Chapter 213 Execution of the National Thief

Since Prime Minister Felix's visit to the German state, the topic of unification has been hot in the media. It seems that if you don't talk about this topic for a day, you will be eliminated from this world.

Especially after the failure of Felix's trip to Bavaria, the impact was even greater, and German nationalism was naturally a big disappointment.

Regardless of whether they agree with the Shinra Empire or not, they have to admit that this is the most likely solution to the unification of the German region.

When the unified plan of the Bavarian government appeared, it was immediately passed on to all parts of Germany by interested people, causing a sensation.

Austria is naturally disdainful, and the three-legged confrontation also depends on strength. Although the Kingdom of Prussia is only a medium-sized country, its military force has reached the level of the great powers, and it is barely qualified.

But what about Bavaria? How can they achieve equal status by representing many small states? Who agreed?

If their strength is close to that of Prussia, then there is no need to say that a tripartite confrontation is inevitable. Austria doesn't need to go west either, it just needs to operate the Balkans honestly.

The Kingdom of Prussia also doesn't buy it. The three-legged political system won't get them any benefits. Whether it is the Little German Project or the North and South German Project, it is more in their interests than this one.

The two big countries were just dissatisfied, and they laughed it off. At most, the Bavarian government was ridiculed in the newspapers for its overreaching.

The small states in the German region are fried, and they are represented like this. Do we agree?

As soon as he was guided by the newspaper, public opinion exploded in an instant. All kinds of trolls have appeared, and it seems that they will feel uncomfortable if they don't scold Bavaria again.

The Rheinland Journal directly published an article "Bavarian Ambition", which also published the Bavarian government's strategic plan to annex the German states. The steps are as detailed as the real thing.

It's true, it's fake, no one cares about this. Anyway, everyone thinks it's true. Otherwise, with so many states in the German region, how could it be the cabinet of the Three Kingdoms?

If they can't be annexed, why represent them in the Empire?

It didn't take long for someone to find out that Bavaria colluded with Britain, France and Russia in an attempt to kick Austria and Prussia out of the plan to split Germany and Italy.

This is true, because Britain and France did make this proposal, and the Bavarian government was willing to accept it. It's just that before it could start, it was strangled in the cradle by Austria and Prussia.

Even the Bavarian government has implicitly supported this theory. It's just that the influence is too small to occupy the mainstream in the Kingdom of Bavaria, let alone promote it.

Now the media is naturally talking nonsense, and a newspaper that does not carry out artistic processing has the nerve to say that it is a news person?

Franz admitted that he paid, and without the Austrian government, there are so many newspapers in the German region, and it is impossible to have such a neat black Bavaria.

Of course, there must be something to do with this decision-making mistake by the Bavarian government, who placed too much importance on the support of the foreign powers.

This is a common problem in small countries. It must be done with the eyes of the foreign powers, and it will inevitably be affected by the accumulation of time.

People are ambitious, and Maximilian II was no exception. Balancing Austria and Prussia every day can get tiresome over time.

As soon as Britain, France and Russia agitated, such ambitions could no longer be held back. In theory, Bavaria's plan is not without success. If history does not change, the three-point German plan is likely to become a reality.

It's just that the difficulty of this diplomatic operation is relatively high, and the Kingdom of Bavaria also needs to open up a little, and it must have at least 200,000 elite divisions.

As long as the surprise attack on the Kingdom of Prussia succeeds after Prussia defeats Austria, then the Bavarian strategy will succeed. This success rate is a bit scary.

Anyway, Britain, France and Russia will support them. As long as they recklessly win this wave, they will win. The strategy of small countries is to rely on gambling. How can they counterattack if they dare not gamble?

The probability of success is even lower now. Austria has not embarked on the road of failure, and its comprehensive strength is at least two Bavaria higher than the same period in history, which is completely incomparable.

Whether there is a chance or not, there is always a dream. Just as Franz also wanted to unify the entire German region?

Because it was really impossible, I had to settle for the next best thing and implement the South German plan, and the difficulty dropped to a controllable range in an instant.

