"Everyone, the Great Empire has reached its most critical moment. I have met with Her Majesty the Queen and asked for Her Majesty's consent to put the empire into a state of war."
"Our current cabinet will soon be transformed into a war cabinet. Everyone, you must be prepared. The state of war will allow everyone to enjoy greater power and bear greater responsibilities."
"Mr. Matellis, please immediately implement the wartime conscription order and let the veterans report back. I need to mobilize at least half a million troops."
"Hiss~"
Everyone gasped. There was no such large-scale mobilization during the Crimean War.
Now we are entering a state of war. This means that some special laws will take effect.
For example, wartime requisition. The Great Empire has the largest maritime transport fleet in the world in terms of gross tonnage.
These fleets can be requisitioned as military transport ships for the Great Empire during wartime.
There are even some armed merchant ships that can be used as battleships.
During wartime, the cabinet can also issue war bonds in excess and increase the special war budget.
To meet the needs of the war.
Temple is indeed very courageous, you must know that he is gambling.
Because war means that you can win and you can lose.
If he wins, he will naturally become a hero of the Great Empire and become a respected figure like Cromwell.
If he loses, then he is a complete sinner. The Great Empire never pities losers.
The choice of most people is to finish their term as prime minister peacefully.
After all, it took so many years to finally get into the position of prime minister.
Why bother anymore?
But Temple was different. He did not want to leave the issue of the Baath Army to the next prime minister.
He has his own persistence and sense of responsibility.
Because he found that the Renaissance Army was developing too rapidly.
Although it was originally a big country in the East, it had the largest population in the world, and its economic share was also the highest in the world.
But they were originally just a backward, old empire.
Now they have been blessed by technology. Not only have they surpassed the Great Empire in terms of size, but they have also caught up with the Great Empire in terms of technology.
So in the future, how can the Great Empire compare with others?
Therefore, we cannot delay. If we continue to delay, the chances of winning for the Great Empire will be even smaller.
Time is on the side of the Renaissance Army.
Berlin…
A grand inauguration ceremony is being held here.
Mr. Iron-Blooded has a neatly trimmed beard and a pair of eagle eyes.
He was wearing a brand new blue dress.
Her slightly bulging belly was pinched tightly by the dress.
He still gives people a feeling of confidence and energy.
At the inauguration ceremony, Mr. Ironblood clarified his governing philosophy and goals.
He clearly pointed out that Prussia needed to change and participate in world competition.
Prussia now has such conditions.
If Prussia continues to be blocked and suppressed in the interior of Europe, they will soon face a bottleneck in development.
The Kingdom War trilogy in his heart was not revealed.
He was worried that this would frighten the Junker nobles in the country.
But he had a way to tie these Junker nobles into his chariot.
He has been studying the rise of the Renaissance Army in recent years.
The Renaissance Army achieved its rise through war after war.
Of course, war is not a panacea.
But in this age of great strife, without war, it is impossible for one's own country to rise.
Another successful example is the Donghua Empire.
This newly crowned empire has only been independent for a few years!
After three wars, they controlled nearly half of the land in South Amelia.
He became an overlord on that continent and even dared to provoke the Great Empire.
He even defeated the arrogant Great Empire fleet.
This identical method obviously came from the young president from the East.
Just like the phoenix in Eastern mythology, it needs to bathe in fire before it can be reborn.
How can a new powerful country rise without going through the baptism of war?
Not long ago, at the German Confederation meeting, Mr. Ironblood humiliated Joseph I in public.
He said that Joseph was perhaps the emperor who least understood war in the entire history of Europe.
Austrian soldiers are all excellent warriors. It is a pity that their Emperor only talks rhetoric.
This completely angered Joseph I.
It's like two people are having a fight. One person keeps saying, "Hit me, hit me!"
I just scolded you, what's wrong?
Tie Xue is naturally not a blundering idiot.
Since the end of the Prudential War, Mr. Iron-Blooded has been discussing plans to deal with Austria with the Prince Regent.
