18th century total war

Chapter 226

British capital London.

"Peter, Prime Minister, according to the latest battle reports we have received, the reactionary revolutionary regime in Paris is already at a disadvantage in this French civil war. Even in the National Convention, the highest legislative body of the Paris Revolutionary Party, many people have privately fought with Li Wei's rebellious regime. people to contact and negotiate.

However, Commissioner Robespierre, the actual leader of the National Salvation Committee of the Paris Revolutionary Government, was not aware of the affairs of the National Convention, and devoted all his energy to defending the Paris area and resisting the military attack of the Li Wei rebellion regime.

In order to ensure the armed strength of Paris, Commissioner Robespierre even transferred all the weapons that should have been allocated to the National Salvation Revolutionary Army recruit training camp to Paris, and established a large number of armed citizen reserves in the Paris area to guide Paris citizens Basic military training was carried out, and the revolutionary tone of vowing to defend Paris to the death was promoted in a high-profile manner.

Although the overall strategic situation of the French Civil War is very unfavorable to the revolutionary regime in Paris, the National Salvation Committee headed by Robespierre is very determined to resist, even though Robespierre's prestige in the French revolutionary government is no longer what it used to be..."

Prime Minister Pete interrupted the report by raising his hand, and looked at his foreign minister.

"What do Prussia and Austria think of this turn of events in the French Civil War?"

"Your Excellency Prime Minister Pitt, the Austrian Habsburg family and the Prussian Hohenzollern family are extremely disgusted with the Jacobin reactionary autocracy in Paris. They have remained silent about the turning point of the French Civil War and waited for the Jacobin reactionary autocracy. The next step will be taken after the regime is completely destroyed or Paris is occupied by Livy's rebel regime.

Compared to Livy's rebel regime, the French Revolutionary Party had a much worse reputation among the countries of the Anti-French Alliance. "

The British cabinet boss kept talking about the Jacobin reactionary dictatorship and Li Wei's rebellious regime. Obviously, the two sides in the French civil war are not good things in the eyes of the British cabinet...

Austria and Prussia were the main armies in this anti-French alliance. The two countries maintained the same political orientation on the issue of the French Revolution. Therefore, in the eyes of the British cabinet, the opinions of these two countries had an important impact on the situation in Europe. Most important.

"Hehe, are Austria and Prussia planning to sit back and watch Li Wei's rebellious regime grow?

After they supported Louis XVIII, were they not afraid that Livy would turn his back on him and continue to maintain the system of the French Republic?

Livy gave a speech in which he did not care whether France was a kingdom or a republic! "

"Your Excellency, I have also raised this question with the governments of Berlin and Vienna, but they have reservations about it.

No matter what kind of force it is, as long as it can destroy the French reactionary revolutionary regime that killed Louis XVI, it is the result that the Berlin and Vienna governments are willing to see.

In addition, I personally speculate that the Berlin and Vienna governments were horrified by the fighting power displayed by the National Salvation Revolutionary Army and the Black Dragon Legion, the main force of Livy's rebel regime, during the French Civil War. Therefore, they were unwilling to participate in the French Civil War. Some are overly cautious. "

"How sure is your judgment?"

"Minimum [-]%!
When I was in Berlin and Vienna, I discovered that as the French Revolution prolonged, similar rumors of revolutionary organizations had appeared in these two top major cities in Central Europe, but they did not appear in the name of Jacobin, but in the name of Jacobin. For the organization of the Lindenwan Brotherhood.

This Lindenvan Brotherhood has been lurking in the urban areas and slums of big cities for a long time. Although their names are different, the political ideas they promote have many overlaps with the political ideas of the French Revolution.

The Berlin government and the Vienna government attach great importance to this, so they would rather sit back and watch the Livy rebel regime grow stronger in the French Civil War, but first let the French reactionary revolutionary regime be completely destroyed.

Now the National Salvation Committee headed by Robespierre is determined to continue the French Civil War, which is exactly in line with the expectations of the Berlin and Vienna governments. If the reactionary revolutionary regime in Paris agrees to Livy's peace conditions, Prussia and Austria may not be able to sit still.

