Naturally, Alexei was not satisfied with such a simple answer. He asked Li Xiao to explain clearly, otherwise he would not help.
Li Xiao could only explain patiently: "I need you to contact those Apennine elites who are in love with the unification movement, encourage them, and tell them that now is a genius opportunity for the Italian unification movement, and it can only be realized when Austria is at its weakest.
The unification of Italy, otherwise there would be no shop like this after passing through this village!”
"In addition, we need to create public opinion among the people, so that Italian people can participate enthusiastically and create an atmosphere of unity."
"We just need to stir up the atmosphere first and make all Italians go crazy. Only in this way can they have the ambition to challenge Austria!"
"that's it?"
Alexey doesn't think this has much effect, after all, the strength gap between the Kingdom of Sardinia and Austria is too big.
"Of course, we must also tell them how miserable the Austrians are, and tell them how badly the Hungarian rebels defeated the Austrian regular army. We must tell the Italians that the Austrian regular army is a bunch of bastards who cannot even defeat the rebels. It is not difficult to defeat them.
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Vishniak interjected: "Can the Italians believe it?"
Li Xiao replied with a smile: "As long as public opinion is created well, anything can become true!"
The trick of confusing the real with the fake is the trick that the public opinion circle is best at. Think about the unscrupulous Western media in later generations. They tell lies with their eyes open and they have no shame at all. But the naive people in their country
Ordinary people still believe it, which shows that in the West, as long as a lie is repeated a hundred times, it becomes true.
Alexey felt that if he just did this, he would not resist. It was just nonsense. The noodles were the ones who were deceived anyway, and it had nothing to do with Russia. But he doubted the effect of this.
He doubted: "This can make Carlo Alberto take risks?"
"Of course it's not enough," Li Xiao replied with a smile, "I will also use Uncle Leboeuf's relationship to create public opinion in Paris. Anyway, it will let the whole of Europe see the Austrians' embarrassment and ugliness...and then I have to find Alexander.
.Prince Gorchakov helped!”
Yes, in fact, everything Li Xiao can do here is auxiliary. In the end, it is Leonid's father who can play a key role. After all, his father is the Russian ambassador to Austria. Only through him can he eat the cake.
the goal of.
Li Xiao felt that this was not too difficult, because Leonid's father and Neserrodie were incompatible with each other, and the Duke was happy to do something that could embarrass the Germans and enhance Russia's national power.
On the same day, Li Xiao wrote a long letter to Duke Alexander, describing his plan and purpose in detail, and begging Duke Alexander for help.
Why was Li Xiao so honest and straightforward this time to tell the truth? Because that Duke Alexander is a first-class smart man, much harder to fool than Alexei, Leonid or Duke Mikhail.
You can't be careless, and this matter requires his full cooperation. You must make it clear first, otherwise there will be no way to take action later.
You can imagine how Duke Alexander felt when he received Li Xiao's letter, because he didn't expect someone to be so bold and almost openly opposed Neserrodie and Nicholas I, but he still just
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Duke Alexander immediately began to write a letter, one to Duke Mikhail, telling his brother Li Xiao's plan and his suggestions. He hoped that Duke Mikhail would adopt Li Xiao's suggestions and give someone more speech.
right.
The second letter was given to colleagues at home. Although Alexander was driven to Austria by Neserrodie to serve as ambassador, this does not mean that there are no people in his country. Li Xiao’s plan requires very high connections, Alexander
The Duke needs to make preparations in advance. Besides, who doesn’t have a few foreign friends?
If you want to encourage the Italians, you need to contact more friends and let’s make noodles together!
The last letter was to Nicholas I. After all, no matter what plans and plans they had, they had to do the work of getting through to Nicholas I in the end. If the tsar didn't nod, how could they rip off Austria?
So Duke Alexander started working in advance. He had to tell Nicholas I how bad the situation of the Austrians was, especially the poor performance of the Austrian army. He had to let Nicholas I know Austria's position in the Holy Alliance.
The value is no longer what it used to be, so more planning is needed.
Duke Alexander would continue to write similar letters, just to strengthen Nicholas I's impression little by little and pave the way for blackmail. Once the time was right, they could immediately kill the pig with a knife.
Naturally, such a letter would not make Neserrode happy. Although he did not know what specific plans Duke Alexander had, such a letter itself was a drunkard's intention and must be paid special attention to and then targeted.
"Your Majesty, I think Duke Alexander Gorchakov is exaggerating," Neserrode persuaded him earnestly, "Austria has encountered some troubles, but these troubles are not insurmountable. As time goes by,
, these troubles will be easily overcome. This is beyond doubt!"
Nicholas I nodded thoughtfully. He quite agreed with Neserrodie's opinion. He also agreed that Austria was only in temporary trouble. As long as they took a breather, they would be resurrected with full health in minutes.
, will still be one of the three giants of the Holy Alliance.
However, despite this, Nicholas I was still a little worried about the scenes described in Duke Alexander's letter. After all, someone had disparaged the Austrian army without even explicitly saying that they were idlers.
If Duke Alexander's description is true, then Nicholas I was very worried about whether the Austrian army could maintain its deterrence. Once its deterrence declined, Austria might not be able to withstand the pressure from Britain and France in the Mediterranean. This was very unfortunate.
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"I think this is exaggerated!" Neserrodie naturally knew what Nicholas I was worried about, and quickly defended Austria: "The main problem Austria faces is external pressure, including pressure from Britain, France and Turkey.
It involves too many experiences for them, preventing them from fully focusing on dealing with domestic rebels. I believe that as our country helps them tide over the difficulties, the performance of the Austrian military will definitely change. Only then can we see their true level.