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In late November, the silent European countries finally expressed their strong dissatisfaction with Prussia's military offensive. www.biquge.info Although the Prussian government has been informed of the opinions of all parties, the number of troops going to West has continued unabated.

Just as Austria attacked Baden at that time, Prussia not only increased the local army to 30,000, but also sent government workers and a large number of police and military personnel to Germany, which was clearly intended to turn the Kingdom of West directly into Prussian territory.

Prussia was once a military power entrenched in Germany, but now it has become a superpower in northern Central Europe by annexing Saxony and West, and its power will grow exponentially in the future. Not even the Holy Roman Empire could control this wild horse, a natural war machine.

Now the number of Prussian troops is about 200,000 men, and in the time of Frederick the Great, the super combat effectiveness of the Prussian army has opened the eyes of old Europe. According to estimates, after the annexation of the two kingdoms, the number of Prussian troops would rise rapidly to about 350,000 because of its military autocracy.

In addition to the military increase, economically Prussia will inevitably gain a large German population as a result of this expansion, and the productivity of Prussia will be greatly increased as long as it is obtained. With the help of the fertile plains of Central Europe and rich mineral deposits, Prussia's national power will quickly surpass that of Austria.

Such a European empire was not wanted to be seen by the Austrians, and even more so by the British. As for Russia, they just want to use Prussia's strength to skillfully obtain some diplomatic benefits, just like in the mid-19th century, when the Qing Dynasty grabbed more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land for nothing.

In general, the Russians did not expect things to develop to this extent.

After all, with Russia's strength, they can control Prussia, which annexes a small German state, but if Prussia annexes half of Germany in one go, it will be the rhythm of their desire to go it alone.

On November 24, at the time of the Cold War in Europe, Archduke Charles, spokesman of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, officially declared: "The German region is protected by the sovereignty of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Kingdom of West is a sovereign monarchy, and the Kingdom of Prussia will never be allowed to do anything wrong!"

A few hours later, Austria again announced that it would declare war against Prussia if Prussia did not withdraw from Germany by November 30. They will use a strong hand to regain the prestige of the Holy Roman Empire.

Prussia, of course, knew that the Austrian Empire was going to war, but so what? In the face of an empire that had been defeated many times, the Prussians showed the self-confidence of Frederick the Great. The Prussian government not only continued to implement the plan, but also continued to transport troops to Germany.

In this way, the Prussian army aimed at the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which had its doors wide open.

As long as it gained a foothold in Germany and eliminated the Netherlands, then the whole of Europe would be completely dominated by Prussia. Not only will France, whose national power is declining, be unable to defend itself, but the Austrian Empire will probably be completely defeated in the competition between the great powers. As for Britain defending Northern Europe with an isolated island, it is completely powerless to deal with the new giants who are about to entrench themselves on the European continent.

Gradually, not only Austria and Britain saw this relationship. Prussia's supporters, the Russian Empire, were slowly seeing the essence of the incident, and the vast empire in Eurasia, which had been overwhelmed by the frequent peasant uprisings, would be a bad deal if it had to deal with a new hegemon.

So, on November 27, the representative of Russia, General Kutuzov, personally went to Austria and made statements in favor of European sovereignty. This move was also a clear indication to Prussia of Russia's current position.

And the British Empire was not idle, and prepared a large amount of money from the treasury while the European countries were busy deploying troops, and this batch of pounds sterling was the best weapon for Britain to support against Prussia.

In this way, a wave of cold air from Central Europe blew across Europe, although all countries were stationing troops to confront each other, waiting for an opportunity to move.

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"General, the first detachment of the Maritime Guard is on a cruising mission at sea, and there are no mistakes at the moment. ”

"The second detachment is now patrolling the waters near the base, and there are no mistakes at the moment. ”

Listening to the reports of his subordinates, Brion was leisurely. In the past, there were frequent violations in the French maritime area, but now these problems have been fundamentally solved by the creation of the Maritime Guard.

In order to strengthen France's control over the sea and the navy's ability to respond to the situation, Brion specially organized the 3,000 idle navy into a maritime escort army. There were three detachments in total, all formed from the elite fleet of France. Each detachment was capable of arming almost a hundred guns, as well as the main French capital ships. Although it was a fantasy to deal with the British Navy in terms of numbers, it was more than enough to deal with some pirates in the Mediterranean, or threatening ships of other countries.

