Chapter 766 Strategic Misleading

When the North German Empire was established, which detonated European public opinion, polarization also appeared within the German nationalists.

Optimists believe that this is a further step in the reunification process of the German region.

Pessimists believe that this is the beginning of a disaster. After the merger of Pude and Germany, the strength has become stronger. Coupled with the interference of European powers, the unification has become "the flower in the mirror, the moon in the water", which can be seen and touched.

In order to appease the turbulent hearts of the people, Franz also personally sent a congratulatory message to George I, and by the way wrote a "Road to Reunification".

It is clearly pointed out that the merger of Pude and Germany is a small step in the unification process of the German region, and the next step is to return North Germany to the embrace of the Shinra Empire.

Naturally, there is no shortage of thanks to the British in the article, which greatly commends the contributions made by the London government to the merger of Pude and Franz encourages them to continue their efforts.

Franz didn't know what the British were thinking. Anyway, anti-British sentiment in Germany was on the rise.

By the way, the coronation ceremony of George I became extremely shivering. Most of the monarchs in Europe sent representatives to express their thoughts, and the monarchs of the German region were collectively absent.

Including the King of Prussia, Frederick III, was absent due to physical discomfort, and only the Gotha family members went to support the scene.

No way, the atmosphere is too weird. France and Russia directly objected, and Franz sent someone to send sincere blessings, but the effect seemed to be reversed.

The European continent is still dominated by the three countries of France, Russia, and Austria. No matter how powerful the British are, they are only at sea, even if they add the newly established North Germany.

At this sensitive time, any action has the potential to be politically interpreted.

The monarchs of countries with online political ability naturally know how to stand in line. Moreover, everyone is envious and jealous of the two crowns on George I's head.

So far, most of the nobles in the European world have not recognized the legitimacy of George I's throne. No way, there is really no legal basis for it.

Flip history?

Franz is the legal authority of the Shinra Empire. Hannover wants to obtain legal authority from Shinra, and it will first turn over Austria.

Election statutes?

The electoral legal system in the German region is derived from the "Golden Seal", and Hanover is not even an elector.

Even if it is barely grabbing one, it is not enough. In this code, it is stipulated that the pope must be crowned "King of Germany" before he can succeed the emperor.

This is even more tragic. Unless the Roman Catholic Church is crazy, it is impossible for them to recognize a Protestant emperor.

In the original time and space, Prussia was not recognized by everyone because of the illegal means of military superiority. William I could only use a parallel throne to make up the number.

The crown on George I's head is even more watery. The value of existence is probably more face-saving in terms of title, and it is basically not recognized in the official documents of various countries.

The throne of the parallel imports, that is also the emperor. For noble nobles, this is enough to make everyone jealous.

When Franz disrupted the situation, the London government became embarrassed.

European media are praising the London government's clever tactics and the North German Empire, which has accomplished a great strategy of killing three birds with one stone.

Sounds great, a great diplomatic victory. It's just that a lot of people were accidentally offended, and the British government fell into a state of isolation diplomatically.

Anglo-French alliance?

Naturally, it doesn't exist anymore. It has just been put together. If Napoleon IV is still allied with the British, then his brain will be flooded.

After this lesson, Napoleon IV has fully understood why his father, who had always been pro-British and hated Austria, would rather join forces with Austria, who he hated, rather than team up with the close British.

No matter what the London government thinks, the French government has already labeled them as "unreputable and pitting allies".

Prime Minister Gladstone gets a headache every time he sees a newspaper boasting about the London government's diplomatic prowess.

Although what is said above is true, there are some things that cannot be said. Things have been picked up. What do the French people who are quasi-ally think about?

Every time a report is made, it sprinkles a handful of salt on other people's wounds. The more public opinion touts it, the more unable the French government will be.

Gladstone: "The North German Empire was established, but the situation was out of control.

I put an end to Austria's actions to unify the German region, which was misinterpreted by the outside world, and both France and Russia felt that we were targeting them.

This has put us in a very embarrassing situation internationally. If we can't solve it in a short time, we will fall into a state of diplomatic isolation again. "

It is not the first time that the London government has experienced being isolated by European countries diplomatically, but the current situation is a little different.

When they were isolated by European countries back then, it was voluntary by the London government. At that time, they were busy developing overseas colonies, and they did not have the time to participate in European affairs.

Given the stability of the situation on the European continent, the London government is naturally better off doing more than one thing.

Now the situation is obviously different, the power of the countries of the European continent is already out of balance. But France, who has fallen into a disadvantage, is still addicted to the glory of the past, unable to extricate itself.

To make matters worse, France and Austria are both colonial powers, and there are many areas of conflict of interest with Britain, and the Tsarist government is obsessed with Central Asia.

