"Your Majesty, England and France want to end the war. However, they are afraid that the Chinese Empire will not agree, so they hope that we can stand by their side and support them. In return for us, both countries are willing to support us to become leaders of the Western world! "In the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, in the office of Wilhelm I, Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck told Wilhelm I.

"To be the leader of the Western world?" William I smiled.

However, the eyes of others in the office lit up. Especially Frederick. Crown Prince William, even more so. In his opinion, if the Kingdom of Prussia can become the leader of the Western world, then they will not be far from becoming the leader of the world.

"Father, we should accede to the requests of England and France. Preserve their strength as much as possible. In this way, the Western world will be able to confront the Chinese Empire. Otherwise, when the war is over, the Chinese Empire will dominate the whole world. The Kingdom of Prussia would inevitably become a vassal of the Chinese Empire, or even be suppressed by them. This is a great opportunity for the Kingdom of Prussia! "Frederick. Crown Prince William was the first to express his opinion. He didn't want to admit it, but he knew it. It was not easy for the Kingdom of Prussia to fight against the Chinese Empire alone. But if the forces of the entire Western world could be integrated, it would be completely different. The Kingdom of Prussia will have a power that can stand up to the Chinese Empire. In the future, there may be a victory.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this is a British and French desire to drive a wedge between us and the Chinese Empire. It is foreseeable that the Chinese Empire will certainly not agree to premature peace talks with Britain and France. If we support them, it will further strain our relations with the Chinese Empire. Right now. The war is not over. If we have an infighting with the Chinese Empire, then. The North Atlantic military alliance undoubtedly has a chance to turn the tables around. "Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Ron had a different opinion.

"But, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. As His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said. If Britain and France were completely weakened, there would probably be no country in the post-war world that would be able to confront the Chinese Empire. At that time, we will only have to rely on the strength of the Kingdom of Prussia itself to confront the Chinese Empire. It's going to be very difficult for us! Said Count Moltke, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the German Army.

"Even if we help Britain and France this time, they will not really support us. They are only using our strength to get through this time. In this way, we will not only offend the Chinese Empire, but also be unable to become the true leader of the Western world. "Albrech. Feng. Ron was a little worried. No matter how you look at it, this time it was like Britain and France digging a hole for the Kingdom of Prussia in a desperate situation! Once the Kingdom of Prussia really fell into their pit. That's a problem.

"Yes, Your Majesty. We must take this into account. With the strength of the Chinese Empire now, even if we come forward, they will not necessarily agree to let Britain and France go. If we persist, it will only make our relations with the Chinese Empire extremely worse! The Chief of the General Staff, Colonel-General Reihel, also said.

William I nodded, he had already thought of what the ministers had said. However, he himself could not make up his mind either.

"Your Excellency, what is your point of view?" King Wilhelm I of Prussia looked at Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck. Though. Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck was not very old, but, over the years, his talents have come to the fore. Having conquered Wilhelm I and the ruling class of Germany. This makes Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck's position in Germany has also been increasingly consolidated.

"Your Majesty, if the strength of Britain and France can be preserved. That's good, of course. At the very least, we can set up two more enemies for the Chinese Empire. With the strength of Britain and France. Even if they were weakened in this war, they were able to contain a lot of energy from the Chinese Empire. This would give the Kingdom of Prussia more time to develop. So that the Chinese Empire will not overly suppress us. "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said. For the sake of post-war interests, the Kingdom of Prussia also had to make some arrangements in advance.

"However, the Chinese Empire will certainly not accede to the request for peace talks between Britain and France. The Chinese Empire would certainly want to further weaken Britain and France. The war will inevitably continue, and even we can't stop it! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck continued.

"Your Excellency, what should we do in our best interest?" Frederick. Crown Prince William asked.

"We can try, if the Chinese Empire does not agree to the request for peace talks between Britain and France, then we can support the Chinese Empire and continue the war. However, the main direction of the offensive of the Kingdom of Prussia will not be Western Europe, but Central and Eastern Europe. Austria-Hungary and Russia are the main directions of our expansion. As for Britain and France, leave it to the Chinese Empire to deal with! "Otto. Feng. Bismarck said with a smile.

