Holy Roman Empire

The games of the British, Austrian and South African countries have just begun, and the European continent has undergone major changes.This time Napoleon III showed his decisiveness and directly sent troops to control the Italian governments.

Obviously, his patience has reached the limit, and he is not going to spend time with these guys.

After suppressing the weak resistance of the states, under the threat of bayonet, governments were forced to agree to form an Italian empire with the Kingdom of Sardinia.

On August 24, 1870, the Italian Empire held its first parliament, and Napoleon III was elected as the emperor.

The next day, Napoleon III became eager to be crowned Emperor of Italy in Rome, namely: Italian Emperor Napoleon I.

Immediately after Napoleon III announced the establishment of the union of France and Italy, the establishment of the Great French Empire, and once again crowned emperor.In order to appease the Italians, this time is the twin capital, Paris and Rome respectively.

After Napoleon, the Bonaparte family once again created an empire.It should not be the two empires, the Bonaparte dynasty of the Italian Empire and the Bonaparte dynasty of the Great French Empire.

Napoleon III couldn't take care of any food or manners.Opportunities between Britain and Austria are rare. If this opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to meet again in the future.

The establishment of the Great French Empire and the situation in Europe changed instantly.After annexing France after Italy, there is a tendency to dominate the European continent.

Because of the relationship between Russia and Russia, it was only Britain and Austria that had the power to intervene in the French annexation of Italy.

While gazing at Vienna and London, a new round of diplomatic unions is also under way in secret, and an undercurrent against the French is surging on the European continent.

In Vienna, Rao was prepared with heart, and Franz was still shocked by the boldness of Napoleon III.

In his plan, the French should take it one step at a time.For example: first establish the Italian Empire to unify the Italian region, and then promote the merger of the two countries, this time must last at least several years.

The Government of Vienna couldn't do it anymore, and Felix said quite immediately: "Your Majesty, you can't let the French continue to grow. This threat is too great."

It is not difficult to interrupt the French expansion plan, as long as they immediately join forces with the British, and then pull together the European countries to press together, most of the French will compromise.

Don't look at Napoleon III's quick cuts and make a wreck, and at all costs, annex Italy.

In fact, he was not prepared to be the enemy of the whole of Europe, and the French did not challenge the courage of the European continent again. This was just a demonstration to the outside world.

What really gave them the confidence was the Fawmitt. According to the agreement, Austria will also start the German Federal Empire at this time, and everyone will share the international pressure.

Even the Vienna government is already doing it, and most of the state governments in the German Federation have fallen to Austria. As long as Franz is willing to take up to one month, he can annex the German Federation.

This is the convenience brought by the railway. Most of the states that have been drawn by Austria have chosen the Austrian standard. Many states have already merged with the Austrian railway.

Today, except for the Kingdom of Hanover, which has not been fully infiltrated by Austria, no other state can escape the influence of Austria.

To be able to successfully complete this plan, in addition to the flourishing nationalism, more economic benefits.

The nobles and capitalists within the German Federation have completed the confluence with Austria with practical actions, and everyone's interests are tied together.

Even in the opposition camps, the Kingdom of Hanover is no exception, and this influence will continue to grow with time.

The British support them not to be false, but it is impossible for British capitalists to share their market with them, let alone let them enter their own colonial development.

When Austria developed colonies, it immigrated from the German region, and these states were no exception.

At the same time as immigrants, it also attracted local powerful factions and participated in the development of the Austrian colony, and many local people became a community of interests.

The German Federal Government can do nothing about this kind of infiltration. Can't it enact laws prohibiting cooperation between the two parties?

Moreover, even if it is banned and useless, the following states will not buy the central government account.Anyway, everyone has determined for a long time that the central government dare not use force to solve it.

The French suddenly accelerated their pace, and Austria naturally did not keep up.From the beginning to the end, Franz was only fooling the French, and he was not prepared to unify the German region at this time.

