Chapter 892 Anxious British

In fact, the Polish nationalists were not sure whether this trick would work. Russian Poland was their first experiment.

Facts have proved that there is strength in numbers. The Russians were badly cheated by the Polish and Russian serfs who rebelled.

The Poles decided to continue to replicate their successful experience to deal with Prussia and Austria.

The already unstable situation in Prussian Poland became even more turbulent, but this trick was useless in Galicia.

On the one hand, Franz's public trial had made the Polish Nationalist Army notorious, and the bloody suppression of Austria was still there.

On the other hand, many former Polish serfs had become vested interests at this time, and they did not need to fight for others.

At the same time, out of consideration for their own interests, they were unwilling to continue to wade into the muddy water of Polish nationalism.

Moreover, these people would spontaneously begin to study a set of theories on the rationality of Austria's rule over Galicia, which was the conscious maintenance of national interests that the rulers yearned for.

Tsar Nicholas I patted Andrei Uvarov on the shoulder.

"The matter of Schleswig is now in your hands. But..."

As soon as the Tsar spoke, Andrei Uvarov took over.

"Don't let the Danes, the British and the Swedes annex Schleswig, it belongs to us Russia!"

Nicholas I laughed.

"Good! Well said! Go ahead and do it! Child! I will appoint you as my plenipotentiary representative."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. But during my absence, I hope you can listen to the Prime Minister's advice.

He is one of the few politicians in our Russia, and he may be able to help you coordinate our domestic relations.

Our Russian army is not afraid of any enemy, but if we can reduce the number of our enemies, we can deal with those real enemies."

In fact, Andrei Uvarov's words were very out of line, even Duke Liubai, who was the most trusted by Nicholas I, did not dare to say such words to his face.

Field Marshal Nerkukinta was even more worried about this young man he admired the most, because Nicholas I ascended the throne on a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

In Russia, anyone who dared to challenge his authority was either in Siberia or dead, and Andrei Uvarov's words were really offensive.

Prime Minister Vasily Levav on the side was even more spitting, he didn't expect this young man to be so brave.

Fortunately, Nicholas I was not angry, he just nodded, but still looked at Vasily Levav with a very contemptuous look, the latter only dared to smile in a flattering way.

Vasily Levav didn't even dare to make a big move, for fear that any action would anger His Majesty the Tsar.

Nicholas I thought about it and still gave an instruction.

"If possible, the war can be delayed a little longer."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In fact, Andrei Uvarov also wanted to do this, but he didn't dare to say these words himself, because the Tsar and the Prussian royal family were in-laws, and he was really not sure whether the Tsar would be angry with him because of this.

The longer the war dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for Prussia, because they would bleed more. The same is true for Sweden and Denmark, but this is definitely good news for Russia.

After all, the more other countries in the Nordic region decline, the more beneficial it is for Russia. Andrei Uvarov knew very well that Russia's expansion direction could only be Northern Europe and the Middle East, because once it went west, the Russo-Austrian alliance would inevitably break.

Unless the two sides could reach some kind of agreement, but that would require Russia to pay a huge price. And Nicholas I obviously didn't want to pay too high a price, so it was very likely to cause dissatisfaction from Austria.

According to the relationship between Russia, Prussia and Austria at this time, once the relationship between Russia and Austria broke down, the Russo-Prussian alliance would no longer exist, but as long as the Russo-Austrian alliance existed, the Prussians would not dare to do anything.

London, England.

John Russell was not happy at all at this time. Prussia's attack on Denmark should have been a good thing for Britain.

After all, they did not want Denmark to have a harmonious relationship with the German Confederation. Denmark's geographical location was important. Once it fell into the hands of the German Confederation, it would be even more powerful.

The tiger here refers to Denmark. The Danes are very hostile to the British. If they can rise again, the first thing they have to deal with is Britain.

The British knew this better than anyone else, after all, they burned the Danish fleet and their capital.

However, the annihilation of the British Mediterranean Fleet was a huge blow to them. Because it was a complete annihilation, the British side still does not know the battle loss ratio, and even does not know whether the French destroyed Edward Clintsdon's main force.

Now the British government may not know as much as the newspapers. They only know that the French won the Mediterranean naval battle, but the losses of both sides are not clear.

It is not clear whether Edward Clintsdon's fleet was lost or missing.

On the other hand, the Austrians took the opportunity to attack the island of Crete, and nearly 10,000 British troops were captured and became hostages.

The only good news is that France and Austria did not take further action, and Gibraltar is still safe.

In fact, the French wanted to take Gibraltar, but the Spanish did not cooperate, and France itself suffered heavy losses in the Mediterranean naval battle, and they were unable to attack a solid coastal defense fortress.

Do the Spanish really not want to take back the Strait of Gibraltar? Really not! At this time, Spain was in constant civil unrest and they had no spare energy to deal with the British.

In fact, there was no need for the British to add insult to injury. Spain was about to fall apart.

John Russell was still confused about one thing. He didn't know whether the annihilation of the British Mediterranean Fleet was a conspiracy between France and Austria.

If it wasn't, it would be fine. If it was, it would be a big trouble. The two strongest countries in the Mediterranean joined forces, and Britain had to deal with it with all its strength.

And it was not clear what tactics the French used to destroy the entire fleet. At this time, it was very likely to repeat the mistakes of the Spanish Invincible Armada.

But if only a medium-sized fleet was sent, it would be tantamount to suicide. The navy is a real money-eating beast, and no matter how strong Britain's national strength is, it can't withstand such consumption.

In addition, the Austrians had a group of British prisoners, as well as two strategic locations in Crete and Durres.

Even more unfortunate was that when it rained, North America across the ocean began a new round of turmoil. The Americans once again proposed to Britain to redefine the boundary with the Canadian colonies.

The Americans were sure that Britain was too deeply involved in the European battlefield to deal with them, so they dared to make such unreasonable demands.

But if Britain really did not send troops over, then the Americans would really dare to cross the border between the two countries, after all, the latter had done so before.

Then Britain also received a handwritten letter from King Said of the Oman Empire. Palmerston had previously proposed to win over the Oman Empire to disintegrate Austria's power in East Africa.

The partner the British found was the Oman Empire. After all, this East African overlord should be very dissatisfied with the Austrians' aggressive behavior.

But the reply they received was that if Britain dared to attack the Austrian East African colonies, the Oman Empire would defend the safety of its allies to the death.