"As an old European power, France has an unimaginable national heritage, especially in terms of art and culture. Don't look at the fact that the comprehensive national strength of Britain far surpasses that of France, but in terms of culture and art, they also have to bow their heads in front of the French......"

"I can foresee that France as a country could become one of the top 10 powers on the planet just by selling their wine and cultural industry, and I can't be convinced at all......"

"In addition, there is the powerful army of France, which has accumulated countless army combat experience in the history of European conquests for thousands of years. In particular, Napoleon Bonaparte, the little man who made the whole of Europe tremble, injected the French army with a proud military spirit......"

Xiao Letian's fingers tapped lightly on the clean glass window, and he paused slightly to let the officer behind him have time to take notes.

"But being strong doesn't necessarily mean being invincible, as I have said more than once in "Journey to the West", the whole of Europe is not as monolithic as you think, on the contrary, the whole of Europe is actually a big powder keg......"

"In Europe, not only are there deep contradictions between countries, but there are also many factions within a country, and they are not at all less than our Qing Dynasty......"

"I think you have already felt this media propaganda war against France, and I have always focused my firepower on the French Emperor Napoleon III and his government, and I have not used any words to slander France as a country and ordinary people, because this time our enemy is not France at all, but Napoleon III ......"

Xiao Letian's remarks are always so surprising, the officers of the new army did not raise their heads, but quickly recorded for fear of losing a word, they knew that the adults were going to tell everyone about European dragon slaying again.

The villa where Xiao Lotian lives is on the east side of Hamburg, very close to the Hamburg new barracks, where the urban density is very low, and a large number of manors and villas are located here, which has always been a gathering area for German nobles and wealthy businessmen.

This luxurious villa with a garden is the private property of William I, although he has lived in a few times but it is very well repaired, Xiao Lotian can live here is definitely the top courtesy of the Prussian royal family to him.

The security inside the manor was entirely in charge of the dragon, while the security outside the garden was in charge of the Prussian intelligence services, where Xiao Lotian could speak freely, and there were no bugs and tape recorders in this era.

"At present, the royal families of the major European countries are actually inextricably linked to a house called the Habsburg Empire. The family that founded the Holy Roman Empire has been divided over the centuries through marriages and wars, and it continues to do so today......"

"Perhaps I say that you do not have an intuitive feeling, then I can give an example, and that is the relationship between the members of the royal family of the Kingdom of Prussia and the British royal family......"

"Queen Victoria of England, the queen who ordered an expeditionary force to be sent to war against the Daoguang Emperor, his mother was a princess in Bavaria, Germany, and if you follow the genealogy of the Habsburgs, the current King Wilhelm I of Prussia is her cousin......"

"And the crown prince Karl, who wanted to rob you of your silver before, spent his youth in England, and he also received an aristocratic education in England. And Prince Karl's wife is the eldest princess of Queen Victoria......"

Speaking of which, the brothers below exchanged their heads and ears, none of them expected that Prince Karl's backstage was so hard, this is the British uncle...

"My lord, isn't this what you call a marriage between close relatives?" I don't know who raised his hand and asked.

"Hmm, your memory is really good, I used to say it casually, and you actually remembered it? Hahaha, you're right, there has been an epidemic of hemophilia in the royal family in Europe since ancient times, and the root of this disease is the marriage of close relatives. There is no way, they want to ensure the purity of the royal bloodline, they are afraid that the opposite sex will dilute their inheritance......"

Xiao Lotian suppressed the people who were talking about it, "How deep is the influence of the Habsburg family on Europe, we won't give many examples here, I give you this example, in fact, I am not talking about Prince Karl, I just want to prove from the side that Napoleon III is actually an alternative in the European royal family......"

"Don't think that the rest of Europe is very close to the French, it's all fake, the Napoleonic family has produced three generations of emperors, and they are completely outliers in the European royal family, don't look at them through guò marriages to find ways to improve their aristocratic status, but in the eyes of the real Habsburgs, he is an outsider......"

"Not only that, but during the French Revolution, the people also killed Louis XVI, which the Habsburgs have not forgotten, and later slaughtered the revolutionaries ruthlessly......"

Xiao Letian sighed and said, "To sum up, as long as we firmly stand on the moral high ground and properly praise these nobles in Europe, I believe that this conflict, which looks very strict, will not turn into a war in the end......"

At this point, the fog in front of the brothers was blown away at once, and they looked at Xiao Letian with the most adoring eyes one by one, and sighed in their hearts, how many years will it take to study Europe to dig out these ways? Originally, everyone was ready to go to war when they returned to China, but it was just thunder and rain.

