St. Petersburg

The Tsarist government was in a dilemma. Austria was expanding too quickly and we had to find a way to curb it.

But the Russian-Austrian alliance cannot break up. Austria is the only ally of the Tsarist government on the European continent and must not be lost.

Now Austria has not expanded beyond the scope of the treaty, and they cannot even find an excuse to interfere.

This has nothing to do with credibility. As long as the interests are appropriate, the Tsarist government does not care about selling teammates.

It is obvious that the current interests are not enough to make the Tsar sell his teammates. Even if Britain and France give up the Ottoman Empire, the Tsarist government would not be able to tear up the Russian-Austrian covenant.

The reason is very simple. The Near East War awakened the Tsarist government and made them realize that they were not as powerful as they expected. Since they were not strong enough, they needed allies.

Looking around the world, there are only a handful of countries qualified to be Russian ally, and after counting, Austria is still a traditional ally reliable.

Spain is unstable, and Isabel II is still busy with internal strife and is unable to interfere in the affairs of the European continent. Such an allies will not be asked for Nicholas I when they are sent here.

The two guys in Britain and France are powerful, but everyone is going to war? The bright enemy is unquestionable, how can they become allies?

Let’s look at the only one left, the quasi-power of the Kingdom of Prussia. Putting aside the previous conflicts between the two sides, the Russians who allied with the Kingdom of Prussia would obviously suffer a loss.

When needed, the Prussians were powerless; in turn, they had to support Prussia at all times.

Finding allies is because of common interests. We cannot achieve our needs, so there is no way to talk about alliances. This is also the reason for the collapse of the three Nordic court system.

Foreign Minister Carl Woesel said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the call for unification in Germany is very high, and Bavaria's nationalism is not the most fanatical. They all supported the war of unification initiated by Austria with practical actions.

Other countries are probably not much better. Except for the Kingdom of Prussia, other countries may be tempted by the Austrians to surrender by political means.

Now the Prussians were also scared and dared not send troops to intervene in this war. The German Unification War we had originally expected has now become an Austrian armed parade.

If we do not intervene, Britain and France may not be able to stop Austria's next actions."

Allies also need to be wary of it. Austria is developing too fast, which is not a good thing for the Russians.

The Chancellor of the Finance Minister Arestanley Rohde opposed: "We cannot directly interfere in this German war of unification. The secret agreement between Russia and Austria has already defined the sphere of influence of the two countries. We cannot breach the contract until Austria exceeds the pre-arranged boundary.

The enemy of the Russian Empire was the British and French Ottomans. If we rashly intervened in this war, we would only give up our enemies in vain. Without Austria's support, we would not be able to fight this Near East War immediately.

The threat from Austria is only possible, and this is based on their unification of the German region. The chances of their unification of the German region are still very small, at least the Prussian Kingdom has not yet surrendered.

Besides, this threat is not only directed at us. Now we should be worried about the French. Austria has unified the German region and the threat to them is the greatest."

Geopolitics determines the strategic threats of various countries. The British Isles are isolated from the European continent, and the British threat can only come from the sea; after the German region is unified, the French are the first to bear the brunt, followed by Russia.

"No, Mr. Arestanley Rod, you misunderstood. Interference in this war and obeying the covenant are not contradictory. As long as we support the Austrians to obtain the pre-appointed territory, it is not considered a violation of the covenant.

This thing allows Britain and France to be the evil man, and there is no need for us to directly conflict with Austria." Karl-Woesel explained

Arestanley Rohde asked uncertainly: "Are you talking about splitting the German region and completely cutting off the unification of the German region?"

Carl Woesel answered affirmatively: "Yes, facts have proved that after the awakening of nationalism, if the German region is not split, it will be unified sooner or later.

It is still too late to stop them. If it is a little later, the Kingdom of Prussia will be influenced by the public. It is difficult for us to stop them from unification!"

"What specific plans do you have?" Nicholas I asked with interest

Carl Woesel analyzed: "Your Majesty, this plan still requires the efforts of Britain and France, and cannot be proposed by us. This will affect Russia-Australia relations.

According to the current situation, it is not a big problem for the Austrians to obtain the Southern German region. If Britain and France are willing to stop it, they can be allowed to be this evil person.

Prussia can achieve certain expansion in the North German region, and the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein were assigned to the Danes, and the states in the western region can be merged with Belgium and the Netherlands.

Of course, the West German states, regardless of our affairs, will give the British a headache. Whether it is for Prussia, Belgium, the Netherlands, or independence, it doesn't matter.

As long as these economically developed regions are not annexed by Austria, their strength will not soar. After Germany's split, Austria's expansion path was blocked, and at that time they could only compete for overseas colonies.

This will inevitably conflict with Britain and France. After having a common enemy, the future relationship between the Russian and Austrian alliance is expected to go further."

The best choice to solve the problem once and for all is indeed the best choice. As long as the German region is completely divided, no country on the European continent can threaten the security of the Russian Empire.

