Chapter 945 Propaganda
The French's five-pronged strategic deployment soon appeared on the desk in the underground command room of the Wiesenstein Castle.
“Are the French crazy?”
Albrecht asked, somewhat shocked.
"This is a very reckless war strategy, but it is also very bold, isn't it?"
Karl openly said that he felt that his eldest son thought too much and sometimes seemed not pure enough.
"Yes, father."
"Albrecht, we are soldiers. All I need to know is the enemy's strength, deployment, and strategy, and then make the most reasonable decision."
"Um"
Albrecht was thirty-one years old and had led an army many times, even commanding large-scale battles involving tens of thousands of people.
At this time, he was somewhat reluctant to face his father's preaching.
However, five groups came out together, which really shocked Franz.
Because in his opinion, the Second French Republic was already in turmoil at this time, so they should try to seek stability, and at most put some pressure on the German Confederation and Austria in Belgium.
The fighting between the two sides will be limited to Belgium, allowing the British and Ottomans to fight. This is the best approach for France's interests.
Even if you have to make a desperate move, you should gather your forces in one place and attack one point, either Belgium or Alsace-Lorraine.
Belgium was the trigger at this time, especially after Louis Philippe handed over the protection of Belgium to the German Confederation. France lost both its wife and its troops.
Not only did Belgium lose its colony on the European continent, it also became the aggressor.
However, the invaders at this time will not receive much condemnation. As long as they can win on the battlefield, they will still be praised as victors.
However, Franz would not let the Anglo-Saxons occupy the propaganda position. Austrian newspapers also worked together to vigorously advocate the liberation of the Germans in Belgium, and even compared it with the independence of Greece.
Compared with the British media's fabrications and the French's out-of-context quotes, the Austrian media's reports are more detailed and comprehensive.
The most important thing is to have pictures and the truth!
The development of the photography industry made the influence and communication power of the Austrian Empire's propaganda machine completely different from that of other competitors.
No matter how much the opponents say, there is no real photo that is more impactful. What is even more heart-wrenching is that the Austrian artists gave full play to their expertise.
Prints, postcards, and various derived poems, music, and plays were created in a short period of time.
The history of public opinion wars may not be comparable to that of the British, but in terms of artistic creation and imagination, those media people in London cannot keep up with Vienna, the art capital.
In fact, artists never lack imagination, so there are endless creations of original works.
At first, under Franz's organization, these people had a bottom line. However, as time went by, the influence of the incident continued to expand, and those private experts also participated.
Their bottom line is much lower than that of Franz. It can almost be regarded as the opening picture, and the rest is all made up.
Of course, what they say is often what the people at the bottom are more willing to believe and is more down-to-earth, so their influence is no worse than that of the official media.
However, the positioning of the two is different. One is for the country and the other is for the people.
In short, in terms of the war of public opinion, the British suffered an unprecedented defeat, and even the image of the country of Britain was affected in the German region.
During this period, the British influence on the European continent was still very strong, and all beautiful words such as progress, democracy, equality, freedom, wealth, greatness, peace, and security were closely linked to them.
However, anyone who has traveled a lot will say that the life of British workers is worse than that of Russian serfs under the rule of the Tsar. However, no one will believe this nonsense. After all, Britain is so rich, powerful and civilized.
Soon the photographs, postcards, engravings, as well as various pamphlets and "stories" reached England.
But there was something that Franz did not expect, that is, the British reaction speed was much faster than he imagined.
After all, there were no telephones or even telegraphs in this era, but the British police took action almost immediately.
They confiscated a considerable number of promotional props, arrested a large number of relevant persons, and quickly started relevant investigations.
However, the British failed to stop Austria's propaganda offensive, because it was just a smoke bomb thrown by Franz. Instead, they would lead the British in the wrong direction-Russia.
Back in the underground command room of Weissenstein Castle, the father and son, Archduke Karl and Archduke Albrecht, were about to fight.
The two had serious differences on the issue of dealing with the French five-way army. Both father and son agreed with Franz's theory that it would be better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten of the enemy's fingers.
However, Archduke Karl's preset main battlefield was within the German Confederation, and Albrecht's idea was to directly concentrate the main force to capture Paris before the enemy could react.
First of all, Albrecht's tactics were definitely too radical, attacking Paris directly, which gave Franz a strong sense of Prussian style.
However, Albrecht also had a reason. In his view, the military technology of the Austrian Empire completely overwhelmed France at this time, and the traditional defense methods in the past did not pose a threat to the Austrian Army at this time.
No matter how strong the fortress is, no matter how high the city wall is, it can't stop the threats from the sky.
Flesh and blood cannot stop steel. No matter how hard you train and how strong your will is, facing an unequal firepower gap, it is only a matter of time before you collapse.
And judging from the experience of previous encounters with the French army, the French army, which the national army said was like a demon, was nothing more than a chicken and a dog in front of the Austrian army.
What's more, the Austrian army at that time had not yet come up with the most valuable treasure, and the two sides were still in a relatively equal position.
However, at this time, the main force of the Austrian Empire had already installed new rifles and new artillery, and various new weapons were emerging in endlessly.
Other aspects such as the training, physical fitness, and supplies of the soldiers were not inferior to the French. In terms of morale, Albrecht had never seen an army with such a high fighting spirit.
Franz's media, churches, nationalists, militants, and Austrian loyalists jointly propagandized and instigated, coupled with sufficient military pay and a relatively fair promotion, reward and punishment mechanism, at this time Austrian soldiers were Full of fighting spirit.
Especially those soldiers who traveled to many places, they knew very well how hard-earned their lives were. The Austrian Imperial Government really did a lot.
If this country collapses, the nobles will still have food left over, and the businessmen can become good citizens of other countries.
But what about them? They, ordinary people, and their families would just be like the refugees they saw along the way, being knocked down and then stepped on again.