"However, a well-thought-out military plan requires the cooperation of a large number of staff officers and front-line military commanders!

Once they are involved, it is difficult to guarantee that the plan will not be compromised! "Niel to Jérôme. Bonaparte raised concerns.

"It's easy to solve!" Jérôme. Bonaparte replied to Nière in a brisk tone: "As long as the General Staff is divided into strategic discussion groups, as it was in the previous stage of preparation for the Crimean War!"

Each team is in charge of a different country, Belgium, Sardinia, Prussia, Austria, and even Egypt can be our imaginary enemies!

In this way, we can't hide the real target! ”

Nielle suddenly felt his mouth open, and he hurriedly asked Jérôme. Bonaparte said that he would follow Jérôme's. Bonaparte meant to do.

"By the way, there is also the fact that when setting up an imaginary enemy, we should consider the problem in many aspects, not only the existing forces of the enemy and us." Jérôme. Bonaparte again admonished Niel: "In the case of the Kingdom of Prussia, when considering the Kingdom of Prussia, consider not only the 160,000 troops that the Kingdom of Prussia has, but also the reserves of the Kingdom of Prussia of the first and second ranks, and also the railways and telegraphs in the Prussian region.

In the previous Crimean War, I don't need to go into too much detail about the role of telegraph and railroads...... By the way, we also have to take into account the tactical changes brought about by the Delesse rifle of the Kingdom of Prussia. ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke eloquently about the question of the Kingdom of Prussia, and Niel immediately thought that His Majesty the Emperor was an example, and he must have wanted to attack the Kingdom of Prussia.

Otherwise, why did His Majesty the Emperor remind them year after year of the movements of the Kingdom of Prussia?

It's just that His Majesty the Emperor will most likely not make a move against Prussia in the near future.

The French reserve (in fact, a semi-professional reserve) has just been established, and the reserve officers have not yet been fully implemented, and it will take a long time to polish it before it can be fully used.

Niel ...... Niel ...... "While Niel was thinking about the reserve system and Prussia, Jérôme . Bonaparte's shout reached Niel's ears, and General Niel, who reacted, hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty, I'll listen again!" ”

"And what do you say I just said?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked Nière, with an interested smile on his lips.

"This ...... Ah...... "Where does Niel know about Jérôme. What Bonaparte said, he could only say in a nutshell.

"Forget it!" Jérôme. Bonaparte shook his head, and then asked, "Can you tell me what you were thinking?" ”

"Your Majesty, have you already planned to attack the Kingdom of Prussia?" Niel said what was on his mind.

"That's right!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said frankly to Nière: "I didn't tell you a long time ago that we were bound to go through a war with the Kingdom of Prussia!"

I can now tell you responsibly that the war between us and the Kingdom of Prussia will determine the hegemony of the whole of Central and Western Europe!

If we defeat the Kingdom of Prussia, then the hegemony of Central and Western Europe will remain in the hands of the French Empire.

On the other hand, if we face defeat, then the hegemony of Central and Western Europe will be transferred to the hands of the Kingdom of Prussia! ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte's words made Nière's face appear surprised, he did not know Jérôme. How exactly did Bonaparte come to this conclusion.

"Your Majesty, are you too pessimistic in your inference!" Niel cautiously towards Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

"Pessimistic?" Jérôme. Bonaparte snorted coldly and replied to Niel, "I would like to be optimistic, but reality does not allow me to be so optimistic!"

I'll take the simplest example! Do you know what the population of France was at the time of last year's census? ”

Niel was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand Jérôme. What exactly does Bonaparte mean, is it difficult for moral will to gain hegemony and be related to the population? If Germany's hegemony had something to do with population, then the population of the Russian Empire would not be the most stable in the world.

Despite the fact that Nière's heart is for Jérôme. Bonaparte's theories of population and hegemony were somewhat dismissive, but he still had a face against Jérôme. Bonaparte maintained respect.

After all, Jérôme . Bonaparte was the emperor of the empire, and even if he was really wrong, it was a well-intentioned mistake.

"Your Majesty, I don't know about this!" Niel vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"According to the census, our population in 1855 was about 36.6 million, compared to 35.8 million in 1850, which means that it took us five years to grow our population by 800,000!

