Struggle in Russia

Although Prince Alexander Gorchakov is not as good at military affairs as his brother in the same family, he is not completely ignorant of military affairs. Those who engage in diplomacy must understand a little military affairs, at least not completely laymen.

Naturally, he still has the military vision that he should have. According to his observation, the situation of the Revolutionary Party in Vienna is not good. Although Wendisch Gretz is sometimes too proud and arrogant, but his army did play an important role. Because of his iron and blood methods, the Czech revolutionary activities suffered a serious setback, that is to say, the revolutionary activities in the north of Austria The power is very weak.

Now as long as Wendisch Gretz can handle the Revolutionary Party in Vienna, then only Hungary will be left in Austria's revolutionary tide. Compared with the state of the torrential flood a few months ago, it is simply heaven and earth.

Once Wendisch Gretz succeeds, it is really possible for him to succeed in the first battle and become a superhero who recasts Austria.

Duke Alexander Gorchakov naturally did not want to see Wendisch Gretz become a superhero, nor did he want the revolutionary wave in Austria to be quelled so quickly. On the contrary, he hopes that the chaos in Austria will be better, and it is best to stay in chaos for a while. In that case, he could also encourage Nicholas I to fish in troubled waters to gain more political benefits.

It's just that, of course, this kind of good wish is good, but the actual situation is not as good as imagined. After learning about Wendisch Gretz's combat deployment and the preparations of the Revolutionary Party in Vienna, Alexander Gorcia Duke Koff felt that the Revolutionary Party in Vienna might be in danger.

"...The revolutionaries in Vienna were generally unprepared. Although they forced Ferdinand I to flee the capital and forced Metternich to resign, they did not have the confidence to completely overthrow the rule of the Habsburg family. They placed more hope on In the negotiations, I feel that a compromise can be reached with the Habsburg family..."

"On the contrary, Wendisch Gretz has no interest in negotiating at all. He has come all the way from Bohemia, and the butcher knife in his hand is already stained with blood. He is used to killing people... This butcher is cruel. Regardless of casualties, even if Vienna is turned into a pile of ruins, he will not compromise..."

"I expect a general attack by Windischgrätz to come soon, and the revolutionaries in Vienna will not last long...Once this bad situation materializes, the relationship between our country and Austria will become increasingly unclear... "

"Once Wendisch Gretz is successful, I'm afraid he will not be kind to us with his personality, and things will become very difficult at that time..."

Prince Alexander Gorchakov's letter was written to Li Xiao. From this, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to Li Xiao's opinion, and feels that a certain bastard grand duke can give him reasonable advice in this regard.

The fact is also the same. When Li Xiao received the letter, Wendisch Gretz had already flattened the revolutionaries in Vienna. His arrogance really swelled to the extreme. During the celebration welcoming Ferdinand I to return to the capital, facing When Prince Alexander Gorchakov was, his eyes were fixed on his head the whole time, and he didn't look straight at all.

Similarly, Schwarzenberg was also a lot more powerful, and he was ridiculed inside and out. For a while, Prince Alexander Gorchakov was under a lot of pressure.

Li Xiao didn't know these things, but he knew the direction of history. Wendisch Gretz was destined to be nothing more than a shooting star. Although he has had great success in Vienna and Prague, he will have a lot of trouble next time in Budapest!

However, Li Xiao felt that there was no need to wait that long at all, and that he could use reasonable means to assist the Hungarians. He and Duke Alexander Gorchakov agreed that Austria must be made more chaotic, and the Austrian revolution must not be allowed to happen. Ebb tide too fast.

So he wrote back to Prince Alexander Gorchakov: "I agree with you that a strong Austrian Empire is not in our interests. It would be great if we could use this revolution to weaken Austria and attack Austria." But... I think we should do whatever it takes to help the Austrian revolutionaries keep fighting!"

"From the situation in Vienna and Prague,

It would not be wise to pit the hastily armed revolutionaries head-on with Wendischgrätz's regular army. We should imply more targeted defensive measures to the revolutionaries..."

"You can tell the revolutionaries to adopt the methods that the Spaniards used to deal with Napoleon back then, use guerrilla warfare to deal with Wendisch Gretz's army, avoid starting a decisive battle too early, and after dragging down the Austrians, it is not too late to carry out a direct confrontation!"

"In addition, I can see from your letter that the revolutionaries still lack real generals, and their military commanders are inexperienced, so they have no morale and fighting spirit but lost to Wendisch Gretz... I think it should be recommended Some suitable military commanders for the revolutionaries, I hear that the exiled Poles Josef Bem and Dembinski have talent for this..."

"Actually, I think it's not just military issues that we need to focus on now. Political issues need more attention. From your letter, I smell a different smell. Is there any reorganization in Wendisch Gretz or Schwarzenberg? The plans of the Austrian government? Are these two planning to change masters?"

"I think it is more beneficial for our country that Ferdinand I remains on the throne, so can we make more preparations in this regard?"

One can imagine how shocked Prince Alexander Gorchakov was when he received Li Xiao's reply. Because someone is so courageous, he knows Joseph Bem, who was the main criminal of the Polish Warsaw Uprising in 1830! This guy has been wanted by Nicholas I all along, okay?

And now someone actually suggested that he introduce this wanted criminal to the Revolutionary Party. If he didn't know that someone had no reason to harm him, Prince Alexander Gorchakov would really want to burn the reply letter quickly and cause trouble.

However, he also admitted that recommending Bem is indeed a good way to improve the combat effectiveness of the revolutionary party. The problem is that he doesn't know how to do it, because he doesn't even know where Bem is. And he didn't know the Hungarian Revolutionary Party either!

Prince Alexander Gorchakov felt a little futile about this suggestion, but he paid a lot of attention to the second suggestion someone said. Because he also felt that Schwarzenberg and Wendisch Gretz had that intention. If these two guys are allowed to succeed, it is conceivable what role the new Austrian emperor they support will be. This is indeed worthy of vigilance!