It turned out that the British overestimated their influence. Under the background of Austria's silence and France's sluggishness, the European countries' willingness to intervene in the Prussian war wasn't as strong as they expected.
In diplomacy, everyone raised the banner of "peace" and actively called for a truce. When it came to military intervention, all of them were offline.
"Sending troops" didn't exist. Even if the British only proposed for everyone to make a gesture to intimidate the Russians, no one was willing to buy it.
In essence, everyone wanted to restrict the Russians because they were worried that it would threaten their national security.
Now the situation was different. With the revival of Austria, it was impossible for the Russians to advance westward.
Without enough benefits, everyone's enthusiasm to participate was naturally not high. The British's reputation was only enough for them to shout a few times in diplomacy, which was considered to pressure the Tsarist government.
The Government of London actively interfered because they invested too many resources in the Prussian Federation and the benefits involved were too great. The Government of London was reluctant to let go.
In a sense, this was also the result of the decline of Britannia's influence in Europe. The existence of the Fao and Tsarist countries weakened the British's hegemony.
Without the cooperation of the Fao and Tsarist countries, the British power alone couldn't make the Tsarist government compromise. The international mediation became a real "mediation" and didn't have the ability to influence the Prussian war.
The international intervention promised by the British didn't come. The Government of Berlin, who wanted to retreat, was anxious.
The Polish region was lost, the Poznan region became a battlefield, and the East Prussia region didn't seem to last long.
The once powerful Prussian Federation now had less than 30% of the territory and less than 40% of the population. The morale of the people in the country also fell to the freezing point.
Recently, strikes, market strikes, tax resistance … and other vicious incidents occurred in the Kingdom of Prussia.
For this war, the people of Prussia had paid too much. The heavy burden made them breathless.
Berlin was under martial law. If the war continued, William I was worried that he would be sent to the guillotine one day.
This was the drawback of "Islamism." The proportion of military expenditure was too high, which seriously affected the people's livelihood.
In order to support this powerful army, the Government of Berlin had to exploit the country. The taxes that the people of Prussia had to bear had always been the highest in Europe.
When they were constantly winning, they could still rely on patriotism to support them. But now that they were losing on the battlefield, they could no longer suppress their contradictions.
William I asked with concern, "What did the British say?"
They had no choice but to pin their hopes on the British. The remaining Kingdom of Prussia had limited strength and was no match for Russia.
If they wanted to get through this, they had to ask for help from the international community. Only interests were eternal between countries. Except for the British who were held hostage by debt, the Government of Berlin did not have enough interests to buy other countries.
Foreign Secretary Jeffrey Friedman replied bitterly, "The Government of London is trying to persuade the French. They suggest that we use the power of German nationalism to find a way to gain the support of the Government of Vienna."
Hearing this news, Chancellor of the Exchequer Golman seemed to have been provoked. He stood up immediately and said, "No! We must not use the power of German nationalism. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles.
All these years, we have been promoting the Great Prussia doctrine. It was not easy to suppress the German nationalism. At this time, compromise will be useless.
Austria is not easy to deal with. If we compromise with them now, it will be difficult to get rid of them in the future. "
Nationalism was a double-edged sword. While using nationalism to gain the support of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia would also be bound by nationalism.
As the saying goes, "It is easy to invite the devil in, but difficult to send the devil away." The power of Austria was not easy to borrow. At that time, with the burgeoning German nationalism and Austria supporting the flag of German national unification, it would be difficult for the Kingdom of Prussia to refuse.
For ordinary people, unification might be a good result, but for the Juncker nobles, it was a disaster.
Under the system of the Austrian Shinra Empire, the military and the government were strictly separated. With the support of the central government, the first thing the Government of Berlin had to do was kick out the military led by the Juncker nobles.
After unification, the Prussia military would be marginalized and lose control of the Government of Berlin. It would be difficult for them to live a comfortable life.
When it came to the interests of class, no one could compromise.
Jeffrey Friedman, the Foreign Minister, said, "Your Excellency, calm down. The British don't want to see Austria unified more than anyone else. Things are not as simple as they seem.
Don't forget that we have a restless neighbor next door. Seeing that we are down, they want to hit us when we are down.
