Chapter 283： Otto von Bismarck

On November 21, the wooden sail gunboat carrying the tsar's envoy arrived at the nearest port in the state of Brandenburg after a day's rush.

As the gunship was about to approach the port, a battleship with wooden sails appeared on the northeast side of the gunship. At the same time, several shallow-water gunboats approached the gunboat where Alexander Menshkov was from the port.

The captain in charge of driving the gunboat quickly informed Alexander Menshkov of the news.

"Don't worry! Just wait for them to get close to us!" Alexander Menshkov responded indifferently.

The gunboats stopped at Alexander Menshkov's order, and the wooden sailing battleships and shallow water gunboats approached Alexander Menshkov's ships.

A wooden boat was slowly put into the water from the shallow water gunboat. The sailors in the wooden boat approached Alexander Menshkov's gunboat with oars, and successfully boarded the Russian gunboat with the help of the Russian gunboat sailors.

"Dear friends of the Russian Empire, I wonder if yours is lost! This is the waters of the Kingdom of Prussia!" The sailor respectfully reminded the captain of the shallow water gunship.

Just then Alexander Menshkov appeared, and he said to the sailors in an arrogant manner: "Go back and tell your captain! Don't stand in our way, or Prussia will lose our friendship!"

After listening to Alexander Menshkov's speech, the sailor was a little annoyed by his condescending noble attitude. He suppressed his anger and asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"I'm Alexander Menshkov, a special envoy sent by His Majesty the Tsar! Now I'm going to Sanssouci Palace to talk with your regent Prince William!" Alexander Menshkov continued to respond to the sailors with an arrogant attitude.

Alexander Menshkov's speech made the sailor look happy, and he hurriedly responded to Alexander Menshkov with joy, "Yes!"

Then, he took out two signal flags around his waist and gave orders to the surrounding gunboats.

The surrounding gunboats quickly gave way after receiving orders from the sailors, and Alexander Menshkov's gunboats were able to reach the port.

When Alexander Menshkov arrived at the port, the mayor who received the news warmly received Alexander Menshkov, which greatly satisfied Alexander Menshkov's self-esteem, and his inner balance was tilted toward Prussia. .

Under the kind invitation of the mayor, Alexander Menshkov decided to go to Sanssouci Palace after a one-day stay in this enthusiastic city.

That afternoon, a tablet from the port of Sassnitz arrived at Sanssouci.

At this time, Prince William, who was being transferred from the Prussian soldiers to form a siege in the Berlin area, finally smiled after receiving the news from the port of Sassnitz.

Prince Regent William hurriedly ordered his soldiers to bring the Count of Brandenburg... no, the Prime Minister of Brandenburg should be called over.

"His Royal Highness, what happened?" Prime Minister Brandenburg asked Prince William.

"The Tsar's envoy has arrived in Sassnitz!" said Regent Wilhelm to the Prime Minister of Brandenburg.

"That's great!" Prime Minister Brandenburg also smiled: "In this way, our efforts have not been in vain!"

"But!" After being happy, Prince William hesitated again. He pointed to Berlin and said, "What should we do now?"

On November 16, the bicameral system was similarly abolished after the regent of Prussia, William I, announced the abolition of the constitution given to the entire Prussian people in 1848.

For a time, the whole Berlin was full of enthusiasm, the revolutionary organization that had been eliminated was established again, the Prussian middle class, which had not been baptized by cannons, boycotted the regent's policy, and the National Guard stationed in Berlin betrayed again.

The entire Berlin region turned into a state of self-government overnight. This unexpected and reasonable behavior made the Prime Minister of Brandenburg make up his mind to let the Berlin region know what obedience is.

On the evening of the 16th, a mobilization order was issued and soldiers from the East Prussian region began to assemble in Potainz.

Prince William, who had experienced a defeat, knew that the only thing waiting for a small group of troops to enter Prussia was to be overwhelmed by the citizens of Berlin. He wanted to mobilize the troops that the entire East Prussia region could mobilize to form a siege of Berlin.

For three days on the 17th, 18th and 19th, more than 60,000 Prussian soldiers (including the regular army and the Juncker Homecoming Regiment.) distanced around Berlin.

This time, Berlin no longer had the situation of internal and external echoes during the Great Revolution of 1848. Under the circumstance that the revolutions were suppressed one after another, only one city of Berlin and parts of the Rhineland were left to resist stubbornly. Prussia still has the confidence to fight against this sporadic resistance. riot.

What's more, during the period of Prince William's deployment of soldiers, the "autonomous city" of Berlin lost its last chance because of the internal compromisers and the revolutionaries themselves.

