Chapter 357： The truth far away

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

To be precise, the two countries declared war yesterday afternoon. The news arrived in Vienna late at night, and the flexible staff did not report until Franz got up.

Without any advance enlistment, the two countries suddenly started a war. As for the Prussians' excuse for "liberating German compatriots", they were directly ignored by Franz.

The excuse of war is enough. Historically, the Prussians still carried the banner of defending German sovereignty. Under Franz's butterfly effect, the Berlin government never dared to resist this banner.

With the revival of Austria, 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 German Federal Empire have tacitly suppressed the idea of ​​great unification.

Everyone is not a fool. If we continue to propagate, we are making wedding dresses for Austria.

Once the great unification is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, they become the object of unification. For the people, unification may be a good thing, but for rulers, it is completely different.

Don't look at the powers of the governments of the states in the new Holy Roman Empire, but the power of rulers has shrunk significantly compared to their own rule.

Under the influence of interests, the Paris Conference splitting the international agreement of the German region became the legal basis for Prussia's separation from 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, will we not tell the outside world that the Kingdom of Prussia is still part of Germany and provide Austria with a legal basis for annexing them?

Such a stupid thing, the Berlin government will not do. Although the reasons for liberating German compatriots are somewhat lame, it is better than planting a political bomb.

This time the Putin war involved the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein, and the Vienna government definitely needs to express its position.

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

Foreign Minister Weissenberg analyzed: "His Majesty, based on the information we have collected, we can make a preliminary judgment that the Prussians have long been premeditated in this war, including the Polish independence movement that took place not long ago, and they cannot be separated.

The Berlin government dared to declare war on the Kingdom of Denmark, most of which were British and French. They wanted to take this opportunity to fight the Russians.

Now the situation of the Tsarist government is very bad, domestic reforms are still underway, the Central Asian war has begun, 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 another war.

If they interfere in the Putin war, Britain and France will support Prussia to fight an agent war with them, further consuming their national strength and interrupting the reform of the Tsarist government.

If the Tsarist government chooses to compromise, their international reputation will also plummet. The younger brother of Denmark cannot be kept, and the Russians are not qualified to occupy themselves as continental hegemons.

No matter which choice the Tsarist government makes, it will pay a huge price.

Perhaps the British are more inclined to fight a proxy war, weakening the Russians; the French are more willing to take the opportunity to pull the Russians from their hegemony. "

From the perspective of the analysis, the Prussian government suddenly declared war on the Kingdom of Denmark. It must be the collusion between the three countries, or else the Prussian government would have the courage to challenge the Russians.

The Junker aristocrats made their own claims. There were only a few people in the know, and these people were impossible to spread outside.

Many people, including the Prussian military, think that this is an action planned by the king, the cabinet, and the military, and no one ever thought that it was a high-level decision of the military.

Of course, only the high-level plan for this operation will block the most basic loopholes. If it was planned by the bottom of the army, it is presumed that they would launch an offensive shouting slogan "for the unity of the German nation".

This is also that Franz did not notice the Prussian movements in advance, otherwise he would keep the dark line in custody, shouting the slogan of unified Germany to attack the Danes.

For those who are not politically minded, who can think of the political impact of this slogan. As long as it's **** enough to be inspiring!

Political propaganda slogans cannot be shouted. Once the slogan is shouted, it cannot be collected.

The Prime Minister Felix asked in confusion: "But why did the Prussian government pick up the fire for Britain and France?

Just for the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein, they fell into revenge with the Russians. Even if the Tsarist government does not take them into account, they will definitely retaliate in the future.

Even if the Prussian government is anti-Russian, they will not be able to ignore the power gap between the two countries, blindly avenging the Russians, right? "

The current situation is not the same as in history. Historically, the Russians lost European hegemony during the Crimean War. The importance of the Kingdom of Denmark to the Tsarist government has declined. It is just a matter of face.

At this time, for the Russians, the Kingdom of Denmark was not only a matter of face, but also their status as a continental hegemon.

Hegemony is not just about strength, it needs to be recognized by everyone.

