Chapter 879 The British's New Strategy

As the battlefield situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, the views of the top British government are also changing.

War Secretary Rosario: "The Russians are advancing by leaps and bounds in Afghanistan thanks to the support of France and Austria.

The enemy we are facing now is not the Russian Empire at all, but the three-nation alliance in which the Russians send troops and France and Austria donate money and materials.

Although Britain is powerful, it does not have the strength to confront the three major European powers at the same time. To win this war, we must cut off Franco-Austrian support for the tsarist government. "

When the front line is defeated, it is always necessary to give an account to the country. Moreover, Rosario is not talking nonsense, the victory of the Russian army is indeed inseparable from the support of France and Austria.

To be precise, it is the support of Austria, and the French government is also supporting the Russians, but due to the Anglo-French alliance, the range of action is still smaller.

For the War Department, the purpose of expanding the Army has been achieved, and now the most important thing is to find a way to win the war.

Rosario is very aware of the strength of the British army and has no ability to turn defeat into victory in the short term. The best way to win the war is to cut off the Russians' foreign aid.

Without Fao's financial and material assistance, and with the strength of the Russians alone, the war lasted for a year and a half, and the tsarist government's finances would not be able to withstand it.

Whether it is to defeat the Russians head-on, or to drain the Russians, all you need to do is win the war. Rosario is a pragmatist, but not so particular.

Foreign Secretary George explained: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working on this, but the results are not optimistic.

Fao is now supporting the Russians, the main purpose is to let the Russians consume our strength, they can take advantage of the fisherman.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provoked conflicts several times, but they were all suppressed by the governments of the three countries. It is very difficult to cut off the aid of France and Austria to the Russians in the short term. "

The current passive situation is actually a sequelae of Britain's long-term foreign policy. Both France and Austria have grievances against Britain, and supporting the Russians is a means of revenge for everyone.

Even if there is no interest, France and Austria will support the Russians. It is true that countries use interests to speak, but people will hold grudges.

Take France as an example. Under normal circumstances, there is no market for Russian bonds at all, but the French still buy them.

Many buyers do not simply want to speculate, but more want to take revenge on the British and vent their anger in their hearts.

As advertised, every franc you buy in bonds turns into a bullet that hits the British.

Austria is similar. In recent years, it has been suppressed by the British government and has done little overseas. The Vienna government has long wanted to retaliate.

In addition to hatred, France and Austria can also gain a lot of benefits by using the Russians to consume the strength of Britain.

If the British were defeated and India was reduced to a battlefield, the arrogant empire that never set the sun would set.

The hegemony of the Royal Navy is inseparable from the support of financial resources. Once India is smashed, the British Isles and other colonies alone cannot suppress France and Austria.

When hatred meets profit, that is the current situation. France and Austria used to support the Russians' invasion of Afghanistan as a means of pulling the British from their position as world hegemons.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Xiaoji Childers shook his head: "The matter is not that serious, the French are still our allies, and there will be no anti-British alliance.

It can be seen from the strength of their support that they support the Russians, only a small part of the French government, and cannot represent the position of the French government.

Austria is not a fool either. Once the Russians occupy India, the pressure on their eastern front will increase, and their support for the Russians must be limited.

If nothing else, once the Russians won the war in Afghanistan, the Austrian support would end. "

If the three countries of France, Austria, and Russia really get closer, the rest of the other countries will think with their knees and know who they will support. Once the European continent is united, the British hegemony will end.

The core reason for Britain to provoke relations between European countries is to avoid the unification or union of the European continent, threatening their interests.

After hundreds of years of efforts by the British government, coupled with the problems left over from history, the European continent has long been full of contradictions.

It is true that France and Austria support the Russians, but this does not affect the competitive relationship between Russia, France and Austria. The position of a European hegemon makes it impossible for the three countries to truly cooperate.

Purely in terms of development potential, the Russian Empire far exceeds that of European countries. Even Austria has no way to compare with the Russians before it annexed the Ottoman Empire.

As long as the economic shortcomings are made up, the Russian Empire will be reborn in an instant and become one of the most powerful countries in the world.

No matter how you look at it, France and Austria have no reason to let the Russians continue to grow bigger.

Especially in Austria, which is a neighbor, from a geopolitical point of view, the possibility of conflict between Russia and Austria is infinitely close to 100%.

The Minister of the Army, Rosario, nodded: "Your Excellency's analysis is good, and it is indeed the case logically.

But we cannot now let the Russians win the war in Afghanistan, not even for a short period of time, politically not allowed at all.

If we want to win this war in a short time, we must get France and Austria to give up their support for the tsarist government.

Otherwise, even if reinforcements arrive, it will be useless to defeat the Russians. The Russians will continue to increase their troops, just like the Russian-Prussian War. As long as the financial and material resources can keep up, the tsar will have a lot of soldiers.

The Ministry of War suggested to encourage the French to expand into Central Europe, or to allow Austria to unify the German region, intensifying the conflict between France and Austria, and detonating the European Continental War. "

This is not the best way, but it is the most effective way. Simply provoking relations between countries, the rulers of various countries are not fools, and they will not be fooled at all.

If you want to be fooled, the best way is to benefit. As long as the benefit is large enough, the conspiracy becomes a conspiracy, and it is impossible to refuse even knowing there is a problem.

Foreign Secretary George warned: "It is true that the French and Austrian ambitions can be solved, but what are the consequences?

Once France and Austria were divided, a new continental hegemon was born.

If the winner is the French, we may still encourage European countries to start a new war against France; if Austria wins this war, we have no ability to start a war against Austria. "

It is true that the world speaks with fists, but sometimes other factors must be considered. European countries are not fools and cannot be led by the nose.

The expansion of the French into Central Europe will make everyone have bad associations, as long as you guide, in order to prevent the birth of the second Napoleon, everyone has the basis for cooperation.

The victory of Austrian unification is different. The Holy Roman Empire itself has existed, and now it is reunited, which is not an invasion.

As long as the Austrian emperor does not kill them all, and keeps the states and states, everyone will not feel sad.

For a small country, no matter who is the boss of Europe, it will not be his turn. As long as his own interests are not harmed, he will not go all out.

The Minister of the Army Rosario smiled and said: "Your Excellency is overly concerned, France and Austria are both big countries, how can it be so easy to decide the winner.

Once this war begins, it is doomed to be protracted. No matter who wins or who loses, it will be a big loss in the end.

The winner may become the continental hegemon, but the loser cannot die. As long as we intervene in time, the losers will still be the largest powers in Europe.

Under the power of hatred, the two countries will continue to confront each other for a long time.

The French won the war, and the pattern of the European continent was the Russian-Austrian alliance against France; Austria won the war, and the pattern of the European continent was that France and Russia fought against Austria.

Paying hundreds of thousands or even millions of casualties, only to win the nominal continental hegemony, where is there any winner.

Besides, don't you think France and Austria are too powerful? If it goes on like this, I'm afraid the Royal Navy will also..."

This is also the reason why the French and Austrian governments maintain restraint. After all, it is easy to defeat an opponent, but it is difficult to eliminate an opponent.

Neither France nor Austria has the ability to annex each other. Even if the country is destroyed now, a new regime will still be born, and the confrontation between the two countries will not improve.

Unless you play genocide and solve the problem once and for all. It is a pity that it is already the 19th century. It is okay to do this overseas, but in continental Europe, other countries will interfere.

Fao does not have the ability to fight alone, so naturally he has to exercise restraint. Otherwise, it will only be a lose-lose, a fisherman who goes to the theater cheaply.