The first update

The truth is always in the hands of a few, especially those with great foresight. Knowing that there will be a real big war between France and Germany in the future, Napoleon must prepare in advance, the construction of transportation is a long-term project, in Bismarck's eyes, the current logistics transportation is a combination of trains and carriages, but in Napoleon's eyes, the subsequent transportation must be cars and trains will replace everything!

This time Benz had no chance to shine for his country, and the French government secretly intervened to buy his company, and now work has begun on the engine. This is not a rifle or any other weapon, but a long-term development, and in two years the first horizontal gas engine will be interviewed in Paris, which is an important invention that will change the future.

As for Germany if it wants to make a breakthrough in weapons, let him go, anyway, Bismarck did not know that in the future, the change in the mode of transportation of logistics will lead to a change in the entire mode of war.

Whoever lays the groundwork at this time will be the winner of the future war.

Trochu could not fully understand Napoleon's ideas at the moment, so he could only follow the advice of His Excellency the President and temporarily abandoned the idea of continuing to increase the funding.

As for what Napoleon was thinking in his heart, I am afraid only he knows.

The Army, having learned of Napoleon's firm intentions, gave up the idea of continuing to lobby, and anyway, they had temporarily pulled back a game in this border conflict. The rest of the energy and spearhead should be directed at his old opponent.

The Russian army under the command of Alexander II was frowning at Shipka at this time, and he would never have thought that his ally who was originally going to calculate would actually take the lead and make small moves behind Russia's back.

If Napoleon wanted to upset the balance of the European continent, he had to start from the Russian side. When Dekaz recovered from his injuries, he secretly met with the Ottoman Turkish prime minister, Midhat Pasha, in an attempt to break a gap with him.

He specifically told Dekaz to open a gap here in the Ottoman Empire at all costs.

Ordered Dekaz hurried to Constantinople in an attempt to convince Sultan Hamid II to agree to the French demands before the war ended.

Guided by the Foreign Secretary, Dekaz went to Topkapi Palace, the residence of the Sultan.

When passing through the Sultan's Gate on the south side of the palace, he subconsciously raised his head and glanced at the Sophia Cathedral, with a complicated expression.

Distant artillery fire has shrouded the place in an atmosphere of unease, and everyone realizes that the time of the empire that once spanned the continent is numbered.

However, Turkey's attitude towards France was lukewarm, especially when confronted by Foreign Minister Dekaz, and Prime Minister Midhart even bluntly stated that Paris was nothing more than a war monger.

"You sell advanced machine guns to Russia, and you want Turkey to sell your outdated light weapons, I want to ask what Paris is going to do? Before the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, we will finally knock out the bones and squeeze out our residual use value? ”

Chancellor Midhart said angrily, "Now you are embarrassed to come and say to help us, Foreign Minister Dekaz, in my opinion France is the one with the most evil intentions!" ”

It is true that the Ottomans were very unhappy with the duplicitous behavior of France, especially at the moment when the Ottomans were at stake.

Undenied by the accusations of the other side, Dekaz took a step forward and asked, "I just want to ask one question, what is in it for us France after Russia occupies the Black Sea?" At that time, he can threaten the entire Mediterranean Sea through the Turkish Straits, which are the last line of defense that we can control the southward movement of the Slavs, and will Paris completely collapse the last line of defense? If the Russians had acquired the Mediterranean, it would have been fatal for French shipping, because all our colonies revolved around the Mediterranean! ”

Dekaz no longer paid attention to Prime Minister Midhardt, but stepped forward to Hamid II and said directly to the Sultan, "At least so far, the French Foreign Minister is the only one who dares to communicate face-to-face with His Majesty the Sultan, what are those so-called allies behind your back doing now?" Did they send troops to help you? No! They just hide from afar and watch the show, watching you and the Russian army wear each other down, watching you fall. They are eager to take Turkey as the vanguard and take advantage of the defeat of both sides. ”

Hamid II's expression finally changed slightly, and he straightened his posture and motioned for the other party to continue.

"Listening to Minister Dekaz say this, is France willing to send troops?"

Dekaz rightly refused his request.

"Of course we will not send troops, this is the bottom line of European countries, and once we send troops, we will break the rules of the game. The previous Sultan had already committed a horrific massacre, and even if Paris insisted on going its own way, the people would not allow it. You Islames will pay for the sins they have made. ”

"We just suppressed the separatist forces in the country, what's wrong?"

Hearing Dekaz's perfunctory answer, Hamid II was immediately displeased. The emperor with mediocre political talent mocked the other party and said, "I thought that France would have a high opinion if he forced Germany back." I didn't expect it to be exactly the same as London's prevarication request, so you didn't dare to send troops to help us at all, did you? ”

Midhart had long lost his patience, he walked up to Dekaz and said bluntly, "This is our war with the Russians, and we don't need you French to point fingers and sneer." The Ottomans may not be as strong as Russia, but we will defeat the enemy......"

"Let him finish."

Hamid II interrupted the Prime Minister abruptly, waved his hand impatiently, and said, "Minister Dekaz, if you don't have any real insight, please go back." The Ottomans were bad enough and didn't need you French to make matters worse. ”

After listening to Hamid II's accusations, Dekaz did not justify what he said. It wasn't until the other party finished chattering that he continued, "France is standing here today to negotiate business with the Ottoman Empire. Don't you want to minimize your losses? Or is it that the Ottoman Empire is already at the end of its rope and is ready to give up on itself? Don't forget, Hamid II, you're going to lose, the Ottoman Empire is the next Qing Dynasty to be slaughtered! ”

Dekaz's eloquent rebuke stunned the most brutal sultan in the world, especially the last sentence, leaving him speechless.

"Yes, France will not provide any military assistance on the battlefield, because it is not in our current political interests to defeat Russia. But it is also not in Paris' interest to let the Russian Empire win the war, so Russia will not win it all, and you will not lose it all! ”

Dekaz remembered what Napoleon had said to himself before,

The war must have been a Russian victory, and by the time the treaty was signed, the Ottoman Empire had effectively lost most of its territory and possessions in the Balkans in southeastern Europe. And after the defeat of the war against Russia, he will dissolve parliament and exile Prime Minister Midhart abroad. Further provocations by the Russians in the Balkans are the next priority, and the intensification of tensions with Austria-Hungary means that the alliance of the Three Emperors will become history.

And we also want to make sure that the entire Black Sea does not fall into the hands of Alexander II, which is what France aims in this crisis in the Near East.

After calming his mind, he continued, "We may not be able to stop the Russians from advancing in the Balkans, but we can stop them from gaining access to the entire Black Sea, and make sure that your capital does not fall eventually. ”

Dekaz faced the pale emperor and questioned him word by word, "You don't want the Third Rome to take Constantinople either, do you?" ”

Liberation of Constantinople.

As soon as he heard this, Hamid II had inexplicable heart palpitations.

The Sultan, who was eloquent at the beginning, was forced to have nothing to say at this time.

"If you still want to win, I'll be serious about everything I'm going to say."

Dekaz, who had a powerful aura, said word by word, "This is your only chance to save your life!" Remember, it's the only chance to save your life! ”

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