Chapter 809

The Polish throne election was imminent, and the Polish Republics, who were unwilling to lose power, also began their own actions.

In Warsaw, in the Prime Minister's official residence, Dombrowski convened a meeting of the Republican Party's top brass. If someone paid attention, they would find that most of the people attending the meeting were government officials, and there were very few military generals.

After all, the Polish independence movement was successfully promoted by external forces. The military personnel who led the uprising were almost all trained by the Great Powers, and the real strength of the revolutionary party was limited.

If it was just that, it wouldn't be a big deal. The revolutionary party had established a legal government, and it wouldn't be a big problem to win these people over.

Unfortunately, the Polish government was heavily influenced by French ideology, and it took it for granted that the army should listen to the government. In the government's power structure, the position of the army was very low.

Of course, this was no problem in peacetime, and the army did not interfere in politics. This was the case in normal countries. The tragedy was that Poland was not a normal country. Although it was independent, the threat of war was always there.

In this case, the country revolved around the army and did its best to develop the army. For example, the Kingdom of Prussia next door was a good example to learn from.

Obviously, the high-minded revolutionaries didn't think so much. Once they had power in their hands, they got carried away.

In the eyes of the government's top brass, this army full of Great Powers background was unreliable, and it was natural to replace all the military top brass with their own people.

The army was a place where the strong were respected. How could they get everyone's support without a good record?

The Polish government's approach was naturally resisted by the military, and the relationship between the two sides was very bad. No one bought the senior generals appointed by the government, and most of the time, they were just a figurehead.

This behavior was a manifestation of warlordism in the eyes of the Polish government. For this reason, the government also began to build a new army based on the revolutionary party's armed forces.

The army was a gold-swallowing beast, and the establishment of a new army naturally had to squeeze the military expenses of the original army, which undoubtedly exacerbated the conflict between the two sides.

Since the government was so annoying, of course, they had to get rid of them. Just at this time, the people of Prussia extended an olive branch, and under the impetus of interests, the two sides hit it off, and many people in the Polish army fell to the Kingdom of Prussia.

Prime Minister Dombrowski: "Everyone, the current situation in the country is very bad. The king's election will be held next month. If we don't take action, the great Poland will be annexed by Prussia.

Everyone can speak freely now if you have any ideas. Today we have to find a way for Poland. We must not let the ambitions of the Prussia succeed. "

The fact that the Berlin government wanted to annex Poland could not be kept a secret at all. Any secret would no longer be a secret when there were too many people involved.

For years, the Polish government had been working to get rid of the influence of Prussia had. It was just that they didn't have enough means, and most of the time they messed things up.

Foreign Minister VA Vladivostok: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already contacted the European countries. The current situation is not very optimistic.

Napoleon III had just died, France was still in the process of the transition, and the government in Paris was now engaged in a smokeless war. Intervention is Is is, is not a war is, but there. It is.

Not long ago, we made a diplomatic blunder and severely offended Austria. The Poland, Minister. "If, the Government, the Minister would be, and the Minister. The [Re.

If Prussia is willing to pay a high price, both the FAO and Poland may be neutral. The only good news is that the British will support us. They don't want to see the European continent continue to be annexed. "

He didn't mention the rest of the countries because they didn't have the power to interfere. The Russian Empire, which had the power to interfere, was the enemy.

As a politician, he didn't care about joining hands with the enemy, but the political consequences also needed to be considered. The political impact of colluding with the Russians was too bad for them to bear. It was even more likely that the Tsarist government would intervene and be more of a hindrance.

Minister of Finance Badlevski: "The support of the British may not be useful. The sea is their world, but it's not their turn to call the shots on the European continent.

Unless one of the FAO and Poland also supports us, we won't be able to resist Prussia if they force their way in.

The warlords in the country have already colluded with them. If we use force, we will lose badly. "

The Kingdom of Poland didn't have a strong foundation. After so many years of hard work, the Republican Party only had two infantry divisions and one cavalry division, accounting for 30% of the total Polish army.

After a moment of hesitation, Prime Minister Dombrowski made a decision: "Then don't let William I be elected. As long as the elected king is someone else, Prussia's plan can't continue.

I don't believe that Prussia would dare to send troops to annex us directly. It's impossible for the European countries to remain indifferent to this kind of thing.

