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After entering the 19th century, the global village has become more and more closely connected, and the international situation has even triggered a whole body.

After the end of the American Civil War, the energy of the four countries of Britain, France, and Océ focused on Europe, and the pressure of the Tsarist government increased greatly.

The London government has begun planning to intervene in the Russian-Russian war, attempting to use diplomatic means to force the tsarist government to make concessions and crack down on the prestige of the Russians.

I have to admit that John Bull's diplomacy is powerful. The Parisian government, which has just been drawn by the Russians, has once again swayed, and French and Russian loans have been withheld.

This cannot be blamed on the French. The performance of the Russian army on the battlefield is too disappointing.

Everyone thought that the tsarist government had a sea advantage and would mobilize the army to land and poke the Prussians from behind. However, because of the problem of strategic supplies, the tsarist government could not organize a decent attack.

International military observers are now attacking the strategy of the Tsarist government and degrading them to nothing.

Alexander II was terribly wronged. The war broke out so suddenly that they simply had no time to prepare.

Saint Petersburg, looking at the increasingly severe international situation, Alexander II made a decision-quick battle and quick decision.

The confidentiality of the Tsarist government was limited to ten people. After the number of insiders exceeded this number, it was almost like a sieve.

After receiving this news, Franz's first time was worse.According to the current situation, the final victor is definitely the Russians.

Do n’t look at the Prussians taking advantage of the exchange ratio, but during this half-year of war, they still paid 82,000 losses, of which 43,000 died in battle, 39,000 retired due to injuries or were captured.

The loss of the Polish ally was even worse, at least 150,000 troops were lost.Because of the internal chaos in the Polish interim government and the fact that he was unclear about the specific losses, Franz could not have known it.

The combined losses of the Russians and the Danes are almost equal to the sum of Pupo.

If the war continues, at most half a year, the Polish uprising will collapse, and then the Kingdom of Prussia will fight alone.

If you change Franz to command this war, you will be arrested by the Polish rebels, and you will use the navy to strike the Kingdom of Prussia and weaken their war potential.

decisive battle?After regaining the Warsaw area, controlling several rivers in Poland, and opening the water transportation line through Austria, how do you want to hit it?

As long as the logistics supplies are sufficient, the combat effectiveness of the Russian army is not bad.With the advantage of quantity, you can easily defeat the enemy.

The brazen decisive battle now is very unwise in the military.Of course, Alexander II made this decision mainly for politics.

Pressure from domestic conservatives, rampant international anti-Russian forces, plus fiscal pressure, the Tsarist government is under great pressure.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg proposed: "Your Majesty, the Russians have asked us for help and hope that we can complete the order as soon as possible.

If there is no accident, after the delivery of these weapons and equipment, it is time for them to fight against the Prussians.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that part of the equipment in active service can be transferred and delivered to the Russians in advance, which contributed to the outbreak of this decisive battle before the winter of Poland."

Franz's eyes lit up, and this time "winter" really came.No matter who wins or loses in this war, both parties lose the ability to continue their offensive after the winter.

After the next year's battle, everyone is almost reinvigorated.No, it should be said that the Russians can regroup, and the Prussian loses a decisive battle is almost cold.

Adjusting active equipment is just for everyone's good looks, and reserve equipment is also considered active equipment, and there is no problem.

Franz asked questioningly: "Is time enough? It is now September, and when it is shipped to the Russians in October, they still have time to fight?"

Foreign Minister Weisenberg replied: "The time is indeed a bit tight, but it is barely enough.

Russian troops close to our border area can change their clothes first, and they can launch counterattacks first.The Russian army in the Eastern Prussia region had to dress up later, as long as it was willing to suffer casualties.

The pressure on the frontline Russian generals is very great. They cannot withstand domestic pressure, and the decisive battle will definitely erupt before the end of the year.

Winter is coming, the big deal is that this decisive battle will not end.In any case, they must fight a battle and give the domestic conservatives an explanation."

