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The first meeting of the government of national defense ended quietly, and the parliamentarians who came out of the Palais Bourbon were silent about the content of the meeting. The envoys of other countries, the pro-German spies, wondered if the Wehrmacht had found a strategy to deal with the Prussian invasion. However, the reply given was only ambiguous persistence and mediation.

This signal was misinterpreted as the fact that the government of national defense had run out of options, and that even if the people of Paris overthrew Napoleon III, they would not be able to stop the Prussian army.

Even now France could not defeat Prussia, let alone Austria-Hungary, which was deeply divided within the nation, wanted to take advantage of it.

Napoleon, however, did not think so, and if France could drag on the war for longer and keep the Prussian army firmly in the quagmire, Vienna's ambitions would swell day by day.

It was a miracle that Prussia was able to deal with all the countries of Europe through diplomatic means, because the Second Reich offended almost all the countries of the European continent, and it was not surprising that it became the target of public criticism. Prussia was not well prepared, and the decision to engage the French was hasty, so Bismarck hoped for a quick victory if the war went well.

Napoleon's greatest hope now was that the British Empire, which pursued a policy of isolation in Europe, would be able to suppress the arrogance of Prussia a little, after all, it was now the most powerful empire in the whole of Europe.

Queen Victoria's daughter, the eldest princess of the United Kingdom, is the only prince of the German Empire, Friedrich, who will be appointed crown prince next year, and there are concerns that this relationship will affect the decision-making of Prime Minister Gladstone. But he didn't care.

Although royal marriages to maintain political marriages were still a common phenomenon in Europe in the 19th century, it is just that since the establishment of the constitutional monarchy, the British royal family has much less influence on the Prime Minister's cabinet than before, plus Queen Victoria's successor, Edward VII has always disliked being the nephew of Wilhelm II, and even before the First World War, the sun never sets on the Empire and the Second German Reich There has been a naval arms race, which shows that this royal marriage relationship is not reliable in the face of national interests.

Moreover, Napoleon knew very well what the role of British Prime Minister was, and although William Yourt Gladstone was the "William of the people" in the eyes of the British at this time, he still could not change that he was "a cowardly little Englishman sitting under the insults of Majuba and Khartoum". And Prime Minister Gladstone himself is not good at diplomacy, even a bad mess.

This gave Napoleon an opportunity to manufacture.

After the meeting of the defense government, he stopped Hugo, who was very prestigious in the country, in the corridor and asked him for something.

"I hope my friends in the newspaper can help you get this article to the headlines?"

Hugo stopped, he took the manuscript in Napoleon's hand, glanced at the title, and then glanced at the text a few times, suddenly showed a knowing smile, shook the manuscript with his left hand, and said, "This article was written by His Excellency Napoleon?" ”

"Yes."

Napoleon smiled and asked, "Will Your Excellency Hugo do me a favor?" I want to use your relationship to avoid the suspicion of interference from the government behind the scenes, so as not to arouse suspicion. ”

Hugo knew what he was up to, agreed to his request, and jokingly said, "Of course, it's just a gesture." Besides, you are now the savior of France, and whoever refuses your request is a sinner of this nation. ”

The next day, the newspapers of the various factions in Paris launched a bombardment campaign of public opinion, and their aim was not to persuade Britain to intervene, but to exaggerate the Prussian threat.

Russell, the British ambassador to Paris, as usual, picked up the daily newspaper Paris sent by his secretary. The British Prime Minister had declared neutrality in the Franco-Prussian War, so instead of showing anxiety, he gloated at the worried city.

The newspaper's headline was very unique and directly piqued Russell's curiosity.

Shocked! The rising hegemon of the European continent turned out to be him? 》

Following the title, Russell read patiently.

An empire is about to rise, yet the people of France and the monarchs of the rest of Europe are unaware of the butcher's knife hidden behind the devil......

Russell took a sip of his coffee and said with a smile, "Interesting, interesting, let me see which country can make the current Great Britain." ”

The compulsory military service system has enabled Prussia's soldiers to mobilize to an unprecedented height, the establishment of the general staff system has made the Prussian army more coordinated, and coupled with the commander's excellent military leadership, the Prussian army has become an unstoppable division. And Chancellor Bismarck's iron-blooded policy has proven that any country that prevents Prussia from establishing the German Empire will be crushed by Krupp cannons.

The first step after the unification of Prussia was to expand its colonies, and the next step in conquering France was to seize the largest colonial market. In order to ensure the position of the European continent as a great power, Bismarck will adopt a policy of distant friendship and close attack. Forming an alliance with Tsar Alexander II of Russia would have instigated Russia to force other powers such as Britain to make concessions by instigating the London Straits Convention's ban on Russian fleet holdings in the Black Sea and the neutrality of the Black Sea. As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had failed in the struggle for the leadership of the German Confederation, it was nothing more than annexed by Bismarck or forced to form an alliance with itself, so that after the defeat of France, no European power would be able to stop the rise of Prussia. King William will succeed as the hegemon of Europe, and he will expand his global colonial territory even more brazenly.

May God bless the Commonwealth and bless their empire over new challengers.

After reading it, Russell put the newspaper on the table and fell into deep thought.

This essay, written by Napoleon himself, misinterpreted the 1875 agreement of the Three Emperors' Alliance. However, the shock given to Russell was enormous. It is a detailed account of Prussia's military power, as well as Germany's current true strength, while Napoleon deliberately weakened France's current strength.

Anyway, after the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia developed rapidly, and France fell into a stagnant pace, and Napoleon exaggerated the narrative on the basis of facts.

In addition to the Paris daily newspaper, the La Qu de Marseillaise and several other newspapers reprinted the article.

The ambassador in Paris thought about it for a moment and decided to send the contents of this newspaper in the form of a telegram to 10 Downing Street, after all, this could be a signal that it is impossible to miss any small details as an ambassador's day.

Now the whole of Europe is watching Paris unlucky, but they do not realize what will happen to Europe after the rise of the Germanic barbarians.

Russell stared at the exaggerated headline and said slowly, "I didn't expect that even France's continental status was in jeopardy, and the rise of Prussia had to be worrying." ”

"Wow."

A knock on the door brought Russell back from his musings, and he looked up to see his secretary standing in the doorway, frowning.

Russell straightened his clothes and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"The Minister of Foreign Affairs in Paris asks for a meeting."

"Foreign Minister?"

Russell felt a little strange, it was only three days after the establishment of the Provisional Government's cabinet, and they hadn't even officially announced the cabinet list, who was the foreign minister?

The secretary pursed his lips, a little unsure of how to explain it to Ambassador Russell.

"This man...... Forehead...... He said his name was Napoleon Bonaparte. ”