Holy Roman Empire

In the early morning of October 25, 1864, Franz, who had just woken up from his sleep, was stunned by the news that the Prussian government declared war on the Kingdom of Denmark.

To be precise, the two countries declared war yesterday afternoon.It was late at night when the news reached Vienna. The flexible staff dragged Franz up to report.

Without any recruitment at all, the two countries suddenly went to war.As for the Prussian "liberation of German compatriots", the excuse for declaring war was directly ignored by Franz.

There is no excuse for war. Prussians in history have carried the banner of defending German sovereignty. Under the butterfly effect of Franz, the Berlin government no longer dared to resist this banner.

With the rejuvenation of Austria, the slogans and slogans related to "German Unity" gradually disappeared from the official documents of the Prussian government.

Especially after the Paris conference, both the Kingdom of Prussia and the newly established Federal Empire of Germany were very tacit to suppress the idea of ​​great unification.

Everyone is not a fool, if you continue to promote it, you are making wedding dresses for Austria.

Once the great unification thought penetrated into the hearts of the people, they became the object of being unified.For the people, unification may be a good thing, but for the ruler, it is completely different.

Do n’t look at the great powers of the governments of the states in the New Holy Roman Empire, but the rights of the rulers have shrunk significantly compared to being the masters of the country.

Under the influence of interests, the Paris Conference split the international agreement of the German region, which became the legal basis for Prussia to leave the German region.

Jurisprudentially, the Kingdom of Prussia is an independent country like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

Now if we continue to carry the banner of safeguarding the sovereignty of the German region, wouldn't we tell the outside world that the Prussian kingdom or a part of Germany would provide a legal basis for Austrian annexation?

The Berlin government will not do such a stupid thing.Although the reason for liberating the German compatriots is somewhat suffocating, it is better than laying a political bomb.

The Pudan War involved the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein, and the Vienna government definitely needs to make a statement.

After a brief breakfast, Franz held a cabinet meeting in the royal palace.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg analyzed: "Your Majesty, according to the information we collected, we can preliminarily judge that the Prussians of this war were premeditated, including the Polish independence movement that occurred not long ago, and they cannot be separated from them.

The government of Berlin dared to declare war on the Kingdom of Denmark, and most of them had the shadow of Britain and France. They wanted to take this opportunity to attack the Russians.

The situation of the Tsarist government is now very bad. Domestic reforms are still underway. The Central Asian War has started and the Polish independence movement has broken out again.

With so many things happening at the same time, it is difficult for the tsarist government ’s finances to support a war.

If they interfere in the Pudan War, Britain and France will support Prussia to fight a proxy war with them, further consuming their national power and interrupting the reform of the Tsarist government.

If the tsarist government chooses to make concessions, their international reputation will also plummet.The little brother of Denmark could not be guaranteed, and the Russians were not qualified to claim themselves as overlords of the European continent.

No matter what choice the tsarist government makes, it will pay a huge price.

Perhaps the British are more inclined to fight a proxy war and weaken the strength of the Russians; the French are more willing to take the opportunity to pull the Russians from the position of overlords."

From the perspective of analysis, the Prussian government suddenly declared war on the Kingdom of Denmark. It must have been the collusion of the three countries of Britain, France and France, otherwise the Prussian government has the courage to challenge the Russians.

The nobles of the Junkers do what they claim, and there are only a few people in the inside, and these people are impossible to spread outside.

Many people, including the Prussian military, think that this is an operation planned by the king, the cabinet and the military. No one thought that this was decided by the senior military.

Of course, only the top level planning this operation will close the most basic loopholes.If it was replaced by a plan from the bottom of the army, it is estimated that they launched an attack by foolishly shouting the slogan "for the unity of the German nation."

This is also Franz did not notice the movement of the Prussians in advance, otherwise he kept the dark line, shouting the slogan of uniting Germany to attack the Danes.

Who can think of the political influence brought about by this slogan if the political mind is not smart.As long as you are passionate enough, you can inspire people!

The slogan of political propaganda cannot be shouted arbitrarily. Once the slogan is shouted, it cannot be recovered.

Prime Minister Felix asked doubtfully: "But why did the Prussian government take advantage of the British and French fires?

Just for the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein, they had a deadly feud with the Russians. Even if the tsarist government does not care about them now, they will definitely revenge in the future.

Even if the Prussian government is an anti-Russian ruling party, they cannot ignore the strength gap between the two countries and blindly make enemies with the Russians?"

The current situation is different from that in history. In the historical Crimean War, the Russians lost European hegemony. The importance of the Kingdom of Denmark to the Tsarist government has declined. It is just a matter of face.