Franz began to mourn for the frontline Russian troops.Even if they win the war, they will suffer heavy losses; if they lose the war, they will naturally suffer even more.

Alexander II chose to fight at this time, it is estimated to be forced.If the battle is decisive two months earlier, if the enemy loses the war and they can drive straight in, they will suffer heavy losses.

It doesn't matter now, many parts of the Russian Empire have entered the winter.It is estimated that it will be November and February when this battle is finished. It is absolutely tired to attack Russia in this season.

Since the tsarist government was not in danger, the loss of the Russian army was not within Franz's consideration, and a decision was made immediately.

"Deliver at the fastest speed and give the Russian one million rounds of bullets to show our position."

It is not without benefits for Russians to use Austrian equipment, because Austria has long unified the caliber of ammunition. Even if the Russian army is changing, the bullets can still be used universally, and there is no need to worry about the joke of sending the wrong bullet.

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The efficiency of the Vienna government is still very high. In just two days, 300,000 rifles were transferred from the reserve equipment and sent to the Russian-Austrian border at the fastest speed.

Such a big movement can't be hidden at all. After receiving the news, the Prussian army commander Mao Qi made a decisive decision-to start with the strong first.

On October 2, 1865, before the Russians changed their outfits, the Pupo Allied Forces launched a comprehensive counterattack against the Russian troops on the front lines of East Prussia, Belarus, and Ukraine.

The decisive battle broke out ahead of time, and the eyes of all European countries focused on this battle.

If the Russians win, then there is no doubt that the Kingdom of Prussia is going to end; if the Pobo Allies win, then the European landscape will be shuffled again.

In Sweden, Karl XV did not hesitate to reject the plan proposed by the Kingdom of Prussia: a joint plan against Russia.

Although Sweden is also anti-Russian, it stood in opposition to the Russians in the Near East War and supported the Anglo-French Ottoman alliance, but it does not mean that they like Prussia.

When the Pudan War broke out, Karl XV prepared to send troops to assist the Danish defense of Schleswig, and to curb the expansion of the Kingdom of Prussia.

In addition to worrying about cold teeth, it is also related to the pan-Scandinavianism prevailing in this era.

(Pan Scandinavian proposition: Nordic joint statehood. Launched in Skåne in the 1840s and peaked in the mid-19th century. Sweden and Norway have established a Swedish-Norwegian alliance under the signing of the Kiel Treaty , It ’s just Denmark.)

Karl XV is one of the supporters of this plan. He always wanted to merge Denmark, Sweden, and Norway into one country.If possible, he would not mind letting Finland join.

In the first Pudan War, Sweden sent troops to help the Kingdom of Denmark, but the reaction was a step slower. When they arrived, the Russians had intervened and did not participate in the war.

In the Pudan War, Karl XV was also preparing to send troops to intervene. Unfortunately, Denmark was defeated too quickly. Many people in Sweden opposed sending troops. The intervention did not end, and Pan Scandinavianism was also severely damaged.

Prussians want to win over Sweden to join the war, it is not without reason.The hatred of Sweden and the Russian Empire has a long history, and the relationship between the two sides has been very bad.

And the Finns already wanted to get rid of the Russian rule, they made suggestions, as long as Sweden helps them to become independent, they are willing to join Sweden.

Internationally, the British are also vigorously promoting the Puri alliance. The London government has long made a promise to support Sweden's annexation of Finland.

The Paris government also hopes that Sweden's annexation of Finland will stab Russia and be willing to help them.

In view of weakening the Russians, even the Vienna government is willing to provide loans to Sweden. It can be said that the entire European continent wants to see the Russians unlucky.

Now that the tsarist government has become fatigued, the main force of the Russian army has been pinned on the front line, there is a Finnish response, and the Swedish military has a very high success rate in capturing Finland.

Whether it is Finland or Sweden, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the Russians want to counterattack in the future, it will be difficult to achieve results.

So much good news ca n’t hide the fact that the Russians are too powerful.