Chapter 404

On March 19, 1848, Frederick William IV Of Denmark was forced to announce the abolition of the censorship system and sent a diplomatic note to the German states, asking for a conference of the states to be held.

On March 23, Frederick William IV Of Denmark also announced the annexation of Prussia to Germany.

Metternich's hope of establishing a tripartite alliance between Prussia, Austria, and Russia was shattered. Prussia's diplomatic relations with Austria and Russia deteriorated rapidly.

If Germany wanted to unify, Austria was an unavoidable obstacle. The core problem was who would be the boss?

In terms of strength, Austria seemed to be a little stronger than Prussia, but because of domestic problems, they didn't have an absolute advantage over Prussia. In terms of influence, Austria far exceeded Prussia.

In history, the Iron Chancellor Bismarck discovered this problem early on. He first used diplomatic means to isolate Austria, then took advantage of the war between Austria and France to defeat Austria and kick Austria out of Germany.

Now, Frederick William IV Of Denmark's actions undoubtedly exposed Prussia's ambition to unify Germany, which Austria couldn't tolerate.

Russia also couldn't accept it. The Tsarist government didn't want to see the unification of Central Europe, which would shake their hegemony in Europe.

In this context, the relationship between Russia and Austria began to warm up. Franz waited for good news. Nicholas I Of Russia Tsar publicly expressed his willingness to help Austria suppress the Italian Revolution.

Although this support was only verbal, Russia wouldn't send troops to help Austria and Sardinia. This was enough for Franz.

Since the war against France, there were two major powers in Europe — Britain and Russia. With Russia's support, Britain couldn't risk a full-scale war to support Sardinia.

"Prime Minister, we can close the net now," Franz said calmly.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Felix replied.

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Prague

"Mr. Ryan, hurry, something bad has happened!"

"Coulson, speak slowly. What happened?" Ryan's man asked with concern.

"The Government of Austria decided to execute Vera and the others, a total of more than a hundred political prisoners. They will all be executed in three days!" Coulson said in fear.

This was definitely the worst result. In Europe, there was rarely such a large-scale execution of political prisoners, especially when there were capitalists and nobles among them.

Ryan was silent. He wasn't some chuunibyou. It was obviously not normal for the Government of Austria to suddenly become tough.

However, they had to save the people, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to do it.

The revolutionary enthusiasm of the Czech people was low. They could only rely on the capitalists and nobles to launch the revolution. If they did not take effective measures, it would not take long for these people to change sides.

In history, the Prague Uprising was quickly suppressed. It was because the local nobles and capitalists realized that there was no future with the revolutionary party, so they sold them out.

Of Revolution?

Of the people? The revolutionary party in the Czech region was basically made up of the sons of capitalists and aristocrats, and even the worst of them were middle class.

The revolutionary party in the Czech region was basically composed of the children of the capitalists and the nobles. The worst was the middle class.

In history, after suppressing the Prague Uprising, they were able to organize an army to suppress the Hungarian Rebellion in the Czech region.

"How many soldiers are left in the city?" Ryan asked with concern.

"I heard the situation in Italy was tense. Two thousand soldiers were transferred from here yesterday. There shouldn't be more than one thousand eight hundred soldiers in the city." The man with glasses said in a low voice.

"Is the news reliable?" Ryan asked with concern.

"I heard it when I was chatting with my friend in the city defense this morning. It should be reliable. You can't lie about the movement of the army!" The man with glasses explained.

"Mr. Ryan, this news should be accurate. I saw the army leaving the city yesterday, but they haven't returned yet!" Coulson added.

"That's good, we'll make preparations immediately. We'll take action in two days' time. We'll overthrow the rotten Austrian Empire and establish an independent Czech Republic!" Ryan said passionately.

"Mr. Ryan, how do we solve the problem of weapons? We can't overthrow the Government of Austria with just a few dozen guns in our hands, right? "An old man asked.

As a conservative in the revolutionary party, he opposed the most extreme form of revolution by force. If it wasn't for the fact that the Government of Austria was going to start a massacre, he wouldn't have agreed to start the uprising.

"I can find a way to get twenty guns from my relatives and friends!" The man with glasses said.

"I can also get a dozen guns from my family!" Coulson said after thinking for a while.

Just like that, everyone reported their numbers at the same time. After a short while, an infantry battalion's weapons and equipment had been produced.

Obviously, the recent policies of the Government of Vienna dissatisfied the local nobles. Otherwise, the revolutionary party wouldn't have been able to get weapons and equipment.

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A premeditated rebellion unfolded like a child's play. All the members of the revolutionary party participated voluntarily. There was no binding force between them. They only relied on the charisma of the leader.

It was impossible to keep it a secret. The Czech Revolutionary Party had always been a grassroots organization, so they didn't reject anyone from all walks of life.

The people who attended the meeting were all of relatively high status and were considered reliable. In fact, after the end of the meeting, the contents of the meeting were sorted out and sent to Prince Wendisch Gretz.

If they wanted to put out the rebellion, the police in Prague could do it.

Obviously, this wasn't what the Government of Vienna wanted. The rebellion hadn't happened yet. Only the small fish and shrimp on the surface could be arrested now.

If the mastermind was left behind, it would bring serious hidden dangers to the future rule of the Czech region.

Prince Wendisch Gretz didn't seem to know anything. Even before the outbreak of the revolution, he organized a field training. Most of the police and army in the city of Prague participated.

On April 12, 1848, taking advantage of Prince Wendisch Gretz's absence, the Prague Uprising broke out. With the cooperation of the local nobles and capitalists, the city of Prague was taken.

"Mr. Ryan, the arsenal is empty. It is said that the corrupt government officials sold all the ammunition in it. What should we do now?" Coulson said in fear.

This statement was simply fooling around. Even if the Government of Austria was corrupt, it was impossible to sell all the weapons and ammunition.

"I've been used as a pawn!"

This was his first reaction. The uprising was unbelievably smooth. There was almost no resistance, and Prague was taken. If Ryan still didn't understand now, he would be a fool.