On March 19, 1848, Frederick William IV was forced to announce the cancellation of the book inspection system, and issued a diplomatic note to the German states, requesting the convening of a joint conference of the states.
On March 23, Frederick William IV announced the annexation of Prussia to Germany.
Metternich's hope of establishing the Prussian-Austrian Tripartite Alliance was dashed, and Prussia's diplomatic relations with Austria and Russia deteriorated sharply.
If Germany wants to be unified, Austria is a cut that cannot be bypassed. The core question is who will be the boss
In terms of strength, Austria seems to be a bit stronger than Prussia, but because of domestic problems, it does not have an absolute advantage over Prussia; in terms of influence, Austria is far superior to Prussia.
Historically, the Jagged Chancellor Bismarck discovered this problem early. He first used diplomatic means to isolate Austria, and then took advantage of the opportunity just passed by the Austrian-French War to defeat Austria and kick Austria out of Germany.
The current practice of Frederick William IV undoubtedly exposed Prussia's ambition to unify Germany, which Austria could not tolerate.
Also unacceptable are the Russians. The tsarist government did not want to see the unification of Central Europe, which would shake their continental hegemony.
In this context, the relationship between Russia and Austria began to warm up. Franz waited for good news. Tsar Nicholas I publicly stated that he was willing to help Austria suppress the Italian revolution.
Although this support was only verbal, Russia would not send troops to fight Austria and Sardinia, which was enough for Franz.
Since the anti-French war, there has been a pattern of two major powers in Europe - Britain and Russia side by side. With the support of the Russians, it is impossible for the British to take the risk of a full-scale war to support the Kingdom of Sardinia.
"Prime Minister, we can close the net." Franz said calmly
"Yes, Your Highness!" Felix replied
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Prague
"Mr. Ryan, hurry up, something is bad!"
"Colson said slowly, what happened?" Ren's man asked with concern
"The Austrian government has decided to execute Vera and the others, a total of more than 100 political prisoners, and they will all be executed after three days!" Colson said in panic
This is absolutely the worst result. Such mass executions of political prisoners rarely happen in Europe, especially since there are capitalists and aristocrats among the more than 100 people.
Ren was silent, he was not a middle schooler. The Austrian government's sudden hardening is clearly abnormal.
But people can't help but be saved, otherwise people's hearts will be scattered, and the team won't be able to lead them.
The revolutionary enthusiasm of the people in the Czech region is inherently low. They can only rely on the capitalists and aristocrats to launch the revolution. If they cannot take effective measures, these people will defect soon.
Historically, the outbreak of the Prague Uprising was quickly suppressed, that is, the local aristocrats and capitalists found that there was no future for them to mix with the revolutionary party, and they sold them.
To mobilize the people for a revolution
Well, think about this kind of thing. The revolutionary parties in the Czech region are basically children of capitalists and aristocrats, and the worst is the middle class.
They want revolution, in essence, to safeguard their own rights and interests, and sacrifice their own interests to win over the people at the bottom, which does not exist.
Historically, after the suppression of the Prague Uprising, the army can still be organized in the Czech region to suppress the Hungarian rebellion, so you know who the people are.
"How many troops are there in the city?" Ren asked with concern
"I heard that the battlefield in Italy is very tight, and another 2,000 people were transferred from here yesterday. The number of soldiers in the city will not exceed 1,800." The man with eyes whispered.
"Is the news reliable?" Ren asked with concern
"This is what I heard this morning when I was chatting with friends in the city defense army. It should be reliable. The army transfer can't be deceived!" The eyed man explained.
"Mr. Ryan, this news should be accurate. Yesterday I saw troops leaving the city, but they haven't come back yet!" Coulson added.
"Well, let's prepare immediately and take action in the evening two days later to overthrow the decaying Austrian Empire and establish an independent Czech Republic!" Ren said enthusiastically.
"Mr. Ryan, how to solve the problem of weapons? We can't just overthrow the Austrian government with the dozens of guns in our hands?" an old man asked.
As a conservative in the revolutionary party, he opposed the most extreme armed revolution. If it were not for the killing of the Austrian government this time, he would not approve of an uprising.
"I can find a way to raise twenty guns from relatives and friends!" said the man with glasses.
"I could also get a dozen guns from my house!" Coulson said after thinking about it.
In this way, everyone reported the numbers in a hurry, and after a while, the weapons and equipment of an infantry battalion came out.
Obviously, the recent policy of the Vienna government made the local nobles very dissatisfied, otherwise the revolutionaries would not be able to obtain weapons and equipment.
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A premeditated rebellion unfolded just like that. All members of the revolutionary party participated voluntarily and did not have any coercive binding force on each other, relying only on the charisma of the leader.
It is impossible to keep secrecy secret. The Czech Revolutionary Party was originally a grass-roots team, and it would not refuse anyone who came from the three religions and nine streams.
These people who participated in the meeting were of relatively high status and were considered reliable. In fact, after the meeting, the content of the meeting that night was organized into a plan and sent to the hands of Prince Wendischgritz.
If the rebellion is to be put out, the police in the Prague area can do it.
Obviously this is not what the Vienna government wants, the rebellion has not yet happened, and if people are arrested now, there are only small fish and shrimps on the bright side.
Leaving behind the mastermind, this will bring serious hidden dangers to the future domination of the Czech region.
Prince Wendischgritz seemed to know nothing, and even before the revolution broke out, he organized a field training, which involved most of the police and army in Prague.
On April 12, 1848, taking advantage of the departure of Prince Wendischgritz, the Prague Uprising broke out, and with the cooperation of local nobles and capitalists, the city of Prague was captured in one fell swoop.
"Mr. Ryan is not good. The arsenal is empty. It is said that the corrupt officials of the government sold all the ammunition in it. What should I do now?" Coulson said in panic.
This statement is simply fooling the ghost. No matter how serious the corruption of the Austrian government is, it is impossible to sell all the weapons and ammunition
"I was treated as a chess piece!"
This was his first reaction. Originally, this uprising went so smoothly and almost without any resistance, he captured Prague. If he didn't understand now, Ren would be a fool.