At the Vienna Palace, Franz was stunned after receiving the news of the outbreak of the refugee tide.

There is no way, this news is really amazing. You should know that Belgium and the Rhineland region are both the hearts of Europe, and are not irrelevant remote areas.

It can be imagined that once this news spreads, all the diplomatic efforts made by the French government will be in vain. Including their allies, the British, will also look at the Paris government in a different way.

After playing politics for many years, Franz's heart was already very strong and he quickly recovered.

"Is the news sure? The refugee wave is really because the French are expelling local residents, not because of the war."

War-generating refugees and expelling locals are two completely different concepts. The latter is inevitable, while the former shows France's ambitions.

Don't look at the war that broke out when the French wanted to seize the territory west of the Rhine. In fact, the French government never admitted to annexing these areas.

In order to expand on the European continent these days, it will not only arouse public ridicule, diplomatic hostility, but also a political taboo.

The basis of legal theory is a hurdle that cannot be avoided. Destruction of this thing is equivalent to shaking the European political system. Destruction of rules will inevitably be backfired by rules.

The reason why the French initiated this war was that soldiers disappeared. There are not too many similar excuses for war in the European continent. A war could break out for a jar of honey, let alone the soldiers disappeared?

It is not publicly revealed, but it is a quiet work. Everyone can pretend to be confused when they understand, and countries are happy to see the battle between Austria.

Many politicians are working secretly, waiting for both France and the Austrians to lose money, then jump out to pick peaches and restore the continental balance system.

The situation will be different when the French do this. Especially for small countries, the lid is unveiled. If they don’t do anything, the big countries will follow the example, how can they survive?

Of course, these are all theoretical. In a sense, politics is a bitch. In this era of the strong prey on the weak, all problems as long as they are strong are not problems.

Prime Minister Carl replied with a gloomy face: "The news has been verified. The French army carried out devastating plunder of the people in the occupied areas, robbed the locals of the food, burned their houses, and forced the locals to leave.

In addition, the French army also blocked the ports in Belgium and roads to Switzerland and the Netherlands, and it seemed that they were preparing to expel all the refugees.

According to the information from the inside, there was a problem with the French logistics and was unable to supply the consumption of the front-line troops. The cause was that before the coalition forces evacuated, they destroyed local roads and bridges, and also burned granaries and supplies.

If the war continues, the French government will not only support the front-line army, but also solve the problem of eating for tens of millions of people in the area, which is far beyond the French's ability.

Then, someone proposed a plan to expel locals. Except for a few traitors who defected to the French, almost all the people were within the scope of the expulsion.

If nothing unexpected happens, we may receive nearly ten million refugees next, far beyond the government’s previous plans.”

After hearing this explanation, Franz had to believe it. This is no longer a question that the French want to do, but a must.

As long as we win this war, there is enough reason to annex the above areas. Because of history, it is much less difficult for us to annex these areas than the French.

It is estimated that at this time, the vigilance of European countries towards us will also rise to a new level.

In this context, the sanctions adopted by European countries against the French are mostly caused by heavy thunder and little rain. The French should have taken action after calculating this point."

Explanation is impossible. In a sense, explanation is a concealment. No matter how the Vienna government explains it, no one will believe it.

Moreover, the annexation of the German region was originally within the scope of the plan, and the Vienna government has made decades of efforts to complete this plan.

Anyone who dares to give up will be able to bury people.

As for Belgium, it is indeed not within the scope of the Vienna government's plan, and Franz is not interested in Belgium either.

However, a separate commitment to not annex Belgium may not only fail to do a good job, but will instead expose the plan to annex the German region.

Although this plan is almost well known to everyone, speaking out and doing it quietly are completely different concepts. Many political things can only be done, not said.

In this context, what the Austrian government can do is pretend not to know. It cannot admit it or deny it, and let the outside world make up for it.

If his international image is not good, he will pull his competitors to the same level as himself. Frank Franz could only sigh in the face of such helpless tricks.

"Do your best, anyway, the key to the outcome of this war is still on the battlefield.

As long as Britain and Russia do not participate in the war, even if other countries want to intervene in this war, they will have the will but not the ability to do so.

Since the refugee wave has delayed our decisive battle, the European battlefield will first drag on the counterattack on the African continent for the next phase of the combat plan.

The era of land grabbing on the African continent has long ended. Now there is an opportunity to redistribute profits. This opportunity must not be missed."

I don’t know when the reasoning method of established facts began to be popular in this world. For the great powers, as long as they were created, they could basically eat the meat.

After seizing French Africa, France's decline became a foregone conclusion. Even if Napoleon reborn, he would be unable to make up for the world.

Prime Minister Carl reminded: "Your Majesty, the strategic focus is probably not good at all!"

National strategies are a concern. Once formulated, it is almost impossible to make drastic strategic adjustments.

Especially this non-first and then European strategy that goes against the conventional rules is simply refreshing the three views of the European world.
Chapter completed!