At that time, it is the best time for us to instigate the two countries to use troops against France in an all-round way. "

"I know, the bottom line of the Berlin government and the Vienna government is that France cannot be a republic, and the revolutionary party must be eliminated, right?

The Hohenzollerns and the Habsburgs were really naive. Did they think that revolutionary ideas would disappear completely with the failure of the French Revolution?

Revolution is a highly contagious disease, and those civilians who do not have enough to eat are the best breeding grounds for infectious diseases. Instead of thinking about eliminating the revolutionary influence in the country by eliminating the source of the revolution, it is better to think about how to keep most people from starving! "

Prime Minister Pitt made no secret of his ridicule of the two absolute monarchies of Prussia and Austria.

After all, he is a liberal politician, or so he thinks!

After hearing Prime Minister Pete's judgment on the revolution, the Minister of War next to him reminded him "kindly":

"Your Excellency, the Irish region has been impacted by the French Revolution in recent years, and there have been many armed rebellions. The situation is getting worse and worse. What should we do?"

Prime Minister Pitt frowned and glanced lightly at the Secretary of War whom he had promoted.

"The rebellion must be suppressed!
The Irish are not British. The British Empire has colonies all over the world. Do you need me to remind you what to do with these disobedient aliens? "

After hearing these words, the Minister of War was overjoyed, but his face was full of sorrow. He hesitated and replied: "But... Prime Minister, the military expenditure issue I submitted last time..."

Before Prime Minister Pete could reply, the Secretary of the Navy, who had been wandering off the other side, jumped out immediately.

"To suppress a group of Irish farmers who have just laid down their hoes, does the British Empire Army, which is known as brave and fearless, still need to expand its military and prepare for war?"

When the Secretary of War saw the Secretary of the Navy jumping out to obstruct him again, he was about to curse, but was immediately glared back by Prime Minister Pitt.

"The mainland army has not had many combat missions recently. It has enough time and energy to suppress the Irish riots. I believe in your ability."

After the Minister of War heard this, he sighed helplessly. Prime Minister Pitt's control over the cabinet was not very strong, so he naturally did not dare to refute.

Although most of the militants in the Irish riots were armed farmers and armed citizens who were severely undertrained, they could not stand up to the mountains and forests in Ireland!
If those Irish revolutionary troops had fought head-on with the British red shirts, the Irish rebellion would have been put down long ago!

This kind of law and order war has a high demand for troops. After all, the area of ​​the Irish mountainous area is not small...

However, the military budget of the British Empire is limited, and the British Empire is a sea power country. The Minister of the Navy has a much higher voice than the Minister of the Army. The Army of the British Empire is the cub raised by the stepmother. Military spending is too difficult.

Having settled the War Secretary's question, the Foreign Secretary asked another question.

“Your Prime Minister, Carlos IV of the Kingdom of Spain, wants us to support the motion to ensure the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Spain at the Anti-French League meeting to prevent the Livy rebel regime from using troops against the Kingdom of Spain again after unifying France.

The two sides have not yet ended the war relationship. "

"Well, this time Carlos IV was not stupid. He was right. We should let this bill pass in the Anti-French Alliance.

In the shortest possible time, ask Li Wei to end the war against the Kingdom of Spain!

France is already strong enough. We must ensure that the Kingdom of Spain has the strength to protect itself. The Kingdom of Spain will be an important part of the encirclement of France in the future. A nation as ignorant as the Catalans has no qualifications to establish an independent country! "

"Your Majesty Prime Minister, if we are now making such demands on Li Wei's rebel regime, will it irritate Li Wei?"

"Will not.

Although Li Wei was a crazy and arrogant autocratic tyrant, he still had some basic sense. What's more, Li Wei was a ruthless and unjust man. The Kingdom of Catalonia did not have the qualifications in Li Wei's eyes to let him give up. Towards the internal unification of France.

Now that Li Wei's rebellious regime is not far from victory in the French Civil War, I believe Li Wei will make the right choice.

Moreover, once Li Wei suspends the state of war against the Spaniards, the Catalan people's will to resist will inevitably be hit hard, and the nail that Li Wei nailed in the Kingdom of Spain can be completely pulled out. "

"Then what if Li Wei refuses our request?"

