War cannot be fought just by wanting to fight. "Before the troops and horses move, food and grass will come first; before the war begins, diplomacy will come first."

The political pattern of coherence between many countries on the European continent determines the importance of diplomacy.

The Vienna government has not yet had the confidence to confront all European countries at the same time, and the role of diplomacy has emerged.

We do not ask all countries to support Austria in launching this war, but at least we must ensure that most countries do not object.

It’s fine if a small country is mostly fence-bearing. To them, Austria is already very powerful, and it doesn’t matter how powerful it is.

As long as they do not harm their own interests, even if they are unhappy, they will at most verbally condemn them.

The country that really has the right to speak is the three great gangsters of Britain, France and Russia. Spain is the bottom of the great powers, the far-reaching Nordic Federation, and the German Federal Empire next door can barely be counted as one-third of the vote.

How to deal with these countries has become the most important task of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the moment.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg analyzed: "The turbulent situation on the European continent is very beneficial to our next actions.

The French government is troubled by the revolution and is now unable to take care of itself.

At the expense of not supporting the Italian independence movement and the French Revolutionary Party, in exchange for the paris government's apology, our operation is very likely to succeed.

Spain has always followed the French internationally, and as long as the French government does not object, they will most likely not emerge.

Even if the German Federation does not support us, it will not object. We can promote nationalism and emphasize the hatred between the German nation and the Ottoman Empire. It is not difficult to obtain their support.

The Nordic Federation is far apart, and this war will not involve their interests. Besides, we guaranteed a loan to the Nordic Federation for the Russians.

If they still need us to provide security for this loan, they will not stand opposite us.

The most troublesome thing is Britain and Russia. It is basically impossible to get support from the British government, and we don’t have so many interests to exchange.

The focus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' next work will be on the Russians. If we can make some concessions, or cede part of the Ottoman territory to the Russians, the Tsarist government should not refuse."

The core of diplomacy lies in interests. Now it is time to exchange interests again. As long as the bid is high enough, there is nothing that cannot be bought.

Looking at the Near East map on the wall, Franz thought for a moment and made a decision: "If the Russians were willing to send troops together, then the east is bounded by the Alacus River and the Asia Minor Peninsula is bounded by the Anatonian Plateau.

If the Tsarist government is unwilling to send troops and only supports us diplomatically, then they will only gain territory north of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, and the Asia Minor Peninsula will not have their share."

There is no doubt that no matter which distribution method, Austria takes the greatest interest, no longer "the two countries share the Ottomans equally."

The reality is so cruel, and interests are always equal to strength. The price Franz offered is also based on the Russians' own strength.

Especially the first option, when the two countries divide the Ottoman Empire together, the seemingly fair and reasonable bidding actually contains evil intentions.

Just look at the boundary line drawn by Franz, you will know that it would be fine if Russia and Austria have always been friendly with neighbors. If one day the two countries turn their backs on, there will be loopholes everywhere.

The Russian Balkans and Asia Minor Peninsula are directly exposed to Austrian troops and will fall in an instant.

This is determined by geographical location and strength. It seems to be connected with the Russian Empire, but it is only connected in a geographical sense.

There are mountains in the middle, so the railway can’t be counted on, and the transportation depends entirely on the Black Sea.

As soon as Constantinople was lost, the Austrian Navy entered the Black Sea and the lifeline was cut off.

Even if the Russians defended Constantinople, it would be useless, and the Black Sea Fleet was gone.

Austrian land can also achieve the goal by simply advancing to any port along the Black Sea coast and placing a dozen submarines into the Black Sea.

Modern warfare is all about logistics. Once the army loses logistics supplies, it will be nothing.

In a sense, this is a huge trap. The greater the force the Tsarist government invests in these areas, the heavier the losses it will pay.

...

In Paris, the situation has become out of control since the news that European countries are going to hold international conferences here to jointly curb the spread of revolutionary ideas.

Hundreds of thousands of Parisians took to the streets to protest the government's collusion with international reactionary forces and conspiracy to persecute the revolution.

The protests from the people clearly came into Versailles. Napoleon IV became haggard, as if he had suddenly become twenty years older.

