Chapter 387 Prussia's Counterattack

Europe is turbulent, and the first to sit still is not Austria, nor John Bull, but the Berlin government in the vortex.

There is no way, no matter how many people the Russians have calculated, once the plan is successful, they will definitely be the worst.

"In any case, we must also destroy the Russian borrowing program."

William I said cautiously. He still does not want to be ousted from power, the Kingdom of Prussia has already gambled on its national luck, and the people cannot tolerate failure.

Once the Russians were given loans from France and Austria, the war would really be out of the question. Even if it wins the decisive battle that is about to begin, the Kingdom of Prussia cannot change its fate of defeat.

What the Tsarist government lacked was not soldiers, they just lacked money! No matter how heavy the losses were, it was the same for St. Petersburg.

This has a history to check. Hundreds of years ago, Russia fought for years, and finally there were no men who fought. As a result, they organized female soldiers to continue fighting.

Today is different from the past. There are really many people in the Russian Empire, there are 80 to 90 million people. William I did not think that the tsarist government could not stand it.

Foreign Secretary McKate proposed: "Your Majesty, with regard to France and Austria, I propose different measures to block their loans to the Russians.

To deal with the French, you can start with the joint defense plan. Taking advantage of European countries' fear of the French, they used diplomatic means to exert pressure.

Austria's ambition to unify the German region has never been extinguished. The French plotted the Rhineland region, and they stood on the opposite side.

The British are also very afraid of the French. The French are going to annex the Rhineland, and the London government is likely to intervene.

What we have to do is to make Napoleon III think that as long as they annex the Rhineland, they will be boycotted by Britain and Austria.

Vienna and London will cooperate with us in this big diplomatic drama. They just need a strongly worded diplomatic statement and the French will hesitate.

To deal with the Austrians, I suggest using nationalists to create pressure on public opinion and accuse the Vienna government of colluding with foreign enemies and selling out the interests of the German nation.

Originally, this loan was the result of the Russians' calculations, and the Vienna government agreed to it because of public opinion. Now we are also using nationalism to give the anti-Russian an excuse to sabotage this loan. "

The positions of politicians have always changed with demand. Initially for expansion needs, the Kingdom of Prussia engaged in German nationalism, advocating the unification of the German region to build a great empire.

With the revival of Austria, they found that it was impossible to unify the German region, but it was very likely to become the object of unification. In order to ensure their own interests, they engaged in Prussian independence.

Now, in order to destroy the Russian loan from Austria, McCarter did not hesitate to sacrifice German nationalism again, and was ready to use nationalism to influence the decision-making of the Vienna government.

Prime Minister Christian thought for a moment and said: "These plans will only delay time, unless we achieve a big victory on the battlefield to dispel the notion that the Russians will win.

Otherwise, in the end, the Russian conspiracy will still succeed. In the face of interests, all contradictions are not worth mentioning.

There is no possibility of compromise between Fao, only an excuse is needed, and the division of Prussia between the three can become a reality.

Nationalism influences the decision-making of the Vienna government at most, but it cannot influence their decision-making.

They oppose the French occupation of the Rhineland, not because of nationalism, but more because they do not want to see the French become bigger, and they are at a loss in this plan to divide the spoils. "

This is the essence of the problem, the unification of the German regions is just Franz's political slogan. Scream when you need it, and throw it away when you don't need it.

This is different from the annexation of the South German region. Now the national problem in Austria is not so serious. The integration work is steadily advancing, and the reunification of the North German region is no longer the only option.

The heart of the final question is back on the battlefield. If it loses this war, the Kingdom of Prussia will naturally come to an end and cannot escape the fate of being divided up.

Now they're thinking about actually winning the war. The Russians are not easy to deal with. After losing a battle, the tsarist government can organize another battle.

The only thing that can restrain the tsarist government is finances. Now they are thinking about how to cut off the funding source of the tsarist government.

After hesitating for a while, William I made up his mind and said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can do it with confidence, it has reached this stage, and it will not be worse anyway.

If necessary, France and Austria can be given a blank check, the Russians can promise, and we can promise.

As long as we can get more from the Russian Empire, it's okay to sell these lands to them! "

This is William I comforting himself, even if the war is won, it is still unknown how much meat can be bitten from the Russians.

Since the promise to France and Austria is an empty promise, he is not ready to cash it.

Unless it was a last resort, it was impossible for William I to exchange the well-run land for Russian land.

If you look at the map, you can see that the areas bordering Prussia and Russia are all big waves. Although the geographical conditions are good and the resources are abundant, the problem is that it is not easy to rule!

There are quite a few Poles in the Kingdom of Prussia. Once the Russian Poland is annexed, Prussia will change from a German country to a Polish country.

If not for the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Prussia gave up the Warsaw region in exchange for the Rhineland and

In the general Saxony region, the Germanization movement will not be so easy to succeed.

You must know that after Prussia and Austria divided Poland, 4.5 million of the 10 million Poles were in Prussia, 1.5 million in Austria, and 4 million in the Russian Empire.

It can be said that the first Vienna system saved the Kingdom of Prussia from the embarrassing situation of the Poles being the majority.

It is obviously not the best choice to continue jumping in the giant pit of Poland now. It is a pity that the reality cannot be chosen by William I, and the Junkers aristocracy cannot tolerate Prussia becoming a second-class country.

Of course, the Kingdom of Prussia had the experience of assimilating the Poles. William I was not prepared to annex the Polish core, their goal was Lithuania and, if possible, the three Baltic states in one fell swoop.

Since the goal must be relatively large, can it be achieved? There is always an ideal, how do you know the result if you don't try?

This was also part of the British strategic plan, namely: independence of Poland, occupation of most of the Baltic Sea by Prussia, and weakening of the Russians.

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Politics required military cooperation, and while the Berlin government took diplomatic action, the Prussian army also began to fight back.

Mao Qi changed his previous strategy of not moving like a mountain, exhausting the tsarist government, and turned to take the initiative to find opportunities to fight the Russians.

This change made the Russians very uncomfortable. Unprepared, the Russian troops who entered East Prussia suffered heavy losses. In just one week, 30,000 people entered.

For the entire war situation, the combined total strength of both sides is over one million. It seems that 30,000 troops may seem inconspicuous, but in fact, the impact is indeed huge.

In the field, the power of the breech rifle was astonishing, and the exchange ratio of the two sides on the battlefield appeared astonishing 1:2.7.

This is not the defense of the city. Such a disparity in the exchange ratio in the field is undoubtedly telling the world that the combat effectiveness of the two armies is not at the same level.