It turned out that the British overestimated their influence. Against the backdrop of Austria's silence and France's passive sabotage, the willingness of European countries to intervene in the Russo-Prussian War was not as strong as they had anticipated.

Diplomatically, everyone held high the banner of "peace" and actively called for a truce between Prussia and Russia, but when it came time to intervene by force, none of them were online.

There is no such thing as "sending troops", even if the British just offered to make a gesture for everyone to intimidate the Russians, no one was willing to buy it.

In essence, people want to restrain the Russians because they are afraid of threatening their own national defense.

Now the situation is different, with the revival of Austria, it is simply impossible for the Russians to want to go west.

If there are not enough benefits, everyone's enthusiasm to participate is naturally not high. The face of the British is only enough for everyone to shout a few voices diplomatically, which can be regarded as putting pressure on the tsarist government.

The London government actively interfered, that is, they invested too many resources in the Pop Federation, and the interests involved were too great, and the London government was reluctant to let go.

In a sense, this is also the result of Britain's declining influence in Europe. The presence of France and Austria weakened the hegemony of the British.

Without the cooperation of France and Austria, the British alone could not get the tsarist government to compromise. International mediation turned into real "mediation", and it did not have the ability to influence the war between Prussia and Prussia.

The international intervention promised by the British was not coming, and the Berlin government, which wanted to get out of the way, was in a hurry.

Poland has been lost, Poznan has been reduced to a battlefield, and East Prussia does not seem to be holding out for long.

The once-powerful Pop-Po Federation now has less than 30% of its territory and less than 40% of its population left, and the morale of the people in the country has also dropped to a freezing point.

In recent times, strikes, market strikes, and tax resistance...... and other vicious events, constantly appearing in the Kingdom of Prussia.

The Prussian people had already paid too much for the sake of this war, and they were overwhelmed by the heavy burden.

Martial law was already under siege in Berlin, and if the war continued, Wilhelm I feared that he would one day be guillotined.

This is the disadvantage of "***ism", and the proportion of military spending is too high, which seriously affects people's livelihood.

In order to feed this powerful army, the Berlin government had to exploit the country, and the Prussian people had to bear the highest taxes in Europe.

When we are constantly winning, we can still rely on patriotic enthusiasm as support, but now that we have lost on the battlefield, the contradictions cannot be suppressed.

William I asked with concern: "What did the British say?" ”

Pinning hopes on the British was also a last resort. The only remaining kingdom of Prussia was limited in strength and was no match for the Russians at all.

If we want to get through this, we must turn to the international community. Interests are eternal between countries, and the Berlin government now has no enough interests to buy other countries except the British who are hijacked by debt.

Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Friedman replied bitterly: "The government in London is trying to convince the French that they suggest that we use the power of German nationalism to find a way to gain the support of the government in Vienna." ”

Hearing the news, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gorman seemed to be stimulated and stood up suddenly: "No! The force of German nationalism must not be used, otherwise there will be endless consequences.

Over the years, we have continued to promote Greater Prussianism, and it was with great difficulty that German nationalism was suppressed, and at this point the compromise was completely abandoned.

Austria is also not easy to get along with, and it will be difficult to compromise with them now and get rid of them in the future. ”

Nationalism was a double-edged sword, and while it was used to gain Austrian support, the Kingdom of Prussia would also be bound by nationalism.

As the saying goes, "it is easy to invite God and it is difficult to send God", and Austria's power is not easy to borrow. When the time came, there was a flourishing German nationalism inside, and Austria outside under the banner of the great unification of the German nation, and it was difficult for the Kingdom of Prussia to refuse.

For ordinary people, perhaps unification is also a good result, but for the Junker aristocracy, it is a disaster when the sky falls.

Under the Austrian-dominated HRE Empire, there was a strict separation of military and government. With the central government to rely on, the first thing the Berlin government had to do was to kick out the military led by the Junker aristocracy.

After its own reunification, the Prussian army would be marginalized, and if they lost control of the Berlin government, it would be difficult for them to live so well.

When it comes to class interests, everyone naturally cannot compromise.

Jeffrey Friedman, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: "Your Excellency, calm down. The British, more than anyone else, wanted to see the unification of Austria, and things were not as simple as they seemed.

Let's not forget that we have a restless neighbor next door, and seeing that we are down now, they also want to fall into the trap.