There is no way. Every day, a group of people are making trouble outside. Such mental destruction is really something that ordinary people can bear.

Mobilizing troops to disperse the marching people? This has no effect. It has just been dispersed and gathered again after a while.

The most important thing is that people are legally protesting, and the government has no right to suppress it without taking extreme actions.

It was not that Napoleon IV followed the rules, but mainly because he was unsure and was afraid of intensifying the conflict and did not dare to order suppression.

The people who are currently suppressed by the French government are all extremists who have launched rebellions. The people who protested and marched cannot be suppressed.

According to incomplete statistics, in recent times, at least one-third of France's people have participated in the demonstrations.

After throwing the documents in his hand everywhere, Napoleon IV roared angrily: "Who can tell me when will this kind of day end?"

The emperor's temper is getting worse and worse, which is everyone's clearest feeling. No matter how bad the temper is, the work must be carried out normally.

Foreign Minister Terence Bulkinhui reported: "Your Majesty, you just received the news from Vienna that the Austrians are planning an invasion of the Ottoman Empire."

Napoleon IV shook his head: "My Foreign Minister, you can just do such trivial matters, so don't bother me!"

"Austria's invasion of the Ottoman" has also become a small matter. If this standard is followed, there will probably be no major matters in the international community.

Terence Bulkin reminded, "Your Majesty, this is extraordinary, not an ordinary war, the Austrians want to swallow the Ottoman Empire in one bite.

Once their plan is completed, in addition to the lack of Constantinople, it is another Eastern Roman Empire. It has a great impact on us."

The impact is indeed very great. If Austria really annexed the Ottoman Empire, the impact will be even more terrifying than the revival of the "Eastern Roman Empire".

At least the historical Eastern Roman Empire did not extend to Central Europe, nor did it have a colonial empire that spread all over the world.

Napoleon IV smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Even if that's the case, what can we do? With our current situation, do you think we still have the ability to interfere?

Otherwise, you go out and say to the people: In order to save the Ottoman Empire, you must send troops to fight Austria and see what they will do.

As for the problem that Austria may become bigger, let the damn British guys have a headache!"

Terence Bulkin wanted to speak but stopped. He had not lived enough and did not want to go out for excitement.

In Paris, where the anti-war thoughts and revolutionary thoughts are strong, the government dares to send troops to help the Ottoman war. Isn’t that forcing everyone to revolutionize?

Since I was powerless, I just let it go. After a series of social beatings, Napoleon IV has matured and learned to be pragmatic.

...

As time passes day by day, the time of the Paris International Conference is getting closer and closer, and the situation in Paris is becoming more and more tense.

In the evening, dozens of people had gathered in an ordinary farmhouse in the suburbs.

A middle-aged man with a beard spoke first: "From the current situation, the Bonaparte government may not compromise.

If the Paris International Conference is held smoothly and these European monarchs are colluding with each other, the success rate of our revolution will be even lower."

A young scholar slammed the table suddenly: "You can't wait any longer. Now the revolutionary thought has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The people have suffered for a long time in the Bonaparte dynasty, and the time for the revolution has ripe."

As if he noticed that the atmosphere was not right, the organizer of the meeting hurriedly comforted him: "Little Love, please say something well, don't be so excited.

Our preparations are not sufficient. Except for having a certain influence in the National Guard, other troops have no time to infiltrate.

Without the support of the army, it is almost impossible to complete the revolution."

Although it is a bit cruel, this is the fact. It is a fantasy to have power out of the gun, without the support of the army. It is a fantasy to try to arm the revolution and seize power.

Xiaonov retorted: "Mr. Fei Juning, this is not the case.

The revolutionary wave is hard-won. The last revolutionary wave that swept across Europe was in 1848.

If you miss this opportunity, no one knows when the next revolutionary wave will appear.

Without the support of the general environment, we can't resist the counterattack from the monarchy group even with our own strength alone.

By this time, we have reached the point where we have to fight. When the Paris International Conference is over, the monarch group will unite and it will be too late to act."
Chapter completed!