At this time, the Kingdom of Denmark is not only a face problem for the Russians, but also their status as the European hegemon.

The status of hegemony is not only about strength, but also needs to be recognized by everyone.

A small Prussian kingdom can challenge their hegemony. If the repression cannot continue, why should the Russian Empire become the European hegemon?

Even if Alexander II has now endured domestic reforms, in the future, if the Russians want to compete for European hegemony, they must take the flag of the Kingdom of Prussia.

In this respect, the Prussian government is very unwise.Even if the benefits are obtained in the short term, the future will be endless.

If bad luck, the tsarist government came to the door regardless.Even if they have British and French support, even if they win this war, they will be seriously hurt.

After a while, Franz replied: "I am afraid that the Prussian government regarded the Russians as a mortal enemy from the beginning.

I remember that the first goal of the Russian expansion strategy in Europe was Poland.

General Poland occupies 46.3% of the land area of ​​the Kingdom of Prussia. From the standpoint of the Prussians, there is no possibility of compromise.

Facing a strong Russian empire that could strike them at any time, they could only draw closer to Britain and France.

Now the two bosses want them to jump out and trick the Russians. The reward is Schleswig-Holstein.

The Berlin government also does not want to see the Russians reform successfully. Since some people support it, they will start to be strong and beat the Russians by surprise.

They are not without chance. As long as they risk defeating the Russians once, they can not only eat the two principalities, but also allow Russian Poland to become independent and become a buffer between the two countries, changing strategic passiveness in one fell swoop."

Franz's brain supplement level is still very good. Many people in the Prussian government think so, but they are farther and farther away from the truth.

The Junker nobles responsible for planning this operation can use the glory of the family to guarantee that they did not expect that far at all, just fighting for their own benefit.

Defeat the Russians, which is simply not within the scope of their plan.

Mao Qi ’s strategic plan was only to defeat the Danes as soon as possible and then be able to defend the border fortress under the attack of the Russians.

Anyway, the tsarist government is now a poor ghost, and there are conservatives who oppose reforms in the country. As long as it drags on for a few months, the Russian army will not collapse.

Moreover, there are also independent Polish organizations.Before the suppression of the Polish rebellion, the Russian army sent troops to attack the Kingdom of Prussia, and it was possible for the rebels to cut off the road at any time.

In the eyes of many people, when the tsarist government suppressed the Polish rebellion, the wallet was already used up, where is there money to continue fighting?

The truth of the matter is not directly related to the decision of the Vienna government.Even if the Prussian suddenly got water in his head, that would not affect Austria's decision-making.

After striving to accept himself as a Prussian, Prime Minister Felix said: "Your Majesty, since the two countries are going to match up, then we have to make a choice.

Involving the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein, we had to support the Prussians in the Pudan War.

However, because of the relationship between the Russian-Austrian alliance, we must support the Russians in the war that may erupt next.

Now we are also forced to crossroads, this choice is difficult to make.

I suggest kicking the ball to the Russians. If the Russians want Austria to help, then Russia and Austria will divide Prussia.

The Russians obtained the general Polish region, and we obtained the general German region.We can use cash to compensate for the interest gap.

If the Russians are different from the conditions of division, then we declare neutrality and will not participate in the dispute between Russia and Russia."

Franz rolled his eyes. Where is the division of Prussia between the two countries? Obviously, the Russians expressed their support for the unification of Austria in Germany.

When you open the map, you know that if Austria occupied the German region, the German Federal Empire would be surrounded by Shinra.

If this was the case, Franz could not use political means to divide and disintegrate and gradually annex the German Confederation.

Although the remaining German territories are not large in area, most of these lands are fertile land, and the level of economic development is very high in Europe.

In addition to the economy, the population of these areas is also large.Without ordinary Poland, the remaining half of the Prussian kingdom plus the German Federal Empire, there are 17 million people.

Together with the 60 million population of the new Holy Roman Empire, the combined population of the Shinra Empire directly exceeded the sum of the English and French.If we only count the local area, the economic aggregate also surpasses John Bull.

Unless the tsarist government flooded the collective brain, this condition would not be discussed at all.Isn't it asking for trouble to release a Central European Big Mac?

Prime Minister Felix ’s real purpose was to stop the Russians from asking Austria for help.

Otherwise, the tsarist government, holding the covenant of the Russian-Austrian alliance, constantly asking for loans and assistance from Austria, will the Vienna government give it or not?

If you give it, it is easy to arouse the resentment of German nationalists; if you do not give it, you will violate the covenant, and it will not be morally justified.

This question is now thrown. As long as the Russians refuse to support Austria ’s reunification with the German region, the Czar ’s government will no longer be justified if it wants assistance.