Holy Roman Empire

Students and intellectuals who originally supported the revolution have now become hesitant.The aristocrats, peasants, and some workers who were originally opposed to the revolution now dislike the revolutionary government even more.

Even the capitalists, who had just been released from prison and were about to usurp the fruits of the revolution, stopped and chose to wait and see the situation first.

There is no way, the anti-French alliance has already called.The strategic location of Paris itself is very bad, not only has no danger to defend, but is also close to the front line.As soon as the troops at the front surrendered, Paris became the new front.

If you enter the central government at this time, if you cannot deal with the anti-French alliance, you are asking for trouble.

Chapter 223 The End of the War

Before the bewildered revolutionary government could react, the anti-French alliance came to the city first. Whether or not to "surrender" has become a new focus of controversy in the French parliament.

"At this point, we can no longer fight. In order to preserve the vitality of France, I propose to end this war immediately and resolve follow-up issues through negotiations."

The old man's proposal instantly gained everyone's support.He who understands the current affairs is a hero, and the French Parliament is the result of a compromise between all parties, and those who can sit here are those who can bend and stretch.

The real top brats were either snapped by Napoleon IV or by the Revolutionary Party.Those who survived and were able to get along well were all politically flexible masters.

It was originally digging a hole, so it was naturally impossible for Napoleon IV to leave a rich family fortune for the Revolutionary Party.Not only was a large sum of money taken away, even the city fire artillery in Paris was packaged and sent away on the grounds of reinforcements to the front line.

The anti-French alliance was approaching the city, and Paris could not hold it at all.Even the enemy doesn't need to attack the city, and the defenders will collapse after a month or two of siege.

The arrogance of France has almost worn away during the war. "A truce" has become the consensus of people of insight, and the main combat faction has long since turned off.

Just as the surrender proposal was passed, François, a member of the Socialist Party, hurriedly objected: "You can't surrender right away, or the enemy's plot will succeed.

If you don't want to wear the hat of a traitor and be reviled for a lifetime, we must resist now.

It is not extravagant to hope to defeat the anti-French alliance, at least let the people see our determination to resist.The revolutionary government needs to prove to the outside world with practical actions that we are not traitors. "

Although history is written by the victors, it is not something that can be blamed.If you really wear the hat of a traitor, the revolutionary government will not last long.

In Francois' view, if the revolutionary government wants to gain a foothold, it must do this show, even if it will suffer heavy losses.

A young officer replied angrily: "Mr. François, now it is not a question of whether we want to fight, but that we really can't continue fighting.

The main force has surrendered, what can we do to resist the enemy's invasion? "

Everything is easier said than done. "Resistance" is easy for politicians to say, but they don't need to charge forward anyway, so there is no pressure.

But for the commander of the revolutionary army, it was not easy at all.No one knows the level of the soldiers they lead better than themselves.

It seems that the government army has been defeated, and it seems very powerful. In essence, this is all based on the fact that the government army deliberately releases water.

The French army will be merciful to their subordinates, which does not mean that the anti-French alliance will also be lenient.Bringing a gang of mobs to fight the enemy, it is clear that they are giving away their heads.

As if feeling that his dignity had been challenged, Francois immediately warned: "General Fick, please pay attention to your words. The revolutionary army is invincible, why can't it resist the enemy's invasion?"

Fick's young officer's face darkened, politics is so weird.Knowing that the revolutionary army is a group of mobs, everyone has to regard them as "elite troops".

"Invincible" is only used to shout slogans to boost morale, whoever takes it seriously is a fool.Now it has been placed in the open and has become a sharp weapon in the hands of politicians.

This is also caused by the special circumstances of the revolutionary government. A group of people led the revolution, and now another group of people is in power.

Of course, there are also skills in seizing. The speculators take advantage of the innocence of the revolutionaries and let them command the revolutionary army. It seems that they are maintaining the status quo, but in fact they are taking the opportunity to exclude them from the power system.

