Chapter 1083 The Rabbit Dies and the Fox Mourns

William IV was an extremely awkward person. Although he was extremely disgusted with these constitutionalists, he always made a relatively friendly gesture, even when this constitutionalist was pushed down by everyone.

Although Edward Simson and Gabriel Risel were hunted and expelled by all forces like lost dogs along the way, they believed that King William IV of Prussia would treat them as honored guests after meeting.

Because no king can resist the temptation of a crown, at least in their eyes.

"Dear Your Majesty, we agree that only the Hohenzollern family can lead Germany to a glorious future, and only you can lead us through the darkness, so the German National Assembly has decided to grant you the title of Emperor of the German Empire."

After speaking, Edward Simson and Gabriel Riesel carefully took out an exquisite crown from a small wooden box.

Edward Simson fully expected that William IV would accept the crown gladly, but the latter's performance was much calmer than expected, but the slight tremor from his arms convinced the former that he was right.

"Sure enough, no king can resist the temptation of the crown."

Edward Simson thought this, but William IV's fists clenched under the table.

William IV did not want this crown from the stinky ditch at all. He was not stupid at all. He knew that this was a dog chain that tied him to the constitutionalists.

Moreover, William IV regarded this as a humiliation. He wished that he could immediately have the two guys in front of him cut into pieces, and then throw them to the Austrians to claim credit.

But William IV's reason told him not to do this, because doing so would offend the constitutionalists and liberals, and would make the Austrian family alone and ungovernable.

So he thought of a way that he thought would get the best of both worlds.

"Two gentlemen, you can always trust Prussia. I am willing to defend Germany with my sword and shield, but the Austrians are also Germans, so I cannot fight against each other."

William IV's self-concealed opening remarks made the two of them cool on the spot.

After all, in the eyes of Edouard Simsson and Gabriel Rissel, the Prussians were their only hope against Austria and waiting for British rescue, and they were also the only bargaining chip to win over England and France.

William IV could give up, but they couldn't.

"What about German democracy and freedom? The Austrians have always been an obstacle to civilization."

Edward Simson said bitterly, and William IV also said bitterly.

"To tell you the truth, the Austrians have been eyeing you for a long time, and the pursuers will arrive soon."

"What should we do?"

Finally, Gabriel Risel could no longer hold his breath, and William IV finally breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"There is a ship to the New World in Hamburg tomorrow morning. If it is not too late to go now."

Although the New World has been transformed beyond recognition by Franz, it is still a land full of hope in the eyes of Protestants and capitalists.

(Due to the economic and military crisis, the U.S. government mainly relies on squeezing immigrants to tide over the difficulties. U.S. “citizens” who own the means of production and land are limited by this impact, which is a big opportunity for the financial industry.)

Edward Simson and Gabriel Riesel got their tickets and left happily. In order to minimize the target, he left his entourage in Berlin.

But what they didn't know was that Hamburg was now under the control of the Austrian Empire.

Storms are raging on the European continent, and Prince Albert is on a roller coaster of emotions.

Originally France surrendered, Russia entered the war, and Britain was already in a deadlock, but unexpectedly the outbreak of the German Civil War directly brought the two sides back to the same starting line.

Moreover, the situation at this time is the rhythm that the Anglo-Saxons are most familiar with and like best. In the civil war between the enemy and the enemy, one can flexibly take sides and wait for both sides to be injured before cutting leeks.

So Prince Albert once again rejected the Austrian Empire's peace proposal.

After Franz ascended the throne, the domestic situation stabilized, and envoys from the Austrian Empire began to return home one after another. After all, these experts played a decisive role in restoring construction and re-planning.

In fact, Baron Brooke wants to return, because this kind of diplomatic situation is really not suitable for him. He prefers to tell facts and present evidence, and the two sides open up their positions, lay out their horses and then negotiate.

Originally, Franz asked these economic experts and business leaders to go to Britain in order to quickly reach a peace agreement using the most familiar way of doing business in Britain.

But Franz still underestimated politics. After all, politics was more than just a business. It seemed that he had also been brainwashed subtly.

However, the most ironic thing is that the British, who were on the weaker side, began to try to negotiate in the Austrian way, arranging an average of three dances and three banquets for the Austrian mission every day.

If these people hadn't been battle-hardened for a long time, even their kidneys and intestines might not be able to bear it.

At this time, news of the defeat of the German Federation reached Britain, and Baron Brooke finally breathed a sigh of relief. This torturous job seemed to be finally over.

Prince Albert and his staff were a little unbelievable. Why did hundreds of thousands of troops disappear without warning? How could there be such an outrageous thing as defecting on the battlefield? Shouldn’t the Germans shed their last drop of blood in the civil war?

How did 30 million free Germans become loyal subjects of Orthodoxy?

Countless question marks lingered in his mind. At this time, the Whigs and the Tories rarely joined together to ask the royal family to end this meaningless war.

This move made Prince Albert laugh. It was obviously the government that started this war, and he was cleaning up the government's ass. He didn't expect those politicians to put the blame on him.

But at this time, Prince Albert had just rejected the peace proposal of the Austrian Empire again. Now the news of the defeat of the German Confederation came. He was afraid that the Austrians would raise the price and join hands with the Russians. He felt like he was riding a tiger and couldn't get off.

On the other hand, the Hungarians launched the largest raid since the rebellion in 1848, in order to support the German Confederation's full-scale attack on the royal estates on the Great Plains.

However, due to the weak industrial capacity of the Hungarians, the battlefield on the Great Plains saw the scene of militia firepower crushing the regular army.

The Hungarian army was extremely lacking in offensive capabilities, and the periphery of the royal estates was full of concrete bunkers.

The Hungarian army had tried several times before but failed. Instead, the militia of the royal estate took advantage of their local advantages and launched several beautiful counterattacks.

Finally, János Damojanic, one of the three giants in the Hungarian army in history, came up with a solution, which was to use the advantage of Hungarian cavalry to break through the enemy's defense line at all costs and break through the royal estate from the inside.

In fact, the royal estate had limited manpower, and bunkers were not everywhere. The reason why the Hungarian army repeatedly hit a wall was that some commanders were used to setting up formations and deploying troops and artillery.

This was all because Napoleon raised the status of artillery to an unimaginable height, so that many commanders would not fight or dare to fight without artillery.

But artillery also inevitably slowed down the march. You must know that the reason why the Huns were invincible in those days was that the cavalry came and went like the wind.