Holy Roman Empire

But because of the Russia-Austria alliance, we have to support the Russians in the war that may break out in the future.

Now we are also forced to a crossroads, and this choice is difficult to make.

I suggest giving the ball to the Russians. If the Russians want Austria to help, then Russia and Austria will carve up Prussia.

The Russians get the Prussia of Poland, we get the Prussia of Germany.We can use cash to compensate for the gap in interest.

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

Franz rolled his eyes. This is where the two countries carve up Prussia. It is clearly for the Russians to express their support for Austria's unification of the German region.

Open the map and you will know that if Austria occupies the German territory, the German Federal Empire will be surrounded by Shinra.

If under such circumstances, Franz could not use political means to divide and disintegrate and gradually annex the German Federation, he would be ashamed to call himself the master of the Habsburg dynasty.

Although the territory of the remaining German regions is small, most of these lands are rich in resources and developed in industry and commerce, and the level of economic development is very high in Europe.

In addition to the economy, these areas also have a lot of population.Without Prussia, the remaining half of the Kingdom of Prussia plus the Federal Empire of Germany would have a population of 800 million.

In addition to the current population of 6000 million in the new Holy Roman Empire, the combined population of the Shenluo Empire directly exceeds the sum of Britain and France.If only the local area is counted, the economic aggregate also exceeds that of John Bull.

Unless the tsarist government's collective brains were flooded, such conditions were not negotiable at all.Release a Central European giant, isn't that asking for trouble?

The real purpose of Prime Minister Felix is ​​to stop the Russians from asking for help from Austria.

Otherwise, the tsarist government took the covenant of the Russian-Austrian alliance and kept asking Austria for loans and aid. Will the Vienna government give it or not?

If it is given, it will easily arouse the resentment of German nationalists; if it is not given, it will violate the covenant, which is morally unjustifiable.

Now that this question is raised, as long as the Russians refuse to support Austria's unification of the German region, the tsarist government will not be able to be justified in wanting assistance.

Chapter 42 The Second Pudan War

The Prussian government suddenly declared war on the Kingdom of Denmark. The most confused person was King Christian IX of Denmark. He had no idea what was going on, and the war broke out.

In 1863, Christian IX succeeded to the throne. Not long after he took the throne, he amended the constitution to include the two principalities of Schleswig-Holstein into the Kingdom of Denmark. This was the cause of the second Pudan War in history.

In this time and space, Christian IX also did it.Naturally, it aroused the anger of the people in the German region, and the three countries in the German region issued warnings.

It's just that the Paris Conference provided them with legal support, and these sites do not border Austria, so the Vienna government just yelled a few times and let it go.

Without Austria, with the support of the Russians, the Kingdom of Denmark successfully merged the two duchies.

Facts have proved that this cheap is not easy to take advantage of.The Prussians endured it at the time, and were actually holding back their big moves.This did not wait for the Russians to take care of themselves, so they did it.

10月24日下午宣的战，10月25日柏林政府才进行举国动员，10月27日普鲁士军队跨过边界线杀入了丹麦境内。

On the surface, this is completely in line with international law, and the military mobilization on the day after the declaration of war is more like a sudden decision.

However, not every country is Prussia with that many armies.The Kingdom of Denmark has no militarism, and their standing army is only tens of thousands.

In normal times, there are Russians covering them, and these troops are enough.Even if the war broke out, the Prussians pulled out tens of thousands of troops casually, and they were exhausted.

Christian IX asked: "Why did Prussia launch a war without any warning? How long has it been since the last Pudan War? Could it be that your vigilance was eaten by dogs so quickly?"

Naturally, no one answered him for this contradictory question.Without warning, who knew that the Prussians would suddenly act?

This is a conceptual problem. The emergence of the railway has greatly accelerated the speed of army mobilization. Two days are enough for the Prussians to assemble tens of thousands of troops, which is enough.

