Chapter 387: Prussian counterattack

The winds and waves of Europe are surging, and it is not Austria or John Cow that cannot sit still, but the Berlin government in the vortex.
No way, no matter how many people the Russians count, once the plan is successful, they are definitely the worst.
"In any case, we also have to undermine Russian borrowing plans."
William I said cautiously. He didn't want to be ousted, the Kingdom of Prussia had already bet on the National Games, and the people could not afford to fail.
Once the Russians got loans from France and Austria, the war really couldn't be fought. Even with victory in the forthcoming decisive battle, the kingdom of Prussia cannot change the fate of defeat.
What the Tsarist government lacks is not soldiers, they just lack money! No matter how heavy the loss is, so is St Petersburg.
This can be checked by history. Hundreds of years ago, Russia battled for years, and the men who were finally attacked were gone. As a result, they organized female soldiers to continue fighting.
This time is different from the past. Now there are really many people in the Russian Empire, with 80 million to 90 million. William I did not think that the Tsarist government could not stand it.
Foreign Minister Mike Kite proposed: "Her Majesty, I propose different measures against France and Austria to prevent their loan to the Russians.
To deal with the French, you can start with a joint defense plan. Taking advantage of European countries' fears of the French, using diplomatic means to exert pressure.
The ambitions of Austria's unified German region have never been extinguished. The French plot to the Rhineland region, they stood on the opposite side.
The British are also very jealous of the French. The French will annex the Rhineland region, and the London government is likely to intervene.
What we have to do is to make Napoleon III think that if they annex the Rhineland region, they will be boycotted by Britain and Austria.
Vienna and London will cooperate with us in this diplomatic drama. They just need a strongly worded diplomatic statement, and the French will hesitate.
To deal with the Austrians, I propose to use nationalists to create public opinion pressure and accuse the Vienna government of collaborating with foreign enemies and betraying the interests of the German nation.
The loan was the result of Russian calculations and was forced to agree with the Vienna government. Now we are also using nationalism to give anti-Russian excuses to undermine this loan. "
The position of politicians has always changed with demand. At first, in order to expand the needs, the Kingdom of Prussia initiated German nationalism, and advocated the unity of the German region to establish a large empire.
With the revival of Austria, they found that it was impossible to unify the German region, but they were likely to be the object of unification. In order to ensure their own interests, they again prussian independence.
Now, in order to undermine the Russians' loan from Austria, McKate has once again offered German nationalism without hesitation, and is prepared to use nationalism to influence the decision of the Vienna government.
Prime Minister Christian thought for a while and said, "All these plans can only delay time, unless we have a big victory on the battlefield, dispel everyone's view that the Russians will win.
Otherwise, the Russian conspiracy will succeed in the end. In the face of interest, all contradictions are not worth mentioning.
Faos is not a possibility of compromise. With just one excuse, the three divisions of Prussia can become a reality.
Nationalism influences the decisions of the Vienna government at most, but it cannot influence their decisions.
They objected to the French occupation of the Rhineland, not because of nationalism, but more because they did not want to see the French grow bigger, and because they lost money in this loot-sharing plan. "
This is the essence of the problem, and unifying the German region is only Franz's political slogan. Shout when you need it, and throw it away when you don't need it.
This is not the same as the merger of the South German region at the beginning. Now the national problem in Austria is not so serious. The integration work is progressing steadily. Unifying the North German region is no longer the only option.
The core of the question finally returned to the battlefield. If this war is lost, the Kingdom of Prussia will naturally end its life and cannot escape the fate of being divided up.
Now they are considering the issue after actually winning the war. The Russians were not easy to deal with. If they lost a battle, the Tsarist government could organize another battle.
The only thing that can restrict the tsarist government is finance. Now they are thinking about how to cut off the funding source of the Tsarist government.
After hesitating for a while, William I made up his mind and said, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can rest assured that it has reached this stage, and it will not be worse in any case.
When necessary, a short check can be given to France and Austria, the Russians can promise, and we can also promise.
As long as we can get more from the Russian Empire, it's not bad to sell these lands to them! "
This is the consolation of William I. Even if he wins the war, it is still unknown how much meat he can bite from the Russians.
Since the promise to France and Austria was a blank check, he was not ready to honor it.
Unless it is a last resort, it is impossible for William I to exchange well-run homeland for Russian land.
If you look at the map, you can see that the areas bordering the two countries are all big and small. Although the geographical conditions are good, the resources are also abundant, the problem is that it is not easy to rule!
There are quite a few Poles in the Kingdom of Prussia. Once Russia annexes Poland, Prussia will change from a German country to a Polish country.
If it were not for the Vienna Conference of 1815, Prussia abandoned Warsaw in exchange for Rhineland and Saxony, and the Germanic movement would not have been so easy to succeed.
We must know that after the three countries of Poland and Russia divided the Polish region, 4.5 million of the 10 million Poles were in Prussia, 1.5 million were in Austria, and 4 million remained in the Russian Empire.
It can be said that for the first time, the Vienna system saved the Kingdom of Prussia and freed them from the embarrassment of the Polish majority.
Now continuing to jump in this giant pit in Poland is obviously not the best choice. Unfortunately, the reality cannot be chosen by William I. The Junker aristocracy cannot tolerate Prussia becoming a second-rate country.
Of course, the Kingdom of Prussia had experience with assimilating Poles. William I was not prepared to annex the core areas of Poland. Their goal was the Lithuanian region and, if possible, to win the three Baltic states.
Since the goal must be relatively large, can it be achieved? There is always an ideal. How do you know the result without trying?
This is also part of the British strategic plan: Poland's independence, Prussia's occupation of most of the Baltic Sea, and weakening of the Russians.
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Politics requires military cooperation. At the same time as the Berlin government took diplomatic action, the Prussian army began to fight back.
Mao Qi changed the strategy of staying still and consuming the Tsarist government before turning to the initiative to find opportunities to fight the Russians.
This change made the Russians very uncomfortable. Suddenly, the Russian army entering the East Prussian region suffered heavy losses. In just one week, it entered 30,000 people.
For the entire war situation, the total strength of the two sides is over one million. It seems that 30,000 troops are inconspicuous. In fact, the impact is indeed huge.
In the field, the power of the rifle was surprising, and the exchange ratio of the two sides on the battlefield was astonishing 1: 2.7.
This is not to defend the city. Such a disparity exchange ratio in the field is undoubtedly telling the two armies of the world that their combat effectiveness is not at the same level.
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