"Why didn't the third detachment report to the base?" said Brion and the others were a little impatient.

This is the first time that the third detachment has gone to sea for a patrol mission, but it stands to reason that the staff should report to the base in a timely manner on the sea situation. It has now come to the appointed time, but news from the fleet has not been heard for a long time.

Could it be that he has run into some trouble, or is it really a pirate? But this is too coincidental, and even if the fleet encounters pirates, it will be two hours to end the battle, how can it be delayed for nearly six hours?

It was getting dark, and the first detachment had all returned to the sea, and the second detachment had successfully returned to the base except for one battleship, which was still on a final patrol mission at sea. However, there was no news of the third detachment, which disappeared without a trace during the day. Although Brion also sent ships to search, it was still unsuccessful.

A few more hours passed, and the last battleship returned without incident, but an unfortunate news came from the sea.

"What did you say? Detachment 3 encountered the British Navy off the Balearic Islands, and the Royal Guard with five Tier 3 ships?" Brion listened to the return of the survivors brought by Wernerve, and his eyes narrowed with terrifying anger, and the smile that hung on his face like a sign disappeared in an instant.

Judging by the information received by Wernerve, the third detachment should have mistakenly entered the inherent waters of Britain in the Mediterranean, and unfortunately encountered the powerful British Royal Navy. It may have been because the British battleships were the first to take the expulsion measures, and the two navies began to fight fiercely. The result, of course, was France's defeat, but Briand did not expect to lose so completely.

The third detachment is the main fleet of the Maritime Guard built by Brion with a lot of money, and it should be the most powerful of the Maritime Guards. However, after less than two hours of fighting with the British Navy, it was devastating. Three warships of the fleet were all buried at the bottom of the sea, and countless young naval soldiers died in this naval battle that was completely misunderstood.

", why did the third detachment sail to British waters?"

"This is also to blame for the dereliction of duty of his subordinates, the captain of the capital ship of the Third Fleet is a young navy, and due to poor command, he 。。。。。。 Werneuve said heavily.

"What? You actually let a young man from a military academy fill such an important position as captain?"

Brion looked at the colonel in front of him with some surprise, not knowing what to say. After more than ten seconds of silence, Brion slowly spoke: "Forget it, how is the British on the other side?"

By this time, Brion had understood that the destruction of the third detachment was a fact, and that he was most worried about the British. Now that his fleet has been completely annihilated by Britain, objectively speaking, it is called a fight, and with Britain's prestige, it can be completely irresponsible. However, the French side is different, and the appearance of its own warships in the territorial waters of Britain is called a violation of sovereignty. If it also caused losses to Britain, then Brion would have to bear a lot of responsibility.

Werneuve nodded: "Our shells damaged one of the capital ships of the British army and sank one battleship. It is estimated that the British army lost more than three hundred people. ”

"What!?" Brion dropped the pen in his hand and collapsed limply in his chair, gasping for air, as if all his strength had been drained.

"If you can, your subordinates are willing to take full responsibility. ”

Brion glanced at Werner helplessly: "No need, you can't afford the trouble you got into this time!"

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At the same time, within the command of the British Royal Navy, a message came from the Mediterranean.

"Report to General Hood, our cruiser fleet in the Mediterranean has returned. A young officer gave a standard salute, but it was too stiff.

The soldier with the epaulette of the rank of general straightened his neckline, smiled and patted the officer's shoulder: "Why are you so nervous? Lieutenant Colonel Nelson, what's wrong with you?"

"Our fleet has engaged in a fierce battle with the French fleet in the Mediterranean, and the casualties are heavy!" Nelson respectfully handed over the report: "We have lost three hundred and fifty-seven excellent naval officers, and one battleship has also been destroyed. ”

Admiral Hood couldn't believe it, but immediately calmed down after a while: "Lieutenant Commander Nelson, I want to know who the current commander of the French navy is? This is obviously an invasion of our waters, and it has caused us such a great loss! The British Empire will definitely not let this man go." ”

"Understood, I'll find out right away. ”

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