The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

The news of the death of the Second Emperor, a coup d'état in the country, and even the outbreak of fierce fighting in the capital, as if it had grown wings, quickly spread throughout the European continent.

The news caused an uproar throughout Europe, and there were those who were shocked by the news, who felt schadenfreude, and who were planning to see the joke.

There are also many countries that are beginning to worry about the security situation in Europe, and the German and Italian Empire is located in the central region of Europe, and if they fall into turmoil here, all the surrounding countries will be affected!

It's like during the Thirty Years' War, when all forces used the Deyizhi region as a chessboard and launched a bloody and tragic war here!

The Deyi Zhi Empire was finally established, ending the original chaos.

If civil war breaks out again at this time, wouldn't it mean that the whole region of Deyizhi will be plunged into the same chaos as it was during the Thirty Years' War?

Feeling this, many countries have begun to quietly reorganize their arms for war, and ambitious countries plan to take this opportunity to grab more territory.

Countries without ambition also need to rely on a 26-strong army to protect themselves so that they do not become the target of aggression by other countries.

As for the old powers in Europe, their reaction is more interesting.

The first to get the news was the Sunset on the other side of the Channel, for Crown Prince Frederick was recuperating with them, and when Empress Augusta's secret telegram arrived, Sunset knew about it.

The Sunrise was very supportive of Crown Prince Frederick and his son William II replacing Andrews on the throne, as the two men were deeply affected by the sunset, and if they ascended to the throne, they would be able to ease relations between the two countries.

As long as they discourage the idea of vigorously developing the navy, then the Second Empire will still be a pawn used by the Empire to balance the balance of power on the European continent.

But for Andrews, they were not sure that they could affect him.

So not only did they immediately arrange for men to escort Crown Prince Frederick and Wilhelm II back to Bailin to seize power, but they were also preparing to mobilize their fleets and rush to the coastline of the Second Empire to put pressure on them.

At the same time, they also contacted Gaul, Mao Xiong and other countries at the diplomatic level, and were ready to interfere in the internal affairs of the German and Italian empires at any time.

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On the Gallic side, the new President François was particularly excited when he heard the news.

By the time François took power, compared to his predecessors, Gaul had largely emerged from the shadow of the war of twenty years earlier.

Their national strength has been largely restored, and the military reform and reconstruction of the French army has been completed.

Even, driven by a strong belief in revenge, they have developed many new weapons over the years.

Including a new rifle armed with smokeless gunpowder, a new generation of 75 mm rapid-fire guns.

The disadvantage of the Gallic army in terms of weapons and equipment has been completely erased, and even surpassed it.

If the war were to start again, they would never have been beaten by German Krupp cannons as they had in the previous war.

Therefore, the whole of Gaul is full of confidence, just waiting for a perfect opportunity for them to complete their revenge!

When I received information from Bai Lin's side, I learned that two German armies were fighting on the streets of Bai Lin, and the news that a civil war broke out within the Second Empire.

François immediately realized that this was a great opportunity to help Gaul wash away his humiliation, and he immediately ordered the mobilization of troops and the march to the border areas, ready to intervene at any time.

As soon as the civil war on Bai Lin's side expanded and the situation got out of control, he would immediately order the army to cross the border and march towards the Second Empire.

This time, they had to recapture not only Alsace and Lorraine, but also Saarbrücken and the area west of the Rhine, using the Rhine as a boundary to redraw the territory of the two countries.

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On the Eastern European side, the Second Empire's neighbor Mao Xiong was not idle.

When Tsar Alexander III learned of the civil strife in the Second Empire, he immediately became ready to move!

"Europeans have always called us woolly bears the European gendarmes, and since they are European gendarmes, they naturally can't ignore the chaos of European countries!"

Alexander III regained the honorary title of the European gendarme, which had long been thrown into the trash, and felt that he had a very legitimate reason to intervene.

"The Second Empire received sky-high war reparations from the Franco-Prussian War, and their industrial development has grown by leaps and bounds over the years, and they have also made a lot of money in global trade.

We send troops to help the Hanns settle the war in their own country, and they pay our costs for quelling the war, and by the way, let us issue a national debt and give us a little industrial aid, these are not too much, right?"

Unlike his grandparents, Alexander III attached great importance to the development of industry. []

However, the industrial starting point of the woolly bear is very low, and all these years it has spent money on the war, and very little money has been invested in industry, which makes their industry completely lagging behind the European countries.

If they want to catch up with the Western European powers, they need a lot of money and advanced machinery.

And all of this, the Second Reich had it.

Originally, it was very difficult for them to get these things, after all, the woolly bear had no money to ask for, and they had no credibility to give, and they could not exchange anything other than to sell some grain and coal every year.

But now, taking advantage of the civil strife in the Second Empire, with their powerful force, they may be able to take advantage of the fire and loot and get what they want!

What kind of emperor there is, what kind of courtiers there are.

Those ministers of Hairy Bear heard such an unreasonable speech from their own tsar.

Not only did they not find it strange, but they all took it for granted.

Mao 220 bears rely on strong force to rob other people's things, which has almost become a glorious tradition for them.

Not only will they not be ashamed of it, but they will be proud of it!

Seeing that the ministers did not object, Alexander III directly ordered Mikhail to march south with 100,000 troops, starting from the Pineland region and marching to East Prussia and Pomerania in the Second Empire.

The reason for the march here was partly because the Second Army Corps, which was defending East Prussia, had been taken away by Prince Frederickar, and the troops here were empty and easy to take.

On the other hand, they were worried that the civil strife in the Second Empire would soon subside, and if they marched directly towards Bailin, it was likely that the civil strife would have ended before they arrived.

In that case, they won't be able to get anything.

And their current choice, even if the turmoil on Bai Lin's side is over, they can't go to Bai Lin, so they can go to East Prussia to search for it.

Although Königsberg is not as prosperous as Bolin, it is still much richer than Mosco!

As the countries took action, the security situation around the Second Reich took a sharp turn for the worse in a very short period of time.

When the news reached Bai Lin, Bismarck, who was also the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary of the Empire, was anxious like an ant on a hot pot.

He was very worried that if the current crisis was not properly handled, the Second Empire would be destroyed!