Cutting 1719

Chapter 686 The Second European War

Despite the existence of Ning Yu, the historical trend of this world has been greatly deviated. For example, the time of the Austrian throne war has been extended, and some new weapons from the Great Chu have been added, so that the military power of various countries has also been strengthened. A certain escalation has led to an increase in the intensity of the war.

However, history has its own inertia after all, especially in the period when technology has not yet developed to the point where East and West can communicate quickly and easily, many things are still moving in the established direction along the original trend, so the news fed back to Ernst At that time, he had already smelled an unusual smell.

Since Ernst wanted to preside over the operations of the "Mossad" organization in Europe, he stayed in Europe all the year round and was active in countries such as Britain, France, and Prussia. When he learned that Maria Theresa had some unusual actions On the one hand, he continued to send people to Vienna and Silesia to collect information, and on the other hand, he was writing a secret letter to Ning Yu.

In the letter, Ernst analyzed the current changes in the European situation in detail, and gave his own opinion. He believed that the third large-scale Silesian War is coming, and this war is likely to involve the previous The post-war pattern of the Austrian War will even determine the world pattern, so it is naturally an excellent opportunity for Da Chu.

However, in the letter, Ernst raised another problem, that is, when European countries were divided internally, they did not completely ignore the overall situation. Even the British re-proposed the 'yellow peril theory' after the end of the war. The reason of the Great Chu took the opportunity to integrate Asia, and continued to move westward, which had an impact on the colonies and traditional spheres of influence of European countries.

And this point of view has been recognized by other European countries headed by France. At least many European countries have begun to promote the threat of Great Chu on the surface, and are trying to form some kind of alliance to deal with the threat of Great Chu.

Different from the 'yellow peril theory' created by Russia last time, the public opinion this time is more dangerous. People in many European countries started marching. They called on all Europeans to unite to resist the threat of the Eastern Tatars. Only the British and Russians are participating, and even France and Prussia are beginning to participate.

"An undercurrent is coming. Your Majesty the Emperor, Da Chu should show his determination to defend the interests of the country in front of the whole world. It is not limited to the mainland and the Chinese Empire, but should include colonies and spheres of influence around the world. Therefore, I predict that, In the future, Great Chu will face two colonial wars in America and India at the same time."

"In order to better deal with future wars, Mossad should use a more active attitude to participate in European affairs. I have been preparing for many years in Europe, and under the painstaking management, I may still be able to plan one or two things to change the situation for us. Used."

After Ernst finished writing the letter, he dripped wax oil on the envelope, took out a small seal from his pocket, and stamped a mark on it. It was an eagle soaring with its wings, and it was also the seal of Mossad. sign.

Obviously, Ernst already has his own ideas about the current situation in Europe. He is not self-confident without reason, but based on his deep understanding of Western civilization, which makes him more aware of his own advantages—based on With the development of the past ten years, the current Great Chu is more holistic and has a deeper control over the region. On the contrary, Western civilization still faces the previous problems, and they do not have a real core.

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Western countries to really use their full strength to deal with the threat of Dachu, but this also makes the current situation in Europe in a certain state of relaxation. Before they fight each other, they still need to watch carefully. East.

The countermeasure that Ernst talked about in his letter is to gradually intensify their internal contradictions, and use this contradiction to cover up the essence of the dispute between Eastern and Western civilizations. Obviously, in this process, the war of public opinion has slowly begun to play its own role. With its power, it is intensifying contradictions from the people in a quiet way.

"Damn Prussians! Damn French!"

On the streets of Vienna, when people read the latest news in the newspaper, they can’t help but curse such a sentence, in the eyes of all Austrians, if there are no Prussians and French people in this world, then the whole world will undoubtedly be peaceful Many, not even Silesia will be taken from them.

A sentiment full of resentment and anger has always hovered over Austria, but for the Austrian ruler Maria Theresa at this time, she has been deliberately using this sentiment to promote a policy of hatred against universalism, and He also sent secret envoys to various countries to arouse hostility to Frederick and win allies for Austria.

But the problem is that after so many years of war, the situation in Europe has undergone some changes, the most important of which is that the British who once supported Maria Theresa have changed their minds. In order to win over Frederick , One-sidedly admitted that Silesia was owned by Prussia, and prepared to abandon Maria Theresia again.

The key role in this matter was the newly appointed British Prime Minister Pitt. At this time, due to the sudden death of Henry Pelham, the Whig Party, which had long been in power in Parliament, was leaderless, while the Tory Party was accumulating strength. Waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback, this made King George II somewhat worried, so he chose to support Old Pitt, the representative of the young wing of the Whig Party, making him the new prime minister.

Of course, it is not easy to sit in this position, and it is even more difficult to sit firmly.The prescription that Old Pitt prepared for this was very simple, which was to cater to the dream of unifying the whole of Britain—to defeat France at all costs, seize its colonies in America and India, and become the overlord of Europe and even the world in the future.

For this reason, the old Pete made speeches advocating war in the parliament every day, and decided to bring Prussia, France's biggest helper in the last war, to form the Great Alliance of Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia against France, so he proposed to Prussia. recommendations for common defense.

But Frederick could not refuse this proposal, because it was difficult for him to really stand up to the Russian-Austrian-British alliance, and it was also difficult for France to act for the benefit of Prussia. Therefore, facing such a predicament, Frederick Lie could only choose to stand with Britain. He and the British soon signed the "Westminster Agreement", that is, the two sides will jointly fight against the enemies who invaded Prussia and Hanover.

But this incident was a real betrayal for Maria Theresia, a betrayal from all the allies in the last war.

For such a result, Maria Theresia could not accept it, and even specifically notified the British ambassador, claiming: "It is really shocking that Britain signed an agreement with 'my personal and permanent enemy of my family'."

Of course, the French were also very upset. Louis XV felt the anger of being deceived by Prussia from the bottom of his heart. He thought that Prussia was going to abandon the friendship of the French and turn to the embrace of the British. Behavior.

Under such circumstances, the Austrian Minister of State Kaunitz-Rittberg, who was in charge of the foreign policy of the Habsburg Monarchy, put forward a very bold idea, that is, to ask Austria to ask France for an alliance-this genius Maria Theresa was quickly convinced by the idea of ​​a 'reversal of the alliance'.

In August 1755, Ernst finally got a piece of precious news when he was desperate. Austria turned the proposal of uniting with France into a national policy. His mistress, Mrs. Pompadour, and held secret talks with the French Prime Minister, Bishop Berni.

When the time quietly came to May 1756, the "Agreement of Versailles" was finally freshly released. France and Austria formed a defensive alliance, and the traditional alliance relationship in Europe was perfectly reversed, even though several countries claimed that they were only maintaining the balance of power in the European continent. , but everyone knew in their hearts that the situation had changed and a new war was about to ignite.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that, just like the Austrian throne war that year, it was still Frederick II who ignited the war this time. He pinned all his hopes on his own army. When the external environment worsened, Frederick once again decided to use his own method to solve the problem.

In order to avoid the fate of Prussia's conspiracy to disintegrate, Frederick II decided to act first before Austria mobilized. It cannot move, and this target is Saxony.

In July 1756, Frederick tried one last time. He sent an envoy to Vienna to ask Austria to give up its plan to attack Prussia. After receiving the news, he no longer had the patience to continue waiting, but led the Prussian army to attack Saxony very simply.

The European War broke out again in an unexpected form.

(End of this chapter)