At least the current situation, it is still impossible to see which country has the strength to threaten Russia. Even the French, who were most afraid of the Tsarist government, are not as terrifying as the Napoleon era.

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Paris

The situation changed too quickly, and Napoleon III's plan to watch the tiger fight was dead before it could begin.

All the states in the German region became ostrich, as if the Bavarian government was really guilty of the great sins. Austria's overthrow of their rule was what everyone hoped to do.

Well, Napoleon III had to admit that Austria was indeed what everyone expected this time.

This means it will be easy for Austria to annex Bavaria. From beginning to end, it will be an armed march, with casualties on both sides not exceeding three digits. With a good mass base, there will be no problem in future rule.

Napoleon III cursed: "Everyone knows the news from Germany.

The situation is completely beyond control. If we do not take action, it may not take long before Austria can rebuild the damn Shinra Empire.

If you don’t want to see the monster that has troubled France for hundreds of years resurrection, then find a way to strangle them to death now!”

Home Secretary Pessini proposed: "Your Majesty, in the current situation, we must be prepared for armed intervention. Considering the current situation in the German region, these states will not become our allies.

Austria is not weak, and to be on the safe side, it is best to join forces with Britain and Russia. The most important thing now is to coordinate diplomatic relations and ensure the positions of the great powers are consistent."

Persini was the mastermind of Napoleon III, and he formulated it all with his own hands. He may not be good at governing the country, but he is definitely a master when playing power.

It was clearly persuading Napoleon III not to rashly interfere in this war, but when he said it, it became a diplomatic need.

It also a vague reminder to Napoleon III that the main force in France is still on the Near East battlefield and the domestic troops are empty. If the troops are sent out, they will contribute their achievements to the enemy.

There is no way. It is already a thing of the past for the whole nation in the Napoleonic era. The current French Empire cannot keep up with Prussia in terms of mobilization speed.

Isn’t that a joke if you don’t have enough troops in your hands and jump out of force to interfere with it?

Napoleon III asked with concern: "How long will it take for us to have enough troops to interfere in this war?"

Army Secretary Arnault thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, because of the Near East War, our standing army has now exceeded 800,000, and a large number of reserves have been recruited.

There are 280,000 troops on the Crimean Peninsula, 200,000 troops on Constantinople, 154,000 troops on overseas colonies, and less than 170,000 troops in the country.

Now we can mobilize 150,000 young people to join the army every month, and these recruits will need at least three months of training before they can be put into the battlefield.

If we want to interfere in this war alone, it will take at least half a year before we can have enough troops."

Napoleon III completely eliminated the idea of ​​doing it alone. These were all good things done by the July dynasty. During the Louis Philippe period, France's standing army usually had more than 200,000, and the system of the whole people being soldiers was abandoned.

After Napoleon III came to power, the army expanded to 800,000, and there were so many reserves that could be recruited directly.

There is no shortage of young French at the right age now, but these people are not able to go to the battlefield by picking up weapons, but they also need to undergo certain training.

Three months of basic training were actually the cannon fodder among cannon fodder, and his combat effectiveness was pitifully low. Napoleon III dared not take such an unreliable army to the battlefield.

It does not mean that the French mobilization ability is really poor. Everyone is similar in this era. Before Franz reformed the military system, Austria's mobilization ability was similar to that of the French.

In this era, Europe was Russia, France and Austria that could quickly mobilize 800,000 troops. Of course, there were still many countries that could gather the number of people, but the combat effectiveness could not be guaranteed.

Seeing a leaf, you will know autumn. Based on the situation in France, Napoleon III quickly concluded that this force of interference may be difficult to continue.

Unless the Austrians really want to unify Germany and make everyone angry. Britain, France and Russia have pulled back the warring troops, no one has enough troops in their hands now.

His judgment was correct. The British gave up their military intervention plan at the first time because the British Army could not provide a large enough force.

...

While all countries were preparing, Franz was not idle either. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs became busy and started public relations throughout the European continent.

Even Switzerland, which has a feud with the Habsburg dynasty, has not been spared, and hatred is a past tense. Since the Vienna Conference announced permanent neutrality in 1815, the relationship between the two countries has normalized.

Of course, this is not the focus of Austrian public relations, it is just a routine matter to show the attitude to the Swiss government.

Unless Switzerland is willing to give up its neutral position, they will not be able to participate in this war, and they are actually unable to participate.

Switzerland in this era was not the developed country in later generations. As a mountain country, poverty was naturally inevitable before completing industrialization.

In addition to fooling the German countries, the biggest public relations target is actually the French. Russians cannot count it. This was done in advance. Now we are just continuing to maintain communication.

It’s not that Franz doesn’t want to do British jobs, the problem is that John Bull is too smart, and Austria has no interest to buy them.

On the contrary, the French have a common language and can buy it at a certain price. If Franz is afraid of pain, he can only give up others.
Chapter completed!