Early morning November 8, 1850.

A shocking news came from the German region that Prussia and Austria, which had been in a long-term standoff, would go to war in the early morning.

Immediately after that, the Austrian Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire, Felix. Schwarzenberg appeared in Munich, the capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria, as if he had learned to flash, and in the presence of Baron de Pfulten, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bavaria, declared war on the Kingdom of Prussia at the same time as the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Felix. Schwarzenberg's move instantly shocked people from all walks of life, who thought it was just a secret war between Prussia and Austria, and they never thought that the Austrian Empire would really act for the Duchy of Hesse-Kassel.

Of course, Felix. Schwarzenberg's justification for declaring war on the Kingdom of Prussia was not only that the Kingdom of Prussia supported the Hessian Parliament and invaded the territory of the Elector of Hesse, but also framed Austrian soldiers wounded by the Prussian cavalry in the middle of the night.

The Imperial Austrian army had to be counterattacked, and it looked like a victim.

Felix. Schwarzenberg's almost shameless self-defense was not recognized by all countries, and the Prussian commander Wilhelm I, who led two regiments to break out of the siege, quickly rebuked Felix after returning to the Duchy of Kassel. Schwarzenberg's outrageous acts, and at the same time called for sanctions against the Austrian Empire.

However, all the appeals of Wilhelm I were no more than a painless reprimand to Schwarzenberg, and all it took to appease the troubled French Republic and the Austrian Empire of the Russian Empire was to rush towards Berlin with all that was needed.

While the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia greeted each other's families in a tactful manner in the diplomatic field, Albrecht, who had cleared the Prussian rout in the Fulda area, gathered his troops and marched towards Kassel in the north, and at the same time ran faster than General Fei to show Austria's proud (sneak attack) results.

The discouraged prisoner Ron and other Prussian prisoners appeared in the Austrian newspaper on November 10.

At this time, the Austrian Empire, with the support of the Kingdom of Bavaria, directly increased its strength from 50,000 to 70,000.

The Prussian kingdom was losing more than 4 to 7 in the number of Prussians due to its internal confusion, which means that the ratio of Prussia to the Austro-Paste coalition in Kassel had reached 4 to 7.

After this battle, the most brave Prussian general did not think that the Prussian army could defeat the combined Austrian-Bavarian army with one enemy and two enemies.

If it was only a military problem, Prussia could have gritted its teeth and insisted on it, and even worse it was a failure of diplomacy.

Many of the German countries that had joined the Erfurt League were too frightened to play happily with the Kingdom of Prussia after seeing Austria, the big brother of the German region, do something to the king of Prussia.

Even some German states (such as the old enemy of the Kingdom of Prussia and the master of the fire Saxony) clamored that the Kingdom of Prussia had destroyed the old German Confederation and that it should be punished by Austria.

While Saxony was actively drawing closer to the Austrian Empire, it also cooperated with the Austrian Empire in the border area between Prussia and Saxony.

The Saxony actions forced Prussia to do the same in Silesia.

Other countries, while moving closer to their colleagues in Austria, are making hypocritical calls for restraint in the German region, and that it would be better for both sides to sit down and talk frankly.

Most of the vassal states of Germany no longer chose to support Prussia, but wanted to maintain the old German Confederation.

For a time, the Kingdom of Prussia fell into an unprecedented situation of diplomatic isolation in Germany.

On 12 November, King Wilhelm I, commander of the Prussian Front in Kassel, prepared to return to Berlin from Kassel, and was succeeded by Count Wrangel, commander of the Berlin garrison.

As he was about to embark on his journey back to Berlin, Prince Wilhelm met with Count Wrangel.

At this time, Prince William had long since lost his previous high-spirited appearance, and Albrecht's "sneak attack" really made Prince William lose face.

Ron's capture also made Prince William feel that he had lost his right-hand man.

"Your Highness, it's not your fault! No one expected a sudden attack from the Austrian Empire! Count Wrangel comforted Prince William, who did not want to see Prince William's will continue to be depressed.

"Don't comfort me!" Prince William shook his head and said, "This war is caused by me being too light on the enemy!" I will shoulder all the responsibility for this war! ”

Then, Prince Wilhelm glanced at the camp behind Wrangel and said sincerely: "Mr. Earl, these are the best young men in Prussia, please use them carefully!" ”

Earl Wrangel knew that Prince William had not yet come out of the shadow of defeat, and he sighed in his heart for what happened to Prince William, and now he could only rely on the prince himself to get out of the shadow of defeat.

