The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1300 Shire
To be honest, the sudden establishment of the Spanish Republic confused Franz. After all, in his mind, this should have been a plot that happened decades later.

Moreover, Franz had no impression of Ferrante Doyet at all, and even in the intelligence system of the Austrian Empire, this person's presence was very low.

Judging from the intelligence currently collected by the Austrian Empire, the French made great contributions to the establishment of the Spanish Republic. As to whether Ferrante Doyet was arranged by the French, it still needs to be verified.

However, judging from Ferrante Duval's actions after he came to power, he is undoubtedly a scumbag, but he is also a qualified president, at least much more difficult to deal with than Isabel II and Carlos VI.

There were many options open to the Austrian Empire at this time, but Franz chose the most direct one, which was to declare war.

It was not just because Ferrante Doyle was preparing to join forces with the French to drive the Austrian Empire out of Spain, but the emergence of the Spanish Republic was a slap in the face of the Holy Alliance.

Ferrante Doyle's inhumane behavior may seem ruthless to some people, but to Franz, it is nothing more than kidnapping the people and the country.

The original purpose of establishing the Holy Alliance was to prevent the recurrence of the French Revolution. At this time, not only did a revolution break out in Spain, but the king was even executed like in France.

Whether Carlos VI was really dead or just pretending to be dead was not important to the Austrian Empire.

As one of the founding members of the Holy Alliance, the Austrian Empire naturally had an obligation to do so. More importantly, the monarchy was one of the fundamentals that maintained the Austrian Empire, and Franz could not sit idly by.

On the other hand, Franz has always been under the banner of liberating Spain.

If the Spanish Republic was established at this time and the Austrian Empire chose to withdraw its troops, can it be said that only the republic could save Spain?

In addition to the face issue, going to war in Spain was part of Franz's plan, but the opponent changed from Carlos VI to the Spanish Republic.

In addition, from a personal perspective, Franz really disliked ambitious people like Ferrante Doyle, especially those who kidnapped citizens.

Franz did not intend to avenge the Spanish Bourbons, he still fought under the banner of liberating Spain.

However, the public opinion front cannot be abandoned. During this period, the Austrian Imperial Intelligence Organization has not been idle in Spain. They have collected a lot of negative information about the Spanish government.

Especially Cabrera's extortion, massacre of his own people and trampling of the law.

In fact, there is no need to deliberately collect these negative materials, because in fact the Spanish government forces have done even more excessive things, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are too numerous to list.

In addition to a large amount of physical evidence and transcripts, there are also a large number of eyewitnesses. The best witnesses are the Spaniards who survived the massacre and the victims who suffered looting.

With countless bloody evidence before their eyes, people had no choice but to believe it. Although the Austrians were still ambiguous about the liberation of Spain, no one opposed the war anymore.

These were originally intended to deal with Carlos VI, but with slight modifications they can be used on the Spanish Republic. After all, the two are of the same origin in some respects.

Ferrante Duval never expected that the Austrian Empire would choose to declare war directly, and also declare war on behalf of Prussia and Russia.

The power of the Holy Alliance cannot be underestimated. If the French abandon him again at this time, Ferrante Doyle will really cry.

Toledo, Presidential Palace of the Spanish Republic.

Ferrante Doyle hurriedly found the French consultant, whose name was Charles, a tall and thin young man.

The previous riot in the city was planned by him, and he also instigated the garrison outside the city to revolt.

When Ferrante Duval became president, it was this young man who first proposed an alliance between Spain and France.

The name Charles is most likely a pseudonym, and his real identity is most likely a special envoy sent by France to Spain.

But the other party did not admit it, so Ferrante Duval did not say anything. "Mr. Charles, the Austrians have declared war on us!"

The young man named Charles hesitated a little while holding the teacup, but soon recovered and said with a smile.

"President Duval, please don't worry. As far as I know, Russia is currently caught in the vortex of civil war. There are wars from Eastern Europe to the Middle East. The Russians cannot extricate themselves.

Prussia was at odds with the Austrian Empire, and had been badly damaged in 1848, so it was unlikely that it would get involved at this time.

The Austrians are also unstable in the rear, and they still maintain hundreds of thousands of troops in Transylvania.

If the Austrian Empire really declared war on Spain, it would be tantamount to seeking its own destruction."

Ferrante Doyle sneered in his heart. After all the talk, he still decided to let Spain face the Austrian Empire alone and exhaust the latter to death on the Iberian Peninsula.

But what would be the result of the war of attrition? Wouldn't Spain be used as cannon fodder again?

Ferrante Duval said calmly.

"Mr. Charles, as you know, our country has just experienced a civil war and is still very weak. We are in urgent need of your reinforcements. We are allies, and you cannot just stand by and watch us die!

Besides, the Austrians have been trying to incite our generals to revolt. We can’t let them succeed!”

"Please rest assured, Mr. President. We French people always keep our promises. However, for the sake of confidentiality, I cannot tell you when and where we will send troops.

But as long as the Austrians did not leave the Iberian Peninsula, the French government would not give up.

This is our last effort for peace in Europe."

The young man smiled and spoke in a relaxed tone. Ferrante Duval looked into his eyes, trying to find out something, but he just smiled in response.

"Mr. President, I am in Toledo. If what I said is false, you can do whatever you want to me."

Ferrante Duval said quickly with a smile.

"You're too kind. I don't distrust you. It's just that the city isn't very safe these days. You can just stay at my place."

"it is good."

Charles did not refuse. He knew very well that there was no reason for France not to join the war. Whether it was to maintain this ally or to prevent the Austrians from becoming more powerful, France had to send troops to Spain.

This war must not only be fought, but also fought beautifully. Only by defeating the Austrians can the Second French Republic stand up and regain its former glory.

However, it must be said that all this is much easier than imagined. Charles planned many uprisings in Spain. The Republicans here are very weak. Many people do not understand democracy and have never heard of the Declaration of Human Rights. Some people even want to exorcise him.

However, the reality is that Spanish officials have no fighting spirit and soldiers have no desire to fight, and this seemingly powerful country will fall at the slightest touch.

Unfortunately, there was a lack of sufficiently influential figures among the Spanish Republicans, and in the end they had to hand over the fruits of victory to Ferrante Doyle.

Charles had not expected that the Austrian Empire would declare war on behalf of the Holy Alliance, but he believed in the French intelligence network and knew that it was impossible for Russia and Prussia to send troops to Spain.

However, what Franz wanted to hold was not an internal meeting of the Holy Alliance, but an enlarged meeting of the Holy Alliance.