Chapter 1255: Watching from all sides (Part 2)

Chapter 1255: Watching from all sides (Part 2)

It is too difficult for the Austrian Empire to blockade all of Spain's coastline. Instead of blocking it, it is better to concentrate troops to attack.

Cadiz, Valencia and Barcelona are the three main ports of Spain in the Mediterranean and the main bases of the navy.

Among them, Barcelona is the main target of the Austrian Empire. As the center of Catalonia, controlling Barcelona can cut off the supply of materials on the eastern coast.

In addition, Catalonia is the main activity area of ​​​​the Carlos faction.

The news that the Austrian Empire declared war on Spain also caused a shock in the German region, and most of the courts of various countries fell into panic to varying degrees.

Especially the Netherlands, Denmark, Hanover and other countries, they are afraid that the Austrian Empire will force them to send troops. If they do not send troops, they may offend Austria.

The Austrian Empire is the chairman of the German Confederation, and even the headquarters of the German Confederation is in Vienna. If they reject Austria's request, will the Austrian Empire retaliate?

If they send troops, will they be able to get an advantage from Spain, and will they offend Britain and France?

Now the conflict between Austria and Britain and France is well known in Europe. If Austria helps Spain, does that mean they are on the side of the Austrians?

These coastal countries just want to remain neutral and do not want to get into trouble. Even though the Netherlands has become a thorn in the eyes of the British, the Dutch government is trying its best to avoid conflict with Britain.

However, King William II of the Netherlands is very conflicted now. His biggest trump card against Britain is Austria, and his biggest reliance on being independent of the German Confederation is the British.

William II sat in a recliner in despair. There was no one he trusted in the entire government. He felt that his subordinates were all traitors.

Those traitors not only wanted his power, but also his life.

"Caroline, what should I do?"

Caroline rolled her eyes in her heart. The Kingdom of the Netherlands could fall to this point today, which was inseparable from this stupid king.

At this point, she was still thinking about not offending both parties, and the result could only be offending both parties at the same time.

However, there was no instruction from the Austrian side, so she could not intervene too much.

"Your Majesty, you are the King of the Netherlands. You should know what is best for the Netherlands. But the British have always wanted to split our country. You can't be fooled by those sweet words."

"What about the Austrians?"

"The Austrians just want to make money like you. Which of these actions of the Austrian Empire did you not make a lot of money?"

William II nodded and fell silent again.

There is no need to elaborate on the relationship between Hanover and Britain. It is unlikely that they will draw a line with the British.

And it is unlikely that Hanover, which is in the German Confederation and has gained huge benefits from it, will draw a line with Austria and Germany.

Denmark and Britain have a blood feud, but as the gateway to the Baltic Sea, Denmark will inevitably bear the brunt of the war once it breaks out.

So Denmark has been trying its best to avoid conflicts with Britain, and even deliberately let the British enter the Baltic Sea at the expense of offending Russia.

The courts of other countries do not support Franz's war, or no small and medium-sized countries like war.

No matter how much benefit the war brings them, as long as they fail, they may lose all their wealth.

However, Luxembourg is an exception. This less monarchical country regards all the countries of the German Confederation as its brothers.

It is natural to help brothers in trouble. Luxembourg may not be able to fight, but it can contribute money and strength.

Luxembourg became the first country to publicly support Austria and was willing to provide two brigades of soldiers and supplies to the Austrian Empire.

As a small country with only 680,000 people, two brigades are almost all its assets.

Berlin.

William IV has had a headache recently. In addition to the Archbishop of Cologne in the Rhine region who jumps up and down all day to give him eye drops, the Prussian Parliament is also looking for trouble with him all day.

In fact, Prussia did not have a parliament, but when the storm came in 1848, William IV was forced to form a parliament.

However, it was the delaying tactic of the year that created today's bad results. The Prussian Parliament has great power and has a deep hatred for the Prussian government and William IV himself.

The parliament was singing against the king all day, which led to an unusually chaotic political situation in Prussia at that time.

Austria declared war on Spain, and William IV really didn't know whether to be happy or cry. It was a good thing for Austria to fall into the quagmire, but would the parliament push Prussia into the quagmire as well?

If it refused, would the parliament take the opportunity to make trouble? Repeat the tragedy of 1848?

At this time, the support rate for the war against the Austrians in Prussia was very high. William IV really couldn't understand why his people were so concerned about the war against the Austrians, which made him a little sad.

In fact, it was not just Prussia, but the entire German region had an unusually consistent attitude towards Austria's declaration of war on Spain.

The top leaders opposed it, and the bottom supported it.

The contradictions had never been so intense, and the top leaders of many countries even believed that the events of 1848 might be repeated.

So it became a very reasonable choice to ask these fanatics out of their own country. In addition, due to the relationship of the German Confederation, almost no country prevented the flow of citizens outward.

Franz has always been very welcoming to immigrants, but whether they can go to the front line requires training first, and they may not be sent to the battlefield after completing the training.

It is common to be sent to the border to stabilize the border defense. It doesn’t matter if you want to retire. The Austrian Empire will arrange for retired personnel to find jobs.

The guns in the hands of many passionate young people were inexplicably replaced with hoes or hammers, and in a blink of an eye, they had a family business that they could not take away.

Most people choose to settle down and spend their lives. There are a few natural adventurers, and the Austrian Empire still has large colonies waiting for them.

Madrid.

Isabel II slapped Princess Luisa Fernanda in the face.

"Useless bitch!"

Princess Luisa Fernanda curled up on the ground, covering her injured face and whispered.

"It was my sister and mother who went too far, and the Austrians were angry. It's not my fault."

Isabel II grabbed Luisa Fernanda's hair, and the latter instinctively grabbed the former's wrist with both hands to reduce the tearing force.

"You are a bitch who is not worth even 4 million, and you dare to quibble?"

Isabel II kicked Princess Luisa Fernanda in the abdomen, and the latter rolled on the ground in pain. The former stepped on the latter's head without mercy.

"I will deal with you, a bitch, first, and then deal with those cunning Austrians!"

The screams of pain echoed in the Madrid Palace.