Although the status of soldiers in France is not low, it is not so high.Once the identity is limited to the army, it automatically loses the opportunity to compete for the highest political power.

It is true that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, but the problem is that they do not control all military power.After winning the victory of the Paris Revolution, the armed forces in the hands of the revolutionary government were not only the revolutionary army, but also the reorganized Paris City Defense Force and the National Guard.

Compared with the improvised revolutionary army, the revolutionary army adapted later is obviously stronger in combat effectiveness.Strength is the right to speak, which is why there are a large number of royalists mixed in the French Parliament.

Whether you want to admit it or not, the status quo of the revolutionary government in Paris is that the internal royalist party is stronger than the revolutionary party.

Francois seems to be forcing the revolutionary army to go all out, but in fact, isn't he taking the opportunity to weaken the strength of the three royalists?

"Mr. Francois, how long do you think we can hold off the enemy? You must know that once the enemy is approaching the city, Paris is a lonely city.

We do need to show courage to the enemy and secure favorable conditions for negotiations after the war, but only if we can achieve decent results.

This is obviously not something that can be done in a lonely city.There are not many supplies in the city of Paris. After losing foreign aid, even if the enemy does not attack, we will not last long.

If I were the commander of the enemy army, I would besiege Paris, divide my troops to occupy other parts of France, and then delay time.

Once the millions of troops of the Anti-French Alliance disperse in France, you can imagine what kind of damage it will cause.Perhaps even without the need for armistice negotiations, the enemy evacuated France. "

This is not alarmist talk, but will actually happen. "Looting" is a tradition of the European army. If millions of Allied troops are allowed to plunder in mainland France, there will be no problem if they are not evacuated.

Financial loss is only a small problem. I am afraid that the enemy will not be so disciplined and bring them a human tragedy with ten rooms and nine empty rooms.

At that time, it will not be a question of bearing infamy, but whether there will be France or not.Anyway, the anti-French alliance has many members, and more than a dozen countries can endorse each other, and black can become white.

The cruel reality left the main fighters speechless.At this moment, they really realized the difficulty of the government.

……

On October 1891, 10, after a symbolic resistance, the revolutionary government of Paris was forced to surrender to the Allies, which brought an end to the European war that lasted for more than a year.

After accepting the surrender of the French government, regardless of whether the French were willing or not, Albrecht immediately ordered the military to control Paris.

Entering Paris again, Albrecht was filled with emotions. "30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi".He never dreamed that one day he would enter Paris as a conqueror.

The convoy entered the Champs Elysees, looking at the majestic gate ahead, Albrecht frowned, and ordered indifferently: "Send someone to dismantle it!"

In February 1806, Napoleon defeated the Russian-Austrian coalition forces at the Battle of Austerlitz.In order to commemorate this glorious victory, the French government specially built this "Arc de Triomphe" representing the glory of France.

Representing the glory of France does not matter, the key is that Austria has made a stepping stone.In the eyes of Marshal Albrecht, it was a symbol of Austria's humiliation.

In the past, there was no way. Austria did lose in the Battle of Austerlitz, and the victory in the anti-French war was also won by the Russians.

After the end of the last anti-French war, the face-saving Austria was also embarrassed to ask the French to dismantle it at the Vienna Peace Conference.Of course, this may also have something to do with the unfinished project.

It is different now, the Austrian army has entered Paris, so there is no need to keep this obtrusive building.

"and many more!"

Lieutenant General Friedrich persuaded: "Marshal, this gate was built to commemorate Napoleon's victory in the Battle of Austerlitz. With our fall, France has reached its peak.

History is history, even if this gate is removed, it cannot be changed.Instead of this, it is better to keep it as a warning to future generations.

To commemorate this history, I suggest that all post-war treaties be signed under the Arc de Triomphe. "

The fact that the two hated each other so deeply was not due to a defeat in a battle. The Habsburg Dynasty had lost many battles in the past hundreds of years, and I have never seen everyone so moved.

