The first update

When the sea transport roads were blocked by the British, the French used the Congo colony as a transit point and tried to transport strategic goods to the Transvaal.

Prime Minister Gladstone was also faced with the difficult question of whether to declare war on France and Germany, the main culprits in hindering his access to the Transvaal gold mines and an important factor in challenging Britain's maritime supremacy. Especially after Napoleon's visit to Berlin, this sense of urgency grew stronger.

It was difficult for Britain to accept that Frederick III was able to openly propose cooperation with Paris and the establishment of a political alliance with South Africa's gold mines, despite the opposition of conservatives at home. At this time, Prime Minister Gladstone finally understood why Napoleon dared to openly challenge the authority of Great Britain.

This is a plundering of the wealth of Great Britain by the countries of the second and third in military strength openly cooperate!

Prime Minister Gladstone was indignant, but there was nothing he could do at this time, this was not the Crimean War decades ago, and even if he started the war against Russia, there were French allies behind it. And this time if Britain challenges the French political alliance, it means that he will have to take on two continental monsters at the same time.

At sea, Britain is temporarily invincible, but to land and fight against France, Britain will not be able to achieve anything without an anti-French alliance. At that time, France was a country that singled out the entire anti-French coalition, and the British Army alone? That's looking for death!

Prime Minister Gladstone thought about it, and he also wanted to see if he could solve these problems through peaceful diplomacy, and he was bound to get a share of the Transvaal's gold mines, even if he could not take all of them.

After all, it is not easy to focus the attention of all the leaders of the great European powers on the southern hemisphere. Prime Minister Gladstone was to let Napoleon know that he could not swallow all the gold mines.

The British are bound to win! With a stalemate on the battlefield, Gladstone used his brains at the negotiating table.

For this reason, Prime Minister Gladstone also went to Paris to try to persuade the other party to abandon the idea of a country swallowing gold mines.

However, Gladstone did not know that by doing so, he would be telling the other party that Britain had relented.

In fact, Britain did relent, and the cooperation between France and Germany put a lot of pressure on them, and Britain could not go to war against the two European powers, and did not want to give up the gold of the colonies, so they could only persuade each other by persuasion whether they could settle the dispute by peaceful agreement.

But Napoleon came prepared this time, and in order to deal with the common enemy, he specially pulled Berlin in. This time it was a secret meeting, and only a few giants from the continent were present, and there were no other superfluous people.

Prime Minister Gladstone felt unprecedented pressure, especially when he saw Frederick and Napoleon walking together, and instantly felt that he was alone.

Just like when everyone thought that France and Germany would continue to be entangled endlessly, who would have thought that because of the gold in southern Africa, the two of them would come together, and whether they will become long-term political allies depends on whether they can really win the gold mine this time.

"I really didn't expect Germany to end up with France."

Gladstone walked directly in front of Napoleon, and he said calmly, "Is this to prepare for the anti-British alliance and the re-establishment of a new order on the European continent?" It was not easy for Germany to achieve its current status in the world, but it must not be reverted to the old German Confederation because of a war. ”

In fact, Gladstone has considered bringing Russia in, but Alexander II is far from the mountains and rivers, and his political influence is far inferior to that of Germany and France, so even if he is drawn into the game, there is no benefit. On the contrary, I may have an extra burden.

Prime Minister Gladstone has some regrets, why? He did not bring the Germans in through a deal earlier, so that Germany and Britain would jointly put pressure on France, and even Napoleon, no matter how tough he was, would have to consider his own strategic interests.

The British Prime Minister's cynicism did not arouse Frederick III's emotions, and he only replied politely, "That's also, it is much stronger for some people to lose their position as the center of world empires." I've heard that the British Army has a 300-to-1 battle loss ratio on South Africa, and even Germany was not beaten like this when it was at its weakest, so Queen Victoria is very kind for not reprimanding you, right? If it were me, the prime minister would have to step down, and all the top brass of the War Department would have been removed, what the hell,"

Gladstone's face suddenly became gloomy, Queen Victoria's reprimand was simply a stain on his career, the British were chased and beaten by a group of country farmers in Africa, and even Queen Victoria was disgraced.

"Then we'll see."

Gladstone said viciously, "I'm going to make all of you pay." ”

Gladstone's threat is useless,

"You'd better make the Boers pay the price first, after all, the British died so many people in the Transvaal, I'm afraid even Queen Victoria will lose face."

Napoleon interjected, "I have stressed the question of the Transvaal many times. Napoleon IV died at your hands, and this battle will not end unless the British withdraw their troops from the Transvaal, and if you do not withdraw their troops, then the British will face an even more painful battle loss ratio. ”

"An even more tragic battle loss ratio?"

Gladstone sneered twice, and he asked the other party rhetorically, "Then do you believe that the ratio of French and British war losses will be reversed next?" If there is a real war, the British have never been afraid. Do you think Great Britain will be afraid of you? We're ......."

"Since Britain thinks they can take the Transvaal, then come here. Anyway, now South Africa is under the control of Paris, we don't like to quarrel with people, if the British have the ability, you will rob it. You are always welcome in France. We have artillery, machine guns with bullets, ready for a killing. ”

"When the time comes, we will erect as many tombstones as there are British, and I will let the British troops who set foot in South Africa die without a place to be buried."

Napoleon stared at Gladstone with no fear in his eyes. The other party was even shocked by his expression, and the powerful aura forced the British representative to be speechless.

His Adam's apple rolled a little.

Cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and his previous arrogant attitude was completely suppressed.

"My patience is limited, and if England does not stop attacking the Boers, France will accompany me to the end. Whether it was the anti-French alliance of eighty years ago or the new imperial order, I am not afraid, and I will continue to move forward like the First French Empire. ”

Napoleon stepped forward, and although he was not as tall as his opponent, there was a sense of awe that forced him to bow his noble head.

The powerful aura forced Gladstone, who was already not good at diplomacy, to have nothing to say.

Napoleon finally added, and he said coldly, "Because this is my Napoleon's France." ”