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After Napoleon's secret conversation with Foreign Minister De Kaz, the tone of the French government's diplomacy began to change. What started as a passive protest against London's invasion of the Transvaal has now turned into an active effort to help liberate the "oppressed" Boers and achieve their own political goals.

The script seems familiar, and yes, Russia did the same thing, intervening in the Balkans as a Slavic rescuer and Orthodox leader, in effect turning those Slavic areas into protectorates and vassals of the Russian Empire.

It's just that the French are a bit more difficult to operate, because their opponent is not Vienna, but the British.

However, the military reform of the British Army did not change their poor performance in the South African War, this time not being pressed and beaten by the Boer militia, but by the French army.

The French army after the reform had not experienced a few decent wars, and although the border clashes showed the bravery of the French army, the vast majority of people believed that Bismarck's men did not want to provoke disputes, so that the French army did not suffer a complete defeat.

The reality is that Germany claims to be the first military in Europe, and as a result, Bismarck was pressed by the French army on the border when he tried to provoke a Franco-German dispute, and now when the army, which claims to be the first in the world, tries to provoke a dispute again, they may be facing the French army, which has completed military reform.

Paris is simply the number one title killer.

Napoleon hoped that the war in the Transvaal would show the bravery and fearlessness of the French army.

They are still the pride of the First Empire.

More regular French troops went to the Transvaal as volunteers, not alone, with artillery, heavy machine guns, and advanced semi-automatic rifles. War will break out sooner or later, and it is not a mistake to prepare in advance.

Anyway, the loss of the British at the hands of the Boers and the defeat at the hands of the French will not change the outcome of history.

The performance of SKS in the war was somewhat unsatisfactory, after all, it was a monkey version of the product more than half a century in advance, and the most common thing on the battlefield was jamming and barrel overheating, which affected accuracy and range. However, this does not prevent this semi-automatic rifle, which is not a real delicacy from bringing to the enemy.

This is different from Winchester's rate of fire rifle, and the design of using gunpowder gas to propel back the wheel has opened the eyes of other countries.

Although the SKS was not reliable enough and the production process was complicated, in the eyes of later generations, it could only be regarded as an experimental product, and it could only be used in a small army, but its appearance was still revolutionary.

The lobster soldiers, who were still using old-fashioned platoon guns, could only crawl in the shadow of the Maxim machine guns.

However, the British are still obsessed, and I have been leading the world for more than a century, how can I be frightened by a group of French volunteers!

At the behest of Prime Minister Gladstone, Granville met with French Foreign Minister De Kaz. On the news of the death of Napoleon IV, the two sides negotiated.

But the answer given by the French is that they will never compromise with the guy who slaughtered the heir of the French royal family!

And the French Foreign Ministry is more resolute than anyone else, as if they will never let go of Great Britain if they do not catch the black hand behind the scenes.

The British Foreign Secretary has been traveling all over Europe these days, and London owes France an explanation.

However, when he actually stepped into the office of the French Foreign Minister and found his place in the pile of papers and books, he realized that it was not his own sincere reasoning, that someone would listen to you.

Granville explained the blunders of the British army to the dignified middle-aged man in front of him. They claim that Napoleon IV was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and did the wrong thing.

"You mean, it's a blessing in misfortune that the British don't hold France accountable? Or is it France's fault? You're not wrong? What does this mean, is it a strong word? Or are you going to reject our offer of compensation and apology? ”

Grengville scratched his head, and he explained, "What should those French volunteers explain?" Isn't the Tuileries Palace still aware? ”

"To be honest, we don't really know what that means."

Foreign Minister Dekaz assumed an attitude of ignorance and emphasized to the other side.

"Besides, does it need the French government to know what a group of French citizens abroad are doing? During the American Revolution, weren't there many French volunteers who went to North America to participate in the war against the British? You have to get used to this group of passionate French citizens who love romance and freedom. ”

"You're embarrassing us."

Granville's mouth was dry, and he was already getting a little angry at the unreasonable Frenchman.

"I have stressed many times that the death of Napoleon IV was just an accident. None of us would have imagined that an ordinary volunteer could be the crown prince of a country. ”

"You don't know?"

Foreign Minister Dekaz deliberately sneered, and he asked rhetorically, "The British know everything about the intelligence of each country, so you don't know where the crown prince is?" Can I give another explanation, I'm afraid that you deliberately know the identity of the other party, so you plan to kill him. ”

Granville rubbed his temples, feeling very helpless. Even if France had an intelligence service, they would not stare at a down-and-out Bonaparte heir every day.

"You guys are just vexatious!"

Granville couldn't help himself, he stood up and said, "You are deliberately stirring up trouble, not only detaining British officers at will, but even accusing London of murdering Napoleon IV, which is simply nonsense. ”

"Nonsense? Shouldn't the victorious officer who murdered Napoleon IV be held by us, now a war criminal, a suspect in murder, for murdering a French citizen, a liberal hero who rebelled against tyranny. ”

Granville had nothing to say for far-fetched reasons, and he finally had to take a tough stance and refuse the other party's rude request.

"In short, Britain will not apologize and compensate for this incident, in the words of Great Britain, there is no compromise and begging for mercy, if you come hard, then you have the ability to fight a war with Britain, and if you lose, you will obediently shut up for me!"

Instead of overreacting, the French calmly made Granville feel terrible.

In response to the British Foreign Secretary, he just smiled calmly.

And the panic that seeped into the bones.

"If you really want to fight, it's not your turn to point fingers here. What is the level of the British Army? Even the royal family didn't give them royal titles, so they expected that these guys would give you Great Britain a hard time? Dream on. No matter how weak the French army is, it has been at war since the last century. What qualifications do you Brits have to mock us? Didn't the previous war have a 400 to 1 battle loss ratio? ”

Granville clutched his chest, and he felt some pain.

And Foreign Minister Dekaz continued to make up the knife, "Oh yes, no matter how brilliant the fleet of the empire is that the sun never sets, you are only the overlord of the sea after all. With the strength of your army, even if you are given hundreds of years, you will still be able to barely maintain a British Commonwealth, not a super-empire spanning several continents. ”

Granville retorted to his words, "But it is more than enough to deal with one French." ”

"Yes, it's more than enough to deal with one French."

Granville admits very honestly, and he doesn't hide his disdain.

"What would happen if several great powers on the European continent joined forces against Britain? No matter how powerful you are, will you be able to stop a few rising empires? ”

"Don't keep thinking that Great Britain is the best in the world, and soon we will let you know the true strength of the French army."

Granville sneered, "Or the elite of the French army that was defeated and surrendered by Germany ten years ago?" Don't hastily laugh at the British Army, France is not the same thing yet. ”

Foreign Minister Dekaz responded with an inexplicable smile.

"The same goods? No, Chancellor Granville, you are overestimating the strength of the British Army. ”

The Foreign Ministry's verbal cannon is over, and the next thing is a hard-to-hard contest between the two countries in the Transvaal.

"I'll put the ugly words in front of you, France is coming this time, it's an Imperial legion."

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