According to the information from the embassy, there have been frequent contacts between Britain and Germany in recent times, and the specific content is unknown, but it can be roughly inferred that it is related to the Prussian-German merger proposed by the British earlier.

German nationalism is also classified, in addition to the Austrian-dominated Greater Germanism, and the North Germanism proposed by Hanover.

By all indications, the British wanted us to join forces with Hanover to establish North Germany and prevent Austria from uniting the German regions. ”

It was not a simple operation to use German nationalism to gain the support of the Vienna government, and then turn around and sell Austria to play North Germanism.

Even if they succeeded, they would have made a feud with Austria, and with the Russian Empire, their enemy to the east, they had no choice but to hug the thighs of the British.

The failure is even worse, either divided by Russia and Austria, or swallowed by Austria, and may even be annexed by the comedy empire.

The current Kingdom of Prussia is no longer at its peak, and without the Rhineland, it is possible to lose the former Prussian Duchy area, and if it is divided again, it will be nothing.

William I shook his head: "The plan of the British is too risky to protect our interests, and it cannot be used as a last resort."

How did the Foreign Ministry get in touch with the French, and what did they want to do before they were willing to make a move? ”

The cunning rabbit still knows the three holes, and the Berlin government naturally has not only one way for Britain, but also one of the alternative back roads.

Even before the outbreak of the war, the Berlin government was looking for ways to improve relations between the two countries. If it weren't for the fact that the British took too many benefits, leaving the French with only scraps left behind, France would not have withdrawn halfway.

Of course, the Berlin government itself is also responsible, and the diplomatic means are not enough, and it has not been able to balance the interests of Britain and France.

Foreign Secretary Jeffrey Friedman replied: "The Paris government has not given a clear answer, they are still hesitating. It may have something to do with the recent diplomatic activity of the Russians, which shook the resolve of the French to support us.

Long ago, there was an alliance with the Russians in the French government to curb Austrian expansion.

However, this kind of voice is not high, on the one hand, the Russian-Austrian relations are good, and it is difficult to win over the Russians to play a role; On the other hand was the arrogance of the French, who did not believe that allies were needed to contain Austria. ”

The Franco-Russian alliance was to contain Austrian expansion? Ordinary people may believe this statement, but William I will never believe it.

Austria has been on the European continent for many years, has a harmless face to the outside world, and maintains good relations with most countries, and the Austrian threat theory has no market on the European continent.

If there was a Franco-Russian alliance, it would not be Austria that would be the first to be targeted.

At least until the end of the Pop-Polish Federation, after all, both Prussia and Russia are fighting, and it is impossible for the tsarist government to provoke new enemies until they are killed.

William I said solemnly: "In any case, the Franco-Russian alliance must be prevented, even if it is possible.

We didn't have enough strength, so we stabbed the news to Britain and Austria, and then released some rumors to attract their attention. ”

Oversensitive, to put it mildly, is now Wilhelm I. I can't help but be nervous, if France and Russia form an alliance, the Pop-Polish Federation will not be able to return to heaven, and even the Kingdom of Prussia will not be able to keep it.

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The Berlin government is in a hurry, and the Russians are not having a good time. Alexander II had not been happy for a few days about the recovery of Warsaw, and new troubles arose.

The occupation of the Polish regions was not the end of the problem, but the beginning of it. The large group of enemy troops is gone, but the small group of enemies is everywhere.

It can be said that "where there are Poles, there are partisans".

To say that they are "guerrillas" is actually to insult "guerrillas". In essence, these armed forces, large and small, are a rabble.

It was mainly composed of the rout after the defeat, plus refugees on the move. Not only did there be no political program, but there was no operational goal or direction, and it was a "chaos" anyway.

Most of the armaments were not built to fight the Russians, but more to survive.

The Russo-Prussian War produced a large number of refugees, and the Berlin government resettled these refugees in the Warsaw area, and except for a few who found new jobs, the rest had to live on government relief food.

When Moltke was retreating, in order to gain time, even the wounded were left in Warsaw, let alone with these refugees.

Before the end of the Battle of Warsaw, the defenders saw that the general situation was gone, and took the initiative to spoil food supplies. Not enough seizures were obtained, and the Russians did not have enough supplies in their hands, so naturally it was impossible to come up with food to relieve the refugees.