Especially those small countries, if they don't want to be annexed one day, they must support us at this time. One or two may not be noticeable, but if everyone joins forces, Prussia won't be able to handle it. "

Badlevski, the Minister of Finance, shook his head. "Prime Minister, it's difficult to do. William I's support in the parliament is very high, far exceeding that of his competitors.

Even if we support someone else, we won't be able to gain an advantage in the election. Unless we use extraordinary means to interfere with this election.

But the consequences are also very serious. After this precedent is set, the future of Poland's democratic process will be greatly affected, and we will also be nailed to the pillar of historical shame. "

Prime Minister Dombrowski sighed. "Alas! The situation is difficult, and we can't care so much now. The most important thing right now is to protect Poland. The democratic process is a matter of the future.

It's not easy for Poland to become independent. This is the result of countless comrades' continuous sacrifice. We must not let the present results be destroyed.

Compared to the overall situation, our personal honor and disgrace are not important. I believe that history will give a fair evaluation. "

This was the best choice to prevent Prussia from annexing Poland. As long as the king wasn't William I, the Republican alliance couldn't continue.

In the world of law in Europe, anyone who broke the rules had to pay the price. Prussia didn't have the strength to ignore the rules.

Prime Minister Dombrowski already had some regrets. If he had known that the situation would develop to this point, he would have elected a king when the Polish Kingdom was first established.

At that time, all the governments were opposed to the election of William I. They could have excluded him and carried out the election. If the Polish throne had been taken, there wouldn't have been so many bad things later.

Power moved people's hearts. With a king, the Prime Minister couldn't keep his word. Dombrowski didn't resist the temptation of Prussia at the beginning and took it for granted that he could control the situation.

To some extent, the original decision wasn't necessarily wrong. Prussia couldn't annex Poland, but it didn't mean that Prussia couldn't join forces with others to divide Poland.

If the Polish Kingdom worked hard to develop its national power after independence and showed a certain amount of strength, then the Government of Berlin still needed them as an ally and wouldn't have so many bad things.

But in fact, Poland had been fighting internally since independence. The Polish government, which had no governing experience, took it for granted to formulate policies, and ended up making a series of jokes.

It could be seen from the economic development. Since the Polish Kingdom's independence, it had been recovering after the war. So far, it hadn't recovered to the pre-war level, and some areas even had negative economic growth.

The industry was a joke. Poland inherited part of the industry from Russia during the period of independence. After these industries fell into the hands of the Polish government, not only did they not move forward, but they were tormented to the point of death.

The economy was not good, and the military was also messing around. The domestic army was artificially divided into two, and they were very hostile to each other. It was patriotic not to stab each other in the back on the battlefield.

Under this background, the Polish Kingdom wasn't qualified to be an ally of Prussia. If they wanted to integrate their strength and win the next war, the Government of Berlin had no choice but to target Poland.

The final result was nothing more than a question of carving up or annexation. In short, Poland's tragedy was doomed from the beginning, and the government's incompetence led to the current disaster.

The room quieted down, and everyone's breathing and heartbeat could be vaguely heard. The atmosphere became tense.

"Your Excellency, something bad has happened."

A voice came from outside the door and pulled everyone out of their contemplation.

Prime Minister Dombrowski glared at the person who came. How could he barge into the meeting place? It was too unruly.

He had already made up his mind that if it wasn't a big deal, he would teach this guy who didn't know the rules a lesson. "Speak, the sky hasn't fallen yet."

The young man replied nervously, "Yesterday afternoon, our garrison in the Kiev area had a fierce conflict with the Russians, and a gun battle broke out, causing eight deaths and 12 injuries on our side."

With that, he hurriedly handed the telegram to Prime Minister Dombrowski.

There were border conflicts between Russia and Poland from time to time, but deaths were still rare. Under normal circumstances, both sides would restrain each other, and it was usually over with a fight. Guns were rarely used.

The telegram only described the cause and effect of the conflict, and there was no other explanation. Prime Minister Dombrowski's face immediately darkened.

When it rains, it pours. The outbreak of a conflict between Russia and Poland at this time was definitely not a good thing for the Polish government. If they didn't handle it well, they would be kicked out.

Putting the telegram on the table, Prime Minister Dombrowski slammed the table angrily and said angrily, "This is too much. Are the Russians so eager to start a war!"

The others also read the telegram one after another, and everyone realized the seriousness of the problem. This conflict was completely premeditated by the Russians.