Once Pandora's box is opened, it will never be closed again. The controversy that occurred at the French command of Aswan was just one of the small episodes, and similar things are still happening in Egypt.

How to surrender reasonably has become the focus of everyone's controversy. This is not that the French generals are cowardly, nor that they are unpatriotic.

The high-level officers knew the importance of the Egyptian region, which did not mean that the lower-level officers and soldiers could also understand the importance of Egypt to France. In the eyes of most soldiers, the Egyptian region was nothing more than a colony, and if it was lost, it would be lost. It was no big deal.

Since we are destined to be unable to defend, we should give up. Anyway, France lost its colony and it was not a little bit richer than Egypt, so life was not the same.

There is no morale and insufficient strategic materials, so this kind of battle will definitely not be fought.

In this context, smart senior officers naturally have to consider the way out and strive for a decent ending as much as possible.

Since June, the Austrian army slowed down its offensive and changed to a long-term siege, and the situation in Egypt has gradually eased.

The original military struggle gradually turned into politics. At the negotiating table, the representatives were fighting verbally, and the intensity was not inferior to the battlefield.

Franz personally instructed to launch a political offensive. As a good emperor who loves peace, of course, he should minimize casualties as much as possible.

Since the war has been going on, the Austrian army has also paid hundreds of thousands of casualties. This number will go further after the war is over.

The French army in Egypt was already in a turtle. Time was on the side of the Austrian army. They lacked food and had their water sources destroyed. The besieged French army could not afford to drag them down.

Instead of forcing the French to trap beasts and fight, it is better to use political means to make them surrender and reduce their own losses.

As for consuming the French's vital power, it can also be carried out in prisoners of war camps, even much easier than on the battlefield.

The effect of the political offensive was naturally significant. As time went by, after realizing that the struggle was useless, more and more French troops laid down their weapons and entered the prisoner-of-war camp.

The Egyptian region is about to settle, and the European continent is also developing in a positive direction. Although the French expulsion has increased the burden on Austria, it also makes the people in the German region share the same hatred for the enemy.

Stimulated by the power of hatred, the Biden army, which was originally only a second-rate combat power, also underwent an amazing transformation. If the combat power is not enough, we should use morale to make up. Now there are some shadows of elite troops.

This change was directly reflected in the Sino-European battlefield. The anti-French alliance, which was originally at a disadvantage because of its lack of allies, is now gradually turning around.

You should know that the hidden armored troops in Austria have not yet been put into use, and the total number of troops invested in the Sino-European battlefield is only one million, and there is no way to do your best.

The gains on the battlefield are nothing; what really makes Franz happy is the gains in politics.

Influenced by this war, the great German thought was completely deeply rooted in people's hearts. Even in Hannover and Prussia, it became the mainstream of society.

Under the threat of the French, interest groups that originally boycotted Austria have now changed their positions and sent representatives to contact the Vienna government.

If it were not for the wrong position of both sides, Franz really wanted to issue Napoleon IV a medal of German Unification to commend his contribution to German regional unification.

The great cause of unification that the Habsburg dynasty, which had been working hard for hundreds of years but had not been completed, finally saw the dawn with the selfless help of the French government.

So far, the Vienna government has signed secret treaties with twenty-three states and reached an agreement on the reconstruction of the Holy Roman Empire.

That's right, it is to rebuild the Holy Roman Empire. The word "new" in front will be removed to show the inheritance of the complete legal system of Shenluo.

As for the current North Germany, it will become history and disappear from this world just by waiting for the war to end.

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Just as everything was moving in a good direction, something suddenly came out that was incredible to Franz.

"You are sure that's right, the Japanese are going to invade Nanyang?"

It wasn't Franz's fuss, it was really abnormal. He could understand that the Japanese and French formed an alliance to invade the Austrian Nanyang before the news of the fall of French Egypt spread.

It's different now. Since the Vienna government released rumors of complete occupation of Egypt, the American countries that were originally agitated by Britain and France have retreated.

Even Colombia, which has a lot of conflicts with Austria, has stopped all anti-Austrian propaganda and will never mention revenge.

Everyone is a talented man. Since the outbreak of the European War, the French seem to be making great progress, but in fact they have only achieved a series of tactical victories and were completely defeated strategically.