According to the intelligence from the embassy, England and Germany have been in frequent contact recently. The specific content is unknown, but it can be roughly deduced that it is related to the merger of Prussia and Germany proposed by the British.
German nationalism is also divided. In addition to the Austrian-led Great Germany, there is also the Hanoverian Northern Germany.
All signs show that the British want us to join forces with Hanover to form Northern Germany and prevent Austria from unifying the German Region. "
First, they used German nationalism to gain the support of the Government of Vienna. Then, they turned around and sold Austria to play Northern Germany. This was not a simple operation.
Even if they succeeded, they would become enemies with Austria. Coupled with the enemy in the east, the Russian Empire, they had no choice but to hug the thigh of the British.
If they failed, it would be even worse. If they were not divided by Russia and Austria, they would be swallowed by Austria. There was even a possibility that they would be swallowed by the Comedy Empire.
The current Kingdom of Prussia was no longer at its peak. Without the Rhineland region and the possibility of losing the former Duchy of Prussia, it would be nothing if it was split up.
William I shook his head, "The British plan is too risky and can't protect our interests. We can only use it as a last resort.
How is the contact between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French? What do they want before they are willing to make a move? "
Even a cunning rabbit knew that it had three holes. The Government of Berlin naturally didn't only have Britannia as their only option. The French were also an alternative.
Long before the war broke out, the Government of Berlin had been looking for ways to improve relations between the two countries. If the British hadn't taken too many benefits and left only leftovers for the French, France wouldn't have backed out halfway.
Of course, the Government of Berlin itself had its own responsibility. Diplomatic means were insufficient and they failed to balance the interests of Britain and France.
Foreign Minister Jeffrey Friedman replied, "The Government of Paris hasn't given a clear answer. They are still hesitating. It may have something to do with the recent diplomatic activities of the Russians, which has shaken the French determination to support us.
A long time ago, some people in the Government of France proposed to form an alliance with Russia to contain Austria's expansion.
However, this voice was not loud. On the one hand, Russia and Austria have good relations, and it is difficult to win over the Russians. On the other hand, the French are arrogant. They don't think that they need allies to contain Austria. "
The Franco-Russian alliance was to contain Austria's expansion? Ordinary people might believe this, but William I would never believe it.
Austria had been well-behaved on the European continent for many years. They had a harmless face to the outside world and maintained good relations with most countries. There was no market for the threat of Austria in the European continent.
If the Franco-Russian alliance really appeared, the first one to be targeted would definitely not be Austria.
At least that was the case before the Pobol Federation was destroyed. After all, Pobol and Russia were at war. Before they killed them, the Tsarist government couldn't provoke new enemies.
William I said seriously, "In any case, we must stop the Franco-Russian alliance, even if it is impossible.
Our power is not enough. We will leak the news to Britain and Austria, and then release some rumors to make them pay attention. "
William the First was overly sensitive. He couldn't help but be nervous. If the Franco-Russian alliance really happened, the Pobol Federation would be powerless, and even the Kingdom of Prussia wouldn't be able to protect it.
…
The Government of Berlin was anxious, and the Russians weren't having a good time either. Alexander Ii Of Russia hadn't been happy about the recovery of Warsaw for a few days, and new trouble came.
The occupation of the Polish region wasn't the end of the problem, but the beginning. Large groups of enemies were gone, but small groups of enemies were everywhere.
It could be said that "where there are Poles, there are partisans."
Saying that they were "partisans" was actually an insult to "partisans." In essence, these large and small armed forces were a group of mobs.
It was mainly formed by defeated soldiers and refugees who fled in all directions. Not only did they not have a political program, but they didn't even have a combat goal or direction. In any case, it was a "mess."
Most of the armed forces here weren't built to fight against the Russians, but more for survival.
The Prussian War produced a large number of refugees. The Government of Berlin settled these refugees in the Warsaw region. Except for a few who found jobs again, the rest had to rely on government relief rations to survive.
When Mao Qi retreated, in order to save time, he even left the wounded in Warsaw, let alone these refugees.
Before the end of the Warsaw battle, the defenders saw that the situation was hopeless, so they took the initiative to destroy the food supplies. Without enough seized goods, the Russians didn't have enough supplies in their hands. Naturally, they couldn't take out food to relieve the refugees.
