January 1849 passed without realizing it. This month, the land of Europe was still a pot of gruel. The only traditional powers were Britain and Russia that were relatively stable, while France, Prussia, and Austria were really nothing.
Take the French, for example. At the end of December 1848, after constant bickering and intrigue, Napoleon III, who was living in exile in London, was surprisingly elected president of the Second French Republic.
Of course, no one could have predicted the future of this libertine at that time. Most people thought that this guy could be elected president mainly because the main political factions in France were fighting too hard and no one was willing to give in.
This guy is out of luck.
It’s just that the future is so interesting. Just three years later, the Second French Empire declared its restoration. President Napoleon III, who was thought to be destined to be bankrupt and imprisoned, turned into an emperor overnight, seemingly bringing France back to power.
It’s 50 years ago to relive the glorious achievements of the era of Napoleon the Great.
Prussia doesn't have much to say. Although it is still in chaos, it has gradually stabilized its position. It can only be said that it has begun to lick its wounds and is preparing to drive the Prussian tank to restart.
The most chaotic situation was in Austria. In early January, with the support of Russia, Schwarzenberg finally stabilized the situation, and then immediately began to depose the emperor. Soon Ferdinand I announced his abdication, and his stupid brother Franz.
Charles I was proclaimed Emperor of Austria.
It’s just that the situation that Franz Karl I had to face was really a mess. The counter-insurgency operations in Hungary did not go smoothly. The rebels were extremely tenacious and firmly blocked them and the Russian army outside Pest, and even Al
Tour's side also fought quite well, and for a time the Austrian army approaching Bratislava was disgraced. If Paskovich hadn't stepped up the offensive from the north, forcing Altur to dispatch troops to rescue, it is estimated that Bratislava would have been defeated.
Dislava Hungary can win a big victory.
The worst thing was not the Hungarian side, but the Italian side. In early January, as the Kingdom of Sardinia declared war on Austria, Radeski was forced to devote all his energy to dealing with the Kingdom of Sardinia. This caused an uprising in Rome.
Mazzini and Garibaldi seized the opportunity and occupied the city of Rome in one fell swoop, turning the entire Roman region upside down.
Anyway, the political leaders of major European countries feel that Austria will be very troublesome, because this country has too many problems, there are pitfalls in Hungary, there are pitfalls in Italy, and there has even been a new uprising in the Czech Republic, which has been put down.
All in all, this country is like a pot of boiling water, which will scald your mouth everywhere!
According to mainstream opinion, if Austria does not find a way to change its passivity, it is likely to collapse directly. At that time, the Habsburg family, which has been rampant in Europe for hundreds of years, will really return to its hometown.
There was naturally a lot of pressure on Schwarzenberg, so under extremely difficult circumstances, he decided to go to Russia as an envoy, preparing to communicate with Nicholas I in person, and preparing to persuade this living leader of the conservative forces in Europe to hurry up
Strengthen aid to Austria.
It should be said that Schwarzenberg was very courageous in this trip. After all, the domestic situation was in a mess, and the internal opponents of him had not been completely eliminated. At this time, when he was traveling abroad, it was easy for someone to steal the situation and lose everything.
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But he went resolutely, and this time he was really courageous. However, although Duke Alexander was certain of his courage, he felt that Schwarzenberg should do better.
"It's right to go to St. Petersburg. You can convince His Majesty to put pressure on me, let me cause less trouble for him, and let our country increase military intervention. There is no problem."
Duke Alexander smiled and analyzed Li Xiao: "But before he goes to St. Petersburg, he'd better go to Berlin first, or go to Berlin on the way."
Li Xiao also believed that Duke Alexander's judgment was correct. It was indeed necessary for Schwarzenberg to go to Berlin first because of the huge internal problems in Germany.
As a time traveler, Li Xiao knew that the biggest impact of the 1848 Revolution was the disintegration of relations within the Holy Alliance. Because of the decline and chaos of Austria, Prussia had the idea of unifying the northern German states. Historically, Prussia also broke out with Austria.
A sharp conflict arose. If Nicholas I and Russia had not sided with Austria, Austria, as the traditional leader of the German states, would have been pulled down by Prussia.
As a prime minister in charge of the overall situation, Schwarzenberg's biggest mission was to safeguard Austria's interests, but he seemed to be late to Prussia's ideas. He did not warn Prussia in advance or try to negotiate with Prussia to reach an agreement.
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This resulted in Austria completely losing control of the situation when the problem broke out. In the end, it had to rely on Russia to put pressure on Prussia to barely save face. To be honest, this was very unqualified.
And although this time it relied on Russia to deal with Prussia's provocation, it also laid the foundation for the subsequent Austro-Prussian War. For Prussia, this was a great shame and humiliation, and naturally it was holding back revenge. Later, Franz Joseph made a masterful maneuver in defeating Prussia.
Russia was offended to death in the Lemean War. As a result, the Holy Alliance turned into a complete joke, causing Prussia and Russia to join forces and suffer heavy losses.
If Bismarck had not been a true statesman and had not been cautious in pursuing Austria, otherwise there would have been no Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Habsburg family's control over Eastern Europe might have collapsed half a century earlier, and Austria would have also collapsed.
It will be completely dismembered and reduced to a second-rate European country.
Now Duke Alexander has seen the dishonesty of the Prussians. He knows that as the Austrian Prime Minister at this time, the most correct thing to do is to have a good talk with the Prussians first. It would be best if the problem can be solved through negotiation. At least.
There is no need to ask for Russian intervention or pressure later.
What's more, as both are members of the German state, if Prussia and Austria can work together as brothers, it will be a great advantage, and they can also counter Russia's unreasonable demands. After all, Russia can suppress Austria or Prussia, but there is no way to suppress Prussia and Austria at the same time.
.If Prussia and Austria can form a small group, they can really bargain with Russia to better safeguard their own interests.
However, Schwarzenberg did none of these, or he was not aware of Prussia's ambitions and tricks at all. This also shows that his political sense is not very keen, or that he still has the idea that Austria is superior to Prussia.