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

August couldn't say whether he wanted hegemony or not. He would definitely be lying if he said he didn't want it. In this world, a thousand-year law has been that a strong country must hegemony. He may say some nice words, but in reality he will do it. If you get up, you are still trying to increase your influence so that you can gain hegemony in your own circle.

Of course, it doesn’t make sense if you say you’re wrong. That’s how it is. Powerful countries will of course want to be stronger, so they can’t let new powerful countries affect their status. Therefore, the war will continue until the number of people in this world is less than or equal to one. , then the war will be completely over.

August could not change all this. She could only improve her national strength as much as possible so that Prussia would achieve a brilliant victory in the next war and realize the unification of the German Empire.

Facing the maid with whom he got along day and night, August revealed his true feelings, "I want German hegemony...I want Germany to become a powerful country in the world, and I even want Germany to become a superpower." ...But this is unrealistic after all. Even if we join forces with Britain, Lilian will not allow Germany to threaten Britain's status. It is because Germany cannot threaten Britain that Lilian joins forces with us. "

"Miss August...it's a bit weird to always say this. Can I just call you August?"

"Well, it doesn't matter, Tina just called me that."

"As for August, actually... I don't like war. To be honest, I once thought that if August could become the king of Prussia, maybe Prussia wouldn't have to fight... If it rises peacefully, even if it doesn't It is understood that I actually still hope in my heart that Greater Germany can be unified peacefully, as long as there is no war..."

August lowered his head, "Although I don't want to admit it, war is indeed an indispensable part of Germany's rise... For the future of the German nation, war is necessary..."

"Really...I don't understand many things...politics and war are things I don't understand. Can I solve your problems like this? My Highness..." Valentina He hugged Auguste and stroked her head.

August couldn't help but think that he really didn't have any dignity in front of his best friend, "Well, of course, we are friends after all..."

After breaking free from Valentina's arms, August couldn't help but start thinking, is there any way to peacefully incorporate Austria into his territory? Could it be that he is following Mustache's lead and putting pressure on Austria?

But Prussia had beaten Austria so badly before, would the Austrians really buy it?

At this time, the whole of Austria was in dire straits. They gathered in front of Schönbrunn Palace to protest. King Franz spent every day in depression. The government of the previous Prime Minister Richard completely collapsed under the turbulent public opinion. , the newly appointed Austrian Prime Minister Froese has white hair, and he temporarily took the blame.

After the end of the Austro-Prussian War, Austria struggled for another year. Finally, it could no longer hold on. Hungary, as the largest kingdom in the Austrian Empire, took the lead in attacking. They also elected a prime minister to come to power, named András. When András met Franz at Schönbrunn Palace, he said directly, "Hungary will consider independence from the Austrian Empire and form a new kingdom."

The people of Franz are all confused, you little bastard Hungary, why are you arguing for independence every day? During the Austro-Prussian War, you didn’t help us when we were in trouble. You barked at dogs for a long time and you suppressed a bunch of new recruits with grimaces. When you go to the battlefield, you can't even fire a cannon, you spill water on your crotch, and you still let the dog bark when you can't come back. Doesn't it seem that we in Austria don't treat you lightly? Why are you so shameless?

Andrássy said that you are so fucked up. If we Hungary hadn’t helped you, half of the foreign legionnaires at the beginning were my Hungarians and they would have given their heart and soul to your Austria. But in the end, you were lucky and invested almost [-] in Hungary. All the troops were flushed down the sewers. Just think of yourself as a loser. You can't kill less than [-] Prussians after more than [-] people died, right?

Even if you were holding [-] pigs, you could hold off the Prussian army for several months. You had an army of more than [-] people, and you still had at least [-] more troops to follow. But in the end, you were invaded Vienna in just one month? You said you didn't mean to play us? Who would believe it? You're the one who forced us to drag all the young and middle-aged Hungarians to die, and then you kindly squeezed in some people to help you, and you still say that we are cheating? What's wrong with you?

Franz became more and more excited as he spoke, and András became more and more excited as he spoke. The two of them exchanged famous quotes and greeted each other's ancestors for eighteen generations, although it is possible that if they look up a few generations, they may find that they are probably the same ancestor. of.

But that didn't stop anything. Andrász showed off, "We in Hungary want to break away from Austria. You agree or disagree!"

How should I put it? In the past, I merged with you because I couldn't beat you. Now you, an old boy, have lost so much territory and basically wiped out the National Defense Force. You are still barking like a dog with us. Do you really think we are vegetarians?

After Andras left, Franz could only hold back the anger in his heart. He had no choice. He had lost a large number of troops. If Hungary really wanted to rebel, he would not be able to resist it!

Franz had borrowed many loans from France. He wanted to rely on the aid from France to support the entire empire. However, it was discovered later that the problem seemed to be getting more and more serious. Many Austrians were clamoring that the Austrian government was acting like this. Okay, [-] versus [-]. What's your advantage?

There are a total of three armies with [-] people. If you can defeat [-] against [-], do you still want to be embarrassed?

Franz said, Woz, we have already reached Vienna before we have mobilized Prussia. What can I do? But the people didn't care about this. They expressed strong protest against this. If it turned out to be like this, they might as well merge with Prussia to form Greater Germany instead of doing all these bells and whistles.

Franz definitely cannot accept this kind of proposal! At that time, I will probably only be a marquis, but according to the Prussian constitution, I may only be a rich man this time. Although there is nothing wrong with being a rich man, it is very embarrassing, right? How to explain to the ancestors next door?

Franz firmly resisted, and in April, Hungary formally applied to Austria. The Kingdom of Hungary would become independent from the Austrian Empire and form a new Kingdom of Hungary.

This Kingdom of Hungary is much larger than the Hungary after World War I, including some territories in Slovakia and Romania. In various senses, if Austria can still be considered a semi-powerful country, then after losing Hungary, Austria may only be It could be a second-rate country in Europe.