A small Prussian kingdom can challenge their hegemony. If the suppression is not continued, why does the Russian Empire become the European hegemon?

Even now that Alexander II has endured for domestic reforms, as long as Russians want to fight for European hegemony, they must take the flag of the Kingdom of Prussia.

In this respect, the approach of the Prussian government is very unwise. Even if the benefits are gained in the short term, the future is endless.

If you are unlucky, the Tsarist government will come to you. Even with the support of Britain and France, even if they win the war, they will have great vitality.

Franz made up his mind for a while, and replied, "I'm afraid that the Prussian government has regarded the Russians as a deadly enemy from the beginning. It doesn't matter that they offend.

I remember that the first goal of the Russian's European expansion strategy was Poland.

General Polish occupies 46.3% of the territory of the Kingdom of Prussia. From the perspective of Prussians, there is no possibility of compromise at all.

Facing a powerful Russian empire that could be attacked at any time, they could only move closer to Britain and France.

Now the two bosses want them to jump out and make trouble for the Russians. The reward is the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein.

The Berlin government also did not want to see the Russian reforms succeed. Since there is support from others, it is better to start off and beat the Russians by surprise.

They are not without odds. As long as they risk defeating the Russians once, not only can they eat up the two principalities, but they can also make Russia and Poland independent, and act as a buffer between the two countries. "

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

The Junker aristocrats who are responsible for planning this operation can use the glory of the family to guarantee that they have never thought that far, and are only fighting for their own interests.

Defeating the Russians was beyond their plan.

Maoqi's strategic plan was to defeat the Danes as soon as possible, and then be able to defend the border fortress under the Russian attack.

Anyway, the Tsarist government is now a poor ghost, and there are conservatives in the country who are opposed to reform. As long as it is dragged on for several months, the Russian army will not defeat itself.

Moreover, there are also independent organizations in Poland. Before suppressing the Polish rebellion, the Russian army sent troops to attack the Prussian kingdom, and there was always the possibility of being cut off by the rebels.

In many people's opinion, when the Tsarist government suppresses the Polish rebellion, the wallet will be used up long ago. Where can I continue to fight?

The truth of the matter is not directly related to the decision of the Vienna government. Even if the Prussians were suddenly flooded, it would not affect Austria's decision-making.

After trying to make himself accept the Prussian concept, Prime Minister Felix said: "Sir, since the two countries are facing each other, we must also make a choice.

Involving the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein, we had to support the Prussians during the Putin war.

However, because of the relationship between the Russian and Austrian alliances, we must support the Russians in the next possible war.

Now we are also forced to the 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 acquired the Polish region, and we acquired the German region. Among the interest gaps, we can use cash compensation.

If the Russians are different from the terms of the partition, then we declare neutrality and do not participate in this Russia-Prussian dispute. "

Franz rolled his eyes. This is where the two countries divided Prussia, which clearly made the Russians support the unification of Austria in Germany.

If you open the map, you can see that if Austria occupied the German region, the German Federal Empire would be surrounded by Shen Luo.

If this is the case, Franz is not yet able to use political means to disintegrate and gradually annex the German Commonwealth, and he is embarrassed to be the master of the Habsburg dynasty.

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

In addition to the economy, these regions also have a large population. Without General Poland, the remaining half of the Prussian kingdom plus the German Federal Empire had a population of 17 million.

With the current population of 60 million in the new Holy Roman Empire, the combined population of the Holy Roman Empire directly exceeded the total of Britain and France. Counting only the local, the economic aggregate also exceeds John Bull.

Unless the Tsarist government collectively floods with water, such conditions will not be discussed at all. Release a CEIBS Big Mac, isn't that asking for trouble?

The real purpose of the Prime Minister Felix was to stop the Russians from talking to Austria for help.

Otherwise, the Tsarist government holds the covenant of the Russian-Austrian alliance and continuously asks Austria for loans and assistance. Will the Vienna government give or not?

The words given can easily cause resentment by German nationalists; if you don't give them, it violates the covenant and is morally unjustifiable.

Now the question is raised, as long as the Russians refuse to support Austria's unification of the German region and the Tsarist government wants assistance, it cannot be justified.

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