Receiving the news of the Japanese army's sneak attack on the Philippines, Franz almost couldn't hold back his laughter. This is just dozing off, and someone hands me a pillow.

There is no doubt that the Japanese did Austria a great favor this time. Pulling the Spaniards off the battlefield for no reason, it's time for the French to be uncomfortable.

No matter how much the Banya Empire declines, it is also a member of the great powers, and it is definitely not the kind of lord who will not fight back when he is beaten.

Even if the French said that Japan's sneak attack on the Philippines had nothing to do with them, they had to be believed by the Spaniards. You must know that the Japanese army was able to pass through the Philippine Sea, and it was Britain and France who gave the Spanish government a guarantee.

If there was no face for Britain and France, the Japanese, let alone docking supplies, would not even allow passage through the Philippine Sea.

In these years, there is no such thing as the high seas, the great powers are more domineering than the other, and the so-called territorial waters are determined by themselves.

Indigenous countries like Japan do not have any say.

If it was really clear that the carriages and horses were clear, it would not be easy for the Japanese to invade the Philippines. The landing alone could not be completed in a day or two, and there was a lack of supply points on the way, so all supplies had to be transported from the mainland.

With Japan's current national strength, if it goes on a labor expedition, if it can't be resolved quickly, it will drag itself to death in a few months.

In order to maintain his majestic image in the eyes of his subordinates, Franz quickly calmed down and casually found an excuse to hide his emotions.

"The Japanese, who entered the South Seas at the invitation of Britain and France, have now attacked the Philippines, and the Spaniards should be very angry now.

We tried to push the Spaniards as much as possible from behind the scenes, and try to see if there were any windfalls. ”

Windfalls are almost impossible. The Spaniards were angry again, at most they were angry with the Japanese, and as for Britain and France, they couldn't move at all.

No matter how much Austria promises, it is useless, politicians are human spirits, everyone loves the icing on the cake, and no one does anything to send charcoal in the rain.

Although joining the anti-French alliance now is not a disaster in disguise, it is also accompanied by very big risks.

France is not a soft persimmon, don't look at their strategic defeats, but they still do not fall behind on the European battlefield.

Until the outcome of the Central European battlefield is decided, no one can be sure that the French will really not be able to turn the tables around. In the event of a sudden outbreak of the French, Austria's strength is not equal to Spain's ability to withstand it.

This is a lesson from the past, Spain won the last war against France, but Spain, as the victorious country, lost half its life and lost a large number of colonies in the Americas.

Despite paying such a big price, when the spoils were finally divided, Spain, which was not strong, could only play soy sauce.

Unless it is certain that the French will not work, it will be difficult for the Spanish government to have the courage to declare war on France.

Foreign Secretary Wesenberg analyzed: "Your Majesty, the French will not admit that Japan's sneak attack on the Philippines has anything to do with them. If nothing else, they will quickly cut with the Japanese.

Coupled with the endorsement of the British, no matter how angry the Spanish government is, it can only hold back in its heart.

However, it is also beneficial to guide it in this way, and after suffering such a big loss, the Spaniards will definitely retaliate.

As long as they provoke an anti-French wave in their country, presumably there will be an embargo on French materials, and the Spanish government will still have the courage to do it. ”

It is not a question of admitting it or not, normal people know that it is impossible for the French to instruct the Japanese to attack the Philippines at this time. If the Spaniards were pushed to the side of the anti-French alliance, France would be at the mercy of the enemy.

Whether it was to appease the anger of the Spaniards or to give an account to the European world, the French had to cut off the Japanese.

Ally?

This is clearly a pig teammate. France rallied allies to get rid of its political isolation, not to make enmity with European countries.

The previous expulsion action has already made many European countries feel uneasy, and if there is another wave of seizure of Spanish colonies, they will not have to mix with the European continent.

If he could rob it, Franz would have done it more than ten years ago, and it would not have been the turn of the French at all. It was not because he was afraid of public anger that he gave up this tempting plan and buried himself in the hard work to open up the colony.

Prime Minister Karl added: "It's not entirely impossible. As long as the Spaniards were convinced that we would win the war, and with the lure, they could still take the bait.

However, this does not make much real sense. The Spaniards were sure that we could win the war, and that could only be if we won the battle of Central or Southern Europe.

Winning all of them, and then pulling them to declare war on France, no matter how you look at it, it will make people feel awkward. The deliberate ingredients are too heavy and can easily lead to suspicion.

If people see through our true purpose, I am afraid that it will cause a storm again.

