Holy Roman Empire

The bright sunshine, reflecting the blue sea, has a special flavor.

In the sunny days, there is still a fortune that is about to be obtained, and Colonel Richard feels particularly comfortable.

With many years of experience, he found out that there was a problem with the ship in front of him early, and tried to chase after it, and it was revealed.

Ordinary merchant ships will also stay away when they meet the Royal Navy on the high seas, but no matter how far away they are, they will not sell goods into the sea just to run away.

Although the Royal Navy has a history of guest pirates, it is all in the past, and it has converged a lot in recent years.

Even if it is to rob, it will be disguised.When the navy flag is hung, at most a protection fee is extorted.

If you have a relationship background, you can also get discounts when you climb a relationship.As long as the money is in place, even smuggling is fine.

The performance of the Fulda is undoubtedly telling them that there is no silver three hundred taels here. Such sillyness is no longer seen, and Colonel Richard will naturally not let it go.

The officer in charge of the semaphore said excitedly: "Colonel, we have met Vittorio Emanuele III, who is on the warship ahead. He has already identified himself."

In order to catch Vittorio Emanuele III who was running away, the London government made a ruthless move, and the Royal Navy almost came out.

Nor can it be said that arresting, after all, a king, John Bull also has to pay attention to international influence, so the mission of the Royal Navy is to invite people back.

Colonel Richard looked happy when he heard the good news.You should know that in order to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm, the country has offered great rewards.

As long as Vittorio Emanuele III can be invited back, there will not only be a generous bonus, but also a higher level.

Richard is already a colonel, and he will cross the general threshold.It seems that there is only a thin line, but in fact this is the difference between Tianyuan.

There are a large number of colonel officers in the Royal Navy, and none of the ten who can really cross the general threshold.There is no way, now is a peaceful age, it is naturally difficult to promote without merit bonuses.

"Then what are you waiting for, let them stop the ship immediately and invite Vittorio Emanuele III to come over."

"Please" Colonel Richard bit very hard.The king who is down and down is also a king and must be given sufficient respect.

There is no way, the relationship between the royal families in Europe is very messy, there are relatives everywhere when going out, and the connections of any royal family should not be underestimated.

The young officer's face turned ugly, and he replied with a headache: "We have sent an invitation, but Vittorio Emanuele III refused to agree.

And warned us not to follow up, otherwise we will be responsible for any accidents that happen in the middle."

After all, the reaction came, the young officer decisively chose to avoid the heavyweights and did not directly say the threat of Vittorio Emanuele III.

Colonel Richard was dumbfounded. He never expected that Vittorio Emanuele III would be so uncooperative.

The threat of firing is impossible. In case of bad luck, sending Vittorio Emanuele III to see God, no one will be charged with this crime.

Glancing at the young officer, Colonel Richard scolded: "He refused, you won't persuade you!"

Yes, it is persuasion, no matter how frustrated, to most ordinary people, Vittorio Emanuele III is a big man.

Seeing the young officer look confused, Richard continued to add: "Idiot, we can't move Vittorio Emanuele III. Can't you find a way to bully and lure the other people on the ship?

Pass the order to speed up and put pressure on them..."

...

Facts have proved that the semaphore is still not perfect enough, at least when it expresses threats, its deterrence is not strong enough.

After confirming that the British did not dare to fire, everyone on the Fulda quickly recovered. Of course, they were still a little excited.

As soon as Vittorio Emanuele III's Chrysostom was opened, everyone was noble, provided that the King of Sardinia could successfully restore his country.

Anyone who seeks life at sea knows that wealth must be sought in danger.Captain Petra also appropriately exaggerated the success rate, telling everyone that the French army was at a disadvantage on the battlefield.

In order to save the failure of the French, the despicable British government seized Vittorio Emanuele III.

No problem, just the despicable British government.Although everyone is British, there are differences between British and British.

