Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

In March 1867, when Lillian returned to England again after almost half a year, she received incredible news that there were many diplomatic conflicts between Prussia and France.

The most important thing is Prussian Prime Minister Tina von Bismarck's claim to Alsace and Lorraine. Although there are historical records to look up, they are hundreds of years old, and they are all matters of the Habsburg Dynasty. It has nothing to do with Prussia. What's up?

Tina believes that as long as you are German, you should be protected by the German Empire, while the French Empire is persecuting the Germans.

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs can only say that you are just farting. Which of your eyes saw France persecuting the Germans?

Tina: I think you do! Then you have it, you have the ability to beat me up!

In the Austro-Prussian War, Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire, and the four southern German states were semi-mandatorily drawn into the Customs Union. To be honest, according to the current situation, as long as France gives in and does not interfere, there can be no conflict between Prussia and France. Avoid a war.

Napoleon III was a bit too conceited. He was superstitious about his diplomatic abilities and British intervention. Napoleon III always believed that Britain did not intervene in the Austro-Prussian War because of an internal political crisis.

But now that the crisis is over, Britain has not imposed any sanctions on Prussia. Instead, the two countries are getting closer, and Britain seems to have acquiesced in Prussia's unification of Germany.

Britain did not choose to maintain the continental balance of power with France, but instead indulged the birth of another continental power, which Napoleon III did not understand.

Napoleon III protested to Prussia through Vincent, the French ambassador to Prussia, and demanded that the European Union spit out the remaining half of Belgium's territory.

On the other hand, she threatened war and asked Prussia to cede the Saarland to France. Tina did not express her dissatisfaction in public. She held her hand and asked Vincent to prepare a document.

The first is that France wants to annex Belgium. First of all, the Netherlands has merged with Belgium. If you want to claim the remaining Belgian territory, you will violate the sovereignty of the Netherlands. If it is an act of aggression, Prussia and Italy will join the war.

Then there is the Saarland region, which was originally an enclave of Bavaria. The four southern German states were still torn between France and Prussia. Now Napoleon III brought an opportunity to his door.

If Napoleon III wanted to annex the four southern German states, then the four southern German states would fall to Prussia, so that Prussia could complete the unification of the German region without bloodshed.

France will have a bad reputation for invading other countries.

Napoleon III's wonderful diplomatic thinking has never been confident enough. He was obviously frightened when facing Prussia. He originally thought that Bavaria was easier to bully, but in the end he couldn't get anything out of it.

And this cannot be blamed only on Napoleon III, because this is not something he can decide alone.

Napoleon III launched a war to subvert the regime in Mexico and supported his own emperor in Mexico. However, in the face of threats from the United States that could not be considered a military threat, Napoleon III gave in and harmed many people.

Napoleon III also had a bad habit of being afraid of his wife. Her queen was Eugenie de Montijo, a Spanish nobleman. Her favorite thing on weekdays was to do something she was not very good at, being a regent.

After receiving the news that Prussia was going to unify Germany, Eugenie was even more anxious than Napoleon III. She promoted every day that Prussia would threaten France's hegemony. To be honest, Napoleon III's crazy mentality in the later period was inextricably related to the queen.

Foreign Minister Luy and War Minister Langdon also put pressure on Napoleon III every day and instilled in him the pessimistic thought that France was about to die.

In fact, France has indeed fallen into a big crisis. The first is a political crisis. In the years when France's economy took off, the class contradictions in society were basically downplayed. But now, France's economic momentum is getting weaker and weaker. All conflicts resurfaced.

Napoleon III also began to become anxious, and many people who supported the republic and opposed the imperial system came forward. Coupled with the rise of Commissarism, the power of the French Commissariat Party also became stronger and stronger as social conflicts intensified.

The Communist Party has divided into two relatively representative parties, one is the Communist Party with Marxism as its guiding ideology, and the other is the National Socialist Party based on the successful case of the United Kingdom.

The two have different ideas, but at this stage they have the same goal, which is to overthrow the monarchy.

Now is a society where the monarchy is in power, so the republicans will think about overthrowing the monarchy. But when the republicans come to power, the people who support the monarchy will overthrow it. In this way, within a few decades, the governments have been alternating between the two sides. Republican representative Jules Falfe has been asking the emperor to carry out reforms and change the imperial system back to a republic.

He also threatened that if the emperor did not listen to his advice, the Republicans would launch a revolution.