Others, including William I, also understood Otto. Feng. What Prime Minister Bismarck meant, a smile appeared on everyone's faces.

Whether it is Austria-Hungary or Russia, they have become soft persimmons, which can be pinched at will. If the army of the Kingdom of Prussia focused on attacking these two directions, it would allow the Kingdom of Prussia to expand further. At that time, the power of the Kingdom of Prussia will be unprecedented. As for Britain and France, they still have millions of troops. If the Chinese Empire was bent on the complete destruction of Britain and France, it would have to undertake the war against Britain and France alone. At that time, the Chinese Empire will definitely consume a lot of national strength in Britain and France. Once the Chinese Empire loses a lot of national strength, I am afraid that it will not have time to suppress the Kingdom of Prussia in a short period of time, which will give the Kingdom of Prussia more time to develop.

"Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, let's draw up a battle plan for the next stage in accordance with Your Excellency the Prime Minister's plan!" William I said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Chief of the General Staff, Colonel-General Reihel, nodded.

"Anyway, guys. All our practices are in the interests of the Kingdom of Prussia. The future, even if it will be difficult. However, we were all able to persevere. Until a mighty German Reich is built! William I said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" All the ministers replied that they had great confidence in it.

In the Atlantic, a huge fleet is sailing. After the destruction of the main force of the British Navy by the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy was temporarily withdrawn to the Azores for rest. Those wounded battleships will be repaired in the shipyards on the Azores, including captured British battleships and other battleships, will be lined up here for repair.

The Chinese Navy has built a large shipyard in the Azores. Of course, the main responsibility of this shipyard was not to build ships, but to repair the ships of the Imperial Navy. The warships of the Imperial Navy were built on the mainland. After all, which of those cutting-edge warships of the Imperial Navy is not at the leading level in the world?

There were quite a few nations that wanted to steal the Empire's advanced shipbuilding technology. Only by placing the construction of these warships on the mainland can it be safer.

At the time when the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy began to rest, the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy also passed through the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Atlantic. The 1st Fleet left only three 'Eastern Zhou-class' warships, four 'Western Zhou-class' battleships, six 'Temperance-class' cruisers and nine 'Tiangang-class' destroyers in the Mediterranean. Relying on these warships was enough to ensure the control of the Imperial Navy in the Mediterranean. The main force of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy will go to the English Channel and the North Sea to completely blockade the British Isles.

Although Britain was a world-class power, they were heavily dependent on overseas colonies. In this case, Britain would be completely cut off from its overseas colonies. Without its overseas colonies, it would have been impossible for Britain to survive its more than 20 million British nationals, let alone defend against the invasion of the Chinese Empire.

After all, there is no grain from the colonies, and the industrial goods that are produced cannot be shipped. Society as a whole in Britain will soon collapse. At that time, perhaps without the troops of the Chinese Empire landing on the British Isles, Britain would have completely collapsed.

Of course, in order to destroy Britain, the Imperial Army would certainly have landed in the British Isles. Not to mention anything else, the British have been the world hegemon for hundreds of years, and the wealth they have accumulated will definitely not go anywhere. The wealth of the British royal family has made Long Yufei's eyes red for a long time. Although now the industrial strength of the Chinese Empire is already very strong. However, there are still many poor and backward places. If you want to start a war on large-scale infrastructure construction, you need a lot of money. A large part of these funds, in addition to the Chinese Empire's own collection, were to be plundered by foreign wars.

On January 25, 1855, the warships of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy entered the English Channel and reached the North Sea. The remaining warships of the British Navy chose to avoid the battle. The warships of the French Navy, too, cowered in the military harbor, trembling under the protection of the shore defense guns. Britain was completely cut off from continental Europe.

Subsequently, the warships of the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy also blockaded the British Isles from the direction of the Atlantic. All merchant ships flying the flags of Britain, France, and other members of the North Atlantic military alliance were captured or sunk. Ships of other neutral countries bound for Britain must also be inspected and cannot transport strategic materials such as grain, iron ore, weapons and ammunition, and saltpeter. (To be continued......)

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