Vol 3 Chapter 630 My concern is that after the fall of the French Empire

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On November 12, 1869, when the world was talking about the advent of the Dutch military submarine, the Franco-Prussian War was continuing and fierce.

On the morning of November 12, the Prussian army occupied Chaumont, the capital of the Haute-Marne province, where Napoleon III was stationed in Reims, and the remaining main force of the 4th and 5th Army, the main force of the Metz Corps, Radmiro, the capital of the Haute-Marne province. The city of Long is the capital of the Marne department.

The sudden occupation of Chalon, the capital of the Marne Province, successfully cut off the connection between Reims and Chaumont, the important military towns in eastern France, and also allowed the quality and Prussian troops to gather more and more troops into France in the east. These two A city is like an isolated island, the situation is very dangerous,

On November 14, 1869, the three major Prussian legions came out and suddenly blocked the French army from the west of the two cities.

Napoleon III and the commander of the Metz Legion, Radmiro, were very embarrassed to break through.

However, the three major armies of the Prussian army also carried out counter-breakthroughs.

In the afternoon, the Prussian army also completed what to do with the French army and attacked with powerful artillery.

At that time in the afternoon, after the French army tried several times to break through the siege and failed, Napoleon III was forced to send a letter to William I at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, expressing his willingness to hand over the saber representing the symbol of the Emperor of France to His Majesty King William I of Prussia. .

On November 16, 1869, the news that Napoleon III was besieged in Reims and the remnants of Metz’s army were also besieged in Chaumont swept Europe like a tornado, and France was in an uproar.

Paris, which is near the edge of Reims, was even more panicked. On November 18, 1869, the Regent of the French Empire, Queen Eugenie, and the Prime Minister of Charles, respectively, asked William I and Bismarck for peace talks.

To everyone’s surprise, this Queen Eugenie invited Britain to play the role of coordinator of the armistice.

For this reason, the Berlin side stopped the attack and made a siege instead of attacking. However, Prussia was still constantly transferring troops into the territory of the Prussian King France.

Obviously, Prussia is unwilling to give up the advantage of the current victory at hand.

At the same time, on November 18, 1869, King William IV of the Netherlands arrived in Berlin for the most important stop of his state visit to the Kingdom of Prussia – Berlin.

Outside Berlin was greeted by Prime Minister Bismarck.

Bismarck was only 54 years old at this time, and it was the time when politicians were at their most energetic.

William IV and Bismarck smiled tacitly. After the etiquette was done, Bismarck began to lead William I and his party to their destination.

This itinerary could have been arranged by a special person, but what puzzled William IV was that Bismarck did it himself.

William IV’s eyes turned, and he understood that it was too early to do nothing. The old fox in Prussia must be the one who does not go to the Three Treasures Palace.

Forget it, the soldiers will come to block the water and cover the soil.

The temporary residence of Bismarck Ann William IV was a palace in Prussia. It was known from Weisemann in Prussia that it was the residence of the previous king and William I’s eldest brother, Frederick William IV.

This surprised William IV.

But let’s not say, this palace has a good scenery.

After everything was arranged, the next day, William IV and William I held talks.

“Our East Oman believes that Prussia will not break its promise and forget it”

In the Berlin Palace, William I and William IV were divided into two rows on the left and right, and their subordinates had face-to-face talks.

William IV went straight to the point.

“Now that Prussia has taken the entire eastern part of the north and occupied the tight one-fifth of France’s territory, under the circumstance that Reims and Chaumont, two important military towns in the east, were almost taken by you, I think you have achieved Promises should be fairly easy”

“Anyway, the Principality of Luxembourg has already borrowed you from Prussia, and you were also caught off guard by France, who was unexpectedly caught by surprise. I think we should get what I deserve.”

William IV took the lead, posing that he was in debt, not the previous speculation that the overland journey from Greece was to avoid the wrath of France. Moreover, the disputes between the Netherlands and France have subsided, and there is nothing wrong with William IV’s words.

William I knew what William IV was thinking, but William IV’s words were not easy to refute, so he turned his attention to Bismarck.

Bismarck heard the expression knowingly, “Your Majesty’s statement is not bad, but we are in trouble now and I believe His Majesty also knows it.”

William IV pretended to be a little annoyed and said: “That’s your problem. The United Kingdom came forward to mediate. Do I still want to intervene? It’s not good, we only provide the Principality of Luxembourg as a loan. After you win, you will force the French Empire to cede East Oman. Give us, this is our agreement”

“But in the agreement, there is no agreement on what the so-called victory means?” Bismarck retorted.

Bismarck’s words fell, and the entire venue fell silent in an instant.

Is this to suggest that Prussia is linking victory to Paris?

