Chapter 1441 War is inevitable
The Kingdom of France now has a total of 300,000 troops, and the weapons used are all produced by the Kingdom of Belgium.∷ However, these weapons from the Kingdom of Belgium are authorized by the Chinese Empire. It can be said that the weapons used by all members of the entire Peace Alliance can be used, which greatly alleviates the logistical pressure.
The French Empire had similar military strength. They received the support of the Germans and were not inferior to the French Kingdom in terms of weapons. Even because the generals of the French Empire were more good at fighting, they seemed to be stronger in military strength. If the Belgian Kingdom and the Spanish Kingdom had not deployed a lot of troops on the border, the French Empire had to dispatch troops to deal with it and thus unable to fight the French Kingdom with all their might, the French Kingdom might have been destroyed.
However, King Louis Charlie of France did not seem to have thought of this. He was still dreaming of unifying France and rebuilding a world power. In fact, if there was no foreign aid and relying solely on the strength of the French Kingdom, it would be impossible to do this. Even it would be impossible to protect his own country.
"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Belgium has sent us a telegram, hoping that we will send people to Brussels, and they have something to discuss with us!" Prime Minister of the Kingdom of France, Adolfo Thiers, told King Louis Charles.
"Oh? Do the Belgians have any plans?" King Louis Charles frowned. King Louis Charles hated the Kingdom of Belgium in his heart. Although, he had made great efforts to become the king of the Kingdom of France. Otherwise, the Chinese Empire and other countries would not support him at all. However, King Louis Charles did not see this. He thought he was the son of Louis Philip I. It was natural to become the king of the Kingdom of France. In addition, the Kingdom of Belgium also occupied several regions in northern and northwest of France, which reduced France's strength a lot. If these regions could be returned to the Kingdom of France, perhaps the Kingdom of France would have defeated the French Empire long ago and unified the entire France!
At that time, King Leopold I of Belgium married the princess of the July dynasty in order to consolidate his position. In the face of the powerful France at that time, the Kingdom of Belgium was just a friend. Now, the Kingdom of Belgium is no less than the Kingdom of France at all. Even the military and industry are farther above the Kingdom of France, which made King Louis Charles very jealous. He often believed that this was the reason why the Kingdom of Belgium betrayed France and defected to the Chinese Empire. Otherwise, the Kingdom of Belgium would not have this day at all. However, he seemed to have been the case.
I forgot that when the Kingdom of Belgium turned to the Chinese Empire, the July Dynasty no longer existed. In order to compete with the Second French Empire of Napoleon III, the Kingdom of Belgium had to hold on to the thick legs of the Chinese Empire. In addition, the Kingdom of Belgium is today. This is inseparable from their efforts in the last war. A country with a population of more than four million made millions of sacrifices in the war. Of course, the Chinese Empire had to reward the Kingdom of Belgium. What's more, the Kingdom of Belgium is still a bridgehead for the confrontation between the Chinese Empire and Germany.
"Your Majesty. According to the news we have received, an important Chinese figure has arrived in Brussels!" Adolf Thier continued.
"Chinese? What are they doing? However, the situation is very tense now. A war seems to break out between the Chinese and the Germans. They come to Europe at this time. Could it be that they want to win over us? If that is the case, we have to think carefully about the conditions to ask the Chinese. For example, how about supporting us to unify France?" King Louis Charles was immediately excited.
Adolf Thier was speechless about this king. This guy seemed to be a little confused? France is not the former great power anymore, it is just a small country. It is too late to hold the Chinese Empire tightly, so there is no right to make any conditions! If I had known it, I wouldn't have cooperated with this guy.
"Your Majesty, this may be a good thing for the Kingdom of France. The Belgians asked me to go to Brussels with me!" Adolph Thier continued. The Lord Lenio was the Minister of Army of the Kingdom of France, responsible for commanding the 300,000 troops of the Kingdom.
"Okay, you go! Go and see what the Chinese are doing. If possible, try to gain enough benefits for the Kingdom of France!" King Louis Charles was still obsessed with this.
