Holy Roman Empire

494 France and Russia

In the spring of 1871, the Roman uprising led by Garibaldi and Mazzini ended in failure. The head of the uprising army was forced to go into exile overseas.

In the context of the upcoming establishment of the Anglo-French-European Union, in order to maintain the Anglo-French relations, the London government did not accept their political asylum this time.

But the nature of crap sticks still allowed John Bull to send them to the United States of America.This is the favorite of the European Revolutionary Party, and he likes to go to the political asylum in the United States for two reasons.

On the one hand, it is thousands of miles away, and is less influenced by the politics of various countries. The federal government likes to shelter political prisoners, and everyone ’s safety is guaranteed.

On the other hand, economically, the United States of America has a good economic development, and it is also a European immigrant country, where it can obtain funds from its compatriots.

If we only proceed from the point of view of security, in fact, hiding in a large, sparsely populated colony is more concealed. Just build a farm in a country and live a life that is isolated from the world.

There are very few people who choose to take refuge in the colony, unless they are engaged in earth-shattering events, are chased and killed, and are forced to change their face.

The end of the Italian regional revolution marked the firmness of the French's local rule.After the cleansing in the war, the Italian anti-French forces were devastated.

Originally, France threatened everyone a lot. This kind of threat was not caused by human resources, economy, or industry, but more from the shadow left by the Napoleonic era.

The French claim to be the world's first army power, and the European countries have not expressed their opposition, which is enough to explain the problem.

Otherwise, in terms of human resources, Russia and Austria are twice that of France; in industry, Britain and Austria are above France; and John Niu far exceeds France in economy.

If according to the calculation method of the comprehensive national strength of later generations, France will lag far behind the two countries, and it will be the same as the Russian Empire. Even if there is a gap, it will not be too big.

However, on the European continent, France has brought the strongest sense of crisis to everyone.

Do n’t look at Austria ’s larger territory and population. However, in the impression of everyone, the Balkan Peninsula is a wild land, and the Hungarian area is also a small country.

Not to mention the Russian Empire, the concept of barbarians is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.After the defeat of the Russian-Russian war, everyone's attention to them declined.

In the impression of everyone, France, which was already very powerful, has now annexed the rich Italian region. European countries are generally anxious about the expansion of the French.

There is no problem, Italy in this era gives everyone the impression of being rich.Even Sicily, which is poor and backward in later generations, is now a rich country.

After the annexation of the Italian region, France's population, economy, and resources have all been strengthened, and the Great French Empire has become more ubiquitous.

Faced with this situation, European countries are trying to ensure their own security through diplomatic means, while avoiding conflicts with France or other countries.

As a leader of power politics, Napoleon III's forced annexation of the Italian region is not difficult to understand.In addition to paving the way for his son, there is also to mobilize national emotions and strengthen the cohesion of the country.

This is the price that a historically powerful country must pay, as Engels commented: Forcibly annexing the Italian region is the best way for the French autocratic system to live forever.

Otherwise, Napoleon III only served as the Italian emperor, and it was more convenient to rule, and the Italian people would not be so resistant.

This France and Austria are somewhat similar, except that Franz has the banner of the Shinra Empire, the legal basis is very sufficient, and the people of the German state are not resisted, but Napoleon III does not.

The establishment of Greater France, Napoleon III has completed the great cause of the annexation of Italy, although Lombardy and Venezuela are missing, this is not harmful.

Moreover, after two regions are less, the difficulty of ruling is also reduced.

The cost of forcibly annexing the Italian region, the French are naturally very clear, but they are confident that they can suppress the Italians by their own power.

In this case, of course, it is a little bit better in the Italian region. After digesting the results, it is not too late to expand.

The annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia has already provided a reference for the French. With its powerful strength, it is easy to establish a local rule.

The rally now is that I have been struggling all at once, and I haven't had time to digest it.

In order to establish a stable international situation and digest the battle results, Napoleon III repeatedly issued a statement proclaiming: France is a "satisfied" country and will not continue to expand on the European continent.

This kind of reassurance does not smooth out the anxiety in everyone's mind. It is forced by reality that governments of all countries have to accept this statement.

What Napoleon III was most worried about was being isolated, just like the period of the Anti-French War, the powerful France was also dragged down by enemies on all sides.

In order to avoid the worst, Napoleon III accepted the ill-conceived British to join the Fau alliance.While the three countries of Britain, France and Austria were allied, he was still easing relations with the Russian Empire.

Today, unlike in the past, the current Russian Empire is no longer a threat to France.In order to go further, the French government has already called for "French-Russian alliance".

There is no doubt that this call was ignored by Napoleon III, but it did not prevent him from taking it out as a guise-scary.

The French-Russian alliance is simple to say and difficult to do.The Russia-Austria League and the Anglo-French-Austrian League are the two inescapable Kaner.

