Struggle in Russia

After Li Xiao bid farewell to Jan Constantine, he was ready to leave soon, because the time was really tight, because Duke Mikhail Gorchakov had already launched operations against Wallachia and Moldavia In other words, Paskovich must be very hungry and thirsty, and it is not ruled out that this guy may speed up his actions in order to take credit for himself.

So just in case, Li Xiao can only act as soon as possible, but he has opinions on his leaving Alexei:

"Andreka, is it necessary to go to Austria? According to your plan, I'm afraid you will offend both the Austrians and Paskovich and His Majesty. Doing so is very risky!"

Indeed, if Li Xiao's actions were exposed, both Nicholas I and Paskovich would be furious. But the problem is that Li Xiao is absolutely worth it. His plan is more beneficial to Russia, and more beneficial to himself, so why should those two guys be happy or not?

If you have to get used to those two guys in everything, then whether he is still alive, I am afraid that he will be the happiest if he hangs up Nicholas I. So why make that guy happy, just to make trouble for him, for his own benefit and for the benefit of the whole, he just wants to kill the Austrians!

"The greater the risk, the greater the reward. It is in our best interest to do so. Austria must be weakened. This shit-stirring stick is really annoying! So we must go!"

Li Xiao knew very well that if Alexei knew what he really wanted to do this trip, his good friend would probably be even more terrified, because he only told Alexei to go to Vienna to work for Alexander Gorchakov. The Duke offered advice and did not say that he would contact Gergey Altur, let alone assist Gergey Altur in attacking the Austrian army and Paskovich.

Of course, this is not all. Li Xiao actually wants to do more. This trip he also plans to contact the Prussians, because he and Duke Alexander Gorchakov alone are not enough to attack and weaken Austria. The power of the country should make a comprehensive promotion, so that Austria can be truly weakened instead of hurting its fingers.

Prussia's life is not easy now, and the relationship between the revolution has caused chaos in Berlin, but Prussia is stronger than Austria. The country is not a fragmented puzzle board, and there are no ethnic minorities' rebellion and external interference. Moreover, Prussia's economic and industrial foundations are also Not bad, so after the initial crisis, Prussia can survive.

But the ambitions of the Prussians are far more than that. Everyone in history knows that after seeing the opportunity of Austria being hit hard by the revolution, Prussia is ready to compete with Austria for control of the German states. Then, because of Russia's interference, he was humiliated by Austria and was forced to sign the "Olmitz Treaty", so he could only be Austria's younger brother.

Although Prussia's efforts in history were not successful, this also made Li Xiao see a possibility, that is, Prussia is no longer willing to be Austria's younger brother,

Consciously began to fight for the leadership of Germany.

In fact, this is also very understandable, because the Hohenzollern family has been ambitious throughout the generations. From a small earl in a remote northern corner, it gradually became an elector, and then it grew step by step and became the second largest among the German states. In the presence of the Habsburg family.

In fact, as early as more than a hundred years ago, Frederick the Great dug the corner of Austria. Back then, Queen Teresa had just ascended the throne and became the Archduchess of Austria, and the king of Hungary and Bohemia declared war on Austria on the excuse of the succession of the throne. , directly occupied Bohemia.

This directly turned the two "states of brothers" into life-and-death enemies, and Frederick the Great also became Queen Teresa's lifelong enemy. So don't look at the back because the rise of Napoleon forced Prussia and Austria to resist together, but the tradition of brothers Ni Qiang has actually existed for a long time.

For the enterprising Prussia, Austria and the Habsburg family are already synonymous with decay. They think that this family has no power to represent Germany at all, so they naturally covet the leadership of Germany.

In the past, because of the existence of the Holy Alliance and the relatively stable internal conditions of the countries, Prussia had no way to play tricks and make troubles. It could only be watched, but this time Austria is in chaos. The blood of Frederick the Great, the little troublemaker!

Li Xiao believes that the Prussians are definitely willing to cooperate. Germany has only one leader and cannot have two leaders. It is better to send political freaks and zombies like Habsburg to the grave earlier.

So this trip to Hungary, Li Xiao still has an ulterior purpose, and is going to contact Prussia to dig a hole for Austria, and this must be done more secretly, even Duke Alexander Gorchakov may not be able to It was revealed that, after all, this matter was too big.

And looking at the trend of history, although Nicholas I was closer to his relatives in Prussia, he was still more inclined to Austria at the critical moment. However, Li Xiao guessed that it was not because Nicholas I was more in love with Austria, but because he was more in love with tradition.

After all, according to tradition, the Habsburg family is the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, that is, Germany. Especially the rules, Nicholas I, who believed that the monarch and ministers were orderly, naturally could not tolerate the Prussians' inferior offenses, even if the Habsburg family had indeed declined, this would not work!

If everyone learns from Prussia, Nicholas I was very worried that such a bad thing would happen to Russia and his descendants one day, so he firmly opposed Prussia's bad start.

It's just that it's not that simple to contact Prussia, because Li Xiao has nothing to do with him. He doesn't know the upper political elite in Prussia at all, but as the old saying goes, relying on parents at home and relying on friends when going out, Li Xiao thinks he still has a few friends, such as That lovely Uncle David LeBoeuf.

"You want to make contact with the Prussians?"

David Lebouf was also a little surprised, but when Li Xiao explained the reason, his eyes lit up. What do French people hate the most? Naturally, it is the Holy Alliance, and it would be great if you can instigate internal strife in the Holy Alliance.

"It's your Uncle David's responsibility!" David Lebouf patted his chest and replied, "Well, I'll go with you this trip, so I can directly cooperate with you!"

Li Xiao naturally knows why David LeBoeuf is enthusiastic. Although this strange uncle complains about the current French government all day long, he still loves France fundamentally, and it is of course duty-bound to do things that are beneficial to France!