The only founding members of the Holy Alliance were the German Empire, Great Britain, Russia, and the Kingdom of Italy, all of which had great enmity with the Chinese Empire. The kingdoms of Great Britain, Russia, and Italy were the defeated countries of the last world war, and they were slaughtered by the Chinese Empire at great cost. This time, however, they formed an alliance with the Germans in order to regain their glory from the Chinese Empire, the interests they had lost in the last war.

Although, the Holy Alliance was inferior to the Chinese Empire in general. In Europe, however, they have a big advantage. Several of the Empire's allies in Europe were too weak. Even if the Empire had deployed six armies in Europe for this purpose, with an army of 1.1 million men, it was still very difficult to say whether it would be able to withstand the fierce attack of the Holy Alliance at the beginning of the war.

After signing the Covenant, the representatives did not leave immediately. Rather, it was involved in the German-led plan for future military expansion. From now on Caesar, the entire Holy Alliance will be engaged in an expansion war. So that when the time comes, each country will be able to bring out its best strength.

For military matters, it is natural that the chief officer of military affairs need to come. British War Secretary Edward. Sir Blakeney, the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Duke Volkonsky, and the Italian Minister of War Pilimont all rushed to Berlin.

The conference was chaired by Count Moltke, Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, and was attended by diplomatic officials in addition to the military chiefs of various countries. After all, there is also a diplomatic question of how much each country should assume in war.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the Holy Alliance has been formed, our nations will become a close union. Work together against the Chinese Empire. Therefore, in the future war. We also need to work together. Only in this way will it be possible to defeat the Chinese Empire. Otherwise. We don't have the slightest chance of winning! Count Moltke said with a stern face. After all, the strength of the Chinese Empire is too strong, and if the alliance is not closely united, but constantly drags its feet, there is no need for this battle to continue, and they have no chance of winning at all.

The high-ranking officials of the various countries present nodded one after another. They all know that the Chinese Empire is powerful, and if it only relies on the strength of one country, it really can't confront the Chinese Empire. Everyone joined forces to fight. This has become their only hope of victory. This makes it necessary for all countries to put away their careful thinking and then do their best in future wars. Otherwise, it is estimated that there will only be failures. And as the opponent of the Chinese Empire, once they fail, what kind of consequences will be imagined. After the last defeat, they paid a heavy price. If it fails again this time, then I am afraid that all countries will not be able to survive. They will lose their chance to turn the tables forever.

The treaty of the Holy Alliance has been signed. There is no possibility for all countries to withdraw, and there is only one way to go dark!

"His Excellency the Earl is very right, the Chinese Empire is the most powerful enemy in the entire Western world, and they are powerful. It takes us together to be able to deal with it! In the next war, Russia will inevitably fully cooperate with the entire alliance! "said the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Duke Volkonsky.

Count Moltke nodded, very satisfied with Duke Volkonsky's statement. Others have also taken a stand. He said that he would consider the interests of the alliance as a whole and would not do anything that would damage the alliance for the sake of their own interests. Of course. Don't look at these guys patting their chests and guaranteeing it. When it comes to relevant issues, they will still consider their own interests first. It's human nature!

The Holy Alliance was founded to contain the expansion of the Chinese Empire and protect the interests of the Western world. This is no longer a matter of recourse, and in the face of the continuous expansion of the Chinese Empire, all countries are threatened. If they don't rise up again, the Western world will become a colony of the Chinese Empire. And this is something that the countries of the Western world cannot accept. After all, they were once also glorious, making almost the whole world their colony. How can they accept the resurgence of the Chinese, whom they regard as barbarians, to rule the world?

"Ladies and gentlemen, the wars of the future are mainly divided into land wars and sea wars! The German Empire was primarily responsible for naval warfare. We will do everything in our power to defeat the Chinese Empire's navy and win the sea supremacy of all of Europe. Count Moltke continued.

Of course, other countries have no objection to this. Except for Germany, which had a large navy, other countries simply did not have the strength to confront the imperial Chinese navy. Britain and Italy now have only a few small warships with a displacement of about 1,000 tons. In the face of the battleships of the Chinese Empire, such a battleship is basically a dead end. However, after the two countries joined the Holy Alliance, the German Empire was also prepared to provide submarine technology to the two countries, so that they could take full advantage of their geographical advantages and deal a heavy blow to the Chinese Empire's navy and sea transportation lines, so as to share the pressure on the German Empire.

