Bismarck left the British Admiralty in Whitehall and accompanied him on his visit by the German Minister of the 6th Army, Albrecht. Feng. Marshal Ron left together. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ$. Field Marshal Ron was silent in his talks with the British Admiralty Secretary and the First Sea Lord. As if there was not the slightest interest in the talks. But as soon as he got into the carriage, he began to speak.

"Well, with Austria and England working together, we can quickly defeat France, Alsace and Lorraine are valuable trophies, and perhaps we can get Poland, and the Austrians can get Italy. Then the whole of Europe would be dominated by the German nation. ”

"Unless France can be annexed, Germany will not be able to dominate Europe." Bismarck smiled coldly, "The British have always been good at balancing, they will not allow us to annex France, and we will not be able to do so...... There are more than 3ooo difficult French to deal with, what can we do with them? ”

Feng. Marshal Ron would love to say kill! But that's not possible. There is no such thing as genocide in the struggle between white Europeans, no one wants to set this precedent, and the German people will not support a government that kills white people indiscriminately.

"If we take Alsace and Lorraine, and after annexing Poland, we will become the next target of British containment." Bismarck could have guessed exactly what the British would do next. "They will also prevent us from weakening France too much in order to co-opt the French. Because the British needed the French navy, with the French navy they could overwhelm China and block the Chinese on the Asian big 6, so that Britain could continue to maintain hegemony. Germany, on the other hand, will face a flank from France and Russia. ”

Feng. Marshal Ron was silent for a moment, "Even so. It's still worth fighting. Alsace and Lorraine and Poland are very rich territories. Moreover. We can still get a piece or two of France's overseas colonies. ”

The conspiracy against France has been carried out in the shadows. Franz. Joseph was the first to be persuaded by the British. He was an ally of Britain and was bitter about the loss of Italy. However, Alexander II of Russia resolutely refused to be wooed by the British, and tens of millions of Chinese bayonets were carried behind his ass, and once the war began, all the east of the Ural Mountains would be lost!

The British promised no more than Asia Minor and the west coast of the Arabian Peninsula - a which Russia could take on its own without the British nodding, and in the event of a British defeat, they could still take the Balkans. Of course, Alexander II was not on the side of China, after all, China was Russia's enemy. So his choice was to be resolutely neutral.

As for the German Empire, which had the most powerful 6th army in Europe, it was eager to wait and see. Now that they have a strong military force, a large population, and a large industry, they are naturally dissatisfied with the current pattern of distribution of interests in the world and want to grab more benefits. But the problem is that it is not Wilhelm II who is in power, but Wilhelm I and Bismarck. Although these two are known as "iron and blood", they are very cautious and cautious in doing things, and they are not the kind of guys who casually bet on the fortune of the country. Now the strength of the German Empire is strong, but it is still not enough to look at it between China and Britain. In particular, Germany had only 6 armies and no navy. At present, the purpose of Britain to win over Germany is only to deal with the French Empire, where the strength of the 6th Army is relatively scattered (if you count the 6th Army of Mexico, Donghua, Brazil and Argentina, the 6th Army of the Bonaparte Dynasty is far more powerful than Germany and Austria, but there is no way to concentrate these forces). Once France loses in Europe, Britain will definitely do everything possible to win over France, which still has a strong navy. So the benefits that Germany could get after defeating France would not be too great.

"France will also benefit us. It doesn't even take much blood for us to shed, it is only necessary to ensure the inviolability of France and Italy. Bismarck told Ron. Although it was not possible to achieve expansion on the European Big 6, it was no problem to divide a few British colonies. Mathilde had promised that the affairs of the colonies were negotiable, and ...... I think she's much more credible than the British. ”

At this moment, the German Emperor Wilhelm I was on vacation in Switzerland, and Mathilde was also sightseeing in Switzerland.

"The French will go to war?" Field Marshal Ron immediately began to calculate how the inheritance of the British Empire would be divided! Australia and India are unlikely to be given to Germany, North America is expected to be divided between Donghua and France, South America has always been France's territory, but Africa should be divided a little to Germany, the Cape colony, the East African coast, Madagascar and Abenicia...... It looks like the oil and water are good.

"Mathilde is waiting, too." Bismarck said, "This woman is more composed than Napoleon III, probably because of timidity...... So she's still waiting. ”

"What are you waiting for?" Ron asked.

"I'm not so sure," Bismarck said, "perhaps she's waiting for the total tonnage of the Chinese and French navies to overwhelm the British." At that point, it will be foolproof to start a war. ”

Marshal Ron smiled: "The British will give her this opportunity?" ”

Bismarck shrugged, "God knows, anyway, let's not rush into the war, just wait for others to be exhausted before making a decision." ”

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"Nikolai, the important task facing us in Russia now is not to fight a war, but to continue reforms."

In the Hermitage in Petersburg, it was Alexander II who did not want to involve the country in the war prematurely. When winter was over, he returned to Petersburg with Crown Prince Nicholas II. As soon as he settled down, the British Foreign Secretary, the Marquess of Salisbury, came to visit with the aim of persuading Russia and Britain to sign a secret treaty against China. However, he was politely rejected by the Tsar, and as soon as he sent off the British Foreign Secretary with an ugly face, the Tsar held a glass of vodka in one hand and talked to his son about constitutional reform.

"Constitutionalism is the trend of the times, and the major powers in the world are constitutional states, even in eastern countries like China, while we in Russia have neither a constitution nor a parliament, and the political system is still stuck in the era of Peter the Great, and it is obvious that it can no longer keep up with the trend of the times. There are now more and more rebels in Russia, and there are clear signs of revolution...... Just like in Western Europe before 1848. So we have to complete the reforms, and only then will there be a stable Russia. ”

It was stable before the abolition of serfdom reforms! Crown Prince Nikolai thought to himself that the chaos in Russia was all because Poland was supporting Narodnaya Volya! To solve the problem once and for all, Poland should be occupied and not reformed. Since the Germans refused to occupy it, Russia should intervene.

For some time before, Russian Foreign Minister Gorchakov had been active in Germany, hoping that Germany would send troops to occupy Poland. The Germans, however, tactfully rejected Russia's offers, not wanting to destroy their friendship with France by occupying Poland...... And if Germany refuses to go to Poland to eradicate the cancer of the Narodnaya Volya, Russia will have to find another way. Alexander II then thought of a constitutional reform to co-opt the emerging Russian bourgeoisie to stabilize the situation.

"Father, Russia can occupy Poland first, and then install a responsible government and then get out of there." Crown Prince Nikolai said.

"It's not that easy, the resistance of Greece and Serbia is not over yet!" The Tsar shook his head. He took a sip of vodka and frowned. The invasion of Greece was ostensibly victorious, but it was met with unexpected problems. The Greeks moved a guerrilla war! With the support of France, they attacked the Russian occupation forces and junta everywhere on the difficult terrain. Even colluded with the Russian Narodnaya Volya! As for the difficulties encountered by the Austrians in Serbia, it was easy to occupy territory, but it was far from being able to completely put an end to the revolt there. This was also the reason why Alexander II was reluctant to attack Poland, he feared that the Russian army would encounter the same difficulties in Poland.

The tsar drank all the vodka, "Well, it's not too early, it's time to lay the foundation stone for the Petersburg power plant, and it's time for Russia to enter the era of electrification!" (To be continued!)