Holy Roman Empire

In the Royal Palace of Berlin, the Junker nobles showed off to the government.They still have a brain, knowing to inform the government to cooperate before attacking Denmark.

Prime Minister Frank was so angry that he was also a noble Junker, and he had to send a sword to the string before notifying him. This clearly did not regard him as his own.

This is very serious. During this period, the regime of the Kingdom of Prussia had fallen into the hands of the noble Junker, and the political parties and parliaments controlled by the bourgeoisie were reduced to supporting roles.

If divided by the shareholding system, the Junker nobles already hold 65% of the shares of the Prussian company and belong to the absolute majority shareholders.

This happened, which means that Frank's position within the Junker nobility has been shaken.This is a political signal that the Junker nobility has lowered his support for him.

William I's face was also very ugly, and his king was also hidden in the drum.He looked at the military representative aggressively, and he would be welcome if he didn't give a reasonable explanation.

There is no way for the class of the Noble Junker, and it does not mean that he cannot move a few high-level military officers.Moreover, is the Junker nobility still a piece of iron?

The birth of the Ocean School and the Continental School is also due to William I.As a monarch, no one likes to have a hard plate, and it is just an instinct to differentiate them.

Ron, who was stared at the scalp and was the Secretary of the Army and Navy, quickly explained: "Your Majesty, look at this map of Europe. This is the location of our Kingdom of Prussia.

Our homeland was divided into two by the German Federal Empire, the Rhineland region in the west was threatened by the French, the general Poland in the east was threatened by the Russians, and the Silesia region in the south was threatened by Austria. .

There is no country in the world that is as bad as us strategically and at the same time threatened by the three major powers.

In this case, we have few options to break the game.If you want to annex the German Federal Empire, you will inevitably be opposed by European countries.

The French coveted the Rhineland and did not want to make our homeland united; the Austrians wanted to unify the German region, it was impossible for us to reach out to the German Federation; the British did not want to give up this nail on the European continent, nor would they support our annexation of Germany federal.

Not to mention the Russians, they know the ambitions of the ordinary Polish region, and as soon as we reveal the flaws, they will immediately rush.

To strengthen ourselves, our only option now is to recover the Schleswig-Holstein duchy from the Danes, and if we are lucky we can bite the Danes.

Regaining the two principalities is of great significance to the German nation.Under the influence of national justice, Austria will not stand against us, even diplomatically they will support our actions.

The Kingdom of Denmark is politically pro-Russian, and Britain and France will not mind us attacking the Russians. They will even push us to stand on the opposite side of the Russians.

Now is the weakest time for the Russians. The reform of Alexander II is not over yet, and the Polish uprising is encountered again. The conservatives must counterattack.

Even if the Russian Empire, internally and externally affected, wanted to intervene in this war, the tsarist government ’s financial situation was very limited in their power.

Once the Russians send troops, we are not fighting alone, Britain and France will definitely support us, and even Austria hopes to see the Russians fail.

The odds of our hands-on are very high. It only takes a month to occupy the Kingdom of Denmark, beat the Russians by surprise, and then negotiate to solve the following problems."

This is a gamble, betting that the Russians will send troops to interfere in this war.Gambling wins naturally takes back the two principalities, and by the way bite a piece of meat from the Danish kingdom.

After losing the bet, they went to Britain and France, acting as their agents, and fighting against the Russians with the support of the two countries.

There is no doubt that there is no end to the Russians' full PK Prussian military, but the power of national devotion is not the same as the Russians fighting a local war.

The Russian Empire is very powerful, but unfortunately the tsarist government is poor.The reformed tsarist government is even poorer than ever.

Although the Prussian government had no money, Britain and France were very wealthy.Since it is a thug, naturally the boss pays the money.

This explanation only made William I's anger slightly reduced. It is obviously not enough to want him to expose this matter.

William I sneered and said, "Is it true, my army minister, navy minister, and my chief of general staff. Since when, all the internal and diplomatic affairs of the Kingdom of Prussia are under your control?"

Army Secretary Ron and Chief of General Staff Mao Qi both lowered their heads and pretended to be ostriches.

It ’s not that they want to play first, the problem is that they report in advance, and this plan cannot be passed at all.

On the surface, the risk of gambling is within controllable range.The most serious consequence is to fight a local war with the Russians, and the odds of having Prussia supported by Britain and France are not low.

In fact, this is only theoretical.In the event of a problem in a certain link, the Kingdom of Prussia may soon face the disaster of extinction.

For example: The tsarist government was confused, and they died at all costs.Not to mention the support of Britain and France, even if Britain and France play in person, they will be finished.

In case the Russians and Austria reach a compromise to divide Prussia, the enemies of Prussia will immediately become two.

Don't think that this possibility does not exist. The total area of ​​the Kingdom of Prussia in this era was 305,000 square kilometers, and ordinary Poland accounted for 141,100 square kilometers.

Austria did not dare to give up the territory of the Prussian German region, but the 141,100 square kilometers of general Poland, the Vienna government thrown out there is no pressure.

