Chapter 1196 The temptation of the British
On July 3, 1855, a merchant ship with the flag of the Kingdom of Prussia docked in Kiel. A middle-aged man got off the merchant ship under the escort of several bodyguards and boarded an unmarked carriage. The carriage went directly to the train station, and under the guidance of staff from the Kingdom of Prussia, he boarded a train heading to Berlin.
When the middle-aged man walked into the carriage, there was already someone waiting inside. After seeing the person coming, the person inside immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Earl of Granville, welcome you to the Kingdom of Prussia! Your Majesty and the Prime Minister are already waiting for you in Berlin!" This person is Albrech von Ron, the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia. The person he is waiting for is Earl of Granville, the British Foreign Minister.
When the Chinese Empire was about to lead two younger brothers to attack Britain, the British Foreign Secretary appeared in the Kingdom of Prussia, which was indeed very suspicious. It can be said that the British spared no effort to save Britain.
"Your Excellency Lau has been waiting for a long time!" Earl Glenville seemed very humble. Now Britain is no longer the world hegemony. As the British Foreign Minister, no matter which country he went to, he would look arrogant. But now, Britain is about to be destroyed, and the Kingdom of Prussia has replaced Britain and become the most powerful country in the Western world. Then, Earl Glenville naturally has no right to put on airs in front of Albrecht von Ron.
"Your Excellency the Earl!" Albrech von Ron said with a smile. However, although he said so, in fact, he enjoyed the humility of Earl Glenville.
When the train started, the meeting between Count Granville and Albrech von Ron officially began.
"His Earl, the current situation is very unfavorable for Britain! According to the news we have received, the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Spain, have gathered more than 1.5 million troops to attack Britain." Albrech von Ron said. Of course, the Kingdom of Prussia was also prepared to actively join it at the beginning. In that case, the total size of the coalition forces would reach more than two million. Unfortunately, the Chinese Empire rejected the request of the Kingdom of Prussia, which made the Kingdom of Prussia very dissatisfied.
"Yes, your Excellency, the situation in Britain is indeed very unfavorable. But if the Chinese think that we can be destroyed by this army, it would be a big mistake. Britain has prepared five million troops. If the Chinese dare to land in Britain, we will definitely be able to give them a headache!" Earl of Granville said loudly, as if only in this way could he show his confidence.
Albrech von Ron smiled and said nothing. The British did recruit five million troops, but what could that happen? They were just a group of mobs. Compared with the elite Chinese army, the British army was far inferior to the combat qualities of soldiers and weapons and equipment, and doubted that the commander's ability was the ability. In this case, it was impossible for the British to defeat the attack of the Chinese Empire. Count Granville's words were just to cheer himself up.
"Your Excellency, the current international situation. The Kingdom of Prussia should also be very clear. Although the Asian-European military alliance won the victory of this world war, in a sense, this is simply the victory of the Chinese Empire, not the victory of other countries. In the post-war world, the Chinese Empire will dominate and become the master of the world. This is not a good thing for the Kingdom of Prussia and even the entire Western world!" Earl of Granville continued.
Albrech von Ron nodded. It was impossible for a wise man to hide it in front of diplomatic experts like Earl Glenville. Even people with a little common sense can see the world situation that appears. Although the Kingdom of Prussia gained considerable benefits in this world war, in fact, the situation of the Kingdom of Prussia is even more dangerous. Next, they will face suppression of the Chinese Empire, and even launch a war directly.
"Your Excellency, the current situation is indeed very unfavorable for the Kingdom of Prussia. The Chinese Empire has begun to guard against us." Albrech von Ron admitted generously.
"The Chinese are all greedy and despicable guys. From the beginning, they were trying to make use of the Kingdom of Prussia. Now that they have used it, the Kingdom of Prussia has lost its value. In order to ensure their own interests, those damn Chinese will naturally not let the Kingdom of Prussia go." Earl of Granville said angrily, as if they were rushing to make the Kingdom of Prussia a furious thing.
