Britain, France, Russia and the United States hooked up together, which Long Yufei had long expected. After all, these countries can be considered enemies of the Chinese Empire. As the Chinese Empire became stronger and stronger, these countries could no longer defeat the Chinese Empire alone, and it was even impossible to contain the development of the Chinese Empire. Therefore, they can only join forces.

Britain is bent on maintaining its position as the world's hegemon. The Chinese Empire, on the other hand, became the main country challenging British hegemony. In order to curb the development of the Chinese Empire, Britain can be described as painstaking. Over the years, the shadow of the British can be seen in many foreign wars of the Chinese Empire. It's just that the British did not directly participate in the war, but took the form of supporting other countries.

As for France, the reason why they turned to Britain was entirely because they had paid disproportionately in the North American War, and thought that they had suffered the loss of the Chinese Empire. In addition, the relationship between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia became closer and closer, and the Kingdom of Prussia and France were mortal enemies. Therefore, France voluntarily abandoned its alliance with the Chinese Empire and turned to England.

Both Russia and the United States were defeated by the Chinese Empire in the war and suffered heavy losses. The strength of the Chinese Empire also made them deeply aware of it. Both Russia and the United States knew that it would be impossible to defeat the Chinese Empire by their own strength alone. If you want revenge, you can only rely on other countries. With Britain as the world hegemon to preside, this is undoubtedly the best.

The North Atlantic Military Alliance, in essence, is an anti-China alliance. It is no different from the British-led anti-French coalition of decades ago. It was all the product of the British in order to maintain their hegemony.

Military Intelligence of the Empire. It took a lot of effort to get the content of the alliance treaty signed by Britain, France, Russia, and the United States. The treaty stipulates that Britain, France, Russia and the United States shall commence the date of the signing of the treaty. Become a military-political alliance and jointly maintain the stability of the world. If any country is attacked by other countries, the other countries in the alliance must do everything in their power to help. In addition, the containment of the development of the Chinese Empire, and the destruction of the Chinese Empire if necessary, were also included in the contents of the alliance's treaties. Visible. The hostility of the North Atlantic Military Alliance to the Chinese Empire.

Britain, France, Russia, and the United States are not limited to only four of them joining the alliance. After the signing of the treaty, it actively contacted other countries. Prepare for the expansion of the North Atlantic Military Alliance. The Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire were all actively courted by them. It's just that because the members of the North Atlantic Military Alliance have many contradictions with these countries, their alliance has expanded. It's not that easy.

In the face of the threat of a military alliance in the North Atlantic. The Chinese Empire also began to prepare. The major shipyards of the Imperial Navy were asked to speed up the pace of construction. All warships under construction need to be shortened. Originally, the entry into service of the 'Western Han class' battleships was determined to be from the end of 1852 to the first half of 1853. But now, Long Yufei directly demanded that the 'Western Han class' battleships must be put into service in mid-1852, and by the end of the year, all eight 'Western Han class' battleships must be delivered to the troops. In addition, the 'Eastern Han class' battleships and cruisers and destroyers of the new class. It is also necessary to speed up the design and strive to start construction as soon as possible. If war breaks out. The Imperial Navy will have an extremely important responsibility. The empire's vast overseas interests, if not protected by a strong navy, would have suffered a great loss.

In addition, the army side. The Imperial General Staff set out to create a mobilization system. In addition to the current 50 infantry corps, once war broke out, within three months, the empire would be able to form thirty more infantry corps into battle. Within a year, the empire was able to raise a hundred infantry corps to fight. The strength of the empire's military industry must also be able to support the battle of millions of troops. For this reason, from now on, the major arsenals of the empire have also begun to work overtime to produce weapons and equipment to ensure that once a war breaks out, the empire will not be in trouble in terms of weapons and equipment.

In addition, Wei Yuan, the Imperial Foreign Minister, also began to liaise with the Empire's allies in Europe, preparing to form an organization against the North Atlantic Military Alliance, to confront it and ensure the interests of the Empire and its allies.

