Chapter 359 The Second Collapse of the Vienna System

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

The Danish government asked the countries to intervene in the war in accordance with the Purdan Armistice Treaty, the agreement reached with the Vienna system countries, and to sanction the rule-breaking Kingdom of Prussia.

In theory, the request of the Danish government was supported, and the Kingdom of Prussia was jointly suppressed by European countries, and even had to pay huge war reparations or ceded territory.

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

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After the lessons of a war in the Near East, isolationism prevailed within the British government, who advocated avoiding involvement 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 Raislin analyzed: "The Prussians suddenly provoked this Pudan war, mainly because the three countries of Russia, France and Austria put too much pressure on them.

At the same time, it borders three major 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, regarding the division of the German region, we proposed to exchange land between the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Federal Empire, but it was not successful because the differences between the two sides were too great.

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

Now the French spy on their Rhineland, the Austrians want to take back Silesia and the Commonwealth of Saxony, and the Russians are ambitious about Commonwealth Poland.

The three countries did not act, mainly because of mutual restraint, and the interests could not reach an agreement.

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

Taking advantage of the contradictions of various countries, coupled with its own strength, the Kingdom of Prussia was temporarily preserved, but the crisis was still not resolved.

In fact, as early as 1853, someone in China proposed to support Prussia by merging the German Confederation and the Kingdom of Prussia, so that the European continent could be strong.

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

Even if the country is established, it will be destroyed. In order to ensure the leadership in the German region, the Vienna government is likely to compromise with France and Russia in exchange for an incomplete German regional unity.

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

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

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

They chose to take military adventures at a time when the Russians were at their weakest, and they had to. Whenever there is turmoil on the European continent, they will be involved.

Now the Berlin government wants to take advantage of the fact that European countries, including us, do not want to see the opportunity for the Russians to complete their reforms and act as a weapon for everyone to attack the Russians. "

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

However, supporting them against the Russians seems to be somewhat feasible. It would be best if we could take this opportunity to join forces with European countries to interrupt the Russians' reformation, or even split Russia. ' said Chancellor of the Exchequer Agarwal

This is a real problem. If you open the history book, 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 a big deal on the European continent, and the neighbors around Prussia have no one to mess with, and they will be divided up before they grow up.

To put it bluntly, now that the cake has been divided up, the rise of new countries can only grab food from the old empires, and Rufao will not give them this opportunity. The greater the British support, the faster Prussia will die.

Lord Admiral Edward objected: "It's not that easy, and 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, unless the French and Austrian two countries fight in person to defeat this great empire. I don't think it is possible to convince France and Austria to join forces to suppress the Russians.

The Austrians have always maintained the Russian-Austrian alliance, but they are worried about becoming the target of Russian invasion, even at the risk of putting the Russians into the Balkans.

They bordered too much territory with the Russians, and the Vienna government could not take the risk unless the Austrians could be convinced that the Russians could be maimed.

I suggest a limited investment, just to cause trouble for the Russians. Solving the Russian problem all at once is very unrealistic, and we don't need to take the risk. "

Foreign Secretary Raislin said: "I also support a limited investment, which can provide loans and arms and ammunition to the Kingdom of Prussia and the Polish Independence Organization, without having to be present in person.

The Russian government seems to have a problem, but the army of the tsarist government is not in chaos. The annihilated troops in Poland were all Polish natives who had just been recruited, and they could not represent the true nature of the Tsarist army at all.

Positive strength.

This time, it can consume part of the strength of the Russians and interrupt or delay their reform process, even if it is a success. "

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In Paris, the French government has almost made a decision similar to that of the British, giving money, weapons, and volunteers, but will not send troops in person.

Even Napoleon III was ready to take advantage of the fire, but the target of the robbery was not the Russians, but Prussia, who was still barely an ally.

The successful annexation of the kingdom of Sardinia has already inspired French ambitions. The capitalists could not bear the dilemma of insufficient coal supply and had to import at a high price, and constantly encouraged the government to take action against the Rhineland region.

The power of capital is strong, and the French government is inevitably affected by the money offensive. If no action was taken, Napoleon III had his mind on the line and knew the bottom line of each country.

Don't think that the joint defense treaty of various countries is a joke. If they really cross the line, it might be another anti-French alliance.

The probability of this happening is as high as 80%, and Napoleon III is naturally impossible to take the risk. Even if you want to do it, you must pull people into the water and share the international pressure together.

Supporting the Kingdom of Prussia now is nothing more than to cheer the Berlin government. Win or lose, the French can profit from it.

In case the Prussians were lucky enough to pull the Russians out of their position as continental hegemons, they made a lot of money.

As for whether the Kingdom of Prussia will become bigger, it is completely out of the consideration of Napoleon III. Even if you want to expand, you have to have a place.

If the Prussians dare to annex the Russian lands, it is expected that all European countries will support their just actions, which is simply heartwarming.

The prerequisite is to survive the revenge of the tsarist government, otherwise all the benefits will only exist temporarily and are destined to be lost.

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There is no doubt that the decision of Britain and France directly announced the collapse of the second Vienna system. The two leading powers have taken the lead in breaking the rules. How can it be maintained?

After Britain and France made their positions clear, Franz naturally would not choose to stick to it thankfully. Anyway, the historical role of this system has already been brought into play.

After more than ten years of development, Austria's strength has undergone earth-shaking changes and can withstand the impact of Europe's chaos.

The only major power that insists on this system is the Russian Empire. They want to continue to maintain this system, and that is also the current provisions of the Vienna system in their favor.

For example, on the issue of the Purdan War, the tsarist government could use the agreement reached in the Second Vienna System as a legal basis to attack the Kingdom of Prussia.

With the legal basis in hand, the direct consequence is that most of the European public opinion supports the Kingdom of Denmark. This war was recognized by the people as: Prussia was invading Denmark.

Under the pressure of public opinion, Britain and France's support for Prussia was limited in secret, and outside the German Federation and Austria, all countries were condemning the Prussian government.

Not condemning the Prussian government does not mean supporting them. After the last Prussian War, the German people had no confidence in the Prussian government.

The Munich Daily slammed the Prussian government as a robber, accusing the Prussian government of dispatching troops to rob Denmark in order to get rid of its financial difficulties, not at all to safeguard German sovereignty.

This is the information left over from the last Pudan war. There are pictures and facts, which can prove that the Prussian army organized looting activities.

There is no need to explain, the military of European countries in this era is like this. As long as there is no army looting in the mainland, it can be regarded as strict military discipline.

The Vienna Daily commented directly: The Prussian government has run out of money, and is ready to use the Prussian War to defraud donations.

The deceived people have the most say, and many people remember it fresh. Even in the past ten years, the Prussian government has often been pulled out and whipped by everyone.

In response to public opinion, the Vienna Foreign Office immediately issued a neutrality declaration. There is no support for that, not even verbal support.

The Prussian government did not even dare to shout slogans of defending German sovereignty, and the German nationalists were also very dissatisfied.

Those who originally intended to support the Kingdom of Prussia to recover the two principalities also backed down at this time. Many people worry that Prussia's approach is to completely cut itself off from Germany and learn from Switzerland and the Netherlands.