Chapter 528

Kingdom of Sardinia

In order to defeat Austria, Charles Albert did not hesitate to form an alliance with the republican regime he hated the most. The Austro-Hungarian War had just broken out. Before they had time to celebrate, they received an urgent letter asking for help.

Charles Albert's heart collapsed when he received the Hungarians' request for help. He immediately roared.

"Damn it, are these Hungarians all useless? The war has just begun, and they can't hold on any longer.

300,000 National Guards, even 300,000 pigs, the Austrians can't kill them all in such a short period of time!

Don't the Hungarians have the courage to fight for freedom? "

"Your Majesty, Hungary is a multi-ethnic country. When the Hungarians were fighting for national independence, they were also oppressing other minorities.

The Austrians bribed these minorities, and the Hungarian Republic lost the war from the beginning, "Prime Minister Azelio explained helplessly.

Hungary looked powerful. On the surface, it seemed that they were independent, and Austria's national strength had been reduced by four levels. Coupled with the alliance with Sardinia, the two sides were considered to be evenly matched.

Unexpectedly, the seemingly powerful Hungary was actually strong on the outside. They had just fallen out with Austria, and two-thirds of the country's territory had changed colors.

"Useless!"

Charles Albert scolded angrily. It was unknown whether he was scolding Hungary or the prime minister.

"Minister of War, based on the current situation, how long can the Hungarians hold on?"

Ricky, who was called out, immediately replied, "Your Majesty, no one can answer this question. The main reason the Austrians are advancing is that there are too many people in Hungary who are loyal to Austria.

It's not so much that the Hungarian National Guards were defeated by the Austrian army, but rather that the Hungarians surrendered voluntarily. "

Charles Albert's expression changed. If the Hungarian Republic was finished, without them to contain the main Austrian army, then the battlefield in Venice would be in big trouble.

Even if they felt that it was inappropriate to fight the Austrians in Venice, the Kingdom of Sardinia had no choice. At this time, they couldn't do without the Hungarian Republic. They had to jump into the pit.

The public opinion in the Kingdom of Sardinia urged the government to fight the Austrians every day. Charles Albert was also affected, and now he finally made up his mind.

"Order Marshal Badorio to speed up. At all costs, we must occupy Venice before the Italian Republic is finished!"

…

Frankfurt.

This commercial capital of Germany became more lively with the arrival of the representatives from all over the world. People were discussing this event on the streets and alleys.

Even though the legality of the Frankfurt Conference had yet to be considered, everyone's enthusiasm did not diminish.

Greater Germany and Lesser Germany were the main topic of debate. Neither side could convince the other, and everyone was still in high spirits.

So far, apart from Prussia, there were only a few free cities and small states that supported the conference.

Regardless of whether they supported or not, the representatives of the various states had arrived in Frankfurt. Some of these representatives were elected, but most of them were the ones being represented.

It was no joke that capital had no borders. These capitalists, who longed for the unification of Germany and the creation of a big market, had long lost their moral integrity.

At the Austrian delegation's lodging, Laurt asked doubtfully, "Anderson, are these people we met today the elected representatives?"

"Probably!" Anderson answered uncertainly.

"But why do I get the feeling that these workers' representatives are thugs?" Lauter said, frowning.

"Maybe they're the supervisors of the factory. Who cares about them? As long as we have enough people, that's enough. Aren't we also assigned to you?" Anderson said after some thought.

"Thugs can be considered overseers, and overseers are also considered workers." The two of them looked at each other. They no longer had any illusions about this conference.

This was the reality of society. Regardless of whether they were workers or farmers, even if they were elected as representatives, they would not even be qualified to attend the meeting. They might not even be able to gather enough money to travel here.

How could the capitalists give up the leadership of the conference? If it was a democratic election, only idiots would support them with their good reputation.

Clean up? No way. This was the 19th century. Capitalists with clean backgrounds were rare. The background of society was black. Even if you were clean, you would be stained black.

They even felt that if they did not attend the conference, they would be represented. With the integrity of the capitalists, there was no pressure to do such a thing.

"Bad news, Mr. Anderson. The organizer has informed us that Bohemia, Hungary, and other regions are not part of the German Region. These representatives cannot attend the conference."

Anderson's expression changed. First, he was angry, then he was pleasantly surprised. This was an excuse that came to him. How could he not use it?

"Quick, find a newspaper and publish this news. Make the situation more serious. Focus on the organizer's arrogance," Anderson quickly said.

"Wait, I think we can add more. Spread the rumor that Prussia is controlling this conference. Their goal is to pass a law and allow Prussia to annex all the other states!" Albert added.

"If that's the case, we can add more. Spread the rumor that the people of Prussia are planning to establish Protestantism as the state religion of Germany. They want to use the constitution to ban Catholicism!" Anderson continued.

…

Since they were here to cause trouble, they did not feel any pressure to create news. In this era, communication was limited. It was too difficult to find out the truth.

In Vienna, Franz even formed a team of experts to collect information from the frontlines. Then, they would create topics to guide Austria.

At the time of the Frankfurt Conference, news had already begun to circulate in the German region that the Prussians intended to annex the various countries through this conference.

"Capitalist thugs are representatives of the working class!"

"Farmers with 100,000 hectares of land!"

"Who elected them?"

"Who gave the capitalists the right to rule this country?"

…

There were pictures and the truth. After some artistic processing, the title party seized the headlines of the mainstream European media.

The truth was mixed with the rumors, making it difficult to tell the truth from the lies. Many people only believed what they saw. Obviously, reality was cruel. The dark history of the capitalists exposed by the media was no different from what they saw.

The Frankfurt Conference damaged the authority of the monarchs. Under the leadership of Franz, everyone started a war of public opinion.