The fourth update

Prime Minister Gochakov left the Tuileries Palace with doubts and uneasiness. Although Russia received permission from France for military aid, he did not get a final answer from Napoleon, but had a vague premonition that there were other deeper conspiracies behind France that had not surfaced.

He even felt that Napoleon's every move would pull the whole of Europe in an unknown direction.

Napoleon watched Göchakov leave with a blank face, and the first step of the plan had begun. Even Dekaz didn't dare to agree with his plan at first, because his plan was too crazy and dangerous, and the slightest carelessness would upset the current balance on the continent.

"Your Excellency, you are inciting the Germans to attack us. Bismarck has not done anything because he has no support from the Russians, and now you are deliberately instigating Chancellor Gochakov to untie the last shackles of the Germans, the demons of war will be unleashed at any time, and France will once again be involved in the flames of war. ”

"Then do you believe Bismarck would do this? Russia's attack on the Ottoman Empire was a fact of the forefront, and as long as he received the neutrality of Germany and Austria-Hungary, he was able to push down the weakened Turkey with impunity. But what about Bismarck? Although he had the support of Russia, did he really make up his mind to go to war? ”

In fact, Napoleon really hoped that Bismarck would take the opportunity to start a war, so that he would have the opportunity to unite with Britain and form an Anglo-French alliance to fight against the German invasion.

"I don't understand more and more what you're thinking, Your Excellency, have you been preparing for a war of revenge in France?"

Napoleon's actions made him even wonder who he should consider as an ally in international affairs, and almost every country was just a pawn in his hands.

Anyway, next month there will be another big explosion in the Balkan powder keg. Turkey, at the instigation of the British, refused to accept the Berlin Memorandum and brutally slaughtered more than 30,000 Bulgarians to suppress the riots. And this deliberately staged Bulgarian massacre, in addition to strong condemnation and joint sanctions by European countries, will also become a direct trigger for St. Petersburg to declare war on Turkey.

Napoleon said, "The pattern of interests in Europe has long been unable to satisfy and tolerate the existence of various old or new empires, they will be reborn in the war sooner or later, I am only acting as a driving force behind the scenes to promote the political reshuffle, the current situation in Europe is caused by the imbalance of interests of various countries, what I have done is only the first card to overthrow the Domino's card." Even if I don't provoke now, other political events will definitely break out in the future that will lead to the outbreak of war, and in this case, it is better to let a war break out in Europe more quickly in order for France to regain its status as a political power. ”

The war was the fastest way to change the fate of France, and Biss wanted to use the current situation to maintain the status quo of the nascent empire, but Napoleon, as the mastermind behind the scenes, did not want the other side to continue the empire until after 1918, but tried to force him to the point of no return.

From the Second Reich to the Weimar Republic, there was only a decent war left.

"Minister Dekaz, please don't forget one thing. It was not us who directly instigated the war, but the Russians and, perhaps, the Germans. They are the most unhappy careerists in Europe, and they wish for a war that would destabilize Europe to challenge the current British order. France will not withdraw from the world, nor can it be withdrawn from the world, and we will all pay the corresponding price. ”

Napoleon's reply left Minister Decaz speechless, and he remembered that the French army had been expanding in the past four years, and that it was actively attacking weapons and equipment, which turned out to be a foreshadowing to disturb the situation in Europe.

"Your Excellency, could you please tell me that four years ago when you were still in the Franco-Prussian War, you had already begun to plan today's conspiracy?"

Napoleon was slightly stunned, and although the question was a little difficult to answer, he still nodded honestly.

"The Balkans are a typical powder keg, and sooner or later he will explode, just faster than I thought. Now the French army has been reorganized and updated with guns, artillery and tactics. If the Germans want to attack, let them come, anyway, his opponent is not only us. ”

The Suez Canal was an important bargaining chip in Napoleon's hands and one of the important conditions for the future request for British troops. When the time comes, in the face of Russia and Germany, I am afraid that we will have to consider the balance of the European continent, and we will have to fight on two fronts as a last resort.

"Isn't His Excellency the President aware of the fact that if Russia gains access to the Turkish straits, it will pose a major threat to the shores of the Mediterranean?"

Dekaz said worriedly, he felt that Napoleon was only bent on taking advantage of the current situation and instigating a revenge war with Britain.

"Anyway, Russia is already at the end of the strong bow, even if they take Constantinople? It's a big deal that we start another Crimean war and turn all of Alexander's early efforts to ashes. It is okay for Russia to bully a Turkey, but if it wants to deal with the Anglo-French forces, his strength is far from worthy of the tsar's ambitions for expansion. ”

Dekaz finally realized that the gap between the legendary Emperor Napoleon and the current prime ministers was after all, living in an era of division and expansion, and there was a big difference between them and today's nobles who were accustomed to living a pampered life.

In his eyes, there are no allies, and any country is just a pawn in his hands.

"Tell me, Your Excellency, what are your real plans?"

Dekaz mustered up his courage, he wanted to know what Napoleon's true purpose was.

"For the sake of a re-emerging France, we must make the Second German Reich make a fatal mistake. And this mistake began with Bismarck's instigation of war again. ”

A war that would kill hundreds of thousands, if not millions, seemed an understatement in Napoleon's mouth.

The man in front of Dekaz seems to be no longer a simple president, a character that can terrify opponents and allies alike, carrying the grand desire of France to regain its position as a continental empire.

"I just want to tell Bismarck that Paris is no longer a submissive character, as in previous crises, and this time we are starting to rebel."

"Bismarck shouldn't tear his face in the end, this time, we are warming up for revenge."

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