Holy Roman Empire

The uprising happened in Rome, so many people saw the opportunity and fell into the ground one after another.International public opinion even blew the dogs approved by the French government, including the French media.

No way, this is a sequelae of confusion.Some people support the Reformation, while others oppose the Reformation, and more still oppose it in order to oppose it.

Perhaps Napoleon III was used to it. The domestic public opinion did not have much influence on him, and he still suppressed the rebellion step by step.

This made the British very disappointed. The Italian uprising could not move the foundations of France. As long as Paris is not chaotic, the Great French Empire will be hard to break down.

The facts were not unexpected. The majestic Roman uprising lasted for less than a week and was suppressed by the French.To be exact, after resisting one morning, the rebel army was defeated.

The U-Women are the U-Whos. The hurried uprising looks magnificent, but the internal organizational relationship is chaotic.

The Revolutionaries did not control the situation from beginning to end. Although the church members participated in the uprising, they were afraid of the strength of the French and had no confidence in the revolution.

If you make a noise, it is the crying child who has milk.Show the French the strength and strive for more favorable conditions for themselves, but they are not prepared to die with the French.

The French counterinsurgency arrived quickly. After seeing that the momentum was not good, the gang quickly changed positions and betrayed the Revolutionary Party.

Before the British shot, the Italian independence movement fell into a low tide.Except for a part of the broken guerrillas who still insisted on resistance, the city controlled by the uprisings returned to the French again.

In London, Prime Minister Benjamin has been very distressed recently. The situation in South Africa is tense, and the Telegraph Request for Assistance arrived three times a day.

It was difficult to plan an Italian independence movement, but the result just started and came to an end.The Italian's spirit of independence is very strong, but the actual combat ability is no way.

There are many revolutionaries with guns and cannons.On the battlefield, these people usually run first.

Of course, it is not without results. After the failure of the uprising, Italy's cultural industry has developed greatly, and a large number of artists have emerged.

The artistic creation of the Italian is not a matter of concern for Benjamin. Now he is busy thinking about the aftermath.

With so many bad things happening during his term, he can almost declare that he will not have to participate in the next election, lest he lose too badly when he gets it, and his face will not look good.

If you ca n’t do it next time, you ca n’t, and Prime Minister Benjamin does n’t care.However, the immediate problem must be dealt with, otherwise he will not be able to wait for the election and he will leave early.

Queen Victoria, who does not interfere much in politics, has summoned him three times this week and asked him to come up with a solution as soon as possible to solve the problems facing him.

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Foreign Minister Macleans said with a worried expression: "His Excellency, the current situation is very unfavorable to us, and France and Austria have already stood together.

The Vienna government has acquiesced in the French annexation of Italy, and has not intervened from beginning to end, otherwise the Italian independence movement will not fail quickly.

In the Mediterranean region, they teamed up to condense us into a corner; in the South Africa region, they also united and took the posture to capture the Cape of Good Hope.

Judging from the strategic layout, this time the alliance between France and Austria is not just for expansion in the European continent, it is likely to want to seize maritime hegemony.

Now that we are losing the Mediterranean Sea, if we lose the Cape of Good Hope, the distance to the Indian Ocean will increase significantly.

This is not an exception to our control of the Indian region, including the control of the Far East.The tentacles of the Austrians have reached the Arabian Peninsula and are very close to India.

For the time being, the Royal Navy is able to suppress their ambitions, but in the context of the alliance between France and Austria, how long it can be suppressed is also unknown.

Now it's time to change our foreign policy, and I propose that in exchange for the French to let us join the League at the expense of recognizing Greater France."

Joining the league is not that simple.Now that the French have annexed the Italian region, Austria has yet to gain much. At this time, the Paris government made a compromise, and the Vienna government will certainly be dissatisfied.

Although it was not possible to determine the specific content of the Franco-Austrian League, Macleans was certain that Austria had not yet obtained the benefits stipulated in the treaty.

It is only the small gains in the South Africa region that, in his opinion, are not enough for Austria ’s appearance fee. After all, Austria ’s investment in the South African War is also very large, and it is very difficult to recover the costs.

From the point of view of interest, the two are doing business together in partnership, one is making a lot of money, and the other is making profits and shouting. This kind of cooperation is doomed to not continue.

