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Just a report letter can't prove their loyalty.Only by becoming a traitor in the revolutionary party and tying yourself to the chariot of the Vienna government can it be considered over.

Franz said calmly: "Let the judicial authorities convict them as soon as possible, and then send them to the road construction army. The Ministry of Railways is not just complaining about the shortage of manpower. Don't make them wait.

What about other regions?I remember that 10,000+ people were arrested this time, which is just a fraction. How did 10,000+ people be arrested? "

Prime Minister Felix explained: "Your Majesty, not all of the 10,000+ suspects arrested are suspected of disrupting the party.

It is still under review and evidence collection. A large part of them were not arrested by the police because of other problems.

In addition to the hardest-hit area in Italy, we also arrested more than [-] core members of independent organizations in Hungary, as well as more than [-] people suspected of rebellion.

Since the Hungarian rebellion was suppressed by us before it was launched, it will take some time to review the issue of conviction.

In other parts of the country, a total of 183 suspected rebels were arrested. Because the evidence is not very sufficient, the charges have not yet been formally determined. "

This explanation made Franz breathe a sigh of relief. If so many people wanted to rebel, his situation would be unstable.

As it turned out, the rebels were a minority.This is still the result of fishing law enforcement, otherwise, the number of people could have dropped a little.

Taking a closer look, after deducting the kidnapped mercenaries, there are actually only two to 3000 dangerous elements who tend to disrupt the party, which is completely different from the total number of people arrested.

These people may not just want to rebel, most of them were rebelled.It was nothing more than being distorted politically and ideologically, and he stood on the opposite side of the Vienna government.

Franz thought for a while and said, "Then, according to the original plan, we will continue to investigate these suspects, and everything will be done according to the law."

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Chapter 61 North-South Negotiations

In the United States, the general battle that determined the fate of the governments of the North and the South ended in a loss for both sides.

From a tactical point of view, the southern government has won, and they have paid fewer casualties; from a strategic point of view, the northern government has won.

If there is no interference from external forces, then the northern government can gradually gain the upper hand by virtue of its manpower and industrial advantages.

Unfortunately, this is not possible.This civil war, from the beginning, was carried out under the intervention of European powers.

With so many nannies around, the northern government's industrial advantages have not been brought into play at all.In the age of great voyages, maritime trade between Europe and the United States developed.No matter how hard the capitalists in the north try to produce, they cannot compare with the European continent.

Moreover, the longer the war lasted and the more debts the southern governments incurred, the more the governments were unable to let go.

The power of the butterfly effect is powerful. Now the southern government has not only issued cotton bonds, but also owed huge loans to various countries. The three major creditor countries of Britain, France and Austria have been kidnapped.

It is worth mentioning that a large part of the northern government's war funds was borrowed from the three countries.No matter which side of the North and the South is finished, the three major creditors will suffer heavy losses.

If the financial circles of the three countries have not united to make troubles, this war would not have come to this point.

President Lincoln said helplessly: "The fight can't go on, let's negotiate with the southern government as soon as possible!"

It is really impossible to fight anymore. The northern government is exhausted after the war has progressed to this point.If it continues to consume, they will be almost done when the southern government is dragged to death.

Surrounded by a pack of wolves, if he really tortured himself to the brink of death in order to defeat the South, he would become someone else's meat.

The capitalists who supported Lincoln did not want to kill the United States, which was not in their interest.It is very realistic that everyone is an adult. Since it is doomed to fail, it is better to stop the loss in time.

If we don't solve the problem while the big powers are focusing on Europe, things will not be so easy once the countries look back.

Secretary of State Safar thought for a while and said: "Your Excellency, will it be too soon? We have a lot of work to do, and the public opinion campaign is still in progress."

Lincoln took out the telegram he had just received and bought it: "It's too late, this is the latest intelligence from Europe, take a look!

That bunch of trash is even more useless than we thought.Not to mention overthrowing the regime, even a new wave of revolution has not yet started. "

Safar glanced at it briefly, but didn't say anything.Judging from this information, the performance of the revolutionaries still reached the passing line, but it was still far from Lincoln's expectations.

Even the faltering Hungarian Independence Organization kept the Vienna government busy for months.Other revolutionary groups did not give up much, buying precious time for the federal government.

It's just that in Lincoln's view, these few months are too short, so short that he doesn't even have the desire to continue waging war.

After fighting for so long, he already knew the strength of the southern government very well, and it would be difficult to win without a few years of hard work.

Obviously, this is impossible.Once the European countries come to their senses, not to mention defeating the South, the remaining areas controlled by the federal government may be under surveillance.

Lincoln originally expected the Revolutionary Party to set off a new wave of revolution, disrupt the European continent, and make countries have no time to take care of the American Civil War, thereby creating opportunities for American reunification.

Now the uprising started by the Hungarian Independence Organization has failed; the independence movement led by the Irish Independence Organization has also been suppressed by the London government; the French Revolutionary Party is still fighting for a free France, but they are not good at fighting and are fighting with the Paris government.

The only one that has completed the task is the Spanish Revolutionary Party, which is still fighting the government and cannot be finished in a short time.

