Chapter 959 The Last Chip

"The Continental War is over, and the Bonaparte Dynasty is over!" After receiving the news of the outbreak of civil unrest in Paris, the Prime Minister Gladstone came to this conclusion immediately.

Even if Napoleon IV immediately extinguished the rebellion, as long as the fish escaped, the French Empire would be doomed.

The power of the bourgeoisie has been hit hard, and to make a comeback, the mountain of Napoleon IV must be removed first.

Relying on the revolutionary party not only has a low chance of success, but also has a very high risk. The best way is to let the anti-French alliance come in and reshuffle the cards.

The power of the consortium may not be able to control the army, but it can still influence individual officers. After all, the ability of money cannot be underestimated anywhere.

Originally, the French army was at an absolute disadvantage on the battlefield, and it would only take a few minutes for the front line to collapse if there were a few more boys.

There is always a price to pay for losing a war, and ordinary people don't care about the causes and consequences. A harsh cessation pact can bury the Bonaparte dynasty.

Show mercy? This is obviously impossible, and it is impossible for anyone to give up their interests in order to keep the Bonaparte dynasty on the throne.

In a sense, the current French government is already a political pit, and whoever jumps into it will be buried in the post-war armistice.

Putting down the information in his hand, Prime Minister Gladstone sighed and said: "The most worrying thing has happened. From now on, our continental balance strategy is officially bankrupt.

France is about to be defeated, and Austria has lost its checks and balances. For the Empire, we are about to face an unprecedented and dire situation.

Although Napoleon was rampant back then, we still had an anti-French alliance to rely on; but now, we can't find any allies to form an anti-Austrian alliance. "

Despite being prepared, when the day really came, Gladstone couldn't let it go.

Britain can handle a mere militarily powerful enemy; but to face a militarily, politically, and diplomatically powerful enemy, it is beyond their limits.

In order to maintain the balance of the European continent, in the middle and late stages of the European Continental War, the London government was almost stubbornly supporting France. Except for not sending troops to fight, they did everything they could and couldn't do.

The carefully planned multi-national joint intervention strategy has not had time to implement, and the European continent has changed its color. Looking around, all are the flags of the anti-French alliance.

Looking at it, there is no international, so what about interference?

Not to mention international mediation, even if Britain went into battle shirtless, it would not change the fact that France was defeated.

Foreign Secretary George took out a document and said slowly: "For the failure of the European-Continental Balance Policy, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs bears the main responsibility. As the Foreign Secretary, I cannot escape the blame. This is my resignation."

Regardless of how sufficient management is, and the collapse of the international situation, someone always needs to be held accountable. Others may be able to find a way to escape, and George, as the foreign secretary, must be the first to bear the brunt.

It's better to resign yourself than to be ousted from power. In any case, the responsibilities that politicians need to take are limited. As for the mess left behind, who will take care of the aftermath in the end, it has nothing to do with George.

Hearing the "resignation", Gladstone's expression changed. If it weren't for the wrong timing now, Gladstone himself would want to resign and leave this mess to the next one.

But there is no way, the current situation does not allow him to back down. Neither the Congress, nor the Queen, nor a competitor will let him choose at this time.

After taking over the document, without looking at it, George's resignation turned into scraps of paper in Gladstone's hands.

"Sir, it's not a good choice to be a deserter at this time. The French lost the battle, it was the result of their own perverse actions, what's our business? Why should we be responsible for their defeat?

As for the Continental Balancing Policy, aren't we working on it? There are no French, there are Russians, Spanish, there is always someone to check and balance Austria.

Although they are now allies, this is only based on a common enemy. When the French fell, allies became enemies. "

There was no doubt that Gladstone was ready to pretend to be confused. The European-Continental Balance Policy seems serious, but in fact it is only limited to the high-level, and ordinary people do not pay attention to these issues.

Although Gladstone's cabinet is often scolded in Congress, their reputation among the people is not low at all.

