The Near East War broke out again, and the countries that did not want to see Austria continue to expand also took action. How effective and connotative pulling back is also an art.

London

In the Prime Minister’s residence on Downing Street, the British cabinet gathered together. Prime Minister Gerston took out a stack of top-secret documents and distributed them to everyone.

"This is the Austrians' combat plan. The intelligence department paid a heavy price to succeed. I hope it will help our next actions."

It was indeed a heavy price to pay, and this semi-public combat plan was almost published in the newspapers in Vienna.

British intelligence personnel spent 50,000 pounds to get the preliminary plan. Don’t ask where the money was spent, intelligence is priceless.

Everyone did not speak and read it carefully. There was not much content on the document, only one rough plan, and no specific combat part was involved.

Navy Secretary Robert frowned, and the beard on his face was particularly eye-catching: "According to this combat plan, the Austrians will win this war without spending much money.

With the Ottoman Navy's broken ships, they faced Austria, and they did not even have the ability to fight back. Without the maritime power, the coalition forces could land in any region at any time.

According to the information learned by the Navy, there were at least 30 ports in the Ottoman Empire suitable for large-scale landings, and the actual number may be more.

To defend so many places, at least millions of troops are needed. With the national strength of the Ottoman Empire, this cannot be done.

Once the coastal areas are corrupt and a large number of war refugees emerge, the Ottoman Empire will soon be dragged down. This scorched earth plan is too cruel."

Everyone understood Robert's words. Criticizing the Austrians' vicious combat plan was secondly, and the main purpose was to emphasize the importance of "sea power".

No one objected, sea power was indeed very important to the British Empire. The experience of the Ottoman Empire only proved this again.

Prime Minister Gerston nodded: "Yes, the Austrians' plans are indeed very vicious. If we don't find a way to interfere, the Ottoman Empire will collapse soon.

And it was completely collapsed, and it could not even be used to consume Austria's strength. Without the nail behind it, it would be even more difficult for us to check and balance Austria."

I picked up a baton and pointed at the map on the wall: "You can look at this world map, and the marks are made on it.

These blue areas are Austrian colonies or spheres of influence. Just twenty years have passed, and Austria has become the second largest colonial power after us.

There is no hurry to have an issue of overseas colonial expansion. Now the world has almost been divided up, and the rest are some hard bones or areas with relatively low value.

Turning your eyes back to the European continent is the European pattern after the Prussian-Russia War. The Russian Empire was suppressed and its influence was suppressed in Eastern Europe.

The Kingdom of Prussia has risen and France has also revived. At present, European countries are restraining each other, and we are centrally adjusting, and overall balance can be maintained.

But everyone still cannot relax their vigilance. From the end of the anti-French war to the present, the Austrians have been dominant on the European continent through diplomatic means.

If Austria twenty years ago, then this is a good thing, they helped us achieve the continental balance.

However, the situation has changed in the past decade. The foreign policy of the Vienna government is incomprehensible and their strategic goals have become blurred.

The only thing that is certain is that continental balance policy is no longer the core strategy of the Vienna government, otherwise the French would not be able to annex Italy.”

Taking a step back, Gerston looked serious: "In today's world, there are only two countries that have the power to threaten Britain's hegemony." The baton clicked twice on the map, and it was France and Austria.

"The information from Paris was that Napoleon III was already ill in bed, and the crown prince could not suppress many domestic forces at a young age. Once Napoleon III passed away, this struggle for power would inevitably be inevitable, and the French would not be a threat in a short period of time.

Austria is different, the domestic political situation is stable, Franz is in his prime, and now he is ambitious to launch the Near East War.

Once the Ottoman Empire collapses, the next goal of the Vienna government will definitely be to annex the German Federation.

They chose a good time, and Prussia and Russia were in conflict with each other, and it was impossible to join forces to intervene; France, in the process of transfer of power, is likely to not send troops to interfere in order to stabilize.

The remaining European countries are fence-bearing, and it’s okay to sway flags and shout, but it’s too hard to ask them to balance Austria. Our family alone is not as good as they want to interfere."

This is the most worrying issue for the British. Austria unified the German region and was dominant in the European continent. If you want to check and balance, you don’t know where to start.

Now is not the original time and space, and there is a French and German hatred that can be used. European countries are not stupid and do not have enough interests. How could they rush up and fight against Austria in a daze?

The Vienna government is also good at diplomacy. After Franz succeeded to the throne for so many years, Austria has never been isolated.

The Vienna system has been established twice, and it can also be established for the third time. Against the backdrop of the opposition between Pakatan and Russia, the end of the Ottoman Empire, and the domestic struggle between France, the establishment of Austria's continental hegemony is very successful.

Foreign Minister McLean: "From the empire's standpoint, the Ottoman Empire cannot be destroyed by any means. Supporting the Ottoman Empire is not enough. The gap between the two sides' strength is too big, and the Sudanese government will not last long.

It is too difficult to start directly from Austria, so we can only find a way to Fanpopularism and Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is lobbying the Berlin government to create conflicts on the Pakatani-Russia border, and Central Asian countries can also move to find ways to get the Russians out of the war.

Once the Russians withdraw from the war, we will join forces with the French to conduct military exercises in the Mediterranean, making interference, and deter the Vienna government.

