Vol 3 Chapter 603 London and St Petersburg

On August 24, 1869, the war between Prussia and France lasted for more than half a month. At the beginning, many people thought it was just a small war. Even Alexander II of the Tsarist Russian Empire was because of this. Napoleon III declared war on Prussia because of the leakage of the “Emms Secret”, and Prussia didn’t care much when Prussia also echoed the declaration of war.

Most of the social elites in St. Petersburg around him, including Tsarist Russian Prime Minister Gorchakov and Tsarist Russian Army Minister Milyudin, did not consider it a general mobilization of the Franco-Prussian War.

Therefore, it was completely unprepared, so that when Prussia invaded the Lorraine region of the French Empire, Alexander II’s faces were very ugly.

Alexander II stared at his younger brother, the Governor of Poland of the Russian Empire and the head of the State Council Archduke Konstantin Nikolaevich, and shouted sharply:

“Poland is close to Prussia, and there is no news from Prussia. Is it true?”

He looked around at the people around him, and said sarcastically, “I now suspect that there is something wrong with our Tsarist Russian Empire’s intelligence services.”

Under his gaze, several people couldn’t help lowering their heads.

The czar’s irritability made Gan feel his anger. Obviously, Prussia’s support for declaring war on France and its rapid effect on the battlefield shocked several people present, and Alexander II was the most upset among them.

Because the Tsarist Russian Empire has always been the “big brother” of Prussia, it can be said that Prussia is used to check and balance the Austrian Empire, which is also in the German Confederation. Fearful, let him Prussia replaced Austria as the chief enemy of the Russian Empire in the west.

Although the merger of Austria and Hungary to form the Austro-Hungarian Empire made the Russian Empire once again set its sights on Franz Joseph I,

But Prussia never left the sight of Alexander II, so he wanted to let his brother Konstantin Nikolaevich, who had been operating in Poland for a long time, continue to eat twice as the governor of Poland.

I thought I could let myself sleep at ease, but I never thought that Prussia would not move, it was amazing.

Obviously, from the perspective that this can quickly form a battlefield advantage over France, Prussia has always been pretending to be a cat, and it is only now that people know that they have already become tigers.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he said, “This time, if Prussia’s opponent, the French Empire, is replaced by the Tsarist Russian Empire, you are absolutely sure, what will happen to Poland?”

Hearing this, several people’s expressions suddenly changed.

They understand that Alexander II’s concerns are correct, because according to the current preparations of Prussia and France, even if the Russian Empire can perform better than France with the advantage of the number of soldiers, it is only better.

If Prussia prepares for Tsarist Russia, then at least the easternmost Polish principality of the Tsarist Russian Empire may lose more than half.

Thinking of this result, they are no longer calm. Even Prime Minister Gorchakov, who has always been known as the wise fox of the Tsarist Russia Empire, couldn’t help but quickly calculate the contingency measures of the Tsarist Russia Empire. In the end, it was found that with the current lack of preparation, it seemed that Prussia had no solution for winning a lot of territory in Poland.

He couldn’t help but feel more jealous of Bismarck’s opponent in Prussia, but at the same time, he also had a heart to compete with him.

After calculating the gains and losses quickly, Gorchakov said: “Your Majesty, the war between Prussia and France is obviously well-prepared for a long time. Perhaps, it has been planned since the end of the seven-week war between Prussia and the Austrian Empire. So well prepared, that’s why Prussia is going so well in the war.”

“In this case, they are so powerful in avoiding our intelligence, but they are justifiable. Therefore, we will strengthen intelligence collection in this area in the future.”

Gorchakov greeted Archduke Konstantin Nikolaevich’s gratitude, and he responded with a kind smile.

Alexander II didn’t seem to see it, and said: “Now Prussia is on the verge of breaking, and the entire eastern part of the French Empire, north and south, has begun to be invaded by the three major armies of Prussia. This is shocking.

Could the Tsarist Empire really only be stunned to watch Prussia take a large area of ​​the French Empire, then annex and continue to grow them?”

He swallowed and said jealously: “The German Confederacy, except for Austria, has been annexed before, and now if the French Empire is taking large tracts of land, it will definitely be a greater threat to the Tsarist Russian Empire. Now what should we think about to stop each other?”

Alexander II’s words were recognized by several people.

Several people turned their attention to Prime Minister Gorchakov, and after he thought for a moment, he raised his head, his eyes were bright, and said, “I think it’s not just our Tsarist Empire that is worried now, Queen Victoria of the British Empire and trustee The Liberals and the Whigs have trouble sleeping and eating.”

As Gorchakov’s words fell, several people immediately understood what he meant.

Alexander II said: “Yes, the French Empire, as a continental hegemony in Western Europe, is now being beaten by the Prussian Kingdom in Central Europe, and the original hegemonic country in Central Europe, Austria, was defeated by Prussia two or three years ago. This time, if the French Empire was defeated by Prussia. If defeated by Prussia”

He exclaimed: “The hegemonic position of Central and Western Europe is about to change hands~www.readmtl.com~ Prussia will become a new Central and Western Europe = land hegemony power, stepping on the French Empire and the Austrian Empire. How can the hegemonic British Empire not worry about it. And our Tsarist Russian Empire is dominating in Eastern Europe, and we are also facing threats from Prussia and other threats. So, the United Kingdom should be united with us as it should be?”

By the time he finished speaking, he had already figured out how to deal with it.

Gorchakov nodded flatteringly: “Your Majesty is wise, so we should let the British Empire fall into a passive state now, and finally ask us for help.”

“What if Britain didn’t come to us for help?”

Alexander II smiled slightly, but did not answer.

Gorchakov shook his head: “That’s not the British Empire we know that likes to combine vertical and horizontal and perform offshore balancers.”

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Prussia actually defeated the French Legion of Metz and the famous Legion of Charon at the beginning of the war, which shocked the British Empire.

It is said that Queen Victoria even convened a meeting of the British House of Lords for this purpose. The British aristocratic parliamentarians “showed their approval” and “made suggestions” for this.

On August 25, 1869, Russell, the foreign minister of the British Empire, summoned the heads of the embassies of Prussia and France in the UK and called for an immediate armistice between the two countries. Russell also stated that he had officially invited the Tsarist Russia and Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, etc. The Foreign Secretary visits London for a Foreign Secretary-level meeting on the Franco-Prussian War.

Russell also said that the meeting was selected to be held on September 1, and that he had also initiated the same invitation to France and Prussia.

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