"This request was put forward by the entire Anti-French Alliance. If Li Wei is so arrogant, it means that he is already ready to fight the Anti-French Alliance to the end. Naturally, the Anti-French Alliance cannot sit back and watch Li Wei unify France!
Didn’t the Kingdom of Sardinia always want to cut off one or two provinces from France?
Isn't the Spanish royal family always worried about Li Wei's revenge?

I believe that if there is the support of the anti-French coalition, they will be more than happy to act as the vanguard.

It just so happened that we took advantage of this opportunity to test Levi's limits.

Was he content with being King of France, or did he want more? ! "

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With the collaboration of the London government, the anti-French alliance quickly reached an agreement and made demands to Livy.

Require Li Wei to stop any form of assistance to the Kingdom of Catalonia, and stop the state of war with the Kingdom of Spain, and make due contributions to the peaceful future of the two countries.

The first requirement is completely fine for Li Wei, because Li Wei did not provide any assistance to the Kingdom of Catalonia at all. Li Wei only used a few administrative quotas to control the King of Aragon and his cabinet ministers That’s all.

As for the cessation of the state of war, this does have some impact on Livy. The most important impact is that once Livy stops the state of war with the Kingdom of Spain, he will lose the 'friendship of the Catalans'.

This is an interest at the political level, and Catalans have always been grateful to the Livy regime for helping them establish an independent country.

However, just as Prime Minister Pitt expected, Catalan friendship can only be regarded as a very cheap commodity in Levi's eyes.

If the friendship of the Catalans can be exchanged for the anti-French alliance not to intervene at this critical moment, so that Li Wei can unify France smoothly and end the French civil war, Li Wei is willing to do so!

As for the consequences of the destruction of the Kingdom of Catalonia, as well as the losses and even massacres that the Catalans will suffer, does it have anything to do with Li Wei?

Even Li Wei wanted the Spanish army to retaliate against the Catalan people and deepen the blood feud between the two races, so that when they invaded Spain in the future, they could have a large number of Catalan leaders.

Of course, this kind of thinking can only be kept in the heart, if you say it, you will be hated.

Therefore, Livy agreed to the conditions given by the Anti-French Alliance and signed a formal armistice document with the Kingdom of Spain on the grounds of not interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.

Declare the official end of the state of war between the Livy regime and the Kingdom of Spain!
This armistice was widely promoted domestically by the government of Carlos IV, who exaggerated the facts and claimed that it was a great victory.

Threatened that under the wise leadership of Carlos IV, the Spanish people successfully defeated the French invaders led by the evil Li Wei, and forced the other party to sign an armistice agreement...

In short, after reading the newspapers and periodicals published by the Kingdom of Spain, Li Wei became more determined in his plan to take Spain first after the unification of France!
Of course, Carlos IV didn't care about the consequences of offending Li Wei. This political propaganda was very beneficial to the Madrid government, and the Catalan army's will to resist showed a significant decline.

Who says the military strength gap between the Kingdom of Catalonia and the Kingdom of Spain is too large?
Originally, many Catalan soldiers believed that the Li Wei regime in the north would send troops to help when the Kingdom of Catalonia was facing difficulties, as it did last time.

As a result, Li Wei signed a peace agreement with the Kingdom of Spain!

In order to rely on Li Wei, the Kingdom of Catalonia has rejected all the "olive branches" from external powers, resulting in an extremely bad diplomatic environment for the Kingdom of Catalonia. There are no friends, but enemies are everywhere. One member of the Anti-French Alliance counts as one, and they all have a hostile attitude towards the Kingdom of Catalonia.

Now, the Kingdom of Catalonia has been abandoned by their biggest backer!

Fortunately, the King of Aragon and his cabinet firmly control the political power of the Kingdom of Catalonia, so they did not let the Kingdom of Catalonia surrender to the Kingdom of Spain in anger...

Of course, from the perspective of the Catalan people, the Barcelona regime led by the King of Aragon insisted on resisting the war strategy of the Kingdom of Spain, which was a very cruel political mistake.

This is a losing war, at the cost of tens of thousands of dead Catalan people!
Some pessimists even believe that after the Kingdom of Catalonia is destroyed, an entire generation of adult males may be massacred by the angry Spanish Army!
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