Xiao Letian knew what the brothers were thinking, and his face suddenly sank again, "What I said is just a question of probability, not the final result, you don't underestimate the enemy, my analysis is far from over......"

"Six years ago, during the Second Opium War, Britain and France invested a total of 25,000 troops, of which Britain sent 17,000 troops, while France only sent 8,000, and Britain provided the majority of the number of warships. And in the Crimean War thirteen years ago, Britain and France fought 500,000 troops in order to deal with Tsarist Russia.

Xiao Letian stared at the officers under him with blazing eyes, expecting their answers.

"It was because the corrupt and incompetent Manchu Qing was so weak that the great powers simply did not need to commit more troops...... That's right, the new-style army equipped with foreign guns and artillery completely crushed the medieval army, and the generation gap is really too great...... What's more important is the spirit of war, nationalism in Europe has intensified now, and the Manchus are still engaged in master-slave behavior, whose slaves have you ever seen really work for their masters......"

Xiao Letian couldn't help but laugh when he listened to everyone's answers, he nodded frequently and was very satisfied with everyone's answers, but in the end he still added.

"There is another point that you have not considered, that is, the problem of sea transportation, the current sail battleships look very powerful, but they are still very weak in the face of nature, and it is enough to put 500,000 troops in Crimea as long as they go to the Mediterranean, but to put troops in the Qing Dynasty, it is a ...... that spans more than half the world."

"The strength of this kind of ultra-long-distance projection of troops, the whole world still depends on the British, if the French don't pull Britain together, they still want to do with the Qing Dynasty with their little navy, and it will be difficult to cross ......the ocean."

Xiao Letian is right, in the era when ironclad warships and steam boilers were not popular, the ocean was always full of dangers for human beings. It is not easy to manufacture wooden sail warships, and the British navy has also accumulated over hundreds of years, and they will also suffer if they lose a few ships in a big storm.

In this era, being able to send more than 20,000 troops across the world to Beijing is already a hard power that is the envy of the world.

"If we offend Britain now, we have no hope of victory, and if the Royal Navy is not killed, I am afraid that no one will be able to save us. But I'm not afraid of France, with the current strength of the French navy, I still want to attack the Qing Dynasty alone......?

Speaking of this, Sima Yun suddenly spoke on the side: "My lord, I have a guess, if according to what you said, Napoleon III relied on war and suppression to stabilize the political situation, then that means that the imperial authority is strict is a very important foundation for him to govern, and we are rushing to slap him in the face, isn't it digging the foundation of his governance?"

"If Napoleon III had relented this time and had not retaliated against us, how would he have suppressed his opponents at home?

Sima Yun's question woke up many people, Xiao Hexin patted his thigh and said, "Yes... I didn't think about this question, even if the French emperor wanted to take revenge for the stability of his own regime, this is a matter of national face..."

"Even if the British don't support him, even if the whole of Europe doesn't stand in solidarity with him, he has to retaliate...... However, without the support of the British navy, he could not go to war with the Qing Dynasty alone...... I cāo... Ryukyu, our Naha is in danger......"

With a bang, all the officers stood up and knocked down a table, chair and bench "That's right, it's absolutely not wrong, now the direction of the French revenge is most likely to be the Ryukyus, even if there is no army relying on the blockade and shelling of the navy alone, Naha can't stand it..."

"My lord, let's go back to our teacher, Ryukyu is our foundation, and we can't lose it...... Yes, yes, once the French destroy Naha, they will definitely use their residual power to put pressure on the Qing Dynasty, and then our forces in the country will be uprooted, and those Manchurians in Beijing City will not dare to offend the French at all......"

Xiao Letian looked at the indignant brothers, his eyes were a little moist, and he could see the officer corps he had supported maturing little by little, and this sense of accomplishment was irreplaceable.

This kind of grand strategy deduction has always been the preserve of generals, and even a mastery that only the commanders of the corps can master. This is a great ability that requires a comprehensive combination of military, political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, and even geographical aspects in order to deduce the results.

developed, Lao Tzu is finally developed, and if he can have a group of loyal and super high army commanders in his hands, Lao Tzu will be able to pull out a huge force far beyond the Hunan Army and Beiyang, and this force is Lao Tzu's roots.

"Okay, what are you arguing about? There is a prime minister in charge..."At the critical moment, His Royal Highness the Wing King spoke, although his tone was stern, the warmth in his eyes betrayed him, and he was as proud of these young people as Xiao Letian.

"You've all finished your opinions, then listen to my decision..."Xiao Letian looked at them coldly, his face became more and more stern.

"My decision is not to return to China, even if the Ryukyus fall, we will not be able to return to China..."

"Your Excellency...... No, it's a mess...... We can't afford to lose our roots..."

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