The Sun Never Sets In Spain - Chapter 193

Alexander accepted the advice of his ministers, but he did not want to go directly to the war.

Austria-Hungary chose to retreat on the Balkan issue for the time being, and there is no major conflict between Russia and Austria.

If you have to say it, it is only Galicia.

The tsar has certain ideas about this part of the land, but it has not yet reached the level of going to war to seize it.

For a not very important benefit, he took the risk to fight with the powers of the same level, and he would not make such a move as tough as the tsar.

War is always about payoffs.

Moreover, the Tsar has always had illusions about Austria-Hungary, feeling that both are monarchies blocked by Britain on the mainland, and they should support each other, otherwise they would not have sent troops to suppress the Hungarian rebellion in the past few years.

Compared with Galicia, the Balkans are Russia’s top priority. As long as the bourgeois reform is completed, the Ottomans will be beaten, and Austria-Hungary will undoubtedly be a delay.

Thinking of this, Alexander once again made people reject Prussia’s request for alliance.

But this does not mean that the tsar will not move Austria-Hungary, he just wants to try to see if he can solve the problem through a relatively “gentle” method.

Alexander then sent messengers to Austria-Hungary, ordering them to make unconditional peace with Prussia.

Five days later, the Austro-Hungarian response came, and it was simple: No.

This answer was expected by Alexander, and they were just looking for a reason to send troops.

Austria-Hungary has an advantage now, and they will definitely not be able to persuade them to retreat by relying on their guns, and more or less force must be used.

There was no need to call Milyugin to inquire, because Alexander was well aware of his country’s armament situation.

In the past month or so, Russia has completed all the preliminary mobilization work, and the number of troops deployed on the Austrian-Hungarian border has reached as many as 750,000, without fear of war with any country.

Annoyed, the tsar immediately ordered the Belarusian and Ukrainian armies to attack Galicia, to teach Franz “a lesson”.

The second reason for choosing here instead of Hungary is that Hungary has many mountains on the border with Bessarabia and Romania, which makes it inconvenient to attack.

The main reason is that this is not Hungarian territory.

Although Galicia is to the east, it is part of Neletania and is not part of St Stephen’s Crown.

Hungary is currently empty of troops, and it is enough to defend the homeland. It may not help Austria to defend Galicia.

Sure enough, as expected, the Russian army was only intercepted by the Royal Regional Guard when it entered here, and the other party could not even make up a complete army.

Galicia’s terrain is extremely flat, and when the military is at an absolute disadvantage, everything is doomed.

After just a week of fighting, Russia successfully occupied here.

Taking advantage of this week, Austria-Hungary launched a fierce attack on Prussia at all costs, but unfortunately it failed to achieve much success, not to mention Berlin, and even Silesia was not fully controlled.

When Russia sent the diplomatic note again, Beuist just wanted to punch the arrogant Russian envoy, but unfortunately the only thing he could do was to convey it to the emperor as it was.

“…So Russia not only invited us, but also Britain and France… They want to preside over the overall peace negotiation.” Franz’s words could not hear much emotion.

He thought he had done what he had to do.

The combined population of Faoba was more than twice that of the North German Confederacy, and it was incredible that Prussia could fight back and forth, and even have a slight upper hand.

There’s nothing to complain about.

Fortunately, they achieved their intended goal—to drive the Prussian forces out of South Germany, perhaps not to the fullest, but not to lose everything.

“Where is the negotiating place?”

“St. Petersburg.”

Just as Beuist counted his assistants and was about to make a personal trip to St. Petersburg, a new change took place in Paris, France.

In just six months, the rule of Paris has changed four times.

Compared with the previous stage, Bonaparte’s defense is still weak this time.

The soldiers who enforced martial law changed from loyal members of the Self-Defense Forces to Bazin Corps descended from the Franco-Prussian battlefield.

Marshal Bazin publicly expressed his support for Nasan, but the Legion was not his property.

Soldiers carry out various activities in Paris, and inevitably they will intersect with people from all walks of life.

The vast majority of them speak ill of Bonaparte, and speak with good reason.

The soldiers also remembered that it was precisely because of the mistake of the emperor’s command that they had spent more than two months in the dark fortress of Metz.

When they were trapped, the emperor not only did not come to rescue them, but led his army to surrender!

This feeling of humiliation and betrayal will never be forgotten by every soldier of the Bazin Legion.

Even if they were exchanged back to Paris this time, provided them with three delicious food and drink, and gave them bonuses, it would be difficult to reverse this bad feeling.

In addition to psychological factors, another important reason is that they have not had conflicts with the people to maintain royal rule, and they have not had French blood on their hands, so they don’t have to worry about being liquidated afterwards.

All kinds of factors add up, and anti-Bonaparte thoughts spread wildly in the Bazin legion.

Both leftists and other royalists are trying their best to win them over.

Nasan noticed this dangerous signal, and at the end of March, he dragged his sick body and inspected the military camp every day, giving speeches from time to time.

Regrettably, with little success.

On April 7, Nasan visited the military camp again, and suddenly received a cold shot.

The bullet passed by, the emperor was not injured, and the soldier who shot was killed on the spot.

But this could not be the end of the matter. Nasan was furious, and then returned to the Elysee Palace, asking the legions to report each other, and conduct an investigation of personal belongings and suspicious whereabouts within the entire army.

That night, soldiers linked to the opposition were unwilling to be arrested and clashed with members of the Royal Guard.

The number of such soldiers far exceeded Nasan’s imagination, and the conflict quickly spread throughout the city and developed into a large-scale uprising.

Order was wiped out in Paris, and disaffected soldiers stormed the Elysee Palace at gunpoint.

However, when Nasan saw that the situation was out of control, he had already taken Eugenie along the path to escape.

Facing the empty palace, although the soldiers regretted not being able to capture the emperor, they still celebrated the victory of the people’s uprising and proclaimed the French Republic!

However, they were not happy for long, and then government officials rushed to the Elysee Palace, and they argued, claiming that France had never stopped resisting, and that the provisional republican government of South France was the legitimate government.

Paris should recognize it, and whether the future will be the French Third Reich or the French Third Republic should be left to the people of the whole country to decide.

The soldiers felt justified, and the Paris Uprising was over.