Chapter 611 Scabies

London, England.

Robert Peel was not too surprised by Canning's failure, but the splitting into three did disgust him.

This time the number of opponents changed from one to three. It seemed that the script should not be like this.

According to Robert Peel's plan, he was prepared to make those who dared to challenge the dignity of the British Empire lose both money and territory.

After all, the Indian subcontinent is Britain's home turf, and it has defeated countless enemies here.

No country could challenge the British in the Indian subcontinent and he was only one step away from unifying India.

However, the number of enemies changed from a weak country (Denmark) to three powerful countries (Austria, France, and the Netherlands), which still made Robert Peel feel the malice of the great powers.

But this is not important. After all, after the Sikh Empire is solved, Britain will have the means and time to drive Austria and France out of the Indian subcontinent.

As for the Dutch, Robert Peel really didn't take them seriously. For two hundred years, the British developed on the corpses of the Dutch.

The "Merchant King" may be good at economics, but domestic politics are in a mess, with religious and ethnic conflicts continuing, and the method William II came up with is to send all those who oppose him to Austria.

The Dutch fleet is still at the level of the eighteenth century, and may not even be able to defeat the maritime powers of the time. The upper limit is too low.

France chose Serampore, which was very close to Calcutta, and its purpose was very clear, which was for the opium trade.

At this time, the British were making a lot of money from the opium trade with the East. Louis Philippe was jealous and had established the French Far East Company a few years ago, but it never opened up.

Now that they have Serampore, the French will definitely take the opportunity to transport opium in large quantities to the Far East.

But this is not a bad thing for the British, because they can also get a piece of the pie and have one more dealer.

It's just that France seems to be a little too strong now. Whether it is its 650,000 standing army, the largest in Europe, or its global colonial area, the UK is worried.

(The Qing Dynasty, the world’s largest population, has 800,000, France has the second, 650,000, and Russia, the third, has 600,000.)

The former colonial empire seems to be back, especially since France grabbed too many benefits in the US-Mexican War, and at the same time acquired large tracts of land in North Africa, West Africa, and Central America.

In fact, there were conflicts between Britain and France in Oceania and the Far East, but the two more often joined forces to bully the "indigenous people" in these two places.

According to the current situation, France has surrounded Mexico. Once the former swallows the latter, France will not only gain massive resources, but also split the Americas into two.

Robert Peel didn't dare to think how strong France would be like that, but what caused this situation to happen was that he didn't expect Austria to directly choose to give in during the U.S.-Mexican War.

To be honest, the battlefield is the same as the gambling table. The more you win, the harder you lose, the harder it is to give up.

It was precisely because of this that Robert Peel chose to add insult to injury. He hoped that Austria would engage in a protracted war of attrition in order to defend Mexico and France.

After all, Austria had achieved so many victories before, and Robert Peel did not think that the former would retreat before engaging the French army.

Because both strong people and powerful countries have one characteristic in common, that is, they will not give up easily.

But the Austrians' approach surprised the British. They chose to cut their losses as soon as France entered the war, without even symbolic resistance.

As a result, Austria and France ended the war with almost no injuries, which frustrated Britain's plan to make war fortune and use the war to maintain the balance of power on the European continent.

Austria still maintains a strong influence in Europe, while the French appear to be too powerful in North America. Neither the United States nor Mexico can fight France alone.

Therefore, Britain must suppress France to prevent it from continuing to grow.

As for the Holy Alliance, Britain has not joined at all, and the countries of the Holy Alliance only care about whether France becomes bigger in Europe, and do not care whether it competes with Britain for hegemony.

Attack France and the United States overseas, conquer India and the Far East in the east, attack Austria's power in Central Europe, prevent Russia from gaining access to the sea, prevent the merger of Spain and France, invade Brazil, and control the South American market. In addition, we must continue to conquer land and prevent colonial uprisings

According to Robert Peel's plan, a war between Austria and France in North America would not only weaken the latter's strength and prevent it from further expansion, but also reduce the former's international influence.

Then once Austria was defeated, its status within the German Confederation would decline. Prussia would then challenge German leadership, and the region would return to chaos.

A weak and loose German Confederation was necessary, but Britain would not let this organization disband, because the latter also needed the former to stop Russia's westward advance.

Therefore, Austria plus Germany is greater than or equal to Russia. It is very necessary for Britain, but it cannot be allowed to merge, even with a suture monster like the Holy Roman Empire.

But now all these plans have come to nothing, and then they offended Austria over the Strait of Otranto.

Now the Austrians would go all the way to buy a fortress on the Indian subcontinent, and specifically choose it near the Palk Strait. This is completely disgusting.

In fact, Franz is also disgusting. Tranquiba has very complete defense facilities and is relatively far away from the core of British rule.

At the same time, there is a certain depth. The British cannot solve the problem by the navy alone, and there are great risks whether sending marines to land or transferring troops from other regions.

After all, it is not uncommon for those two-faced Indians to stab in the back, especially in the war with Austria, any variable may be fatal.

In addition, France and the Netherlands cannot just wait to be slaughtered. They will definitely try their best to mess with Britain. After all, the lips and teeth are cold. In addition, this auction, even a fool knows that Austria, France and the Netherlands have something fishy.

But because it is close to the Palk Strait and Sri Lanka, Britain really can't ignore it.

Relatively speaking, Austria has no interest in the Far East, and it does not engage in opium and slave trade. In fact, the conflict of interest with Britain is the smallest.

But it is undeniable that this country is rising. At this time, Austria's influence has reached its maximum after the Vienna Conference.

At the same time, the industrial level is steadily improving, and even some technologies have surpassed Britain, and the colonies are also expanding.

Although the area of ​​the colonies is not as large as that of Britain and France, the speed of colonial development is extremely fast and extremely stable, and the possibility of catching up cannot be ruled out.

Therefore, Robert Peel would not allow Austria to further expand its trade in the East, nor would he allow the Netherlands and France to share his interests.

But the current situation does not allow this, because a war that has been planned for many years, the final step of conquering India will be launched at this time.

Therefore, Robert Peel can only choose to make concessions, but as long as Britain unifies India, it is only a matter of time to get rid of these scabies.