Chapter 1069 The Excuse of Delivering to Your Door

Fools miss opportunities, wise men are good at seizing opportunities, successful people are good at creating opportunities, and opportunities are only reserved for those who are prepared.

Since it wanted to withdraw its troops from France, the tsarist government would naturally not be held back by an "excuse".

War is the only way to withdraw troops without causing a backlash from the anti-French alliance. Only when the Russian Empire went to war with a third country would the tsarist government have sufficient reasons to withdraw its troops without being blamed by other countries.

Open the map and you will know that the Russian Empire has not many neighbors, Europe is tough, and the British in South Asia are not easy to mess with, and the easy to bully is only in the east.

Before the tsarist government could find an opportunity to create an excuse for war, someone came to their door. A "Declaration of War by All Nations" traveled across the ocean and spread to Europe. Before European countries could respond, the Tsarist government took the lead in announcing the war.

If you don't accept it, you can't do it. I've never seen someone who wants to die like this.

Fortunately, this is just a farce. The gauntlet was only circulated internally, and it was not handed over to the ministers of various countries. It does not constitute a real gauntlet, or else...

It doesn't matter whether the legal principles are legal or not. Anyway, what the Russians want is an excuse to make use of the topic, and the Far Eastern Empire just happened to deliver the goods to their door.

It is estimated that the tsarist government has not yet figured out whether to fight, how to fight, and how far to fight.

Needless to say, the latter things are known, anyway, the Far East Empire is going to be unlucky this time. The Russians took the lead, and the British will naturally not be idle, let alone the Japanese.

Butterfly effect, tossing away Italy, Germany, and Austria, the United States is divided into two, and finally a coalition of several countries will be gathered. This question can only be asked to God.

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The new Foreign Minister Leo Frankel: "Your Majesty, yesterday afternoon the Tsarist government declared war on the Far Eastern Empire, and at the same time sent us an invitation letter..."

Before the Foreign Minister finished speaking, Franz interrupted: "Reject them directly. The international situation is changing, and we may fight the British one day.

The empire does not have the strength to compete with the British in the Far East. It is not a wise man to distract attention and enter the Far East Empire at this time.

Pay close attention to the next move of the Tsarist government. If they want to withdraw their troops from France, they must be delayed for two months to buy time for the formation of a peacekeeping force. "

The reason is a bit far-fetched, but Shinra's strategic core is indeed not in East Asia. This kind of densely populated area is not the target of Shinra's expansion.

In contrast, the importance of France is much higher. No matter how dilapidated France is now, in view of the glorious history of the French, the Vienna government still dare not take it lightly.

"Your Majesty, the Tsarist government has announced a withdrawal plan. The Russians have decided to transfer 220,000 troops from France under the pretext of war.

After the implementation of the plan, the total number of Russian troops stationed in France will drop from the current 270,000 to 50,000.

We have already received the diplomatic note, and it is estimated that the coalition headquarters will receive it soon, and now we are waiting for the specific implementation.

Of course, if we ask for a two-month moratorium on the withdrawal of troops, the Tsarist government should give it face. "

Foreign Minister Leo Frankel reminded with a little embarrassment.

The war provided the tsarist government with an excuse to withdraw its troops. They did not withdraw all the non-military troops at one time. It is estimated that the tsarist government still wanted to mix in the anti-French alliance and was not prepared to do everything right.

Since they don't want to do everything wrong, the Vienna government asked the Russian army to suspend the withdrawal for two months, which is naturally not a problem.

In any case, this is more than 200,000 troops. Wanting to withdraw so many personnel and weapons and equipment from France to the Russian Empire, without the cooperation of Shinra, the Tsarist government would not be able to get it done for a year or so.

For the Holy Roman Empire, it is obviously a good thing that the Russian army did not withdraw completely.

The dirty and tiring work that is not seen in the light always needs to be done by someone. As long as enough money is given, Russian officers and soldiers will not be afraid to take the blame.

With this professional team, it is very helpful to maintain the international image of the Holy Roman Empire.

Franz didn't think that the French would welcome the Shinra army to settle in after leaving the Russian army. Although the military discipline of the Shinra army may be better, the centuries-old feud between the two countries cannot be resolved overnight.

Don't need to think about Franz, he knows that when the time comes, the "old sesame seeds, rotten millet" story will be revealed again.

Even if the French don't care about it, the British will help them awaken their sleeping hatred and provoke conflicts.

History has proved that hatred is a thing that cannot be solved by Huairou alone. Most of the time, it is more reliable to use a bayonet.

Franz did not dare to hope that he could conquer the hearts of the people in France. As long as the situation can be stabilized so that the French will not jump out and cause trouble for themselves in the next struggle for hegemony.

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London

The revival of the Far East is definitely a good thing for the British government. After receiving this good news, Prime Minister Robert Cecil was in high spirits.

It's not easy, except for the first day when he ascended the throne of prime minister, he has never been so happy during the rest of the time.

There is no way, the international situation is too unfriendly to Britain. Looking at the Continental Union on the other side of the strait, Robert Cecil sighed, nothing but sighs.