Prime Minister Rahil persuaded: "Your Majesty, what has happened, we should immediately mobilize the whole country to resist the Prussian attack.

At the same time, the ambassadors stationed in European countries were ordered to conduct diplomatic mediation, especially the support of the Russians must be won. "

Christian IX nodded. Regardless of whether the government is responsible or not, now is not the time to pursue accountability. The most important thing in wartime is stability.

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The government is ignorant, and the Danish people are even more confused. Why did Haoduanduan fight?

The normal mode of operation is that the two countries start wrangling, and have a war of words in newspapers for several months or longer.After the failure of the negotiations, the main fighters slowly gained the upper hand, and then looked for an excuse to declare war.

This time it was really abnormal. The Prussian government declared war after finding an excuse, and made no diplomatic efforts at all.

Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is already boiling, and countless Danes feel that their dignity has been challenged.You must know that the Danish ancestors were also rich, so how could they be provoked by the Prussian barbarians?

In the bakery, several customers were whispering to each other, and as the boss, Lacus could vaguely hear their conversation.

"Robert, the king has issued a mobilization order. I am going to beat up the Prussian barbarians. Do you want to go with me?"

Roberta replied confidently: "Kolfogen, have you lost your mind? Are the Prussian barbarians so easy to deal with, because we are not their opponents at all!

Now you just stay here and wait for European countries to intervene.Don't forget our geographical location, where the gateway to the Baltic Sea is located. The Russians certainly cannot tolerate the Prussian barbarians occupying here. "

Colfogen said dissatisfiedly: "Didn't you consider yourself brave in the past, why are you a coward now? How can a brave Dane be afraid of a bunch of barbarians?"

Roberta sneered and said: "Don't be stupid, the military strength of the Kingdom of Prussia is obvious to all.

In the last Pudan War, our troops were beaten dizzily by the Prussians.Did you know that more than 3 people were sacrificed, and the war was finally lost.

The Prussians were not driven away by us at all, they were scared away by the threat of force from the Russians. If we rely on our own strength, the Jutland Peninsula will have to change its owner.

The Kingdom of Denmark has fallen, and now we are just a small country living under the wings of a big country. This kind of war is not suitable for us. "

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The two walked farther and farther away, and the voice gradually disappeared from Lux's ears.It was not the first time he had heard such a conversation. The aged Lacus sighed, Denmark was no longer what it used to be.

Even in the failed Pudan War more than ten years ago, the courage shown by the Danes was not comparable to what it is now. Lux personally participated in that war.

Even with heavy losses and repeated defeats, they still persist in fighting.A large number of young people took the initiative to join the army and fought hard against the Prussians.

Under the attack of the Prussians, they lasted for more than a year without yielding.Now, the younger generation actually pins their hopes on the intervention of the great powers.

No way, the Kingdom of Denmark has really fallen.Exclude the two principalities.The population of the Kingdom of Denmark is less than 200 million, about 166 million to be exact.

The population is not the whole of a country, but without enough population, the country will definitely not be strong.

In the last war, the Prussians did not seize the two duchies, but they severely damaged the Danish Kingdom. Many people still have lingering fears about the war.

They yelled so loudly that if they were really sent to the battlefield, they would be more cowardly than anyone else.

In contrast, the Kingdom of Prussia was a different story.Since the Berlin government issued a mobilization order, militia reserves from all over the country have spontaneously rushed to the designated location to gather.

After being forced to concede defeat in the last Pudan War, the Prussians were very unconvinced. If it wasn't for Mao Xiong being too strong, they would have gone forward recklessly.

The following ridicule from the German region made the younger generation of Prussia feel ashamed and wanted to wash away the shame of the year.

The Russians are indeed powerful, but the younger generation is not afraid at all.Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and a group of middle school teenagers think that once the war breaks out, all countries in the German region will support them.

There is nothing wrong with this statement, as long as the Prussian government is willing, it can indeed obtain the support of countries in the German region.

