"Prussia is at war, Your Majesty." Campos knocked lightly on the door and reported the news to Alfonso.

"Hmm." Alfonso nodded faintly, which was expected by the whole world.

Historically, the Franco-Prussian War broke out on July 19, and now it is August 14, almost a month late.

The parties involved in the war were also very different, at least most of Bavaria's army was still in the hands of the Munich government, and the French were able to overcome the numerical disadvantage of nearly 80,000 men.

In addition, the Spanish Civil War also helped France train an additional 40,000 mobile guards who could be immediately pulled into battle, and the two by two are not a small number.

The international situation was also tilted in favor of France, which was the indisputable invader in history, but in this war, because the Munich government was the legitimate government of Bavaria, the invader was Prussia.

And objectively turned the national war between France and Germany into a conventional European war that had happened I don't know how many times before.

"Keep an eye on it." Alfonso admonished.

This war has fundamentally deviated from the war in his memory, and he can't figure out where the future will go.

Just looking at the data on paper, Prussia was completely crushed by France, and even the population.

At present, the total population of Lesser Germany is 41 million, but nearly 8 million of them have jumped back, while the total population of France is 36 million, and the French side has 11 million more people than the Prussian side.

France's economic strength is also stronger than that of Prussia, about 15% higher in terms of GDP.

Of course, if the war lasts as short as it has historically, the population and economy are useless, and it is hard to say the result by looking only at the number and quality of troops that can be mobilized in the short term, and Prussia has a large advantage in this regard......

At the very beginning of the internal unrest in Bavaria, France and Prussia were mobilized separately, but France was clearly more than one step behind Prussia.

By the outbreak of the war, France had only amassed 150,000 troops on the border, while Prussia had amassed 250,000 troops on the Franco-Prussian border and 100,000 on the banks of the Main.

France was not mobilized enough, and its military strength was at a significant disadvantage, and it did not have the ability to support its little brother in South Germany for the time being, so it could only watch Prussia cross the Main River and launch an attack on South Germany.

Bavaria, of course, was not a vegetarian, and although it was not as abundant as its northern compatriots, it also mobilized 50,000 people in a short period of time, and this was under the influence of civil strife.

However, after all, the number of people is only half of the opponent's, and Bavaria is not prepared for Prussia's battle, even if there is a buff bonus for local battles, it is difficult to resist France to save them.

Seeing this, King Ludwig II decided to ask for help from the nearby Austro-Hungarian Empire.

However, it was rejected by Emperor Franz, South Germany was thrown into the arms of France, and North Germany was completely controlled by Prussia, and Austria-Hungary did not gain anything from it.

At most, try to cut off the Silesia that you have in mind, but that was also a matter of the late stage of the war, and in short, Austria-Hungary will not enter the war now.

There was no way, Nande could only carry it on his own, and only hoped that France would assemble faster.

At present, although the French side is at a disadvantage, it has not sent people to ask for help from the Arab side for the time being.

Nasan also has a temper, he has been rejected once before, and the current crisis is not particularly big, at least wait for a while.

What's more, France is not without troops, but it is limited by the capacity and dispatch of the railway, and some troops cannot be transferred to the front line.

Three days after the war began, Alfonso waited for the ambassador of Prussia instead of the French ambassador.

The war was unexpected, and Bismarck had planned to postpone the war for a while, replan his attack on South Germany, and find a way to deal with the other European powers.

But the change in the situation did not give him this opportunity, and Prussia went to war unprepared.

Before it was too late, Bismarck sent someone to contact Alfonso, hoping that Spain would remain neutral in the event of the Franco-Prussian War.

"That's it, Your Majesty, as long as you don't interfere in this war, we will support Spanish expansion of Morocco after the war.

If Spain can take our side and declare war on France, Spain can make a claim against France – and we would be glad to see Algeria change masters. The Prussian diplomat said with a sincere expression.

On the surface, the Prussians offered quite generous terms, doing nothing would be beneficial, and they would also get valuable North African colonies by participating in the war.

But if you think about it carefully, one is a verbal promise, the other is generosity, and they are all useless things.

And what is the use of the support of Prussia, and what is the use of the support of Germany? With the exception of Europe, the affairs of all continents had nothing to do with Prussia, and in the case of Britain the same phrase was about the same.

Even if France is completely defeated, as long as Britain does not nod, not a single Spaniard will want to take to the streets of Algiers.

Therefore, Alfonso scoffed at this condition, and he flatly refused: "No way, France is a close brother of Spain." ”

The Prussian delegate echoed the smile and did not continue to make conditions.

They didn't expect Spain to join them in the first place - they just accepted the help, turned their heads and stabbed them in the face, which is what a republic or a constitutional monarchy can do, and a monarchy like Spain usually has its lower limit.

The purpose of the representation is to tempt.

The results of the trial were evidently promising, and through these days of inquiry, and the attitude of the king just now, the Prussian delegates determined that Spain had no intention of intervening in the war, at least not in the short term.

He noted, however, that Spain seemed to be preparing for conflict with another country, which, by all indications, was most likely Italy.

"I'll have to report this to the country when I go back." The representative said secretly in his heart.

Spain and Italy were both potential enemies of Prussia, and if they could be provoked against each other, the pressure on the Motherland would be much less.

This is not difficult to achieve – the POW incident turned Spain and Italy into enmity, as everyone knows.

As long as we find a way to get the crisis in Rome to break out early, we can turn the two countries to the opposite side...

Alfonso didn't know that the other party had a bad stomach, and even if he didn't talk about it, he politely sent the other party away.

It is true that he has no plans to enter the war in the near future, and although France has a much greater chance of winning than it has historically been, Spain has its own affairs to deal with and cannot completely follow France's pace.

Even if they were to enter the war, it would have to be after the collapse of the French frontal battlefield.

Cooperate with the French Self-Defense Forces to save France, get greater benefits, less risks, and have the opportunity to bring the Bourbon royal family to power.