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Standing on the opposite side of all countries at once, and trying to weaken France again would be completely hopeless. ”

This is also the reason why Franz did not dare to order a full-scale attack, the defeat of the French was only the end of the war of gunfire, and there was an even more tragic diplomatic war to follow.

The early end of the Anglo-Russian War disrupted the previous strategic layout of the Vienna government, and the plan to completely dismember France was declared bankrupt.

How to divide the European countries and allow Austria to dominate the post-war negotiations became the most important problem at the moment.

After much hesitation, Franz decided: "Mobilize our forces, lobby the bureaucrats of the tsarist government, find a way to get the Russians into the water."

They did not need to send troops directly, as long as the tsarist government was willing to declare war on France, they would have a share of the benefits after the war.

We have to be fast, we have to get ahead of the British, and create a given. If it's too late, most of our strategic purpose will be nullified. ”

It's not that Franz thinks too much, with the current international situation, it is very likely that the British will make a joint mediation team to intervene in the war before the end of the European War.

There can be no doubt that all European countries have motives to intervene in this war. For the sake of their own interests, no one wants to see the emergence of a continental hegemon.

Once the two great powers, Britain and Russia, take the lead, this alliance can be established in minutes. Anyway, the law does not blame the public, and if Austria wants to settle accounts after the autumn, it must also consider the anger of the public.

A hard top is impossible, and if the Austrian-led anti-French coalition is strong, if it encounters international intervention, this alliance will immediately fall apart.

Counting on the wallgrass to advance and retreat with Austria, Franz has not gone crazy yet. Without the anti-French alliance, the odds of winning against the European world on their own are at most five or five, so what is the difference between that and sending them to death?

Especially this five-five opening, it is still based on the premise of crippling France first. In the unlikely event that the French had one more breath and the Interference Coalition appeared, the situation would have been even worse.

If you can't do it by military means, then you can only play political means. Whether it is bribed or fooled, as long as the Russians are pulled onto the boat, the situation is very different.

Although the British politicians are very thick-skinned, no matter how shameless they are, they cannot turn the belligerents into mediators.

Even if the Russians reacted later, they could only drag their feet secretly, and no matter how much the tsarist government tossed, it would be impossible to send troops to defend France.

It will be much easier to pull on Russia and fool Spain again. As soon as you look at the lineup, you know that the French lost the European War.

Zero-risk, high-yield projects, there is no reason to say no at all. Anyway, there are a lot of bad things in France and Spain, and there is no psychological pressure when they fall into the well.

Franz had already thought about it, and after fooling Russia and Spain, he directly forced Switzerland to enter the war.

Choose one or the other, either embrace victory with the anti-French alliance or be buried with the French.

Then, there is no then. Most of the countries in Europe are at war with the French, and no matter how much the British toss, they can't let everyone give up the benefits they have in hand.

It's a big deal that Austria will share less of the spoils of war and give the profits to the allies. Anyway, French Africa has eaten almost enough, and Franz doesn't care about that little reparation.

Foreign Secretary Wesenberg frowned and replied, "Your Majesty, it is not so easy to incite the Russians to declare war on the French.

Now the situation has gradually become clear, and the tsarist government does not want to weaken France too much. The more we co-opt, the less the Russians will go to war.

In this context, we can only push in the shadows. Even pro-Austrian forces should not be used too much.

Only by making the tsarist government itself realize that there was a great advantage to declaring war on France could they take the bait. It's very difficult to do that. ”

On the surface, this was true, but Franz remained unmoved. Although his butterfly effect affected Russian politics, the essence of the tsarist government remained unchanged.

"Greed" was the greatest characteristic of the tsarist government. Add to that their rotten bureaucracy, and that's even more magnitude.

"Throw at the money! At all costs, he bribed the Russian bureaucracy and aristocracy and sold them the benefits of declaring war on France.

Wasn't the tsarist government poor, as long as war was declared on France, they did not have to pay off the debts they owed to the French before, and there were large war reparations after the war.

There is no need to send troops, no need to spend money, just a nominal declaration of war, you can get so many benefits, I don't believe that the Russians are not moved. ”

In the Russian Empire, there was nothing that could not be solved by throwing money at it; If there is, it must be that there is not enough money smashed.

Honest bureaucrats may exist, but in the Russian Empire such people could not get along. The world is muddy, and innocence is the original sin.

No matter how shrewd Alexander III was, as long as his ministers said in unison that declaring war with the French would be good for Russia, it would be difficult for him not to be affected.

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