Although it was a temporary arrangement, the Austrian Embassy could not fail to investigate.The Fulda was selected, naturally because the crew were all Irish.

If the crew were all Englishmen with the strongest ownership of Britain, it would be a different situation now.

The distance between the two sides kept getting closer, and the atmosphere on the Fulda became tense. Vittorio Emanuele III had to go out to comfort people.

Suddenly, several small black spots appeared on the horizon, and the crew of the observation deck reported back: "The fleet was found ahead, and it is coming in our direction."

Vittorio Emanuele III breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said: "That is the ship that came to meet us. Let's approach it immediately."

After speaking, he pretended to be calm and entered the cabin.

The middle-aged man accompanying him couldn't help but reminded: "Your Majesty, we chose the route of departure this time. Even the Austrians don't know the specific route, and there is no ship arrangement!"

After so many years in exile, the Italian Independent Organization has also been severely beaten by the society, and now it doesn't trust anyone.

Even though he is now an ally with Austria, Vittorio Emanuele III did not accept the escape route arranged by the Austrian embassy, ​​but temporarily changed the route and boarded the Fulda.

Vittorio Emanuele III slowly said: "It doesn't matter whether anyone will answer it or not, as long as someone knows that I am on the Fulda.

Now it is less than a hundred nautical miles away from the Netherlands, and there are only two British warships chasing from behind. They are not capable of killing everyone in a fleet together.

Once near, tell them that there is a noble king on the Fulda.As long as the British officers chasing behind are not stupid, they will let us go."

In theory, the Royal Navy would not dare to kill the king.But there are accidents in everything, and missing a ship is not a big deal in this vast sea.

The matter of Vittorio Emanuele III’s boarding of the Fulda was entirely temporary, and only a limited number of people knew about it.

And these insiders are all in London. Once the British make a ruthless murder, who can prove that the British did it?

Maybe there will be clues, but the problem is that someone has to look down, not ordinary people.

The people on the Fulda are all temporary recruits, and their loyalty cannot stand the test.I said earlier that the British dared not do anything. That was to boost morale.

...

On October 9, 1890, under the escort of the Royal Navy, Vittorio Emanuele III arrived in the Netherlands.

The pursuing Colonel Richard was politically savvy, and made a decisive change at a critical moment, defining this trip as escorting Vittorio Emanuele III.

As for the unpleasantness that happened halfway, it was all minor problems.Not to mention that Vittorio Emanuele III has not yet succeeded in restoration, even if he really becomes the king of Sardinia, he cannot offend the British.

The strength is not as good as that of humans, so he has to eat what he doesn't eat, and even show a look of eating happily, to prove to the outside world that Insa is friendly.

On the Western Front, after half a month of fighting, the Anti-French Alliance is already at an absolute disadvantage.

Even in local operations, Belgium still failed to counterattack in the face of the absolute power gap.

Austrian reinforcements are still on the way, the German Federation is slow to act, Belgium and Luxembourg have been shaky on the front line, and even the Rhineland defense line has problems.

The situation on the battlefield is getting more and more severe, and Leopold II has lost the vigor of the past.

"The situation is getting worse for us. When will the reinforcements from Germany and Austria arrive?"

Frankly speaking, the performance of the Belgian army this time is still passing.Being able to use inferior forces to resist the French attack on the battlefield for half a month, he has already taken the shot.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Juul replied: "The main force of the Austrian army arrived in Baden yesterday afternoon. The vanguard has already arrived in the Rhineland region and is expected to enter our country in five days.

The mobilization of the German Federation is slower. At present, only the western states have completed military mobilization, and the eastern states are still in progress.

However, the troops mobilized by the western states did not arrive at the front line in the first time. We communicated with the German federal government, and they also had nothing to do with these states."

Disagreement in command is a stubborn disease of the German Federation. If there were no internal problems, they would have joined the clubs of great powers.