Unless the Vienna government is crazy, it will let the French-Russian alliance appear.The British are also reluctant to see this kind of alliance appear, to know that he has personally played in order to split the Fau alliance.

If there is another French-Russian alliance, will it not be a crash?John Bull doesn't think that the Pu'ao countries sandwiched in the middle are the opponents of France and Russia. This alliance is more terrible than the Fau alliance.

At least the French-Austrian League has deep conflicts of interest, and it is not difficult to destroy this alliance.It is different when the French-Russian alliance is changed. The two countries do not directly border each other, and the conflict of interests between them is small. It is not easy to split this alliance.

Unlike the original time and space, the current Great French Empire is the largest power in the continent, at least on the surface.

After the annexation of Italy, the total population of France was as high as 55 million. The total economic volume leapfrogged Britain, and the total industrial volume was only in Britain and Austria. This gap was also very limited.

Militaryly, there is the world's second navy, plus the world's first army.This strength is frightening. Who dares to make them allies with the Russians again?

The fact that France and Russia just moved closer together triggered an uproar internationally.European countries can't stand it, nor can the Vienna government.

At the Palace of Vienna, looking at everyone with a nervous face, Franz reassured: "Don't worry, the British want to split the Fau League, and the way to choose is to join this league.

We have now formed an alliance with France and Russia. If they form an alliance, we are within this alliance.

It is much faster to defeat an alliance internally than from the outside.Moreover, now that the French want to digest the results, the Russians are still busy reforming.

Even if they want to form an alliance, they will never choose this time.In addition to causing fear in European countries, can this alliance play any other role?

To really form an alliance, at least they also need a common enemy.The Kingdom of Prussia is not qualified, it seems that we are not so hateful now?"

Franz can conclude that France and Russia were sham shots, based solely on speculation of interests.This alliance has the possibility of establishment, but lacks the motivation to establish.

Both France and Russia now need to resolve internal conflicts. Even if the two countries form an alliance, it is impossible to expand at this time and there is no way to get more benefits from the European continent.

The Anglo-French-League alliance has divided up the right to speak in most parts of the world. This has become an established fact. The French will jump out at this time and will definitely be blocked.

Alexander II was still undergoing internal reforms. At this time, he was unable to share the pressure for them, and Napoleon III did not have such confidence.

To know that Napoleon III, a patient with Britishphobia, can overcome this disease, that is, the Fau alliance gave him confidence, and most of the heart still has lingering fear.

It was too embarrassing to let him stand alone against the pressure of the British Olympics when the Russians could not help.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, no matter how small this possibility is, we must put the crisis in a cradle.

In order to avoid the worst, we must also make emergency plans.Negotiations with the British must be accelerated, and when necessary we must prepare for an alliance with the Prussians."

This answer surprised Franz. From the map, is this not a replica of the original space-time European pattern?

He is gratified that Austria is much stronger than the original time and space, and this possible alliance is also stronger than the "Germany-Austria Alliance".

The Union added half of the Mediterranean Sea and half of the Balkan Peninsula. Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, and Latvia were added, and three-quarters of Italy was lost.

Under this trade-off, the overall strength has not fallen.Of course, the premise is that the British are not going to end, and it is not the alliance of the three countries of Britain, France, Russia and Russia that still kills people.

Soon Franz dispelled the idea, which was too dangerous.Franz, who is not standing on a dangerous wall, is still reluctant to take such an adventure.

Even if you can win on land, the sea is basically to deliver food.A Russian-Russian war dispelled the idea of ​​the Prussian kingdom to develop a navy. The Austrian navy singled out Britain and France.

Expecting the navy to erupt, it would be better to simply destroy the Ottoman Empire and build a railway to connect to the Suez Canal. The success is even higher.

Franz made the decision decisively: "We can strengthen relations with Prussia, but don't do too much for now. France and Russia are just close together, and if we do too much we will stimulate them.

Judging from the current situation, for at least two decades, France and Russia will not be able to jointly expand overseas. As long as the French-Russian alliance advances the Pu-Russia war, the worst will not happen."

Obviously Franz ’s position has changed and he is ready to let the Russians lose again.With the appetite of the nobles of Juncker, if the tsarist government lost again, would they dare to occupy Saint Petersburg?

Once the tsarist government collapsed and Austria fell, the Russians would not want to rise again in the next few decades, or even lose the opportunity to rise forever.

Looking at the map, you know why. If you lose the war and lose the fertile ground in Eastern Europe, you can't do your best in Siberia.

Now the populations of Russia and Austria are almost the same. Once the tsarist government fails again and loses a large area of ​​territory and population, the bear is not terrible.

Of course, the sequelae of this are very serious, and Prussia must be seriously injured, otherwise a dangerous neighbor will appear next door.

No way, who made Alexander II jump out at this sensitive moment to stimulate Franz's nerves?

The shadow of the world war has always been in Franz ’s mind, and he is very vigilant against the French-Russian alliance.Even if it was a rainy day, it gave Franz a reason to start.