Chapter 883: Prussia's Goal
British Foreign Secretary, Earl Granville, and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia, Otto. Feng. Bismarck's meeting ended in an unhappy one. The British did not achieve the desired goal, and in the face of the British court, the Kingdom of Prussia still adhered to its foreign policy. This made the British side very dissatisfied, and it also caused the relationship between Britain and the Kingdom of Prussia to deteriorate.
In the same Otto. Feng. After the meeting of Prime Minister Bismarck, the British Foreign Secretary, the Earl of Granville, sent a telegram to the British Cabinet, in which he claimed that the Prussian ambitions had been unabashedly revealed. They wanted to unify all of Germany, which was already known when the Prussians defeated the Kingdom of Denmark and the Austrian Empire one after another. Now that France controls the four southern states of Germany, there will be a war between Prussia and France. Once the Kingdom of Prussia wins, then a powerful German Empire will appear in the middle of Europe, which will have a great impact on the political situation in Europe.
France was about to become an ally of Great Britain and co-opted France to contain the expansion of the Chinese Empire, which was very important for stabilizing the British Empire's world hegemony. Therefore, the British Empire had to ensure that France would not be severely damaged in the future war with the Kingdom of Prussia.
The Earl of Granville also built yƬ, and from now on, the British Empire needed to contain the development of the Kingdom of Prussia and avoid the eventual unification of the Kingdom of Prussia with Germany. The emergence of a powerful pro-Chinese empire in the middle of Europe was an absolute British nightmare.
The Earl of Granville's construction caused an uproar in the British Cabinet. The Prime Minister, Earl Stanley, could not make up his mind. Briefings were made to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Eventually, the British government adopted the Earl of Granville's proposal and began to actively guard against the Kingdom of Prussia. Prepare for the future world situation.
After a breakdown with the Earl of Granville, Otto. Feng. Chancellor Bismarck went to the palace and informed King Wilhelm I of Prussia about the situation. Wilhelm I also sensed the difficulty of the problem, so he sent Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Ron came with the Chief of the General Staff, Cavalry Admiral Raihel. They began to discuss how the Kingdom of Prussia should face the situation in the future.
"Your Majesty, foreseeably the cooperative relationship between Prussia and the Chinese Empire. It has aroused the alarm of the British Empire. Next, it will not be easy for us to retake the four states in southern Germany. When the time comes. The British are definitely going to stop us! "Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Ron said. The cooperation between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Chinese Empire enabled the Kingdom of Prussia to defeat the Austrian Empire, its main rival, and become the leader of the many German states, which benefited the Kingdom of Prussia enormously.
"Yes. The French took control of the four southern states. If we want to unify Germany, we must defeat the French. Shire. Louis. Napoleon. Bonaparte's guys, vainly trying to rebuild the French Empire, they will become the biggest obstacle to the unification of Germany, and we can only complete the unification of the country by defeating them by force! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said. He was undoubtedly a more radical man, and had always believed that only the use of force could unite Germany. to be able to turn Germany into a powerful empire!
"Prime Minister, face a France. It's already struggling for us. The French are not weaker than us militarily. If you add the support of the British, as well as the Austrian Empire, which was defeated by us last time, as well as Russia, and the Kingdom of Prussia to complete the unification, I am afraid it will be very difficult! "The Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Colonel-General Reihel, was somewhat worried.
Although the Kingdom of Prussia was a powerful country, it became a world-class power, especially after defeating the Kingdom of Denmark and the Austrian Empire. However, to defeat France, the German army up and down, no one dared to guarantee success. It would have been even more difficult for England to be unequivocal in their support for France, together with the other enemies of the Kingdom of Prussia, if they wanted to win the war.
The face of King Wilhelm I of Prussia also looked a little gloomy. The unification of Germany has always been the goal of the Prussian crown. Now that they're more than halfway there, there's only one final step left. However, this last step is also the most difficult. The Kingdom of Prussia must not give up like this, otherwise, so many years of hard work will be in vain.
