On March 29, 1851, Emperor Franz Joseph I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire summoned envoys from various countries to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and expressed the attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the envoys of the Asian-European military alliance and the North Atlantic military alliance to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. {Franz Joseph I hoped that all countries would send representatives to Vienna, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to negotiate on the Spanish issue and resolve the crisis peacefully.

Regarding Franz Joseph I's proposal, neither the Asian-European military alliance nor the North Atlantic military alliance. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is still a world-class power, with a population of more than 30 million and a huge army, and is still one of the great powers. Since the Austrian Emperor has spoken, in order to avoid forcing the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the other side, both the North Atlantic military alliance or the Asia-European military alliance agreed to hold peace talks.

However, before the peace talks were prepared and the peace talks were over, all countries were still conducting military preparations. Especially the Kingdom of Spain and France, fierce wars still broke out in northern Spain.

"Your Majesty, Austria-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I came forward to mediate this Spanish crisis, what should we do?" asked the Prime Minister of the Empire.

"This face needs to be given to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is a powerful country. If they can join the Asia-Europe military alliance, then we will be able to gain an absolute advantage in future wars!" Long Yufei said.

Now, both the Asian-European military alliance and the North Atlantic military alliance are fighting for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It can be said that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has become a decisive force. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire joins the Asian-European military alliance, then the Asian-European military alliance will have a great chance of winning. On the contrary, it will not be easy for the Asian-European military alliance to win the war.

After all, once the European battlefield is defeated, it will be very difficult to fight against the entire Western world with the strength of the empire. At most, it can only maintain its current sphere of influence. Therefore, Long Yufei decided to give face to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Then should we let the ministers in Austro-Hungary represent the empire to participate in the peace talks? Or should we send important personnel from the country?" Lin Zihao asked. After all, during this Vienna Peace Conference, the representatives of the countries participating in the meeting were not low.

"Since you want to give Austrian Emperor Franz and Joseph a lifetime of face, let Lord Wei go to Europe!" Long Yufei said. Anyway, the Suez Canal has been opened, and it only takes one month to travel from the Empire to Europe. All countries have expressed their willingness to accept the mediation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Therefore, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is determining the specific time for the Vienna Peace Conference.

Franz Joseph is basically a conservative, disgusting liberalism, progressivism, etc., which will bring severe impacts, so he is not a long-term and broad-minded planner. His expertise is adaptability, contingency and compromise, and planning new transactions and new distribution of interests. Therefore, Long Yufei does not want to make the Austro-Hungarian Empire hostile to the Chinese Empire because of these trivial matters. In this way, it will affect the interests of the empire.

"Yes. Your Majesty, let Lord Wei go to Europe." Lin Zihao nodded. After becoming the Prime Minister of the Empire, his focus of his work has shifted from diplomatic affairs to domestic government affairs. Especially now, industrial construction and infrastructure construction in the empire, as well as large-scale immigration to overseas have exhausted his energy. Foreign affairs are now in charge of Wei Yuanlai.

"Your Majesty, what is the bottom line of the empire during the Vienna Peace Conference?" Foreign Minister Wei Yuan asked. Long Yufei must determine a bottom line, so that they can perform well in the Peace Conference.

"We only have one bottom line, that is, to safeguard the interests of the empire's allies. In any case, France must withdraw its troops from Spain unconditionally and hand over the Tang and Prince Carlos, who conspired to split the country, to the Spanish Kingdom government for handling. Otherwise, this is a provocation to the empire and the empire's allies. Otherwise, the war will inevitably break out!" Long Yufei said seriously. Britain and France first launched a coup in Spain, and after the coup failed, they even opened their troops to invade, which was simply ignoring the empire.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wei Yuan nodded.

"In addition, after arriving in Europe, we need to contact more of the empire's allies to strive to be consistent at the meeting. Once war is inevitable, all countries need to join the empire in the war against the North Atlantic Military Alliance!" Long Yufei reminded. This is particularly important. Now, the alliance has been established for a relatively short time, and Long Yufei does not want these allies to just talk about it. Once a war is called on, they will all retreat. At that time, the Chinese Empire will be left to fight alone.

