Chapter 52: The Anxious British
In fact, the Polish regents did not know whether this trick was effective, and Russian Poland was their first test subject.
It turned out that the strength of the outnumbers was really great, and the Russians were pitted by the Polish and Russian serfs who rose up in rebellion.
The Poles decided to continue to replicate their successful experience against both Prussia and Austria.
The already precarious situation in Prussian Poland became even more volatile, but this trick did not work in Galicia.
On the one hand, Franz's previous public trial made the reputation of the Polish Restoration Army notorious, and at the same time, the bloody repression of Austria was still there.
On the other hand, at this time, many former Polish serfs had become vested interests, and they no longer had to fight for others.
At the same time, out of the consideration of protecting their own interests, they are not willing to continue to wade into the troubled waters of Polish Zionism.
And these people would spontaneously begin to study a theory of the rationality of Austrian rule in Galicia, that is, the conscious defense of national interests to which the rulers aspired.
Tsar Nicholas I patted Andrei Uvarov on the shoulder.
"Schleswig's affairs are left to you. But."
As soon as the tsar's accent was raised, Andrei Uvarov received it.
"Don't let the Danes annex Schleswig, neither the British nor the Swedes, it's ours Russian!"
Nicholas I laughed out loud.
"Good! You can say that again! Just do it! Child! I will appoint you as my plenipotentiary. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. However, during my absence, I would like you to listen to the advice of the Prime Minister.
He is one of the few politicians in our Russia, and he may be able to help you coordinate our domestic relations.
Our Russian army is not afraid of any enemy, but if we can reduce the number of our enemies, we will be able to deal with the real ones. ”
In fact, Andrei Uvarov's words were so out of bounds that even Duke Lyubai, who was most trusted by Nicholas I, did not dare to say such things to his face.
Field Marshal Nerkuquinta even sweated for the young man he admired the most, knowing that Nicholas I had ascended to the throne on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
The people of Russia as a whole who dared to challenge its authority were either in Siberia or dead, and Andrei Uvarov's words were a bit offensive.
Prime Minister Vasily Lewav on the side swallowed even more, he didn't expect this young man to be so brave.
Fortunately, Nicholas I was not angry, he only nodded, but still looked at Vasily Lewav with very contemptuous eyes, and the latter only dared to smile flatteringly.
Vasily Lewav did not even dare to make much of a move, for fear of angering His Majesty the Tsar.
Nicholas I thought about it and still instructed.
"If you can, the war can drag on a little longer."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
In fact, Andrei Uvarov wanted to do the same, but he did not dare to say these things himself, because the Tsar and the Prussian royal family were related by marriage, and he was really not sure that the Tsar would be angry with him because of this.
The longer the war dragged on, the worse it would be for Prussia, because their blood would be shed more. The same is true for Sweden and Denmark, but this is definitely good news for Russia.
After all, the more the other countries of the Nordic region decline, the better it will be for Russia. Andrei Uvarov knew very well that the direction of Russian expansion could only be Northern Europe and the Middle East, because if it went west, the Russian-Austrian alliance would inevitably break.
Unless the two sides can reach some kind of agreement, but that will cost Russia dearly. And Nicholas I, apparently, did not want to pay too high a price, so it was very likely to incur the displeasure of Austria.
Judging from the tripartite relationship between Russia and Austria at this time, once the Russian-Austrian relationship breaks down, then the Russian-Prussian alliance will no longer exist, but as long as the Russian-Austrian alliance exists, the Prussians will not dare to do anything.
London, United Kingdom.
John Russell was not at all happy at this time, and the Prussian attack on Denmark should have been a good thing for Britain.
After all, they did not want Denmark to have a good relationship with the German Confederation, and Denmark's geographical importance would be strengthened if it fell into the hands of the German Confederation.
The tiger here refers to Denmark, and the Danes are very hostile to the British, and if they can rise again, the first thing they will have to deal with is the British.
The British knew this better than anyone else, after all, they burned the Danish fleet and, incidentally, the capital.
However, the total annihilation of the British Mediterranean Fleet hit them too hard, because it was a total annihilation, so the British side still did not know the battle loss ratio, and they did not even know whether it was the French who eliminated Edward Clinston's main force.
Now the British government does not necessarily know more than the newspapers, they only know that the French won the battle in the Mediterranean, but the losses of both sides are not very clear.
It is unclear whether Edward Clinston's fleet was lost or missing.
On the other hand, the Austrians took the opportunity to attack the island of Crete, and at this time nearly 10,000 British troops were taken prisoner and taken hostage.
The only good news was that no further action had been made by France and Austria and Gibraltar remained safe.
In fact, the French wanted to attack Gibraltar, but the Spanish did not cooperate, and the French themselves suffered heavy losses in the Mediterranean naval battle, and they could not afford to attack a strong coastal fortification.
Do the Spaniards really not want to take back the Strait of Gibraltar? I really don't want to! At this time, the Spanish civil strife continued, and they simply did not have the spare hands to deal with the British.
In fact, there is no need for the British to fall into the ground, and the country of Spain itself will fall apart.
John Russell was still unclear about whether the total destruction of the British Mediterranean Fleet was a conspiracy of France and Austria.
If it's not okay, if it's then a big problem. When the two strongest countries in the Mediterranean join forces, Britain will have to deal with it with all its might.
It is not clear what tactics the French used to wipe out an entire fleet, and it is very likely that the Spanish Armada will be repeated.
But if you just send a medium-sized fleet, it is tantamount to sending you to death. The navy is a complete gold-swallowing beast, and no matter how strong Britain's national strength is, it cannot withstand such attrition.
In addition to this, the Austrians had a number of British prisoners and two strategic locations in Crete and Durrës.
What's even more unfortunate is that the house leak happened to rain overnight, and a new round of turmoil began in North America on the other side of the ocean. The Americans again offered Britain to redraw the line of demarcation with the Canadian colonies.
The Americans were convinced that Britain was deeply involved in the European battlefield and could not spare their hands to deal with them, so they dared to make such unreasonable demands.
But if Britain really doesn't send troops over, then the Americans really dare to cross the border between the two countries, after all, the latter has done this before.
Then Britain received a letter from Said the Great of the Omani Empire, after Palmerston proposed to co-opt the Omani Empire to break up Austrian power in East Africa.
The British were looking for a partner in the Omani Empire, after all, the East African hegemon should have been unhappy with the Austrians' aggression.
But they were told that if Britain dared to attack the Austrian East African colonies, the Omani Empire would defend its allies to the death.