The results of the first day of the Austro-Prussian battlefield soon came out, and all the countries except France felt some peace of mind.

Prussia was better than they thought.

Before that, Britain was ready to take action in person and send a volunteer army to help Prussia stabilize the front.

Although Britain is not known for its army, it has a native army of more than 200,000, and its combat power is absolutely first-class in Europe, and the quality of individual soldiers is probably higher than that of Prussia.

The course of action of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the first day was also carefully analyzed by military strategists of various countries, and it was soon clear that they wanted to cut off North and South Germany.

When Spain captured Strasbourg, it didn't cause much trouble, and Prussia was on guard for a while, not seeing what Prim was trying to do, so he exposed the matter and didn't pay much attention to it.

I didn't expect to be waiting for them here.

From this, it follows that Spain definitely knew about the Austro-Hungarian offensive plans for a long time.

In all its senses, Prussia did not want to provoke Spain, what if it was upgraded from sending volunteers to officially participating in the war.

But Strasbourg can't take it, and with the current situation, the importance of the place has been raised infinitely.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is held in the hands of foreign countries.

Whether the Prim Army marches north to cut off supplies, or moves east to make peace with Austria-Hungary, there is a risk that it will cause total collapse.

Although Spain does not mean to get involved too deeply, who would dare to gamble with this.

Even though the army was overstretched, Prussia still sent four divisions with a total of 110,000 men to march to Strasbourg in two days.

However, when the army arrived near Strasbourg, it did not immediately attack, but was stationed in place for two days, as if it was adjusting.

Outside the battlefield, Heinz, the Spanish envoy from Prussia, secretly rushed to Madrid.

He had come to explore the feasibility of a diplomatic solution to the problem.

Otherwise, if it is really fought, this kind of strategic key point will be fought to the end, and it will not be finished until tens of thousands of people die.

And it was extremely easy to provoke Spain, leading to a full-scale war between the two countries.

In a small conference room, Alfonso met with Heinz.

The other party gets straight to the point:

"We hope that General Prim will conditionally withdraw from Strasbourg, and Prussia will not hesitate to reciprocate."

"What in return?"

"As long as it's not too much, it's fine."

Hearing this, Alfonso thought for a while, and it was estimated that it was unlikely that he would ask for money, and the Prussian treasury had already been emptied.

In addition to money, if he wants to say what he covets Prussia the most, it is naturally the scientific research and industrial capacity of the other party.

Thinking of this, Alfonso asked tentatively: "The technology and production line of the Krupp steel cannon?" ”

Heinz laughed: "If that's the case, then I can call the shots directly, no problem!"

However, for the time being, I can't give you the finished product production line, I can only give the drawings, and the production line will be given after the war.

Also, if the deal goes through, I hope you don't leak the technology to the outside world. ”

Obviously, there are more than one or two people who are greedy for Krupp steel cannon technology, and since Heinz is here, he must be prepared, and there is a plan for what can be given and what cannot be given.

Alfonso was silent, and Prussia was really willing to pay the cost.

However, he could probably guess the other party's mind, this thing was actually just an advanced technology, and it would be obsolete in a few years.

And after the end of this war, there will be no great powers to fight for a short time.

During this period, even if Spain created Krupp, it would not be possible to use it to fight Prussia, at most to seize the arms market, of course they didn't care.

Like the nuclear weapons of later generations can be transferred, not to mention that the Krupp steel cannon is far from this level.

At this time, Alfonso saw that Campos was constantly glaring at him, so he announced that he would talk again after lunch.

Before leaving, Heinz reminded:

"In two days at the latest, Prussia will launch an attack on Strasbourg, and in order to save tens of thousands of innocent lives, I hope Your Majesty will make a decision as soon as possible."

After separating from Heinz, Campos pulled Alfonso into a small room and spoke his mind:

"Your Majesty, I think we can say yes."

"Well, you say." Alfonso was noncommittal.

"Basically unstoppable, the artillery originally arranged in Strasbourg was dismantled and transported away by Prussia, and General Prim had less than 110,000 men, facing the same number of Prussian troops...... I'll tell you the truth, it's unlikely to win.

Even if the war is won, the casualties will inevitably be very heavy.

If the republican government comes to help defend it, of course, it will be able to hold it, but once the initiative is handed over, it will not do us any good.

It's better to sell it for a good price now. ”

Campos finished speaking in one breath, quite apprehensive, after all, it would be a little shameful to be cowardly before fighting.

Alfonso had not yet tasted defeat in his ascension to the throne, and he did not know if the king would accept it.

And this is a match-fixing, if it is known, it will definitely damage the reputation.

Unexpectedly, Alfonso laughed after hearing this, and bowed his head slightly: "What you said is very correct, Spain has gained a lot of benefits in the previous war, and what we need now is to develop slowly."

It is not in our interest to help Fao win.

I had planned to exchange something with Strasbourg and Austria, and it would have been better since Prussia had come. ”

Campos breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that Alfonso would admit his death and accept defeat.

Alfonso added: "But I want to correct you a little, this is not called "selling", how to fight or how to fight, just to ask Prim not to call for French aid, and not to fight to the end." ”

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After the two discussed, they informed Heinz of the results of the discussion:

"Spain accepts, but we have to fight with real guns first, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to our allies.

And this transaction needs to be kept confidential. ”

Heinz gladly accepted.

In general,

Alfonso promised that Prim would not play with Prussia, and that Spain would not be angry because of this matter, so he was relieved to fight.

Prussia, for its part, was to transfer the technology for the production of Krupp steel cannons before the end of the war – on the normal commercial transaction model, but at a slightly lower price.

In addition to this, Prussia needed to provide a platform for Alfonso and Krupp to connect with each other – this was Alfonso's selfish desire to see if he could take a stake in the promising company.

After everything was settled, on March 13, a major battle between Spain and Prussia took place in Strasbourg, and the fierce fighting lasted for a whole day, leaving nearly 2,000 corpses on each side.

Of all the fighters, only Prim knew that the two top brass had made a deal.

The only thing he had to do was to order a retreat in the event of a defeat of his own army, rather than a counteroffensive.

Even if Prussia's combat effectiveness is not as expected, then he does not need to be deliberately defeated, he can win the battle, and he does not care about those underground deals.

However, this accident did not happen, and the battle ended in defeat for Spain.

With the exception of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the French Republican government, this result was satisfactory to everyone.

Although the two countries were annoyed, they could not do anything, because all the military personnel who watched the battle could testify that Spain really could not fight before retreating.

Spain may not have been resilient enough to defend Strasbourg, but they were just a volunteer army and there was nothing to blame.

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