The average annual growth rate was 4%, the average growth rate of the Kingdom of Britain during these years was 11%, the growth rate of the Kingdom of Württemberg and the Duchy of Baden was also 10%, so it can be inferred that the population growth rate of the Kingdom of Prussia was also around 10%-11%! "Jérôme. Bonaparte said to Nielle in a solemn tone, "Do you know what this means? ”

"Our population may be less than the German population in the future!" Neielle replied tentatively.

"That's right! If we don't change, our population will be much smaller than the German population in the future! "Jérôme. Bonaparte's tone became more and more solemn, "Niel, I told you that the future war is definitely not a symbol confined to a small group of people!

He is a war with the participation of the whole population, an expanded version of the Crimean War!

The two countries/nations that are engaged in the war will fight with all their might!

Hundreds of thousands, if not a million, of troops will fight in an area less than 100 kilometers deep.

This will test who has more population and stronger willpower in both countries.

And the surplus men in Germany will be scattered into the army, and I ask you, Niel, do you have the confidence to defeat an enemy twice as many as us!

”

Jérôme. As soon as Bonaparte's words fell, Nière fell silent, confident that he could win an army of the same size, but still had no confidence in twice as many enemies.

This kind of enemy could only be defeated by the original Emperor Napoleon.

"And our enemy will use the railroad to quickly support the weakly defended areas as quickly as possible!

Trying to replicate the miracle of war during the Napoleonic period is basically impossible in the future!

What's more, in my uncle's time, the population of France was much larger than that of other countries! "Jérôme. Bonaparte mercilessly shattered Niel's illusions.

However, Niel still "found" Jérôme. Bonaparte's flaw, "Your Majesty, all your assumptions are that Germany is a whole, and as long as Germany is not a whole, then they cannot threaten us!" ”

"And who are you most likely to unite Germany?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked rhetorically.

"Austria!" Without hesitation, Nière replied, as is recognized by the mainstream countries today, "They own the largest land in the whole of Germany, and they are also the chairman of the German Confederation!"

In terms of reason, they all have the ability to be unified! ”

"I don't think so!" Jérôme. Bonaparte shook his head and said to Niel: "Although the territory of the Austrian Empire is large, there are too many ethnic groups in their territory!

A rash reunification of Germany will not only not be their help, but may also be their lifeline!

Furthermore, did Austria really want to unify Germany? What are the benefits that Germany has brought to them?

If we talk about the market, the Austrian Empire itself was a huge market, so there was no need for the German market at all.

Pandering to German nationalism, it won't work either, there is enough nationalism in their country!

Prussia, on the other hand, needed the German market, the enclave of Prussia!

These were the driving forces behind their unification of Germany! ”

"Your Majesty, the likelihood of Prussia's unification of Germany is indeed higher than that of Austria!

However, if they want to connect Inland and Prussia, then the Kingdom of Hanover will definitely be their target!

The Kingdom of Britain probably won't leave it alone! "Niel vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"Why should Britain care?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked rhetorically.

"Isn't that the territory of the royal family of Hanover?" Niel was stunned for a few seconds on Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

"Niel, in Britain the royal family is the royal family, and the government is the government!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said to Nière: "The interests of the royal family do not necessarily represent the interests of the government!"

If Queen Victoria was also the monarch of Hanover, then the British government would still be able to pinch its nose and fight for the honor of the monarch.

Now the relationship between Britain and Hanover is only the friendship of the royal family, so why should Britain fight for the friendship of the royal family!

Moreover, allowing the Kingdom of Prussia to occupy the Kingdom of Hanover will also benefit the national strength of the Kingdom of Prussia and suppress the French Empire!

What the Kingdom of Britain loved most was to maintain a balance of strength in Europe.

Of course, if the Kingdom of Prussia defeats us, then the Kingdom of Britain will be wary of them!

Therefore, we must treat the Kingdom of Prussia as an imaginary enemy and be ready to fight them at any time! ”

Feeling a little brain-burning, Neiel nodded and said to Jérôme. Bonaparte replied: "Understood! ”

"That's right! I asked you to survey the German region, how did you proceed? "Jérôme. Bonaparte asked Niel again.

"Your Majesty, we have already surveyed the territories of the princely states of South Germany, Lyingland, and part of the Kingdom of Hanover!

Over the next three years, we will complete a survey of the rest of Germany! "Niel vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"Excellent! Don't forget to mark their railways and telegraphs on the map, this information is just as important! ”

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