Their stomachs couldn't lie. In order to survive, disaster soon occurred. The ugliness of human nature began to be exposed. The chaos in the city was suppressed by the Russian Army, and they couldn't care about the outside of the city for the time being.
With this delay, the problem became more serious. The current Polish region was full of roving bandits, partisans, bandits, and bandits.
Needless to say, Marshal Ivanov immediately ordered them to be annihilated. These people were all local tyrants, and they didn't fight them at all. If they could win, they would fight. If they couldn't win, they would run.
After a battle of wits and courage, the Russian Army only controlled a few major cities. The other areas were separated by these messy armed forces.
In St. Peter's Castle, Alexander II Of Russia asked sternly, "What's going on? Why hasn't the Polish region stabilized after so long?
The main force of the enemy has been annihilated, and now they can't do anything to a group of rebels. Could it be that the army has been in the land of tenderness for too long and has forgotten how to fight a war? "
The military discipline of the Russian Army had always been bad. Marshal Ivanov could only restrain the military discipline during wartime. After the war, they were still allowed to indulge themselves as they should.
After recovering Warsaw, it was no exception. The Russian Army soldiers indulged themselves for a while.
Today was different from the past. There were still newspapers in the world. The atrocities of the Russian Army in the Warsaw region were naturally exposed by enthusiastic righteous people, and the reputation of the Tsarist government became even worse.
For the sake of winning the war, Alexander II Of Russia did not pursue the responsibility of the frontline officers. He only gave them a warning.
Alexander II Of Russia now mentioned the "land of tenderness", not to bring up old scores, nor was it because he was angry. For Tsar, the chaos in the Polish region was only a small problem. It was more to beat the military.
Victory was easy to inflate people. After recovering the Polish region, the Russian military became a little arrogant, which made Alexander II Of Russia very dissatisfied.
Ivanov furrowed his brows and stepped forward to explain: "Your Majesty, the problem in Poland is neither the defeated soldiers nor the bandits. It's as easy as blowing off dust if we want to eliminate this group of mobs.
The real problem is the refugees. The chaos now is caused by the refugees. If the refugee problem is not solved, the bandits will not be eliminated. "
It was not that the Russian Army did not work hard to suppress the bandits. Millions of refugees fled in the Polish region. The bandits, bandits, and guerrillas were like leeks, cut one batch after another.
As long as the roots were not destroyed, the Polish region could never be stabilized. It was also very simple to completely solve the problem of refugees.
The refugee problem seemed simple, but it was actually the most troublesome problem.
In theory, now that the war in the Polish region was over, it was enough to let the refugees return to their original places to resume production and subsidize the rations for half a year.
The Russian Empire did not lack food, so it was not a big problem to provide this food.
However, this was only in theory. During the First World War in the original universe, the people of Russia did not lack food, and the soldiers on the front line still suffered from cold and hunger.
Ivanov did not mention to help the refugees. It was not that he was really cruel, but mainly because it was impossible to do.
The Russian Empire had enough food, but the problem was that the food was not in the Polish region. The Tsarist government's logistics transport capacity was limited. To be able to meet the frontline troops, the logistics department had already used all their strength.
It was too difficult to solve the food rations of millions of refugees. Unless the Tsarist government gave up the follow-up battle plan and saved the transport capacity of strategic materials to transport food, it might be possible.
Alexander Ii Of Russia shook his head, "If you encounter a problem, you have to find a way to solve it. I don't care what you do, the Polish region must be stabilized as soon as possible. It can't affect our next spring offensive against the enemy."
Perhaps it was to make things difficult, but it was more to shift the blame. Alexander Ii Of Russia did not want to bear the infamy of "butcher", so the responsibility was naturally borne by his subordinates.
Now that the Polish region was still on the frontline, and the government had not taken over the place, the blame was destined to fall on the military.
As for who would take the blame, it was a problem within the military. Marshal Ivanov was relieved that he didn't have to be the scapegoat.
After thinking for a while, Ivanov replied, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. The General Command has issued a death order to the Fourth Army stationed in the Warsaw area, ordering them to clean up the place within two months. We will see the results soon. "
No one raised any objections. Someone always needed to be the unlucky one. The Fourth Army acted without authorization and was almost wiped out. They did not have time to settle the score. It was just right for them to be the scapegoats.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
