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If it weren't for my British ineffectiveness in suppressing bandits, I had no choice but to open black technology in France on the other side.

For example, Bismarck, who was far away in Berlin, heard about the British defeat and said disdainfully, "The so-called Imperial Army of Great Britain is nothing more than that, but I didn't expect to be pressed and beaten by a group of peasants from the countryside and volunteers from France, and now Prime Minister Gladstone should have been annoyed and angry." ”

What if you have the largest fleet in the world? France can also defeat your army to the north. Over the past ten years, it has been shown in every way that the current French president is trying his best to regain the glory of the First Empire, and France is no longer the wretched creatures of the Franco-Prussian War, they are transforming from a hard cocoon into an imperial army.

And Great Britain is so browning in its own glory that the sun never sets, that it forgets that its opponents are catching up until they overtake.

I am afraid that Napoleon is trying to restore the glory of his time as emperor and establish a new European order centered on France.

Bismarck received the British ambassador to Berlin at his residence, and in fact he had expected that the British would come looking for him, so Bismarck was prepared early in the morning so that he would not be surprised when he saw him.

When the British stepped into Bismarck's house, their expressions remained stiff.

The arrogant English gentleman like a Germanic barbarian whispered to the Union, in Bismarck's words, just did not expect that you also have today.

"This is a telegram from Prime Minister Gladstone to Germany, and I hope that you will receive a satisfactory reply after reading it."

Bismarck looked at the telegram handed over by the other party and asked in a low voice, "What does this mean?" ”

"The conflict between Britain and France in the Transvaal is bound to affect relations between several countries. Berlin is the sworn enemy of Paris, then the enemy of the enemy is a friend. If we can join forces against Napoleon, then the other side will not be able to fight back. ”

The visitor's eyes flashed with cunning, and he could at any time turn the conflict between England and France into a conflict between France and Germany, and in any case, it would be Berlin and Paris that would be both defeated, and Britain would only have to take back the Transvaal.

Bismarck, who always regarded Napoleon as his opponent, said calmly, "Okay, I will go to the palace to meet the emperor, and I will convey the words of England to His Majesty Frederick." I can't do that, you know. ”

When Frederick III came to power, he began to limit Bismarck's power and tried to re-establish the authority of the Reichstag to resist the tyranny of the Chancellor.

The British representative stood up at the right time and nodded to Bismarck in thanks, "Then I will trouble you, of course, I will report back to Prime Minister Gladstone about Berlin's revision of the trade agreement between the two countries later." ”

Bismarck waved his hand and pretended not to care, "It's okay, these are important things, but it's just curious that the British Army, as the world's number one army, will be beaten by a group of Boer peasants and French volunteers, which really makes me feel incredible." Although your performance in the Crimean War was indeed a mess, you also carried out military reform ten years ago, how can you still be at this level today? This time it was even worse, he was still beaten by a group of rural farmers. ”

The corners of the British representative's mouth twitched, and he heard Bismarck's mockery. But he still forced a smile and nodded goodbye to him.

Seeing that the English, who had once oppressed him, were now quietly asking for help from Berlin, Bismarck was absolutely in a very happy mood, and according to the previous agreement, he also went to Sanssouci Palace to raise his political ideas to Frederick III.

Contact the British and work together to pressure Berlin to spit out the Transvaal. This is the political strategy of London, England, anyway, they have been-stirring sticks for hundreds of years, and they happen to be adapted to this role.

Prime Minister Gladstone thought he could stir up relations between the two countries, but he underestimated Napoleon.

From the very beginning of the Transvaal conflict, he was already thinking about how to move the next dark move.

Bismarck came to Frederick III, who told him the inside story of France's forced intervention in the British colonies. And he swears that this is a golden opportunity for Germany to win back the last diplomatic blunder.

Frederick III only asked suspiciously, "Do you know what the next plot will be?" ”

Frederick III also looked forward to the life-and-death between the First Colonial Empire and the Second Colonial Empire, and the rise of Germany was destined to find gaps and vitality in the life-and-death struggle between the two countries.

Chancellor Bismarck was not optimistic about the dispute provoked by the French, believing that Napoleon was too hasty and wanted to break the current situation.

"The next thing that will be annoyed and angry Britain will quickly increase the number of troops in the Transvaal, and the French are far weaker than the British in their ocean-going transportation capabilities, and even if they have the world's largest army, it will be very difficult to mobilize troops from the mainland. So the final situation may be that a hundred thousand British troops will deal with one or two thousand French volunteers, and even if the British army is inferior in firearms, they will be able to win a crushing victory in the end. Just look at these shocking battle loss ratios, the British are not stupid, and if they lose too completely this time, wouldn't it be the same as telling the world that the British Army is rubbish? ”

Bismarck took a telegram from his bosom and handed it to Frederick III, who respectfully said to the German Emperor, "Your Majesty, Chancellor Gladstone has already informed us that they wish to unite with Germany against the French, and this is an opportunity to snatch the colonies from France. ”

Bismarck vowed that "even if political pressure were put on them, the seemingly powerful Frenchmen were on the verge of collapse." The Tuileries Palace played a bad hand and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

"Oh?"

Frederick III also raised his head slightly, he had never believed Bismarck, so when the chancellor put forward his opinion, Frederick III immediately retorted, "Can we still coerce the French to surrender the colonies on the Mediterranean coast?" I'm afraid that this is a deliberately designed bureau by the British. When Germany made any demands for the colony, the hard-line Tuileries would die with Berlin, even if they knew they could not win. Anyway, they're crazy people who don't want to die now, and they can do anything. ”

Bismarck paused, and Frederick III made it clear that he did not want to start a conflict so far, and that if Bismarck wanted to take a tough stance, he would take strong action against the chancellor.

"But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us, and although the British hate it more than the French, you can see that their land forces are no longer a threat to Berlin. So Frederick, there is only one chance to succeed, and we are the First Continental Empire. ”

"I'm sorry, Chancellor Bismarck, but the Tuileries Palace has also sent me a telegram."

Bismarck was completely stunned, he didn't expect such a play. When will France be able to bypass the Foreign Office and go directly to the German Emperor

"But after reading this telegram, I knew that Berlin would not choose Britain as an ally for cooperation."

Bismarck was stunned, he did not expect Frederick III to hide his private relationship with Napoleon, and completely ignore him as the prime minister.

"You read the contents of this telegram first, and then refute me after reading it."

"If, after reading it, you still think that we should cooperate with the British, then I'm sorry, I may have to consider a different prime minister."