Chapter 214: Scramble

Austria and Bavaria went to war. As soon as the news spread, the entire European continent was shocked.
Although everyone knows that the relationship between the two countries has broken down and the accumulated contradictions are not enough to erupt war, then there is only one explanation-Austria wants to unify Germany by force.
The excuse of war can be seen, many people make up their own minds, thinking that Austria's strategy to rebuild Shinra was bankrupted by Bavaria, and just tore its skin.
London
When the Bavarian government asked for help, the British government was shocked first, then-it must intervene, and then it was a headache.
"Austria is trying to unify the German region by force. Now they have taken the first step. We must stop their actions. The balance on the European continent cannot be broken!" Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon said sharply
Foreign Minister Thomas analyzed: "The Prime Minister, the situation is very troublesome. I have to say that Austria has chosen a good time, and the Russians have held back the French and our main energy.
Even if we want to intervene, we can only stay verbal for a long time to come.
Austria now dares to act against Bavaria. They are likely to reach an agreement with the Russians, and it is difficult to let them go by diplomatic pressure. "
Armistice between Britain, France and Russia? This possibility does exist, but it is based on Austria's unification of the German region. Now, just attacking Bavaria is not enough to allow the three parties to reach an immediate compromise.
The Minister of the Interior, Henry John Temple, proposed: "There are many German states. Once these small states are united, their strength is not weak. Together with the Kingdom of Prussia, once these forces are launched, Austria will not be able to eliminate them in a short time .
Interfering in the German region does not necessarily require us to send troops. Just unite these states and drag them into Austria.
It is not too late to mediation after the end of the Near East War. Perhaps taking advantage of this opportunity, kicking Austria out of the German region is also a good choice. "
Secretary of the Army Stanley objected: "It is difficult. Just when we form a coalition with France and Ottoman, there will be a lot of bad things happening.
With so many states in the German region, there are many contradictions among themselves. It is not a simple matter to want to unite them.
The war in the Balkans proves that if we can't cooperate sincerely, we can easily be defeated by the enemy.
Austria's influence in the German region is too great. Now it is attacking Bavaria for national unification. This has won the support of German nationalists.
In this case, even if the states of the German region can unite, the combat effectiveness that can erupt is greatly reduced. "
This is an unsolvable problem. As long as the soldiers don't want to fight, don't expect them to have any combat effectiveness on the battlefield.
Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon said, "Regardless of combat effectiveness, organize them first, as long as they can hold the Austrians.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicated with the European countries as soon as possible. Presumably, everyone did not want to see Austria unify the German region. We joined hands to intervene to force Austria to stop the war that destabilized Europe. "
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Paris
Napoleon III reacted more fiercely to the military action taken by Austria. If it were not for the lack of strength in his hands, he would soon intervene.
The Minister of the Interior Persini proposed: "His Majesty, the German region is not so easy to unify, and the Austrians should not have this strength. It is a good opportunity for us to wait until they hit both defeats.
There is also the opportunity to annex the territory west of the Rhine. Now we should not stop Austria's actions. Instead, we should encourage the Austrians to fight. "
Without much hesitation, Napoleon III made up his mind.
"Yes, this war cannot be stopped immediately. Secrets are sent to Austria to discuss the conditions, so that they can rest assured to fight.
On the bright side, we are still consistent with other countries, exerting diplomatic pressure on the Austrian government, and encouraging German states to die as much as possible. "
Interests are always the eternal theme among nations. Intervention in this war is inevitable. When to get involved, it depends on the interests.
The French are not the same as the British. The British strategy is destined to expand in continental Europe. It is their goal to maintain the assessment of European countries.
The French wanted to dominate the European continent, and had long regarded the territories of the German region. Now that an opportunity has arisen, how can they let go?
Although the states of the German region are small, the strength of the union is not weak. If they and Austria are not allowed to consume each other's strength, what is the chance of France?
Napoleon III wanted to be a fisherman, and had decided in the interests that the British and French positions were contrary to each other, and close cooperation did not exist.
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Frankfurt
Whether to send troops is a difficult problem.
Who is sent to help is another problem.
The flicker of Prime Minister Felix is ​​not meaningless, at least the capitalists in Frankfurt think that a unified Germany is more in everyone's interest.
In the shallow water, the dragon cannot be raised, and the capitalists in Frankfurt must have a larger market if they want to go further.
Interest is always the best catalyst, and they have no opinion at all about the reconstruction of Shen Luo. Anyway, it's a free city, and it doesn't matter if it becomes a municipality.
Not only them, most of Germany's free cities are hesitating. The blueprint drawn by Prime Minister Felix is ​​so beautiful that capitalists can't stop it.
Of course, there are also opposing voices. The reason is very realistic. The status of the Austrian capitalists is too low to meet their expectations.
Many people have doubts about Felix's promise that after the establishment of Holy Rome, these conditions will be fulfilled.
"Don't lose yourself in doing big things, but forget about righteousness."
Used to describe them as the most appropriate.
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Baden
As one of Bavaria's strongest allies, the royal family of Burma Baden was absolutely extinct in 1830. The Kingdom of Bavaria almost annexed the Grand Duchy of Baden. Unfortunately, the plan failed to keep up with the changes and failed under the intervention of the powers.
This little episode did not affect the relationship between the two countries, at least it was a little bit dissatisfied between the royal families.
Whether to send troops to help Bavaria became a problem for Ludwig II, or for his younger brother, Prince Friedrich.
There was no way. In the modern European royal family, it seemed as if it had been cursed, and a whole lot of bad things were happening. Ludwig II suffered from a weak mental illness.
Needless to say, as long as this disease is contracted, no matter how serious, no one dares to let him continue to govern, and no one can guarantee that his thinking is normal when making decisions.