Even the implementation of the South German strategy has been split up. The first step is to win Bavaria. If you have achieved this, then talk about other things. Nothing can be done.

This Bavarian distribution strategy also appeared, and it appeared in the newspapers.

The first step is to create an excuse to join Prussia, Britain, France and Russia to kick Austria out of the German Confederation;

The second step is to combine Britain, France and Russia to kick Prussia out of the German Confederation;

third step,……

No matter how fucked up these plans are, everyone is still angry. Isn't the Bavarian government's plan an insult to everyone's IQ?

Even Maximilian II was angry, and he dared to swear to God with his conscience that such a plan of the middle school had absolutely nothing to do with him.

Of course, the Bavarian government has nothing to do with it. Even if there is such an idea, everyone just thinks about it in a dream. Who dares to let these contents appear on paper?

And even if it's arranging, it's a bit more reliable anyway, right? The first step is to force Austria out of the game by the hands of the foreign powers, which is impossible.

The Prussians have nothing to say, they sure want to see Austria roll

Egg. The question is, who doesn't know that the British and French pk hairy bears have made a real fire. Why did Bavaria let them unite?

At least there must be common interests, right? For example, Austria committed public anger and was boycotted by everyone, but hasn't this happened yet?

Could Bavaria unite with Prussia to get Austria out of it? It is estimated that as soon as this plan is proposed, the Austrians will be furious.

Does anyone believe in such a secondary plan? The answer is: yes, and many more.

At least Franz believed it, and so did the Austrian government. On April 11, 1853, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a diplomatic note to the Bavarian government, warning the Bavarian government not to play with fire.

There was an uproar in public opinion, but there were still many people who supported it. After all, Austria was only a diplomatic warning, and many small German states seemed relieved.

If it is really hands-on, it will be different, and many people's concepts will change again. This reason is not sufficient.

Franz was a good-tempered emperor, who would not be angry and start his army, just added another note to the note after the casus belli.

After being warned, the Bavarian government immediately clarified that the above situation was slander and that they had absolutely no plans to split Germany.

After the episode, the third wave of public opinion campaigns ended, and the fourth wave of public opinion campaigns began.

Entering May, the new topic of the German region has become "how to unify the German region".

This topic is very sensitive. The governments of various countries are silent, but the people are talking about it. The most lost Shinra faction, they were the first to be eliminated.

The Bavarian government acted as a scapegoat and became the target of everyone's anger. Of course, in the view of Maximilian II, it was worth it. Although he received a lot of scolding, he got a benefit.

Britain, France and Russia all publicly issued diplomatic statements, slamming the reconstruction of Shinra as an unstable factor undermining the balance of Europe, and warning Austria not to play with fire.

Then, Franz didn't bother to look at it, just tossed these notes into a corner, and it was over.

The Bavarian government has been highly praised by the foreign powers. If it were not for the contradictions between Britain, France and Russia, they would have to personally come to help Bavaria achieve its strategic goals.

It is estimated that Maximilian II does not believe this statement, just listen to the diplomatic words. This is just the foreign powers cheering them on. If you really believe it, you are ready to cry!

On the surface, the Kingdom of Bavaria had the upper hand in this political game. Austria had just threatened them, and he was immediately warned by the powers.

Comparing all the plans together, everyone found helplessly that the first to be eliminated is the most likely to succeed, and the opportunity for the second-year juniors to perform has come.

"When the door to peace is closed, then force will be the only option, and Germany will be united."

When this slogan was shouted, it quickly spread in the German region. The middle two boys didn't know what it meant, so they shouted.

In an instant, many people were frightened, especially the governments of many small states. They were the most worried about the military control of Germany.

The interests of everyone in the reconstruction of Shinra are still guaranteed. Once it becomes a unified country by force, there is no doubt that they are the part that will be unified.

The reunification of the country completed through bloodshed will naturally kill them, the reactionaries who undermine the unity of the country, and the fireworks in the German region are getting stronger and stronger.

The time Franz was waiting for has come, the mass base has been prepared, the enthusiasm of the people has been ignited, and everyone has no choice but to accept the reality of the unification of Germany by force.

