"The European War is coming to an end, and the Bonaparte dynasty is finished!" After receiving the news of the outbreak of civil unrest in Paris, Prime Minister Gladstone immediately came to this conclusion.

Even if Napoleon IV put out the rebellion immediately, if any fish escaped the net, the French Empire would be doomed.

The power of the bourgeoisie has been hit hard, and if it wants to make a comeback, it must first remove the mountain of Napoleon IV.

Relying on the revolutionary party not only has a low chance of success, but also a very high risk of its own, and the best way is to bring in the anti-French alliance and reshuffle the cards once again.

The power of the consortium may not be able to control the army, but it is still possible to influence individual officers, after all, the ability to make money is not to be underestimated anywhere.

Originally, the French army was at an absolute disadvantage on the battlefield, and if a few more two or five boys came out, the collapse of the front would be a matter of minutes.

There is always a price to pay for losing a war, and ordinary people don't care about so many causes and consequences. A harsh cessation treaty would have buried the Bonaparte dynasty.

Exercise restraint? This is obviously impossible, and no one can give up the interests they have in order for the Bonaparte dynasty to retain the throne.

In a sense, the current French government is already a political pit that whoever jumps into it will be buried by the post-war armistice.

Putting down the information in his hand, Prime Minister Gladstone sighed and said, "The most feared thing has happened. From now on, our continental balancing strategy is officially bankrupt.

France was about to be defeated, and Austria had lost its balance of power. For the Empire, we are about to usher in a situation that has never been more dire than ever.

Although Napoleon was rampant in those days, we still have an anti-French alliance to rely on; But now, we can't find allies to form an anti-Austrian alliance. ”

Despite the preparations, Gladstone still couldn't let go when the day actually came.

Only a militarily formidable enemy, Britain could still deal with; But to face a powerful enemy militarily, politically, and diplomatically is beyond their limits.

In order to maintain the balance of the European continent, in the middle and late European War, the London government was almost open fire in support of France. In addition to not sending troops to the war, they did everything else that could and could not be done.

The originally well-planned strategy of joint intervention by many countries has not yet had time to be implemented, and the European continent has changed color. As far as the eye can see, all of them are the banners of the anti-French alliance.

Seeing that there is no international anymore, how can we talk about interference?

Don't say that it is international mediation, even if Britain goes into battle shirtless, it can't change the fact that France was defeated.

Foreign Secretary George took out a document and said slowly: "We in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are mainly responsible for the failure of the European Continental Balance Policy. As Foreign Secretary, I can't escape the blame, and this is my resignation. ”

No matter how adequate the management is, the international situation collapses, and someone always needs to be responsible. Others may be able to find a way to dodge, and George, as Foreign Secretary, must be the first to bear the brunt.

Rather than being ousted, it is better to resign yourself. Anyway, there is only so much limit to the responsibilities that politicians need to bear. As for the mess left behind, who will clean up the aftermath in the end, it has nothing to do with George.

Hearing the "resignation", Gladstone's face changed. If it weren't for the fact that the timing was not right, Gladstone himself would have wanted to resign and leave this mess for the next one.

But there was no way, and the current situation did not allow him to back down. Neither Congress, nor the Queen, nor a rival will let him pick a son at this time.

After taking the papers, without even looking at them, George's resignation became confetti in Gladstone's hands.

"Sir, being a deserter is not a good choice at this time. The defeat of the French was the result of their own perverse actions, what does it matter to us? Why should they be held accountable for their defeat?

As for the continental balance policy, aren't we working on it? There were no French, there were Russians, no Spaniards, there was always someone to counterbalance Austria.

Although they are allies now, this is only if there is a common enemy. The French fell, and the allies became enemies. ”

There is no doubt that Gladstone is ready to play dumbfounded. The European balance policy seems to be serious, but in fact it is confined to the top level, and ordinary people are not concerned about these issues.

Don't look at the Gladstone cabinet is often scolded in Congress, but their popularity among the people is not low at all.

"The incompetence of the government to sit back and watch the defeat of the French lead to the upset of the European balance", which is the hat that competitors have given them. It's okay to talk about it in Congress, but if it gets to the people, it's a joke.

