The Vienna government has not taken any concrete action except to call for restraint on both sides, and has put on a posture that has nothing to do with me, and the condemnation of the European countries has remained in words.

After all, there are not many countries that dare to tease the tiger's whiskers of the Russians in these years.

It's okay to let everyone shout slogans, but if you really interfere, then save it! This kind of fearless international spirit cannot be tolerated by ordinary countries.

London

The British government, which had just succeeded in the first step of the "plan to divert the water from the east" and was jubilant, had not had time to rejoice for a few days, and then received the bad news that the Russian army had wantonly plundered France.

Yes, Prime Minister Robert Cecil was blown up. If the Russians are allowed to toss like this, France, which has only half a life left, will really have to die.

If it weren't for his sanity, Robert Cecil would have ordered the Royal Navy to go to the Baltic Sea to block the gates and intercept the Russian convoy escorting French laborers.

The main thing is that blocking the door has no effect, even if the Baltic Sea is blocked, the Russians can still go to the Mediterranean, or simply borrow the railway transportation system of the HRE.

For the sake of the big picture, Robert Cecil had to choose restraint. After all, at this time, the contradictions between Britain and Russia have intensified, and the strategy of diverting the water from the east has no time to play.

The international situation is now very clear, and once the Holy Roman Empire's eyes turn from the continent to the sea, Britain's greatest challenge comes.

If you don't cut the Russians before that, Britain will really be cold. Competing with the HRE at sea, and fighting with the Russians for India on land, you can see how terrifying the picture is when you think about it.

However, no amount of restraint could extinguish the anger in Robert Cecil's heart. Without the French, who else could Britain find as cannon fodder?

Russians?

If you look at the Russian-Austrian alliance, it took decades for the previous presidents to break it up, and Robert Cecil did not think that he could bring the two countries to arms.

If the bayonets of the HRE and Britain were to be red, the possibility of the tsarist government taking the opportunity to move south to India would be a hundred times greater than the chance of moving west into Europe.

Spaniard?

It's not that Robert Cecil looks down on people, it's really the Plate Duck Empire in these years, no matter how you look at it, it's just a plate duck, and the Empire has long been unable to know where to fly.

There is no imperial plate duck, it is a dish on the table. Even if it is pulled over, it is to add food to the enemy.

Neither of these can be done, you can't find Sardinia, Belgium, Switzerland....... These peeas are small countries, right?

As a qualified politician, Robert Cecil was no fantasist. "Raise your arms and shout, and the heroes gather". Is that? Britain at its peak didn't have that appeal? Not even more so now.

With just the word "geopolitics", doomed to these small countries on the European continent? It is impossible to stand up to the HRE; On the contrary, it is possible to be coerced by the HRE? Declare war on Britain.

A similar scene occurred in the previous anti-French war. In order to pull people to make up the numbers? The Vienna government used coercion and inducement.

The only three neutral countries, all because they don't share a border with France? Doesn't affect the big picture in itself? only to dodge.

The current Holy Roman Empire is no longer the same as the "New Shinra" of the past. At sunset, the Vienna government will be able to pull a bunch of juniors to beat France, let alone now.

If the European continent is not chaotic, the Holy Roman Empire will be able to gather the resources of Asia, Europe and Africa. Facing such an opponent? Even though Britain is sitting on all sides of the world, it doesn't know what to do.

What is the time of the past? In the past, the national policy of the British government was to suppress whom and press down on all threats; Now Robert Cecil's goal has dropped to: just stabilize the situation.

The competitors are unprecedentedly strong, and it would be nice to be able to maintain Britain's maritime supremacy, and there is more that Robert Cecil no longer dares to ask for.

"The Russians are so reckless, the Vienna government as the gendarme of Europe? Just look at it and don't care? ”

Although the title of "European gendarme" is domineering, it is used on the Vienna government? That's not a good word.

At the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Metternich controlled the pace of the conference diplomatically? Confined the Russians to Eastern Europe and squeezed Britain out of the continent.

And then he co-opted the nations to form the Holy Alliance? Struggling to maintain the balance between the monarchy and the European continent? Austria at one time received the title of "European gendarme".

However? The highlight reel is just a moment. In the years that followed, Austria as an old-school empire went downhill.

Austria, which was not strong, could not withstand the defeat of the club, and in order to avoid falling into the target of public criticism, the Vienna government could only lead the way to the east and lead this domineering title of hatred to the Russians.

The Vienna government did not dare to ask for it, but the tsarist government liked it. Since 1848, the Russian Empire has had the reputation of the "gendarme of Europe".

Putting the hat of "European gendarme" on the head of the Vienna government once again is nothing more than hoping that the Vienna government will follow in the footsteps of the past and that the country's situation will decline all the way.

Foreign Secretary Cameron: "It's a pity, Prime Minister. Despite our efforts, even King Carlos went to the Vienna Palace every day to block the gates, the Vienna government remained unmoved.

