Chapter 902: Brain-Dead Strategy?
The Kingdom of Sardinia still existed only in theory, so the international influence of the Austro-Sardinian Accord was naturally limited.
Aside from newspapers in a few Anti-French Alliance member states publishing brief reports, the international media remained exceedingly indifferent.
No, there was no longer any need to talk about international public opinion at this point.
There were only so many countries in Europe. Even counting Montenegro and Greece, which had been dragged in to make up the numbers, the Anti-French Alliance already accounted for half of them.
Among the remaining neutral countries, some leaned toward the Anti-French Alliance as well. Compared with France, fighting alone, the Anti-French Alliance had already won the propaganda war without a battle.
Public opinion's lack of interest in the Austro-Sardinian Accord was mainly because its political showmanship was far too obvious—and that was precisely what intellectuals hated most.
These people were the main force behind newspaper subscriptions. Newspapers would not go against their customers; if it was news their customers disliked, they simply filtered it out.
Even when it was mentioned, it was only touched upon in passing. Central Europe and Southern Europe were now both engulfed in war; there was no shortage of news to report.
The media's lack of concern did not mean politicians were equally unconcerned. People of different identities viewed issues from entirely different angles.
The Austro-Sardinian Accord appeared to be devoid of substance, yet it actually declared Austria's political stance to the outside world—it would not annex the Italian regions.
Ordinary people might think that, with the Continental War still ongoing, discussing such matters now was far too early. What if the Anti-French Alliance lost the war? Wouldn't that make them a laughingstock?
Politicians, however, did not see it that way. The Vienna Government's clear declaration