Napoleon III was a traitor. He was originally a republican. Before taking power, he promised to implement the republic properly. Later, when he became president, he decisively broke his promise and chose to restore the monarchy. This made the people who supported the republic very disappointed and angry. There are traitors. More hateful than the enemy.

Napoleon III himself also had a guilty conscience. He knew what he was doing, so he always wanted to divert conflicts. However, with the execution of Mexican Emperor Maxi, France lost control of Mexico, so now he is looking for new contradictions to Deflect conflicts yourself.

Many of the demands made on Prussia also originated from this principle. Napoleon III wanted to divert domestic conflicts, but his diplomatic level was indeed not very good, and he also made many mistakes.

For example, when she asked Prussia for Sal, Tina tried to trick Vincent into writing it all down, and then she handed it over to August.

Vincent believed Tina's lies and personally wrote France's request into a formal written document and handed it to Tina.

Tina turned her back on her account within two days of receiving the documents. She sternly rejected France's request and mocked France, "like a waiter in a hotel who asks for tips from guests."

Vincent's lungs were about to explode, and she could only run back in despair to tell Napoleon III about this. Bismarck also began to implement her plan. She immediately ran to Bavaria and handed the document to the King of Bavaria. Then he vigorously demonstrated how France coveted his territory, and how he sternly refused.

The King of Bavaria was a little confused, "Isn't this a collusion between France and Prussia?"

Tina said, "What the hell are you talking about? Are we in Prussia that kind of country? Our German nation should always be united to fight against France."

King of Bavaria: "What you said makes sense!"

Tina traveled around Bavaria and gained the favor of the King of Bavaria. A few days later, she went to Württemberg and Baden to promote the French threat theory.

"France has been eyeing your territory for a long time, but because Prussia is too powerful, it doesn't dare to ask for too much at once, so it only wants to test the territory of Bavaria. When France becomes stronger, it will definitely take all of you. Annexed, the French dare to take Bavaria today, I can’t even imagine what they want to do tomorrow! You are still outside Prussia, no one will protect you, and sooner or later you will be bullied by others."

Under Tina's coaxing and intimidating CPU, the hands of the German states in the south started to shake. In the next half month, their calculations were almost broken before they finally came to a conclusion.

Nande: "Our true love is Prussia, a stinky stupid dog from some French village!"

I used to say that France is my true love every day, but when I saw that there was a better future next door, I immediately gave up on France and ran towards my new true love.

So when you are good, people really love you, but when you are not good, people really don’t love you anymore.

South Germany agreed to form a military alliance with the North German Confederation. If France and Prussia went to war, the three South Germany countries would support Prussia and fight together. Although Hesse's attitude was not very obvious, it almost meant the same.

Napoleon III was ashamed and panicked when he was dealt with like this. What he was ashamed of was that these operations left Prussia with a pretext and helped Prussia unify Germany. Yes, he was also panicking. The situation in France was getting worse and worse. Unstable, coupled with the lobbying of Eugenie, the new Foreign Minister Grammont and the War Minister Landon, Napoleon III gradually came up with the idea of ​​launching a war against Prussia to improve the situation in France.

It is not only Napoleon III who wants to start a war, but also Prussia. Tina has been preparing for the Franco-Prussian War. She is determined to defeat France for Prussia's European hegemony. She does not believe in peaceful reunification, as long as France still has the ability. Interference in continental Europe would make it impossible for Germany to unify peacefully.

Tina has tried her best to create an international situation that is favorable to Prussia. Britain, which opposed the rise of Germany, has fallen. Tsarist Russia next door will not interfere. It does not like France either. The United States is isolated overseas, and all those who can interfere with it All the countries were unable to intervene due to various reasons. The arrow was on the string, and no setback could make Prussia stop.

France is a more powerful opponent than any enemy it has faced before, and Tina cannot say that she is [-]% sure. In the Army General Staff, all war plans have been completed and are waiting for the moment the war starts.

But Ron is still opposed to starting a war now. He believes that the Prussian army is not ready yet. His army reform has reached the final stage, and it will take some time for the Prussian army to reach its peak.

As a trader, Tina could not wait for the Prussian army to reach its peak before launching an attack. Napoleon III could not wait for the Prussian army to be reformed before attacking Prussia. She believed that a qualified army should be able to attack Prussia quickly at any time. reaction, you must be ready for battle the moment you enter the army.