Struggle in Russia

Such a brief answer naturally did not satisfy Alexei, he asked Li Xiao to explain clearly, otherwise he would not help.

Li Xiao could only explain patiently: "I need you to contact those Apennine elites who are fond of the unification movement, give them encouragement, and tell them that now is the genius opportunity for the Italian unification movement, and it must be realized when Austria is at its weakest." The unification of Italy, otherwise there will be no shop after this village!"

"In addition, it is necessary to widely create public opinion among the people, so that the Italian people can participate enthusiastically, and create an atmosphere of solidarity."

"We just want to stir up the atmosphere first and make all the Italians go crazy. Only in this way can they have the ambition to challenge Austria!"

"that's it?"

Alexei didn't think it would have much effect, after all, the power gap between the Kingdom of Sardinia and Austria was too great.

"Of course, you have to tell them how miserable the Austrians are, and you have to tell them how badly the Hungarian rebels beat the Austrian regular army. You have to tell the Italians that the Austrian regular army is a bunch of scumbags. They can't even beat the rebels. It's not difficult to defeat them. big."

Vishniak interjected: "Can the Italians be trusted?"

Li Xiao replied with a smile: "As long as the public opinion is well formed, anything can become true!"

The trick of pointing a deer into a horse and confusing it with the truth is the trick that the public opinion circle is best at. Think about the unscrupulous Western media in later generations, who tell lies with their eyes open. There is no shame at all. The common people still believe it, so in the West, as long as a lie is repeated a hundred times, it will be true.

Alexey felt that if he just did these things, he would not resist. It was nothing more than nonsense. Anyway, the noodles were the ones who were cheated, and it had nothing to do with Russia. It's just that he doubts the effect of doing so.

He doubted: "This can make Carlo Alberto take risks?"

"Of course not enough," Li Xiao replied with a smile, "I will also use Uncle Lebouf's relationship to create public opinion in Paris, anyway, to let the whole of Europe see the embarrassment and ugliness of the Austrians... and then I have to find Alexander .Prince Gorchakov helped!"

Yes, in fact, what Li Xiao can do here is auxiliary, and it is Leonid's father who can play a key role in the end. After all, his father is the Russian ambassador to Austria, and only through him can the purpose of eating cake be realized.

Li Xiao didn't think it was too difficult, because Leonid's father and Nesselrode were incompatible.

The duke was happy to do what would embarrass the Germans and strengthen Russia.

On the same day, Li Xiao wrote a long letter to Duke Alexander, describing his plan and purpose in detail, and begged Duke Alexander for help.

Why did Li Xiao tell the whole story so honestly this time? Because that Duke Alexander is a first-class smart person, much harder to fool than Alexei, Leonid or Duke Mikhail, and he cannot be sloppy with him, and this matter requires his full cooperation, It must be made clear first, otherwise there will be no way to take action later.

One can imagine how Duke Alexander felt when he received Li Xiao's letter, because he never expected that someone would be so courageous, almost blatantly contradicting Nesselrode and Nicholas I, but he still wanted to Love this tune!

Prince Alexander immediately began to write letters, one to Prince Mikhail, telling his brother Li Xiao's plans and his suggestions. I hope that Duke Mikhail will take Li Xiao's suggestion and give someone more say.

The second letter was given to his colleagues in the country. Don’t look at him, Alexander was driven to Austria by Nesselrode as an ambassador, but this does not mean that there are no people in his country. Li Xiao's plan requires a lot of connections. Duke Alexander has to make preparations in advance. Besides, who doesn't have many foreign friends?

If you want to cheer up the Italians, then you need to get in touch with your friends, and let’s fool around with noodles together!

The last letter was to Nicholas I. After all, no matter what plans and plans they had, they still had to do the work of Nicholas I in the end. If the tsar didn't nod, how could he rip off Austria?

So Duke Alexander started work ahead of time. He had to tell Nicholas I how bad the situation was for the Austrians, and especially to focus on the poor performance of the Austrian army. To let Nicholas I know that the value of Austria in the Holy Alliance is not as good as before, more plans must be made.

Duke Alexander would keep writing similar letters, just to strengthen the impression of Nicholas I a little bit, to pave the way for the rip-off, and once the time is right, they can immediately raise their knives to kill pigs.

Such a letter naturally wouldn't make Nesselrode happy. Although he didn't know what specific plans Duke Alexander had, this kind of letter itself was a ulterior motive, and he had to pay special attention to it and then focus on it.

"Your Majesty, I think Prince Alexander Gorchakov is exaggerating," Nesselrode persuaded earnestly, "Austria has encountered some troubles, but these troubles are not insurmountable. , these troubles will be easily overcome. There is no doubt about it!"

Nicholas I nodded thoughtfully. He agrees with Nesselrode's opinion. He also agrees that Austria is only in temporary trouble. As long as they catch their breath, they will be revived with full blood in minutes. , and will be one of the Big Three of the Holy Alliance at that time.

However, despite this, Nicholas I was still a little worried about the scenes described in Duke Alexander's letter. After all, someone had denounced the Austrian army, and he almost said that they were poor people.

If the description of Duke Alexander is true, then Nicholas I was very worried about whether the Austrian army can maintain its deterrent power. Once its deterrent power declines, Austria may not be able to withstand the pressure of Britain and France in the Mediterranean direction. This is very wrong. Wonderful!

"I think this is exaggerated!" Nesselrode naturally knew what Nicholas I was worried about, and quickly defended Austria: "The main problem facing Austria is external pressure, including pressure from Britain, France and Turkey. It involves too much experience for them, so that they can't concentrate on dealing with the domestic rebels. I believe that as our country assists them to tide over the difficulties, the performance of the Austrian military will definitely change completely. Only then can we see their true level !"