A storm was brewing in Europe. The first to lose their cool was not Austria or John Bull, but the Government of Berlin in the middle of the whirlpool.
It couldn't be helped. No matter how many people the Russians had schemed against, once their plan succeeded, they would definitely be the most miserable.
"No matter what, we must destroy the Russians' loan plan."
William I said cautiously. He didn't want to be ousted yet. The Kingdom of Prussia had already gambled its fate, and the people couldn't tolerate failure.
Once the Russians got loans from the Fao and Germany, the war really couldn't be fought. Even if they won the upcoming decisive battle, the Kingdom of Prussia still couldn't change their fate of failure.
The Tsarist government didn't lack soldiers, they just lacked money! No matter how heavy the losses were, it was nothing for St. Peter's Castle.
This was a historical fact. Hundreds of years ago, Russia had been fighting for years, and in the end, there were no more men left. In the end, they organized women soldiers to continue fighting.
Today was different from the past. Now, the Russian Empire really had a lot of people, about 80 to 90 million. William I didn't think that the Tsarist government couldn't take it.
Foreign Minister Mckate suggested, "Your Majesty, I suggest that we take different measures against the Fao and Germany to stop them from granting loans to the Russians.
To deal with the French, we can start with a joint defense plan. We can use the European countries' fear of the French to exert pressure through diplomatic means.
Austria's ambition to unify the German Region has never been extinguished. When the French coveted the Rhineland, they stood on the opposite side.
The British are also very afraid of the French. If the French want to annex the Rhineland, the Government of London is likely to intervene.
What we need to do is to let Napoleon Iii think that if they annex the Rhineland, they will be jointly resisted by Britain and Austria.
This diplomatic drama, Vienna and London will cooperate with us. All they needed was a strongly worded diplomatic statement, and the French would balk.
To deal with the Austrians, I suggest using nationalists to create public pressure and accuse the Government of Vienna of colluding with foreign enemies and betraying the interests of the German nation.
This loan was originally the result of the Russians' calculations. The Government of Vienna only agreed under public pressure. Now we also use nationalism to give the anti-Russians an excuse to sabotage the loan. "
The stance of the politicians had always changed according to the needs. Initially, for the sake of expansion, the Kingdom of Prussia advocated German nationalism and advocated the unification of the German Region to establish a great empire.
With the revival of Austria, they discovered that it was impossible to unify the German region. Instead, it was very likely that they would become the target of unification. In order, they found that it was impossible to unify the German Region.
Now, in order to destroy the Russian loan from Austria, McKite did not hesitate to bring out German nationalism again and was ready to use nationalism to influence the decision of the Vienna government.
Prime Minister Christian thought for a moment and said, "These plans will only delay time unless we win a great victory on the battlefield and dispel everyone's belief that the Russians will win.
Otherwise, in the end, the conspiracy of the Russians will still succeed. In the face of interests, all conflicts are not worth mentioning.
There was no possibility of compromise between France, Austria, and France. All they needed was an excuse, and the division of Prussia between the three could become a reality.
Nationalism can at most influence the decisions of the Government of Vienna, but it can't influence their decisions.
They oppose the French occupation of the Rhineland, not because of nationalism, but because they don't want to see the French grow. They also suffer losses in this plan to divide the spoils. "
This was the essence of the problem. Unifying the German Region was just Franz's political slogan. When it was needed, it was shouted. When it was not needed, it was thrown aside.
This was different from the annexation of South Germany. Now the ethnic problem in Austria was not so serious. The integration work was progressing steadily. Unifying North Germany was no longer the only choice.
In the end, the core of the problem returned to the battlefield. If they lost this war, the Kingdom of Prussia would naturally die of old age and could not escape the fate of being divided.
Now they were actually thinking about the problems after winning the war. The Russians were not easy to deal with. If they lost a battle, the Tsarist government could organize another one.
The only thing that could restrain the Tsarist government was finance. Now they were thinking about how to cut off the Tsarist government's source of funding.
After hesitating for a while, William made up his mind. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can rest assured and do it boldly. We have already come this far. It can't get any worse.
If necessary, we can give the Fao and the other two countries an empty promise. The Russians can promise, so can we.
As long as we can get more from the Russian Empire, it is not impossible to sell these lands to them! "
This was William comforting himself. Even if they won the war, it was still unknown how much meat they could bite off from the Russians.
Since the promise to the Fao and the other two countries was an empty promise, he was not prepared to honor it.
Unless he had no other choice, it was impossible for William I to use his well-managed territory to exchange for the land of the Russians.
Looking at the map, it was obvious that the areas bordering Prussia and Russia were all big popo territories. Although the geographical conditions were good and the resources were abundant, the problem was that it was not easy to rule!
There were many Poles in the Kingdom of Prussia. Once Russian Poland was annexed, then Prussia would change from a German country to a Polish country.
If it was not for the 1815 Vienna Conference, Prussia gave up the Warsaw area in exchange for the Rhineland and Prussian Saxony, the Germanization movement would not have succeeded so easily.
After Poland was divided between Prussia, Austria, and Russia, 4.5 million of the 10 million Poles remained in Prussia, 1.5 million in Austria, and 4 million in the Russian Empire.
It could be said that the first Vienna System saved the Kingdom of Prussia, allowing them to get rid of the embarrassing situation of the Polish majority.
It was obviously not the best choice to continue to jump into the pit of Poland. Unfortunately, the reality was not up to William I's choice. The Juncker nobles could not tolerate Prussia becoming a second-rate country.
Of course, the Kingdom of Prussia had the experience of assimilating the Poles. William I did not plan to annex the core Polish area. Their goal was the Lithuanian area, and if possible, they would take over the three Baltic countries.
Since it was a goal, it must be relatively big. Could it be achieved? There must be ideals. How would one know the result without trying?
This was also part of the British strategic plan. That was, Poland's independence, Prussia's occupation of most of the Baltic Sea, and weakening Russia's strength.
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Politics required military cooperation. While the Government of Berlin was taking diplomatic action, the Prussia army also began to fight back.
Mao Qi changed his previous strategy of not moving and exhausting the Tsarist government to take the initiative to find an opportunity to fight the Russians.
This change made the Russians very uncomfortable. Caught off guard, the Russian Army that entered the East Prussia region suffered heavy losses. In just one week, they lost 30,000 people.
For the overall situation of the war, the total number of troops on both sides added up to more than a million. 30,000 troops seemed insignificant, but in fact, the impact it brought was huge.
In the field, the power of breech-loading rifles was shocking. The exchange ratio between the two sides on the battlefield was an astonishing 1: 2.7.
This was not defending a city. Such a disparity in exchange ratio in the field was undoubtedly telling the world that the combat power of the two armies was not on the same level.
