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"An alliance with Vienna?"

Napoleon III was appalled by Garion's suggestion, although in essence he wanted to sit back and watch Germany, and any substantive military alliance or political alliance would be contrary to his original intentions. What's more, Joseph I cared more about his land than the cunning Bismarck. Saying that he was not willing to cede his territory to France.

"If we form an alliance with Vienna, we will not gain any substantial benefits. Joseph I was so stubborn that it was harder to get a piece of meat out of his mouth than it was to destroy Austria. ”

Napoleon III, who was haunted by the left bank of the Rhine, sighed and said, "And our ultimate aim is to weaken the German Confederation and keep it divided for a long time; ”

"But does Your Majesty really think that Bismarck's promise to you is sincere?"

Garion bluntly punctured the last bit of self-deception in Napoleon III's mind, and he retorted, "Bismarck just wanted to keep France neutral with the help of a lie, and after he had collected all his enemies and unified the whole of Germany, the next target was France." Napoleon III and his political promises were nothing more than a delaying tactic. You should think clearly, even if we can't get the left bank of the Rhine, at least William I and Joseph I will be defeated and will not recover in a short time. ”

"Prussia can make Austria lose both?"

Napoleon III felt that Garion was telling jokes again, "How could it be done." ”

"Of course it could have been done, as long as he unleashed a war that was unprepared. This can be done with the current capacity of the Germans for conscription and mobilization. ”

Looking at Napoleon III with a suspicious face in front of him, Garion decided to use his trust in him to add another dose of surprise. "And I also got some very interesting information from Berlin, would His Majesty Napoleon want to hear it?" ”

Information.

Napoleon III had already regarded Galian as a god of intelligence at this time, and quickly nodded and said, "Of course I want to know, what information did you find in Berlin?" ”

Looking at the other party's expectant expression, Garion added fuel to everything he knew.

Today I'm going to do a Tokubuki!

"Wilhelm I, in order to dissuade us, showed me off their armaments, and one of them, the Krupp cannon, which looked to be about 280 mm in caliber, caught my interest. The barrel alone is 11.2 meters long, listen to their introduction, this kind of gun weighs 44 tons, the elevation angle can reach 30 degrees, the effective range is 19760 meters, and the Prussian shells can penetrate 65.8mm steel plates in 3000 meters. According to the scientists present at the time, this weapon was made of special steel and was specially designed to deal with the French. Imagine what a terrible impact this weapon will have on us once it is used in war? ”

Garion spoke to Napoleon III in a completely intimidating tone.

In two years, the first diplomatic mission of the Qing government will visit Germany. As a result, he received a warm reception from Krupp, which was different from other countries, which brought great favor to the Qing mission, and on the other hand, the German side said that it had no intention of invading China, and after many considerations, Li Hongzhang purchased 328 Krupp cannons in 7 years.

Even Garion, a Frenchman, felt that it was more reliable to buy German goods than French goods.

"What you say is true? Prussia already had such weapons? ”

Napoleon III gradually frowned, as the heir to the king of artillery, how could he not understand what Galian said about the terrible nature of weapons.

He gradually lost his breath.

The Napoleonic bronze cannon still in use in France is divided into two kinds, one is the M1857 12-pounder field gun with a barrel length of 1.676 meters, a caliber of 117mm, and a gun body weight of 556.57 kg, and the M1841 6-pounder field gun with a caliber of 93mm, a barrel length of 1.52 meters, and a gun weight of 389 kg.

The coverage of the Prussian artillery has reached the point of exaggeration, just like the psychological shadow laid by the artillery emperor Napoleon I in the war against France.

"What else is there?"

Napoleon III was in a hurry, and he hurriedly said, "I want you to tell me everything you know!" ”

"The Prussians have now changed the conscription system and adopted a compulsory military service system, if they win the war with Vienna, then the entire German Confederation will become the source of Berlin's soldiers, and they can recruit millions of soldiers in a short time, and now the French military service system is at most three or four hundred thousand in a short period of time, with the enemy's advanced artillery, coupled with the tactics of the sea of people, it can completely kill our troops at a long distance. No matter how advanced our rifles are, they are no match for them. ”

Garian knew the secret of Chasepo, which Napoleon III had used to deal with the advanced rifles of Germany. Now he deliberately singled out this matter in order to better let Napoleon III wake up from the dream of the great powers of the Celestial Empire as soon as possible.

In the early days of the war, the Prussian army suffered greatly from the firepower of the powerful firepower near the Rhine, and although the mighty Krupp cannons and the courage of the soldiers could solve most of the problems, the Prussians knew that they could not expect their next opponent to be as stupid as the current French, and in general, the Chasebo rifle greatly irritated the Prussians.

"Your Majesty, do you understand what I said?"

Napoleon III, feeling that he understood part of it, but also did not seem to understand it, asked, "Galion, what exactly do you want to express?" ”

"What I want to express is that when the opponent is far superior to the French in numbers and the quality of weapons, there is no need to think about any strategy and tactics at all, only to send military forces to crush it, anyway, our French firearms, the strength is far inferior to theirs, there is nothing to be afraid of. It is precisely for this reason that Prime Minister Bismarck has gradually had the foundation to challenge us. Prussia is not Russia, they have advanced technology, a large number of soldiers. ”

Can Ping A win the role, I still have to play coquettish with you? What a joke! When I came up, I was hit by a 280-mm Krupp cannon, and you couldn't find your way back.

"Your Majesty, I don't think France can continue to degenerate now. ”

"France needs an arms race with Prussia!"