Leopold II asked suspiciously: "A few days ago, didn't George I say that he would go to the front line to supervise the battle? Why is there no movement?"

War is both a risk and an opportunity, and George I will not give up easily for the emperor who finally ascended to the throne.

In fact, King George I's throne was unstable. In addition to Austria's eye on him, more importantly, his personal monarch's prestige was too low.

This is a question left over from history. The German Confederation was a product of a special period and an empire imposed on the German people by European countries such as Britain, France and Russia.

An empire created forcibly cannot satisfy everyone, especially for nationalists, this empire is a shame.

In this context, the small states below will naturally not buy the accounts of the central government.

In order to weaken the authority of the central government and protect its own power, some people even deliberately preached Hanoverian traitorism.

The newspaper publicly announced that the crown of the Gotha dynasty was a reward for hindering the unification of the German region by the great powers.

There is no way, Hannover is limited in strength, unable to suppress these small states, and the people do not support the central government, the German Confederation has been in a weak position since its establishment.

In order to change this passive situation, the two generations of German emperors made a lot of efforts, such as: striving to develop the economy, opening up colonies, and merging the Kingdom of Prussia.

The results are remarkable, but the effect is average.After all, these things cannot satisfy the appetite of nationalists.

In a sense, this war against France is already George I’s last chance.As long as sufficient prestige is established in the war, there will be a fight after the war.

"Your Majesty, the internal problems of the German Federation are too troublesome. To gain prestige in the war, King George I needed the support of the Kingdom of Prussia.

The problem is that after experiencing the lessons of the two Prussian Wars, the Prussian government has gradually tended to be conservative and unwilling to continue taking risks.

Because of the political changes, the Prussian government is no longer ready to fulfill the conditions they originally agreed.

George I is working hard to persuade the Prussian government. Judging from the current situation, there is a high probability of failure.

The main reason is that the Austrians will not give him this opportunity. Once the Vienna government intervenes, all the efforts made by George I will be in vain."

The Foreign Secretary Juul explained that Leopold II wanted to cry without tears.Whether the German region is unified or not has nothing to do with Belgium.

Whether it is an integrated German Federation or a unified Shenluo Empire, for Belgium it is the difference between an elephant and a baby elephant.

Elephants can't provoke them, and baby elephants can't provoke them either. Anyway, they are people with their tails between them, and the end result is the same.

After a moment of contemplation, Leopold II said fiercely: "One more urge to the Vienna government and tell them that if there are no more reinforcements, we are going to vote... it's over."

Fortunately, Leopold II responded in time, otherwise he would make a joke of "surrendering" to threaten his allies.

...

Although the reinforcements did not arrive, the officer regiment had already reached the front line first.

In order to win the final victory, Franz sent Albrecht directly to the Western Front.

This is also a helpless move. It is not that Austria has no generals. The key is that the Western Front requires joint command.

There is no doubt that the command of the coalition forces fell to Austria.Even if the two countries want to fight, they have no confidence.

It is easy to get command, but not easy to command a multinational coalition.There is no one with enough weight to be the coach, but he can't hold his footing.

Grand Duke Albrecht, who had the loudest statement in the Austrian army, became the best candidate.

The formation of the coalition forces has not been completed, but the coalition headquarters has been born ahead of schedule, and Grand Duke Albrecht has also begun to perform his duties ahead of schedule.

The situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for the coalition forces, and looking at the Ardennes Forest will be insecure.Putting down the information in his hand, Grand Duke Albrecht couldn't sit still.

It seems that the current war has little to do with Austria. Anyway, it is not the Austrians who died. No matter how heavy the loss is, it is also an ally.

But in fact, that's not the case.Both Belgium and the German Confederation are important forces against the law. Now they have suffered heavy losses. The important task of countering France in the future can only be resisted by Austria itself.

In particular, they still control strategically important areas. Once they fall into the hands of the French army, they will have to pay a greater price later if they want to retake it.