Chapter 1086: Prussian Ambitions

King Wilhelm I of Prussia frowned, but did not say anything. As the king of the country, he was equally aware of the future of the Kingdom of Prussia. Although, with the victory of the war, the relations between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Chinese Empire will become worse and worse, this is certain. But he didn't want it to be so obvious. After all, after the end of this war, the Chinese Empire will replace Britain as the new world hegemon, and although the strength of the Kingdom of Prussia will also be improved, on the whole, there will still be a big gap compared with the Chinese Empire.

"Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, how is the war progressing now?" William I asked.

"Your Majesty, because of the weather, the large-scale fighting has stopped. However, the current situation is still very favorable for us. Our Northern Route Army has captured Prague, and most of the Kingdom of Bohemia has fallen into the hands of the Empire. The Southern Route Army was facing off against the Austro-Hungarian army. By next spring, we will launch a large-scale offensive. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire had a lot of troops, compared to the Empire, their army was simply rubbish. The army of the Empire can crush them lightly! "said the Chief of the General Staff, Cavalry General Reihel. In this battle, the army of the Kingdom of Prussia was also very good. The Austrian Empire, the leader of the German states, was no match for the Kingdom of Prussia.

Wilhelm I nodded with satisfaction, and when the kingdom's armies defeated the Austro-Hungarian Empire, perhaps a Greater German Empire would be formed. The Kingdom of Prussia was bent on building a unified and powerful German Empire centered on the Kingdom of Prussia. However, before because of the strength of Austria-Hungary. Therefore, the Kingdom of Prussia could only aim at the creation of a small German empire, excluding the Austrian Empire.

Now it seems that Austria-Hungary is simply vulnerable. The Kingdom of Prussia could have brought the Austrian Empire and Bohemia under its rule. In this way, a Greater German Reich was formed. It would be a vast empire with a total population of more than sixty million. Moreover. Industrial power will be so great that there will be no other country in Europe that can compare with the mighty German Empire. Even in the world, it is definitely a first-class power. As long as the German Empire is given a period of development, then the powerful German Empire may not be without the possibility of gaining world hegemony, which is also the goal buried in the heart of Wilhelm I.

"What about the battlefields on the Western Front?" William I asked. After the Kingdom of Prussia and the Kingdom of Belgium united with the Kingdom of Belgium to destroy the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 200,000 troops of the Kingdom of Prussia remained in the Kingdom of Belgium to fight. Of course, these 200,000 people were nothing to the Kingdom of Prussia, which had already reached 2.5 million troops.

"陛xià. On the Western Front, the situation was worse. Half of our 200,000 people have already been lost. In addition, Brussels, the capital of the Kingdom of Belgium, had been captured by the Anglo-French forces. King Leopold I could only lead the remnants of the defeated army to continue the resistance in Antwerp. If it weren't for the generals of the cold winter, maybe the Kingdom of Belgium would have been destroyed! Admiral Reihel said.

William I frowned, and then said: "Everyone, is it really good that we don't rescue the Kingdom of Belgium and let the Anglo-French forces destroy them?" In this case, I am afraid that the contradiction between us and the Chinese Empire will be further planned! ”

"Father, there's nothing wrong with that. Kingdom and the Chinese Empire. It will surely become an enemy. The Kingdom of Belgium is also the in-laws of the Chinese Empire, and in the future, they will be a pawn of the Chinese Empire to control Europe, if the Kingdom of Belgium is not destroyed, or the strength of the Kingdom of Belgium is weakened as much as possible. This will be very bad for us. What's more, we are now in a very tense war. There are simply no extra forces to support them. In addition, we have sent 200,000 troops to fight. This has fulfilled our obligations as allies! "Crown Prince Frederick. William immediately jumped out and was adamantly opposed to sending more reinforcements to the Kingdom of Belgium again.

King William I ignored Frederick. Crown Prince William. Instead, he looked at the other ministers.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right. The existence of the Kingdom of Belgium is indeed a threat to us. "Prime Minister Otto. Feng. Bismarck said. There will be no doubt about this, and the Chinese Empire, which has achieved the supremacy of the world, will certainly not watch the Kingdom of Prussia become stronger and stronger, and they will certainly do everything possible to suppress the Kingdom of Prussia. The Kingdom of Belgium will become an important pawn of the Chinese Empire. Although, due to the current alliance, the Kingdom of Prussia cannot be saved from death, it is completely possible to use the hands of Britain and France to weaken the Kingdom of Belgium. This, of course, would further offend the Chinese Empire. But for the sake of the Kingdom of Prussia, there was no way to do it.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese Empire has once again sent us a note asking us to send troops into the Kingdom of Belgium to assist them in resisting the Anglo-French forces. Moreover, the Chinese Empire claimed that it would send more than a million troops to Europe this winter to prepare for a counterattack against Britain and France. Hopefully, we will be able to cooperate with their actions! "Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Ron said.