The Dutch side became embarrassed.

The agreement does not specify the stage of victory, but it is obvious that the Netherlands has already done it with the Principality of Luxembourg to support Prussia in its raid on the French Empire, and the next thing is your Prussian affairs. Is the Netherlands still used to you being able to take it? Give it after the entire French Empire?

Bismarck’s words made the atmosphere in the entire parlour suddenly turn cold.

At this moment, William IV suddenly burst into a smile, as if a large stone was thrown into a pool of stagnant water, and the layers of waves made the stagnant water alive.

William I and Bismarck looked at each other and understood that it was different when they encountered a master.

Seeing that the atmosphere of the other party’s cohesion was broken, William IV smiled and said: “I also think that the French Empire will not easily compromise and transfer East Oman, so I think that since this is the case, the Netherlands can carry out its own plan B.”

“What does His Majesty William IV mean?” William I stared at William IV with a puzzled look.

“Naturally it is not from the Kingdom of Prussia,” William IV pointed out: “Recently, the British Empire is stepping up its contact with the Dutch Navy.”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Joseph Karls, Chief of Staff of the Netherlands Navy.

The latter stood up knowingly and said: “The British Empire officially placed an order for 20 submarines for 5 years from the Dutch Navy yesterday. We are currently hesitating whether the Netherlands should strengthen cooperation with the British Empire in this regard.

Not only the British Empire, but also the French Empire made the same request to the Netherlands. At present, more than 10 countries in the world have placed orders for no less than 80 submarines, and the order volume has been placed in 1880.”

Joseph Karls: “However, His Excellency Mark Rudd, the General Staff Officer, is currently hesitating. Does the British Empire have other intentions in making such a purchase request, so he is waiting for His Majesty’s reply.”

William IV said casually at this time: “You may not know it, but Mackay Sean just received news that Queen Victoria of the British Empire agreed to our request, but proposed that the Netherlands must release the purchase of Dutch submarines?”

The Netherlands made a request to the UK? How could the Queen of England get a submarine at this Dutch request?

any request? It must be very important to see the appearance of William IV, right?

The hearts of William I and Bismarck couldn’t help but have a bad premonition.

William IV: “Britain agreed to give up the New Zealand Islands to the Netherlands”

New Zealand Islands? It turned out to be it?

William I and Bismarck couldn’t help but be surprised. In recent years, they have been keeping a close eye on this neighbor of the Netherlands. Whether it is the mainland or the Far East, they are all under their eyes.

Therefore, they are very familiar with the Netherlands in the Far East, Africa and other territories.

The New Zealand Islands are the tail of influence that the United Kingdom has always kept. There is even a small fleet of several battleships that keep cruising in the southern Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, and interacting with Chile, an ally of the eastern United Kingdom, at sea. Therefore, the role of the New Zealand Islands to the United Kingdom is not small. It can be said that the British Empire is the best springboard for monitoring the Netherlands.

In addition to the Malay Island in the north, the north and the south are combined, and the Netherlands, like the turtle in the urn, cannot escape the surveillance range of the United Kingdom.

But now we hear that Britain is willing to transfer the New Zealand Islands to the British Empire?

And the King William IV in front of the Netherlands also justifiably told them that this was because of the New Zealand Islands in exchange for barter.

However, when he thought of the 20 Dutch submarines that even the British Empire was willing to exchange for a large archipelago, William I couldn’t help itching, and wanted to get it.

Who is Bismarck? It is natural to know that William IV is reminding Prussia that we don’t want East Oman who broke your promise, but rest assured, we also have the means to check and balance you. The British Empire and other countries will be asked to buy submarines from the Netherlands. , the Netherlands has some means to retaliate against Prussia, but it is not just a modern newspaper, or more simply, a good show is just behind.

When William IV was talking and laughing, he reversed the atmosphere of Holland seeking Prussia created by William I and Bismarck, and turned it into a situation where Prussia had to compromise with Holland, and everyone noticed that William IV But it came straight and hard.

This time, the hearts of the Prussian side sank.

On the contrary, the Dutch side raised their heads a lot.

Stay on the line, see you in the future!

William IV, who deeply understood the reason, broke the silence at this time and said to King William I of Prussia: “Actually, I think that the French Empire still needs more suppression methods, otherwise, Prussia has mobilized so many troops this time. , it’s a bit unreasonable.”

Changing the subject is also a type of chat.

Naturally, the two of Bismarck would not refuse this kind of steps down.

Bismarck asked, “What did His Majesty William IV mean?”

William IV: “Napoleon III is already unsustainable. It is not difficult for Prussia to defeat it. It is difficult for me to worry about one thing.”

William I asked, “What’s the matter?”

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