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

Finally, at the end of May, after careful discussions between Austria and Hungary, and Hungary's frantic efforts to persuade its citizens, Austria made a huge compromise. First, it recognized Hungary as one of Austria's federal states. As soon as there was something to say, because Austria's losses were too great, it could no longer suppress the chaotic kingdom.

Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I will be crowned King of Hungary, and the Austrian Empire will be formally reorganized into the Austro-Hungarian Commonwealth Empire. The two countries legally jointly have the right to claim and inherit the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire has officially entered the international stage, but compared to the OTL, it is much inferior. There is no natural moat for defense in the north, and there is only one outlet to the sea in the south. The national autonomy in the country is almost reached. One hundred.

Hungary is definitely the most profitable. It has obtained the coveted legislative power, executive power, judicial power, taxation power, coinage power and other messy things. It can already be said to be an independent country, because if Austria wants the Hungarians When you go to do something, the Hungarians won't listen at all. The benefits are already in hand, why should I listen to you?

Moreover, other ethnic groups saw that the Hungarians could get so many benefits from making trouble like this, and they also started to make trouble. Hungary did not expose its trump card prematurely, so it got a better result. Other ethnic groups saw that Austria It no longer has a trump card, and it has agreed to Hungary's autonomy, so most people have begun to take the plunge and turn their bicycles into motorcycles.

But most of them are just small fights. The Austrian Emperor said that I can't defeat Hungary, and I can't defeat you? If you really think that the tiger has fallen into peace, it will no longer be a tiger, right?

Austria still has the assets to deal with these guys. After all, although the standing army has been almost beaten to death, Austria still has tens of thousands of reserve troops, which is more than enough to kill those Tiantengu who are calling out the map cannon.

This small conflict did not bring any benefits to most countries, but Alexander II seemed to be a little bit worried about this matter. People in Tsarist Russia always have a great pursuit of territory, although it is It sucks, but big is good. As the largest country in the world, Tsarist Russia is also a huge threat.

Auguste expressed her wariness towards Tsarist Russia in many places. She did not like Tsarist Russia, not because of whether he was strong or not. Tsarist Russia, the weakest link in imperialism, was certainly not strong, but Tsarist Russia was really strong. It's too big, and it's troublesome to hit it. The best way is to find a way to let it crack on its own.

Old-timer Napoleon has proven to everyone that it is unwise to fight Tsarist Russia, and you cannot feed war with war. Moreover, it is right next to you. If you don't fight it, it will harass you, but the cost of fighting it will be too high. .

Moreover, August did not hope that something like the Soviet Union would emerge on the soil of Tsarist Russia, because it would threaten Germany's military hegemony in Europe. If Germany faced the Soviet Union, it would be impossible to defeat it in a short time. , then we can only fight a war of attrition, and Germany will not have an advantage over the Soviet Union.

Therefore, August also thought about disintegrating Tsarist Russia in the future, and then incorporating Belarus and Ukraine into his own territory to create a living space for the Germans.

However, these are all imaginary things, and there is still no possibility of realization. Moreover, the relationship between Prussia and Tsarist Russia is pretty good now, and August has no thoughts about Tsarist Russia yet.

In the diplomatic arena, Prussia and France have also entered a tit-for-tat phase. Starting in June, Prime Minister Tina began to condemn France's behavior in diplomatic arenas and demanded that France cede Alsace and Lorraine to Prussia.

The Alsace-Lorraine region is a region in eastern France. It is rich in many industrial materials and is very important to France. It is also the barrier between Prussia and France. The invincible Maginot Line was also built along this area.

Before the seventeenth century, this area belonged to the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. In the Treaty of Westphalia during the Thirty Years' War, Alsace-Lorraine was ceded to France. In the world line of otl, Napoleon III lost the Franco-Prussian War and ceded Alsace-Lorraine to Germany, and then Pétain took it back in World War I.

During World War II, Marshal Pétain gave Alsace-Lorraine and half of its land to Nazi Germany. At the end of World War II, de Gaulle took Alsace-Lorraine back from Nazi Germany.

In short, such a small area has changed hands many times between France and Germany, but to be honest, this area has been annexed by France a long time ago. France’s rule here is pretty good. After all, after so many years, the people here are generally Speaks both German and French.

So it doesn't matter to the people of Alsace-Lorraine who it is occupied by. The boss has been changed three times in just fifty years. The people of Alsace-Lorraine said, I am actually okay.

Both France and Germany can claim that this place belongs to them, and everyone has a point, but everyone sounds a bit unreasonable, making it sound like Israel in modern Europe.

Prussia said: "This place has belonged to us Germans since ancient times. Now that we are back, Frenchmen, you should return Alsace-Lorraine! Isn't this our promised land? The French are so shameless, so shameless invaded German territory."

France said: "What the hell are you talking about? We French have lived here for more than two hundred years. If you say you want to go back, you have to go back? When we occupied this place, you Prussia didn't know which camp you were in." "

The Ming Dynasty, which was far to the east, had something to say at this time: "Damn it, you have shamelessly invaded my territory, and I have claimed it. The ancients said that the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's territory. Minister, the sun, moon, mountains and rivers will always be there, and the Ming Dynasty will always be there. According to you, the whole world should belong to my Ming Dynasty."

The Indian said: "Have you ever considered my feelings? No! You only think about yourself!"

When Napoleon III faced Tina's diplomatic game, everyone was stunned. Damn it, you are so shameless. What happened hundreds of years ago and you still have the nerve to bark here? Do you still want to show your face, your promised land? I still have the Promised Land, but according to your statement, most of your Prussian territory still belongs to France. Why don’t you give me back the Rhineland?

Even Napoleon III might be too young, and there are people who have been wandering for two thousand years and come back to seize the property of the aboriginal people.