Facts have proved that the British overestimated their influence. Against the backdrop of Austria's silence and France's passive slacking off work, the willingness of European countries to interfere in the Prussian-Russian war was not as strong as they expected.

In diplomacy, everyone held high the banner of "peace" and actively called for a ceasefire in Pratt-Russia. When it was time for military intervention, everyone was no longer online.

"Sending troops" does not exist. Even if the British just proposed to let everyone make a gesture and intimidate the Russians, no one would be willing to buy it.

In essence, people want to restrict the Russians because they are worried about threatening their own national defense security.

The situation is different now. With the revival of Austria, it is impossible for the Russians to advance westward.

Without sufficient interests, everyone's enthusiasm for participation is naturally not high. The British's face is only enough for everyone to shout a few times in diplomacy, which is considered to put pressure on the Tsarist government.

The London government actively interfered because they invested too much resources in the Popo Federation and involved too much interests, so the London government was reluctant to let go.

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

Without the cooperation between France and Austria, the power of the British alone could not allow the Tsarist government to compromise. International mediation became a real "mediation" and did not have the ability to influence the Prussian-Russian war.

The international intervention promised by the British has not arrived for a long time, and the Berlin government, which wants to escape unscathed, is anxious.

The Polish region has been lost, the Poznan region has become a battlefield, and the East Prussia region seems to not last long.

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

In recent times, vicious incidents such as strikes, market strikes, tax resistance, etc. have been constantly occurring in the Kingdom of Prussia.

The Prussian people have paid too much for this war, and the heavy burden has put them breathless.

Berlin has been martial law. If the war continues, William I will worry that he will be sent to the guillotine one day.

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

In order to support this powerful army, the Berlin government had to exploit the country, and the taxes that the Prussians had to bear were always the highest in Europe.

When you keep winning, you can also rely on patriotic enthusiasm to support it. Now that you have lost on the battlefield, the contradictions can no longer be suppressed.

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

It was a forced choice to pin your hopes on the British. The only remaining Kingdom of Prussia is limited in strength and is no match for the Russians at all.

If you want to overcome the difficulties, you must ask for help from the international community. The interests of countries are eternal. Except for the British being kidnapped by debts, the Berlin government does not have enough interests to buy other countries.

Foreign Minister Jeffrey Friedman replied bitterly: "The London government is trying to convince the French, they suggest that we use the power of German nationalism to find ways to gain support from the Vienna government."

Upon hearing this news, the Chancellor of the Finance Minister Gorman seemed to be stimulated and stood up suddenly: "No! You must never use the power of German nationalism, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

Over the years, we have been constantly promoting Prussianism, and finally suppressing German nationalism, and at this time, all our efforts will be wasted.

Austria is not easy to get along with. Now it is compromised with them, and it will be difficult for them to get rid of them in the future."

Nationalism is a double-edged sword. While using nationalism to gain Austrian support, the Kingdom of Prussia will also be bound by nationalism.

As the saying goes, "It is easy to ask God and it is difficult to send God." Austria's power is not easy to borrow. At that time, there will be vigorous German nationalism within and Austria with the banner of German national unity outside, and it will be difficult for the Kingdom of Prussia to refuse.

For ordinary people, unity may be a good result, but for the Junker nobles, it is a disaster when the sky falls.

Under the Shenluo Empire system dominated by Austria, the military and political affairs are strictly separated. With the central government as its support, the first thing the Berlin government needs to do is to kick the military led by the Junker nobles.

After their unification, the Prussian army will be marginalized and lose control of the Berlin government. It will be difficult for them to live such a comfortable life.

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

Foreign Secretary Jeffrey Friedman: "Hello, calm down. The British people don't want to see Austria unification, and things are not as simple as they appear.

Don’t forget that there is a restless neighbor next door. Seeing that we are in a downturn now, they also want to take the blame.

