the setback of the Kingdom of Prussia plan, it also fell into a low tide.It wasn't until the Iron Prime Minister took office that he defeated the second Danish War through a series of vertical and horizontal battles to restore morale.

With the efforts of Bismarck, the Prussians took up the courage to challenge Austria, and the Prussian army only completed its transformation after winning the Prussian War.

Many experts and scholars believe that after Prussia won the war, the Prussian government allowed Austria to be a diplomatic arrangement, avoiding stabbing behind Austria in the future Franco-Prussian war.

And Bismarck feared that after the annexation of Austria, the rise of Catholics in the nascent German Empire would lead to religious conflicts in the country.

Franz didn't think so. Even if Austria could not be annexed, wouldn't it be a good idea to pay compensation?

To know the history of the Pu-August War, Austria lost the war, the main loss is still reflected in politics, in fact, the price paid is not great.

In this era, Franz knew how bad the financial situation of the Kingdom of Prussia was.Combined with the situation at that time, Austria is not without a battle.

After the defeat of the decisive battle, the reserve mobilization in Austria is about to be completed. If the Kingdom of Prussia is closed when it is not good, it will become a protracted war.

After looking at the shriveled wallet, Bismarck naturally decided to take it decisively.

Benefits are all fought for by strength, and since Austria still has strength, the price to be paid is naturally small.

If the Austrian government broke the pot at the time and chose to die with the Kingdom of Prussia in the end, there is no need to pay anything. When the Kingdom of Prussia has no money, it will naturally retreat.