Without any exception, representatives of Britain, France, Olympiad and Western countries appeared at the negotiating table. They could not get what they wanted in secret negotiations, and the southern government did not hesitate to invite the great powers to intervene.

Balance the strength of the north and the south is the common will of the four countries. The comprehensive national strength of the northern government is stronger than that of the south, so it is naturally the object of suppression by everyone.

Even Indian representatives appeared at the negotiating table, not to talk about racial conflicts, white people are supreme, and they must lean back in front of interests.

Of course, the weakest Indians just attended and waited for the results, but they still had no say at the negotiating table.

As a tribal alliance, the Indians were too weak, just equivalent to a federal state, and could not be compared with the north and south.

From the beginning of the meeting, both the north and the south had argued over legal issues. All the secret contacts in private were hidden by both sides.

Without parliamentary approval and private contact with the enemy, these things are shameless, and once exposed, they will be a political crisis.

While it was opening, the results of the Russian-US joint fleet's defeat of the pirates in the US Channel Islands were also revealed. I don't know how many pirates they killed, but the Russian-US joint fleet was almost wiped out.

"The Navy cannot beat the pirates" is not news. When it is alone occasionally, it is understandable that the Navy cannot beat the pirates. In the era of sailing warships, the gap between the strength of the pirates and the navy is not insurmountable.

But this time, a Russian fleet and the US West Coast fleet had 23 large and large warships. They ran to encircle and suppress the pirates and finally ran out two small boats. It can be said that they were wiped out. This is big news.

If it was the Ryukyu Kingdom or the Hawaii Kingdom, such a small country, naval was destroyed by pirates, everyone could understand it.

Even if the US West Coast fleet is suppressed and beaten by pirates, everyone can accept it. After all, they are outbreakers, and it is normal for the navy to be ineffective.

But the protagonist is the Russian Navy, and happened to be at the moment of the Prussian-Russian War, and the problem is magnified.

This happens, and the federal government certainly cannot sit idly by.

Anyway, the Russians were also helping them eliminate pirates. President Lincoln immediately ordered a fleet from the East Coast to go to the Channel Islands to wipe out pirates.

Anyway, now it is at the negotiating table, and the great powers have intervened. Anyone who wants to continue to start the war is the enemy of Britain, France, Olympiad. Since the war cannot be fought, it will be no big problem to divide the troops on the west coast.

While deploying military, the federal government also notified the Tsarist government with telegram as soon as possible. Of course, it also notified European countries. The telegram lines were to be transferred from European countries, so the news was naturally leaked.

At present, there is only one telegram line between Europe and the United States. There is no telegram line directly from the United States to Russia. It must be transited in various European countries, and it is impossible to avoid it.

During the outbreak of the American Civil War, countries could only pass on ships to the news of the federal government's blockade.

Even if the Americans want to keep the news of the defeat in the naval battle, they can't hide it for a few days.

Moreover, the situation is different now. The Russians' importance to the federal government has declined. President Lincoln naturally does not care about the trouble caused by the leak of the news to the Russians.

Turning against others is a common trick by American politicians. If you want to gain American friendship, just use your interests to speak, and everything else is nonsense.

Historically, the Tsarist government supported the federal government to complete national reunification. After the Americans recovered from the civil war, they immediately became anti-Russia vanguards.

The supporters behind the Russo-Japanese War were not only the British, but also the Americans made great efforts.

There is no way, the term of office of the US president is only 4 years, and re-election cannot exceed 2 terms. No matter how good the relationship is, all the investments of the next administration will be wasted.

Almost all republican countries have done very poorly in terms of policy continuity. Many times they are denial for the sake of negation.

As an opposition who defeated political enemies in the election, it is necessary to overturn the previous policy. This is political correctness.

Even if you know that your ex is right, you must do it, otherwise how can you explain it to the voters? Or to the supporters behind the scenes.

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At the Vienna Palace, after receiving the news that the Russian Navy was almost wiped out, Franz just smiled.

Even though I know that my relationship with the British is so bad, I still have to go to America to make things difficult for others. Isn’t this asking for death?

"Pirate" ambush?

Who doesn’t know that the ancestors of the British Navy were pirates? They were just legal pirates. Don’t look at the past decade, the British Navy has been cleaned up and gone ashore, but it is still indispensable to visit the old business occasionally.

It continued until the early 20th century, and there were rumors that the British navy had traveled to pirates, although the British had never admitted it.

After a second of silence for the Russians, Franz began to gloat.

He has heard a lot of jokes about the Russian Navy, but he has experienced them personally and is different.

These are all small problems. Anyway, the Tsarist government has always relied on the army to make a living. When did the navy become stronger?

The Russian navy is quite large, with its total tonnage only after Britain, France, Olympiad and the United States. It started in the 17th century and has been around for two hundred years.

However, this does not mean that the Russian navy is stronger. On the contrary, the Russian navy is now far behind European countries.

All major naval powers are building ironclad ships, but only the Russian navy stands up with sails and warships. There is no other reason, it is just because it has no money.

First, the Near East War, then the reform of Alexander II, and now the Prat-Russian War, where did the Tsarist government have the financial resources to develop the navy?

In this regard, Nicholas I was quite prescient when appointing Minshkov to take charge of the navy.

The naval combat ability has not been cultivated, but the land combat ability has been improved? Finally, I have a skill that has not made military spending in vain.

Franz was considering whether to give Alexander II attention and sent a navy to attack the coastal areas of Prussia.