The German region is to be unified, but this time is definitely not now.Before he could dominate the European continent, Franz was not ready to become a target.

Franz tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Wait a minute. It's impossible for the French to annex Italy by force. The internal problems are not clear for a while.

Now we can just do what we want. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement strongly condemning the shameless behavior of the French. Let ’s look at the reactions of various countries."

Just kidding, it's not easy for the French to get hooked, how can they get them out of the net?

Greater France was so easy to establish. Why did Napoleon not directly reunify Italy, but instead ruled by kings.

If it is simply the unification of Italy, Napoleon III is also the Italian emperor, it is estimated that the Italian people can still accept it.Now that it is directly incorporated into Greater France, it is strange that nationalists can accept it.

To know that they merged together, but France, the cradle of revolutionary ideas, it is estimated that it will not be long before the revolutionary ideas will be transferred from France to Italy, and then sparked.

Even the establishment of a dual empire is stronger than the direct annexation of Italy.At least the former as long as there is no war and no external force to break the situation, it will be able to stabilize after it has attracted local power.

Frankly speaking, with the strength of France, only when diplomatic work is done well, the external threat is very small.As long as the government does not chaos, this dual empire can be maintained for many years.

If not to make this scene more realistic, Franz would have to feast on this great victory.From now on, France will not be a threat for many years.

In the future, if you want to defeat France, you only need to fund the Italian Revolutionary Party.Every day there is a revolution, and the power of France will be consumed in the quagmire of Italy.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg proposed: "Your Majesty, now that the French have attracted the attention of the outside world, should we also speed up the pace."

At this time no one could prevent Austria from annexing the German Confederation.The French themselves were caught in the center of the storm, just wishing Austria jumped out to share the pressure.

After there were no French thugs, the British had the most demonstrations at sea.The Prussian next door was helpless, and Austria really took action. It is estimated that the first reaction of the Berlin government was not to block, but to quickly annex Poland.

Franz sneered: "No, proceed according to the original plan. We are not in a hurry, the German Federal Empire will be there, sooner or later, it will be ours.

It is still continuing to compete with the British for South Africa. The European continent is not in a hurry. As an ally, how can we share the pressure for the French?"

Fulfill the obligations of allies and share the pressure.Everyone will not believe this. When did the two countries really become friendly?

Even after the alliance, the two sides did not fall behind each other.Now Franz suddenly wants to help the French, there must be a story behind it.

The emperor did not want to say that everyone could do nothing.

Franz is also reasonable to say that the nationalism is so powerful that they haven't felt it yet. Naturally, they don't know that this is a huge pit.

If you want to explain, you can't talk about it.No way, Franz had to do it alone.

Anyway, the French annexed Italy, which was the target.Whenever you do it, Austria will not lack allies, you can wait patiently.

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Austria ’s passive downtime has had a huge influence on the European continent.Many people think that the Vienna government is afraid, and dare not directly confront the French.

Behind this is Franz ’s contribution, and he has the intention of not giving France the throne of the world ’s first empire.

London, which had been watching the bustle, could no longer afford the British government who wanted to pick up cheap.They never imagined that Austria's unwillingness to come forward directly broke their illusion of sitting on a hill and watching tigers fighting.

Downing Street, Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli asked with a depressed face: "Who can tell me what the Austrians are thinking, do they not know the threat of the French?

Or is the famous Franz Emperor, and Felix, the iron prime minister, both two soft eggs who only develop the economy at home?"

No one can answer this question, and everyone is equally puzzled.Anyway, no one thinks that Franz and Felix are soft eggs, otherwise how did Austrian land come from?

Foreign Minister McLean analyzed: "My Excellency, my opinion is just the opposite. The Vienna government is reluctant to come forward. I am afraid we have seen our plan.

After eating the losses of the Anti-French War, Austria cannot be afraid of the French.Now they don't come forward, I am afraid they don't want to face the French alone.

Moreover, it is not Austria that bears the brunt of France.The Italian region is a newly occupied place, and the French cannot rest assured that they will leave the way to the Italians.

