On July 28, 1854, the French Foreign Minister, Count Walewski, and the War Minister A.J. Saint-Arnault, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Johann Rudolf Tolbeck, and the War Minister de Vries, secretly arrived in London, England, to discuss the unification of the three countries after the start of the war. Of course, this meeting was dominated by Britain and France, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands was just playing the role of soy sauce.

The meeting took place in a conference room of the British War Office, and on the walls of the conference room, a map of the Kingdom of Belgium was hung. The objective of this meeting is directed against the Kingdom of Belgium.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Kingdom of Belgium is the in-law of the Chinese Empire, and it is also a nail in the coffin for the Chinese Empire to penetrate Europe. In order to drive the Chinese out of Europe, we must destroy the Kingdom of Belgium! British Foreign Secretary, Earl Glanville, said first. Although, the reason why the Kingdom of Belgium was able to establish a state, Britain also contributed a lot. But now, the Kingdom of Belgium has fallen into the Chinese Empire, in opposition to the British. Then Britain had no choice but to destroy the Kingdom of Belgium.

"The Kingdom of the Netherlands agreed to send troops against the Kingdom of Belgium. The Kingdom of the Netherlands will do everything in its power to destroy the Kingdom of Belgium! "Dutch Prime Minister Johann. Rudolph. Tolbeck immediately responded. Originally, the Kingdom of Belgium was part of the Netherlands, but in the end, it became independent from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which greatly weakened the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The original Kingdom of the Netherlands was considered a first-class power in Europe. However, after the loss of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands can only be regarded as a second-rate or even third-rate small country.

What made the Dutch even more nervous was that with the support of the Chinese Empire. King Leopold I of the Kingdom of Belgium was desperate to expand his army to 500,000 men. You know, the total population of the Kingdom of Belgium is only about 4 million! Once the Kingdom of Belgium had completed its expansion, the Kingdom of the Netherlands would hardly have to think about it and know that they would definitely be the first target of the Kingdom of Belgium. After all, at the beginning of the independence of the Kingdom of Belgium, a long war broke out between the two countries.

"However, the Kingdom of the Netherlands hopes that after the destruction of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Belgium will once again be incorporated into the Kingdom of the Netherlands. After all, the former Kingdom of Belgium belonged to the Kingdom of the Netherlands! "Dutch Prime Minister Johann. Rudolph. Tolbeck continued. This is the main purpose of the Kingdom of the Netherlands' entry into the North Atlantic Military Alliance. Ruler of the Netherlands. I don't think about the destruction of the Kingdom of Belgium all the time. Make the Kingdom of the Netherlands strong again. However, they knew that it was basically impossible to accomplish this goal with the strength of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. For this. I have to rely on other countries. North Atlantic Military Alliance. Undoubtedly a good choice.

French Foreign Minister Count Valewski and War Minister A.J. Saint-Arnaud frowned. According to the previous agreement between the French and the British. In order to draw the Kingdom of Sardinia into the North Atlantic military alliance, France voluntarily abandoned the Papal States. To compensate, the territory of France could be expanded to the north. And the goal. It happens to be the Kingdom of Belgium. If the Kingdom of the Netherlands annexes the Kingdom of Belgium again, won't France be busy in vain?

"Prime Minister Tolbeck, the distribution of benefits should wait until the end of the war!" This was stated by the British Foreign Secretary, the Earl of Granville.

"No, Lord Earl Granville, I think it should be divided first!" John. Rudolph. Prime Minister Tolbeck insisted.

"Well, after the defeat of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Dutch-speaking regions in the north will be incorporated into the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The French-speaking regions in the south were incorporated into France. What do you think? Said the Earl of Granville.

The Kingdom of Belgium was originally made up of Dutch, French and a few German-speaking people.

"Your Excellency the Count of Granville, the Kingdom of Belgium was originally the territory of our Kingdom of the Netherlands before it became independent!" John. Rudolph. Tolbeck still has to insist. Originally, the entire Kingdom of Belgium belonged to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but now half of it had to be given to France, how could they accept it?

However, the Earl's face became a little unsightly. And the French Count Valewski was even more cold-eyed. Suddenly, John. Rudolph. Prime Minister Tolbeck shuddered. Compared to Britain and France, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is nothing more than a small country. They simply did not have the strength to bargain with Britain and France.

"Well, let's divide it according to the opinion of the Earl of Granville!" John. Rudolph. Prime Minister Tolbeck compromised. This may be the sorrow of small countries, in the face of large countries, they have no room for resistance.

"In that case, let's divide it by this scheme! Above all, though, we need to defeat the Kingdom of Belgium. Only in this way can the follow-up plan be continued. Otherwise, it's all empty talk. Said the Earl of Granville.