However, Spain is the weakest in the intervention alliance. As long as the three major powers decide to intervene by force, they will follow suit.

The Italian revolutionary organization is also considered to be fruitful. At least Gabriel has occupied half of Sicily and is working hard to capture the entire island.

It's a pity that this is not what the United States needs. What they want is for the Italians to launch uprisings in Sardinia and Lombardy, Venice, to contain the energy of France and Austria.

Obviously, the Italian Revolutionary Party is not stupid, and did not gnaw hard bones.After the success of the Gabori Uprising, everyone turned around to support the Sicilian Revolution.

If this continues, Britain, France and Austria will be able to resolve their internal problems within half a year at most.At that time, the federal government that caused this chaos will definitely not have any good fruit to eat.

Lincoln did not think that countries would not know the roles they played. In politics, evidence is often not needed, and only an analysis of pros and cons is enough.

Compromise now, and the federal government can still occupy a favorable position in the negotiations.If it drags on, the situation will be completely different when countries have the energy to retaliate.

You don't have to think about it at all, you know who the European countries will support.Wouldn't it be even worse for the federal government if the southern government swallowed up a few more states?

Many free states are now occupied by the southern government, and these need to be taken back.If he can't do this, the benefactors behind the scenes will not spare him.

Not only is the northern government unable to persist, but the southern government is also unable to bear it.Now the number of casualties on both sides of the North and the South far exceeds that of the same period in history, and the military expenditure is an astronomical figure.

Long before the outbreak of the Great War, the southern government had proposed peace talks with the northern government, but Lincoln and others pinned their last hopes on the Great War and did not give a reply for a long time.

Until now, everyone has to admit that with European powers as nurses, they are fighting for their lives.

The northern government has a larger population, but the southern government also has a larger population.Coupled with the stronger combat effectiveness of the southern army, the strength gap between the two sides is not large.

This is the aftermath of the butterfly effect. If there was no intervention from various countries before the outbreak of the civil war, the southern government would not have been able to attract so many states to participate.

Politics has always been the southern government's shortcoming. Otherwise, as long as the anti-war banner is held high, many federal states will choose neutrality. Even if the Lincoln government wants to use force, the people will not support it.

Historically, most states in the United States initially held a neutral attitude. Many Americans believed that the independence of the South was legal and opposed the use of force to resolve it.

It was not until the southern government fired the first shot that these people changed their positions and sided with the northern government.

The reality is cruel. The war that lasted for several years has awakened many people, and the political level of the southern government has also been improved during the war.

While the European countries were dozing off, the North and the South started secret negotiations.

Chapter 62 The Laughing Stock of the Navy

In the vast and boundless blue ocean, the waves kept coming, hitting the rocks, making a roar of the sky and the earth, and splashing white foam.

Major General Popov of the Russian Army was standing on the plywood in high spirits and listening to this moving movement.In the past few days, he has led the Russian navy to destroy many pirates, and his pockets have also bulged.

For this "protector god", the California government is still very generous. Not only do all the trophies belong to them personally, but they also offer attractive bounties.

$50 for killing a pirate and $500 for capturing a pirate.Apparently, the California government was still worried that the Russians would kill good people and take credit for it, so they adjusted the amount of rewards and used high rewards to encourage the Russians to catch them alive.

Captain Magill of the U.S. Navy said excitedly: "Your Excellency, the front is San Clemente Island. Three days ago, a group of pirates suddenly occupied this place, seriously threatening our maritime safety. Please make sure to destroy these gangsters."

It is not for nothing that Magill has a deep hatred of pirates.The United States has a limited number of warships on the west coast, which are gradually exhausted in the confrontation with pirates.

The inability of the navy to defeat the pirates has become a disgrace to the U.S. Navy and even more so to his military career.But now that the main force of the U.S. Navy is on the east coast, the federal government dare not divide its forces at all.

The few shipyards on the west coast have not been able to escape the attack of pirates. Currently, it is difficult to repair ships, let alone build warships.

Now I have to pin my hopes on the Russians. Although the Russian fleet led by Popov is a bit old, it is better than the warships Magill originally used.

Before the outbreak of the Civil War, the U.S. government did not attach importance to armaments at all, and the limited navy was also placed on the east coast.The west coast has not yet developed in this era, and there is no threat from foreign enemies, so it is naturally not taken seriously.

On the entire west coast, the U.S. Navy has less than 10 large and small warships in total, with an average age of [-]+ years, regardless of combat effectiveness.

Of course, the navy is a navy after all, and it is always better than pirates.Although there are supporters behind these pirates, everyone is not crazy enough to sell warships to pirates.

They were also able to suppress privateer fleets (pirates) at the beginning of the war.However, with the increase in the number of battles, these warships were gradually consumed in the war, and in the end they were suppressed and beaten by pirates.

Now with the help of the Russians, under the strong request of the California government, the U.S. Navy and the Russians formed a coalition force to destroy the pirates entrenched in the Channel Islands.

Major General Popov looked at Magill with contempt, and then said indifferently: "Don't worry, it's just a bunch of pirates."

