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

To be precise, the two countries had declared war yesterday afternoon. It was already late at night when the news reached Vienna. The flexible staff dragged them until Franz got up before reporting.

There was no recruitment in advance, and the two countries suddenly started a war. As for the Prussians' excuse to declare war on "liberating German compatriots", Franz directly ignored it.

Just have the excuse of war. In history, the Prussians still carried the banner of maintaining German sovereignty. Under the butterfly effect of Franz, the Berlin government no longer dared to resist this banner.

With the revival of Austria, slogans and slogans related to "Germany Unification" 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 were tacitly suppressing the idea of ​​great unification.

No one is a fool. If you continue to promote it, you are making wedding dresses for Austria.

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

Don’t look at the state governments in the new Holy Roman Empire with great power, but compared with the ruler’s authority, the rights of the ruler are still greatly reduced.

Under the influence of interests, the Paris Conference split the international agreement of the German region became the legal basis for Prussia to separate from the German region.

Legally speaking, the Kingdom of Prussia is an independent country, just like Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

If we continue to carry the banner of safeguarding the sovereignty of the German region, wouldn’t we tell the outside world that the Kingdom of Prussia is a member of Germany and provide legal basis for Austria to annex them?

The Berlin government will not do such a stupid thing. Although the reason for liberating German compatriots is a bit suffocating, it is better than burying a political bomb.

This Pudan War involves the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein, and the Vienna government must have a statement.

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

Foreign Minister Wesenberg analyzed: "Your Majesty, based on the information we have collected, we can initially judge that the Prussians had planned this war, and that, including the Polish independence movement that was born not long ago, had nothing to do with them.

The Berlin government dared to declare war on the Kingdom of Denmark, and most of them were the shadow of Britain and France. They wanted to take this opportunity to attack the Russians.

The situation of the Tsarist government is very bad now, domestic reforms are still in progress, the Central Asian War has begun, and the Polish independence movement has exploded 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 Prussian war, Britain and France would support Prussia to fight a proxy war with them, further consuming their national strength and interrupting the reform of the Tsarist government.

If the Tsarist government chooses to make concessions, their international reputation will also plummet. The Denmark cannot be protected, and the Russians are not qualified to regard themselves as the European 6 hegemon.

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

Perhaps the British were more inclined to fight a proxy war to weaken the Russians; the French were more inclined to take the opportunity to pull the Russians from their overlord position."

From an open analysis, the Prussian government suddenly declared war on the Kingdom of Denmark, which must have been the collusion between Britain, France and the Prussian government, otherwise the Prussian government would have the courage to challenge the Russians.

There are only a few people who are insiders who are involved in the matter, and these people cannot spread it to the outside world.

Many people in the Prussian military, including those who believe that this was an action planned by the king, the cabinet and the military, and no one thought that it was decided by the top military leaders themselves.

Of course, only if the senior management plan this operation can plug the most basic loopholes. If it were replaced by the military's planners, they would probably have launched an attack with a foolish slogan "For the unity of the German nation."

This is also because Franz did not notice the Prussians in advance, otherwise he would have kept the secret line and yelled the slogan of unifying Germany to attack the Danes.

Who can think of the political impact of this slogan for those who are not politically wise? As long as they are passionate enough and can inspire people, that's fine!

Political propaganda slogans should not be shouted randomly. Once the slogan is shouted, it will not be taken back.

Felix asked in confusion: "But why did the Prussian government take millet from the British and French fires?

Just for the sake of Schleswig-Holstein, the two principalities of Holstein, they formed a mortal enemy with the Russians. Even if the Tsarist government does not care about them now, they will definitely take revenge in the future.

Even if the Prussian government is in power against Russia, they cannot ignore the gap in strength between the two countries and blindly make enemies with the Russians, right?"

The current situation is different from that in history. In history, the Russians lost European hegemony during the Crimean War. The importance of the Denmark Kingdom to the Tsarist government has decreased, and it is just a matter of face.

At this time, the Kingdom of Denmark was not only a matter of face for the Russians, but also their status as the European 6 hegemon.

The dominant position is not only about having strength, but also requires everyone's recognition.

A small Prussian kingdom can challenge their hegemony. If it cannot be suppressed, why can the Russian Empire become the hegemon of Europe?

