Chapter 233: The German Storm
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The world-renowned war between the warlords of transnational capital and France, Austria, and North Germany finally began in full swing after the typhoon in India eased. Italy did not enter the war directly, but it bordered France and Austria and was responsible for containing the armies of both sides, while Denmark played the same role in the north. Belgium and Sweden cooperated very well in allowing the "multinational forces" to enter and leave their territory, and Downing's arsenal in Belgium was even more continuous, providing sufficient guns, ammunition, and artillery for the expeditionary force and the Allied forces.
The tank arsenal in Munich began to be produced, the Bavarian army became a powerful army, ready to deliver a powerful blow to the enemy, and the AH64 attack helicopter produced by the Israeli military-industrial complex brought the direct support infantry of the air force to the stage of history for the first time. In war, when a company-level unit is attacked by strong enemy fire, it can call in an attack helicopter to support it at any time through a "voice telegraph".
Since Krupp got the HD6 captured by the military as a model to study, he worked day and night, and finally produced a prototype of the hydraulic cannon, but they had no time to mass-produce, and the chariots driven from Munich advanced towards the German states that were holding together for survival, and the expeditionary force also advanced from Belgium, Denmark, and Venice in all directions, and the active advantage of the war was very obvious.
General Moltke, the military commander-in-chief of Prussia, was really depressed to death, and the heroic Prussian army could only hide in the hole like a mouse under the powerful firepower of the other side, waiting for the other side to concentrate its firepower to launch a final attack, or sometimes simply bypass the fortress-level defense line and go straight to the key point of the rear headquarters, and after being surrounded, he could call in helicopter support to beat the defense line of the most capable Prussian army into a thousand holes, not to mention those small states with weak military strength.
Württemberg and Baden, which were close to Bavaria, fell one after another, and Hanover in the north was also half captured, and the Prussian king finally couldn't help but have to sue for peace. Due to the mediation of Downing's student, Princess Victoria, Downing really wanted to leave a way back for Prussia, but Marx and Engels resolutely disagreed, and the liberation and reunification of their hometown were just around the corner, how could they have a friendship with a little girl?
As a result, Downing threw out an even harsher condition for Prussia for peace talks--ceding the entire western part of Prussia bordering the Netherlands and Luxembourg, that is, Düsseldorf and Cologne. The demand for Austria was to cede all of Bohemia, the richest and most developed part of Austria led by Prague, which was later the Czech region, equivalent to the Qing province, including Shanghai. In order to do so, Austria had to cut a piece of meat in the west, so that Bavaria would be directly bordered by Italy.
As a result, the power of the Windsor Empire will span the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Mediterranean, and the picture of an era in which the theory of sea power is becoming more and more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people is impressive. In order to make it difficult for the Prussians to agree, Marx insidiously added a clause - to abdicate the Prussian king and give the liberal crown prince, who had lived in Britain for a long time, an early accession to the throne.
The French media was laughing at themselves at this time: "It seems that Tang Ningjun is still very good to France, and only asks for the cession of Alsace and Lorraine, and he even wants to leave Prague!" ”
Due to successive years of failure, the position of the French emperor was very precarious at the moment, and he was anxious to calm the opposition at home, so Napoleon III, who had lost his diplomatic ambitions, was the first to agree to the demands of the Windsor consortium and forcefully suppressed the public opinion in the country, which is the advantage of suppressing free speech.
What Marx never expected was that the heroic Prussians actually agreed to all the demands of the peace talks, and the king willingly abdicated to become emperor. Also, maybe this king doesn't have the face to do it anymore, but fortunately, his son is still the king, if it weren't for the relationship of his daughter-in-law, maybe Prussia would have destroyed the country.
Since then, the media of various countries have pinched their fingers, and the area of Germany controlled by Downing has surpassed that of Prussia, including Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Münster, Frankfurt and many other famous cities.
In order to preserve their power, the monarchs of the small states that surrendered one after another established the Marquis of Downing von Windsor to ascend the throne as Emperor of the German Empire. Princess Sissi is especially excited about this, can I be a queen again? And it has also been upgraded, from the Empress of Italy to the Empress of Germany, and the area, population, and economy have all gone up a big step.
Tang Ning also wanted to live another emperor's addiction, but unfortunately, this time the coup d'état and the war all the forces that supported him would not be happy that the fruits of reform were "stolen", even if they were hypocrites, they would not agree. Needless to say, the working class still supports you as emperor? Dream on. The American Legion and the Japanese Legion are federal, and they don't want to see the birth of another empire. The Italian Republic has also shown its will with action.
None of this mattered, Downing really cared about his friends who were scientists and writers, and their desire for the future system was obviously more inclined to a free German region. Finally, Downing stated that he would unite the states to form the German Confederation.