While Europe was isolated, Britain was at risk of retaliation from the three powers. At the same time, one enemy three, not to mention the army, even the Royal Navy may not be able to hold it.

Foreign Secretary George replied with a wry smile: "This is a mistake in our work, ignoring how sensitive France and Russia are to the establishment of the North German Empire.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will try to repair relations with other countries as soon as possible, but it will take some time.

In addition, after experiencing these things, we also found that the contradiction between Austria and France and Russia was not as big as we expected.

The three countries of France, Austria and Russia are indeed the contenders for the hegemony of the European continent, and they are each other's biggest competitors, but competitors do not mean that they will soon be hostile.

The Russian Empire is still recovering and will not be able to compete for supremacy for a long time to come.

In order to protect its own interests, in a short period of time, the tsarist government will most likely follow the pace of Austria in foreign affairs.

The Near East War was a meeting of Russia and Austria to divide the spoils. The Vienna government used the Ottoman interests to tie the Russians, and it was very difficult to divide the relationship between Russia and Austria.

The Fao relationship is incomprehensible. It stands to reason that the two French emperors have anti-Austrian tendencies, and the relationship between France and Austria should be very bad.

However, the reality is quite the opposite. Two countries with serious conflicts of interest and a long history of hatred have emerged as allies most of the time.

Including the recent French civil strife, the Austrians did not fall into the trap, but went to launch the Near East War.

If the Vienna government had sent troops to attack the French at that time, most of the Italian regions would have been independent.

Wasting an opportunity to kill the French, the Vienna government did not suffer, the old enemy Ottoman Empire was about to end, and the relationship between Fao and Austria also eased.

There are various signs that Napoleon IV's anti-Austrian tendency is no longer so obvious, and the hostility to Austria within the French government is not so strong.

This is a dangerous signal. If Franco-Austrian relations continue to heat up, the Vienna government is likely to push for an alliance between France, Russia and Austria to jointly dominate the European continent. "

Is there really only "domination of the European continent"?

The influence of the alliance of France, Russia and Austria is not much weaker than that of the previous alliance of Britain, France and Austria.

There are only two reasons for an alliance: either to have a common interest; or to have a common enemy.

This world is almost divided up, and the leftovers will definitely not satisfy the appetite of the Three Kingdoms, so they can only go to the fourth party to take it.

In this context, Britain, which had the greatest interests in the colonial era, naturally became the target of public criticism.

In addition to the interests, Britain can barely be regarded as the common enemy of the three countries. In a sense, the friendship between France, Russia and Austria depends entirely on Britain.

Gladstone nodded, his expression solemn: "This situation has to be guarded against, Russia and Austria are already close together, and the French must never let Austria pull over.

It is necessary for us to make a comprehensive adjustment in our next diplomatic work. It does not mean that the previous diplomatic strategy was wrong. The main reason is that the international situation has changed, and many strategies have become out of date.

There is no problem with the continental balance, but there is a problem with the imaginary enemy setting. It is indeed very effective for whoever is stronger to suppress whomever is stronger, but the consequences are also very serious, which directly leads to the deterioration of our relations with European powers.

Anglo-French relations and Anglo-Russian relations have deteriorated against this background, and now it is the turn of Anglo-Austrian relations.

The Habsburg dynasty is best at dancing sleeves and has a very high reputation in the European world. It has always been more allies than enemies.

Especially after Franz's accession to the throne, the relationship between Fao and Austria was improved. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Austria had no mortal enemy on the European continent.

In a game with such an enemy, we must be more careful, and we must not allow them to pull up an anti-British alliance. "

There is no problem in suppressing competitors, but the means must be paid attention to. That kind of strategy of killing three birds with one stone must first consider whether it will cause public anger.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Xiaoji Childers: "It's actually not that bad if you think about it the other way around.

Austria has no Russian militancy, no French can fight, their strengths lie in domestic and foreign affairs.

The North German Empire has been established, and its strength is about to catch up with the previous Popo Federation. As long as the Austrians are wary of peaceful evolution, the unification of the German region by force is simply not realistic.

Without the unification of the German region, Austria would not have established an absolute advantage over France and Russia. However, Austria is in the middle of France and Russia, and its strategy is restricted.

In order to avoid being jointly targeted, the Vienna government could only replicate the post-1815 Vienna system and maintain the balance of all parties by diplomatic means before establishing an absolute advantage.

The European continent is stable, and even if we are excluded, Britain's core interests will not be damaged. "

I am afraid of comparison in everything. Compared with France and Russia, the two countries that play with guns and show off their power, Austria, which is playing diplomacy, has the least risk of becoming bigger.

Facts have once again proved that image is very important. Looking at the reactions of European countries, we can see that everyone is far more vigilant about France and Russia than Austria.

The Vienna government is indeed going according to its own design. It relies on diplomacy to conquer the world on the European continent, and its force is used overseas.

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