The century-old feud between Britain and France is not just talk, but it is really reflected in the lives of the people. In the minds of the British people, "sitting back and watching the defeat of France" is not a crime, and if the government is a little shameless, it can be publicized among the people as a merit.

As for whether the defeat of Austria in France would threaten the hegemony of Britain? Wait, isn't defeating France an anti-French alliance?

Russia, Austria, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Greece, and Black ...... Almost all the countries of Europe besieging France together, how can it all be counted as Austria's head?

Conceptual cognition cannot be changed in a moment. It is not possible to make ordinary British people aware of the Austrian threat in a short period of time.

Gladstone now wants to take advantage of the people's cognitive errors, force the government to use the anti-French alliance to kill France, and cover up the fact that the balance of the European continent has been upset.

After listening to Gladstone's explanation, George said with some embarrassment: "Prime Minister, is this okay?" If Austrian ...... is not contained"

Before George could finish speaking, Chancellor of the Exchequer Childers interrupted forcefully: "Ah, God! Our Sir George, who still thinks that we have the power to contain Austria, must be crazy for the world! ”

Although Xiaoji Childes's expression was a little exaggerated, what he said was still accepted by everyone.

Britain is not iron-clad, although the last 180 years have suddenly become awesome, but the fine tradition of being able to bend and stretch, everyone still has not lost it.

If Austria were to go it alone, Britain would be able to co-opt European countries and use the pressure of the international community to force Austria to make concessions.

Now all the countries on the European continent are members of the anti-French alliance, even if Austria does not demand severe punishment of France, a series of countries such as Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland that participated in the war will also demand that France be killed.

At this time, Britain intervened, not only against Austria, but also against the European countries involved in the war.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that if France really revives and wants to retaliate, it will not be Austria that will be the first to be unlucky, but these neighbors around it.

Since you can't do it, you don't do it at all. The anti-French alliance was assembled because of the common enemy of France, and the enemy did not exist, and the value of the alliance's existence disappeared.

Even if Austria tries to maintain this alliance, it will only be effective in the short term, and in the later stage due to various contradictions, everyone will still go their separate ways.

Britain is professional in this area, and even if there is no contradiction between countries, they can create contradictions.

The question of the balance of the European continent is a big deal to wait for the collapse of the anti-French alliance and then find a way to rebuild it.

As for whether it can succeed, I don't know how many times it will be in the future, and it's not everyone's turn to worry about it.

"The affairs of the European continent, we can give up for the time being; But the warships of the French Navy, we have to get our hands on them.

For a long time to come, Austria will dominate the European continent, and in order to ensure the safety of Britain, the Royal Navy must have an overwhelming advantage.

At present, the number of capital ships of the Austrian Navy is approaching our seventh floor. If they get their hands on the French warships, the strength of the weak will be reversed. ”

The words of Lord Chancellor Astley Cooper Key aroused the emotions of the crowd at once.

The continental balance is broken, and Britain's life will not be lost; But once the Royal Navy's advantage is lost, it will really be fatal.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is already trying to do it. It's just that Napoleon IV used the French Navy as the biggest bargaining chip and tried to use these warships to make a fuss.

Before that, the French had used this to blackmail us in order to obtain material aid. They clamored that once they stopped supporting them, they would give the navy to Austria in exchange for post-war leniency.

According to the information transmitted from the embassy, it can be established that France and Austria have indeed negotiated the issue of naval warships. Now that the war on the European continent is still going on, it is initially judged that they should not have negotiated. ”

George's explanation not only did not reassure everyone, but made everyone even more worried. 1+1 is not necessarily equal to 2, the navies of France and Austria are self-contained, and the run-in degree will definitely not reach 100%.

This set of "1+1" is less than 2, but that's also a little bit. In the face of an enemy with many capital ships, can the Royal Navy really hold on?

No one can answer this question, anyway, everyone knows that Britain can't afford to gamble, even if it's a tie.

After a little thought, Gladstone said coldly: "At all costs, get the warship in the hands of the French." ”

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