After exhausting all the calculations, it only increased the time for Shinra to integrate the European continent, and did not fundamentally solve the problem.

I have to admit the power of geopolitics. As the epoch-making European overlord, as long as Shinra is not betrayed

, European countries must rely on the past.

This is no longer a question of benefit or not, but a more core question of survival. In the brutal international competition, small countries have no choice but to rely on the strong.

Of course, these nonsense are just minor troubles, and it’s okay to follow the flag-waving, and the actual value that can be exerted is still very limited.

What really worries Britain is the Russian-Austrian alliance. If this trump card combination is not resolved, Britain will fight against Shinra at sea in the future and the Russian-Austrian coalition on land.

At sea, Prime Minister Robert Cecil is not intimidated, and the Royal Navy is not afraid of anyone in a one-on-one fight; on land it is a tragedy, and I really can't afford to hurt it.

Now there is finally a turning point, no matter what the reason for the Russians to move eastward, it will reduce the pressure on Britain in the Indian region.

In order to defend India, these British governments did not spend less effort. Not only did they spend a lot of money to train the colonial army, but even the declining Persia was funded by Britain.

I don't expect the Persians to do anything, as long as the Persian Empire can last longer and prevent the Shenluo army from pushing all the way to India.

National strategies were never decided easily. Since the tsarist government chose to beat the Far Eastern Empire at this time, the Russian strategy of advancing eastward was basically a certainty.

The next question is how to hit the Russians hard in the east, get rid of the problem of multi-line combat, and then destroy the Russia-Austria alliance, and finally pull the Russians to their side.

The plan is a little complicated, and it's a little difficult to implement, and the success rate is a little bit low.

But having a plan is better than having no plan. At this point, the only way for Britain to continue its hegemony is to win over the Russians.

The Russian Empire in its heyday was obviously immovable. People were drooling at India, and Robert Cecil didn't dare to seek skin with the bear.

In this context, it is very necessary to weaken the Russians and make the tsarist government have a sense of crisis.

It is almost the routine of the original time and space. Before the Russo-Japanese War, the conflict between Britain and Russia was sharp, but the relationship between Germany and Russia was still very good; after the war, the relationship between Germany and Russia deteriorated rapidly, but the conflict between Britain and Russia tended to ease.

Despite the mediation of France, the fundamental reason was that the Tsarist government felt threatened by the Germans. Otherwise, loans alone would not be enough to bring the tsarist government to its knees.

After all, defaulting on debt is nothing new. The ancestors could do it, so why couldn't Nicholas II do it?

Not to mention right now, it can be seen from the successive tsars who wanted to get rid of their dependence on Vienna that the Russians really felt the pressure.

The relationship between the two countries can be maintained. On the one hand, the Russian-Austrian alliance reassures them that the interests of the two countries have been deeply bound, which cannot be untied for a while; on the other hand, India is close at hand, and greed has overcome fear.

Once it was beaten by society and found that it did not have the strength to seize India, and reality defeated greed, the tsarist government should feel terrified.

The result of fear is naturally to find someone to hug. As for being completely attached to Shinra, that's completely nonsense.

Attachment is a trick played by small countries. Even if a big country can put down its body and go to the past, people will not believe it?

If Britain is finished, then the relationship between the Russian Empire and the Holy Roman Empire is the relationship between the world's number two and the world's number one.

The world's number two is attached to the world's number one, no matter how you look at it, it is not harmonious.

Since ancient times, the second child has been the target of repression, and there has never been an exception. Why does the tsarist government believe that the Vienna government will show mercy?

Is it based on the traditional friendship between the two countries?

Politicians are not idealists. When making choices, their thinking will naturally go to the bad. That's why the second child and the third child hold together to keep warm and fight against the world boss together.

Frankly speaking, Robert Cecil also had deep doubts about Britain and Russia sticking together for warmth.

After all, the conflict between Britain and Russia is equally acute. Even if they come together temporarily under the pressure of Shinra, it is difficult to truly cooperate closely.

But the reality is cruel. Without France, the gold medalist, Britain's layout on the European continent is missing a piece, and it has fallen into a complete passive strategy.

Regardless of whether the British-Russian alliance is reliable or not, the British government has no choice. It is better for the two countries to work together to share the pressure than to do it alone.

Now that the dawn has been seen, it is natural to celebrate. But now it was working hours, in order not to let his competitors catch him, Robert Cecil could only temporarily suppress that turbulent heart.

"The international situation has finally changed. Before we could make a move, the Russians jumped in. The next question is how to cut them.

Although the Russian Empire is powerful, the power they can invest in the Far East is very limited.

Not to mention that the Siberian Railway is not open to traffic now, even if it has been opened to traffic, this problematic railway will not support many troops to fight.

The problem now is that although the Far Eastern Empire has certain strength, their government is too corrupt, and they simply don't have the courage to fight the Russians.

If we want to hit the Russians hard in the Far East, it is obviously not enough to rely on their family alone. We must need more chess pieces, and the Japanese cannot continue to be idle. "

Facts have proved once again that pies do not drop from the sky for no reason, and even if they do fall, they are usually poisonous.