It can't be delayed at this time, the enthusiasm of the people cannot last, and when they calm down, it will be too late.

The momentum of the hard-liners within the Austrian government began to rise, and on June 1, 1853, Prime Minister Felix delivered the Iron Curtain speech at the Vienna National Assembly.

"After days of hard work, our plan to unify Germany by peaceful means ended in failure due to the collusion of thieves and foreign thieves.

But Germany will eventually be unified, which is the mission given to us by history.

At this time, perhaps we should change the way to achieve national reunification.

The great Germany has been full of iron and blood since its birth, and now we have no choice.

Since someone has forced us to take this step, then use iron and serum to sweep this rotten world and create a new splendor of this empire!

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Everyone knows that Austria has changed. The prime minister of the main peace faction became the main war faction, and Austria's national policy underwent a major change.

In the following days, high-level Austrian leaders gave speeches like this one after another, and the Austrian government all became the main war faction.

In short: we love peace, but we love Germany more, and we will not hesitate to fight for the unity of Germany.

These public statements instantly caused an uproar in public opinion in the German region, and many people suddenly reacted, is this war coming?

Without making everyone wait long, on June 5, 1853, Franz published the Letter to the German National.

"Peace is dead, and there is only one road to German unification, and that is war.

History has given responsibility, and I cannot escape it, because of the deep love I have for this land and this country.

In order to avoid the division of the German region, we must eliminate any possibility of trying to divide Germany.

Now in the witness of God, I have decided to kill the thieves of the country and remove a hook

A foreign thief, an attempt to split the corrupt regime in the German region.

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Believe it or not, Franz decided that the Bavarian government colluded with Britain, France and Russia in an attempt to split Germany.

The Letter to the German National is a declaration of war. At the same time that Franz issued the declaration, the Austrian government had already submitted the declaration of war to Bavaria.

The cover of the book of war is astonishingly: Punish the thieves of the country.

The Bavarian government, which has not yet reacted, was dumbfounded. The attitude of the Austrian government changed too fast.

You must know that not long ago, the powers collectively warned Austria that under normal circumstances, they could not use force in this context.

Maximilian II did not have the time to investigate why, and immediately ordered: "Immediately ask Britain, France and Russia for help, and ask them to intervene; immediately carry out national mobilization in the country, and at the same time ask for help from the countries in the German region, ask them to send troops to support immediately."

Prime Minister August added: "Your Majesty, we must immediately clarify to the outside world that the Austrian government must not admit the crime that the Austrian government has placed on our head, otherwise it will be finished."

The military issue is good to say, even if they lose the war and the foreign powers intervene, they still have a chance to keep their power; if they fail politically, even if they drive out the Austrians, they have nothing to do with them.

Foreign Minister Buckhouse exclaimed: "No, the Austrians have a premeditated plan, we are in!"

Maximilian asked eagerly: "What's going on? Say it!"

Foreign Minister Buckhouse's face sank, and he said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, public opinion is very unfavorable to us, and a series of events have happened before, which have tied us together with Britain, France and Russia.

I am afraid that in the eyes of many German people, we are national thieves who collude with foreign thieves. Even if we explain, it is impossible to reverse this situation in a short time.

Austria's influence in Bavaria is very large, if the people think we are thieves, then I'm afraid..."

Before he could finish speaking, everyone knew what happened. At this time, if Britain, France and Russia jumped out to intervene, it would prove that the Bavarian government colluded with them. If they did not intervene, Austria would be able to swallow Bavaria in one bite.

This is a dilemma. How to choose the front is a pit, it is nothing more than a question of which one to jump.

Maximilian II said fiercely: "I can't care about that much, let's get through this hurdle first.

Most of the Austrians took the risk because they saw that Britain, France and Russia were fighting fiercely and could not make concerted efforts to interfere in their actions.

But they don't know that we have an agreement with Britain, France and Russia, and they will definitely intervene.

A unified German Empire is too terrifying for any European power to tolerate this happening.

Austria's shot now means they are out of the game. We must take this opportunity to kick them out of Germany! "