War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

69𝓈𝒽𝓊𝓍.𝓃ℯ𝓉】

William IV was a very awkward person. Although he hated these constitutionalists, he always showed a relatively friendly attitude, even when the constitutionalists were against him.

Although Edward Simson and Gabriel Riesel were hunted and expelled by various forces like stray dogs along the way, they believed that after meeting, King William IV of Prussia would treat them as guests of honor.

Because no king can resist the temptation of the crown, at least in their opinion.

"Your Majesty, we all agree that only the Hohenzollern family can lead Germany to a glorious future, and only you can lead us through the darkness, so the German National Assembly decided to grant you the title of Emperor of the German Empire."

After speaking, Edward Simson and Gabriel Riesel carefully took out an exquisite crown from a small wooden box.

Edward Simson thought William IV would gladly accept the crown, but the latter was much calmer than expected, but the slight tremor from his arm made the former believe that he was right.

"Sure enough, no king can resist the temptation of the crown."

Edward Simson thought so, but William IV's fists were clenched under the table.

William IV didn't want this crown from the stinking ditch at all. He was not stupid at all. He knew that this was a dog chain that tied him to the constitutionalists.

And William IV regarded this as a humiliation. He wished that he could immediately have the two guys in front of him torn into pieces and then throw them to the Austrians for credit.

But William IV's reason told him not to do this, because doing so would offend the constitutionalists and liberals, and would make Austria the only one in power and no one could rule it.

So he thought of a way that he thought was the best of both worlds.

"Gentlemen, you can always trust Prussia. I am willing to defend Germany with my sword and shield, but the Austrians are also Germans, so I can't fight against them."

William IV thought his opening remarks were perfect, but he immediately let the two people down.

After all, in the eyes of Edward Simson and Gabriel Rissel, the Prussians were their only hope to fight against Austria and wait for British rescue, and they were also the only bargaining chip to pull Britain and France into the water.

William IV could give up, but they couldn't.

"What about German democracy and freedom? The Austrians have always been an obstacle to civilization."

Edward Simson said with great sorrow, and William IV also said with great sorrow.

"To be honest with you, the Austrians have been eyeing you for a long time, and the pursuers will arrive soon."

"What should we do?"

Finally, Gabriel Rissel couldn't hold his temper anymore, and William IV finally breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"There will be a ship to the New World in Hamburg tomorrow morning. It's still in time if you go now."

Although the New World has been completely changed by Franz, it is still a land full of hope in the eyes of Protestants and capitalists.

(Because of the economic and military crisis, the US government mainly relies on exploiting foreign immigrants to survive the difficult times. American "citizens" who own means of production and land are limited by it, which is a great opportunity for the financial industry.)

Edward Simson and Gabriel Rissel went happily after getting the tickets. In order to minimize the target, he left his entourage in Berlin.

But what they didn't know was that Hamburg was already under the control of the Austrian Empire.

The European continent was turbulent, and Prince Albert's mood was like a roller coaster.

Originally, France surrendered, Russia joined the war, and Britain was already in a dead end, but unexpectedly, the outbreak of the German Civil War directly pulled the two sides back to the same starting line.

Moreover, the situation at this time was the rhythm that the Anglo-Saxons were most familiar with and liked the most. When the enemy was in civil war, the Anglo-Saxons could stand in a flexible position and wait for both sides to lose and then cut the leeks.

So Prince Albert once again rejected the peace proposal of the Austrian Empire.

After Franz ascended the throne, the domestic situation stabilized, and the envoys of the Austrian Empire began to return home one after another. After all, these experts played a pivotal role in restoration and replanning.

In fact, Baron Brooke wanted to return, because this kind of diplomatic occasion was really not suitable for him. He preferred to tell facts and present evidence. Both sides opened up and made clear their positions and then negotiated.

Originally, Franz asked these economic experts and business leaders to go to Britain in order to quickly reach a peace agreement in the way of doing business that Britain was most familiar with.

But Franz still underestimated politics. After all, politics is not just a business. It seems that he was also brainwashed in a subtle way.

However, the most ironic thing is that the British, who were on the weak side, began to try to negotiate in the way of the Austrians, arranging three balls and three banquets for the Austrian delegation every day on average.

If these people had not been through many battles, I am afraid that even their kidneys and intestines would not be able to bear it.

At this time, the news of the defeat of the German Confederation reached Britain, and Baron Brooke finally breathed a sigh of relief. This torturous job seemed to be finally over.

Prince Albert and his staff were somewhat unbelievable. How could hundreds of thousands of troops disappear just like that? How could there be such an outrageous thing as turning against one's side in battle? Shouldn't the Germans shed their last drop of blood in the civil war?

How did 30 million German freemen become loyal subjects of the orthodox party?

Countless question marks lingered in his mind. At this time, the Whigs and the Tories rarely joined together to ask the royal family to end this meaningless war.

This move made Prince Albert laugh. It was obviously the government that started this war, and he was cleaning up the government's ass. He didn't expect those politicians to put the blame on him.

But at this time, Prince Albert had just rejected the peace proposal of the Austrian Empire again. Now the news of the defeat of the German Confederation came. He was afraid that the Austrians would raise the price and join hands with the Russians. He felt like he was riding a tiger and couldn't get off.

On the other hand, the Hungarians launched the largest raid since the rebellion in 1848, in order to support the German Confederation's full-scale attack on the royal estates on the Great Plains.

However, due to the weak industrial capacity of the Hungarians, the battlefield on the Great Plains saw the scene of militia firepower crushing the regular army.

The Hungarian army was extremely lacking in offensive capabilities, and the periphery of the royal estates was full of concrete bunkers.

The Hungarian army had tried several times before but failed. Instead, the militia of the royal estate took advantage of their local advantages and launched several beautiful counterattacks.

Finally, János Damojanic, one of the three giants in the Hungarian army in history, came up with a solution, which was to use the advantage of Hungarian cavalry to break through the enemy's defense line at all costs and break through the royal estate from the inside.

In fact, the royal estate had limited manpower, and bunkers were not everywhere. The reason why the Hungarian army repeatedly hit a wall was that some commanders were used to setting up formations and deploying troops and artillery.

This was all because Napoleon raised the status of artillery to an unimaginable height, so that many commanders would not fight or dare to fight without artillery.

But artillery also inevitably slowed down the march. You must know that the reason why the Huns were invincible in those days was that the cavalry came and went like the wind.