"The government was incompetent, sitting by and watching the French defeat, which led to the breaking of the continental balance", which is the hat that competitors gave them. It's okay to talk about it in Congress, but it's a joke if it gets to the public.

The century-old feud between Britain and France is not just talk, but is really reflected in the lives of the people. In the minds of the British people, "sit back and watch France lose" is not a crime.

As for whether Austria's defeat of France would threaten Britain's hegemony? Wait, isn't the defeat of France an alliance against France?

Russia, Austria, West, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Greece, and Black... almost all the countries in Europe are besieging France together, how can they all be counted on Austria?

Conceptual cognition cannot be changed in a short time. It will not take a short time for ordinary British people to realize the threat of Austria.

Gladstone is now trying to take advantage of the people's cognitive errors, to force the government to use the anti-French alliance to kill France, and to cover up the fact that the continental balance has been broken.

After listening to Gladstone's explanation, George said with some embarrassment: "Prime Minister, this is

Why don't you do it? If we don't contain Austria again..."

Before George could finish speaking, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Xiaoji Childers, interrupted strongly: "Ah, God! Our Sir George still thinks we have the ability to contain Austria. The world must be crazy!"

Although Xiaozhi Childers' expression was a little exaggerated, what he said still won everyone's approval.

Britannia is not iron Hanhan. Although it has suddenly become arrogant in the past 180 years, the fine tradition of being able to bend and stretch has not been lost.

If Austria went it alone, Britain could win over European countries and use the pressure of the international community to force Austria to make concessions.

Now all European countries are members of the anti-French alliance. Even if Austria does not demand severe punishment of France, a series of countries such as Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland participating in the war will demand that France be killed.

At this time, Britain intervened, not only on the opposite side of Austria, but also on the opposite side of the European countries involved in the war.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that if France really resurfaces and wants to take revenge, it will not be Austria that will suffer first, but the surrounding neighbors.

If you can't do it, then don't do it at all. The anti-French alliance was assembled because of the common enemy of France. When the enemy did not exist, the value of the alliance's existence disappeared.

Even if Austria tries hard to maintain this alliance, it will only be effective in the short term. In the later stage, due to various contradictions, everyone will still part ways.

Britain is professional in this regard, and even if there are no conflicts between countries, they can still create conflicts.

The problem of the balance of Europe and the continent, the big deal is to wait for the collapse of the anti-French alliance, and then find a way to rebuild it.

As for whether it can be successful or not, it is no longer known how many jobs will follow, and it is not everyone's turn to worry about it.

"The affairs on the European continent, we can temporarily give up; but the warships of the French navy, we must get it.

For a long time in the future, the European continent will be dominated by Austria. In order to ensure the safety of Britain, the Royal Navy must have an overwhelming advantage.

At present, the number of Austrian naval capital ships is approaching our seventh floor. If they are allowed to get the French warships, the power and weakness will be reversed. "

The words of Lord Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key suddenly aroused everyone's emotions.

If the continental balance is broken, Britain will die; but once the advantage of the Royal Navy is lost, it will really die.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is already working hard. It's just that Napoleon IV took the French navy as the biggest bargaining chip and tried to use these warships to make a fuss.

Before that, in order to obtain material assistance, the French had used this to blackmail us. Crying: Once they stop supporting them, they will send the navy to Austria intact in exchange for post-war leniency.

According to the information from the embassy, ​​it can be determined that France and Austria have indeed negotiated the issue of the navy warships. Now that the continental war is still going on, it is preliminarily judged that they have not reached an agreement. "

George's explanation not only did not reassure everyone, but made everyone even more uneasy. 1+1 is not necessarily equal to 2. Both the French and Austrian navies are self-contained systems, and the degree of running-in will definitely not reach 100%.

This set of "1+1" is less than 2, but that's also a few points. In the face of numerous enemies on capital ships, can the Royal Navy really survive?

No one can answer this question. Anyway, everyone knows that Britain cannot afford to gamble, even if it is a tie.

After thinking for a while, Gladstone said coldly: "At all costs, get the warship in the hands of the French."

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