"Your Highness, don't worry!" Count Wrangel replied: "The hairy boy on the other side will only use despicable means to achieve a temporary victory." ”

"Then please!" Prince Wilhelm, who had lived up to his previous arrogance, seemed to have become Wilhelm I after inheriting the Prussian throne overnight.

However, William I's heart also became as timid and cautious as the Prussian throne, and he seemed to gradually understand why his brother Frederick. Wilhelm IV was to take every step to preserve relations with Austria and the Russian Empire.

Without the help of Austria and Russia, especially the Russian Empire, Prussia's prestige in the German region would have been nothing more than a moon in the water.

Prince Wilhelm I said goodbye to Count Wrangel and finally arrived in Berlin by train.

Prince Wilhelm I of Prussia, who had just returned home to Berlin, was invited from Sanssouci Palace.

Sanssouci Palace is an 18th-century German royal palace and garden, located in the northern suburbs of Potsdam, Germany, built by King Frederick II of Prussia in imitation of the Palace of Versailles in France.

Although Sanssouci was not as extravagant as Versailles, its garden architecture was one of the best in Germany.

Since Frederick the Great, Sanssouci has been the seat of the Hohenzollern royal family, where successive Prussian kings have lived.

What is even more commendable is that there has never been a palace in the history of Europe that has been able to maintain such integrity after a series of baptisms of war, Napoleon's march into Berlin, World War I, and World War II did not even fire a single shot at Sanssouci Palace, which allowed Sanssouci Palace to be preserved into the 21st century.

Of course, Prince Wilhelm did not know that the palace would live longer than the Hohenzollern family had been kings of Prussia.

Just as ancient Greece, Sparta and other ancient countries will gradually be destroyed by external forces with the passage of time, the art they left behind will be remembered forever by future generations.

When Prince William came to the main gate of Sanssouci Palace, the king's attendant military attache also happened to appear in front of Prince William.

"Your Royal Highness, please come with me!" The military attaché respectfully bowed to Prince William in front of him.

Prince William also returned the salute to the military attaché.

Led by the military attaché, Prince William walked through a lavish corridor with amber on the walls and a Persian red carpet on the floor to a door carved with Zeus from Greek mythology.

"Your Majesty is inside!" The military attaché of the chamberlain stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation to Prince William.

Prince Wilhelm turned the doorknob to open the door. William IV stood right in the middle of the living room.

Next to him now is an old man in his 70s wearing a traditional black and white-trimmed Prussian military uniform with a white beard.

Hearing the movement coming from the door, the two turned their heads to look in the direction where Prince William was, and Prince William hurriedly entered the room and closed the door.

"You're back!" Frederick. William IV said to Prince William with a smile.

Single from Frederick. Judging from William IV's expression, he did not seem to be angry at William I's defeat, but happy that William I was able to return safely.

"Your Majesty!" Prince William to his brother Frederick. William IV responded.

Next, Frederick. Wilhelm IV did not ask Prince Wilhelm about the situation in the Hesse-Kassel region, but instead asked him questions about the family of Prince Wilhelm, and also smiled and told Prince Wilhelm that he must choose a good marriage match for his son.

For Frederick. Prince Wilhelm IV was deeply moved.

Gradually, Frederick. Wilhelm IV turned the conversation to the situation in the candidate country of Hesse-Kassel.

However, he did not blame Prince William, but blamed himself.

"Alas! It's all because of me! "Frederick. William IV reproached himself: "Perhaps this is God's punishment for me, and I should not disobey God's will!" We shouldn't make a deal with the liberals! ”

"Nope! It's not your fault, Your Majesty! Although Prince Wilhelm also did not think it was right to unite Germany under the Prussian banner with the help of the liberals, it was not the time to hold anyone right and who was wrong, and he had to argue for his brother: "If it had not been for the Austrian Empire's repeated oppression of us, we would not have united with those men!" ”

Frederick. Wilhelm IV sighed again, and the old man standing next to him spoke: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, we may be able to ask the Kingdom of Britain, the French Republic, and the Russian Empire to mediate for us with the Austrian Empire!" ”

"Mediation...... Is it? ”

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