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At the end of November, the climate in Guangzhou is no longer hot, and from this season, it is the most pleasant time for the entire Lingnan region. Emperor Long Yufei especially loved this kind of weather.

Now, the construction of the new capital of the empire, Huaxia City, has begun, and the first phase of the project is expected to be completed by the second half of next year. The Imperial Palace, the buildings of the Cabinet Ministries, and the offices of important military organs will be completed one after another. Long Yufei plans to officially move the capital to Huaxia City in the second half of next year. There, it will serve as the capital of the empire, and will always be there.

On November 28, after the regular imperial meeting, Long Yufei asked Prime Minister Li Decheng, Foreign Minister Lin Zihao, Chief of General Staff General Niu Meng, and Minister of Operations Lieutenant General Sun Hao to stay. In addition, Lieutenant General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, also rushed to the palace. Long Yufei needs to listen to relevant international reports, and then discuss with everyone how the empire should make decisions next, etc.

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire signed a peace treaty yesterday in Prague. The war between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire, ended. The Prussians, won the war! Lieutenant General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, said to Long Yufei.

Long Yufei nodded, the victory of the Kingdom of Prussia in this war was completely expected by him. Without the help of the Russians, and the support of the Italians, the Austrian Empire was no match for the Kingdom of Prussia at all. Even the vast majority of the German Confederation sided with the Austrian Empire. He supported the Austrian Empire's war with the Kingdom of Prussia, but it still did not change the final outcome. Despite the fact that the war was almost twenty years ahead of schedule. However, the final ending is exactly the same as what Long Yufei remembers.

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Prussia renounced its claim to the Austrian Empire for war reparations. At the very least, Austria was required not to interfere in the German civil war and to dissolve the German Confederation. In addition, a number of countries were annexed. Lieutenant Luo Hongtao continued.

"Awesome! The Prussians made this move. Nor to the contradictions between excessive planning and the Austrian Empire. In this way, they will also be able to establish a leading position among the many German states! Foreign Minister Lin Zihao praised.

Long Yufei also deeply believes that the historical Austro-Hungarian Empire. Didn't he become a hardcore ally of Germany? This has a lot to do with the fact that the Kingdom of Prussia did not excessively weaken the Austrian Empire during the Austro-Prussian War.

"Who is the one in charge of the negotiations in the Kingdom of Prussia?" Long Yufei asked.

"His Majesty, is a man named Otto. Feng. Bismarck's young officer. Despite being only 32 years old. But. He has become the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia! The MIA predicts that he may be able to ascend to a higher position in the future! Lieutenant General Luo Hongtao replied.

"Bismarck? Did it rise early? Long Yufei said secretly. Sure enough, gold shines everywhere. The appearance of Long Yufei, a little butterfly, changed history, but it also made an outstanding figure like Bismarck rise in advance. For the Empire, it is not known whether it is advantageous or disadvantageous.

Subsequently, Lieutenant General Luo Hongtao told Long Yufei about the general course of the war. and the content of the Prague Treaty.

The Austro-Prussian War was mainly fought in Bohemia. Initially, the Prussian army reached the line from Seidenberg to Tsitau. This was followed by the Battle of Dresden between the Prussian and Austrian armies. Moltke, the chief of staff of the Prussian army, carefully planned the battle formation and concentrated firepower to attack Austria. When the Austrian army concentrated on the invasion of Silesia. He moved his troops to Saxony and Bohemia, where he joined Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, who had already assembled a large army there. Subsequently, the Prussian army attacked in a big way, defeating the Austrians at the Battle of Königretz. The Austrian army had an advantage in numbers, but the number of dead and wounded was seven times that of the Prussian army, all because the Prussian army was well-equipped and strategically appropriate. The Austrians were crushed and soon forced to sue for peace.

With the exception of Saxony, the influence of other states on the war was limited. Hanover's army defeated the Prussian army at the Second Battle of Batlangensalza, but was soon besieged by a large army and surrendered. The Prussian army confronted Bavaria head-on on the Main and fought at Nuremberg and Frankfurt. Würzburg in Bavaria was besieged by the Prussian army, but did not surrender until the armistice.

The Austrians had a great advantage over the Italian army, defeating the Italian army in the naval battles of the Battle of Kustoza and the Battle of Lisa. Garibaldi organized a rebel army, routed the Austrians, captured part of Trentino, and marched to Trento. However, there was an armistice between Prussia and Austria, and the Italian government had no choice but to negotiate peace with Austria. Under the Treaty of Prague, Austria ceded Venice to Italy.

