266.Chapter 266 - The Expeditionary Force, Heading to the New World
William's unhurried life came to an end in September. In the days at the end of August, www.biquge.info Victoria urged him to send more and more troops. A lot of times it bothered William. This behavior exposed the reality that the Bretons were increasingly unable to rule the New World. It was in this situation that the first Cheka spies to go to the New World returned with the information they had gathered.
"It's terrible, if it's in the 21st century, you can just make a transatlantic phone call and understand what's going on over there. But now, if you want to know the situation of the colonies in the New World, you have to sail for half a month with the fastest clippers. William shook his head as he looked at the information, thinking so in his heart.
The information sent by the Chekas indicates that the situation in the New World is already bad. Under the command of a commander-in-chief named George, the thirteen state colonies of the New World formed a regularized armed force.
The rebel army, which received assistance from all quarters, had its own military band, as many as 200 guns of various types, and more than 30,000 soldiers of the "Continental Army" armed with large-caliber smoothbore guns and extra-long guns, which could form an infantry phalanx.
If there were only these forces, it would be nothing -- it really would be nothing. Even without William and his White Army, the Britons themselves could have been wiped out.
The problem is that there are people behind them.
Yes, in addition to the Visigothic King Louis XVI, who had already stood up and declared his "sympathy for the suffering of the people of the New World", King Alfonso of Asturias also revealed his interest in those "traitors" on some private occasions.
Whether it is Visigoth, or Asturias, they have very large colonies in the New World. At the same time, they were also hostile to Breton. To make matters worse, Visigoths had close ties with the royal family of Asturias. The two sides continued to marry, and they had always advanced and retreated together in the diplomacy of the Old Continent. In this case, the two countries seem to be motivated.
Victoria understood what they meant. At present, the Bretons are still strong, and they are still the number one power in the Old World, and even in the world. Under normal circumstances, although they hated the Britons, they did not dare to start a war against the Britons lightly.
In this case, they chose to finance the rebels in the New World. I hope to use this method to get to the bottom of the Briton people.
If the Bretons were only a foreign power, then they wouldn't mind waging an all-out war against the Bretons in the Old World. At that time, the Ostrogothic Empire will probably also enter the war. The Britons will face an all-out siege from the other human nations of the Old World.
And even if the Bretons were able to put down the rebellion in the New World, it would be nothing to them - there were unwritten rules between the nations. Colonial wars outside the limits of the Old Continent had limited impact on the homeland within the limits of the Old Continent. This is a limited, local, regional conflict. Even if the Bretons were to be defeated, they would not have much effect on the Visigoths. Moreover, even if they are victorious, it will be their own strength that will be lost. The Goths only need to pay some supplies, some resources, and some munitions.
That's exactly what happened. But......
But Louis XVI didn't think so. This bastard is out of line!" In Britton's embassy, Victoria said to William almost angrily, "Expeditionary Force. After hearing that we were going to send an expeditionary force, the Visigoths were also preparing to send an expeditionary force. They organized an army of 20,000 in advance. And then there's an expeditionary fleet of seven Tier 3 battleships! It's no less than a war!
In contrast to Victoria's impatience, William was indifferent. His expression was very calm, and at the same time, the question he asked Victoria was also very sharp: "So, is Briton ready to declare war on the Visigoths?"
“...... Not yet. Hearing William say this, Victoria was immediately deflated. Looking at William, his gaze also became evasive.
William couldn't help but want to sarcastically say two words to her, but if you think about it, forget it, it's useless.
There were many contradictions among the human nations in the Old World. And it's very complicated. For the Bretons, the Old Continent had basically no allies, and the attitude of the two Goths towards the Bretons was basically the same. But the contradictions between the two Gothic kingdoms were no less acute. At the same time, the Asturians ruled the Lombard and Frisian kingdoms for a time. They were just as unfriendly to the Ostrogoths as they were to the Britons.