The stomach can't fool people, and in order to survive, disaster quickly strikes. The ugliness of human nature began to be exposed, and the chaos in the city was suppressed by the Russian army, and the outside of the city was temporarily ignored.

This delay has made the problem more serious. In today's Poland, bandits, guerrillas, bandits, and bandits are everywhere.

It is needless to say that Marshal Ivanov ordered the extermination at the first time. These people are all local snakes, and they don't fight with them at all, and they fight if they win, and run away if they can't win.

After a battle of wits and courage, the Russian army now controls only a few major cities, and the rest of the areas are divided by these chaotic forces.

In St. Petersburg, Alexander II sharply asked: "What is going on, why has it been so long that the Polish regions have not stabilized?"

The main forces of the enemy have been annihilated, and now they can't help a group of chaotic people, is it possible that the army has been in the gentle country for a long time, and they have forgotten how to fight? ”

The military discipline of the Russian army has always been bad, and Marshal Ivanov can only restrain military discipline in wartime, and he can still indulge as much as he wants after the war.

After the reconquest of Warsaw, it was no exception, and the Russian soldiers indulged in a good time.

Nowadays, unlike in the past, there is still such a thing as a newspaper in the world. The atrocities of the Russian army in the Warsaw region were naturally exposed by zealous righteous people, and the reputation of the tsarist government became even more stinky.

For the sake of the face of victory, Alexander II did not hold the front-line officers responsible, but only gave a warning.

Alexander II now proposed the "gentle township", not to turn over old accounts, not to be angry, for the tsar the chaos in the Polish regions was only a minor matter, and more to knock the military.

Victory was easy to inflate, and after the reconquest of Poland, the Russian military was a little inflated, much to the displeasure of Alexander II.

Ivanov frowned, took a step forward, and explained: "Your Majesty, the problem in the Polish region is not the rout, nor the bandits, and it is not a matter of exterminating this rabble.

The real trouble is the refugees, and now all this chaos is caused by the refugees. If the refugee problem is not cured, banditry will not be eradicated. ”

It's not that the Russian army doesn't work hard to suppress bandits, millions of refugees are running around in Poland, and bandits, bandits, and partisans are like leeks, cutting stubble after stubble.

As long as the roots are not broken, the Polish region will never be stabilized. It is also very simple to break the question, just solve the refugee problem.

The refugee problem may seem simple, but it is actually the most troublesome problem.

Theoretically, now that the war in Poland is over, it is enough to directly let the refugees return to their places of origin to resume production and subsidize more than half a year's food rations.

There was no shortage of grain in the Russian Empire, and it was not a big problem to come up with it.

However, this is only theoretical. During the First World War, the Russians were not short of food, and the soldiers on the front line were still cold and hungry.

Ivanov did not mention the relief of refugees, not that he was really ruthless, the main thing was that it could not be done at all.

The Russian Empire had enough food, but the problem was that it was not in the Polish regions. The tsarist government's logistical capacity was limited, and to be able to meet the troops at the front, the logistics department had already exhausted all its strength.

It would be too difficult to settle the food rations for millions of refugees. Unless the tsarist government abandons the follow-up battle plan and saves the capacity for transporting strategic materials to deliver food, it may be somewhat possible.

Alexander II shook his head: "If you encounter a problem, you have to find a way to solve it, I don't care what method you use, the Polish region must be stabilized as soon as possible, and it must not affect our next spring offensive against the enemy." ”

It may be embarrassing for people, but it's more about throwing the pot. Alexander II was unwilling to bear the infamy of being a "butcher", and the responsibility naturally needed to be borne by his subordinates.

Now the Polish region is still on the front line, and the government departments have not taken over the place, and this pot is destined to fall on the military.

As for who will carry it, that is a matter within the military. Without letting himself carry the black pot, Marshal Ivanov secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After a little thought, Ivanov replied: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. The General Command had already given a death order to the Fourth Army garrisoning the Warsaw area, ordering them to clear the area within two months, and the results would soon be seen. ”

No one objected, and the unlucky always needed someone to do it. Not long ago, the Fourth Army acted on its own initiative and was almost wiped out, and it did not have time to settle accounts after the autumn. Now it's just right to let them be the backstabbers.