Chapter 914: Germans Are One Family

According to Franz's previous plan, he should now rush to Vienna, be crowned emperor with a victorious army, and then concentrate on dealing with Hungary.

As for Bohemia, it was mentioned earlier that the uprising forces in Bohemia were very weak, so weak that the local troops were enough to suppress it.

And in order to prevent accidents, Franz deliberately mobilized heavy troops for saturation strikes.

In addition, Franz's holiday strategy also played a very important role. Since transportation at this time was quite expensive and inconvenient (compared to later generations), not many college students were willing to go to Prague to risk their lives.

If it weren't for Palacki's personal charm and leadership appeal, they wouldn't have been able to gather those hundreds of college students.

Without the existence of these students, the structure of the entire team was very loose. After all, the world of adults only talks about pros and cons.

Without these students charging in front and acting as lubricants, those rebellious teams would be a mess.

In fact, the reason why the parade in Vienna was so weak was because it lacked this backbone, and it seemed extremely loose and even vulnerable.

However, this does not mean that the participation of students will have any impact on the outcome. Franz carried out saturation attacks, and their participation would not help except for increasing casualties.

College students of this era are too precious, and Franz does not want to waste their lives. However, relatively speaking, those students of Prague University who participated in the rebellion were Franz's main targets.

In fact, there is no contradiction between the two, because kindness to the enemy is the greatest cruelty.

The momentum of the Prague Uprising at this time was more created by the French and the British. In addition to them, the Hungarians also hope that the momentum will be as big as possible.

However, the reality is that they can't make any waves at all. The rebel team can barely have a few thousand people, but let alone the mercenaries sent by Franz, even if there is no reinforcement, Prince Windischgrätz has 70,000 to 80,000 troops under his command, which is enough to suppress them.

The reality is that Prince Windischgrätz was provoked by Franz. He didn't want those mercenaries to steal his limelight, and the face of the Bohemian Front couldn't be lost.

Needless to say, the outcome of the Prague Rebellion was that Palacky and Hus were not even close in terms of military talent. They could not even hold out for a day, let alone push back hundreds of thousands of troops.

However, this was enough, enough for Prince Windischgrätz to lose his command because of dereliction of duty and recklessness.

After all, the combat order was issued by Archduke Karl himself. Archduke Karl was not only Prince Windischgrätz's old boss, but also represented the royal family and the imperial government.

Prince Windischgrätz's behavior had crossed the line, and Franz just used him to establish his authority.

In addition, there were some other reasons. First, the prince's behavior of raising the enemy and taking care of himself was disgusting. Secondly, his military level was really limited, and Franz did not want him to waste the lives of Austrian soldiers.

Prince Windischgrätz was not actually a professional, and his actual command level could not reach the average level, which could only be described as very poor.

The battles he won were often not bright, but the battles he lost were full of slots.

Most of the wins were crushing, with tens of thousands of regular troops with heavy weapons and cavalry against thousands of improvised militias.

The losses were outrageous, comparable to General Li Qi in the Venetian region.

In short, compared with ability, he relied more on the protection of his ancestors and the face of his father-in-law.

However, Prince Windischgrätz was not someone that Duke Fantlo and Lieutenant General Morka could touch. Although the latter might be considered a great noble in Vienna, he was still not worth mentioning compared with the real local tyrants.

Franz could only take more gentle measures against him, after all, the other party did not make any serious mistakes.

Franz also thought of the person who would replace him, that is, Prince Felix Schwarzenberg.

In fact, Prince Felix Schwarzenberg was Prince Windischgrätz's brother-in-law. According to the relationship of interest, the position of the commander-in-chief of the Bohemian Army was still held by their family.

Doing so can minimize resistance and will not cause excessive vigilance among other great nobles.

But in fact, Prince Felix Schwarzenberg is an outstanding military strategist. After all, not everyone can be Marshal Radetzky's staff officer.

Secondly, Prince Felix Schwarzenberg and Prince Windischgrätz have a bad relationship. The former thinks the latter is too incompetent.

Compared with Prince Windischgrätz, Prince Felix Schwarzenberg is not so selfish. The latter is a radical reformer and has a very tough attitude.

This kind of person is exactly what Franz needs most at this time, which is also paving the way for future reforms.

Prince Felix Schwarzenberg's status and position are sufficient, but because Franz intervened, the Italian battlefield ended too quickly, so the former actually lacked achievements compared to the same period in history.

Franz handed over the Bohemian Legion to him in order to let him accumulate military merits as soon as possible.

At this time, Franz encountered a little trouble again. In fact, this should not be a trouble from a certain perspective, but a kind of happiness.

While revolutions were breaking out in other parts of Europe, the German nationalists in Frankfurt were also busy.

These people were planning to build an empire out of the entire German nation, and sending the mighty general Frederick William IV of Prussia to conquer Denmark was just their first step.

This group of people also planned to further expand the living space of the Germans and instigate West Germany (the Dutch) to take back their own land.

This group of people set their sights on French Belgium, which made King William II of the Netherlands very worried.

To be honest, although it is the Duchy of Belgium, it is actually the territory of the French. Netherlands

William II's first reaction was to suppress, but the nationalists in the Netherlands were far more powerful than he imagined.

The suppression troops sent by William II joined the ranks of the nationalists in an instant.

At the same time, bad news came one after another in the German region, and even his most important lover advised him not to act rashly, so William II became a deflated eggplant.

In fact, Franz also contributed to this, and on the other hand, the former King Leopold I of Belgium was planning a big thing.

After the fall of the Orleans Dynasty, Leopold I's life became extremely difficult, especially the attitude of the French provisional government was too tough and arrogant for him to accept at all.

Officials sent by the French Provisional Government requested to directly accept the Duchy of Belgium, which the French thought was natural, but this was something Leopold I could not accept at all.

The British were unreliable, the French were unreliable, and as for the Dutch, Leopold I could not accept them emotionally, and even more so in terms of actual rights.

So Leopold I, who was committed to democracy and freedom, naturally approached the Frankfurt Constitutional Assembly.

In fact, Leopold I himself was a German, from the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld family.