Chapter 1075 Overturning the Table

The National Assembly lost in this magic duel with Franz, but they were not willing to accept it.

At this time, the power of German nationalists was not weak, and even due to the victory of foreign wars, their power and influence were countless times stronger.

On the other hand, after the end of the war against France, the Austrian Empire's army rushed to the Hungarian battlefield in large numbers, and some troops even disbanded directly on the spot.

After much deliberation, the members of the Frankfurt National Assembly decided to call on all Germans:

"All people who believe in democracy, equality, and freedom unite to overthrow the tyranny of the Austrian emperor, and let the sunshine of democracy, freedom, and fraternity penetrate the boundless darkness brought by the autocratic emperor.

It is better to be a German than an Austrian dog."

In fact, even if the main force of the Austrian Empire was not there, its combat effectiveness also frightened most nationalist officers, and no one wanted to fight with it.

However, the Austrian Empire had begun to initially establish a social insurance system, and had begun to partially implement it in some royal factories, which made the elites of the National Assembly feel the imminent fear.

The victory in the war against France gave the gentlemen of the National Assembly an illusion that the German coalition was very strong, at least as strong as the Austrian Imperial Army.

The Austrians needed to deal with the Hungarians, and even had the stupid move of putting their weapons into storage and letting their horses go to the mountains, while the German coalition was mostly gathered in Frankfurt and the Rhine region at this time.

This was a godsend opportunity. The nationalists of all Germany gathered to capture Vienna by surprise, and they would surely win by relying on the strong to bully the weak and defeat the few with the many.

In fact, the reason why the German nationalist army gathered in Frankfurt and the Rhine region was that they had no home to return to, to a certain extent.

When the German coalition and the French army were fighting, the nobles and kings of various states were not idle either. They were working hard to suppress the nationalists in their country, and the royal party was restored one after another.

When the coalition returned to their country, they would face the situation of being forced to disband and then dealt with in batches.

For example, the Netherlands and Hanover had already opened a Texas express line to send domestic nationalists to the colonies, under the pretext of making contributions to the Confederacy.

Although the members of the Frankfurt National Assembly had never fought a war, they understood that the more friends they had, the better, and even if they were not friends, they could not become enemies.

So the Frankfurt National Assembly reached an alliance with the British and Hungarians in a very short time, and extended an olive branch to the French, and even promised to return Alsace-Lorraine to France after defeating Austria.

The envoy of the Frankfurt National Assembly said that the German nation was bewitched by the Austrians, and as long as France could send troops to Austria regardless of past grudges, the German Confederation was willing to help the Second French Republic deal with internal affairs.

It must be said that as businessmen, the members of the Frankfurt National Assembly knew very well what the French wanted, and Alsace-Lorraine was very tempting.

However, the French could not get out at this time, because a new round of general elections was about to begin, and all parties were going all out for the presidency.

As for restarting the war against Austria, the members of the Second French Republic seemed a little lacking in confidence, and they did not believe that the Germans would fight each other so soon.

In fact, they were more worried about being involved in the German Civil War and unable to get out of it. France was about to fall apart and could not stand it anymore.

When the British first heard the news, they were all confused and they all found it unbelievable, but it was just the right time for Prince Albert.

If it hadn't happened, they would have had to face a dilemma: either go to war with the two great powers, Russia and Austria, at the same time, or give up their strategic deployment in the Near East.

The German Confederation stabbed Austria in the back. Whether they succeeded or not, Austria and Germany would fall into great chaos.

At that time, not only Austria, but also Prussia would have no choice but to bow to Britain. The Holy Alliance would be gone, and the Russians would be alone.

And all this did not require the British to pay any price. They only needed to offer a suitable price at a suitable time to reap the benefits.

This was the rhythm that the British were most familiar with. Prince Albert also breathed a sigh of relief. Everything seemed to be getting better at last.

As for Hungary, there was naturally no reason to refuse. Prime Minister Kossuth immediately introduced Gabriel Rissel, the deputy speaker of the National Assembly, as a confidant.

The latter expressed his willingness to rescue the Hungarian nation from the national cage of the Austrian Empire. The former was naturally grateful and willing to contribute to the liberation of all Europe and resolutely oppose the tyranny of tyrants.

The two sides reached a consensus in a very warm atmosphere that only by establishing a democratically elected government and overthrowing the monarchy can people's legitimate rights and interests be protected.

On August 23, 1848, the Frankfurt National Assembly announced the dissolution of the German Confederation and the formal establishment of the German Federation, with Frankfurt as its capital.

(In fact, in German, Confederation and Federation are one word, but due to special needs, the book splits out two words.)

On the same day, he officially declared war on the Austrian Empire, demanding the removal of Emperor Franz Joseph I of the Austrian Empire, and listed his ten major crimes.

1. He was not in a legitimate position, and his father was the first heir to the Austrian Empire.

2. He was greedy and intended to seize the legitimate property of merchants.

3. He indulged in lust and had affairs with many women.

4. He was bloodthirsty and warlike, led his army to fight many times, constantly provoked wars, and forced prisoners of war to work.

5. Fooling the people, deceiving people, establishing public schools, implementing compulsory education, and taking the opportunity to brainwash the people.

6. Violating morals and employing female workers.

7. Violating morality and disregarding human relations. Giving women the right to vote.

8. Bullying the good and fearing the evil, oppressing kind merchants, and currying favor with the devil's lackeys.

9. Arrogance, regarding himself as the German emperor and the king of the Romans.

10. Betrayal, condoning the laborers to massacre and enslave the indigenous people who believed in God in the colonies.

In addition, they also had 100,000 Prussian regular troops from the Rhine region to help. The Archbishop of Cologne, a pawn that Franz had fostered, finally chose to stand on the side of the National Assembly.

Historically, in order to eliminate the influence of the church, the Prussian government has always threatened to confiscate church property and disband the church.

This time, the Cologne Church received secret assistance from Franz. The Archbishop was no longer controlled by money, but he was still suffering from money.

Until a Jewish businessman found him, the Archbishop of Cologne changed from a nationalist to a national capitalist, and finally stood on the side of the National Assembly at this time.

In fact, the reason why the members of the Frankfurt National Assembly were so confident was that they had many supporters in the Austrian army, and most of these people were middle and senior officers in the Austrian army.

According to the idea of ​​the National Assembly, when the German Federal Army arrived, these German nationalists in the Austrian army would cooperate with each other.

Not only in Austria, but also in the German states, there were nationalists everywhere.

According to their idea, this move could not only deal with the Austrian Empire, but also with the entire Germany, so they were so eager to establish the so-called German Federation.

However, they underestimated the regionality of the nation. There were indeed many nationalists in the Austrian Imperial Army, even the Field Marshal Archduke Albrecht.

But Archduke Albrecht did not hesitate to send his old acquaintance who persuaded him to turn the tables to the military court. Such things were everywhere in the Austrian army at this time.

On August 24, 1848, the Austrian Empire declared the German Confederation an illegal organization and stationed troops in Salzburg, officially breaking out the German Civil War.