London, United Kingdom.

The news of France's surrender surprised and embarrassed Prince Albert.

There is no doubt that Prince Albert's wait-and-see strategy has failed again, the Hungarians are useless, and the Ottomans are holding their ground.

But the most important thing was the surrender of the French, and now unless Britain exerted all its might, a painless action would not only fail to achieve its goal, but would also reduce its prestige.

Although both Austria and Britain had halted further action after the initial negotiations, Prince Albert still felt that it was a loss, so he wanted to wait for the situation to be more favorable to Britain before proceeding with negotiations.

In addition, the information provided by the Austrians also alarmed Prince Albert, because Austria was far more powerful than British intelligence estimates, as evidenced by the two defeats in the Austrian war.

Thankfully, the Austrian Navy did not continue to besiege Gibraltar and did not rush out of the Mediterranean to further jeopardize British interests.

Some of the small *** of the two sides overseas were selectively ignored by Prince Albert, because even overseas at this time Britain won less and lost more.

Most importantly, the victory of the overseas colonies could not have a decisive effect on the Austrian state.

In addition to this, the great powers surrounding the Austrian colony all seemed to have good relations with Austria, which was the exact opposite of the situation faced by Great Britain.

As a result, the British often had to deal with the regional hegemons in the region while facing the Austrian powers. As the war progressed, signs of instability appeared both inside and outside Britain.

At this time, the City of London was in mourning, and the banking and insurance industries were on the verge of collapse.

The railroad tycoons and stock gods of a year ago are either out of love, or have opted for high-altitude freefall or other means of relief.

Most of these people's bodies can be found in the Thames, but few people choose to jump into the river because it stinks.

Historically, in 1848, the British Parliament passed the Public Health Act, and in the same year, the British Central Health Service was established.

From then on, the British would make drastic changes to the city and establish a rudimentary public health system, and London was a top priority.

However, due to the emergence of Franz, Britain's economic and political crisis was much more serious than in history, coupled with the continuous war and fragmented ethnic relations, the social crisis in Britain at this time was even more serious.

At such a time, no one is willing to spend money on public health, and the management of the Thames River is naturally even more impossible.

At this time, the Thames also has a name - the River of Awakening, and at night drunkards will immediately sober up as long as they are close to the River Thames, because they will be smoked by the smell of the river, and most people will become sober after vomiting.

Summer heat, humidity and the ubiquitous presence of dirt have made London once again a hotbed of cholera.

Edward Smith-Stanley's face was gloomy, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Prince Albert's approach, believing that the royal family's procrastination had missed the best opportunity to negotiate with Austria.

George Hamilton Gordon was also opposed to the war, and he was not optimistic about the economic situation in Britain, and the devastation of the war would only further exacerbate social unrest, which in turn would drag down the British economy.

In fact, George Hamilton Gordon's view was different from the mainstream, and there were many economists at the time who believed that war could boost the economy.

Their reasoning is that war stimulates consumption, increases employment, and even drives technological progress and technological innovation.

(I won't list all the specific examples.) ）

Prince Albert was also very depressed, he never expected that what he did would push the British royal family to the forefront again.

However, there is still a way to deal with the parliamentary Prince Albert, as long as it is explained again in the Austrian Empire***.

It's just that after the surrender of France, all this seems to have become meaningless, and the way to go is to boost Britain's economy rather than fight for hegemony.

Prince Albert was thinking that maybe the World's Fair in three years should be his goal, and he must make the world again

Meet the UK...

At the thought of this, Prince Albert was filled with pride, but a piece of news shattered all his plans like a bolt from the blue.

Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on the grounds that it would help its allies fight against foreign enemies.

The cause was an attack on an Austrian patrol in Albania, and Tsar Nicholas I insisted that the Ottomans were responsible.

In fact, after more than half a year of preparation, Russia was finally ready for battle.

Seeing the Austrian Empire, which was an ally, slaughtering in all directions, Nicholas I was also hungry and thirsty, so he slashed the big knife in his hand at the Ottoman Empire.

The 300,000 Russian troops attacked Tulcha and Erzurum in two directions.

The Ottoman Emperor *** team rushed to the battle and suffered heavy losses, and even more terrible before, due to the instigation of the British, the main forces of the Ottomans at this time were concentrated in the direction of the Balkan line near the Austrian Empire.

(Turka was the gateway to the Balkans, and Erzurum was the eastern gateway to the Ottoman Empire.) In the previous document, Castle had become Russian territory. ）

Sultan Majid had all the heart of Viscount Stratford, but he could only patiently ask the British for help.

Because at this time only the British could deal with the Russians, and the Austrians, although they were still fighting a civil war, they were allies of the Russians.

The most important thing is that in the eyes of the Ottomans, the Austrians, like the Russians, coveted their lands.

Letting the Russians continue to invade the territory of the Ottoman Empire is obviously not in line with the British strategy, but continuing to send troops to the Ottomans may be really unbearable for the British economy.

While Prince Albert was in a dilemma, the two conservative bigwigs felt he was too indecisive.

If Prince Albert had taken the opportunity to sign a peace agreement with Austria, there would have been no disagreement.

Now even if the British wanted to send troops to the Ottomans, they would have to pass the Austrians first, because the Austrians could not watch the British fleet swagger through the Mediterranean.

According to the tradition of the British, they will first sow discord between Russia and Austria, reduce resistance, and even pull one to fight the other.

However, the war between Britain and Austria was not over at this time, and Britain wanted to send troops to the Ottomans, so they had to face the attack of two powers at the same time.

Coupled with the friction between Schleswig and Prussia on the question, Britain had to confront the Holy Alliance as a whole.

This is simply the most failed stroke in the history of British diplomacy.

But compared to Prince Albert and Sultan McJid, Mr. Kossuth was the most desperate man.

The surrender of France meant that the Austrians had no more worries, and Hungary was definitely their next target.

However, the roof leak happened to rain overnight, and the Russians attacked the Ottoman Empire under the banner of aiding Austria, but no one can guarantee that Nicholas I will help his son-in-law clean up Hungary while cleaning up the Ottomans.

For a time, the flu hit the entire Hungarian parliament, and more than half of the parliamentarians said that they were sick and did not show up, and Kossuth, who dragged a serious illness to the parliament, couldn't help but grit his teeth and make up his mind.

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