If you can't make a record in naval battles, you can make up for it in land battles. The elite Russian navy, fighting against the temporary recruitment of the Prussian Kingdom, has no pressure at all.

After hesitating for a moment, Franz decisively gave up this tempting idea. Now is not the time. If you raise it at this time, Alexander II's face will be very ugly.

There is no hurry, it's okay to be a little later. Don't look at the fact that the Tsar's navy is not good at combat effectiveness, but there is no pressure to bully the Prussian navy in naval battles.

Even though the Kingdom of Prussia built ironclad ships, their technical capabilities were limited, and they built pseudo ironclad ships, so there was no need to worry about the power of the artillery being insufficient or not sinking.

It is not necessarily true in land warfare. They are the peaks of the navy's ability to fight in this era. Before they fought, no one knew which of them was better.

In St. Petersburg, when the main force of the Far East Fleet was almost wiped out when they visited the United States, Alexander II was furious.

It was embarrassing to America. Although he suspected that there was a British man behind it, there was no evidence?

In this regard, the British Navy is professional. After taking off his military uniform and modifying the warship, he is a pirate. Even Americans, as local snakes, have not found any problems.

Now it is the era of ironclad ships, and it is inevitable to eliminate sail warships. The pirate ships that rob the Russian Navy are still entrenched in the American Channel Islands.

The boat is still there after the man leaves.

Apparently, the British sold these soon-to-be-eliminated warships to pirates and made a thorough cut between this sneak attack on the Russian fleet.

"My Navy Minister, can you tell me what's going on? When did the Russian Empire's navy not even beat the pirates?"

Lawrence Lovsky, the current Minister of Navy, replied nervously: "Your Majesty, these pirates have many warships in their hands and cannot be treated as ordinary pirates.

Based on the information provided by the Americans, we can make a preliminary judgment that this was a trick by the British, and the artillery on the ship was all made of British. It was even possible that the British Navy ambushed us as pirates.

But don't worry, the Admiralty is ready to send a fleet to the Pacific Ocean to touch these pirates and wash away the shame on us."

Alexander II cursed angrily: "Idiot, I know it's the British who made the mistake. You have to send warships over there. Do you think the losses are not big enough?"

Of course, Alexander II thought about revenge, but his strength was not allowed. If the enemy was a British, no matter how many warships they sent, it would be a result.

He dared not overestimate the British's moral integrity. The Royal Navy pretended to be a pirate, but few countries could protect him.

Foreign Minister Clarence proposed: "The majesty of the empire cannot be desecrated, and these pirates must be wiped out.

But it’s all right to send a fleet from the local area. Now the Prussian-Russian war is important. To eliminate pirates, diplomatic means can be resolved.

Whether it is to let the Americans send troops to wipe out or to turn to the Austrians, the British will not stand up for these pirates for their own reputation."

This is inevitable. No matter how shameless John Bull is, he will not collude with pirates on the surface. From the beginning, these pirates were abandoned.

The British just wanted to attack the Russians, but they didn't really want to turn against the Russians. The Russian Empire is not easy to mess with now, so they are forced to fight another battle to defend India.

Now a group of pirates were left behind to vent their anger on the Russians, so as not to avoid the Tsarist government going to cause trouble for them without any steps.

The Tsarist government had no money? That's right, but it doesn't mean that the Russian nobles had no money either. Alexander II made a promise to India, raise funds from domestic nobles, and raise funds for a war.

Now the Russians are very arrogant and think that they are the best in the army in the world, so it is no problem to push them all the way.

Or maybe you are raising funds from overseas, and as long as you have enough benefits, you will not be afraid of not being able to borrow money.

The Austrian financial community dared not lend money to the Tsarist government, mainly because they were worried about their repayment ability. If Alexander II was willing to take out the collateral that moved Franz, these problems would no longer exist.

The Russian Empire, which has a great family and a great fortune, has capital. As long as Alexander II is willing to sell the country, it will not be difficult to obtain a loan from the French, not to mention Austria.

Things that would not happen under normal circumstances are not necessarily the case in the Russian Empire.

Peter III's magical operations were clearly recorded in history books. Who can guarantee that Alexander II would not dare to take a gamble?

Just like Nicholas I back then, if you win a bet, you will be the greatest Tsar in Russia. If you lose a bet, you will be able to see God in advance.

After hesitating for a while, Alexander II made a decision: "Let the Americans take action. This time the matter was originally caused by them, so they naturally have to do the aftermath."

This is the wisest choice. The strategic value of Russia-US relations is not high in nature, and there is no need to invest too much capital.

Using this matter as an excuse to put an end to the relationship between the two countries, it will be beneficial to everyone.

The federal government is not the later American imperial federation, and it is impossible to help them on European issues, and it cannot even provide a loan assistance.

Similarly, they could not give the help the Americans wanted. This tragic encounter with the navy was that the British warned them not to participate in American affairs.

Alexander II, who was originally planning to win a seat in the North-South negotiations, was completely awakened.

The Russian Empire is indeed very powerful, it is just on land. They have a lot of say in Europe, Central Asia, and the Far East, but in the Americas blocked by the ocean, no one buys their accounts.

Which of the four countries in Britain, France, Olympiad and Western that participated in this mediation is not a naval power? Which one is in the Americas without a fleet? Can't mobilize tens of thousands of troops?

Strength is the right to speak. Haven’t we met the federal government that has been in contact with them now and hasn’t invited them to participate?
Chapter completed!