The Central Asian Railway built with the help of the Vienna government had quality problems; the Siberian Railway secretly supported by the British also dug a lot of holes.

maybe normal

It is not a big problem to use it. Once the freight volume increases, the tsarist government will immediately understand that the railway also has a temper.

This is the inevitable result. If you don't set up some traps and delay the logistics, if the Russian plan really succeeds, wouldn't the British government shoot itself in the foot?

You must know that the Far East is the sphere of influence of Britain. John Bull can't do things that sacrifice himself for others.

Foreign Secretary Cameron: "Prime Minister, it is still too early to act now. The Siberian Railway is not open to traffic, and the power of the Russians cannot be projected at all.

Even if the entire army is annihilated, it will not hurt the vitality of the Russians just for the small number of soldiers in the Far East.

Perhaps seeing that it was too difficult to advance eastward, the Russians shrank back and picked up the southward strategy again, which would be troublesome.

In order to better lure the enemy, in the short term we'd better let the Tsarist government experience the feeling of victory first. It just so happens that the Far Eastern Empire is now..."

As the saying goes, "If you don't want to bear children, you can't catch wolves." It is estimated that most people would be unwilling to give up their own children; if they change other people's children, there will be no such pressure.

Friends and foes in politics are always in a flash. Just now they were talking about supporting the Far Eastern Empire and the Russians in a pk, and in a split second they decisively decided to sacrifice the interests of the Far Eastern Empire to lure the enemy deeper.

It can be seen that Cameron has already deeply understood the essence of British diplomacy. In the shortest possible time, he demonstrated the professionalism expected of a British Foreign Secretary.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Pawell: "Sir is right, the amount of power the Russians can devote to the Far East is indeed too little, and it has no weight at all.

The Russian's eastward strategy not only means the bankruptcy of Vienna's disaster diversion plan, but also threatens Shinra's land supremacy.

It is impossible for the Vienna government to watch the Russians complete the Yellow Russia plan. The last thing they want the Tsarist government to succeed at the moment is them. We don't have to worry at all now.

Regardless of whether the Russia-Austria alliance is still unbreakable, once the Russians' eastward strategy shows signs of success, the Vienna government is bound to suppress it.

After the first step is successful, and if they want to take the second step, the Russians will find that the whole world is their enemy, especially their closest allies.

At that time, even if the Russia-Austria alliance can be barely maintained, it will only exist in name only, and our opportunity will come.

But the Russians alone are not enough. To deal with the Holy Roman Empire, the Empire needs more allies. "

Mentioning the word "ally" gave Prime Minister Robert Cecil a headache. There is no way, what he inherited is a mess of economic prosperity and diplomatic mess.

Although his predecessor was considered outstanding among all the prime ministers of Britain, he miscalculated the strength of France and brought Britain to the edge of a cliff.

Remedy, that is completely overthinking. Since the establishment of the European Continental Union, Britain has little room for diplomatic means.

After so many years of hard work, Britain has no real ally. Japan can't be counted, it is just a humble little brother, and it is not yet qualified to be an ally of Britain.

Apart from the Russian Empire, Robert Cecil doesn't know who to pull, and who can he pull?

"Does the Foreign Office have any suggestions?"

It's better to leave this kind of complicated matter to professionals, although looking at the bitter face of the foreign minister, it doesn't look like...

Foreign Secretary Cameron replied helplessly: "European countries can't count on it. They can maintain neutrality. That is the result of God's blessing. Our goal can only be in the Americas.

There are many independent countries in the Americas, but few are powerful, and even fewer can be won over by us.

Naturally, the most attractive one is the United States of America, followed by the Confederate States. Unfortunately, these two are deadly rivals.

If we bring both of them together, we probably don't have to do anything, just adjust the relationship between them.

If you choose one of the two, the other is very likely to be pulled over by the enemy. With the diplomatic capabilities of the Vienna government, the probability of this happening will not be less than 90%.

In addition to a pair of enemies, the remaining countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Chile are also the targets of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' public relations.

It's just that these countries all have one thing in common - lack of strength. It is okay to have a strong political momentum, but it is simply impossible to expect them to make much contribution.

At most, distracting the enemy's energy and threatening their colonies in the Americas will not help the overall situation. "

Britain also contributed a lot to the confrontation between the United States and the Confederacy. From the beginning of the joint intervention of Britain, France, Occidental, hidden dangers have been laid for today's confrontation between the two countries.

As far as digging holes in Britain is a professional, France, Austria, and Spain that joined forces back then are not idle people.

When the United States was divided between the North and the South, the four countries as the arbitrators unanimously planted mines on the delineation of the border line.

The political means are still immature. The leaders of the United States and the Confederate States obviously have not encountered this kind of game.

The end result is that the relationship between the North and South governments, which were already full of hatred, deteriorated after the war because of the border issue.

If the previous war hadn't been too fierce, the national cohesion of the two countries was not strong, and there were still a lot of internal conflicts, maybe there would be a second pk.

In fact, if the European powers hadn't erupted internal conflicts and relaxed their provocations to the relationship between the two countries, the North and South governments might have started fighting.