Prime Minister Benjamin rubbed his forehead and fell into hesitation.It is easy to recognize the Great French Empire, but the sequelae are very serious.

This means that the old enemy France has grown again.On the bright side, after the annexation of the Italian region, the French Empire directly increased its overall national strength by one third.

If the internal integration is completed, the strength of the French will continue to grow, and Britain will lose many advantages over France.

Unlike Austria, which is blocked by France and Spain, the London government does not feel much pressure.

France, which is separated by water, is different. The British have to face this pressure. The London government has always been the most vigilant.

"Then try it. The French-Austrian alliance threatens us too much and we must dismantle them. There are many people in the Austrian government who oppose the Great French Empire, and these people can use it."

After making this decision, Prime Minister Benjamin was relieved.Although the Royal Navy has always vowed to guarantee British security, he still feels pressure on the two great powers.

He was also unlucky, and opened the history of British diplomacy, which should be regarded as their most isolated era.

After the tireless efforts of their predecessors, European countries that have paid expensive tuition fees are not so good now.

Seeing that France and Austria have a tendency to coalition, everyone chose Mingzhe to protect themselves.It is true to oppose the establishment of the Great French Empire, but they are all talking about it, and the actual action is still on the sidelines.

This made Prime Minister Benjamin very distressed. The anti-French alliance became a reality. Not to mention the secretly anti-Austrian alliance. They dare not propose it at this time.

In case of excitement, France and Austria simply tore off their final disguise, and they divided up Europe with great brilliance.

France and Austria must have a battle for European hegemony. This concept was proposed by his predecessor, Prime Minister John Russell. In order to separate the relations between the two countries, they also preached.

The plan will never catch up with the rapid changes. The two countries will break out of a conflict for European hegemony. This is the consensus of all people, but it is difficult to say when this conflict will break out.

For example: Now France and Austria have another idea that spreads more widely, that is, to clear the market first, so as not to benefit the fisherman.

This made it difficult for both sides to deliberately refrain from contradictions. It is necessary to kill the fisherman before decisive battle.

Dealing with a difficult problem, another old problem surfaced.Colonial Minister Louis said: "Everyone, the situation on the battlefield in South Africa is tight.

If you do n’t want to lose the Cape of Good Hope, send reinforcements as soon as possible!The casualties on the front line are very large. If we react slowly, they may surrender directly to the enemy."

Use surrender as a threat to force the government to send reinforcements.This is not a good plan. The London government does make compromises now, but it will be settled in the future.

There is no doubt that this is not the hand of Governor Delphi.As a politician, he would not take himself in.

But there are still people who are not afraid of the London government, and civil colonial companies.They are also an important part of the South African armed forces. They are not in the political arena. They still have a backstage. They do n’t care about offending the cabinet at all.

Not only the colonial company, but also the middle and lower bureaucrats in the colonial government did not care about the London government.They are not soldiers who have no responsibility for defending the soil. Even after the war, they cannot catch up with them.

The non-threatening telegram appeared in the London government.If the reinforcements are not in place and do not see the hope of winning, these people may really surrender in order to save their lives.

The atmosphere has fallen into embarrassment. The casualty data reported by the Governor ’s Office in Cape Town in recent times have been read by everyone.

If ordinary people see it, it is a set of data.With an average of seven or eight hundred casualties per day, plus more than ten times more glorious results, this loss is not worth mentioning at all.

The layman looks at the lively, the layman looks at the doorway.These people still know a little military knowledge, and they are very clear about the consequences of this.

It should be known that the attackers are now the cannon fodder in the hands of the enemy. That is how much it will cost, and the enemy will not be distressed even if the loss is heavy.

This situation can be imagined as a blow to the morale of the military.The best option is to launch a counterattack and engage in a decisive battle with the enemy, otherwise they will suffer a loss.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The Governor of Delphi has fought against his opponent more than a dozen times, and all ended in failure. All his ambitions have been wiped out, and he dare not dare to go out of town to fight.

The London government did not dare to make this order, and everyone was afraid of taking responsibility.Despite the large number of British troops in Cape Town, it is not without the power of World War I, but unfortunately everyone does not have the courage to fight.

The Governor of Delphi expects that the London government will send more troops to directly overwhelm it with absolute strength, while the London government has no soldiers to send.

