War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

In fact, the Polish restorers were not sure whether this trick was effective. Russian Poland was their first test subject.

Facts have proved that strength in numbers is indeed great, and the Russians were greatly deceived by the Polish and Russian serfs who rose up in rebellion.

The Poles decided to continue to copy their successful experience to deal with Prussia and Austria.

The already unstable situation in Prussian Poland became even more volatile, but this strategy was of little use in Galicia.

On the one hand, Franz's previous public trial had made the Polish Nationalist Army notorious, and at the same time, the residual power of Austria's bloody suppression was still there.

On the other hand, many former Polish serfs have become vested interests at this time, and they no longer need to fight for others.

At the same time, out of considerations of safeguarding their own interests, they are unwilling to continue to wade into the muddy waters of Polish Zionism.

And these people will spontaneously begin to study a set of theories on the rationality of Austria's rule in Galicia, which is the conscious safeguarding of national interests that the rulers aspire to.

Tsar Nicholas I patted Andrei Uvarov on the shoulder.

"I'll leave Schleswig's affairs to you. But..."

As soon as the Tsar's accent rose, Andrei Uvarov received it.

"Don't let the Danes annex Schleswig, nor the British or Swedes, it belongs to us Russia!"

Nicholas I laughed loudly.

"Well! Well said! Go ahead and do it, my boy! I will appoint you as my plenipotentiary."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. But during my absence, I hope you can listen more to the Prime Minister's advice.

He is one of the few politicians in Russia. He may be able to help you coordinate our domestic relations.

Our Russian army is not afraid of any enemy, but if we can reduce the number of our enemies, we can deal with the real enemies. "

In fact, Andrei Uvarov's words were so out of bounds that even Duke Lyubai, whom Nicholas I trusted most, did not dare to say such words to his face.

Field Marshal Nelkukinta was even more worried about the young man he admired most. You must know that Nicholas I ascended to the throne on a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Anyone in Russia who dared to challenge its authority was either in Siberia or dead. At this time, Andrei Uvarov's words were really offensive.

The Prime Minister Vasily Levav on the side swallowed his saliva. He did not expect this young man to be so brave.

Fortunately, Nicholas I was not angry. He just nodded, but still looked at Vasily Levav with very contemptuous eyes. The latter only dared to smile in a flattering manner.

Vasily Levav did not even dare to make any big moves, for fear of making another move that would anger His Majesty the Tsar.

Nicholas I thought for a while and gave the instruction.

"If possible, the war can be dragged on a little longer."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In fact, Andrei Uvarov also wanted to do this, but he did not dare to say these words himself, because the Tsar and the Prussian royal family were related by marriage, and he was really not sure whether the Tsar would be angry with him.

The longer the war drags on, the worse it will be for Prussia, because more blood will be shed. The same is true for Sweden and Denmark, but this is definitely good news for Russia.

After all, the decline of other countries in the Nordic region will be more beneficial to Russia. Andrei Uvarov knew very well that Russia's expansion direction could only be Northern Europe and the Middle East, because once it went west, the Russian-Austrian alliance would inevitably collapse.

Unless the two sides can reach some kind of agreement, that will require Russia to pay a huge price. Nicholas I obviously did not want to pay an excessively high price, which would most likely incur Austria's dissatisfaction.

Judging from the relationship between Russia, Prussia, and Austria at this time, once the Russian-Austrian relationship breaks down, the Russo-Prussian alliance will cease to exist. However, as long as the Russo-Austrian alliance exists, the Prussians will not dare to do anything.

London, England.

John Russell was not happy at all at this time. Prussia's attack on Denmark should have been a good thing for Britain.

After all, they do not want Denmark to have a harmonious relationship with the German Confederation. Once Denmark's important geographical location falls into the hands of the German Confederation, it will be even more powerful.

The tiger here refers to Denmark. The Danes hate the British very much. If they can rise again, the first person they will have to deal with is the British.

The British know this better than anyone else. After all, they burned the Danish fleet and their capital by the way.

However, the annihilation of the British Mediterranean Fleet was a huge blow to them. Because it was a total annihilation, the British side still doesn’t even know the battle loss ratio, and they don’t even know whether it was the French who wiped out Edward Collinson. Main force.

Now the British government may not necessarily know as much as the newspapers. They only know that the French won the naval battle in the Mediterranean, but the losses on both sides are not clear.

It is unclear whether Edward Princeton's fleet was lost or simply disappeared.

On the other hand, the Austrians took the opportunity to sneak attack on the island of Crete. At this time, nearly 10,000 British troops were captured and became hostages.

The only good news is that France and Austria have taken no further action, and Gibraltar is still safe.

In fact, the French wanted to attack Gibraltar, but the Spanish did not cooperate, and France themselves suffered heavy losses in the Mediterranean naval battle. They were unable to take action against a strong coastal defense fortress.

Do the Spanish really not want to take back the Strait of Gibraltar? I really don’t want to! At this time, the civil strife in Spain was ongoing, and they had no spare power to deal with the British.

In fact, there is no need for the British to add insult to injury. Spain itself is falling apart.

John Russell was still confused. He didn't know whether the annihilation of the British Mediterranean fleet was a joint conspiracy between France and Austria.

If it's not, it's okay. If it is, it will be a big trouble. When the two most powerful countries in the Mediterranean join forces, Britain must respond with all its strength.

Moreover, it is unclear what tactics the French used to eliminate an entire fleet. At this time, a hasty attack on the army would most likely make the same mistake as the Spanish Armada.

But if you only send a medium-sized fleet, it is tantamount to death. The navy is a gold-eating beast. No matter how powerful Britain's national power is, it cannot withstand such consumption.

In addition, the Austrians also had a group of British prisoners, as well as two strategic locations in Crete and Durrës.

What's even more unlucky is that it rained all night when the house leaked, and a new round of turmoil began in North America on the other side of the ocean. The Americans once again asked Britain to redraw the dividing line with the Canadian colonies.

The Americans were convinced that Britain would be mired in the European battlefield and unable to deal with them, so they dared to make such unreasonable demands.

But if the British really don't send troops there, then the Americans really dare to cross the border between the two countries. After all, the latter has done this before.

Then Britain also received a personal letter from Said the Great of the Oman Empire, after Palmerston proposed to win over the Oman Empire to disintegrate Austria's power in East Africa.

The partner the British found was the Oman Empire. After all, the East African overlord should be very dissatisfied with the Austrians' aggression.

But the reply they received was that if Britain dared to attack the Austrian East African colonies, the Oman Empire would defend the safety of its allies to the death.