Chapter 448: Several families are happy and some are sad (2)
The Russian carnival has just begun. When Nicholas I decided to continue to expand his victories in the Caucasus, the entire Russian military class fell into ecstasy, especially the noble officers. Most of them began to scratch their heads to find out.
relationship, trying to join in this grand carnival.
Some people are happy and some are sad. Compared with the ecstatic Russians, the people of Wallachia, Moldavia and Austria are not so happy, especially the Austrians, who are really unhappy, such as Felix
Schwarzenberg.
Felix Schwarzenberg comes from the famous Schwarzberg family in Austria. This family has a long history. It was active in the German territory in the 15th century and became a princedom in the 17th century. The most recent and most famous one is the ancestor.
Prince Carl Philip Schwarzberg, who performed well in the Napoleonic Wars.
Felix Schwarzenberg has been active in Austrian politics because of his family connections and is good at handling diplomatic issues. He once worked in the Austrian embassies in Portugal, Russia, France, England, the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Sardinia, and was considered a diplomat.
The old fox in the world.
This old fox had a very good relationship with Nesselrodie. When the revolution broke out in the capital Vienna, Metternich was forced to resign, and the royal family was forced to flee to Innsbruck, he knew that this revolution was closely related to Austria's own strength.
Unable to calm down, he immediately strengthened his ties with Russia, because he knew very well that only Russia could save Austria at this time.
So on the one hand, he frequently visited the Russian Embassy in Austria and constantly lobbied Duke Alexander Gorchakov. On the other hand, he also kept writing to Neserrodie, hoping that his German colleague would use his influence to win over Austria.
Bundle.
It should be said that Felix Schwarzenberg's efforts were extremely effective. Without Li Xiao's crossing party, Neserrodie would have almost become the representative of the interests of the Austrian Empire in Russia during the 1848 revolution, from all walks of life.
On the one hand, Russia's interests were completely defeated.
Of course, that is history, and in this time and space, Felix Schwarzenberg's efforts were strongly challenged by Li Xiao. First, he failed miserably on the issues of Wallachia and Moldavia, and had to agree humiliatingly.
This time, when Russia informed Austria that it would exert greater influence in the Balkans and Caucasus, and especially bluntly stated that it was preparing to use troops against Persia, Felix Schwarzenberg jumped!
"How could these Russians do this! How could they take advantage of the situation!" Felix Schwarzenberg waved his fist and roared, "What is Karl doing? Are you just watching Austria fall into dire straits!"
It can be seen that Felix Schwarzenberg is very dissatisfied with Neserrode. If the latter stood in front of him, he would probably spit on his face.
However, his impatience and anger are understandable, because this revolution not only destroyed his beloved motherland, but also pulled off the underpants of the Austrian Empire, leaving Austria so nakedly exposed to the eyes of the world. It was really
No dignity at all.
It’s not just a matter of dignity, his sister was also killed by a stray bullet from the revolutionaries in Prague. It’s simply the hatred of the country and the family. Do you think he can’t be angry!
Of course, anger is anger, but Felix Schwarzenberg was not carried away by anger. He could still stay awake in his extreme irritability. He knew when to spit on Nesselrodie or curse him.
It's meaningless. Once Neserrodie is offended, Austria will no longer have any hope and will really have no choice but to wait for death.
So he immediately bent over his desk and wrote a long and more sincere letter to Neserrode, imploring the Russian Prime Minister to do more work to convince Nicholas for the sake of being a German and the Holy Alliance.
King Ra should treat Austria more tolerantly and stop taking advantage of it.
This is the so-called situation that is stronger than the people. Felix Schwarzenberg did not dare to ask Neserrodie to persuade Nicholas I to take back his life, because that was simply impossible. The only thing he could do was to let Neserrodie
Roddie convinced Nicholas I not to do evil things to Austria again.
Of course, this is only one aspect. Felix Schwarzenberg knows that it is better to seek help from others than to ask for yourself. If you place all your hopes on Russia, it will be equivalent to handing over the lifeblood of Austria to Nigeria.
In the hands of Nicholas I, Austria's life and death would depend entirely on Nicholas I's whims. This bet was too big for him to dare.
So he immediately wrote to his brother-in-law Alfred Candidus Windischgrätz, hoping that his brother-in-law, who was in charge of military power, could be more decisive and powerful, and if the revolutionary party in Bohemia could be wiped out as soon as possible,
, then Austria will have more sufficient capital to bargain with Russia, otherwise it will really be a matter of people fighting for their own good!
Alfred Candidus Windischgrätz is also another famous name in the history of the Austrian Empire. He is known as one of the three giants who saved the Austrian Empire. But to be honest, his ability is only that much.
, the only thing that can be used is decisiveness and cruelty.
As mentioned before, this guy’s wife was hit by a stray bullet from the Revolutionary Party in Prague and died. At the time of the incident, this guy was the commander-in-chief of the Austrian garrison in Bohemia and the commander-in-chief of the Prague garrison. So first
In no time, this guy gathered his troops and started a bloody revenge.
First, the troops were withdrawn from Prague to prevent the troops from being surrounded, cut, and defeated by hordes of revolutionary masses. After regrouping outside the city, under the cover of artillery grape bombs, they began to bloodbath every street in Prague.
This guy's decisiveness and bloodshed really hit the revolutionaries hard, and earned him the reputation of the Butcher of Prague. At this moment, he was gathering and assembling his troops, preparing to attack the capital Vienna.
"The rebels in Vienna must be put down immediately, hang them all, and hang them in the streets. Let all the rebels understand that continuing to cause rebellion will lead to death!"
Alfred Candidus Windischgrätz actually looked down on the revolutionaries in his heart. In Prague, he felt that these people were a ragtag group of people with nothing but more people. He believed that as long as he concentrated his superior forces and used heavy artillery,
Under the cover of the enemy, you can completely sweep all the way!
Just when he was complacent, he received news and learned about the interaction between Austrian officials and Russian officials, including but not limited to the exchange of interests between Wallachia and Moldavia...