According to the information sent by the embassy, ​​there has been frequent contact between Britain and Germany in recent times, and there is no way to know the specific content, but it can be roughly inferred that it is related to the merger of Purdue proposed by the British earlier.

German nationalism is also classified, in addition to the Greater Germanism dominated by the Austrians, there is also the North Germanism proposed by Hannover.

All signs indicate that the British wanted us and Hannover to join forces to establish North Germany and prevent Austria from unifying the German region."

First, using German nationalism to obtain support from the Vienna government, then turning around and selling Austria, playing North Germanism is not a simple operation.

Even if they succeed, they will make enemies with Austria. In addition, the enemy in the east, the Russian Empire, they have no choice but to hold the British.

Failure is even worse. Either Russia and Austria are divided, or they are swallowed by Austria, or they may even be annexed by the comedy empire.

The current Prussian Kingdom is no longer its peak. Without the Rhineland region, it is possible to lose the former Principality of Prussia and be split up and nothing will be done.

William I shook his head: "The British plan is too risky and cannot protect our interests. It cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary.

How did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contact the French? What did they want before they could take action?”

Even if the cunning rabbit knows the three caves, the Berlin government naturally not only has one road in Britain, but the French are also one of the alternative roads.

Long before the outbreak of the war, the Berlin government was trying to improve relations between the two countries. If the British had not taken too many benefits and left the French with only the remaining leftovers, France would not have withdrawn halfway.

Of course, the Berlin government itself has its own responsibility, and its diplomatic means are insufficient and it cannot balance the interests of Britain and France.

Foreign Minister Jeffrey Friedman replied: "The Paris government did not give a clear answer, they were still hesitating. It may be related to the diplomatic activities of the Russians not long ago, which has shaken the French's determination to support us.

Long ago, some people within the French government proposed to form an alliance with the Russians to curb Austria's expansion.

However, this kind of call is not high. On the one hand, Russia-Austria has a good relationship and it is difficult to win over the Russians. On the other hand, it is the arrogance of the French, and they do not think that curbing Austria requires allies."

The French-Russian alliance was to curb Austrian expansion? Perhaps ordinary people would believe this statement, but William I would never believe it.

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

If the French-Russian alliance really appears, the first one to be targeted will definitely not be Austria.

At least this is true before the Popo Federation was finished. After all, both Pratt and Russia fought. Before they were killed, the Tsarist government could not provoke new enemies.

William I said seriously: "Anyway, we must prevent the alliance between France and Russia, even if it is possible.

Our strength is not enough, so we can expose the news to Britain and Austria, and release some rumors to attract their attention."

Oversensitive means William I now. He has no choice but to be nervous. If France and Russia have formed an alliance, the Popo Federation will not be able to make up for the situation, and even the Kingdom of Prussia will not be able to save it.

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The Berlin government was anxious and the Russians were not having a good time. Alexander II had not been happy for a few days to recover Warsaw, and new troubles came again.

The occupation of Poland is not the end of the problem, but the beginning of the problem. Large troops of enemies are gone, while small troops of enemies are everywhere.

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

To say that they are "guerrillas" is actually an insult to "guerrillas". In essence, these armed forces, large and small, are just a group of mobs.

It is mainly composed of defeated soldiers after the defeat, plus refugees wandering around. Not only does it have no political program, but it also has no combat targets and directions. Anyway, it is just a "chaos".

Most of the armed forces here were not established to fight against the Russians, but to survive.

The Prussian-Russian War produced a large number of refugees. The Berlin government resettled these refugees in the Warsaw area. Except for a very small number of them re-hit their jobs, the rest depended on government relief and food to make a living.

When Moltke retreated, in order to seize time, even the wounded were left in Warsaw, not to mention bringing these refugees.

Before the end of the Warsaw Battle, the defenders saw that the situation was hopeless and took the initiative to make trouble for food and food. They did not obtain enough seizures, and the Russians lacked enough supplies, so it was naturally impossible to take out food to help the refugees.