Bismarck's dream of German unification was half realized by Downing, ironically turning Prussia into the only state outside the Confederation.
In order to ensure the integration of the newly formed state, Downing will personally assume the post of head of state as chairman of the federation for a five-year term, making rules for the federation to be re-elected once, although he said that he should not seek re-election after his term expires. The constitution would stipulate that whether or not Downing was president of the Confederation, he would have the only German citizen who legally owned a private army as the founder of the state, a status he also had in Italy, so that although he was no longer emperor of Italy, he still had an army in Italy.
For the monarchs who were forced to step down, Downing assured them of the inviolability of their possessions and handed over a portion of the taxes in the former states to the monarchs during the five years of his tenure to help them through "hard times." After this policy was introduced, the poor little king of Bavaria was released.
The International Workers' Confederation played an important role in the coup d'état and the war, so that workers in the German Confederation had the first legal strike right in the world, and all workers, regardless of race, gender, or property, had the right to vote in the House of Commons. The House of Lords has slightly less power than the House of Commons and is nominated by the chairman, but once nominated, it is for life, unless the members themselves resign, a bit like the American official system. This would ensure that the House of Lords would not be completely controlled by the President.
In order to ensure the livelihood of the large number of unemployed workers in the early years after the war, the companies of the Windsor consortium provided a large number of "one-hour work" jobs, and there was no problem in eating at least one day's meal. Many companies schedule their work week in one day, so that workers don't have to walk around inconveniently, and it takes effort to commute to and from work. Even many of the enterprises that have been apportioned really have no jobs, and directly open the canteen to the workers who come to "work", and the workers are disgusted and hindered when they want to help.
After this kind of thing was exposed, Downing said: "From a certain point of view, Mr. Marx's ** prophecy has some truth. Productivity has increased, factories don't need so much labor at all, and the state has no choice but to raise taxes and distribute them to its citizens in the form of welfare. But a society that is completely devoid of capital and markets is unthinkable for a long time, and industry will soon find new points of growth, where new workers will be needed. ”
The most unbearable thing about Downing with the defeated countries of France and Prussia was the use of huge reparations. He actually claimed that all the reparations would be used to subsidize the casualties of the enemy country, and that his own soldiers suffered fewer casualties, and that all the costs would be borne by the Windsor consortium himself.
The governments of France and Prussia watched as they paid huge sums of war reparations, which Downing used to buy the hearts and minds of their own countries. What kind of entanglement is it to think that the business of the Windsor consortium will be carried out in France and Prussia after the peace, and you think about the fact that the retired veterans go to the Bank of Zurich every month to receive their allowances and their home countries do not pay anything (they can't afford it)?
It was too hurtful to ask Austria to cede "Jiangsu", and it was not until Vienna was under the hands of Chinese and Japanese legionaries that the Austrian emperor had to beg for mercy with the help of the empress's sister Princess Helen. The Windsor consortium is like a meat grinder, threatening Austrian interests little by little, and this time the west is going to cut a big piece of meat, which is bigger than the whole country of Switzerland.
If they did not surrender and wait until Vienna fell, I don't know what Downing would have to make frantic demands, and the Habsburgs had no choice but to endure the same humiliation as Prussia, ceding land and paying reparations, which were also used by the Bank of Zurich to pay to the soldiers and their families who had been killed and injured in their own country.
After the acquisition of the "Czech Republic", the territory of the German Confederation was basically the same size as that of Germany in later generations, and it was also connected with Poland, which was of great benefit to further persecution of Russia.
The Windsor military bloc defeated the four major powers of France, Prussia, Russia and Austria in one fell swoop, and its prestige reached an all-time high, and even its ally Denmark was a little afraid, and now that Downing is the chairman of the German Confederation, will he have anything to think of Schleswig-Holstein?
In response, Downing announced that Schleswig-Holstein is part of Danish territory, and that if the Germanic people of Schleswig-Holstein are not accustomed to coming back to Germany, we will cover the cost of moving. (http://.)。 The so-called Jun Bu joke is the most suitable for Tang Ning, at this moment, the reputation and face of Lord Tang have become a big thing, and the Danes are relieved, and their new king has defended the sovereign interests of Denmark by supporting the Windsor consortium, and has become a very popular monarch.
For Brazil, a new member of NATO, this is a super natural disaster**, the big military bloc that took refuge in it was actually collectively crossed, and the Dutch did not attend the NATO "summit" in Paris, and then silently issued a statement of withdrawal from NATO, symbolically announcing the total defeat of NATO, who else will cover NATO's South American brother?
The victory of the Windsor consortium in Europe broke up the two major organizations of NATO and the German Confederation at once, and became a superpower that no one dared to provoke.
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