Some people are happy and some are worried about this three-country meeting.

Returning to Paris from Berlin, Napoleon never had a smile on his face. He was still thinking about Moltke's subtle threats, and chewed on the meaning of Berlin from his words.

The whole thing is not as simple as imagined, it seems that the conservatives are dissatisfied with the Franco-German cooperation, and by the way, they are verbally threatening themselves, but on a deeper level, Moltke has something to say.

Does it mean that Germany is ready to attack France? Will the plans between him change because of the change in the German plan?

The situation is a little out of control.

On his return to the Tuileries, Napoleon pondered Moltke's words all the way.

At this time, Britain was preparing to declare war, and Germany, for whatever reason, should not be in an aggressive posture.

Judging from the slow grasp of Moltke's General Staff, it seems that the Second German Reich also had other ideas and two hearts.

And these dangerous ideas could have ruined Napoleon's plans, and he did not want to be killed by the Germans at the last step, ruining the century-old plan of the rise of France.

So he had to put his plan in the insurance scheme and save the final victory in the event that the Germans might turn the other cheek.

But who does this insurance depend on? He doesn't have a foundation in his heart.

The whole of Europe is a two-and-five.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

When Foreign Minister Dekaz saw Napoleon's trance-like appearance, he thought that something would go wrong in the three countries.

"The situation is now moving in the direction of our plans, the British ambassador has submitted a declaration of war to us, and our army is actively preparing for war. Is your majesty worried about the war to come? Isn't there also a strong ally as our backbone? ”

Napoleon came back from his contemplation, looked into Dekaz's eager gaze, and whispered, "No, no. I am now thinking about another issue, one that may involve the whole program. Since Germany has the most powerful army in Europe, will they obediently sit down and divide the colonies with us at the negotiating table after defeating the British? ”

"What if Germany's plan is to wipe out Britain and France? After all, they are now the most powerful military empire in the Hokuriku. After cleaning up the British, they invaded the northern part of France by the way, which was not a difficult task for the Germans, right? ”

Napoleon crossed his hands and looked at the man across from him in silence.

"Our alliance with Germany is becoming precarious, and those Germans, yes, the cunning and hypocritical Kaiser Frederick III, are finally about to reveal their greedy nature. If they can clean up the two biggest threats in one go, why would they have to cooperate with France? Maybe we'll bite them back one day in the future – although we are doing that according to the plan. ”

"At the end of the meeting, Moltke's chief of staff specifically told us not to make small moves behind our backs, probably because they also realized that it was time to end the relationship between partners. Damn, I didn't expect this battle to come sooner than expected. Presumably, someone was blowing in the Kaiser's ear and instigating Berlin to carry out a more thorough plan. France was now essentially concentrating its forces on the coastline, preparing to prevent a British landing operation. And the northern front is now in a state of emptiness, and the Germans want to attack and can tear through our defenses at any time. ”

"So what to do?"

Foreign Minister Dekaz heard the bad news and began to panic. Since the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, the French side has been scrambling to catch up with each other, including the baby boom after the war, which brought France an abundant labor force and soldiers, but now it is less than 14 years old, and the baby boom young people are not old enough to participate in military service.

In other words, there is a big difference in troops, and even if light weapons and artillery have a relative advantage, there is no way to make up for the huge gap in numbers.

In other words, now France is facing a serious situation, and the Tuileries Palace originally hoped to solve the most difficult opponent with the help of the strength of the Germans, but now it seems that it has been calculated by Berlin once.

I am afraid that Frederick III smiled even more at this time, he would not only get the colonies of Egypt, but even the lands of France, which was Napoleon's most unbearable victory.

"Could it be that Bismarck's old fox is still secretly arranged? Otherwise, how could Frederick III, who got carried away, suddenly open his mind! Thankfully, Moltke said that if we really focused on dealing with the British, we wouldn't know if we were stabbed in the back. ”

This idea suddenly popped into Napoleon's mind, and a few years ago, he tried every means to remove Bismarck from the position of German chancellor, but he didn't expect that even if this old fox got out of power, it would still be a headache.

He sighed and said slowly, "If you lure a wolf into the room, it will be troublesome." The Germans and the French have not forgotten their former feud in their hearts, and now it is more difficult than imagined to put down the butcher's knife. ”

It was no longer a question of whether Germany would attack France, but how Paris would defend itself if Germany attacked. After a crisis of trust between allies, the next step is to find ways to kill each other.

Torn face-ripped Paris and Berlin were more vicious than the enemy.

"What if...... What about we let the Russians meddle in the affairs? ”

Looking at the gloomy face of the Emperor, Foreign Minister Dekaz made a suggestion.

He pointed to the map of Russia and said, "What will happen if we pull Russia in?" Now all of Europe, except for Austria-Hungary, which was desperately following Germany, was left with only the Russians. We draw Russia into the game against a possible German invasion...... Moreover, Russia still owes France a large amount of foreign debt, and if the funds are siphoned off, the tsar's reforms will be in vain, and they will have to accede to our demands. ”

……

Napoleon gasped, looked at the serious Foreign Minister, and asked in a serious tone, "Foreign Minister Dekaz, were you just joking?" ”

Dekaz asked him rhetorically, "Do you think I'm joking?" ”

Napoleon did not expect Foreign Minister Dekaz to ask such a laughable question, and he said helplessly, "I can tell you from personal experience that if Russia is drawn into the game, it will not lead the wolf into the room, but the bear into the room." ”

"Tsarist Russia, which the British have been guarding against for hundreds of years, will rise overnight."