"The people and writers do not need to bear the burden of history. Once changes occur, they can give full play to their instinct of defection and betrayal at any time and return to the past under the protection of the victors. However, monarchs and ministers have no choice but to avoid it. In the end, they will lose not only politics.
Life, and even reputation, will be like this."
Standing on the wall of Thiers, Zhu Xianhai looked at the remaining battlefield ruins outside Paris, and this sentence came to his mind. He could no longer remember where he saw this sentence, but what is certain is that
, Napoleon is definitely a practitioner of this sentence.
"After Napoleon's defeat, his crown and glory became a thing of the past. Therefore, Napoleon's choice to take third place was also the right one."
What did you choose?
Of course he would do everything possible to maintain his rule.
The Prussian army is retreating!
When the news came, Zhu Xianhai was stunned for a long time. This was simply impossible. Maybe the French army had more troops and more artillery in Paris, but what was the point?
But they absolutely did not have the ability to launch a counterattack. Even if they had 100,000 more French troops than McMahon had in history, they would not have the ability to launch a counterattack.
Now that the French army has counterattacked and the Prussian army has also "retreated", the Three Emperors even gave a speech on the day they relieved the siege in Paris - "My army and I will continue to advance, for the sake of France, every inch of the occupied land will be taken."
All will be recovered, and all Prussians will be driven back..."
"A secret treaty...people can sign it! Bismarck...is truly a Bismarck!"
Reciting this name, Zhu Xianhai had to admit that this guy was definitely the best diplomat in modern times.
Although it is still unclear what agreement Bismarck and Nathan reached, one thing that is certain is that the war is coming to an end, and more importantly, Germany has not been seriously weakened. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible for the Prussian army to "retreat."
", the so-called "defeat" is probably to induce Na San to give up substantial compensation for the throne and the false name of victory.
"Your Majesty, the French don't seem to have the will to let us go into battle."
Standing beside His Majesty, Li Du, who had just arrived from Orleans, said.
"It seems they want to defeat the Prussians on their own!"
"French people still need face!"
Zhu Xianhai smiled, patted Li Du on the shoulder and said.
"The French want to win this war on their own, so... it's just right. In fact, it's almost time for this war to end!"
It's time to end it!
Compared with how Prussia and France would fight this war decently, Zhu Xianhai was more concerned about the future.
Now that France has become the "winner" of this war, what changes will Europe usher in?
Zhu Xianhai was extremely curious in his heart. After all, no one could interrupt France's "rise" now.
However, France’s “rise” is still full of unknowns. After all, France is still full of problems internally!
"They will almost get everything they need. France will no longer prevent the unification of Germany. Well, Napoleon III will fully respect the wishes of the German people..."
The so-called "respect" is a joke, but it is also true - only strength can win respect.
"And what about Prussia? Even if they are unwilling in every possible way, they will give up Luxembourg. The "Luxembourg Crisis" three years ago ended with France signing the Treaty of London and giving up the sovereignty of Luxembourg. But the "Luxembourg Crisis" brought about
The direct consequence was that the French people were dissatisfied with Napoleon III's diplomatic incompetence. In order to divert the domestic crisis, Napoleon III urgently needed a war to divert national sentiment. Well, he needed victory, but he needed the fruits of victory even more.
Let the people believe - Napoleon is Napoleon! He still won."
"Your Majesty, what about us?"
Li Du looked at His Majesty and asked.
"us……"
Zhu Xianhai pursed his lips and looked back at the city of Paris.
"We have gained time, valuable development time. In the next ten to twenty years, Paris, no matter how the situation here changes, it is certain that Paris will restrain the UK from intervening in South American affairs.
What we need is to use this precious time to develop ourselves!"
South America…
Now the door of South America has been opened to Nanhua!
South America...Nanhua!
It’s almost time to return home!
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London, Buckingham Palace.
"Louis actually led the army himself to launch a counterattack against the Prussians. This is simply incredible."
The chubby foreign girl who spoke was none other than Queen Victoria. She was not only the queen, but also a friend of the French Queen Eugenie. Historically, after Nazionale was captured, she faced the riots in Paris. After escaping from Paris, Eugenie
He was protected by Queen Victoria.
At this time, Queen Victoria was sitting on a chair with a cup of black tea in her hand, chatting with Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone in a curious tone.
This little chubby girl is Queen Victoria, the monarch of the British Empire!
She is absolutely incompetent. Since she married Prince Albert, she has closed the door and concentrated on having children. She gave birth to 9 children in 20 years. All her energy was devoted to giving birth to children. So she
Unlike her, Prince Albert, who took over the power in her place, rarely dealt with political affairs. He was keen on politics and often intervened in various British affairs. After the Glorious Revolution, many of the powers that were restricted by the British King were found by Prince Albert one by one.
When he returned, even the parliament had to obey him.
The death of Prince Albert in 1861 caused a great deal of trouble to Queen Victoria. Not only did the overly sad Queen not take part in political affairs, she also prohibited her eldest son from participating in politics. In this way, the power of Britain was once again controlled by the cabinet.
.
Although Victoria, as Queen, has hardly been involved in politics in the past ten years, prime ministers still have to seek the Queen's advice when encountering important matters.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is beyond everyone's expectation, and it was not within our expectation."
"So, the cabinet would prefer that Louis fail?"
The queen asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, it is Britain that needs France to fail."
The Prime Minister's answer made the Queen nod. Although she and Eugenie are good friends, friendship is not the most important thing in the face of national interests.
"So, does the cabinet now have new ideas?"
"Your Majesty, from now on, France will definitely win this war, and the Prussian ambassador has said that out of consideration of the situation and to end the war, they will withdraw from France. They are no longer able to protect Luxembourg's independence.
, and France will definitely annex Luxembourg as a spoil of war. Your Majesty, no one in Europe can stop Napoleon now!"
William Ewart Gladstone's tone was full of helplessness. Once upon a time, British diplomats planned everything carefully, and they fully supported Prussia. The ultimate goal was to use Prussia to contain and attack France, but now?
With the defeat of the Prussians on the battlefield, their ideas had evaporated.