It is very easy to operate, just return to the Shinra era.As long as the Berlin government dares to do it, the Vienna government will not mind tearing up the Russia-Austria alliance.

Anyway, the current Russian Empire is weak, and there are Britain and France as teammates. Let's kick the Russian Empire together, and then step on it twice, and it will be done.

The specific operation is to dismember Russia and separate Finland, the three Baltic countries, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Bulgaria, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Far East.

After such a wave of operations, the population of the Russian Empire has been directly folded in half. Even if you want to play the Soviet model and explode, Comrade Lenin has not yet been born?

After getting rid of one side of the threat, he will not hesitate to face the British and French Franz.The big deal is to stabilize Napoleon III first, and if the Italian region is not enough, then add the Low Countries.

In the face of interests, any contradictions can be put aside.Now that there is no deep-rooted hatred between Germany and France, it is impossible not to eat the fat Nasan delivered to the door.

Greater Germany and Greater France appear at the same time, and John Bull is probably going to be confused, not knowing which one to do first.If one operation is not good, another European company will dominate.

As long as the British hesitate and let Austria integrate the German region, they will be invincible later.

The crowd tactics can kill the French. In this era, John Bull is not capable of organizing millions of cannon fodder and sending them to the European continent for consumption.

Undoubtedly, this is only the prerequisite for the establishment of the Greater German nationalists: that is, the rulers of all countries in the German region have no selfishness.

This idea is a little naive, but idealists can't expect too much.Now those who dare to resist guns and go to the battlefield to fight for the unification of Germany are all excellent talents.

Mao Qi, the chief of the Prussian general staff, has personally entered the army to take command.Because the banner of the unification of the German region cannot be played, it is difficult to write inspiring slogans now.

What is even more troublesome is to explain to the soldiers why the banner of unifying Germany cannot be played.It is definitely not possible to directly say that it is because of interests. The new Shinra system tossed by Austria has already won the approval of the majority of the German people.

The rights of the ruling class are damaged, but it doesn't matter to ordinary people.Their interests have not been damaged, so the possibility of benefiting is even greater.

Looking at the combat report with the word "Germany", Mao Qi frowned and said: "Change all these contents, and all future military documents will focus on Prussia. Germany is the name of a region and cannot represent our country. .”

The middle-aged officer objected: "Your Excellency, Chief of the General Staff, this time we are going to recover the two duchies in the German region. Isn't it good to remove Germany?"

If this banner is not used, the legal basis is insufficient, and it can even be said that there is no legal basis at all.

Can't continue to use the German nation, can't use the banner of the Germanic nation?This involves a wider range, and the Danes are all considered to be the northern branch of the Germanic nation.

Directly using the flag of the Kingdom of Prussia, the people of Schleswig-Holstein Duchy would not buy it.

This is a unique cultural characteristic of Europe. If you put it another way, people will not recognize it.

However, there are no ifs in politics, and after finding that there is no chance to unify the German region, the Berlin government has decided to de-Germanize, just like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland have their own system.

This is also the will of Britain and France. The most effective way to prevent the unification of the German region once and for all is to split them.

Moltke gave him a hard look and said, "Major General Amanda, I don't want to hear any reason, now you just need to execute the order!"

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Chapter 43 The Second Vienna System Collapse

The sudden outbreak of the Pudan War instantly made the situation in Europe severe.

The Danish government requires all countries to intervene in this war in accordance with the Pudan Armistice Treaty and the agreement reached with the countries of the Vienna system, and sanction the Kingdom of Prussia, which broke the rules.

Theoretically, the Danish government's request was supported, and the Kingdom of Prussia was jointly suppressed by European countries, and even had to pay huge war reparations or be punished by cession of land.

There is no doubt that the complex relationship between Britain, France, Russia and Austria makes it difficult for the Danes to meet their demands.

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After experiencing the lessons of a Near East war, isolationism prevailed within the British government, and they advocated avoiding being involved in European disputes as much as possible.