"Ladies and gentlemen, do not forget that the Kingdom of Prussia is not alone, and we have allies. First of all, in the last war, we were not able to weaken the Austrian Empire too much, and the Austrians were not too hostile to us. Should our war with the French break out and keep the Austrian Empire neutral, it should not be a big problem. As for Russia, their worst enemy now is our allies, as well as the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Our allies, in particular, put great pressure on the Russians. I'm afraid the Russians won't have too many forces to deal with us. When the time comes, we only need to keep a small number of troops in the east. In addition, although the British will support France, our allies will certainly support us. If they can contain the British, then our enemy will still be France. I think that with the strength of Prussia that I have just had, it will be difficult to defeat France, but I believe that we will be able to succeed! "Otto. Feng. Bismarck said firmly. He had always been convinced that the Kingdom of Prussia would succeed.
"Yes, the Kingdom of Prussia is not alone, we have a strong ally, and they will definitely not watch the Kingdom of Prussia fail!" William I also said. At the beginning, it was he who met with the Emperor Long Yufei in Paris, which accelerated the pace of unification of the Kingdom of Prussia. In the previous two wars, the Chinese Empire did give great support to the Kingdom of Prussia. Otherwise, the Kingdom of Prussia would never have won so easily.
"Your Majesty, although the Chinese Empire is very powerful, however, they have more enemies. When the time comes, even if the Chinese Empire has the heart to support us, will they be able to ensure victory? The Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Colonel-General Reihel, had some doubts about this.
After all, the current enemies of the Chinese Empire are already Britain, Russia, and the United States, plus France, which is now getting farther and farther away from the Chinese Empire, and the Chinese Empire will have to face four powerful countries in the world. Even if the Kingdom of Prussia would deal with France, the Chinese Empire would deal with Britain, Russia, and the United States alone, and if war broke out, the Chinese Empire's front would spread all over the world. Can the Chinese Empire really win? Admiral Reihel could not believe this.
"Our allies do have many enemies, and they are very strong. The navy of the British, the army of the Russians, are very strong. However, our allies seem to be much stronger. Their navy defeated the Royal Navy many years ago. Their armies defeated the Russians and Americans in the West Siberian Plain and in North America. Whether it's the Army or the Navy, our allies are very strong. Add to that the terrifying population of 400 million people, and our allies are undoubtedly the most powerful nation in the world. I believe that if war breaks out, our allies will be able to win. When the time comes, the Kingdom of Prussia will also be on the side of the victors and thus share in the world of the future! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said firmly.
King Wilhelm I of Prussia nodded, and he also believed in the strength of the Chinese Empire. Although the founding of the Chinese Empire was not long, the achievements made are undoubtedly extremely astonishing. Their industry is developing rapidly, thanks to a huge market of 400 million people, which makes the industrial development of the Chinese Empire very rapid. Coupled with its powerful army and huge overseas territory, the development of the Chinese Empire will hardly encounter bottlenecks. It is foreseeable that after a while, the Chinese Empire will achieve a real take-off.
Of course, for the Chinese Empire to truly rise, the first thing it had to face was the obstruction of the Western powers. There are still many big battles to be fought in the future.
"Gentlemen, the aim of the Kingdom of Prussia was to unify Germany and make it a formidable enemy. However, many European countries do not want German reunification, because this will endanger their interests. In the process of German reunification, they will certainly stand in our way. The Kingdom of Prussia will be able to achieve our goal only by defeating all of these countries. The only ally we can rely on is the Chinese Empire. Therefore, we need to strengthen the cooperative relationship with the Chinese Empire to ensure that in the future war, we can get the full support of the Chinese Empire and ensure the victory of the war! Said King Wilhelm I of Prussia. He was well aware that the Kingdom of Prussia would face great challenges in unifying Germany. This could not have been done by the Kingdom of Prussia alone. And their allies, apart from the Chinese Empire, seem to have no other countries left.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The ministers of the Kingdom of Prussia replied.
"Prime Minister, now that the crown prince and foreign minister of the Chinese Empire are in Berlin, we need to sign some agreements with the Chinese Empire to guarantee the interests of the Kingdom of Prussia!" William I said.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will do my best to meet with His Excellency Lin Zihao. "Otto. Feng. Bismarck nodded. He knew what the Kingdom of Prussia had to do if it wanted to accomplish its goal. (To be continued......)
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