Chapter 945: Response Plan
"How will a scattered alliance deal with the North Atlantic military alliance when the time comes!" Long Yufei believes that although the countries within the North Atlantic Military Alliance will also have differences, all countries will make calculations for their own interests. However, their joint alliance is certainly far stronger than that of the Asia-Europe military alliance. Britain and France, in particular, are highly likely to act together. When the time comes, the Empire's two most important allies in Europe, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Spain, are likely to bear the brunt of the attack.
The Kingdom of Belgium is weak, with a population of only a few million. It would be very difficult to defend against an attack from Britain and France. One can only hope that the Kingdom of Prussia will be able to reinforce in time. Of course, it doesn't seem easy. The Prussians would never want to see a neighbor close to the Chinese Empire. It is highly likely that they will use the hands of the British and French to destroy the Kingdom of Belgium, or at least overthrow the rule of Leopold I, who was close to the Chinese Empire. After the war, he supported a Belgian kingdom that was close to the Kingdom of Prussia. In that case, it would be severely damaging to the interests of the Chinese Empire.
It can be said that the war had not yet begun, but there were already disagreements between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. However, because of the existence of the North Atlantic military alliance, this divergence will not widen. However, once the war ended, the relationship between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Chinese Empire would inevitably take a sharp turn for the worse. After the reunification, the German Empire was absolutely not willing to be a European power. They will inevitably want to challenge the Chinese Empire and compete with the Chinese Empire for world hegemony.
The Kingdom of Spain, an important ally of the empire in Europe, was also not very strong. Of course. If it is alone in the face of the Kingdom of Portugal. The odds of victory in the Kingdom of Spain are extremely high. However, if the Kingdom of Portugal was supported by the British, even the British troops landed directly in the Kingdom of Spain. If the French attack from the north, it is very difficult to say how long the Kingdom of Spain, which is attacked on three sides, will be able to hold out. If you don't get it, there is a possibility of a crash. If the tide of war does develop like this, then the situation that the empire will face will be more threatening.
"Will the Kingdom of Sardinia betray the Covenant this time?" Long Yufei was a little skeptical. Although, the Kingdom of Italy has not yet been united. However, the Kingdom of Italy, which betrayed its allies, and the current Kingdom of Sardinia are in the same vein. This made it really hard for Long Yufei to believe them.
"It seems. You still have to rely on yourself! Long Yufei said. If the situation in Europe takes a sharp turn for the worse, then the Chinese Empire will probably have to fight in Europe in advance. The strength of the Chinese Empire was strong though. However, fighting on multiple fronts, this will definitely make the Chinese Empire exhausted. The failure of the allies to do so would bring great trouble to the Chinese Empire. Maybe. That's exactly what I said. If you are not afraid of god-like opponents, you are afraid of pig-like teammates!
Long Yufei began to think about how to deal with future troubles well. First of all, the safety of the shipping routes from the Chinese Empire to Europe had to be ensured. This ensured that the Imperial Navy had to destroy the British Royal Navy's Indian fleet as soon as the war began. At the same time, he immediately rushed to the Mediterranean, eliminated the Mediterranean Fleet of the British Navy, and took control of the Strait of Gibraltar. In this case, the sea route from the empire to Europe. to be able to keep it open. Of course, the British will not fail to see this either. So. At that time, the decisive naval battle between the Chinese Empire and Britain is likely to break out in the Mediterranean. When the time comes, the main forces of the Imperial Navy and the British Royal Navy will engage in the largest naval battle ever in the Mediterranean!
Second, if Spain was in crisis and the Kingdom of Sardinia betrayed the Alliance, the Empire would have to send troops to fight in Europe. On the one hand, it supported the Kingdom of Spain, and on the other hand, it launched an attack on the Kingdom of Sardinia, destroying the Kingdom of Sardinia and intimidating the other allies. At the same time, it will also bear the obligations of the Kingdom of Sardinia. However, to achieve this, the Empire would have to send at least twenty infantry corps to Europe. To ensure the consumption of these twenty infantry corps, a large amount of transportation capacity is required. At that time, the empire will have to ensure its support for the Asian war and the American war at the same time, and the difficulty of logistics supply will probably be very great.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was still some time before the afternoon meeting, Long Yufei summoned General Sun Hao, Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Liu Zhongming, Minister of Operations, Lin Zihao, Prime Minister of the Cabinet, and Wei Yuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss what kind of way the empire would take to save the situation in case such a situation occurred. Although, everyone thinks that Long Yufei's speculation may be the most dangerous situation facing the empire. However, it has to be admitted that this situation is highly likely.