Albrech von Ron did not agree. Although the situation is very bad now, overall, the Prussian Kingdom joined the Asian-European military alliance. At least, they completed the unification of Germany and expanded the territory several times. Even if they faced suppression of the Chinese Empire after the war, the Prussian Kingdom was not without a chance of victory. If they could win, the Prussian Kingdom would suddenly become the overlord of the world. Of course, this probability was not high.
Seeing that Albrecht von Ron did not agree, Earl Glenville couldn't help but smile embarrassedly.
"Your Excellency, Britain is likely to be destroyed in this war. The Chinese have great caution about Britain. A powerful Britain, or a unified Britain, cannot make the Chinese feel at ease. Therefore, it has become inevitable to divide Britain." Earl of Granville was a little lonely. The former world overlord would end up like this, which is indeed a pity.
"Your Excellency, we can do nothing about this. In fact, the Kingdom of Prussia has been squeezed out of the coalition forces fighting against Britain by the Chinese Empire. We can only express regrets about what happened to Britain!" said Albrech von Ron.
"I can understand this, and the British people have already anticipated this. However, I believe that this is only temporary. In the future, the British Empire will definitely have a day to rise again!" Earl of Granville seemed very confident.
Albrech von Ron frowned, as if he had not figured out where the confidence of the British came from. In fact, Britain was split, which was also very beneficial to the Kingdom of Prussia. At least, no one could shake the status of the Western world leader of the Kingdom of Prussia. Otherwise, a resurgent Britain would also be a huge threat to the Kingdom of Prussia.
"Your Excellency, Britain hopes that the Kingdom of Prussia will support British unification in the future and allow Britain to become a second-rate power." Earl of Granville continued.
"Emperor, I cannot answer you about this!" said Albrech von Ron.
"In return, in this war, Britain will fight to the end and weaken the strength of the Chinese Empire as much as possible, so that the Prussian Kingdom will not have too much gap when confronting the Chinese Empire in the future. In addition, although the army of the Prussian Kingdom is strong, the naval strength of the Prussian Kingdom is too weak. Britain will send a large number of engineers, designers, shipbuilders and demobilized naval officers and soldiers to the Prussian Kingdom to assist the Prussian Kingdom in establishing a powerful naval force." Earl of Granville threw out the bargaining chips given by Britain.
Sure enough, after hearing the British chips, Albrech von Ron could no longer calm down. Two days ago, the Kingdom of Prussia was still depressed because it did not have a powerful navy. William I had already made up his mind to build a powerful navy. However, the navy is not as easy as the army. It is not possible to build the Prussia Kingdom in a short time to have a powerful navy that can compete with the Chinese Empire.
However, if the British support was supported, this would undoubtedly give the Prussians a shortcut. Although the British Navy lost the world overlord, the gap between them and the Chinese Navy was not big. The British Navy's "Nile-class" battleship was already equipped with five powerful warships with twin 12-inch guns, and their combat effectiveness was not weak compared to the Chinese Navy's "Eastern Han-class" battleships. If the British Navy had not developed new warships for too short, lagging behind the Chinese Navy, and the main battleships of the British Navy were not as good as the Chinese Navy, perhaps the end of this naval battle could have been rewritten. Of course, the Chinese Navy's use of powerful torpedoes in naval battles caused heavy damage to the British Navy, and the Kingdom of Prussia was not very clear. The Kingdom of Prussia was ultimately a mainland country after all, and they knew too little about the navy.
There is no doubt that the British proposal was a huge temptation before the Kingdom of Prussia. It was equivalent to filling the shortcomings of the Kingdom of Prussia. This made it possible for the Kingdom of Prussia to establish a powerful navy in a short period of time. With the industrial strength of the Kingdom of Prussia, coupled with the British technology and talents, it would be possible to establish a powerful navy in a short period of time. At that time, the Kingdom of Prussia might be able to directly challenge the Chinese navy. This undoubtedly increased the chances of the Kingdom of Prussia in the future confrontation.
"Your Excellency, the Kingdom of Prussia is very satisfied with the sincerity shown by Britain. I will convey the sincerity of Britain to His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister!" Albrech von Ron took a deep breath and tried to calm his mood.
Seeing the performance of Albrech von Ron, Earl Glenville smiled on his face. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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