Everyone nodded, although the Kingdom of Belgium is a small country, it is also a hard bone under the crazy expansion of King Leopold I. Britain, France and the Netherlands, if they want to destroy the Kingdom of Belgium as quickly as possible, they can only work together.

"Then, let's discuss the plan to send troops!" This was stated by the Marquess of Anglesey, Secretary of State for the British Army. The Minister of Foreign Affairs came forward. And the military affairs are in his charge.

"With the support of the Chinese Empire, the military power of the Kingdom of Belgium developed rapidly. According to the information we have received, the expansion of the Kingdom of Belgium by 500,000 troops is not just bragging, but real. Before the war, the Kingdom of Belgium had an army of 200,000 men. After the start of the war, a large number of young people entered the barracks. It is expected that the Kingdom of Belgium will complete the mobilization of 500,000 people in no more than a month. Said the Marquis of Anglesey.

The French Minister of War, A.J. Saint-Arnaud, and the Minister of War of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, De Vries, both frowned. The mobilization of the Kingdom of Belgium has surpassed that of these two countries.

Although the Kingdom of Belgium is small, it has a small population. However, the Kingdom's industrial development, especially steel and mechanical engineering, coupled with the country's well-established railway network, made the mobilization of the Kingdom of Belgium very fast.

"It will take about three weeks for France to complete its initial mobilization." A.J. Saint-Arnault said.

"It will take three to four weeks for the Kingdom of the Netherlands to complete mobilization." De Vries also said.

The Marquis of Anglesey nodded: "However, although the mobilization speed of the Kingdom of Belgium is very fast, the mobilization of 500,000 people is already their limit. Our war against the Kingdom of Belgium, then, is scheduled for three weeks' time. When the time comes, the British Navy will shell the coast of the Kingdom of Belgium and cover the landing of 100,000 troops on the western coast of the Kingdom of Belgium. What about France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands? ”

"France can throw 200,000 men into attacking the Kingdom of Belgium." This was stated by the French Minister of War A.J. Saint-Arnault. The rest of France's military power was to be used against the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Prussia.

"The Kingdom of the Netherlands can also throw 200,000 men into attacking the Kingdom of Belgium!" Dutch War Minister De Vries also said. After the completion of mobilization, the army of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will have 300,000 men. However, let's not forget that the Netherlands is also a neighbor of the Kingdom of Prussia, which is second only to the Chinese Empire in the Eurasian military alliance. If the armies of the Kingdom of Prussia attacked the Kingdom of Holland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands would not be able to resist it at all.

Marquis Anglesey frowned dissatisfiedly: "Gentlemen, this is a total of 500,000 troops, I'm afraid it's not enough." We need to destroy the Kingdom of Belgium before the rest of the Eurasian military alliance intervenes, so we need more troops. If we wait for the Kingdom of Prussia to react, it will not be so easy for us to destroy the Kingdom of Belgium! ”

After a brief silence, the French Minister of War, A.J. Saint-Arnaud, said: "In this way, the French Army can devote 300,000 men to the attack on the Kingdom of Belgium." We also want to leave enough troops to guard against the Spaniards and Prussians! ”

Marquis Anglesey nodded, with 600,000 people, the North Atlantic Military Alliance also has an advantage in troops. What's more, he also believed that the army of the Kingdom of Belgium, even with the support of the Chinese Empire, would not be much stronger. Aside from the fact that the military strength of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was also weak, 100,000 British Army and 300,000 French Army were enough to solve the Kingdom of Belgium.

"In that case, then we have come to an agreement. Three weeks later, our three countries simultaneously sent troops to the Kingdom of Belgium, striving to eliminate the Kingdom of Belgium in one fell swoop, so that those countries that joined the Asia-Europe military alliance could see the consequences of being close to the Chinese. Said the Marquis of Anglesey.

"What if the Prussians intervene?" Dutch War Minister De Vries was a little worried.

"Even if the Prussians had completed the mobilization, they would not dare to act rashly. When the time comes, France and Austria-Hungary will join forces to attack the Kingdom of Prussia. Said the French Minister of War A.J. Saint-Arnault. Although the Kingdom of Prussia was powerful, it was almost impossible to win against the two great powers of France and Austria-Hungary at the same time.

Dutch War Minister De Vries nodded, if the Kingdom of Prussia was besieged by Austria-Hungary and France, there might not be any extra energy to pay attention to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Perhaps, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will also be able to take advantage of the situation and expand eastward to make up for the lost interests in the Belgian question.

After this conclave, Great Britain, France, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands began to mobilize troops to attack the Kingdom of Belgium as soon as they had completed their mobilization. (To be continued......)

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