Chapter 655 The Unstoppable War

After roughly flipping through the information, Dumbledore put down the document and said with a sneer, "Your Excellency Count, such an obvious means of sowing discord is too low-end.

Everyone knows that we and Austria are allies, why should we worry about the threat of Austria? Just based on these data? "

Of course, the French government could not be ignorant of the threat from Austria, and it was not the first time Dumbledore had seen the information provided by Jeffrey Friedman.

There are only differences in the data. In this respect, all countries are the same, because of the relationship between politics and personal will, collecting information on competitors often carries out artistic processing.

In Dumbledore's view, it was nothing more than the Federation of Pope who wanted to emphasize the "Austrian Threat Theory" and deliberately exaggerated Austria's strength.

These data compare the data of France and Austria, and Austria has an overall advantage. At first glance at a few sets of data, Dumbledore was not interested.

As the arrogance of the French, he didn't believe it was true either. The Paris government has also collected information on Austria, and you have come to the conclusion that the overall strength of France and Austria is comparable, and even France has a slight advantage.

Jeffrey Friedman's heart sank, and he secretly wondered if the data was too exaggerated, and Dumbledore discovered the problem.

After all, there is no satellite and no Internet. Even collecting data from one's own country is very difficult and requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

Not to mention collecting data from other countries, if you really want to send someone to do statistics, it is estimated that they will be treated as spies just after the operation.

Information is usually collected through public channels such as estimating the number of import and export ships, or the annual reports published by local economic newspapers and large companies.

Economists then, based on these data, "probably + probably" equals the answer. Errors are inevitable, and different economists come to different conclusions.

Whether out of national pride or political necessity, the French are not allowed to draw a conclusion that they are inferior to Austria.

Dumbledore is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, not the Minister of Economy. It is enough to look at the high-sounding report on the surface, and he does not need to care about the specific details.

After a pause, Jeffrey Friedman said helplessly: "Okay, let's put aside these materials. There can only be one hegemon in the European continent, and Austria is your country's biggest competitor in continental hegemony."

Dumbledore nodded in agreement.

Jeffrey Friedman: "In recent years, the Austrians have developed the Balkan Peninsula, and their strength has grown rapidly. The population of Europe alone is nearly 80 million, and the total economic volume has surpassed that of the British to become the world's number one. .

These data are well known and presumably not meaningful to you.

From 1870 to the present, the Vienna government has expanded its army three times. The total strength of the army and navy is as high as 714,000, of which the army has 608,000.

With the exception of the Russian Empire, no other country in Europe can compare with them in terms of this standing army. As far as I know, your country's standing army is only 476,000.

In addition to the standing army, Austria also has a large reserve force. The exact number is unknown, but more than one million people receive reserve training every year.

Who is such a huge military force aimed at?

I can't think of a country other than yours that requires Austria to take this seriously.

If not prepared, once the Austrians are ready, I am afraid that your country will face an attack of millions of enemy troops. "

Dumbledore shook his head: "Your Excellency, don't steal the concept. A group of civilians can also be regarded as an army? If a war breaks out, France will have enough strength to defeat all enemies.

Modern wars can no longer be won by a large number of people. If compared with the number of people, the Russians have the largest army. Is your country about to bow down and admit defeat?

As for the threat from Austria, that is France's own domestic business, and you should not worry about it. With this energy, you should think about how to deal with the Russians! "

After a pause, Dumbledore added: "Remind Your Excellency that if you are talking about threats, your country is also a potential opponent of France, even before Austria.

The world has been divided up. Britain, France and Austria can form an alliance because we are all vested interests, and it is enough to maintain our existing interests. "

There is no doubt that Dumbledore was very dissatisfied with Jeffrey Friedman's extending his hand too long, so he gave a direct warning.

No matter how big the threat of Austria is, it can only be discovered by the French government itself. Jeffrey Friedman's reminder is obviously to provoke the Fao conflict.