"Yes, your Majesty!" Prime Minister Adolf Thier nodded.
The capital of Belgium, Brussels, this city that had been destroyed by war has been rebuilt. And after the tempering of blood and fire, the city appears even more majestic. Although the Kingdom of Belgium suffered heavy losses in the last war, they also gained rich gains. The entire southern Netherlands became the territory of the Kingdom of Belgium, and the northern and northwest of France made the population of the Kingdom of Belgium close to 10 million, more than twice the previous World War.
However, the original Belgians only accounted for a little over 30% of the total population, and the rest were the French and Dutch. It took a lot of effort to tie these people together. With the support of the Chinese Empire, the industry of the Belgian Kingdom developed rapidly and the economy became better and better, which made the living conditions of the people in the country have also improved a lot. The French Kingdom and the French Empire have been burdened with heavy burdens of war reparations and continuous wars, which have almost lived in aquatic life.
In this hot comparison, the French who joined the Kingdom of Belgium knew how to choose. Although France was a great country that once made them proud. However, the crushing defeat of the last World War had caused France to lose all its glory. This made most of the French who joined the Kingdom of Belgium already agree with the Kingdom of Belgium. As for the Dutch, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Dutch belonged to the same country, and joining the Kingdom of Belgium did not have any psychological burden for them.
The heavy industry in the Kingdom of Belgium is very developed and can produce almost all its own army equipment. Of course, these equipment are all from China's technology. The military strength of the Kingdom of Belgium has also been greatly improved. With a population of less than 10 million, it has maintained an army of 500,000 and a navy of 50,000. To a certain extent, this can be regarded as a military force. After the baptism of the last war, the army of the Kingdom of Belgium has been free from its immaturity.
, all kinds of tactics and the quality of soldiers have been improved a lot. Once the war breaks out, the army of the Kingdom of Belgium will be able to quickly expand to more than one million. If extreme mobilization is carried out, an army of 1.5 million people can be drawn. In addition, the 14th Army of the Chinese Army stationed in the Kingdom of Belgium, after the war breaks out, it will not be a big problem to resist the attack of the Germans. At least, it can persist until the reinforcements of the Chinese Empire arrive.
It is precisely because of this that even in the face of the threat from the German Empire, the Kingdom of Belgium firmly stood on the side of the Chinese Empire. They believed that although the German Empire was powerful, the Kingdom of Belgium had full defense and could not be a problem until the Chinese Empire arrived. No matter how bad it was, it could retreat to the coastal areas and rely on the support of the navy to continue to persevere. When the reinforcements of the Empire of China arrived, they could fight back. Even if the country was destroyed again, it would have nothing to do. As long as the war could be won, the Kingdom of Belgium would be able to gain more benefits after the war.
The palace that was originally destroyed in the war has been rebuilt and is more magnificent than the previous kingdom. King Leopold I is now 72 years old. He is already old and has gradually withdrawn from the handling of state affairs. The major national affairs are basically handled by his second son, Leopold II.
Guests who came from the Chinese Empire were placed in a secret place in the Belgian royal palace. There were two people coming, namely Fang Minghong, deputy minister of the imperial diplomacy, and Major General Niu Zhiyang, deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau.
Leopold II and Prime Minister Charles Rozer, Foreign Minister Henry de Bruker, and Army Minister Katton, had secret talks with two special envoys of the Chinese Empire in a conference room.
"Two Special Envoys, has the war really reached an inevitable point?" asked Leopold II. At the age of 28, although he had not experienced the last war (he was sent to the Chinese Empire at the beginning of the war), he still remembered the tragic phenomena after the war in the Kingdom of Belgium. Now, the Kingdom of Belgium has finally achieved its current achievements. It would be a pity if it was destroyed again in the war.
"Your Highness, this war is not something we can avoid just by saying it is avoidable. Even if we want to avoid it, the Germans must agree. The Germans are preparing for war frantically, and this war is impossible to avoid. What we can do now is to strive for victory in the war and win the war at the lowest price! This is the most important thing!" Fang Minghong said. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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