The Rhine defense line was not possible on the battlefield of China and Europe, and the Southern Europe was suppressed by Austria, and the African battlefield was even more messy. Now that the crucial Egypt has been lost, it gives people the feeling of being in decline no matter how you look at it.

At this time, let alone the British support themselves, even if they end up in person, they may not be able to reverse the situation.

In this context, who dares to run to jump into the huge pit of France?

The Japanese are not stupid. Even if the French promised many benefits, there is no reason to participate in the search for abuse.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Yesterday morning, the Japanese government announced that it would send troops to Nanyang on the grounds that it had been in constant conflicts in the South China Sea and harmed its own interests.

Immediately afterwards, Britain and France issued an announcement, inviting the Japanese Navy to enter the South China Sea to help restore order in the local area.

The current chaos in Southeast Asia is just a small episode of the anti-French war. After the war broke out, we and the French also tore their faces in the Southeast Asia region.

Affected by this, the social order in the Nanyang region was also broken. Pirates emerged one after another, and the once prosperous Strait of Malacca is almost cut off now."

There is no doubt that the chaos in Southeast Asia must be related to Austria. The rampant pirates are also inseparable from Austria.

Because of the war, the route from Austria to Austria's Nanyang has basically been cut off, and even if you can go, you have to go around a big circle.

With the African continent on the ground, the preparations were sufficient and sufficient. Austria's demand for the Nanyang region was not enough, so the demand for this route could be said to be minimal.

Based on the principle that I cannot use it or let the enemy use it, I will naturally destroy it. At the beginning, I just blocked the Strait of Malacca with the Germans occupying the Malay Peninsula and banned French merchant ships from passing.

Later, I found that the effect was not ideal, so I just changed the national flag. Nowadays, there is no accurate satellite positioning, so it is impossible to judge the owner of the ship and the destination.

The best way is to naturally prohibit the delivery of all strategic materials. Unfortunately, there are too many countries involved in this, which is very easy to offend people. First of all, the British cannot agree.

In order to reduce the impact, Austria had to take damage. For a time, a group of thieves gathered in the Nanyang area, focusing on ships transporting strategic materials.

Since the outbreak of the European War, more than 100 ships have occurred in the Nanyang area, and the total tonnage has exceeded 200,000 tons.

Austria was doing something, and the French were not idle. It was too embarrassing to rob in person, so both sides supported a group of white gloves and played pirate tactics.

Interestingly, the ship losses of France and Austria were not the largest, and the number of sunk ships was the British.

Of course, this is just judging from the flying national flag. No one knows the true ownership of the ship and does not want to know it.

It can be proved that there are not many ships that have truly belonged to Britain by pirates.

Now the Japanese Navy is allowed to enter the South China Sea. It is a fake to encircle and suppress pirates. It is the goal to help the French restore their routes and attack Austria. It is possible to even directly invade the Austrian Nanyang.

Although everyone looks down on the Japanese's strength, in the Nanyang area, the Japanese's family is also capable of controlling the victory or defeat of the French and Austrian competition this time.

Prime Minister Carl: "The situation in the Nanyang region is complicated and our local naval power is limited, so it is very difficult to defeat the French-Japanese coalition forces.

Once the enemy launches a full-scale attack, we can only choose to avoid the edge. If we want to reverse this situation, we can attract new allies, such as Spain, Portugal, or the Dutch.

This is almost impossible. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has tried it many times. No matter how high the price we offer, they don’t have the courage to participate.”

Putting aside the sleeping Far East Empire, there are only a few countries that have influence on the Nanyang region. The British could not win over it, and the Vienna government could only choose a general among the short people. Unfortunately, these short people were unwilling to participate.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Maybe the situation is not as bad as we imagined. If the Japanese want to enter Southeast Asia, they must first cross the Philippines, and it is best to take it together with Ryukyu.

Under the premise that the anti-French alliance has the advantage, as long as the Japanese government is not stupid, it will not choose to bind the French at this time.

Compared to being enemies with us, the two old-school empires that are declining to the west are obviously better to bully. As long as we release a certain kindness, the Japanese should make the right choice."

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Chapter completed!