The British Army is just that. If all the troops were sent out today, an independent uprising would break out in Ireland tomorrow.The London government is clear about the Irish people ’s desire for independence.

If the army wants to expand, the navy will not agree first.Expansion is easy, but disarmament is difficult.

Once the size of the army is expanded, it is not so simple to reduce the size.Even if you think with your fingers, everyone knows that the Army will have enough excuses to keep the establishment.

It is clear from sitting that although the situation in South Africa is in crisis, it has not reached the point where it will soon lose ground.There are so many troops in Britain. As long as there are no internal problems, the enemy will not be able to overcome Cape Town for a while.

Behind the crisis, what role did the Army play? This is also a difficult question to answer.

Do n’t watch the Secretary of the Army say nothing. In fact, the Army Department has made a lot of efforts to promote the expansion plan.

This South African war provided them with an excellent opportunity.If the London government continues to send reinforcements, it must first expand its troops.

Army Secretary Fox waved his hand and said, "Don't look at me. You all know that the British army is very small. Now the officers and soldiers are very busy and there is no idle troops to reinforce the Cape Town front.

Isn't Delphi asking for 100,000 reinforcements?As long as the cabinet is also expanded by 100,000 troops, I can send the reinforcements within a month."

The reinforcements were sent in a month, if no preparations were made in advance, no one would believe it.

Of course, it may also be bragging, this is not the first time this has happened.Various accidents will occur as a reason for delaying the dispatch of troops.

Navy Secretary Robert sarcastically said: "I remember whether the Boer Republic of South Africa's army came from 30,000 or 40,000, which is less than half of the Cape Town defenders.

The battles have been fought like this, and I am so sorry to expand the military. Isn't this a waste of British resources?"

Not waiting for Fox to refute, Robert said first: "Don't rush to explain, I know you want to say that the enemy has a bunch of servants, but a group of temporarily captured strong men, and the indigenous people who charged with wooden sticks can also count as an army?

Although not all of our colonial troops are elite, the enemy forces on the opposite side are also a group of people.From the outbreak of war to the present, no regular army of the Austrians appeared on the battlefield.

Everyone knows the components of the Boer Republic Army.It was a group of civilian armed forces that recruited a group of young men and women, and drove all the way from Transvaal to Cape Town.

You should reflect on it, why is our army so poor in combat effectiveness?

There have been enough jokes from the Army in recent years.I do n’t want to increase the combat effectiveness of the troops, I just want to expand the number, and I can only send records to the enemy on the battlefield."

Robert and Fox have no personal grudges, but their status determines their position.Related to the battle for military expenses, Robert, as the Secretary of the Navy, directly uncovered the scars of the Army.

Fox slapped the table angrily, refuting: "Bullshit, the Army is not as effective as the Austrians, it was decided by insufficient military spending.

As long as a comparison is made, the military budgets of the two sides are sufficient to explain all the problems.Since the outbreak of the South African War, we have been suppressed by the enemy, otherwise we will not eat so many defeats!"

There are thousands of reasons to blame someone for fear.Being able to achieve their current position, they all sprayed with people all the way.

The dispute between land and sea exists in almost every country, and Prime Minister Benjamin had to come out and mud, and now both sides have a reason, and he left alone.

"Enough is enough. This is not where you quarrel. If you want to quarrel, go out and quarrel."

The two looked at each other and were silent.The issue of army expansion is also put on hold.Robert had no joy of victory, and Fox had no dissatisfaction with defeat.

Obviously, this has happened many times. Almost every time the government will support the navy, and then it will appease the army, increase the treatment slightly, or expand the establishment by a small amount.

The issue of reinforcements to Cape Town was quickly resolved.Compared with the cannon fodder, before the Indians had died, John Bull would not have counseled.

The only problem is that the finances can't stand it. The combat missions that 10,000 British troops can accomplish, not all the 50,000 Indian troops, can necessarily be completed.

On the surface, it looks cheap, but in fact, who knows who uses it.Quality is not good, then use quantity to make up.

In the original World War II, the British army had to go to the battlefield in person, which is enough to show that the cost-effectiveness of the Indian colonial army is not enough.

Otherwise, the London government would have used the Indian colonial army to kill the enemy.