It can be seen that the determination of the Vienna government to suppress France has reached an unshakable point. Even if international prestige is involved, it cannot shake them in the slightest.

By all indications, it is likely that the Russians had made a political deal with the Vienna government, and that France had fallen victim to this deal.

The tsarist government used the suppression of France as a bargaining chip in exchange for Vienna's understanding of their construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and by the way, also solved the labor problem required for the railway.

The most direct evidence is that the logistical supply of the Russian army in France is now provided by the Vienna government.

If the inference is correct, then we must pay more attention to the Tsarist government while focusing on the Holy Roman Empire.

This is a mistake in our previous work, underestimating the cunning of the Russians that will allow them to take advantage. ”

For Britain, it doesn't matter how Russia and Austria hooked up. The key is the end result, and the Vienna government is really supporting the actions of the Russians.

Everything else can deceive people, but the fact that the Vienna government supplies the Russian army can't deceive people.

After calming down, Robert Cecil waved his hand and said, "It's not your responsibility, we all underestimate the tsarist government.

No one would have thought that the damned Russians would play politics with such vicious methods.

If they had had been able to do so before, Europe would not have been in the same situation as it is now. ”

Diplomacy has always been the weakness of the Russians, and being unreasonable with a knife is the inherent impression left by the tsarist government to the European world.

Even Alexander III, who claimed to be "the most diplomatic tsar", was in fact only a relaxation of relations with European countries and the acceptance of the Russian Empire into the European world.

The greatest diplomatic achievement is probably the further consolidation of the Russian-Austrian alliance. The economic tie between Russia and HRE has been tightened, and the threat of the Western Front has been completely eliminated.

This is indeed a great diplomatic achievement. Relying on economic bondage, the interests of Russia and HRE are intertwined. Now the situation is that one family is finished, and the other family will also suffer.

The rest of Europe had to worry about the threat posed by the rise of the Holy Roman Empire, but the tsarist government could ignore it entirely.

The interests of the two countries are too deeply intertwined, and if the Holy Roman Empire wants to go to war with the Russian Empire, the first knife must be cut at itself.

The thing of "self-harm" is something that no normal person would like. Before the separation of the two economies, the tsarist government did not need to worry about the threat from Europe, and could confidently and boldly move south or east.

At this point, there is not much the British government can really do other than comfort itself. Unless they can abandon the conspiracy against the Russian Empire and put an end to the Siberian railway construction program.

Obviously, this is not possible. Don't look at the Holy Roman Empire as the greatest threat to Britain, but the Russian Empire was the most immediate threat to the British.

This is not a contradiction. The Holy Roman Empire, as powerful as it was, had a long way to go before its navy surpassed the Royal Navy.

Even if it is really exceeded, it does not mean that the two countries will go to war immediately.

As long as the British government does not take the lead, then it is more likely that the HRE will slowly pull Britain down by fighting attrition for a long time.

The kind of person who just has a slight advantage and immediately runs out to play a gambling-style decisive battle, only a second-year teenager can do it, and a mature country will not blindly gamble on the fortunes of the country.

Compared to the long-term threat of the Holy Roman Empire, the Russians are the immediate threat. It is only three or four years since the opening of the Central Asian Railway.

According to the principle that every tsar of the Russian Empire succeeded to the throne and inevitably waged foreign wars, it was not surprising that Robert Cecil knew where the Russians were aiming.

With a perverted enemy like Shinra, they can already stand it, and Robert Cecil really doesn't have the energy to have a friendly match with the Russians in India.

Dead friends do not die poor. For the sake of their own safety, it can only lead to trouble. Whether or not the Russians could be killed in the Far East, the London government had to try.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Pavel: "The plan to use the Trans-Siberian Railway to deplete the Russians has now failed by one-third, and the remaining two-thirds will no longer be allowed to fail."

In any case, the Russians must first get the Trans-Siberian Railway project on the ground. French laborers could only reduce the investment of the tsarist government in manpower, but financial and material resources were still indispensable.

With the railway project in tow, the Russians will not be able to afford to go south and compete with us for India for at least the next few years.

At the same time, we must increase support for anti-Russian groups such as the French Resistance, the Polish Revolutionary Party, the Bulgarian Independence Organization, the Russian Revolutionary Party, and the Afghan partisans.

Regardless of whether they succeed in the end or not, as long as they make trouble, they will be able to consume the strength of the Russians.

As long as it is delayed until the opening of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Russians have a second strategic option, and the situation is very different. ”

The reality is cruel, and since France is destined to be irretrievable, it is better to simply give it up. Anyway, it's not the first time to sell teammates, not to mention that it's still French.

(Note: The Chancellor of the Exchequer is divided into First Secretary and Second Chancellor, the Prime Minister is also the First Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Second Chancellor of the Exchequer is the Chancellor of the Exchequer who really fulfills his duties)