In fact, it was not uncommon for members to join the German Confederation as subjects or territories of other countries, such as Holstein and Schleswig under the Danish kingdom.

Holstein was a German principality with a large number of Danes living in it. Schleswig was a Danish principality, predominantly Danish, but also had a large number of German residents.

Historically, the two principalities were not formal members of the German Confederation, but Franz brought them into the German Confederation in order to open up the Danish market.

The Danish side was naturally very willing to gain access to the vast market in Germany, so both sides felt that they had earned it.

Franz likes this win-win approach, because it's an area he's familiar with.

For the sudden application to join, Archduke John welcomed it. Since the Austrian Empire has decided this matter, the other small states naturally have no reason to oppose it, that is, Prussia, which usually wants to compete with Austria for dominance, must also restrain at this time.

After all, the crisis was strictly caused by Prussia, and Austria could theoretically stay out of the way.

And now there is no happier than the German nationalists, who feel that they have witnessed a historic moment when the German nation is united and fighting for the same goal.

Franz looked at the happy picture and silently got up and left the deep hidden merit and fame.

If the just-concluded Mexican-American War had not been temporarily intervened by France, I am afraid that the Americans would have been able to admit defeat and return in vain, even if they did not cede their land and pay reparations.

Franz understood the logic of the French's behavior, and Austria had too many conflicts of interest with them, and the two had to be won or lost.

So now it's time for the Austrian round.

In fact, from the outbreak of the Alsace-Lorraine crisis, the diplomatic system of the Austrian Empire began to operate at full capacity.

Both Britain and Russia had already been invited by the Austrian Empire, but Franz had to win on the battlefield before the Fourth Congress of Vienna.

In fact, Tsar Nicholas I did not want the French to continue to grow, whether out of fear or hatred, in short, he was a staunch anti-French.

The Tsar himself, after receiving information from the Austrian side, even openly told his ministers that France must not be allowed to rise again.

In Britain, Robert Peel was extremely dissatisfied with the way George Hamilton had handled the Mexican-American War, and the former felt that the latter had undermined Britain's long-standing policy of neutrality and allowed France to gain too much benefit.

Robert Peel felt that Britain should adhere to a policy of strict neutrality, but Charles Canning disagreed.

Charles Canning, the youngest son of George Canning, became a member of the House of Commons in 1836 and was the British under-secretary for foreign affairs, trusted by Prime Minister Robert Peele, and as a member of the Canning family, he also inherited anti-Austrian characteristics.

"Prime Minister, our mission in the UK is to maintain the balance of power on the European continent, and it is clear that Russia and Austria have won too many victories. Their overpower will inevitably lead to the collapse of the European landscape, which we do not want to see. ”

Robert Peele: "Believe me, Charles, France is far more terrible than Austria or Russia, and they have just acquired nearly 600,000 square kilometers of land in North America, which is larger than France in Europe.

It was because of our contempt for France that we later joined more than one anti-French alliance. As for the Austrians, just look at North America, these landlubbers have absolutely no way to take the colonial affairs.

And believe me, Austria is a national cage, and it only takes a fire to detonate this bomb, and then it is up to us not to turn it into a second Poland. ”

Robert Peel spoke with confidence, and Charles Canning knew that the Prime Minister had received reliable information, but he still won it.

"Prime Minister, then we should also warn the warring parties not to undermine the Vienna system in order to prevent either side from becoming too strong."

Robert Peele: "Makes sense, just do what you say." I also have to deal with the problems of the East. Damn it! This group of fools in the navy was actually attacked by Qing pirates."

Then both France and Austria received a sternly worded warning from the British, much to the dismay of Louis Philippe.

Because he thought that the British should come to persuade peace, but the British warned as if to say, "You can fight as you please, and don't kill people (land)." ”

Although the news from Russia did not come, I knew that I would not be on my side.

The declaration of war of the German Confederation had arrived, to the effect that it was to protect the Confederate members.

Louis Philippe: "Damn, how did my territory become a member of the German Confederation!" ”

The warning of the British was like a piece of waste paper to the German states, after all, they were no longer dependent on British goods, and they were not afraid of a naval blockade, even if they took 10,000 steps back to say that the warning was written to Austria.

Archduke Albrecht once again took command of the expedition, and he felt that this time it should be a big battle, after all, the attack was on the French mainland.

Thanks to the railway system within the German Confederation, the Allied forces gathered nearly 200,000 troops before the official start of the war, while the French, although fighting on their own soil, only gathered a 100,000-strong force in the same time.

At this time, Louis Philippe discovered that France's power was already stretched, and Spain, Morocco, Algeria, El Salva, Guatemala, Texas, the new colonies of North America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and South America were all involved in its energy.

Although France was large, there were less than 300,000 local regular troops left, while the German coalition army had more than 1 million troops on the surface.

At the same time, the Tsar's more harshly worded letter reached Louis Philippe. In his letter, the Tsar said: "If France wants to relive its old dreams, Russia will remind it of whom it has been defeated." ”

Nicholas I was very clear that he would not only mentally support the German coalition, but would even send troops to join the new anti-French coalition.

This greatly angered the Bonapartists in France, who still debated whether the Russian generals defeated the First French Empire, or the Winter generals defeated the First French Empire.

And the tsar actually used this to humiliate France, which made the French generals angry. The newspapers in Paris were also trying to build momentum for the war, after all, the July Dynasty had done too much to hurt the feelings of the French nation.

(Among them, it was mainly Kizogan, who conceded to the British on various diplomatic frictions.) Betraying national interests to curry favor with the British in the Turkish-Egyptian War, Viceroyalty of La Plata, Central American events)

Then just as the two sides were on edge, Louis Philippe relented.

He had completely forgotten Austria, the president of the German Confederation, in his fiery declaration, and had never imagined that the latter's retaliation would come so quickly, and that the Anglo-Russian attitude was the last straw that crushed him.

(End of chapter)