The main elements of the Treaty of Prague included that Austria should not interfere in the internal affairs of Germany and dissolve the German Confederation; The Kingdom of Prussia annexed Schleswig-Holstein, Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, Nassau and Frankfurt; Austria allowed the formation of the North German Confederation headed by Prussia, and Austria was not allowed to participate or intervene; The states of South Germany (Bavaria, Württemberg, Baden, Hesse. Darmstad) still did not join the German Confederation, forming a number of pro-French, ambiguous alliances; Austria ceded Venesia to Italy. However, due to Austria's resounding victory on the battlefield against Italy, Austria refused to cede Venesia directly to Italy, but instead transferred Venesia to French President Charles Brown, a war mediator. Bonaparte, and then France gave Venesia to the Kingdom of Italy.

The Kingdom of Prussia concluded the lenient Treaty of Prague with the Austrian Empire, winning Austria's trust and gaining neutrality in the Franco-Prussian War. In addition, after the war, Prussia led the establishment of the North German Confederation, which was a big step towards the unification of Germany. The four states of South Germany remained under French influence and did not join the German Confederation. Therefore, Prussia only needed to solve the French threat in order to complete the cause of German unification. Later, during the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia provoked German nationalism, causing the southern German states to fight alongside the Kingdom of Prussia. In the end, the Kingdom of Prussia won the war and unified all of Germany. Of course, that's all for later!

The war had a profound impact on the political forces in Europe, and the Austrian Empire ceded the province of Venetian to Italy, losing its influence over the former member states of the German Confederation. The defeat of Austria was a crisis to Habsburg rule; A year after the war, the empire needed to negotiate with Hungary to change to a dual monarchy, Austria-Hungary.

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Prussia has now defeated the Austrian Empire and is the de facto leader of the many German states. However, the four southern states are still entangled with the French. If the Kingdom of Prussia wants to unify Germany, I am afraid that it will not be able to bypass the hurdle of France. And what will be the position of the empire then? Prime Minister Li Decheng asked. Although he will soon step down as the prime minister of the empire, he is still very concerned about this matter. After all, the change of the Empire's overseas allies will have a great impact on the Empire's overseas interests, and it must be done carefully.

"Prime Minister, this is a matter that has already been decided. The Empire's support for the Kingdom of Prussia will not change! Long Yufei said firmly. The Kingdom of Prussia launched a war of unification twenty years ahead of schedule, and this result was only due to his pushing. Long Yufei hopes that the emergence of a strong Germany, in this way, will help to disintegrate the entire Western countries. Once Germany completes its unification, a strong state will be formed in the middle of Europe. When the time comes, whether it is France, Great Britain, or Russia, they will have to beware of this powerful neighbor. The nascent German Empire was surrounded by the European powers, and the only way to expand further was to defeat them. However, the European powers were not as powerful as the newly unified German Empire. The German Empire would have to rely on the Chinese Empire. This was conducive to the Chinese Empire's use of Germany to contain the European countries and complete the Empire's deployment around the world.

"Your Majesty, when war breaks out between France and the Kingdom of Prussia, shall we provide substantial support to the Kingdom of Prussia? France is also an ally of ours, and if we do that, I'm afraid it's not good! Foreign Minister Lin Zihao also said.

"Let's see when the time comes! Perhaps, without our support, the Kingdom of Prussia will be able to defeat France! Long Yufei said with a smile. As a traverser, he naturally knows the strength of the Kingdom of Prussia.

"It's true that the French aren't very authentic. They were the last to land in the North American war. They waited until both the Empire and the Kingdom of Spain launched a war before they sent troops to land in the United States, didn't the intention was to let the Empire and the Kingdom of Spain contain the main force of the Americans for them, and then sit back and reap the benefits? In addition, the target of the French attack was the northeastern United States. It is the most industrially developed region in the United States. If France succeeds in defeating the United States and seizing these regions, France's industrial power will increase dramatically, and it will even have an advantage in North America. From this, you can see the ambition of the French! General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said.

Long Yufei nodded, Charles. Bonaparte, later Napoleon III, was originally a hero, and Long Yufei never really trusted such an ally. The alliance with France was only to deal with the threat of the British. Now the empire was strong, even without the support of France, it was enough to deal with the British. The role of France began to be greatly reduced. The Kingdom of Prussia, on the other hand, was the ally that the empire needed. One more point, the Kingdom of Prussia did not have a navy, to be precise, there was no strong navy, which would not pose a threat to the overseas interests of the empire! (To be continued......)