On December 12, 1850, in Brussels, the capital of the Kingdom of Belgium, Wei Yuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire, Leopold I, King of the Kingdom of Belgium, and Jose, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain. Morality. Salamanca, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Prussia Albrech. Feng. Ron, in a conference room of the Imperial Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium, held a secret meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the formation of a military alliance between Britain, France, Russia, and the United States must have been known to everyone. This military alliance is aimed at the Empire, but equally, it will also pose a serious threat to the various allies of the Empire. To put it mildly, because the empire is too far away from Europe, it is not easy for Britain, France, Russia and the United States to threaten the empire. Even after the opening of the Suez Canal, the fleet of the North Atlantic Military Alliance will not be able to reach the South Sea at all in less than a month. But the allies are different. You in Europe will be directly threatened by them. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor believed that our nations must unite and form an equally close military alliance. Only in this way can we protect the security of all countries and safeguard their respective interests! Wei Yuan said with a stern face.

The participants all nodded their heads, and after the establishment of the North Atlantic Military Alliance, it has indeed caused great pressure on all countries. Especially in Europe, they were more vulnerable to the North Atlantic military alliance than the Chinese Empire. Once the war begins, they will be the first target of the North Atlantic military alliance.

"The establishment of a military alliance, the Kingdom of Belgium has no opinion and will fully support it!" King Leopold I of the Kingdom of Belgium was the first to speak. With the support of the Empire, Leopold I had taken full control of the Kingdom of Belgium. Coupled with the special relationship between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Belgium has become a hardcore ally of the Chinese Empire in Europe.

"The Kingdom of Spain agrees to form an alliance!" Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Spain, José. Morality. Salamanca also took a stand. The Kingdom of Spain was originally the spokesperson of the Chinese Empire in Europe. If it weren't for the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Spain would not have recovered so quickly. The two sides also had a good cooperation in North America, and from the southern part of the United States, they got more than 700,000 square kilometers of colonies, which had become a guarantee for the restoration of the strength of the Kingdom of Spain.

"It's time for us to join forces." Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia Albrech. Feng. Ron spoke. The Kingdom of Prussia, located in the middle of Europe and surrounded on all sides by the North Atlantic military alliance, was greatly threatened.

"Since everyone has no opinion, let's sign the alliance treaty! The main purpose of the treaty is to defend the interests of the members of the alliance, and if any member state is attacked, the other member states must do their best to support them! Wei Yuan said. He knows that because of the pressure of the North Atlantic military alliance, all countries want to form an alliance to face the threat of the North Atlantic military alliance together.

"Wait a minute, Your Excellency Wei Yuan, the Kingdom of Prussia wants to know how much support the Chinese Empire can provide to Europe once war breaks out?" Albrech. Feng. Ron asked.

"Lord Ron! In the event of war, the Empire would attack Russia, the United States, and British India first, holding back the power of these three countries and making it impossible for them to send too many troops to Europe. In addition, the Imperial Navy will wait for an opportunity to enter Europe and defeat the British and French navies. If the Imperial Navy could win, then the North Atlantic military alliance would be divided. When the time comes, it will be much easier for us to win the final victory! Wei Yuan said.

Albrech. Feng. Ron shook his head: "Your Excellency Wei Yuan, I mean, once the war breaks out, how long will the Chinese Empire be able to gain sea dominance. The Eurasian continent is too vast, and only after gaining sea supremacy can the Chinese* army be sent to Europe. The Chinese Empire was so powerful that it had even surpassed the British. However, the Chinese Empire was too far away from Europe. Until Chinese reinforcements arrive, our three countries will need to withstand tremendous pressure from the North Atlantic military alliance. Judging from the comparison of strength, we are completely at a disadvantage! ”

"Lord Ron, it's hard to tell. However, the Empire will do its best. After all, if you lose, the Empire will not be able to win the war, which is not a good thing for the Empire. Wei Yuan said. He knew that the Kingdom of Prussia was worried that the Chinese Empire would deliberately weaken their strength in order to become the hegemon of the world after the war.

Albrech. Feng. Ron nodded, "Alright, Your Excellency Wei Yuan." The cooperation between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Chinese Empire has been good before, and I am sure that we will be able to continue to work together! ”

On the same day, the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Kingdom of Belgium signed a treaty of alliance in Brussels, and the four countries formed a military and political alliance to jointly respond to the pressure of the North Atlantic military alliance. This alliance is called the Asia-Europe Alliance. This is because the Chinese Empire is located in the eastern part of the Eurasian continent, while several other countries are located in the western part of the Eurasian continent. After the alliance was formed, the entire Eurasian continent was under the influence of the alliance. If the war is won, the alliance will also divide the interests of the entire Eurasian continent! (To be continued......)

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