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Excluding Great Britain, which was destined to side with the Ottoman Turks, Prime Minister Gochakov was able to convince only the last Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the rise of the Pan-Slavist movement in the Balkans, the millions of Serbs under the Austro-Hungarian Empire also smelled the breath of independence and prepared to begin planning a northern disengagement when Ottoman Turkey was falling apart.

This is an absolutely intolerable upheaval for Joseph, who will never allow Russia to make any threatening moves against the Balkans. This is to touch the austro-Hungarian confinement. Originally, he was reluctant to allow Count Andrrashy to arrange a meeting with Prime Minister Gochakov. However, the message brought by the Russian ambassador in Vienna instantly dispelled Joseph's doubts.

Russia said that the two sides were negotiable about Serbia. They could not extend their hand to Serbia, but would be willing to cede to Vienna, hoping that the Viennese side would remain neutral in the event of a war waged by Russia.

King Joseph thought about it for a long time, and finally consulted with Count Andrassy, and it was obvious that the cake was too tempting for Vienna, but he was also afraid that the Russians had mixed rat poison into the tempting and delicious cake.

"Will the Russians do it behind their backs? Not really. After all, St. Petersburg was the only one in Europe who wanted to start a war, and the most important prerequisite for Alexander's success in taking Constantinople was that his opponent was only a waste Turkish sultan, not a direct face against the British fleet. But I don't understand. ”

Count Andrách took out from his pocket a telegram from Berlin, which recorded a secret agreement between Bismarck and Prime Minister Gochakov.

"St. Petersburg was willing to support Berlin's offensive against France and to send troops to occupy the disputed lands. Now that Tsar Alexander is still saddled with billions of francs in debt, does he want to try to get rid of it through this war? But if they anger the current French president, I am afraid that the plot of the Crimean War will be repeated, and then the war in Russia will be in vain. I really don't understand what the hell he's trying to do. ”

Gochakov's actions were the most incomprehensible of all, Berlin did not have time to pay attention to the war in the far east, but the French were different, they invested a lot of money in the Russian Empire and it is likely that with this war will disappear, and then the embarrassed and angry Paris will definitely be on the side of London, and there is no doubt that Russia will be able to win the Sultan. But he was definitely no match for the two colonial empires.

"Could it be that there is already a secret agreement between Prime Minister Gochakov and Paris, so he deliberately promised Russia to express neutrality in the Franco-German war."

King Joseph put forward his own vision, and he always felt that the purpose behind Paris was not so simple.

What's in it for them? France had already shown its weakness in the last war crisis, and if it had not been for the coordination between Britain and Russia, perhaps war would have broken out long ago. Many people have seen from this that France is far less influential than it used to be, unless they can defeat Germany again, but we all know that this is a fantasy. And if Germany once again promised France, then France would really be completely abolished. ”

Count Andrashi's explanation for Prime Minister Gochakov was opportunistic, because France was far less influential than before, so he thought that even if Russia offended France, they would not say much. That's why he dared to make a move to challenge France's bottom line. What if France was crippled by Germany? That's the best, he can rely on billions of francs in one go, and it is estimated that he can vomit blood from Napoleon's anger.

"If Russia makes concessions with Serbia and does not block our actions in the Balkans, hehe, let alone support Russia for a war with Ottoman Turkey, even if they go to war directly with Britain, we will be silent. If Gochakov had managed to keep all the forces neutral, the situation would have looked good. ”

"In this way, all eyes will be on the French, because they will become an indispensable force again." The British would desperately rally him against Russia, while Germany would be more likely to provoke a war between the two countries. ”

The more he thought about it, the more wrong it became, and he always felt that French President Napoleon was deliberately provoking a war, but he couldn't figure out what the benefits of Paris doing this were.

However, at this time, he had no time to deal with other people's family affairs, and a month later Prime Minister Gochakov began to visit Vienna, and the two sides began to formally sign a meeting.

At the conference table, Russia made the following commitments to Austria-Hungary in accordance with the information provided by the previous ambassador to Vienna.

"After Austria-Hungary's demand not to interfere with Russia's attack on Turkey, acquiesced in any subsequent action of Austria-Hungary against Serbia, and said that it included military force action. In the case of Britain's rash demonstration against Russia, Austria-Hungary also maintained absolute objective neutrality and did not interfere in the war. ”

At this point, the short-handed Count Andráhi naturally agreed, he nodded knowingly and said, "Of course I know how to do it." You can rest assured of that. ”

"But even if you win the neutrality of Germany and Austria-Hungary, how will the French side solve it? Could it be that Russia is ready for another Crimean War? ”

Count Andráhi asked curiously, "If you rashly betray France, you won't be avenged by them?" ”

"We will find a way to solve this point, and you don't need to worry."

According to Napoleon's secret instigation before, Gochakov "relayed" his words to Bismarck and Andráhi word for word, "The French will not attack us, and they do not have the guts to attack us." Russia didn't care what the French thought, and our only goal was to dismember the Ottoman Turks and retake Constantinople. If Britain were to go on a separate expedition to Russia, out of consideration for the battle lines and supply lines, if the war turned into a war of attrition, our chances of victory would increase. And not a repetition of the Crimean fiasco. ”

Napoleon wanted Gochakov to deliberately hint to Germany and Austria-Hungary that he was weak and harmless, so as to arouse evil in the hearts of both countries.

In the face of the arrogant Prime Minister Gochakov, Count Andráhi also smelled a glimmer of opportunity. Suffering from insufficient colonial expansion, they have been coveting the colonies of other countries.

Could it be that Germany and Austria-Hungary could unite to challenge France and carve up its colonies?

A bold and evil idea came to his mind, which would not only challenge the existing European order, but also threaten to kick the French out of the ranks of the imperialist powers once and for all.

If Chancellor Bismarck really chooses to provoke a border war, this is a golden opportunity.

"Count Andráhi? Count Andráhi? ”

Seeing that the other party was indifferent, Gochakov raised his voice, "Count Andráshi! ”

"Hmm!"

Count Andráhi came back from his contemplation, looked at Gochakov's strange expression, and said with a smile, "Well, let's sign an agreement." ”

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