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

The news of Tsar Nicholas I's visit to England quickly spread throughout Europe, causing an uproar as expected.

Especially for France, a country that is preparing to encircle Austria, it is a heavy blow. After all, the alliance between Britain and Russia is not just for Europe, but to carve up the world.

This Louis-Philippe was determined not to bear it, but he turned around and realized that France seemed to have Spain as a half-dead ally left.

Fortunately, the German Confederation responded quickly and regardless of previous suspicions, the two sides quickly started consultations and reached consensus on some issues.

The little princes of the German Confederation were afraid of France, but they were even more afraid of Russia, because they knew that Louis Philippe only wanted to destroy their country, and the Tsar would do it more thoroughly.

Russia's westward advance to Prussia bears the brunt, while Austria has its own considerations. After all, being backstabbed as an ally of Russia is not an easy thing to accept.

The tsar's behavior is blatantly treating Austria as a backup tire. It is like licking a dog to confess to the goddess.

As for why these details were leaked, this is naturally the handiwork of the British. In terms of political skills and diplomatic tsars, they are not worthy of being apprentices.

Austria is not weak in diplomacy. After all, Prime Minister Metternich is a seasoned diplomat, and he is not as passionate as the public. On the contrary, he is calm and feels normal, let alone being hurt.

But he understood that something must be done at this time, to fight back against Russia's betrayal, and at the same time to prepare for the worst possible situation (British-Russian alliance).

France is a good ally. After all, the prestige of the Napoleon era has not dissipated. No country in Europe dares to underestimate France, not even Austria, which defeated it twice.

Franz expressed that he was accustomed to Russia's sudden and sudden diplomatic approach, but he was not worried at all about the possible alliance between Britain and Russia or the impact it would have.

After all, Franz knew very well that "one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers". Two countries that both wanted to compete for world hegemony could not achieve real peace. The two countries were the protagonists of their respective camps in the later Crimean War.

As for the alliance with France, Franz didn't take it very seriously. After all, France and Austria had a lot of frictions at this time, especially on the issues of Italy, Germany, West Africa, and North America, which were almost irreconcilable.

However, this does not prevent the two countries from joining forces to protect themselves, but 1848 is approaching, and the Orleans Dynasty may be wiped out in an instant.

After all, France's internal conflicts are no less than Austria's. The financiers almost emptied the country, and the royal family sucked the last bone marrow of the country like parasites.

The peasants are poor and miserable, the life of the workers is bleak, the social status of the soldiers is extremely low (referring to soldiers and non-commissioned officers), and the colonies are also full of contradictions. The seemingly incomparably powerful giant is tense all over his body, as long as there is a collapse, he will be completely knocked down .

Of course, Prince Metternich's actions are beyond reproach, but his actions may slightly hurt the self-esteem of Nicholas I, the traditional monarch.

The situation in the Austrian Empire is special. Although the monarch is Ferdinand I, it is the Regent Council who makes the decision. Therefore, the Tsar should not be jealous of the Habsburg family, but should be jealous of those "thieves" in his mouth.

In fact, after the czar's operation, there is still good news for Austria, that is, it makes the Ottomans even more at a loss.

Mejid Sultan, who was once called an oriental "civilized man" by the Western media, has already been bent over by things at home and abroad, and his body has been hollowed out by alcohol and sex.

In order to continue to satisfy his desires, he had to start smoking opium to enhance his "vitality". Also in order to continue the Ottoman Empire, he chose to throw an olive branch to Austria, his old enemy.

This situation occurs on the one hand because Austria has maintained a strong influence and a relatively strong posture in the previous crises, which left a deep impression on McGidd.

On the other hand, Osman really has no friends at this time. Persia is too weak, and the Oman Empire cannot quench its thirst.

Historically, the Oman Empire was considered to be a very powerful existence before the collapse of the Said Dynasty, even Britain and France did not dare to insult it.

In the book, the disastrous defeat of the Oman navy by the Austrian navy did not spread too widely. On the contrary, it was Said who bought warships from Europe in a big way and boarded the hot search list at that time.

Of course, Said bought this enthusiasm himself, in order to deter those who might underestimate the Oman Empire. After all, the battle with the Austrian Navy gave him too much shock.

Said had always believed that except for Britain and Ottomans, no country could defeat its own navy.

Then he fought the Austrian Empire, a country he had never heard of, which left him with too heavy a memory.

The once invincible Oman navy took the lead in launching a surprise attack with several times its strength, but was hanged up and beaten. This is really terrifying.

But Saeed hadn’t lost his mind at the time, and he didn’t really give in until Friedrich visited Zanzibar for the second time, when he gave away his most precious daughter as a gift.

At this time, Saeed scoffed at McGid's joint proposal. He didn't want to ruin his country, and his fear of the European powers was deeply rooted in his bones.

After ruling out the two options of Persia and Oman, he was left with only three options: Egypt, France, and Austria.

Egypt had been completely defeated by the last Near East crisis, and France was considered by Mejid to be an unlikely ally.

In the end, only Austria, which has been fighting with the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years, is left. The latter has good reputation and strength, and the most important thing is that it will not want to get involved in the core area of ​​​​Ottoman.

Mejid's bottom line is Istanbul and the Anatolian plateau, and he doesn't care about other pagan territories. At present, Austria does not seem to conflict with Ottoman's core interests.

And those pagan territories can be used as a bargaining chip to win over Austria. In fact, Mejid is eager to give Austria the two duchies of the Danube, and then watch them fight Russia to death.

It's just that such an obvious estrangement plan is difficult to succeed, but fortunately, he does not lack chips.

Between 1840 and 1845, there were dozens of turmoil in the Eastern European part of the Ottoman Empire with more than a thousand people, which greatly consumed Mejid's energy and financial resources of the treasury, and forced him to rely more on the army.

For Mejid personally, those are not the territories of the Ottoman Empire, but cancer is the bane. If there were no territories in Eastern Europe, the Russians might not have their own ideas.

In fact, this is not just the idea of ​​Mejid alone. A group of high-ranking Ottomans thought so, and even formed a faction. This idea also deeply influenced the future father of Turkey, General Kemal.