Franz doesn't like to take risks and plans to act no matter what he does. This is an advantage and a disadvantage. As long as we create a great momentum and then we will mediate together with European countries, the possibility of Austria stopping is very high.

If the plan fails, we will create trouble overseas and distract the Vienna government from its energy.

Austria's colonial system is not impeccable. We cannot move from the Austrian African region, and Central America is not easy to move, so other regions are different."

Chancellor Laluk Royd asked: "It sounds like this plan is good, but where is our interests? We can't spend such a big price, and we won't get anything, right?"

The biggest feature of British diplomacy is pragmatism. There is no problem in suppressing Austria, but it cannot harm Britain's own interests.

It is not a matter of one sentence to win over European countries. It requires a price to pay. Even if a small country helps to sway the flag, it will require an appearance fee, which has a cost.

Especially the last resort is to start directly from the Austrian colonial area, which requires greater investment.

It’s better not to mention the profits, Austria’s most fertile colony cannot move, and the remaining remaining soups and cold soups cannot see any reward.

Alaska is ice, at most a bit of fur or a few fish. If Britain was interested, it had been taken into it in the last century and there was no need to wait until now.

Patagonia was not much better, and the colonial strongholds that the Spaniards gave up were obviously a loss-making deal.

Argentina and Chile are somewhat interested in this land, but they are not brave enough to snatch it from Austria, or they are not tempting enough.

The Austrian Nanyang is relatively fertile, but the cost of seizing is too high, and even thugs cannot be found in the surrounding area unless the British come on their own.

However, considering the cost issue, even if the plan is successful, Britain will lose money. It is not only losing money, but also gaining an enemy.

If Austria is suppressed, these investments are worth it. The most troublesome thing is that it has not been fought and forced France and Austria to further get closer, which will lead to great losses.

McLean stood up, walked to the hanging map, and drew a circle with his hands.

"This is the map of Austria now, which doubles compared to the first Near East War."

Then I clicked on the map: "This is the Suez Canal. Once the Ottoman Empire is over, Austria's power will be formed and its influence will spread to the Indian Ocean.

The Suez River is the Sinai Peninsula of Austria on one side and the French Egypt on the other side. It is the second exit of the Mediterranean Sea. If we don’t have anything to do, I believe everyone has ideas!

This operation may not hurt Austria's vitality. At least, you can reach into the Suez Canal and turn the joint management of France and Austria into joint management of Britain, France and the Olympics?"

The Suez Canal France and Austria are very close to each other and do not give the British a chance to intervene. If you want to intervene, you must first disagree with the French-Australian relationship.

The London government has been working hard, but it has achieved little success. Although there are many pro-British factions in the Paris government, pro-British does not mean that they are going to stolen the country.

Napoleon III was not a fuel-efficient lamp. When it comes to the issue of the Suez Canal, he didn't have any room for talks with Britain, let alone just insert it?

Not to mention Austria, Franz regards the Suez Canal as his lifeblood. What the Vienna government thinks about is how to dominate the Suez Canal and let the British intervene. How is it possible?

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In Paris, Napoleon III, who was ill in bed, no longer cared about the Near East War. He had reached the last moment of his life, and the ministers did not dare to bother him about these issues.

If the emperor was stimulated to receive a lunch box during the report, he would become a sinner. Napoleon III is not the unlucky person who was expelled from the throne in the original time and space, and the French people still support the emperor.

Even if the little emperor is generous and careless, the spits outside can kill people. In short, the emperor's recovery is much more important than the Near East War.

The Crown Prince Eugen, who was in charge of government affairs, was influenced by Napoleon III. He chose to "stable" when he was uncertain and responded to changes in the face of constant change.

It is OK to shout slogans, but the Paris government has been calling on both sides to restrain themselves, and just take action. It seems that it is a good example of the London government and waiting for the British to take action, so they can waving their flags and shouting.

The French's unmoving approach made the British feel extremely difficult. Without this thug, they were really not used to it!

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At the Vienna Palace, Franz put down the newspaper in his hand: "Have the Prussians not taken action yet?"

The reaction between Britain and France was expected by Franz, but the Berlin government's actions made him a little confused.

If the Prussians have no ambitions for Poland and do not believe that Franz will be killed, but if you have ambitions, you should act. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has emerged. The Berlin government has no movement at all. What's the matter?

Did William I see through his plan? This is not right. Even if the Prussians saw through it, they would not refuse to annex Poland.

Even if we are worried that Polish nationalism is too strong, it will not affect the common monarchy between the two countries. At most, we can run two government teams, both sides will take charge of their own.

There are so many examples of this. The original Austro-Hungarian Empire is an upgraded version of the Communist monarchy system and a degenerate version of the unified empire.

Intelligence leader Tyron: "No. We have resisted the Berlin government and so far, they have taken no action.

By the way, in recent times, there have been many meetings in the Berlin Palace, and sometimes they will be held until late at night. The Prussians strictly blocked the news, but no one knew the specific content of the meeting.

According to the observations of intelligence personnel, after the meeting came out, the people who attended the meeting looked serious, and some even had a gloomy face. Initial judgment, there should be a controversy."

It’s good to have abnormal actions, but the most feared thing is that there is no movement. For a big country, as long as it does not make big mistakes, it will be difficult for the outside world to defeat it.
Chapter completed!