"What? A million people? Are the Chinese going to meddle in Europe in a big way? "Frederick. Crown Prince William was taken aback.

"With the strength of the Chinese Empire, sending a million troops to Europe is not a problem at all. The Chinese have already won victory on the battlefield in India, and from India alone, they are able to draw more than half a million troops. In addition, on the Russian battlefield, the Russians had already been defeated by the Chinese Empire. Having lost millions of elite troops, they could no longer pose any threat to the Chinese Empire. The North American battlefield is the same, the Chinese have fought two battles, and have eliminated the main force of the US Army. It is estimated that by next spring, at most next summer, the United States will be destroyed by them. This gave the Chinese Empire enough energy to deal with the European theater of war! "said the Chief of the General Staff, Cavalry General Reihel.

Everyone's faces became less pretty, and there was no doubt that the strength of the Chinese Empire had put too much pressure on them. While the Kingdom of Prussia was still complacent about its victory, the Chinese Empire had already achieved even greater successes.

"After the end of this war, most of Asia will become the territory of the Chinese Empire, including the North American continent. In the future, the Chinese Empire will become a behemoth! "Prime Minister Otto. Feng. Bismarck said. He suddenly felt very powerless, with the strength of the Kingdom of Prussia to confront such a powerful Chinese Empire, it was undoubtedly an egg to hit a stone!

"The Kingdom of Prussia also contributed to the victory of this war. Therefore, the benefits of India and North America cannot be occupied only by the Chinese Empire, but also by our Kingdom of Prussia! "Frederick. Crown Prince William said.

Thinking of the benefits of the Chinese Empire's hegemony, Frederick. Crown Prince William was jealous.

"Theoretically, we could ask to share these benefits. However, the Chinese Empire will certainly not give. They have already eaten the fat in their mouths, and they will definitely not spit it out lightly. In addition, the Kingdom of Prussia does not have a strong navy, and we simply cannot compete with the Chinese Empire for the overseas colonies of Britain and France, which is the shortcoming of the Kingdom of Prussia! Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Count Moltke, said.

"When this war is over, we must devote all our national strength to developing the navy!" William I made up his mind.

Everyone nodded their heads again and again, they all knew that without a strong navy, the Kingdom of Prussia would be able to become the hegemon of the European continent from the sky, and it would have no chance with the world hegemon. Of course, the navy of the Kingdom of Prussia was almost equal to a blank one, and it would be very difficult to compete with the Chinese Empire in this respect.

"In addition, in this war, we must also seize as many benefits as possible. By next spring, our armies will have to strike everywhere, Austria-Hungary will have to fall, the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Bohemia will be annexed to the German Empire, and the rest of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will become vassals of the German Empire. In addition, the Russians are dying, and we need to take advantage of the weakness of the Russians to stab them hard. Seize the entire territory of Poland, Belarus, as well as the Baltic coast and Western Ukraine. Only in this way will the German Empire be strong enough to have a strong foundation to confront the Chinese Empire! William I said.

The strength of the Chinese Empire made William I feel a great threat. Therefore, they must find a way to get enough advantage of this war. Only in this way will it be possible to accumulate capital to confront the Chinese Empire.

"Your Majesty, in that case, our troops will not be enough!" This was stated by the Chief of the General Staff, Cavalry General Reihel.

"If there are not enough troops, then mobilize! We have a population of 30 million, and after occupying several states in southern Germany, the population base has increased even further, and we can raise an army of 1 million. These troops will be thrown into the war next spring. Next year, our main enemies will all be defeated by the Chinese. Then we can take advantage of this time to seek more benefits for Prussia! "In the eyes of William I, there was a light of ambition.

The two great powers of the North Atlantic Military Alliance, Britain, France, and Russia, will be dealt with by the Chinese Empire, while the Kingdom of Prussia can hide behind and reap the benefits. (To be continued......)

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