Video spoilers history, starting with the blitzkrieg on Poland

Outside the sky.

In Lin'an City of Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Gou stared at the map on the screen showing the division of Poland between Russia, Prussia and Austria. When he saw that Poland still had half of the country, he couldn't help but smile and said with relief:
"But ceding some borderland to feed the tigers, can it really buy a chance to catch their breath?"

Qin Hui observed the situation and stepped forward and whispered, "Sir, Poland's decision to cede territory to save its country is indeed sad."

"But that Prussia should be the Germany of later generations."

"Tsarist Russia was even more massive."

"Faced with a ferocious country, Poland gave up 30% of its territory, but managed to keep the world peaceful for a while and avoid the suffering of all people."

"It can be considered a feasible measure in an emergency."

With Zhao Gou's full understanding.

The sky continues.

[On the brink of national destruction, the Polish progressive nobles, influenced by the French Revolution, suddenly launched a coup. ]

[It took only 8 hours to pass the first written constitution in Europe: the May rd Constitution. ]

【Abolish the nobles' free veto power, establish a hereditary monarchy, and grant citizens rights. 】

[But the reforms affected Russia's interests. Prussia had previously wanted to control Poland alone, but now decided to give up Poland and divide it up.]

[In 1792, Polish nobles who opposed the reform invited the Russian army.]

[It even said: The wish of Her Majesty Queen Catherine, the ally of the Polish Republic, is only to use her army to guarantee the freedom, security and happiness of the Polish Republic and the Polish people.]

[Catherine II sent Suvorov to lead an army of 10 to suppress the rebellion. ]

[Poland had only 6 new recruits who lacked training and equipment, but with the enthusiasm to defend their country, the Polish army fought bravely and defeated the invading Russian army at one point.]

[But Prussia was afraid that Russia would swallow Poland, so it reached an agreement with Russia. ]

[Prussia stabbed Poland in the back and occupied a large area of ​​Polish territory almost without bloodshed.]

[Poland was completely occupied and a puppet government under the control of Tsarist Russia was established.]

[In 1793, Polish parliamentarians would rather die than sign a treaty, so the Russian ambassador invented the Treaty of Silence - no voting, silence means consent.]

【The treaty was passed smoothly.】

[In 1793, Russia and Prussia divided Poland for the second time, causing Poland's territory to shrink to 21 square kilometers, less than one-fifth of its heyday.]

[Poland was essentially destroyed after the second partition.]

[In 1794, Kościuszko, a patriotic general who was an engineer, launched an uprising in Warsaw.]

[The rebels even used church bells to cast cannons.]

【But the regular army of the Russian-Prussian coalition came to suppress it. 】

[Austria, which missed the second partition due to its busy war against France, also rushed out to grab meat. ]

【Under the joint suppression of the three countries, the uprising was quickly declared a failure. 】

[After the signing of the Treaty of Petersburg in 1795, Russia annexed 62% of the territory, and even the name "Poland" was banned; Prussia seized Warsaw and renamed it "New East Prussia", and Austria occupied Krakow and established the "Kingdom of Galicia-Lodomeria"]

The video ends temporarily.

Barrages of comments also flew out.

"The free veto is truly the most evil political system in human history, bar none!"

"God forbid, Poland has many wise rulers under the background of the nobility."

"This is what happens when a king has no army of his own."

“Frederick: Theresa got the biggest piece of Poland just by crying.”

"Look! The European version of Three Kingdoms has begun!"

“I suggest changing the title to “Rebirth: I’m a Troublemaker in Parliament”.”

"Kościuszko, a hero of two worlds, but unfortunately too unpopular."

"How could the Polish nobles be so stupid? They sold out their country to Tsarist Russia?"

"Because what Tsarist Russia wanted was the non-core areas of Lithuania, while what Prussia wanted was the lifeblood of Poland."

"Poland's diplomacy is unimaginably bad."

