Chapter 945： Decisive battle (1/2)

Compared to Spain, Switzerland, sandwiched between Faw, is even more tragic. Don't think about neutral horses, small countries have no choice.

If it is said that Austria is wooing Russia and Spain because of political needs, then it is wooing Switzerland to make up the numbers.

It doesn't matter if you don't stand in line. Austria is peace-loving and will not force everyone to join. It's just that the post-war international order is established, so non-participating countries don't have to participate.

Regardless of the original time and space, Switzerland is very happy to be neutral. Even the EU is too lazy to join. It is based on the rise of the United States and the decline of Europe; now it is outside the system, and the final outcome is nothing more than a question of how to die.

Among other things, a food embargo will make Switzerland hungry for less than a year; a tariff barrier, Switzerland's nascent industry will soon return to the Middle Ages.

Needless to say, post-war Austria is absolutely capable of doing this. Neither the defeated France nor the independent kingdom of Sardinia can compete for Switzerland and Austria.

To put it bluntly, the hegemony also needs to stand up. Generally speaking, a chicken is chosen to kill the monkey. Austria is no exception. The only uncertainty now is who will become the hapless chicken.

The first way to survive in a small country is to know the current affairs. After Spain declared war on France, the Swiss government, which could not resist the pressure, immediately declared war on the French.

After the members of the Anti-French League were assembled, Austria finally gathered an unrivaled general trend, even if the British were personally off the court, they could not make it back.

Vienna Palace, looking at the map full of flags, Franz slowly said: ”The time for a decisive battle has arrived. With the addition of Russia, Spain, and Switzerland, the morale of the French has dropped to its lowest point.

To order the frontline troops to launch a full-scale counterattack, I have only one request, to weaken the French as much as possible.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued to work hard to pull all the neutral countries in Europe into the water before the French surrendered, laying the foundation for the post-war reconstruction of the international order.

Of course, except for the British. ”

Yes, Franz did not count on the power of these new allies from beginning to end.

There are only two main purposes for pulling them in:

First, bind more countries to the tank, create as many enemies as possible for the French, and share the hatred together.

The second is to strike at the morale of the French, weaken the French's sense of resistance, increase the chances of victory for decisive battles, and minimize their own casualties.

Of course, the benefits are even more incidental. There are only so many countries in the European continent. There are many countries participating in the war, and there are fewer countries that can become mediators. Even if the British want to interfere, they cannot draw enough allies.

Foreign Secretary Wesenberg: ”Your Majesty, there are now three neutral countries left on the European continent, and they have almost no interest in the French.

The temptation is simply unrealistic. If they are forced to declare war on the law, they may be forced to agree to the situation, but they will certainly be dissatisfied.

At the same time, we will leave the outside world with the impression of being domineering, which is not conducive to the establishment of post-war international order.

Anyway, their strength is limited, and participation in the war will not bring practical significance. It is better to let them go. ”

There is no doubt that these three neutral countries do not include Britain. From the beginning of the deterioration of Anglo-Russian relations, the Austrian government subconsciously excluded the British from Europe.

Looking at the map, Franz nodded thoughtfully. Now the neutral countries are Portugal, the Netherlands and the Nordic Federation. Even if they participated in the war, they had no chance to go to the battlefield.

Not only them, but even Franz of Russia and West Switzerland are not prepared to give them a chance to participate in the decisive battle.

Because of the geographical location, if the two countries react quickly, there may be a chance to join in the fun and participate in the game of beating the dog. Other countries that do not border on the border need not think about it.

The French have a solid family background. Although participating in a decisive battle requires a certain price, it is not worth mentioning when compared with the huge profits.

The boss is not easy to be the boss, especially when distributing benefits. If you want to convince everyone, the most basic fairness is still to be done.

Franz has already made plans to implement the principle of reciprocity between benefits and contributions, and how much he has contributed to the anti-French war, and how much spoils he has taken after the war.

Those who make little contribution, apart from the initially promised benefits, the rest of the distribution of benefits has nothing to do with them.

This is no way. Austria wants to monopolize French Africa. Naturally, too many countries cannot participate in the battle, otherwise it would be too ugly to eat alone.

In addition, another purpose is to brighten the muscles to the outside world, so that everyone understands that this boss deserves his name, not a garish, and puts his eyes on bright spots when he does things later.

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On the battlefield of Central Europe, the elderly Marshal Patrice McMahon dragged his tired body for the final mobilization.