The Prime Minister's residence in Downing Street is discussing how the London government should deal with the changing situation in Europe.

Foreign Minister Raistling analyzed: "The Prussians suddenly provoked the Pudan War mainly because Russia, France and Austria put too much pressure on them.

At the same time, it borders three big countries, and the mainland is separated into two places. The Berlin government has always had a strong sense of urgency, for fear that it will be divided up by the three countries if it is not careful.

As early as the Paris Conference in 1853, when it came to dividing the German region, we proposed to exchange land between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Federal Empire of Germany, but it failed because the two sides had too many differences.

The Kingdom of Prussia lost an opportunity to merge with the mainland and had to maintain a huge armament to ensure the security of its own territory.

Now the French peek at their Rhineland region, the Austrians want to get back Silesia and Prussian Saxony, and the Russians have big ambitions for Prussia.

The three countries did not do anything, mainly because they restrained each other and their interests could not be reached.

The ownership of the Rhineland region between Austria and France has been unable to reach a compromise, and the ownership of the Silesia region between Russia and Austria is also controversial.

Taking advantage of the contradictions of various countries, coupled with the fact that its own strength is not weak, the Kingdom of Prussia was temporarily preserved, but the crisis has not yet been resolved.

In fact, as early as 1853, some people in China proposed to support Prussia and merge the German Federation and the Kingdom of Prussia, so that the European continent would be fully supported.

This plan died before it started. The price we need to pay to support the Kingdom of Prussia is too high, but the effect it can play is very limited.

Even as soon as this country is established, it will be destroyed.In order to ensure the leadership of the German region, the Vienna government is likely to compromise with France and Russia in exchange for an incomplete unification of the German region.

Both: the French obtained the German territory west of the Rhine, Austria gave up the Italian region; the Russians obtained East Prussia, West Prussia, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia and other parts of Austrian Poland; Lower Germany.

In order to avoid the worst situation, we chose the plan to divide the German region into three parts, and promoted the establishment of the second Vienna system, creating a peaceful and stable situation in the European continent for more than ten years.

After the French annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, everyone realized that the Vienna system was coming to an end, and the Kingdom of Prussia had the deepest sense of crisis.

They chose to take military adventures when the Russians were at their weakest, and they had no choice but to do so.Whenever there is turmoil in continental Europe, they will be involved.

Now the Berlin government wants to take advantage of European countries, including us, not wanting to see the opportunity for the Russians to complete their reforms, and to serve as a sharp weapon for everyone to attack the Russians. "

"It is impossible to support the Kingdom of Prussia, now is the industrial age, where can we find a market for them?

However, it still seems feasible to support them to fight against the Russians.If you can take this opportunity, it would be best to unite European countries to interrupt the Russians' reform path, or even split Russia. said Chancellor of the Exchequer Agarwal

This is a practical issue. If you read the history books, you will know that the British have supported many countries.But in fact, this kind of support is very limited, and it has always been generous to others.

Now there is no such big guy on the European continent, and none of the neighbors around Prussia is easy to mess with, and they will be divided up before they grow up.

To put it bluntly, now that the cake has been divided, the new country can only grab food from the old empire when it rises. Russia, France and Austria will not give them this opportunity.The stronger the British support, the faster Prussia will die.

Edward, the Secretary of the Navy, objected: "It's not that easy. If the Russians collapse so easily, they don't deserve to be our worst enemy.

Whether it is the Polish Independence Movement Organization or the Kingdom of Prussia, they can only cause a little trouble for the Russians. To defeat this great empire, France and Austria must fight in person.I don't think France and Austria can be persuaded to join forces to suppress the Russians now.

The Austrians have always maintained the Russia-Austria alliance, just for fear of becoming the target of Russia's invasion, even at the expense of putting the Russians in the Balkan Peninsula.

They have too many borders with the Russians. Unless the Austrians can be convinced that the Russians can be disabled, it is impossible for the Vienna government to take risks.