Chapter 1022 Party

The battle of Saarburg was a great victory, but also a bitter one. The German coalition lost more than 15,000 people here, of which more than 8,000 people were buried here forever.

However, Albrecht had no time to grieve, let alone stay.

Because at this time Metz was still in the hands of the French, and the whole of Lorraine was still under the control of the French.

If the French could not be driven out of Lorraine, then the plan would only be completed by three quarters.

In Franz's plan, the French should not have any bargaining chips in their hands, so that they could accept peace unconditionally.

Franz was not going to help Louis Philippe or Count Chambord restore his country. He did not have the illusion or delusion that he could control France.

Moreover, compared with expansion, the Austrian Empire needed a peace agreement more.

At this time, Britain and France were under great pressure, but Austria was not much better, especially in dealing with the issue of the Magyar rebellion.

Almost all traditional nobles felt that they had to stabilize the country before they could resist foreign aggression. They were very dissatisfied with the result of the all-out war caused by Franz's opposition to British and French interference. Some even took the initiative to contact Britain and France to surrender.

However, it was also this group of people who were the most opposed at the beginning who now used all kinds of connections to persuade Franz to go further.

After all, in their view, Britain and France had suffered heavy losses one after another, and Russia was a staunch ally of Austria. As for Prussia, William IV's poor performance throughout 1848 was completely unworthy of the status of the five great powers.

(The five great powers refer to Britain, France, Russia, Austria, and Prussia.)

Austria, Vienna.

In a high-end coffee shop, a group of nobles who were once considered to be well-known in the entire empire were gathering together.

But they were not just here to drink coffee.

"Britain and France have suffered heavy losses, and the Russians are on our side. The Prussians are not worthy of their positions. Now is the best time to rebuild the empire."

The first to speak was Hard Landsberg, who was originally a lieutenant general of the Austrian Empire and one of the senior commanders of the Vienna City Defense Army.

During the turmoil in Vienna, he chose to keep his troops in place. He still kept his troops in place when he heard that the Hungarians were coming. He also chose to keep his troops in place during the rebellion of Lieutenant General Morka.

Although Franz was very unhappy with this kind of people, he could not do anything about it due to tradition and the negative impact of too wide a range of attacks.

After the Austrian imperial government chose to reject the peace agreement between Britain and France, Lieutenant General Hard chose to resign to fight against the atrocities of the imperial government.

However, the most excited person in the entire cafe at this time was Count Hard Landsberg.

"Are the Russians really trustworthy? They are just a group of barbarians outside of civilization. Even if they look the same as us, dress the same as us, and have faith in God, they still cannot change their barbaric nature."

The person who spoke was worried. He was Duke Mark von Altenburg, the former Deputy Minister of Finance of the Austrian Empire. His family was originally famous for military and diplomacy, but by this time it had already declined.

From his name, we can see how persistent and eager his father was for money.

"The Russians have publicly declared that Archduke Franz is the only legitimate heir to the Western Roman Empire, and are ready to marry their princess.

The Russians are still very sincere about our unification of Germany."

This time, it was Johann von Wiesenberg, the former Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire, who spoke up. In fact, the nobles in this cafe are basically former high-ranking officials of the empire.

It's just that they all chose to resign in anger because they were dissatisfied with Heinau's retaliatory purge in Vienna, and the Austrian imperial government refused to accept the peace agreement proposed by Britain and France.

Although their actions directly led to more turbulent situation in Austria, it is a good thing in the long run.

After all, as long as these people don't make any big mistakes, it will be difficult for Franz to remove them from the core of power, and as long as there are no accidents, their status will be inherited by their relatives.

During the decades they are in power, there is a high probability that a new group will be cultivated to fill the vacancy caused by the catastrophe in 1848.

Even if Franz inserts new people in, those new people will have to choose to get close to them, or form a new faction.

"The German states are in chaos now. Even without the support of the Russians, we can unify Germany."

Harde Landsberg's tone was very firm, as if he had witnessed everything. However, he was not the only one who had this idea, and someone immediately added.

"That's right! Now, except for our Austrian imperial government, the governments of other states in Germany are paralyzed or semi-paralyzed. They are simply unable to cope with new challenges!"

"Especially Bavaria and Hanover, which have completely lost the face of the nobles. Not to mention controlling the situation, they have completely become puppets of the rebels."

Former Foreign Minister John von Weisenberg was not to be outdone.

"The National Assembly was elected by the Germans, and the German nation needs an emperor.

I think Archduke Franz should accept the title of German emperor and rebuild the Holy Roman Empire."

"That's right! Archduke Franz should think so, so he went against the majority opinion and did not adopt the policy of pacifying the country before fighting the enemy.

After all, compared with the entire German region, the territory of the Crown of St. Stephen is not worth mentioning in terms of economy, population, and resources."

Seeing the angry crowd around him, Duke Mark von Altenburg could not help but say.

"This does not mean that the Austrian Empire will give up the Crown of St. Stephen after unifying the German region. The Crown of St. Stephen is Austria's property.

But the Magyars always tend to maintain their military strength. In addition, they often use the power and military force in their hands to launch rebellions.

For this reason, we need the power of the German states. Only with fists can these barbarians know who is the boss!

As long as Austria unifies Germany, the rebellion in the Crown of St. Stephen will no longer be a problem!"

Duke Mark von Altenburg's statement immediately aroused cheers from the whole room.

"Long live the Austrian Empire!"

But during this period, some people also made different voices.

"How can we deal with the Hungarian cavalry? Those barbarians on the grassland can do nothing except drinking, whoring and fighting, but they are undoubtedly the most deadly killers on horseback."

The Hungarian Hussars are indeed a model of European cavalry and a major reliance of the Austrian Empire in many wars.

But in fact, the Austrian military nobles, especially the Germans, looked down on the undisciplined Hungarian hussars, which was inconsistent with their war philosophy.

Especially after the Hungarians attacked Pressburg for several months without any progress, it was difficult for the Austrian military nobles to feel awe towards the Hungarians.