"Yes, your majesty!" Wei Yuan said. Among the Asian-European military alliances, the only ones in the Chinese Empire are the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Kingdom of Sardinia, which are just because the interests of both sides are consistent. Once the North Atlantic military alliance pays a sufficient price, these two countries are very likely to betray the empire. Between countries, interests are originally the priority!

On March 30, 1851, the Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan took a naval ‘Solar Class Improved’ cruiser to Europe. The maximum speed of the ‘Solar Class Improved’ cruiser was as high as 20 knots, and it took only more than twenty days to arrive in Europe at a speed of 15 knots.

When the imperial foreign minister rushed to Europe, countries had already expressed their intention to send representatives to participate in this Vienna Peace Conference. In terms of the Asian-European military alliance, Spanish Foreign Minister José de Salamanca, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium Charles Rozer, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia Albrech von Ron, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia Gafuer and others would attend the Peace Conference. In terms of the North Atlantic military alliance, British Foreign Minister Earl Granville, French Foreign Minister Earl Valevski, Russian Foreign Minister Earl Nesser Rodidi and US Secretary of State Daniel Webster will all attend the meeting. It can be seen that all countries attach great importance to this Vienna Peace Conference. After all, neither the Asian-European military alliance nor the North Atlantic military alliance are ready for war. They all hope to fight for a while.

During the Vienna Peace Conference preparation stage, war was still raging in northwestern Spain. The French army entered northern Spain, which had as many as ten infantry divisions. However, this is also the maximum force that France can mobilize. France's other forces must be used to guard against the Kingdom of Prussia, Sardinia and Belgium that gathered heavily on the border. Otherwise, France could also invest several infantry divisions in northwestern Spain.

In order to fight against the more than 100,000 French troops, the Spanish Army Minister, Duke Simon Maria, dispatched 6 infantry troops, with a total of more than 200,000 troops to the battlefield, preparing to drive all these French troops out of Spain. In such a large Spain, except for the troops sent to the battlefield, there are only two infantry troops and an imperial guard with a force of only more than 10,000.

In addition, the Spanish Kingdom is still mobilizing war, and they will form 500,000 new recruits as soon as possible to prepare for a protracted war with the French.

On March 27, 1851, two infantry troops of the Kingdom of Spain attacked Victoria and were preparing to tear a hole in the French defense line. The two infantry troops, more than 70,000 people, fought a fierce battle with the defenders of the three infantry divisions of the French Army for five days.

The Spanish Army had an advantage in military strength, but they were still unable to defeat their opponents. Even though the French army paid the price of more than 20,000 people, the defense line was still firmly in the hands of the French army. Moreover, the French Army also caused more than 20,000 casualties to the Spanish Army, causing the two infantry troops of the Spanish Army to collapse.

Although the Spanish Army has training from Chinese instructors, all the weapons and equipment are comparable to the Chinese Army. However, the combat will of the Spanish Kingdom Army cannot be compared with the Chinese Army at all. This makes them have powerful weapons and military advantages on the battlefield, but they cannot defeat the French.

Afterwards, both sides continued to increase their troops on the battlefield. Almost all northwestern Spain reached a pot of congestion. The Spanish Army invested more and more troops. The French Army faced more and more pressure. After all, the French Army had to divide its troops to deal with the threats from other countries and had to keep its main force at home. Otherwise, the Spanish Army would have been defeated by the French Army. Although the Asian-European military alliance has not declared war on France, in fact, it has done its best to help the Kingdom of Spain.

Queen Isabella II of Spain repeatedly demanded that war be declared on France. In this way, other member states of the Asian-European military alliance would have to declare war on France in accordance with the alliance. However, because all countries are not ready for war, no one wants the war to break out now. Therefore, the Kingdom of Spain failed to succeed if it wants to declare war on France. After all, the Kingdom of Spain is the younger brother of the Chinese Empire, and on these key issues, it is still necessary to seek the opinions of the Chinese Empire.

Similarly, France dares not declare war on the Kingdom of Spain. Once war is declared, it may be immediately be besieged by the Asian-European military alliance. At that time, France will face great pressure. Although France is not weak, it may not be able to deal with so many powerful countries at the same time.

The Vienna Peace Conference is about to be held, which seems to bring a trace of Yangon to Europe covered with the dark clouds of war. Most civilians hope that this ray of sunshine can dispel the dark clouds of war that cover the wounds of the European continent. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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