If an attack is launched from Central Europe, the geographical environment determines that the French can only attack from the north. Before Belgium, the German Federation, and the Kingdom of Prussia fall, they are all safe.

Since there is no threat in a short time, the Vienna government can naturally wait.When everyone can't stand it, they once again form an anti-French alliance and work together to beat up the French."

Obviously, this will not be the result they want. If France is finished, continental Europe will be Austria.By that time, the German regions would be unified and Britain would be powerless.

To suppress France, it was the French who became bigger and threatened their interests.Not to mention, once the French annexed Italy, the Mediterranean had no place for them.

Not only that, the French, who had a lesson once, obviously will not follow Napoleon ’s old path this time.

After annexing the Italian region, the French will try to avoid conflicts with other countries on the European continent for many years to reduce their vigilance.

If the European continent cannot continue to expand, then the target will definitely turn overseas.The British bear the brunt, and it is almost inevitable for the French to challenge their maritime hegemony.

The world ’s first colonial empire brought not only glory and wealth, but also challenges from various countries.

In this regard, Austria is much more stable. The core colonies are all on the African continent. Now that the general trend is in place, there is no fear of anyone prying.

The interests of several colonies overseas are not big enough to make everyone and Austria look upset.

In contrast, the British were very hateful and ate the biggest cake.The colonies of all European countries together cannot compare to the attractiveness of their colonies.

Not only the colony, but also the Strait of Gibraltar on the doorstep, the French often couldn't sleep.

The Anglo-French feud is not so easy to forget. If you do n’t get stuck here and divide the French navy in two, it ’s the British who ca n’t sleep.

The ambivalence makes it difficult for the London government to make up its mind.Now they both want to suppress the French and they are afraid of maiming France, which is a headache.

Colonial Minister Louis reminded: "Don't forget that our conflict with Austria is not over yet. It seems that the Vienna government is not going to stop.

According to the battle report sent from the front, we are in a disadvantage on the battlefield. Delphi ’s idiot has sent three telegrams of assistance, one more time than one.

If we do not take measures, the French problem may not be solved, and the Cape Town colony will be lost first."

The French are too windy, and everyone's eyes are attracted, and even South Africa's telegram for help has been ignored by them.

Navy Secretary Robert said excitedly: "The Cape Town colony can never give up. The Suez Canal is controlled by the two countries. Once the corner of good hope enters the hands of Austria, our two sea routes to the Indian Ocean are no longer safe."

If he was not excited, the Suez Canal fell into the hands of the two countries, and they had already made them very passive.If the Cape of Good Hope is lost, the Royal Navy's life will be even worse.

Not to mention, in case one day turned over with Austria, the coast of Africa was a colony of enemies, and the Royal Navy ’s trip to India even had logistical supply headaches.

The Suez Canal does not need to be considered, and warships are now banned from navigation. Except for the French and Austrian warships that can run, warships of other countries must detour.

The regulations of the Canal Company are specifically aimed at the British, mainly in retaliation for the destruction of the British during the excavation of the Suez Canal.

In his heart, Benjamin has not only accused Louis of incompetence, but besides causing trouble, he has done nothing.

Since colonial expansion was to be carried out, it was not clear who the enemy was, so he hurried to wage war.Now I have suffered a loss and I don't know yet to admit mistakes.Scolding and scolding, the aftermath work is still to be done.

Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli rubbed his forehead and said, "Well, the strategic value of the Cape Town colony is very important, and we really cannot afford to lose it.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs first contacted the Government of Vienna to see if they could talk.The colonial ministry came up with a plan as soon as possible, preparing to increase troops in the Cape Town area.

Now that the situation in Europe is out of control, we must resolve the Cape Town issue as soon as possible, and we can abandon the Republic of Boer when necessary."

There is no doubt that Benjamin has tied this war with Louis.If the war is lost, the colonial minister can substitute.

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