The point is that after the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon forced the Habsburg dynasty to dissolve the Holy Roman Empire, and pressed the face of the Habsburg family to the ground.

As a member of the royal family, there is no one who does not want to come back with revenge.The slow inability of the Bonaparte dynasty to integrate into the circle of European aristocrats has something to do with the retaliation of the Habsburg dynasty.

As if thinking of something, Albrecht smiled slightly: "Friedrich, you are right. History should indeed be remembered.

On this issue, we have to thank the French. If they hadn't helped to record, I'm afraid we might have forgotten that period of history.

Without the spur of this humiliating history, there would be no Austria today.Your suggestion is also very good, I will convey it to the country.

Send an order to send someone to protect the gate and forbid anyone to destroy it. "

There is no doubt that the so-called "remembering history" and "historical spurs" are all nonsense.Maybe it had a deep influence on Albrecht's older people, but it really didn't have much influence on the younger generation.

Time can dilute everything. If it weren't for a sentence mentioned in the history book, it is estimated that many people would not know these things.Deliberately emphasizing these is nothing more than to create a glorious image for the Habsburg dynasty.

Including the signing of the treaty under the "Arch of Triumph", it is not only to humiliate the French, but more importantly, to send a signal to the outside world-the former Holy Roman Empire is coming back.

Chapter 224 Peacekeeper

"The French have surrendered"!

After the news came out, all of Europe was boiling.Although the anti-French alliance had been advancing all the way before this, everyone had expected that the French would be cold this time, but they were still stunned by the news.

For no other reason than the French surrendered too quickly.According to the mainstream view, most people think that France can persist until the end of 1892, and some people even optimistically estimate that the French can persist until 1893.

The early end of the war is naturally a good thing for ordinary people.Without government organization, the folks spontaneously held celebrations.Except for the French, the people of all Europe were immersed in the joy of victory.

Palace of Vienna, Franz got busy as soon as the European War ended.Although plans are made in advance, politics is flexible and needs to be adapted according to actual conditions.

At the very least, the bad things about the internal power struggle in France exceeded Franz's expectations in advance.If it hadn't really happened, who would believe that the bridge that only exists in novels actually happened in the real world?

Putting down the documents in his hands, Franz rubbed his forehead helplessly: "Is the current revolutionary government in Paris capable of controlling France?"

"Disaster!"

Foreign Minister Weisenberg analyzed: "The situation in France is too chaotic. The current revolutionary government in Paris is only the French government in name, and it doesn't even have enough control over Paris, let alone other places.

Neither Napoleon III nor Napoleon IV are ordinary people. During the three to forty years of their reign, the foundation of the Bonaparte dynasty in France has been established.

Although the Bonaparte dynasty has now been overthrown, local officials loyal to them have not been purged.

These people don't buy into the account of the Paris government at all, and some areas have even played the banner of regional autonomy and do not recognize the legitimacy of the Paris revolutionary government.

Especially after the Allied forces entered France, they further attacked the authority of the revolutionary government in Paris, making it even more difficult for them to control the country. "

The revolutionary government's inability to control the country and its collapse at any time bankrupted the plans formulated by the Austrian government in advance.

Signing a treaty does not mean that the matter is over, what is more important is the implementation.There is no doubt that the revolutionary government of Paris, which is unable to control the local area, lacks sufficient executive power.

"If we withdraw our troops, is there any possibility of a civil war in France?"

Frankly speaking, Franz also had some trouble understanding France.In the original time and space of France, the three royalists and the revolutionary party stood side by side, and none of them had the ability to subdue the other three parties.

Under normal circumstances, with such a political situation, civil war may break out at any point on Mars.However, the French in the original time and space quarreled, but the conflict was limited to parliamentary political struggles.

Then, during the long years of quarreling, the rising bourgeoisie became the victor, gradually took power and put an end to the traditional aristocracy.