As the foreign minister of France, how could Dumbledore accept being used?

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On the way back to the embassy, ​​seeing that Jeffrey Friedman was always worried, Lieutenant General McAfee, the deputy envoy, comforted him: "Jeffrey, don't be sad. You have done a good job. The failure of this mission is mainly because of us. Miscalculated the French."

Jeffrey Friedman shook his head: "The mission has not failed, and Dumbledore has accepted our point of view."

Seeing that Lieutenant General McAfee was puzzled, Jeffrey Friedman explained: "Don't be surprised, Dumbledore wouldn't have lost his temper if he hadn't touched the sore spot of the French.

His final warning, though true, was never lifted. Now that we have said it directly, it seems that the relationship between Britain, France and Austria is worse than we expected. "

McAfee was even more puzzled, and asked directly: "Jeffrey, since our plan is successful

Now, why do you want to…”

Jeffrey Friedman replied with a wry smile: "Because what Dumbledore said is the truth, the British, French and Austrian countries do not want to see the rise of new great powers and share the cake with them. Whether it is the Russians or we all Same.

Now that we are almost at the peak of what we can develop, even if we defeat the Russians, it will be difficult for us to gain much.

If we want to go further, we must face the joint suppression of Britain, France and Austria. Our future is worrying! "

Jeffrey Friedman has come to his senses. Britain, France and Austria have many contradictions, but on the issue of suppressing latecomers, the interests of the three countries are the same.

The current Popo Federation is no longer a small country. If the Russians are defeated again, they will replace the Russians in Europe.

Britain, France and Austria did not want to see the rise of a new Russia, so the good days of the Commonwealth of Pubo will end after the war.

If there is no change in the international situation and the Tripartite Alliance of Britain, France and Austria does not collapse, the Commonwealth of Pubo can only survive in the shadow of the three major powers forever.

If not for the fans of the authorities, the Berlin government should have understood these issues long ago. However, everyone has been thinking about how to defeat the Russians, without thinking about what will happen after the war.

In the depths of my heart, there is a voice that has been telling Jeffrey Friedman that ending the dispute between Prussia and Russia is the best choice, and that a war will only be a cheap fisherman.

Thinking about it, it's impossible to say it. The Pubo Federation now has more than 800,000 square kilometers of territory, and most of it was obtained from the Russians. How could it be stopped?

Even if the Berlin government was willing to reconcile, the Tsarist government would not agree! How can the Russians be so embarrassed to pretend to be a foreign power without suppressing the Commonwealth?

Even if they knew that continuing the war would be detrimental to both countries, the two sides could not stop.

The Junkers aristocrats want more benefits, the Russians want shame, and the conflict of interests cannot be reconciled at all.

Lieutenant General McAfee smiled slightly: "Jeffrey, you think too much. Even if we are to be suppressed, it will be after we defeat the Russians. Who knows what will happen in the future?

I don't believe that the British, French and Austrian Tri-Power Alliance can last forever. As long as there is a conflict between the three countries, we have a chance.

The world has been carved up, and the colonies have no place for us, so let's just give up. Britain, France and Austria are worried that we will replace Russia, so let them see it. "

In this era, overseas colonies are a symbol of wealth, and naturally everyone wants it. Unfortunately, the attempt of the Berlin government ended in failure.

Facts have proved that the navy cannot develop overnight. The Junkers aristocrats are all landlubbers, and it is really impossible to go into the water.

Since the navy was hanged by the Danes in the Baltic Sea, the Berlin government has extinguished the unrealistic dream of the sea.

Lieutenant General McAfee, a staunch land power faction, no longer fantasizes about how many colonies to open up, and catching the Russians and beating them is the best choice.

Territorial expansion on the European continent has never been smooth sailing. The strategies formulated by the Junker nobles were to gradually encroach on the Russian land, but they did not have the domineering arrogance of the original time and space to invade the European continent.