Facing France or Russia alone, as long as it is a war necessary for German reunification, Bismarck will definitely fight, but if it has nothing to do with German reunification and cannot play a role in promoting it, Bismarck is not willing to waste any drop of Prussian soldiers' blood and a bullet.

In the absence of foreign aid, Austria-Hungary believed that if they continued to fight, they would not only lose Moldova, but also Western Ukraine, and it would be difficult for Transylvania to keep it, which made Hungary think that the risk was too great, and the Imperial Diet would not be far from expanding the war.

On the edge of the cliff, Austria-Hungary and Russia put on the brakes, and with the joint mediation of Britain and Prussia, a peace treaty was signed in Berlin, and Austria-Hungary abandoned Moldova. Russia, however, did not indicate that it would abandon its main claims to Transylvania. The two sides promised to maintain the status quo and stipulated that no more than 100,000 troops should be stationed within 50 kilometers of the border between the two sides, and that any military movement of more than 10,000 people, as well as any change in the post of commander-in-chief, should be notified to the other side in advance to avoid misunderstandings.

After a short war of less than half a year, in which an extremely limited number of battles were fought, Russia gained Moldova and Dobroga, and the prestige of the tsaress increased significantly. Later, Russia signed an agreement with the Kingdom of the Ural to hand over the rule of Dobroga to the King of the Ural and the Russian Tsaress, and Dobroga was established as a kingdom, which did not cause much controversy because the Tsar was crowned queen at the same time.

The dispute ended perfectly, and the greatest beneficiary was the Greek king, who managed to form an empire with a population of more than 10 million people; followed by Russia, which regained Moldova and extended its influence to the Danube Valley; The third was the Ural Kingdom, which managed to gain a foothold in the Black Sea, connecting Assam, Dobroga and the Urals by sea. At the same time, the construction of the Great Russian-Indian Railway began, and the three territories could be directly linked by land.

The biggest losers, of course, were Austria-Hungary, which slipped further into the abyss of decline, losing not only a large amount of territory, but also deepening the national divisions within the country, more people rising up for power, and discontent with Hungary, as well as the division caused by Hungary's narrow national policy, which would become a permanent sore with Austria-Hungary.

This war is a symbol, China is not even involved at all, just a few small countries with Chinese ties can already provoke the whole of Europe to stir up turmoil, China's influence has completely surpassed the historical British Empire, however, Zhou Lang believes that the so-called hegemony of the sun never sets has not yet been established.

To establish hegemony, the most important thing is, of course, strength, but strength does not necessarily form influence in equal proportion. In Europe, at least, China's influence is not necessarily greater than that of the United Kingdom.

In Europe, without China's involvement, Europeans can decide their own destiny for themselves. But in the era of British or American hegemony, it was very difficult to carry out any affairs without the participation of Britain and the United States. indispensable influence, this is the embodiment of hegemony.

The fact that China has never been able to build up this level of influence is not because of the lack of competence of Chinese diplomats, but most importantly, because of the lack of an opportunity.

Britain established its hegemony because it helped the countries of Europe and successfully defeated the common enemy Napoleon, who was the liberator and savior of Europe. In this way, irreplaceable influence was established, and then overseas colonies were opened, and the hard power necessary for hegemony was established.

The United States succeeded Britain because of the two world wars, especially the Second World War, which struck European countries almost without the support of the United States, and the United States also ruled Europe as a savior. Coupled with the fact that the post-war period began to face a common Soviet threat, Europe and the vast majority of other countries could only seek collective security under the banner of the United States. This has allowed the United States to transform its absolute hard power into indispensable influence.

China's absolute hard power is enough, but it just lacks such a savior opportunity, unless Europe can suddenly appear a big devil king, so that European countries can not parry, so that they cannot do without China's support. But this big devil has not yet appeared, or under the intimidation of the British, China is playing the role of such a big devil. Just as before World War I, Europeans created public opinion about the threat of the United States, and Europe, especially in Central and Western Europe, had an instinctive xenophobia that made them not want Chinese influence to enter their country unless they encountered a desperate situation where they were unable to resist.

Before such an opportunity appeared, Zhou Lang knew very well that even if Britain was successfully defeated militarily, such hegemony would be very unstable, at least in Europe, and it would be difficult to gain recognition.

Although Russia's potential is still huge, with a big country like China behind it, it is impossible for Russia to let go of its hands and feet to go west. It is impossible for France to play this role, although France is not weak, the French still maintain the mentality of a great power in the Napoleonic era, looking down on the surrounding countries, but in terms of hard power, the French have actually gradually fallen behind. The mobilization system of the Napoleonic era began to decay, industrial production began to lag behind, and in all respects began to lag behind the strong rise of Germany.

Germany is certainly qualified to play this role, they have already defeated Austria and become the leader of the German region, and they only need to defeat France to rule out foreign interference in German unity, and an empire of unprecedented power will appear in the middle of the European continent overnight.

After that, Germany's hard power overwhelmed the surrounding countries, and France and Russia, which refused to accept the decline of their influence, formed an alliance against Germany.

But Zhou Lang couldn't wait that long, he knew that after Bismarck unified Germany, he began to govern for a long time, began to withdraw his minions, and began to seek peace in Europe. Forty or fifty years later, the grass on Zhou Lang's grave didn't know how tall it was, so in his strategic plan, he couldn't wait for the era when Germany rose to challenge the whole of Europe.

He could accelerate the formation of Germany's strategic advantage, such as continuing to weaken Austria and making Austria more dependent on Germany; Restrain Russia from ally with France. But there is still no guarantee that Germany will grow to the point where it will challenge the whole of Europe in his lifetime.

If Germany could not form the threat and panic that Hitler caused to the whole of Europe, it would be impossible for Europeans to accept China, a world peace under the rule of China, and they would probably feel more of a sense of restraint than a sense of security.

What is the opportunity for China to become the world hegemon, and when it will appear, Zhou Lang really can't judge.

But this is not the case in other regions, so Zhou Lang is not in a hurry to intervene strongly in European affairs, but first outside Europe, to establish China's irreplaceable influence.