The belly can't deceive people, and in order to survive, disasters soon happened. The ugliness of human nature began to be exposed, and the chaos in the city was suppressed by the Russian army, so outside the city was temporarily out of care.

With this delay, the problem became serious. In the current Polish region, bandits, guerrillas, bandits, and bandits are everywhere.

Without saying, Marshal Ivanov ordered the extermination immediately. These people were all local tyrants and did not fight with them head-on. If they could win, they would fight, and if they could not win, they would run away.

After a battle of wits and courage, the Russian army now only controls a few major cities, and other areas are divided into these messy armed forces.

In St. Petersburg, Alexander II asked sternly: "What's going on? Why has the Polish region not stabilized after so long?

The enemy's main force has been wiped out, but now it is impossible for a group of chaotic people. Has the army been in the gentle village for a long time and forgot how to fight?"

The Russian army's military discipline has never been very good, and Marshal Ivanov can only restrain the military discipline during the war, and he should indulge it as much as he should after the war.

After the recovery of Warsaw, it is naturally no exception. The Russian soldiers indulged in a good manner.

Today is different from the past. There is also newspapers in the world. The Russian army's atrocities in Warsaw were naturally revealed by enthusiastic justice, and the reputation of the Tsarist government became even worse.

For the sake of winning the battle, Alexander II did not hold the frontline officers accountable, but just warned him.

Alexander II now proposed the "land of gentleness" not to bring up old accounts or to get angry. For the Tsar, the chaos in the Polish region was just a small problem, but more to hit the military.

Victory is easy to inflate people. After recapturing the Polish region, the Russian military expanded a bit, which made Alexander II very dissatisfied.

Ivanov frowned, stepped forward with a tough bullet and explained: "Your Majesty, the problem in the Polish region is not the defeated soldiers, nor the rioters. It is no need to exterminate this group of mobs.

The real trouble is the refugees. Now these chaos are caused by refugees. If the refugee problem is not cured, the bandits will be suppressed."

It’s not that the Russian army did not work hard to suppress bandits, and millions of refugees ran around in the Polish area, and bandits, bandits, and guerrillas cut one after another like leeks.

As long as the roots cannot be cut off, the Polish region will never be stable. It is very simple to cut off the ground, just solve the refugee problem.

The refugee issue seems simple, but it is actually the most troublesome issue.

Theoretically, the war in Poland has ended now, so refugees can be directly returned to their hometowns to resume production and subsidized for more than half a year of food rations.

The Russian Empire did not lack food, so it would be no big problem to take out these foods.

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

Ivanov didn't ask for helping the refugees. It's not that he was really cruel, but that it was impossible to do it at all.

The Russian Empire had enough food, but the problem was that the food was not in the Polish region. The Tsarist government's logistics capacity was limited and could meet the front-line troops. The logistics department had already put in full force.

It would be too embarrassing to solve the food rations of millions of refugees. Unless the Tsarist government abandons its subsequent combat plan and saves the capacity to transport strategic materials to transport food, it may be somewhat possible.

Alexander II shook his head: "If you encounter a problem, you must find a way to solve it. No matter what method you use, the Polish region must stabilize as soon as possible and not affect our next spring offensive against the enemy."

Maybe it's right to make things difficult for others, but it's more important to get rid of the blame. Alexander II is unwilling to bear the infamy of "butcher", so the responsibility naturally needs to be borne by his subordinates.

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

As for who will take the blame, it is the internal problem of the military. Marshal Ivanov secretly breathed a sigh of relief without letting himself take the blame.

After a little thought, Ivanov replied: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. The General Command has issued a death order to the Fourth Army guarding the Warsaw area, ordering them to clear the place within two months and the results will be seen soon."

No one raised objections, and the unlucky guys always needed someone to do it. The Fourth Army acted without authorization not long ago and almost wiped out the entire army. It was not time to settle the score after the autumn. Now it is just right to let them be the scapegoat.
Chapter completed!