In this triangular relationship in which the three parties do not like each other, if one of them makes the first move, then the result is self-evident, and it is absolutely that the remaining two parties temporarily put aside their contradictions, unite and then fight against them - if it gets to that point, the most feared thing of the Britons will happen - an alliance all over the Old World against the Britons.
The Britons will never be a match for this alliance. At least on the Army, he will never be an opponent. The Britons would lose all the territory they had gained over the centuries they had cultivated in the Old World. This is absolutely unacceptable to the Britons.
"So, bear with me. "The Visigothic economy is not very good," William said. Social contradictions are very acute. I don't think they can sustain too many wars. ”
"What do you mean......" Victoria heard another possibility from William's words.
"If the Visigoths have invested too much power in the New World and lost too many troops and wealth, do you think the Visigoths will have the courage to declare war on Britton in the future?"
"Definitely. Victoria nodded, a weakened Visigoth, in the interests of the Britons. But at the same time, she had another fear—that an overly weakened Visigothic would break the equilibrium of the continent. The Ostrogothic Empire, which was gradually regaining its strength, would never give up this good opportunity.
"If the Visigoths are weakened too much, then the Ostrogoths will even have a chance to annex the kingdom. A mighty Gothic Empire will once again descend on the human world, which is also not what the Bretons want...... So ......"
Of course, this time, Victoria did not say these words to William. Because, William was also a part of the Gothic Empire.
"Get ready. The Briton expeditionary force has set out, and I hope my mercenaries will be quicker as well. After saying this, Victoria gave the order to send the guests off.
William didn't say anything more, shrugged his shoulders, and then turned to leave Victoria's parlor.
Visigothic ...... Compared with the war-torn Ostrogothic, the Visigoth, which completed the centralization of power two hundred years ago, is a very strong opponent. In fact, in recent decades, the only powerful kingdom that has been able to confront the Bretons head-on is the Visigoths.
Although Visigoths have been declining in recent decades, losing to Britton in the struggle for hegemony in the Old World and in the struggle for colonies overseas, the royal family and nobles still regard Visigothic as a great power in the human world. Its status was even higher than that of the weakened Ostrogothic Empire.
"A strong, but not overly strong opponent. Exactly what I need right now. And both the weakening of the Visigoths and the acquisition of colonies in the New World were beneficial to the Russian kingdom. A weakened Visigoth, both as an ally and as a meal, is very suitable. ”
William thought to himself.
That's it, it will take fifteen days for new information to be transmitted back to the Old World, and William's White Army is ready to go, and the Hereford family is ready to say: "This matter has nothing to do with me, it is all a private act." Mercenaries have no homeland, only interests", while using the White Legion to grab benefits.
At the same time, the New World, the rebels of the New World, who had already won a "phased victory", began to convene a parliament in style. They decided to create a non-mainstream state, a republican state. A dreamlike Eden-like country that keeps them away from the tyrants and tyranny of the Old World.
They proclaim that all men are created equal. They declared that all people had the right to participate in the elections, and they declared that they were the elect of the Lord of Light, just like the Jews who had made their way to Israel on the shores of the Red Sea.
It's like ancient Greece, a slave democracy. It was built in the New World. They are very confident that they can get the final victory. Overcome all obstacles and obstacles to propel this fantastic country to the top.
"Of course, there is one more thing we have to do before this, and that is to defeat the Britons! Let these minions of the evil tyrants of the pathetic Old World know how powerful and unstoppable the wrath of the free people of the New World is!" Under the gaze of countless soldiers, the leader of the rebel army named George, wearing a white wig and a dark blue Continental Army uniform, held a bayonet sword in his hand: "We will become a legend of this world!" We will be remembered by our descendants as the founding fathers of the greatest republic in the world!"
Amid the cheers of countless people, the soldiers raised their smoothbore guns and super-spears above their heads, and slogans such as "Long live freedom!" and "Long live the republic!" were heard endlessly. At the same time, people and slogans shouting "Your Majesty!" demanding that George be crowned King of the New World were also heard endlessly...... It seems that the consciousness of these immigrants needs to be raised.