Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

Of course, wars can’t just be fought, and Tina is not that casual. It’s very cool to declare war casually and then draw parallels, but she is not a fool. Although in many technical aspects, everyone occasionally feeds each other, but this But for the war, although Tina has made all preparations, she still has to ensure that other powers will not intervene in this war.

If there is a conflict with other big countries in Europe, such as France, then Prussia will definitely not be able to defeat France, let alone a home battle. For the French army, as long as Napoleon III is not allowed to go to the front line, it will not be a draw every minute. Prussian army.

The Prussian army deployed less than [-] troops in the Rhineland. Facing the French army's [-] troops, perhaps when Prussia transferred its troops in Berlin, it would not go to fight the French, but to fight against the French. Forty thousand soldiers collected the corpses.

There is also the need to pull Austria. In Tina’s plan, Austria must take the lead. Although she is very reluctant, Austria is indeed stronger than Prussia. It is also the boss of the German Confederation. Pulling him is also to prevent Tsarist Russia is causing trouble.

The relationship between Tsarist Russia and Prussia was normal, but when Prussia annexed Japan, the situation changed. The two countries had territorial conflicts on Sakhalin Island. Although the Ming Dynasty still nominally controlled Sakhalin Island, it lost the First Far East War. After that, the Ming Dynasty had lost control of Sakhalin Island. Japan and Tsarist Russia, which were closest to here, began to compete for the sovereignty here. On the one hand, Tsarist Russia wanted a new outlet to the sea, but it did not dare to directly attack the Ming Dynasty, so it could only try Take Sakhalin.

It is definitely impossible for Japan to let Tsarist Russia come so close to itself, otherwise it will be very difficult for itself. However, when it was annexed by Prussia later, it became a territorial dispute between Prussia and Tsarist Russia in the Far East. Prussia will definitely also They did not want Tsarist Russia to control Sakhalin Island, so they gave the Japanese better weapons to fight Tsarist Russia. The result was very reasonable. The Japanese fought with the Tsarist Russian army at a [-]-[-] draw.

Although the relationship between the two countries is not at the same level, the relationship between the two countries is very delicate. Tina does not want Tsarist Russia to mess with her mentality. Although Tsarist Russia’s military is weak, it is still a great power, and its overall national strength is not weaker than Prussia. In a fight, Although Prussia will not definitely lose, it will also be severely damaged, so there is no need.

It is better to bring Austria to check and balance Tsarist Russia. For this reason, Prussia lowered its stature and treated Austrian Prime Minister Reina. The attitude is worth pondering.

"Denmark wants to annex Schleswig and Holstein? Our country does not support this. This will cause opposition from the German nation." Reiner's words stopped abruptly. No support means no objection. Tina followed Reina had guessed that Austria would react like this before the meeting, so she was not too panicked.

Tina flattered, "Austria's powerful army is the backbone of the entire German Confederation. As the benchmark of the Prussian nation, the German people need Austria to protect them. Germany cannot lack Austria."

Reina said contemptuously, "You were not so weak at the Frankfurt Conference. Miss Bismarck, how could Bismarck, the former iron-blooded prime minister, not even be able to handle a small Denmark?"

Reina must know why Tina came to beg him, it must be because of Britain! In order to protect its position as maritime hegemony, Britain must not give Prussia access to the North Sea. This was Reiner's idea.

It's a pity that he guessed wrong. Tina was afraid of Tsarist Russia, but it wasn't wrong. Anyway, Reina knew that Prussia now wanted something from him, so he was very proud.

Tina replied, "Of course, we are naturally inferior to the Austrian Empire. The Austrian army is far superior to Prussia. This is also for the national unity of the Germans. As the leader of the German Confederation, Austria should send troops to assist Schleswig. Germans.”

"What about Prussia? Prussia has been so vocal recently, how could it do nothing in this war? What do you want?"

"I can guarantee in the name of the Prussian Prime Minister that Prussia has no territorial demands for Schleswig and Holstein. We will not annex Holstein and Schleswig. We just do not want Denmark to have these two A principality, if Austria wants it, then give it to Austria."

This is quite tempting. In fact, these two pieces of land are not of great significance to Austria, but since Prussia can guarantee that it does not want these territories, Austria is also happy to flex its muscles and help the German people there.

While Austria wants to dominate the German Confederation, Tina said that Prussia is still willing to recognize that the leader of the German Confederation will always be Austria, and Prussia has no intention of becoming the leader of Germany.

"Miss Bismarck, I hope you will remember what you said. Austria will support its compatriots."

Tina's first step was completed. Next, she had to get the endorsement of Napoleon III. Tina had already thought about how to persuade the French Emperor.

Tina finally met Napoleon III at the Palace of Versailles as scheduled at the end of November. Napoleon III was smarter than Franz and was also a good player at playing politics.

"Long time no see, Ms. Bismarck."

"Presumably His Majesty Napoleon should know what our needs are, so I won't keep silent. What do you think of Denmark's new constitution?"

"Denmark? Its goal is to annex Schleswig and Holstein. France has no interest here, but Denmark has always been an ally of France. If the German Confederation wants to participate, France may be forced to get involved. "Napoleon III's intention was obvious. He did not want Prussia to be involved in this matter.

"Really? We have no territorial requirements for Denmark, nor are we interested in its colonies. As long as France does not interfere in the conflict between the German Confederation and Denmark, we can ignore the rest."

"Oh? What if I want both Denmark and Prussia?"

"Does France want to go to war with Prussia?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. After all, we also need to protect our security and territorial integrity."

"If France is determined to go to war, then Prussia will naturally respond, but compared to the benefits brought by the war, why don't you want Denmark's interests?"

Napoleon III thought about it and found that Denmark was indeed easier to bully. Compared with Prussia, which had relatively strong industrial strength, Denmark was even more of a soft persimmon, and its colonies were also wanted by France.

"France will remain neutral in this war, but this war must be led by Austria. What France needs is Danish colonies."

"If this was what France wanted, Prussia would not interfere."