In the end, Long Yufei decided that the Imperial Army would secretly mobilize twenty infantry corps. It was formed within half a year, and then it went to the coastal areas. Once the situation that Long Yufei guessed really broke out, these twenty infantry corps would board the ship as soon as possible and go to Europe to fight. At the same time, in addition to building more warships, major shipyards also need to build more merchant ships to ensure the logistical supply of many wars after the outbreak of war.
In addition, Long Yufei also demanded that the Imperial Navy and the Military Intelligence Bureau must pay close attention to the movements of the British Navy's Indian Fleet and the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet and the Home Fleet. Once war broke out, the Imperial Navy had to fight a decisive battle with the British Navy in the shortest possible time and win the decisive battle. Only in this way will the army of the empire be able to transport it to Europe by sea!
Long Yufei hopes that he is just worrying about the sky, and this most critical situation may not happen. But who's to say? It is undoubtedly the most correct to prepare first.
In the afternoon, the Confederate military meeting continued. This time, the issue will be the maximum number of troops that each country can invest in a war. This war will be a protracted war, so I am afraid that all countries will use all their strength to ensure the victory of the war. Of course, for the sake of their own interests, countries will definitely find ways to preserve their strength. This is also human nature, which is understandable. However, the Chinese Empire did not want to see such a situation happen, so it could only find a way to get all countries to do their best.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this future war will be a life-and-death battle between us and the North Atlantic military alliance. Therefore, the Empire wants all nations to do their best in the war! Admiral Sun Hao said.
Delegates from various countries have said that they will do their best to win. But don't look at what they're saying now. However, it is difficult to say whether it will be possible when the time comes. At least, after the morning's events, Admiral Sun Hao would not believe in these guys so much anymore. However, it was not impossible for the Chinese Empire to deal with them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, in order to win, the Empire is mentioned. After the victory over the North Atlantic Military Alliance, the distribution of benefits after the war will be based on the amount of contribution of each country in the war. In other words, the more enemies are destroyed in the war, the more benefits will be distributed after the war! You don't have any objections to this, right? Admiral Sun Hao asked.
Sure enough, Admiral Sun Hao's mention made the faces of those countries that were originally prepared to preserve their strength in the war in order to seek more benefits after the war look a little unpleasant. This was especially true of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Cavour, and the Minister of War, Pilimont.
"The Kingdom of Belgium has no objection to this!" It was also the first Kingdom of Belgium to express its support for the Chinese Empire. In fact, such a distribution was most beneficial for the Kingdom of Belgium. Among the military alliances between Asia and Europe, the Kingdom of Belgium is the weakest. It is also surrounded by enemy countries, and if the war does not go well, there will even be a threat of annihilation. If all countries could be made to do their best, the danger to the Kingdom of Belgium would undoubtedly be much less.
Other countries have no problem with this. In the end, the Kingdom of Sardinia saw this and had no choice but to express its support. However, this made the Kingdom of Sardinia even more dissatisfied with the Chinese Empire!
"Ladies and gentlemen, in the future war, the Empire will send at least three million armies and all the navies into the war. The Empire wants to know how many troops each country can devote to the war. Admiral Sun Hao continued.
"Kingdom of Prussia, at least a million troops can be thrown in!" This was stated by the Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom of Prussia, Cavalry General Reichel. After the unification of northern Germany, the population of the Kingdom of Prussia was already more than 30 million. If war breaks out and a million army forces are mobilized to fight, this is not too much of a problem. Of course, if the war does not go well, it is not impossible to invest more troops.
"The Ottoman Turkish Empire can throw in a million troops!" Hussein of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Pasha also said.
"The Kingdom of Spain can throw in a million troops!" Spanish Minister of War Simón. Duke Maria also said. Now, in order to counter the French, the standing army of the Kingdom of Spain has been expanded to 700,000. Of these, 200,000 are in the Americas and the other 500,000 are in China. However, the total population of the Kingdom of Spain was only fifteen million, and the mobilization of a million troops was almost the limit.
"The Kingdom of Sardinia can mobilize an army of 700,000!" Said Pilimont, Minister of War of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
"The Kingdom of Belgium is likely to invest 500,000 troops at most!" Minister of War of the Kingdom of Belgium said. The current population of the Kingdom of Belgium is just over 4 million, less than 5 million. The mobilization of half a million troops has recruited almost all adult men in the Kingdom of Belgium into the army! (To be continued......)
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