Belvey felt that 40,000 troops were enough to wipe out all the rebel areas, but in fact Sacco's 40,000 main force could not even deal with the guerrillas in the Coastal Mountains.

Compared to the guerrillas in the mountains on the surface, the guerrillas who wander around among the civilians are the most problematic.

As Frenchmen, they could not distinguish between Italians, not even the other nationalities of Austria who spoke two words of stiff Italian.

The extermination of the guerrillas was more difficult than Bellevue had imagined, so all of his responses revealed arrogance and stupidity.

One general is incapable of exhausting the three armies, not to mention that he is not the only one who has this idea. Under the guidance of this ideology, the issue of counterinsurgency can easily become an ideological issue, or even a tool to combat dissent.

Bellevue executed three presidents in quick succession, and he seemed to understand something, but he didn't have time.

Neither Franz nor Kafenjak wanted to drag it out any longer.

The first thing Kafenjak did when he received the authorization of the parliament was to put down the rebellion in Paris, and the second was to open peace talks with the German Confederation.

Although the pro-British faction of the Second French Republic is still there, Caffenjac, unlike Lamartine and Roland, is a soldier and has an army in his hands.

Although Kafenjak knew that France had reached the point of an armistice, he still had some illusions, hoping to reach a secret agreement with the German coalition.

This allows the two sides to have a de facto truce without the need for formal negotiations.

This kind of secret agreement is extremely unreliable, after all, it doesn't take much to tear it up.

Especially for France at this time, the signing of such a secret agreement was undoubtedly an extremely risky choice.

Kafenjak is also very clear, but the domestic public opinion environment does not allow it, so he came up with this kind of compromise.

However, Franz would never agree, France had long run out of bargaining chips, and the concessions made by Franz at this time were just to get Britain and France out of the war.

And even if Franz could agree, the officials of the German Confederation and the Austrian Empire would not be able to accept it.

They were ready for the French to cede land and pay reparations, or even to dissolve the French Second Republic and restore the monarchy.

Let the French cede land and pay reparations, dissolve the French Second Republic, restore the monarchy, and even install a pro-Austrian government.

This would not only weaken France, but also tie the German Confederation to its chariot, and even influence French decision-making to a certain extent.

In theory, this was indeed the way to maximize the interests of the Austrian Empire, but in practice it was self-defeating.

At this time, the Second French Republic was unpopular, but once the excessively harsh terms of negotiation were countered, it was difficult to guarantee that the Gallic rooster would not rise again.

Second, Britain and Russia both have ambitions to become world hegemons, and although they hate each other, it does not mean that they will not join forces to deal with greater threats.

Austria, which united Germany and vassalized France, was undoubtedly the greater threat.

Thirdly, the German Confederation was not necessarily monolithic, there was nationalism at this time, but once they calmed down, it was hard to guarantee that they would not stab Franz. …。。

The ruling classes of the states rarely genuinely supported the unification of Germany, and this was determined by their fundamental interests, which were not easily compromised, let alone easily changed.

To put it more realistically, even if France agreed to cede land and pay reparations, the Austrian Empire did not share a border with France, and Franz was not short of money.

Even if land was available, it was an enclave, which was far less significant to the Austrian Empire at this time, and the cost was exaggerated.

So Franz had to find a new solution, but before that he had to play 50 boards each.

I have to say that Kafenjac is still very bold, and he can come to Strasbourg in person to participate in the negotiations, which Franz did not expect.

But also

It is not shocking, after all, the Second French Republic has reached the point of exhaustion at this time.

As long as the war continues, there will inevitably be a civil war in France.

In addition to the Bourbon and Orleans families, there were many well-known families in France who were connected with Franz.

In addition to these prominent families, speculators, capitalists, bureaucrats, churches, and even military officers and rebel leaders were flattering Franz.

Because they all knew that the future of France was very likely to be in the hands of Franz, a formidable foreign enemy.

But what they didn't know was that for Austria their value was not whether they were close to Austria, but whether they could bring more chaos to France or whether they would be useful.

Kafenjak looked shocked, he didn't expect Franz to be really just a young man, and the advisors around him looked more like his servants.

In Kafenjak's imagination, Franz was supposed to be an ugly, fat, outrageous, self-careless idiot, and ignorant of the world.

The idiot would most likely talk to him about business while eating, and then he would poke him in the sore spot in a few sentences, and he would irritately push away the maid who wiped his mouth, and his incompetence and anger were completely impressed by his wisdom.

Of course, this kind of stupid and bad guy is usually followed by a group of consultants with bad ideas.

The blue eyes look deep and solemn, the tall figure and cold white skin, and the temperament that has been studied in the court for more than ten years, just sitting at the negotiating table will give people an invisible sense of oppression.

But Kafenjak was no ordinary man, and after a brief moment of consternation, he came to his senses and repeated his foolish plan.

Franz just listened in silence the whole time, without any expression on his face.

"Monsieur Kafenjak, the secret agreement does not guarantee the security of either your country or the German Confederation.

Your secret agreement is nothing more than a non-binding armistice."

Kafenjak was a little disappointed, but only for a moment, because he knew that his plan would not work.

However, the words "failure" and "peace talks" were too sensitive in France at this time, so he had to fight.

However, Kafenjac is not entangled in this, because although the *** in Paris has subsided, the riots in Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Toulon have not subsided.

In addition to the above-mentioned areas, the riots are on the verge of further expansion, especially in the south of France.

Wang Dang is not like the workers and peasants who are hot-headed, they have guns and troops in their hands, so he must put an end to it before things get out of his control.

(End of chapter)

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