Chapter 720: Chapter 293: The Closest Day to Hegemony

The casualty report from the Prusso-Russian War, publicly disclosed by Austria, quickly ignited public opinion; the figure "eight million" was so shocking that it instantly captured everyone's attention.

Countless people marveled at what seemed like another "Thirty Years' War," but unlike the last time, the Prusso-Russian War lasted less than two years.

Was there a victor?

Perhaps the uninformed common folk would say Russia won the victory, but those who truly understood the Prusso-Russian War knew that it was a battle where both sides suffered great losses.

Both Prussia and Russia were losers, and the victors were the three fishermen – England, France, and Austria – whose status solidified even further in the aftermath of the war.

As the nominal victor, the Russian Empire was touted by the media as "the fourth largest country in Europe," but in reality, it had gained nothing more than a title.