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

Chapter 631 Swiss Raiders
Although Franz did not invite Wheatstone himself, his writings, patents and related research results all went to Austria.Franz spent £7000 for this, which was considered a high price in Britain at the time.

However, Franz felt that the money was well spent, because the research results of Austrian scientists on electromagnetism at this time were really limited.

At this time, the best electromagnetism masters in the world are in the UK, and Siemens, which will change the history of generators in the future, is still in Prussia.

Wheatstone replaced permanent magnets with electromagnets and made the first reluctance DC motor, which is an important measure to enhance the output power of generators.

It's just that the research direction of the British was wrong. Wheatstone used his device to project a metal rod nearly 20 meters away, so they began to consider the feasibility of electromagnetic guns.

Of course, this wrong route eventually led to a certain extent that Britain was overtaken by the European continent during the electrical revolution. Even the first electromagnetic gun was invented by the French, not the British who were the first to set foot.

If Franz wants to complete his plan, he must seize the opportunity of the electrical revolution and occupy an absolute advantage to break the shackles.

At this time, the Austrian Empire had invested a lot in electromagnetism and had enough talent reserves. It only needed a little inspiration to perfect the foundation of electromagnetism.

It's just that this inspiration is sometimes more important than the 99% of hard work and preparation.

Historically, Prime Minister Metternich, under the pressure of economic deficit, also provided aid to the Swiss Orthodox Union (Catholic Union) with weapons, equipment, and possible money and supplies.

As a result, all these things fell into the sea in the end, which intensified the crisis in the Austrian Empire.

The Austrian Empire at this time can be said to be rich and powerful. After hearing the request of Archduke Karl, Metternich felt that the former was fully capable of meeting these requests.

Naturally, the reason couldn't be rich and powerful, but to ensure the safety of Grand Duke Karl.

But the reality is that Archduke Karl went to Switzerland to retire in name, not to fight.

According to the peace agreement signed between Austria, France, Britain, and Switzerland, theoretically speaking, the Austrian Empire needs to strictly observe neutrality, unless one of the parties violates the agreement.

And now Metternich's behavior of delivering weapons to the Swiss Orthodox Alliance is undoubtedly a breach of the four-nation agreement.

In fact, the main reason is that Franz feels that the willingness to fight on both sides in Switzerland is not strong, and the high-level leaders of the orthodox alliance are incompetent and weak in will.

Metternich's ideal of fostering a pro-Austrian puppet country in Switzerland is not realistic. After all, France is also there. Even if the Catholic League wins, the French can directly support the Protestant League.

After all, this kind of thing has never happened in history. Not to mention Protestantism, even the Ottomans and France in the Middle East have united. The "Sacrilege Alliance" is the best evidence.

Instead of causing a lot of unnecessary trouble with state behavior, it is better to let the church do this.After all, professional things should be left to professional people, and if it is a relief, how would they know what we shipped.

Metternich is still very worried, because as long as the team is stopped for inspection, the truth will be revealed.But there is no need to worry about it at all. Let alone Franz does not plan to transport a large number of weapons there, it does not matter even if he is discovered when he is transported.

After all, the voice of the Austrian Empire is much greater than that of the Swiss Confederation. It can be called framing, slander, and then pouring dirty water on the other party that provoked the civil war.

Secondly, the safety of Grand Duke Karl really needs to be guaranteed, so the number of guards should be increased from 800 to 3000.But you can't go together, just put them in place before 1847 in batches and batches.

Franz didn't look down on the fighting power of the Swiss army, but according to the information sent back before, the areas where the two sides are most likely to fight are not plains, but canyons and mountains.

It is useless to go to these places with too many people, and if the soldiers of the Orthodox Alliance cannot be mobilized to participate in the war, Austria will not be able to defend even if it sends [-] troops.

Archduke Karl was only a soldier, and the reason why he asked for assistance was mostly because the Legitimacy Alliance gave him some unrealistic guarantees.

From a military point of view, whichever side has more people and more guns must have a greater chance of winning.But in fact, whether the battle can be won or even fought, there are many factors to pay attention to.

Before there is a clear conclusion, random support is no different from funding the enemy.

However, Franz still needs to send someone to communicate with Grand Duke Karl, otherwise the old man may think that he has been sold.

In fact, within the Swiss Orthodox Union, quite a few people want to get some benefits from Austria. After all, Switzerland is suffering from natural and man-made disasters at this time, and there is nothing to gain.

In fact, in addition to hooking up with Austria, the Orthodox Alliance also has inextricable ties with the French, and even the Kingdom of Sardinia has joined it.

Being on multiple boats, they don't know how they lost, so they want to get more benefits than preparing for the battle.

The idea of ​​the French is similar to that of Metternich. They plan to set up a puppet country in the Swiss mountains, but their purpose is clearer than that of Metternich.

What France wants is a trade route that reaches Germany in the north and Italy in the south.

The Kingdom of Sardinia is more practical. Alberto wants Ticino, which not only borders it, but also has a relatively large population in Italy. More importantly, he can also attack the republicans in exile in Switzerland.

Some of the supporters of the Swiss Legitimacy Alliance even dreamed of becoming a king, and the song that once praised the monarchy in Napoleon's time was sung again.

In contrast, the Freedom Alliance in Switzerland is much more dedicated. They raise their own military expenses and import weapons from the UK. Although the reason is to strengthen law and order, it is a question worth pondering what kind of nightlife requires a hundred artillery pieces.

Henry Dufour's reforms had a very obvious effect in the Liberty Alliance army. At least the temporarily organized mountain people were more like an army at this time.

Similarly, he has also done a lot of investigations. According to reliable intelligence, the Liberty Alliance has formulated at least five strategies to deal with possible situations.

From an attitude point of view, if there is no external interference, the Liberty Alliance will win.

Although both sides are actively preparing for the battle, whether it is with actual actions or staying in words, overall the heat is not enough.

In contrast, the Indian subcontinent was much more lively. With the beginning of the Afghan invasion, the Sikh Empire also branched out again. Sir Henry Harding had to concentrate his forces to deal with the situation in the north.

At this time, those native states that had long been dissatisfied with the British began a new round of rebellion. Even the native states that were not dissatisfied with the British wanted to take this opportunity to expand their territory or at least plunder some property back.

The flames of war soon spread across the Indian subcontinent, at which point Sir Henry Harding had to write again to Prime Minister Robert Peel asking for reinforcements.

It's just that this time he was not as calm and calm as before, and the letter was full of words such as urgent and precarious.

(End of this chapter)