The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

The news that Gaul had sent troops without authorization and crossed the border to provoke war was soon telegraphed to Andrews.

After learning the news, Andrews not only did not have any worries on his face, but instead showed a relieved expression.

"The Gauls still can't hold their breath, and finally they have done it!"

Andrews read the telegram and put it into Bismarck's hands.

Bismarck took it and looked at it, frowned slightly, and said:

"The Gauls sent 250,000 troops to march into the Rhine region, with such a small number of troops, how dare they step into the territory of the empire, do they really think that their soldiers can fight with one enemy and two?"

The German army had more than 300,000 troops on the Western Front, and except for the Second Army, which returned to East Prussia, the other two main field armies rushed here.

In this case, the French army did not have an advantage in the comparison of the forces of the two sides, and was even at a disadvantage.

Not to mention the fact that the Germans could mobilize for war at any time if they wanted to, and once they started mobilizing for war, they would be able to call up hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops in a very short time.

So, the 250,000 troops sent by the Gauls may sound like a lot, but in fact it is simply not enough.

When Napoleon III, who was invincible at the beginning, provoked the Franco-Prussian War, he also knew that he would launch an attack with an army of more than 500,000 troops, and his descendants actually counted on the defeat of the German and Yizhi Empire with an army of 250,000!

What are you thinking?

Do you really think that if the Deyizhi Empire changes its emperor, the combat effectiveness of their army will drop by a notch?

Andrews touched his nose, did the Gauls look down on themselves like that?

"The Gauls have indeed sent too few troops!"

Andrews was not satisfied, and since he wanted to teach Gaul a lesson, he naturally had to teach him a good lesson.

As a result, the other party only sent such a few people, and even if they defeated them, it would be humiliating at most, and there was no way to inflict a heavy blow on them.

"Although the number of people is small, you can still take advantage of it!"

Andrews said with a deep groan.

Bismarck understood what he meant, and this was a diplomatic strategy that the two had already discussed.

"It's true that we can also take the initiative to cooperate in a play, so that the effect may be better. "

Andrews nodded, "Then let Marshal Moltke and his army take it easy, and don't defeat the Gauls so quickly."

I'm sending another telegram to the people on whom the sun never sets, complaining about their grievances, asking for another wave of support, to drive a wedge between Gaul and the sunset, and to roast the Gauls on the fire by the way!"

Andrews said with a smile that he had complimented the Sun Never Setting Empire and invited them to mediate the contradictions between the two countries, giving the Sun Never Set face.

The Gauls, on the other hand, were not only indifferent to the mediation of the sun that never sets, but even took the initiative to provoke war.

Where does this make the face of the sun not set?

They have just said that they want to stop the war between the two countries and maintain peace on the European continent, and as a result, you Gaul will go to war directly, isn't this a direct slap in the face?

The feud between Gaul and the sun never sets is deep, and it would be difficult for them to come together if it were not for a common enemy who threatened both countries.

And now, Andrews took the initiative to show weakness to the Sunset Empire, so that the Sunset people felt that the Second Empire was not a threat to them.

On the other hand, on the Gallic side, they were not only disobedient, but also had an old enmity with them.

As a result, the dissatisfaction and vigilance of the people of the sun never set on Gaul were all aroused.

After this incident, the relationship between the sun never sets and Gaul will probably be set back by several decades.

I am afraid it will be very difficult for the two countries to reach the level of quasi-allies or even direct alliances as before.

As long as they can't form an alliance, the security situation on the side of the Second Empire won't be so stressed.

If you only have to deal with one country in Gaul, there is still no pressure.

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Sure enough, after learning the news that the French army had crossed the border to provoke a war, the sun never set and the people exploded!

This was the first time they participated in international mediation as world hegemons, but they were defeated.

This has dealt a big blow to their prestige, and if they want to mediate such matters in the future, I am afraid that it will not be so easy.

And the culprit of their failure to mediate was none other than the Gauls, so the sun never set was naturally very angry with the Gauls.

"The Gauls are shameless, have they forgotten who supported them in the first place to defeat the Commune, who supported them in rebuilding after the war and helping them to quickly restore their national strength?"

"It's us!"

"Without our help, Gaul would still be fighting a civil war, and even the northern part of the country would be under the control of the German army!"

Prime Minister Gladstone was very angry, both angry at the ingratitude of the Gauls........

He was also worried that the other party would be overwhelmed and rise again after defeating the Second Empire.

The mighty Gaul of Napoleon's empire was the most formidable opponent the empire that never set on it.

If Napoleon hadn't died himself, he would have led his troops on an expedition to Mosco, only to suffer a crushing defeat and bury his main army.

In that war, it was a defeat if the sun did not set.

The sun never sets, having learned such profound historical lessons, has always been full of vigilance and vigilance against Gaul.

They feared that a figure similar to Napoleon would emerge again in Gaul and help them to rise to prominence quickly.

With the strength and heritage of Gaul, if they really rise, they will definitely be fierce opponents on which the sun never sets.

What's more, there was a history of war between the two countries for hundreds of years in the past, and the hatred accumulated during the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France has not been resolved to this day.

In this case, if Gaul really rose, what would they do to the sun that never set, Gladstone could not have imagined in his heart!

"Your Excellency, what should we do, do we need to send troops to stop the Gauls?"

The Minister of War said with a worried face.

The armies of other countries are desperate to fight wars so that they can get the opportunity to move up the ranks.

But the army where the sun never sets is different, they themselves know that their strength is very weak, so they don't want to fight very much, because the 4.6 words they go out to fight must be bullied by the armies of other countries.

The sun never sets now has less than 100,000 standing armies, and their armies haven't fought in decades.

In this case, how much combat strength the British army still has is a question that no one can answer.

But once on the battlefield, after a battle, their details will be completely exposed in front of the world.

This kind of thing, which will not benefit from it, but will be embarrassing and even blamed, the Minister of War will naturally stay away!

"Let the fleet of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean move a little, approach the seaports in the south of Gaul, and give the Gauls a warning!"

Gladstone also knew that his army was unreliable, so he trusted the strength of the navy even more.

At sea, the Royal Navy is absolutely sure to defeat all opponents!

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