In the end, Nasan had no choice but to send emissaries to Austria-Hungary and the United States, hoping that they would borrow some money for the friendship of the alliance and the sale of aid.

However, Austria-Hungary itself is not very rich, and the relationship between the United States and Bonaparte is relatively bad, it is possible to borrow some money, but 15 million pounds will certainly not be enough.

On the other side, the military parade on the Champs-Élysées ended smoothly.

The Prussians then demolished most of the forts in Paris to ensure that they could easily capture the city if needed.

Instead of returning to their homeland after exiting Paris, the soldiers continued south to prepare for the next war.

Although theoretically Prussia had already won, the rest was the business of the French themselves, which had nothing to do with them.

But in fact, if they don't continue to fight, they won't get the 400 million francs in compensation.

And in the international sense, the Bonapartist faction has gradually become a French minority.

Without outside help, it is unlikely that the royal family will succeed in surviving this crisis.

At this time, Prussia retreated, and then the new France came to trouble them again, which was tantamount to giving up the existing fruits of victory, and no one dared to take this risk.

In addition to the French republican government, which annoyed Prussia a little, there was also a fraternal country that did not give them peace of mind.

On the day of the parade, the city of Milan, where Italy had placed its last hope, was breached by Austria-Hungary.

The Italians fought tenaciously, and through street fighting, they themselves lost 50,000 and Austria-Hungary lost 40,000.

It may have been the best-looking battle in the Italo-Austrian War, but it didn't change the situation on the battlefield.

After losing this battle, King Vittorio could no longer be relentless.

If he continues to fight, he will really anger the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and maybe even the Kingdom of Sardinia will not be left to him.

In order to preserve the ancestral land, on January 6, 1871, King Vittorio announced his unconditional surrender.

Since then, the nearly three-month Italian-Austrian war has finally come to an end.

The war was fast, but it wasn't easy.

Italy suffered more than 300,000 casualties, and the active army was basically replaced.

Austria-Hungary also suffered more than 140,000 casualties, a little more than the Battle of the Austro-Prussian Brothers.

Unlike the Franco-Prussian War, Italy surrendered unconditionally, and how to arrange it all depends on the meaning of the Habsburgs.

When the forces of all sides heard the news, Britain, France, Prussia, and Ottoman countries all raised a meeting, hoping to express some views on this matter.

This is a major event that will lead to the slaughter of a quasi-great power, and it will seriously affect the future political landscape of Europe, and it cannot be overstated.

Austria-Hungary, however, only agreed to a meeting between Spain and France.

Among them, France only considers the alliance to make up a number, and only Spain can really speak.

The Habsburgs gave face to this, and Alfonso could not help but respond, so he temporarily put aside the affairs of France and personally sailed to Austria-Hungary.

On 8 January, Alfonso landed at the port of Split and was greeted by Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary.

Sitting on the train to Vienna, Alfonso sighed a lot, after more than a year of not seeing, Rudolph looked a little more mature, and the whole person seemed to be a little solemn.

Compared with before, this is a little bit like the heir of a great power, of course, only a little.

"Rudolph, you're on the battlefield?" Alfonso hesitated for a moment and asked, he felt that it was difficult for a person to change so quickly through education and natural growth alone.

"Can you see that, too?" Rudolph was surprised, adding: "Not only did I go to war, I killed people with my own hands. ”

"Emperor Franz is willing?" Now it was Alfonso's turn to be surprised, Franz Joseph was such a son, now only 13 years old, how dare he.

"It's the execution of a prisoner." Rudolph scratched his head, as if he was afraid that Alfonso would look down on him, he patted his waistbag, ostentatiously took out a revolver, and slapped it in front of Alfonso.

"That's what you killed with it."

In front of Alfonso was a beautiful silver revolver, presumably a modified version of Colt, with a full 6 nests.

"That's amazing." Alfonso didn't think there was anything to be proud of killing a prisoner, but the most important thing for a child was encouragement, and he praised it right away.

This is a little embarrassing for Rudolph, after all, being praised by beautiful peers can be somewhat shy.

"No, when you and I were the same age, didn't you kill 6 of them."

Rudolph replied in a somewhat adoring tone: "I didn't think there was anything about it before, but after I killed myself, I realized how impossible it was."

Alfonso, how the hell do you practice? I told my father and sister that they all thought you were cheating, but I knew you weren't that kind of person. ”

"This ......" Alfonso still came up with the reason that he had perfunctory Eugenie before: "I was born with divine powers." ”

When this reason was given to Eugenie, the other party was skeptical, but Rudolph did not suspect him.

However, children's curiosity knows no bounds, and the train runs so slowly these days that it takes a full day to get to Vienna.

During this time, Rudolph kept pestering Alfonso, begging him to put on a show.

"Please, Sister Gisela wants to see it too, didn't you have a nice conversation in your letter?"

Alfonso did not tire of it, but he had to promise him that if there was an appropriate time in Vienna, such as a hunting event, he would show his hand in front of the Habsburgs.

Satisfied with the promise, Rudolph reciprocated by saying that Alfonso could also ask him for help with something.

…… This promise is not very useful now, but it will be very useful when Rudolph ascends the throne.

However, Alfonso knew that as long as the other party grew up to ask a little excessively, this promise would not be accepted 100%.

So he didn't mean to stay, but asked bluntly: "What will Austria-Hungary do next?" Will war be declared on Prussia? ”

"Possibly." Rudolph betrayed state secrets without the slightest pressure, completely ignoring the guards behind the carriage door.

"As far as I know, King Ludwig made some weighty promises to his father, that as long as France can hold on, there will be no shortage of people who want revenge."

Hearing this, Alfonso frowned, if Austria-Hungary quickly turned around and struck, Prussia might not be able to withstand it, and French hegemony was not what he wanted.

But he couldn't tell Rudolph directly, after all, his apparent character was to repay his kindness, and it was only because he didn't want to interfere in internal affairs that he didn't directly send troops to help Nasan.

Fortunately, Rudolph added: "But it may take a long time, and everyone wants to see the blood continue to be shed." ”

After speaking, he hesitated a little and said: "Alfonso, do you want to save Bonaparte?" Maybe I can persuade my father. ”

"No, no." Alfonso immediately waved his hand: "I don't interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, who you want to fight and when you want to fight is your own business, and you don't need to consider my opinion." ”

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