On November 20th, when Alexander Menshkov was ordered to go to Berlin, the Prussian army of more than 70,000 people had completely surrounded Berlin, and the heavy artillery was deployed on the outskirts of Berlin. Only at the order of Prince William, the whole of Berlin would be destroyed. into a **** slaughter.

The drama of the massacre revolution has already been staged, and it is time to watch the drama.

This time, the tsar's special envoy who was in charge of watching the play came, and the bitter drama of Prussia could also start.

On November 22, Alexander Menshkov arrived at the Sanssouci Palace in Potainz.

The Prince Regent of Prussia, Prince William, warmly welcomed Alexander Menshkov to Sanssouci Palace.

In front of Prince Regent Wilhelm, Alexander Menshkov lived up to his previous arrogance and said with respect to Prince William of Prussia: "Dear Prince Regent, I am here by order of His Majesty the Emperor of Russia, Nicholas I. Here, the purpose is to mediate the dispute between Prussia and Austria! His Majesty Nicholas I said that both Prussia and Austria are brothers of the Russian Empire, and we should unite together to safeguard the Holy Alliance!"

Alexander Menshkov's words hit the heart of Regent William and the Count of Brandenburg. The reason why they dissolved the 1848 Constitution was not to please the Tsar in this way, so that they could mediate.

The Count of Brandenburg immediately came out and said to Alexander Menshkov: "The Kingdom of Prussia is very grateful to the Russian Empire! May our two countries support each other and forge ahead in the future!"

Having said that, the Count of Brandenburg invited Alexander Menshkov to watch a "big play".

At the invitation of Brandenburg, Alexander Menshkov arrived at the barracks on the outskirts of Berlin.

At this time, the barracks were dotted with each other, and the entire Berlin was surrounded by barracks.

"Mr. Special Envoy!" The Count of Brandenburg pointed to Berlin and said to Alexander Menshkov: "Berlin is now being occupied by a bunch of **** thugs. We must have this charming city as the capital!"

"Yes! Revolution is like a cancer that spreads from one city to another. We must cut off the spread of the cancer at the source! The broken Berlin will surely become dazzling again because of the eradication of the revolutionary cancer!" Alexander. Menshkov also said with satisfaction.

Just as Alexander Menshkov was talking with the Count of Brandenburg, a guy in a Prussian vigilante uniform approached them quietly.

"Your Excellency the Count, Mr. Special Envoy!" The voice of the Junker landlord in vigilante attire came from behind Alexander Menshkov and the Count of Brandenburg.

Alexander Menshkov and the Count of Brandenburg turned and looked back.

Standing behind them is a high-spirited middle-aged man. From his appearance alone, it can be seen that he has both the style of a Prussian soldier and the alarm of a politician. These two styles of painting are seriously incompatible. on the same person, much to their surprise.

Looking at his appearance, he has a burly figure and a tough face with two **** beards, a wide forehead and sharp eyes.

Alexander Menshkov and the Count of Brandenburg were immediately attracted to the guy in front of him, and he hurriedly asked the name of the militia landlord in front of him.

"Otto von Bismarck! He used to be a member of parliament!" The guy in front of him was Bismarck, who was known as the "Iron Prime Minister" in later generations.

Now he is following the Prussian army to complete the siege of Berlin.

Although he thinks that the repression may have a bad impact on the future of Prussia, but the **** decides the head, and he still supports this repression.

"What's the matter with you?" The Count of Brandenburg, who was his own, asked with a kind smile.

"Mr. Prime Minister, do I think we should give Berlin some more chances!" Bismarck said politely.

Although he knew that his words would inevitably be refuted, it was better to say it than not to say it.

Bismarck's euphemistic response successfully aroused the dissatisfaction of the Count of Brandenburg. He said to Bismarck with a sullen face: "Mr. Bismarck, do you think we should not suppress them?"

"No!" Bismarck immediately responded to the Count of Brandenburg: "I just wanted to say..."

Bismarck wanted to say that once the Prussian contradictions were suppressed, they would become unmanageable, but his class would not allow him to say such things.

Bismarck responded with a bitter smile: "We should suppress them!"

The Count of Brandenburg nodded to Bismarck with satisfaction. After Alexander Menshkov left, the Count of Brandenburg found Otto von Bismarck again and gave him a nice job. (The Count of Brandenburg considers himself a beautiful business.)

Otto von Bismarck successfully served as the commander of the militia's suppression of Berlin, and followed the regular army to massacre Berlin.

After that, the Count of Brandenburg promised to find a suitable position for him.