Struggle in Russia - v3 Chapter 844 unmoved

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In fact, life was not much better for the coalition forces. After besieging for several months, although they were gradually encroaching on the positions of the Russian army, they were still unable to take Sevastopol, especially since winter was coming again. The coalition forces shuddered from the experience of the previous winter.

The anxiety of the coalition soldiers naturally also affected the attitude of the domestic elite. For example, the French, from Napoleon III to Foreign Minister Wallevsky, believed that ending the war as soon as possible was the best policy. In particular, Wallewski was strongly in favour of achieving peace as soon as possible.

After a series of internal squabbles, Napoleon III also agreed to make concessions, telling Wallevsky: "I want peace. If Russia agrees to neutralize the Black Sea region, I am willing to make peace with them, regardless of the British opposition. But if by spring there is no result, I will appeal to the peoples of Europe, especially the Poles. We are fighting this war not for the rights of Europe, but for the benefit of every nation."

Of course, these words were more a warning to Britain than for Wallewski. After all, Palmerston is a hard-core anti-Russian faction, and has always demanded that the scale of the war be expanded to completely solve Russia.

It can be said that this is the biggest obstacle to the entire peace talks besides the Russians. Napoleon III threatened that the British might make peace with Russia alone, which undoubtedly hit Palmerston's ambitions hard.

It's just that Palmerston's stubbornness and will is not generally strong. In the face of the threat of Napoleon III, he is still unmoved, and he still insists on implementing his solution.

This undoubtedly made Napoleon III furious, so he immediately ordered the Duke of Morne, his half-brother, to try to make direct contact with Russia and to send a signal to leave England alone!

The Duke of Morny soon established contact with the Duke of Alexander in Vienna, and proposed a plan for a peace negotiated separately by France and Russia.

Interestingly, the actions of the French immediately aroused the vigilance of Austria. The Austrians have been trying to use the contradictions between Britain, France and Russia to gain the interests of the Balkans. Once the French make peace with Russia alone, they will have nothing to do with them.

As a result, they immediately intervened in the contact between Morne and Duke Alexander, and the Austrian foreign minister, Count Buor, took the initiative to meet with the French ambassador to Vienna, Bourcone.

At this time, the Dukes of Burcone, Morne and Alexander had almost reached a set of peace agreements. Because of the intervention of the Austrians, the three parties finally reached an agreement: with the support of Britain and France, the Austrian "for the maintenance of the Ottomans" Imperial Integrity” was an ultimatum to Russia for peace.

On November 18, the ultimatum was delivered to London. To tell the truth, this makes the British very embarrassed, because this ultimatum is completely dominated by France and Austria, and there is nothing British at all.

Palmerston, naturally deeply offended, firmly disagreed with the terms of the ultimatum, on the official grounds of suspicion of Russian influence in softening the terms of the peace, and that the peace agreement did not mention the Baltic Sea, and did not specify how Guarantee that countries will not commit acts of aggression in the Black Sea area.

He said: "We still insist on a thorough solution to the Russian threat before, and must use the strictest terms to limit Russian aggression, which is the cornerstone of European peace!"

In response to possible changes in France, he wrote to Foreign Secretary Clarendon in particular: "If the French government changes course, they will have to take responsibility in the future, and the people of Britain and France should be informed of this!"

But Clarendon was much more cautious than Palmerston, fearing that France might indeed make peace with Russia alone. If this is the case, it is impossible for Britain to ignore it and continue fighting alone.

So Clarendon immediately contacted the French Foreign Office, and after a series of efforts, he succeeded in persuading France and Austria to make some minor changes to the peace agreement: the neutralization of the Black Sea region would be guaranteed by a comprehensive treaty. A special clause will also be added that states the victorious side retains the power to impose conditions "in order to secure the interests of Europe" during the peace talks.

Finally, with the help of Queen Victoria, Clarendon persuaded Palmerston to accept the agreement, which, according to Clarendon, was likely to be rejected by Alexander II anyway, so that the British could continue to resume fighting and propose harsher terms. condition.

It should be said that Clarendon is more sophisticated, because he basically guessed the mind of Alexander II, who had been in a war mentality throughout the fall. It is said that he is very reluctant to reach a compromise with the enemy~www.novelbuddy.com~ because he feels that it will be winter again, and Napoleon III's "thirst" for peace can make Russia strive for better conditions to end the war.

In the process of waiting for the intensification of domestic contradictions in France, Alexander II wrote to Duke Mikhail and Kornilov: "In the past revolutions have happened like this, and it is very likely that a great revolution is not far from France. . I think this is the most likely outcome of this war at the moment, I don't expect France or England to have a sincere desire for peace to accept the peace conditions that fit our ideas, and as long as I'm alive, I won't accept any other peace conditions!

Few in Russia could persuade Alexander II to make concessions, and Duke Alexander sent the Tsar a personal letter from Napoleon III, calling on the Tsar to accept the peace deal or the coalition would resume fighting against Russia.

It was at this time that Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia also wrote to Alexander II that if he continued a war that "threatened the stability of all legitimate governments in Europe", he might be forced to join the coalition to stand. The opposite of Russia.

"I beg you, dear nephew," he wrote to Alexander II, "to make the greatest concessions you can accept, and consider carefully the real interests that will be given to Russia, to Prussia, if this cruel war continues, and all of Europe. What revolutionary effects will the destructive passions have once unleashed!"

But it was still of no use, because Alexander II was unimpressed at all, and he wrote back to the uncle: "I will never accept a disgraceful treaty, I believe that every real Russian has the same as me. All we can do now is cross our hearts and move forward, united in our own strength, to defend our homeland and national honor!”

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