306.Chapter 306: Intrigue and Fear
"Not by force...... Hearing William say this, Elise seemed to understand a little. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info but it seems to be more confusing.
"Yes, not by force. Speaking of this, William sighed a little...... It's not by force...... That's a good thing, but it's not a good thing at the same time. In fact, if he could, he really wanted to follow the path of convincing people.
It's just a pity, William, the Hereford family, the Russian kingdom...... His strength is not enough to support his best ideas.
More often, alliances, cooperation, compromises, and even compromises can make their families and countries develop better.
It's like this.
William and the Bretons cooperated and used each other. Although in recent times, their conflict in the New World has caused a rift between their alliance relations. But this alone could not completely dismantle the Briton-Russia alliance.
It's like this. Victoria really wanted to see William suffer. And even heavy losses.
But if she wants to see William die and Russia die, it is absolutely impossible.
The reason is simple, it is not in Victoria's interest.
Although sometimes it can be a little emotional. But for the vast majority of the time, Victoria was still a good -- nay, a very good politician and diplomat, I should say.
She will look at everything with a rational outlook. Unless that thing was beyond her imagination.
It was as if William had painstakingly lured the Cherokees and then trained them as a regular army on the European continent.
This, in Victoria's view, is a very incomprehensible, and even very bad thing.
Although many times, Victoria was very arrogant in calling herself the other queen of the kingdom of Briton. But at the same time, Victoria's identity, status and power are not equal, but it also gives her a greater sense of crisis than ordinary people.
She has a strong sense of distress. It can even seem a little unfounded at some point. This affected her decisiveness a little. At times, it can also make her seem intimidating.
It's like it's right now.
William's attitude towards the Cherokee is clear. And William also thinks his tactics will be successful. He will eventually add a lot of human resources to his Neo-Gothic colony. And these human resources will eventually facilitate the rapid development of his colony.
But Victoria doesn't see it that way.
The natives of the New World were much more numerous than the colonists of the New World. Even much more than humans on the Old World. This is something that many people know. And many people also know one thing, that is, manpower is linked to the power of the state.
The reason why the colonists were able to suppress the natives in the New World was much more powerful than they were. It was because of the colonizers' weaponry, their war philosophy, their science and technology, and their social organization.
They are better than the natives in all aspects. So, it was only natural for Victoria to think, as most people do, that if they lost these advantages, would the colonists still be able to win against the natives who had the numerical superiority?
Of course, the answer is no.
An indigenous empire with the same level of "civilization" as the nations of the Old World in every way would destroy all the colonial powers of the Old World. There may even come a time when the "indigenous fleet" sailing from the New World will in turn attack the humans of the Old World.
The thought of this possibility made Victoria nervous and unable to sleep. At the same time, William felt very disappointed that he had done such a thing.
In this way, in the recent period, Victoria has one more headache. In addition to the War of Independence in the New World, she had to worry about William's arming of the Cherokees.
Of course, it's not just a nerve-wracking solution. Victoria also needs to come up with an effective response.
William was not her subordinate. He was her collaborator. Identities are parallel. William's actions are not subject to her. Victoria couldn't just give an order like an order to his subordinates, asking William to give up this nerve-wracking idea.
She had to figure out what the hell William was up to, and she had to take care of William's mood. It is necessary to use your wrists to skillfully defuse this incident. At the same time, William should not be too rebellious.
Naturally, this greatly increases the difficulty of this matter. So much so that Victoria has not been able to come up with a decent, feasible plan in the past few days.
She only wrote a few letters to William, writing out her concerns, as well as warning William not to play with fire.
But even William hadn't replied. Victoria also knew that it would definitely not be useful. William is not the kind of good baby who will be obedient if someone else says something. So Victoria didn't have much hope for her letter in the first place.
In this case, normal people will feel disappointed and even hopeless. Luckily, Victoria is more than just a person. She also has the best staff in the world. And the so-called staff, or think tank. It was at this time that it was used.
In the Doge's palace in Boston, in Victoria's office, she told her staff everything about it. This group of people who claim to be the best in the entire Old World. Then they need to come up with a practical and effective solution.
"That guy usually looks pretty smart, too. I really couldn't have imagined that guy would do such an unwise thing.
It is completely difficult for me to imagine how millions, if not tens of millions, of effectively trained natives would pose a threat to the security of the colonies.
If the Goths' colonization of the New World was destroyed, it would be their own fault. But if it affects our interests, it will also be lost. That's absolutely unacceptable to us. ”
After concluding with these words, Victoria looked at her staff with expectant and encouraging eyes: "So, let's talk about this matter." Let's talk about what can be done to stop the stupidity of our stupid allies. ”
"Yes, Your Highness. "Next to Victoria. Her aides, thinkers, echoed her words: "Even the most ordinary goths can understand this." I really can't imagine that His Royal Highness the prince would be so unwise. ”
"It's hard to imagine that this plan came from the mouth of a prince. In fact, we had high expectations of him before that, which could lead to a series of changes in our plans. ”
"But...... What if the other party really has some conspiracy?" In addition, some staff members felt that this matter was not so simple: "That Highness is not an ordinary person. In the past few years, the rise of the Hereford family at such a rapid speed is inseparable from his efforts. It is hard to imagine that such an intelligent ruler could make such an unforgivable mistake. ”
After this, he looked at Victoria again: "So, Your Highness, although ...... I still want to make sure that this information is really accurate?"
"The intelligence is unmistakably accurate. Victoria said: "We are talking about this premise, so don't say things that don't make sense, hurry up and get started, I need an answer." ”
"Yes, Your Highness. The staff who was beaten lightly and lightly looked a little embarrassed. And after that, soon, another staff member spoke: "Perhaps, if we look at the current situation of His Highness. It is not difficult to draw conclusions. ”
He said, "Honestly, although His Highness seems to have the upper hand at the moment. Took control of a large area of territory in the southern part of the Thirteen State Colonies. But from a practical point of view. He was not in good condition. ”
"How so?" I saw that someone could finally say something useful. Victoria asked somewhat seriously.
"No matter how you calculate it, he doesn't have enough troops. This cannot be changed - "Encouraged by Victoria", the staff member became more active: "He has only 10,000 troops. And this 10,000 troops is completely not enough for the whole war.
The reason why for now, that highness is still in control of the situation. It was because he had kept the front in the north - although it was surprising, he had done a very good job of ensuring law and order in the occupied territories. This allowed him to concentrate most of his main forces with a small number of garrisons.
In addition to this, he was the Cherokee tribe with whom he was closer to him to the west, and Florida to the south. This is a temporarily neutral Asturian colony. He could concentrate his army in the north. ”
"Yes, that's it. And then what. Another aide asked, "That's true of the situation before. But according to the latest information we have obtained, the Kingdom of Asturias is about to intervene in this war. And the Visigothic king was to organize the second expeditionary force.
Louis XVI was annoyed that his expeditionary force had been defeated by William. And Asturias and the Visigothic kingdom are long-term allies.
Therefore, both kingdoms will target the armies against His Highness. That's tens of thousands. ”
"Yes, and they also have naval superiority. Immediately after that, another staff member spoke: "The Russian navy is too immature. They have little combat ability. In this case, all the coastlines of the several colonial states controlled by His Highness would be landing sites. In this case......"
In this case, His Highness's forces are naturally insufficient. In the end, the conversation was closed by the staff who spoke first.