Holy Roman Empire

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

Even if Napoleon IV immediately put out the rebellion, as long as the fish slipped through the net and escaped, the French Empire would be over.

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

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

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 of money cannot be underestimated anywhere.

Originally, the French army was at an absolute disadvantage on the battlefield, and if there were a few more twenty-five young men, the collapse of the front would take minutes.

Failure in a war always requires a price, and ordinary people do not care about so many causes and consequences.A harsh cessation treaty can bury the Bonaparte dynasty.

Show mercy?This is obviously impossible, and no one can give up the benefits in order to let the Bonaparte dynasty keep the throne.

In a sense, the current French government is already a political pit, and whoever jumps into it will be buried in the armistice treaty after the war.

Putting down the information in his hands, Prime Minister Gladstone sighed: "The most worrying thing happened. From now on, our European balance strategy has officially gone bankrupt.

France is about to be defeated, and Austria loses its check and balance.For the empire, we are about to usher in an unprecedented serious situation.

Although Napoleon was rampant back then, we still have an anti-French alliance to rely on; but now, we cannot find allies to form an anti-Austrian alliance."

Although he had been prepared, Gladstone could not let go of it when this day really came.

Britain can cope with just a powerful enemy military; but facing a powerful enemy military, political, and diplomatic is beyond their limits.

In order to maintain the balance of the European Union, in the middle and late stages of the European War, the London government almost supported France in an open flame.They did everything they could and could not do except for not sending troops to participate in the war.

Before the meticulously planned multinational joint intervention strategy could be implemented, the European continent changed its color.Looking around, all are the banners of the anti-French alliance.

Looking around, even the international community is gone, so what about interference?

Not to mention that it was international mediation. Even if Britain went naked, it would not change the fact that France was defeated.

Foreign Secretary George took out a document and said slowly: "Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs bears the main responsibility for the failure of the European Balance Policy. As the Foreign Secretary, I cannot shirk the blame. This is my resignation."

Regardless of how adequate the management is, the collapse of the international situation will always require someone to be responsible.Others may find a way to hide, and George, as the foreign secretary, must bear the brunt.

Rather than being ousted from office, it is better to resign yourself.Anyway, the responsibilities that politicians need to bear are limited.As for the mess left behind, who will do it in the end? It has nothing to do with George.

Gladstone's face changed when he heard "resign."If it weren't for considering that the time was wrong, Gladstone would resign and leave this mess to the next.

But there is no way, the current situation does not allow him to shrink.Whether it is Congress, the Queen, or a competitor, he won't let him pick up at this time.

After receiving the documents, without looking at them, George's resignation became confetti in Gladstone's hands.

"Sir, it's not a good choice to be a deserter at this time. The French were defeated. It was the result of their own perverse actions. What is our business? Why should we be responsible for their defeat?

As for the European balance policy, are we not making efforts?There are no French, there are Russians and Spanish, there are always people who check and balance Austria.

Although they are now allies, this is only based on a common enemy.When the French fell, allies became enemies."

There is no doubt that Gladstone is ready to pretend to be confused.The European balance policy seems serious, but in fact it is only limited to the high-level, and ordinary people do not pay attention to these issues.

Not to mention that Gladstone's cabinet is often scolded in Congress, but their reputation among the people is not low at all.

"The government is incompetent, sitting by and watching the French defeat, causing the European balance to be broken." This is the competitor's label.It's okay to talk about it in Congress, if you get it from the people, it will be 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 eyes of the British people, "sit back and watch France's defeat" is not a crime. If the government is shameless, it can be used as a public propaganda.

As for the defeat of France, Austria will threaten the supremacy of Britain?Wait, isn't it an anti-French alliance to defeat France?

Russia, Austria, West, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Black... almost all European countries besieged France together, how can they be counted as Austria?

Conceptual cognition cannot be changed in a moment.It is impossible for ordinary British people to realize the threat from Austria in a short time.

Gladstone is now trying to take advantage of the people's cognition errors to force the government's merits of using the anti-French alliance to kill France, and to cover up the fact that the European balance has been broken.

After listening to Gladstone's explanation, George said embarrassedly: "Prime Minister, can't you do that? If you don't contain Austria..."

Without waiting for George to finish, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Xiaozhi Childers interrupted strongly: "Ah, God! Our Sir George actually thinks that we are capable of containing Austria. The world must be crazy!"

Although Xiaozhi Childers' expression was a bit exaggerated, what he said still won everyone's approval.

Britain is not a foolish man. Although it has suddenly become stronger in the last hundred and eighty years, everyone has not lost the fine tradition of being able to bend and stretch.

If Austria does it alone, Britain can win over European countries and use pressure from the international community to force Austria to make concessions.

The European countries are now members of the anti-French alliance. Even if Austria does not require severe punishment of France, a series of countries including Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland that participated in the war will also demand that France be killed.

At this time, Britain intervened, not only standing on the opposite side of Austria, but also on the opposite side of the European countries participating in the war.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that if France is to retaliate, it will not be Austria, but the neighbors.

If you can't do it, then just don't do it.The anti-French alliance was gathered because of the common enemy of France. When the enemy does not exist, the value of the alliance's existence disappears.

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

Britain is professional in this regard. Even if there are no contradictions between countries, they can create contradictions.

The problem of the European balance is a big deal. After the anti-French alliance collapses, we can find a way to rebuild it.

As for whether it can succeed or not, I don't know how many tasks will be behind it, and it is not everyone's turn to worry about it.

"We can temporarily give up the affairs on the European continent; but we must obtain the French navy's warships.

For a long time to come, the European continent is dominated by Austria. In order to ensure the safety of Britain, the Royal Navy must have an overwhelming advantage.

At present, the number of Austrian navy battleships is close to our seventh floor.If they were to get the French warships, the strengths and weaknesses would be reversed."

The words of Sir Astley Cooper Key, Secretary of the Navy, suddenly aroused everyone's emotions.

The break of the European balance would not kill Britain; but once the advantage of the Royal Navy is lost, it will really be fatal.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is already working hard. It's just that Napoleon IV used the French Navy as the biggest bargaining chip in an attempt to use these warships to make a fuss.

Before this, in order to obtain material assistance, the French used this to threaten us.The clamor: Once they stop supporting them, the navy will be sent to Austria intact in exchange for post-war leniency.

According to the information from the embassy, ​​it can be determined that France and Austria have indeed negotiated on the issue of naval vessels.Now that the European War is still going on, it is preliminarily judged that they have not agreed."

George's explanation not only didn't reassure everyone, but made everyone even more nervous.1+1 is not necessarily equal to 2. The French and Austrian navies are both self-contained systems, and the running-in degree must not reach 100%.

This group of "1+1" is less than 2, but that is also a little bit.In the face of the numerous enemies of capital ships, can the Royal Navy really be able to hold it?

No one can answer this question. Anyway, everyone knows that Britain cannot afford to gamble, even if it is a tie.

After a little thought, Gladstone said coldly: "Get the warship in the hands of the French at all costs."

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