The confident Popov didn't know what the enemy he was about to face, so he stepped into the gate of hell step by step.

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A little pirate leader said flatteringly: "Major, our people are ready and just waiting for the Russians to take the bait."

"Shut up, Will, you are an idiot, and now you want to call me the captain. If you reveal your identity, you boy will wait to be court-martialed!" British Major Gurney sternly reprimanded

This is not a joke. The Royal Navy pretends to be a pirate. If it gets out, it will definitely cause a big earthquake.

In short, the gang of bigwigs in the back will never admit their identities, and they can only resist this blame.

If the Russians hadn't come and cut off everyone's money, they wouldn't have gone so far.

Annihilating a Russian fleet in the name of pirates is certainly a slap in the face of the Tsarist government, but it will also arouse suspicion from the outside world.

Most of the pirates on the west coast were driven by the Royal Navy from the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia, and their combat effectiveness is naturally scum.

If they had the strength to completely annihilate this Russian fleet, they would have landed ashore and looted San Francisco long ago. How could they just rob the passing merchant ships in peace?

After reacting, Will hurriedly changed his words: "Yes, Captain!"

Gurney glared at him, and said angrily: "Send someone to inform the other captains to prepare. They are indispensable for this farce. Without professional participation, how can we prove the strength of our pirate alliance?"

"Pirate Alliance" This is the man who was blamed by the British for this incident.If the pirates in a mess killed the Russian fleet, no one would believe it.

In order to avoid suspicion from the outside world, the black hands behind the scenes launched the Pirate Alliance.This explanation is much more reasonable. Although the strength of the pirates is limited, ants kill elephants more often.

As long as there is no obvious evidence left, even if the Russians guessed that they were plotting against them, John Bull would be able to handle it.

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Through the telescope, Major Gurney could see the Russian fleet approaching.The ones who greeted them were of course real pirates. As the Royal Navy's version of "pirates" ambushing on the back side of the island, they naturally couldn't show up ahead of time.

As long as the fighting was fought, Gurney had no fear of the Russians fleeing.Who made the tsarist government poor?From the outbreak of the Near East War to the present, the Russian Navy has almost stagnated.

Of course, General Menshikov, who was born in the army, also contributed a lot.

Since he promoted the army drills in the navy, the land combat capability of the Russian navy has skyrocketed. Even because of the better food in the navy, the boys are in good health, and their combat effectiveness even exceeds that of most of the Russian army.

In terms of the navy's land combat capability, it is estimated that only Prussia, which directly transformed the army into a navy, can match it. All other countries must join the marine corps.

Fortunately, the British are preparing to fight the Russians at sea. If they wait for the Russians to dock and fight, they will understand what the navy's peak land combat capability is.

What brought confidence to Major Gurney was the speed of the warships. The Tsarist government was reluctant to replace all the warships with steam engines. This required a large amount of investment, and the economy was very uneconomical.

Even the rich and powerful John Bull only modified some of the warships.Sail is still one of the main driving forces in this era. Usually, when you are not in a hurry, everyone is willing to use cheaper power.

In order to wipe out the Russians, John Bull sent out this time a clipper with a steam engine.At full speed, most of these warships can run at a speed of 14 to 17 knots.

On this fine day with a breezy wind, the Russian warship can run at a speed of 10 knots. Even if God blesses, this is already a gap in the times.

Seeing the pirates fighting in a panic, Major General Popov ordered with great experience: "Launch an attack!"

Looking at the fleeing pirates, Major General Popov felt very fulfilled, as if this was the happiest time in his life.

Without any hesitation, the combined Russian and American fleet pursued the pirates in the direction they were fleeing, and danger was approaching them.

Soon at the corner of the island, the pirate ship sent out a signal, and the "pirates" lurking in the north suddenly came out.

The roaring cannons instantly fooled Major General Popov. How could the enemy have ambushes?

Before he could figure this out, the combined Russian and American fleet was at an absolute disadvantage on the battlefield, and the pirates who had fled in all directions now also joined the battle.

The formation, the magic horse has long since ceased to exist.When the pirates were being pursued, the Russian-American joint fleet swarmed up, and now they are in a mess after being suddenly attacked.

After realizing something was wrong, the experienced US warship started to run away spontaneously.This is the experience they have summed up in recent years. If you can't win, run away.

Seeing his comrades running away one after another, Popov was furious.They were helping the Americans in the war, but when they encountered danger, the Americans ran away without saying a word.

"Withdraw!" Popov gritted his teeth and ordered

Starting to run now, it is considered luck to be able to run away half of the warships.The artillery fire was still roaring, and the "Moscow" warship was hit five times in a row, and finally died and slowly sank.

Without an order from Popov, the people on board spontaneously began to abandon the ship.Everyone huddled on the lifeboat and slowly left the battlefield holding the white flag.

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Chapter 63 Intervention in the Civil War

London, since the Vienna government proposed to deal with the American issue first, it immediately attracted the attention of the British government.

As the world's first colonial empire, there are British people everywhere.Not to mention North America, Canada is there, and among European countries, they have the greatest interests in North America.