Struggle in Russia

The Russian carnival has just begun. When Nicholas I decided to continue to expand his victories in the Caucasus, the entire Russian military class fell into ecstasy, especially those noble officers. Most of them began to sharpen their heads to find relationship, trying to join in this grand carnival.

Some people are happy and some are sad. Compared with the ecstatic Russians, Wallachia, Moldavia and Austrians are not so happy, especially the Austrians, they are really unhappy, such as Felix Schwarzenberg.

Felix Schwarzenberg is from the famous Schwarzberg family in Austria. This family has a long history. It was active in the territory of Germany in the 15th century and became a princedom in the 17th century. The most recent and most famous is the ancestor, Prince Karl Philip Schwarzberg, who performed well in the Napoleonic Wars.

Felix Schwarzenberg has been active in the Austrian political circles because of his family relationship, and he is good at handling diplomatic issues. He once worked in the Austrian embassies in Portugal, Russia, France, England, the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Sardinia. He can be regarded as a diplomat The old fox of the world.

This old fox has a very good relationship with Nesselrode. When the revolution broke out in the capital Vienna, Metternich was forced to resign and the royal family was forced to flee to Innsbruck, he knew that the revolution would be close to the power of Austria itself. Unable to appease him, he immediately strengthened his ties with Russia, because he knew very well that only Russia could save Austria at this time.

So on the one hand, he frequently entered and exited the Russian embassy in Austria, constantly lobbying Duke Alexander Gorchakov, and on the other hand, he kept writing letters to Nesselrode, hoping that this German colleague would use his influence to pull Austria into a Bundle.

It should be said that Felix Schwarzenberg's efforts have been extremely effective. Without Li Xiao, the crossing party, Nesselrode would have almost become the representative of the interests of the Austrian Empire in Russia during the 1848 revolution. On the one hand, Russia's interests have been completely defeated.

Of course, that is history, and in this time and space, Felix Schwarzenberg's efforts were strongly challenged by Li Xiao. First, he suffered a crushing defeat on the Wallachia and Moldavia issues, and had to agree humiliatingly. Russian conditions. Immediately after this time, when Russia notified Austria that it would exert greater influence in the Balkans and the Caucasus, especially when it bluntly said that it was preparing to use troops against Persia, Felix Schwarzenberg jumped!

"How could these Russians do this! How could they take advantage of the fire!" Felix Schwarzenberg roared, shaking his fists, "What is Karl doing? Just watching Austria fall into dire straits!"

It could be seen that Felix Schwarzenberg was very dissatisfied with Nesselrode. If the latter stood in front of him, he might spit on his face.

But his impatience and anger are understandable.

Because this revolution not only destroyed the motherland he loves, but also pulled out the underpants of the Austrian Empire, so that Austria was exposed so naked to the eyes of the whole world, it was really devoid of dignity.

It's not just a question of dignity, his sister was also killed by a stray bullet from a revolutionist in Prague.

Of course, anger is anger, but Felix Schwarzenberg was not overwhelmed by anger. In the midst of extreme rage, he was still able to stay awake. He knew it was pointless to spit or curse at Nesselrode at this moment. Once Nesselrode is offended, Austria will no longer have any hope, and really can only wait for death.

So he immediately leaned over his desk and wrote a long and more earnest letter to Nesselrode, imploring the Russian Prime Minister to do more work for the sake of being a German and for the sake of the Holy Alliance, and persuade Nicholas La I treated Austria more tolerantly, and stopped taking advantage of the fire to rob.

This is the so-called situation is stronger than people, Felix Schwarzenberg dare not extravagantly ask Nesselrode to persuade Nicholas I to withdraw his life, because it is impossible, the only thing he can do is to let Nessel Rode persuaded Nicholas I to stop plotting against Austria.

Of course, this is only one aspect. Felix Schwarzenberg knows that it is better to ask for others than to ask for oneself. If you put all your hopes on Russia, it is tantamount to handing over the lifeblood of Austria to Nigeria. In the hands of Nicholas I, the life and death of Austria will depend entirely on Nicholas I's thoughts. The bet is too big, and he dare not.

So he immediately wrote to his brother-in-law Alfred Candidus Windisch Gretz, hoping that the brother-in-law in charge of military power would be more decisive and powerful, if he could wipe out the Revolutionary Party in Bohemia as soon as possible , then Austria has more sufficient capital to bargain with Russia, otherwise it is really a man-made knife and I am a fish!

Alfred Candidus Windisch Gretz is another well-known name in the history of the Austrian Empire, known as one of the three giants who saved the Austrian Empire. It's just that the ability to tell the truth is actually the same thing. The only thing that can be used is probably decisive and cruel.

As mentioned earlier, this guy's wife was hit by a stray bullet from the Revolutionary Party in Prague and unfortunately died. At the time of the incident, this guy was the commander-in-chief of the Austrian garrison in Bohemia, and also the commander-in-chief of the Prague garrison. So immediately, this guy gathered his troops and started bloody revenge.

The first is to withdraw the army from Prague, avoiding the troops being surrounded and cut by hordes of revolutionary masses and then broken down individually. After regrouping outside the city, under the cover of artillery grape shells, began to bloody every street in Prague.

The decisiveness and bloodiness of this guy really hit the revolutionaries hard, and also earned him the reputation of the butcher of Prague. At this moment, he is gathering and gathering troops, preparing to attack the capital Vienna.

"The rebels in Vienna must be put down immediately, hang them all, and let them hang on the street, so that all rebels understand that continuing to rebel will only lead to death!"

Alfred Candidus Windisch Gretz actually looked down on those revolutionaries in his heart. In Prague, he felt that this group of people was a mob with nothing but numbers. Under the cover of the cover, it is completely possible to sweep all the way!

Just when he was full of ambition, he received news about the interaction between Austrian officials and Russian officials, including but not limited to the exchange of interests between Wallachia and Moldavia...