Of course, the whole battle was still played by the German Empire. Submarines, a sharp underwater weapon, can only carry out sabotage, and cannot control sea power. Only ships on the surface can gain sea supremacy. Although the size of the German Navy's fleet was not comparable to that of the Chinese Empire, it was the second largest in the world. By the second half of this year, the size of the German Navy's battleships would have expanded to twenty-four, half the size of the Imperial Chinese Navy. In the event of a surprise attack, they would most likely defeat the Chinese Navy's 5th Fleet and gain sea supremacy in Europe. Even if it is a temporary gain of sea dominance, it can allow the Holy Alliance to take the opportunity to defeat the allies of the Chinese Empire in Europe, control the whole of Europe, and then use the strength of Europe to fight against the Chinese Empire.

"Land wars are the responsibility of all of us. Everyone knows that the Chinese Empire has a terrifying population of 600 million, which also means that if the Chinese carry out extreme mobilization, they can mobilize more than 50 million troops. With the industrial strength of the Chinese Empire, it is completely possible to arm these armies. However, the Chinese Empire is too far away from Europe, and it is not so easy for them to threaten Europe, and this is our advantage. Therefore, as long as our land forces are strong enough, we will be able to gain an advantage on the land battlefield! Count Moltke said. Even if the navy fails, as long as the Holy Alliance can win on land and hold Europe, then they will not lose too ugly. Of course, it will not be easy to defeat the Chinese Empire completely. But at least that will keep them from being defeated.

"In the next war, the German Empire will arm at least 10 million land forces to ensure that we can have absolute superiority on the European continent! Ladies and gentlemen, there is no way back, we must do our best. Count Moltke said solemnly.

"Russia plans to arm an army of four million before the outbreak of war! However, the problem is that Russia lacks enough weapons and equipment to arm these soldiers! "said the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Duke Volkonsky. Russia has never had a shortage of people, and even after being weakened several times, Russia's population is still 40 million, and it is not a problem to arm 4 million people. Anyway, in the eyes of the Russian leadership, those Russians can't be called human beings at all, and it should be more appropriate to call them gray animals.

"In terms of weapons, the German Empire will support some of you! However, this requires Russia to exchange mineral resources! Count Moltke said. The German Empire produced a large number of weapons with all its might, and there was no problem in arming its own army of tens of millions. At the same time, it is also possible to support those allies whose industrial strength is underdeveloped. However, Germany lacks some key resources and needs to import from abroad. It is just right to exchange these weapons and equipment. Although Russia has lost most of its territory, it is still rich in resources in the remaining land.

"Your Excellency, there is no problem with this!" Duke Volkonsky nodded. As long as Russia can win the next war, then all the territories they lost will be regained, and no matter how much they pay now, it will be worth it.

"Your Excellency, when the next war breaks out, Britain can commit one and a half million troops. However, our forces must be used primarily in the British Isles, attacking the Republic of Ireland and the Kingdom of Scotland. At the same time, it had to guard against the Chinese attack on the British Isles. Therefore, there will not be too many armies thrown into the fight on the European continent! "British War Secretary Edward. Sir Blakeney said.

Earl Moltke nodded, in fact, the Germans did not expect the British to invest much troops in continental Europe, as long as they contained a part of the Chinese in the British Isles, it would be enough.

"The Kingdom of Italy will arm two and a half million men. However, we also had to guard against the Chinese landing operations in Italy. Pilimonte, Minister of War of the Kingdom of Italy, said.

"If we defeat the Chinese Navy and gain sea supremacy! Then it would be impossible for the Chinese to land in the Kingdom of Italy on a large scale. Italy could devote part of its army to an attack on the Kingdom of Spain. Count Moltke said.

"There's no problem with that!" Pilemont nodded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in this case, in the future war, our countries will be armed with at least 18 million land forces. Such a force is enough to defend the whole of Europe! If a miracle happens, we can even defeat the Chinese and gain world hegemony! Count Moltke said with some excitement.

Eighteen million troops, what a formidable force! (To be continued......)

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