Even if Alexander II is now insisted to reform the country, as long as the Russians want to compete for European hegemony in the future, they must take the Prussian Kingdom to sacrifice flag.

In this regard, the Prussian government's approach is very unwise. Even if it benefits in the short term, it will be a disaster in the future.

If they are not lucky, the Tsarist government will come to the door regardless of the situation. Even with the support of Britain and France, even if they win the war, they will be greatly damaged.

After thinking for a while, Franz replied: "I'm afraid the Prussian government has regarded the Russians as mortal enemies from the beginning, and it doesn't matter whether they offend them or not.

I remember that in the Russians' European expansion strategy, the first target was Poland.

Prussian Poland accounts for 46.3% of the land area of ​​the Kingdom of Prussia. From the perspective of the Prussians, there is no possibility of compromise at all.

Faced with a powerful Russian Empire that could attack them 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, and the reward is Schleswig-Holstein's two principalities.

The Berlin government also did not want to see the Russians' reform successful. Since there were some supporters, we should take action first and catch the Russians off guard.

They are not without a chance of winning. As long as they take the risk of defeating the Russians once, they can not only eat up the two principalities, but also make Russian Poland independent, become a buffer between the two countries, and change their strategic passiveness in one fell swoop."

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

The Junker nobles who were responsible for planning this operation can guarantee that they use family glory. They did not think that they were so far away and were just fighting for their own interests.

Defeating the Russians was simply beyond their plan.

Moltke's strategic plan is to defeat the Danes as soon as possible and then be able to defend the border fortress under the attack of the Russians.

Anyway, the Tsarist government is now a poor man, and there are conservatives who oppose reform in the country who are hindering. As long as it takes a few months, the Russian army will collapse without fighting.

Moreover, there were also Polish independent organizations that supported it. Before suppressing the Polish rebellion, the Russian army sent troops to attack the Prussian Kingdom, and there was a possibility that the rebels would cut off their retreat at any time.

In the eyes of many people, when the Tsarist government suppressed the Polish rebellion, the wallet had been exhausted long ago, so where would there be money to continue fighting?

The truth of the matter has no direct causal relationship with the decisions of the Vienna government. Even if the Prussians suddenly get into their minds, it will not affect Austria's decisions.

After trying hard to accept the Prussian concept, Felix spoke and said, "Your Majesty, since Pradesh and Russia are going to meet, we must also make a choice.

It involves Schleswig-Holstein's two principalities, and we have to support the Prussians in the Prussian War.

However, because of the Russian-Austrian alliance, in the war that may break out in the next battle, we must support the Russians.

Now we are also forced to the intersection, and 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 obtained the Polish Polish region, and we obtained the Polish German region. We can compensate for the gap in interests in cash.

If the Russians are different from the conditions for division, then we will declare neutrality and not participate in this Prussian dispute."

Franz rolled his eyes. It was not the two countries that divided Prussia, but it was clearly a way for the Russians to express their support for Austria to unify the German region.

Open the map and you will know that if Austria occupied the universal German region, the German Federal Empire would be surrounded by gods.

If Franz could not use political means to divide and disintegrate and gradually annex the German Federation, he would be embarrassed to regard himself as the master of the Habsburg dynasty.

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

In addition to the economy, there are also many people in these areas. Without Poland, the remaining half of the Prussian Kingdom and the German Federal Empire would have a population of 178 million.

With the current population of 60 million of the new Holy Roman Empire, the Shenluo Empire directly surpassed the sum of Britain and France in terms of population. If the local area is calculated only, the total economic output will also surpass John Bull.

Unless the Tsarist government has collectively got into the brain, such conditions are not negotiated at all. Isn’t it a cause of trouble for a China-Europe giant?

The real purpose of Felix's film is to block the Russians' mouths and prevent them from asking for help from Austria.

Otherwise, the Tsarist government would continue to ask for loans from Austria and aid with the covenant of the Russian-Austrian alliance, but would it not be given to the Vienna government?

If you give it, it will easily arouse the disgust of German nationalists; if you don’t give it, it will violate the covenant and it will be morally unreasonable.

Now put forward this question, as long as the Russians refuse to support Austria's unification of the German region, the Tsarist government will not be justified if it wants assistance.
Chapter completed!