"The Bavarians are asking for help, shall we send troops to rescue immediately?" Asked Prince Friedrich.
"His Royal Highness, this is not a good time to send troops. The Austrians are well prepared, and our strength alone cannot save Bavaria.
It is best to take joint action with other countries. If you take part in the war, you will suffer heavy losses. The Prime Minister Waltz replied
The Kingdom of Bavaria must be saved, and they still understand the reason for their cold teeth. But how to save it depends on skills, if the operation is not good enough to catch yourself in, then you will lose money.
Home Secretary Johannes added: "Not only that, but we have to consider the attitudes of the people in the country, and most of our citizens don't like Bavaria.
Since the Bavarian government's three-house plan was proposed, many non-governmental radical groups have demanded that the government break their relations with them.
The news has not yet spread. Once the news spreads, it is very likely that people will oppose the government's troop dispatch. "
Austria's plan to rebuild Shinra is very deceptive, not to mention the people, even if many state governments have been deceived, the Baden government is no exception.
Now it is poor to see that high-level government can quickly change their minds, but ordinary people cannot. Many people are preconceived and believe that it is just for Austria to launch this war.
It's not just Austria's credit to smack the Bavarian government, it's more the people's spontaneity. Who has made the German government's unified plan for Germany unsatisfactory?
From the perspective of many nationalists, the unification of Germany is inevitable. The Bavarian government is a tumor against the unification of the country. To destroy them is to take the first step of unification of the country.
The idea that Franz intentionally guided had fermented at this time. It is impossible for the Baden government to tell the people that their lips are cold, and it is useless to say so.
Most of the people hoped that Germany would be unified, and the Baden government was not so popular. During the Great Revolution, the Grand Duchy of Baden once established a Republican government, which was suppressed by the Prussians.
Of course, now that they have carried out social reforms, the status of the government in the minds of the people is not as important as the unification of Germany. No one knows this issue.
Foreign Minister Nicholas proposed: "His Royal Highness, Austria's plan to unify Germany will not be successful, and once the intervention of the powers is over, we do not have to take the fire."
Prince Friedrich nodded his head in recognition of the fact that the family of the Grand Duchy of Baden was not very generous. If he went to a war with Austria, his vitality would be severely injured, and the entire army would be wiped out.
Once this happens, the basis of government's rule will be shaken. Without this standing army, why did they suppress the domestic revolutionary forces?
Anyway, the powers intervened in the end. What were they afraid of? The life and death of the Bavarian government was beyond their consideration.
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Berlin
The news of Austria's unification of Germany by force, Frederick-William IV was excited, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity appeared.
With Austria as a bird, the difficulty of unifying the German region of the Prussian kingdom is greatly reduced.
"You, the Austrians can't help it. Now that they have broken the situation, should we send troops to rescue Bavaria?" Frederick William IV asked
Prime Minister Joseph von Radovitz said cautiously: "Your Majesty, at this time, you must not send troops. Before we form a coalition with the German states or before the intervention of the powers, we must try to avoid fighting with the Austrians.
In recent years, the domestic economic conditions have been bad, and the development of our army has also been restricted. Now we have a decisive battle with the Austrians. Our odds of winning are too low.
Even if we win, we are losers. Fighting against Austria depleted strength and would only make other states cheap.
Once we have suffered heavy losses in the war, we have lost the opportunity to unify the German region. The great powers will not give us time. They are opposed to the unification of the Germans of Austria, as well as the unification of Prussia.
At this time, the best choice is to encourage other small states to send troops, use the opportunity of war to consume their strength, and reduce the difficulty of unifying Germany.
As for the Austrians, leave it to Britain and France to deal with it! They consider themselves to have chosen a good time when countries are unable to interfere in their military operations.
But they forgot that Europe is not only British, French, and Russian. Even if the three countries are at war, their influence can also attract other countries to organize intervention forces. "
In this era, the influence of Britain, France, Russia, and Russia was too great, especially the British and Russian hegemons were even more powerful. It was normal for Joseph von Radovic to have confidence in them. Although Austria is also one of the four major powers, there is no way to compare it with Britain and Russia.
Foreign Minister Rudolph said, "His Prime Minister, if we do not send troops, I am afraid that the small states in the German region will not dare to send troops, and they are not qualified to intervene in their strength.
Without everyone's intervention, the Kingdom of Bavaria would be dead. By the time the British, French and Russian reacted, Austria had created the established facts.
Now that Britain, France, and Russia are fighting in the Near East, the relationship between Austria and Russia has always been good. In the unlikely event that the two countries reach a secret agreement. "
Rudolph's worry is not without reason. There are many German states, but there are very few big states. Each of these small states can send up to 8,000 troops, and they can't turn a wave on the battlefield.
Austria's strength is not weak. Once it has established the facts and gained the Russians' acquiescence, the pressure of Britain and France is not enough to make them concede.
"Mr. Rudolph, this is indeed possible, so we must act. At least we must organize the troops of the German states so that we can destroy the conspiracy in Austria without paying a significant price." Prime Minister Joseph von Radovitz replied
In short, it is impossible to go head-to-head with Austria, and if the Prussian kingdom wants to be the last fisherman, it cannot die with Austria and lose its valuable troops.
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Britain and France hoped that the German states would send troops to stop Austria. Germany, the small states, also hoped that the powers would intervene.
Everyone wanted to be the last fisherman, and then the kingdom of Bavaria was tragedy. At the beginning of the battle, they could only fight alone.
When countries disputed, the fighting had already begun. The Bavarian government, which is still unknown, has received affirmative replies from various countries and is confidently mobilizing the army to prepare for a homeland defense battle.
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