"When you are strong, you provoke your neighbors. When you are weak, you will be beaten!"

"Poland, which saved Europe, has ended up like this. I feel sad."

"I can only say that Poland is not wronged at all."

……

Late Han Dynasty.

Liu Bei stared at the map of Poland on the skylight, watching Poland disappear. "How can this country survive being torn into three pieces?"

"Anyway, it's really inspiring."

"I just don't know what Poland paid for their restoration."

"It can't all be down to luck, right?"

The sky screen also played the resurrection of Poland.

[The first resurrection: Napoleon's puppet. ]

[In 1806, Napoleon defeated Prussia at the Battle of Jena.]

[One of his subordinates suggested: "Your Majesty, use the Poles as cannon fodder for the Eastern Expedition!"]

[In 1807, the Treaty of Tilsit was signed, and Napoleon forced Prussia to give up the Polish territory that had been previously divided.]

【The Grand Duchy of Warsaw is born.】

【Poland was restored.】

[Although it was just a puppet regime, the Polish people were still very happy. ]

[Napoleon did restore Poland and made the Polish soldiers follow him wholeheartedly.]

[But Napoleon's exploitation was no less! ]

[This puppet regime only had 15 square kilometers, but it had to provide Napoleon with: 2 million francs in annual military expenditure, 8 elite lancers, and a quarter of Europe's gunpowder production.]

【It's totally a French blood transfusion bag. 】

[In the 1812 Russian campaign, 5 Polish soldiers braved the freezing temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius to clear the way for the French army.]

[When Napoleon was defeated, the Polish Lancers used their bodies to build a bridge for the emperor to escape.]

[It can be said that in Europe at that time, the Poles were the most diligent lackeys of France. ]

【But the good times didn’t last long.】

[In the Battle of Leipzig, Poland's last main force was destroyed along with Napoleon.]

[The Grand Duchy of Warsaw was divided again.]

【At the Congress of Vienna, Russian Emperor Alexander I renamed Poland the "Kingdom of Poland" and served as king himself. 】

[Krakow became a "free city" jointly governed by three countries. ]

[Poland perished again, for a hundred years.]

[During this period, although the Polish people had been working hard to restore their country, their efforts were almost useless in the face of the unprecedentedly powerful imperialist powers.]

[Until World War I, the war that ended the old imperialist powers.]

[The accident gave Poland an opportunity.]

[In 1916, Germany formed a puppet army and established the "Polish Regency Kingdom". ]

[In November 1918, pianist Paderewski announced the restoration of the country in Paris. ]

[But after Poland regained its independence, its old problems recurred. Just a few months after its restoration, it did not recover properly and instead began to think about expansion.]

[Poland's preparations for death began to level the town. 】

[First, let’s take the Soviet Union during the Red and White Songs Festival. ]

[Although the Soviet Union wanted to carry out world revolution through Poland, it was in urgent need of rest and recuperation at this time.]

【So I tried to ease the tension.】

[But Piłsudski felt that with the support of the Allies, there was now a good opportunity to defeat the Soviet Union.]

[So Piłsudski ordered an attack on Kiev in April 1920.]

[The result was a counterattack, and the Soviet Union launched a "world revolution" and attacked Warsaw directly. ]

[Poland was almost destroyed! ]

[Fortunately, a hunk dropped by this time. 】

[In the Battle of Warsaw in 1920, Piłsudski staged the "Miracle of the Vistula" to repel the Soviet Red Army, which stabilized the country. ]

[And Poland was destroyed again later, which is the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact that we are very familiar with. ]

[Poland took advantage of the situation and divided Czechoslovakia with Germany. ]

【Then Germany blitzed Poland.】

[The Soviet Union saw that Poland was doomed, and took the opportunity to send troops to occupy the eastern part of Poland.]

[The Soviet Union and Germany joined forces in victory. The successors of the former Russia, Prussia and Austria once again divided Poland.] (End of this chapter)