40 Chapter 99: Prussian Conflict

Metternich replied helplessly: "His Royal Highness, the efficiency of the French government has always been low, and they are still discussing in the parliament at this time!"

He was also convinced by the efficiency of the French. Both parties signed a treaty, and all the conditions were agreed in advance. When it came time to act, the chain could still fall.

"Why did the French suddenly lose interest in the Italian region, and now want to go back on it?" Prime Minister Felix asked suspiciously

Metternich said with tears and laughter: "No, the French government has no plans to go back on it. What they are now disputing is how many troops to send, who will be the commander, and which troops will be sent there."

Thinking about it, I am getting a headache. It was just such a little thing, and they need to let the parliament make a decision. It is estimated that before they negotiated the result, Austria had already cleaned up the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Franz rubbed his forehead and said, "Forget it, our French ally is unreliable. Fortunately, we didn't expect them to do anything, as long as they don't cause trouble.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is focusing on the British. With their style, they are definitely up to something at this time, and don't give them a chance."

According to the secret of Austrian agreement, during the battle of Venice, the French should send troops to copy the Sardinian's lair, destroy the Sardinian kingdom, and then divide the land of the Sardinian kingdom two by one.

Now that the Battle of Venice is over, and the French Parliament has not come up with a result, Franz no longer expects the French to contribute much.

"His Royal Highness, the French Parliament has been unable to come up with a result for a long time. There is a British handwriting here, and many pro-British members are also opposed to sending troops. It's just that the temptation of Italy is too great, and the powerful factions in France can't help it at all. The French bourgeoisie and the military are pushing for this military action, which has overwhelmed the voices of opposition." Metternich replied

The intervention of the British by Franz was not unexpected. If France and Austria divided the kingdom of Sardinia, and John Bull would have lost at least tens of millions of pounds in loans, as well as a large interest in Italy.

It's just that the internal problems in France are still a bit unexpected. It was unexpected that this time the kingdom of Sardinia was divided up. Austria made major concessions, and there was a push from the bourgeoisie and the military to proceed smoothly. Unexpectedly, it was still stuck.

As the saying goes, there are more dreams in the night, and the longer the delay, the more the British can do, and the less chance the two countries will be able to carve up the Kingdom of Sardinia.

However, the French will certainly not give up easily, no matter who the government is, they have to consider the voice of interest groups.

France has been suppressed for too long, it has been silent for too long, and interest groups are waiting to be fed. At this time, it is not easy for them to give up the fatty meat delivered to their door.

"His Royal Highness, if the French can't keep their promises, can we also break the promise? A strong France is not in our interest, especially for them to expand their power into Italy!" Archduke Louis thought about it and said.

The temptation to swallow Italy alone is too great, and the smooth military operation has also inspired the ambitions of some people in Austria. Grand Duke Louis is only speaking on behalf of these people.

"It is too risky for us to eat the Kingdom of Sardinia alone, and the attitude of the foreign powers has to be considered. At that time, we may face the joint suppression of Britain and France." Franz said after thinking for a while.

He is still very clear, knowing that Austria has a few pounds and a few taels. If the current Austria has the strength of Germany during WWII in history, then it is not hard to swallow Italy alone.

Obviously this does not exist, and the cooperation between Britain and France made Austria unable to eat and walk.

There is no mention of Russia and Prussia, that is because Russia and Prussia are now on the verge of conflict, and they can't take care of Italy for the time being.

After the March Revolution in Berlin, Baron Arnim, the Prussian liberal foreign minister, came to power, and he pursued a foreign policy that was pro-British, French, and anti-Russian.

He saw through the reality of the Russians and believed that Russia was just a giant with mud feet. The Prussian liberals headed by him, advocates supporting the Polish revolution to weaken the Russians. Of course, the Prussian liberals were not internationalist fighters either. They supported the French Restoration Movement, and even threw out the Commonwealth of Poland. The main purpose was to contain the Russians and create favorable conditions for the unification of the German region.

Fortunately, Frederick William IV stopped the operation in time, otherwise Prussia would have started a fight with the Russians at this time.

However, the liberals were not idle, and they were eyeing the two German principalities of Schleswig and Holstein. Immediately after the Berlin Revolution, they asked Denmark to annex the two principalities to Germany.

This is obviously impossible to negotiate, and if it is impossible to fight, Prussia will take military action against Denmark on April 10, and on April 23, the two countries will officially declare war.

There is no doubt that the fallen Kingdom of Denmark could not defeat Prussia. It was beaten all the way by the Prussians. By May 21, the Prussian army had already reached Jutland.

The Danish government saw that it would not go on like this, the enemy is simply too powerful, was forced to resort to the ultimate ultimate move - Summoning their big brother.

Seeing that my younger brother is being bullied, the old nature of Russia is about to come forward, otherwise, where will The Bear's face go?

"His Royal Highness is right. The risk of annexing the Kingdom of Sardinia alone is too great. Just look at Prussia. They want to annex Schleswig and Holstein, and now in a difficult spot for attempting to ride a tiger." Prime Minister Felix agreed.

After thinking about Frederick William IV, Franz was in a better mood. It is also in the process of sharpening the knife and preparing to slaughter the sheep, and the diplomatic situation of the Austrian government will be much better.

This Austro-Sardinian war was initiated by the Kingdom of Sardinia on its own initiative. The Kingdom of Sardinia was justified in its own fault, and all war responsibilities could only be held by the Kingdom of Sardinia. Most of the international public opinion was inclined towards Austria.

Italy was just a place name in this era, no one ever recognized it as a country. The so-called unification of the Italian region simply cannot be used as a legal basis for launching a war.

In the eyes of the international community, this war is a war of aggression launched by the Sardinians, and Austria does not need to bear its moral responsibility. This is also the reason why the British clearly supported the Kingdom of Sardinia, but did not take practical action.

The German region is just a place name. The two German principalities of Schleswig and Holstein have nothing to do with Prussia from the outside world.

Of course, even if there is a relationship, everyone will not admit it. Otherwise, should Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg also belong to Germany?

At least at the Frankfurt Conference, these regions, along with the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, were considered part of Germany.

The lack of legal basis has made Prussia's military operations unreasonable and weak, and has fallen into a passive situation in diplomacy.