Weisenberg shook his head: "Theoretically, it is possible, but the situation in France is a bit special. After so many years of evolution, the boundaries between the three major royalist parties are not so clear.

If the situation continues, the most likely possibility is that the royalist party will kill the revolutionary government and establish a new government. "

There is no need to continue to explain, Franz also understands.The bad things among the nobles are unclear and chaotic.

In the past hundred years, there have been countless marriages between the three nobles of the French royalist party. It has long been that there is me in you and you in me, and it is impossible to tell the difference.

In this context, the identity of the royalist party is also changing at any time. It may support Bonaparte today and Orleans tomorrow. Except for a few die-hard supporters, the rest decide their position according to their interests.

Therefore, the revolutionary government that is not one of its own people will be the first to be out.The ability of the bourgeoisie in the original time and space to achieve a counterattack does not mean that the current bourgeoisie can also counterattack.

Napoleon IV's last blow before he ran away greatly weakened the power of the bourgeoisie, especially the financial bourgeoisie suffered heavy losses.

The bourgeoisie who have lost their "ability to make money" are soft-legged shrimp.If you want to make a difference in politics, it will not be achieved overnight.

Without these guys making trouble, Franz couldn't see what the future of France would be like.

Anyway, as soon as the armistice treaty is signed, it is estimated that the end of the revolutionary government in Paris will soon come.Facing a group of old foxes, the new revolutionaries are still too immature.

Prime Minister Karl: "If the situation in France cannot be stabilized, we must plan to garrison troops.

It is conceivable that France will not be peaceful for a long time to come.The endless uprisings may even turn France into a quagmire.

We have given so much for this war, now it is time for our allies to do their part.How can there be such a good thing if you just take the benefits and don't do anything! "

"Just take the benefits and don't do anything", obviously the Russians are talking about it.Despite the efforts of the tsarist government, the French surrendered too quickly, and the Russian army was still one step too late.

In order to win over the Russians, Austria made a big bet.At least 20.00% of war reparations is not easy to get.

The Russians did not contribute to the war. Even if there was an agreement in advance and Austria wanted to fulfill the agreement, the indemnity could be paid in the end.

Unless the tsarist government is willing to wait hundreds of years and 80 years, it is impossible to refuse Austria's reasonable request now.In the eyes of the Vienna government, stationing troops in France is a hard job, but in the eyes of the Russians, it is not necessarily so.

If the news gets out, it is estimated that many Russian soldiers will rush to sign up.It may be a little risky, but the rewards are huge!

Compared with the icy and snowy Russian Empire, France is very rich, and it is a hundred times better than eating bran and swallowing vegetables at home if you take advantage of it casually.

Franz nodded: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicated with allies to form a peacekeeping force, and decided to assign troops according to the actual situation.

Except for Belgium and the German Federation, which have suffered heavy losses, they can freely decide whether to send troops, other countries must send troops to participate in peacekeeping if they want to participate in the distribution of spoils.

In addition, the French navy also dealt with it. The British must have been anxious at this time.If it continues to drag on, maybe the guys from the London government will do stupid things again.

Divide the French warships into a large portion and several small portions, and sell the capital ships together with the subsidiary warships, inviting all countries in the world to participate.

All one-time bids, we also compete.Don't the British want these warships, so let them pay for them! "

Franz also figured it out. Anyway, Fao's hatred has been forged, so he should just do it.

Taking advantage of the unstable situation in France after the war, they sent peacekeeping troops there to further consume the financial resources of the French government.

No money, how to develop armaments?

Without a strong army, how can we talk about a comeback?

……

All Europe is celebrating the victory of the anti-French war, with the exception of Downing Street.Looking at the parade with celebratory flags in the distance, Gladstone felt particularly dazzling.

Although the London government also spoke highly of this anti-French war, it was only because of political needs, and it did not mean that they were really willing to accept the current result.

Politicians and ordinary people are often not on the same channel. The British government does not want the French to be defeated and disrupt the balance of the continent, but the British people are looking forward to the French's bad luck.