The first to react were the Hungarians at home, and a feeling of betrayal haunted them.

Although the right to declare war was in the hands of the emperor and the central government, and it was supposed to have nothing to do with Hungary, in fact such important matters were generally carried out with their consent.

This Habsburg perverse act, contrary to tradition, is tantamount to rebellion.

Andráhi immediately sent a telegram to Vienna, and at the same time he immediately boarded the train to the capital.

Hungarian officials stationed in Vienna also went to the Hofburg Palace to ask for an explanation.

They have only one demand, and that is to withdraw the ultimatum and stop the war.

The Hungarian dialect is very clear, if you want to fight South Germany, you can, but you must first hold a meeting to discuss, and you must not go alone like now.

However, the emperor received them one by one, but he resolutely disagreed with the retraction of the preamble.

In order to appease Hungary's anger, Franz promised that the financial burden on Hungary in the future could be reduced from 30% to 25%, and said that the war was a German war, and Hungary could not intervene, as long as it could defend its home.

But the Hungarians are not stupid either, and the reduction of the financial burden was agreed upon after the annexation of Italy.

What else is there to keep at home...... When Russia is watching, maybe they need to bear no less combat obligations than Austria.

However, no matter how fierce the anger in Hungary was, if Emperor Franz did not let go, then the war would continue.

After all, the war has not really started, it is difficult to say whether Austria will win, and it is impossible for Hungary to raise a knife or gather a crowd to rebel at this time, even if they are reluctant, they will have to fight when Russia fights.

The foreign reaction was equally violent, and within one hour the Prussian king signed the third mobilization order, calling up another 120,000 troops.

At the same time, Prussia also sent a mobilization request to the German states, hoping that Bavaria would send another 50,000 troops, and the rest of the states would send another 60,000 in total.

All the states responded to the request within a short time, including Bavaria.

It's just that the Nuremberg government promised very quickly, and it is not certain whether it can be achieved.

Their base had long since moved from Nuremberg to Munich, but in the hearts of the Bavarian people they were still not orthodox in the kingdom.

Even if Ludwig II is no longer popular, he is still his own king, and he can only be overthrown by Bavaria itself.

Prussia forcibly propped up the puppets and sent them to fight France against the will of the Bavarians, which had long since turned them away from Germany.

If Prussia had adopted the means of softness and taken advantage of the trend of German unification, it might have been able to successfully complete the integration.

But the reality was that they had to use Bavarian power in the shortest possible time, and in the process, Prussia would inevitably have to fight against the rebellious or unobedient natives, whose hands were already covered in blood.

And apart from the warring parties, the most uncomfortable was Nasan, who only felt that the end had come when he heard the news.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel resentment in his heart, if Austria-Hungary had entered the war earlier, he would not have surrendered no matter what he said.

But now there is no turning back, the army in his hands is mainly to defend Paris, but there is still a small number of elites who participated in the northern and southern battlefields.

Even if he now betrayed Prussia, he would inevitably be liquidated after the war.

Nasan has never worried about the safety of property and life from beginning to end, and he knows that even if the other party wins, he will not do anything to him, and at most he will be exiled from the country.

And even if he is not the emperor of France, the wealth in his hands is enough for their family to have food and clothing, not to mention that the king of Spain has a good relationship with them.

Nasan's sole purpose was to keep the throne, and now only Prussia could help him do so.

As soon as he thought of this, Nasan immediately sent for Marshal Leboeuf.

"Draw 30,000 men from the Self-Defense Forces and send them to help Prussia with the 4th Cavalry Regiment."

Leboeuf was shocked: "Your Majesty, the riots have become more and more frequent recently, and as soon as the news of Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Prussia comes out, the traitors may come at a time when the next big one will come, and the number of troops must not be reduced again!" ”

The chief of the general staff was more anxious than Nasan, and they were now in the same boat, and if they capsized, Nasan would lose the throne at most, and he would have a chance to lose his life.

"Hmph." Nasan snorted: "Then Prussia is defeated, can we still hold on to Paris?" ”

"This ...... However, the previous Parisian soldiers were very passive when they went to help Prussia, and if they were sent again, I am afraid they would have to help deal with the Austrians. ”

Nasan did not hesitate at all: "Then do it, talk to Prussia, they know how to arrange it." ”

Seeing the emperor's resolute attitude, Leboeuf had no choice but to obey.

Prussia soon learned of the good news, and from the time of the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum, all sides reacted positively.

In this way, the disadvantage in troops should soon be compensated.

In a good mood, Bismarck promised Nasan that he would do his best to keep his throne.

At this time, General Moltke, chief of the Prussian General Staff, proposed to Bismarck that Marshal Bazin's corps be re-armed, as if it were a regular French army, which included many veterans of a hundred battles and many in number.

Once these 180,000 people are put into the Austro-Prussian battlefield, it should be no problem to stabilize the defensive line.

I have to say that this proposal is very exciting, this is 180,000 veterans with combat experience, and it is a force to be reckoned with anywhere.

However, Bismarck refused after careful consideration, because the 180,000 men had been in the position of prisoners of war, and now it would inevitably take time to rearm, and by the time they were armed, the Prussian recruits would be almost available.

Moreover, Bismarck was very worried about the loyalty of this army, and at first admitted that Nasan's peace decision was only the idea of Marshal Bazin, and it was difficult to say to whom the soldiers were heading.

Sending this army to the Austro-Prussian battlefield is a high probability event if they think that Faou is on the side of justice, or that Faou has a greater chance of winning.

This is the risk of a total collapse, and Bismarck did not dare to gamble.

Judging from the current situation, there is no need to gamble, it should be able to hold out in a short time.

Of course, in the long run, they could not be one enemy in terms of war potential alone, so Bismarck sent a messenger to St. Petersburg as soon as he received a war ultimatum, hoping to get help from the other side.

At 5 o'clock in the morning of March 7, only three hours before the start of the Austro-Prussian war, the Tsar was awakened from his sleep, and he did not have time to be angry, because the Prussian envoy had brought the frightening news of the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum.

Bismarck asked for an alliance with Tsarist Russia against the aggressive Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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