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Although the June 6 Treaty only exposed the tip of the iceberg, the London government could not sleep.Now John Russell had a headache looking at the map of the Mediterranean Sea. The French army boarded Sicily in the name of helping to suppress the rebellion.

Austria suddenly let go, can anyone limit the French expansion in the Italian region?

The answer is very cruel: no.

The Italian region has always been the focus of the struggle between France and Austria, but now that they have chosen to compromise, this contradiction naturally disappears.

"Cooperation and win-win" may be useful in resolving international disputes, but for the British Empire's European balance policy, it is completely poisonous.

In the Downing Street Prime Minister ’s mansion, John Russell said solemnly: "The power of France and Austria has grown sharply in the past decade or so, and they already have the power to threaten us.

Everyone looks at this latest map of Europe. Austria annexed the Süddeutschland and expanded in the Balkans. After this deal with the French, their homeland almost doubled.

The French did not succeed, and for a few years Napoleon III took advantage of our opportunity to suppress Indian judgment, annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, and now reaches out to southern Italy.

Since France and Austria have joined forces to dig the Suez Canal, they have pushed us out of the Mediterranean.If you do not want to organize them to continue to move closer, the Mediterranean will soon have no place for us."

John Russell's statement is somewhat exaggerated. The so-called exclusion is completely nonsense.Everyone's sphere of influence has collided, and they naturally have to fight for their interests.

Regrettably, the British lost in the new round of battle.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the Suez Canal project, the British Suez Railway Project and Egypt ’s strategy to promote cotton cultivation went bankrupt under the joint intervention of France and Austria.

In addition to this, the interests of the British in the Ottoman Empire, Greece and other regions have not been affected, and driving them out of the Mediterranean is simply not in the plan of the two countries.

It's not that Franz doesn't want to do it, the key is that the French are too counselful when facing the British.Unless the benefits are large enough, it is difficult to persuade Napoleon III.

However, there are so many interests in total, and Austria cannot be in vain, simply not enough.

Navy Secretary Edward pointed to the map on the wall and said: "The French tentacles have reached Sicily and Tunisia has been included in the protectorate. It will take a long time for us to enter and leave the Mediterranean depending on the face of the French.

There is no doubt that Edward is putting pressure on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The Royal Navy controlled the Strait of Gibraltar, which was the most important region of the Mediterranean before the Suez Canal was opened.

Foreign Minister Raistlin replied with a sullen face: "The two countries are close to each other, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible, but is it not because we put too much pressure on them?

In recent years, in order to restrict France and Austria, our successive actions have aroused the vigilance of both countries.

The ongoing Russian-Russian war is also one of the reasons for the relaxation of relations between the two countries.

For the common good, I have reason to believe that France and Austria are ready to form an alliance, or have already formed an alliance.

The compromise on the Italian issue is definitely not that simple.It is not a secret that the French want to annex Italy, nor is it a secret that Austria wants to unify the German region.

Under the current circumstances, countries are restraining each other and they are unable to achieve their goals.However, the alliance between Fau and Austria is different. The two countries take action at the same time, and we cannot do anything even if we want to intervene."

Everyone's face changed greatly, and they thought of more.In recent years, the Anglo-French contradictions and the Anglo-Austrian contradictions have been escalating. In order to limit the expansion of the two countries, the London government has continued to move.

Prime Minister John Russell said affirmatively: "The Russian-Russian war cannot continue, and the Russians have weakened almost. If the Russian-Prussian two countries continue to fight hard, there will be no checks and balances between the two countries on the European mainland. "

Cracking down on the Russian Empire is the national policy of the British. The London government did a very good job, but just did not expect to patronize the Russians and ignore the rise of France and Austria.

The strength of the three major empires on the European continent has undergone amazing changes. The number one Russian has fallen directly to the end, and it will be difficult to recover in the next decade or two.

The rapid expansion of France and Austria means that any country now has the potential to challenge British hegemony.

Foreign Minister Raistlin objected: "Now it is too late to stop, and the two countries have hit a real fire.

The Russians suffered such great losses that the Tsarist government could not easily let go of the Prussians. Similarly, the Kingdom of Prussia would not cease the war with the Russians. If they missed this opportunity, their imperial dream would be broken.

In this case, it is better to beat the Russians in one lump, so as not to let them slow down and threaten India.