Under normal circumstances, the tsarist government would not do this.That is because the annexation of these sites by Austria will quickly become bigger. Without the checks and balances of the Prussian kingdom, the German Federal Empire could not sustain it for long.

Another example: Anglo-French bureaucratic groups reacted a bit slower, and when assistance came, Prussia would have failed.

Or: there was an accident in the attack on Denmark and there was no war to win in the first place.As a result, the Russians opened the door again and were forced to fight on two lines.

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So many unexpected factors, any one of them is enough to complete the Kingdom of Prussia.Prussia is over, and nobles and capitalists in the country will not necessarily follow it, but William I is destined to be unlucky.

As a qualified king, why take risks?According to the current situation, is it not good to develop step by step?

To put it bluntly, the noble Junker dragged the Kingdom of Prussia to the gambling table for their own benefit, and it was still on the gambling table without adequate preparation.

Prime Minister Frank said: "Your Majesty, this is the end of the matter, let's put the matter of accountability on the back! Now the most important thing is to immediately communicate with countries and seek diplomatic support.

Recovering the Schleswig-Holstein Principality is a common matter for the entire German nation, and this pressure cannot be borne by our family."

Whether it is willing or not, this butt must be wiped by the Prussian government.If you let the military toss about it, who knows what will happen in the end?

Prime Minister Frank did not dare to take this risk, and the Kingdom of Prussia could not bear the consequences of failure.If he carried out the operation from the beginning, he would definitely not take this risk before the three countries of Britain, France and Austria were settled.

William I sighed and said, "I don't care what method you use, I immediately order the troops to stop all operations.

We need a reasonable excuse to defend German sovereignty once.

The German region was split during the Paris Peace Conference. The Kingdom of Prussia is no longer qualified to represent all the states in the German region. This reason cannot be an excuse for our war."

Encouraging morale, defending German sovereignty can best inspire the patriotic enthusiasm of soldiers, but politically this is a failure.

Under the pressure of the Russians during the First Pudan War, the Kingdom of Prussia gave up the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein and became notorious in the German region.

Using this reason again, neither Austria nor the German Confederation will buy their accounts.

Because the Paris Conference broke up the international resolution of the German region and used this reason as an excuse for war, neither Britain nor France would recognize it.

Ron replied somewhat hesitantly: "Your Majesty, it is too late for time.

Although the plan was to launch the attack the day after tomorrow, the troops have now cut off the telegraph.In such a short time, we simply could not inform the troops.

You see, just make an excuse to make up, for example: to save German compatriots oppressed by the Kingdom of Denmark."

Obviously, the military is well prepared.No matter whether the Berlin government cooperates or not, the attack will be launched on time.The time left for the government is used in the next war.

Do n’t dream about it.Everyone has been busy for so long, how can it be said that if you do n’t fight, you ca n’t fight?

The chief of staff on the side, Mao Qi, stopped talking and did not express his opinion throughout.

This plan originated from the General Staff at the earliest. The supporting combat plan was prepared by him in person. He would not dare to speak out of this alone, so as not to anger the king.

William I glared at Ron and said with a sneer: "Are you all ready, then tell me what to do? You are so capable, just do it yourself!"

After that, he went out without looking back.The king was out of anger, and things must continue.At least the book of war must be written, and the Prussian kingdom can't do anything that is not declared.

Prime Minister Frank said angrily: "Since your military has all decided, then you can just send someone to hand over the war to the Danes!

The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is very busy, and you will have the aftermath, so you do n’t have to trouble them."

If it is the usual period, who dares to snatch the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has already broken out.Naturally, the exception is now. The prime minister wants to blame the military for all responsibilities. Naturally, he will not object.

After winning the war, it ’s natural to say that if something unexpected happens and you lose the war, the military will fight all the thunders.

Mao Qi and Ron glanced at each other and smiled bitterly at each other.Obviously this time the king and the government were evil, and they should not want to live a better life in the future.

As long as the war did not yield satisfactory results for everyone, the two of them must have gotten out of the way, and they would have to go to military court if they failed.

It was a taboo to mobilize the army without the king ’s approval.Now the government has charged another conviction, and the military ran to send the book of war.

If you win, the government decides and loses the war. It is estimated that the war will become a military forgery.

Many debts do not crush, anyway, all the problems of the war are cancelled, and it is no different if you lose one more crime and one less crime.

In short, all of this is that the military first broke the rules, and naturally has to bear corresponding responsibilities.

Mao Qi replied: "There is no problem. However, other aspects of the government must do a good job of cooperating. If some departments have passively slackened and caused the war to fail, then let's go to hell together!"

This is Prussia, a world where an army owns a country.As chief of the general staff, Mao Qi only needs to be responsible to the king. In the face of William I, he dare not make orders, and it does not matter to government officials.

Anyway, the relationship has become rigid, and it is more efficient to directly use threats than to persuade them.

Frank said the other way around: "Let's do your own work well, don't make a bunch of messes at that time, we don't have the time to give you the aftermath."

Now we are going to hold a government meeting, you are not involved in it, please two!"

Negative downtime does not exist. Once the war fails, no one at the top of the government can run away.Even if there is no responsibility, they will be implicated in stepping down.