It is very simple to destroy the close relationship between France and Austria. The Russians have lost the position of European hegemons, and then they will emerge in France and Austria. The seeds of contradiction have already been planted."

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Agarwal, asked, "What if they are allied?"

Raistlin said domineeringly: "Then we will join the alliance and then break up the alliance."

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The result of this meeting hurt Raistlin.Perhaps it was due to strategic security considerations and did not proceed according to his plan. The Cabinet decided to start first and win the Tunisian region.

Simply from the military perspective, this is the best choice.The French have landed in Sicily, and the Royal Navy has lost the chance to control the largest island in the Mediterranean.

In this case, you can only start with the Tunisian strait.The Royal Navy has Malta and Tunisia in their hands, and the Mediterranean is still under their control.

As for the offending of the French, this issue is not considered by everyone.Since the French annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, the relationship between Britain and France has not been better.

Except for the honeymoon period between the two countries during the Near East War, most of the time both sides appeared as opponents.

Raistlin had no time to struggle on this issue, and now his task is to split the Russian-Austrian alliance.The existence of this alliance for a day is a threat to the world hegemony of the British Empire.

Who knows whether the tsarist government will return to Central Asia and expand to the Indian subcontinent after the failure of expansion on the European continent?

Don't look at the Russians' heavy losses, think they have no strength to expand.As long as the Austrians are willing to contribute money, this situation will become a reality.

With the escalating contradictions between Britain and Austria, Vienna can both compromise with the Paris government, but can it support the Russians?

In this era, Canada, Australia, and South Africa were not developed. If India is lost, what kind of hegemony is the British Empire?

If this happens, it will be replaced by France and Austria within a decade of the dominance of the British Empire at sea.

The world factory is also built on the dual background of raw materials and market.Without cheap raw materials from India and a huge consumer market, the British industrial dominance will be lost immediately.

Now that the Industrial Revolution has progressed, the British have lost their technological superiority, and the industries of the three countries, Anglo-French and Austrian, are gradually at the same level.

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St. Petersburg, Alexander II's mentality will be much more peaceful.Fau is not close, and now it has nothing to do with him.

The Russian-Russian war continued because of the logistical constraints on the amount of troops invested, and the Russian army was unable to make progress, and he was almost worried.

Theoretically, the Russian Empire will be the final winner after so much consumption.However, this victory requires a question mark.

Sweden has been stabilized, but the war situation in Central Asia has eroded, and the situation in the Far East has risen again, and they are already overwhelmed.

Foreign Minister Clarence-Ivanov reported: "Your Majesty, the Austrians have already given a reply. They agreed to abandon most of the French Balkans at a cost."

This did not surprise Alexander II. Although the Russian-Russian secret agreement had originally stipulated it, the French Balkan peninsula was bought by the Austrians for money.

All brothers and sisters must settle their accounts, let alone allies?

Alexander II asked with concern: "What do they want?"

Despite missing the best time to enter the Mediterranean Sea, the strategic position of the Dardanelles is still very important. If the conditions of the Austrian are not excessive, he does not mind getting it.

Foreign Minister Clarence-Ivanov replied: "We have made preliminary negotiations. The Vienna government believes that in this land transaction case, in addition to economic issues, they also paid political benefits.

Their quotation is very high, if you buy it, you will have to pay 200 million Aegis at a time.Land exchange is acceptable, and they demand a five-to-one exchange by area.

If we agree to this transaction, we will suffer a big loss even if the final negotiation result is a half-off."

Obviously, Foreign Minister Clarence-Ivanov opposed this deal, and the Russian Empire had no strength to enter the Mediterranean in a short time.

Moreover, now that the Mediterranean coast is almost divided, they ca n’t even find a foothold.

The only option left to them was the Ottoman Empire, but this is a hard bone, and it is simply not what they can swallow now.

After a moment of contemplation, Alexander II made a decision: "Since that is the case, then continue to grind with the Austrians in terms of price. We are not in a hurry, and it does not matter if we delay it for three years and five years."

He knew that this was the Vienna government's desire to knock off, or that the Austrians did not want to watch them enter the Mediterranean to grab territory. After all, the Mediterranean is now divided by the three countries of Britain, France and Austria.

If another competitor is added, it will inevitably break the balance of the Mediterranean.Because of the relationship between the Russian-Austrian alliance, the Austrians cannot be alone, which will make the Vienna government diplomatically passive, especially when the two countries are close.