Their goal was to establish a North German Confederation and exclude Austria from the North German Confederation.
Only in this way can Germany be unified.
It is impossible for Germany to unify with Austria.
Under the Habsburg family, everything can only remain fragmented.
This is related to the political model of the Habsburg dynasty.
The previous addition of the Holstein region to Prussia was the result of Mr. Iron-Blooded's operation.
It was an enclave for Prussia today.
To be honest, the value is not very great.
But Mr. Iron-Blooded knows that this can stimulate Austria to take action.
Long before Mr. Ironblood took office, William I had appointed Moltke as the Army's Chief of General Staff and established a new General Staff Headquarters.
The main task of this General Staff Headquarters is to summarize some experiences and lessons learned from the Prussian-Danish War and complete the reform of the Prussian army.
Some new weapons entered the army and began to be fielded.
This requires the army to become familiar with new tactics.
Just last year, the Prussian Army sent a corps of officers to study with the Renaissance Army.
Now the Army of the Renaissance Army is recognized as the strongest army. They have completely broken away from those old tactics.
The Prussian army benefited greatly from the visit to the Baath Army.
As the general leading the team, Old Moltke deeply realized that future wars would be a competition in firepower between the two armies.
The key to victory or defeat lies in the number of powerful artillery pieces as well as the range and rate of fire of the guns.
The dense and rapid shooting of machine guns deeply shocked Old Moltke.
He realized the Prussian army's original charging tactics that were not afraid of death.
Under the intense machine gun fire, it was no different than dying.
So Prussia has been seeking machine gun manufacturing technology from the Baath Army.
Now Prussia has all of this.
This time, the Renaissance Army was able to transfer machine guns and smokeless gunpowder manufacturing technology to Prussia, which greatly increased Prussia's confidence in defeating Austria.
And Mr. Iron-Blooded has already found allies for this war.
Not only Meulenberg, Oldenburg and other states in North Germany, but also the three free cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck fully supported Prussia's war against Austria.
Mr. Iron-Blooded also recently went to Italy.
After being manipulated by the French at the beginning of the year, various Italian states began to look for new foreign aid for themselves.
Then Austria's other enemy, Prussia, became a natural ally of the Italians.
As expected, Mr. Iron-Blooded went to Italy and immediately formed a sergeant alliance with Sardinia, Sicily and other Italian countries.
As long as the Austro-Prussian War begins, the various Italian states will inevitably launch attacks from southern Austria.
In addition, Mr. Ironblood also met with Gorchakov and obtained Tsarist Russia's promise to remain neutral.
Of course, Prussia also paid a certain price. For example, it helped Tsarist Russia build ironclads.
The Russian fleet was allowed to enter and exit freely in the Baltic Sea.
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When Tsarist Russia applies to restore its rights and interests in the Black Sea, Prussia will express its support.
In the end, only the French had a more ambiguous attitude.
Mr. Iron-Blooded knows Nasan very well.
This is a political opportunist. But he does not understand the war like his uncle.
The French will certainly wait and see in the early stages of the war.
As long as the Prussians fight fast enough and with enough determination.
Then the French would have no chance to intervene.
In addition, Mr. Iron-Blooded is also planning to write an airdrop check to Nasan.
That was the area west of the Rhine. He knew that Nathan had always coveted this land.
If Tiexue and Nathan promise to use this land in exchange for France's neutrality in the Austro-Prussian War.
You will definitely believe it if you take three.
Why would Nazim believe the Prussians' verbal promises?
Because Nasan was confident enough in himself, France's national power had returned to its heyday.
Both the gross domestic product and industrial strength were far behind Prussia.
So they didn't have to worry about the Prussians going back on their word.
If Prussia breaks its promise, it will give France a reason to go to war.
What he didn't know was that Mr. Iron-Blooded had already planned a battle with France.
As he said at the inauguration ceremony - the unification of Germany cannot be achieved through diplomacy.
Only "iron" and "blood" can unify Germany.
This speech made many elderly congressmen excited.
The first thing Mr. Iron-Blooded did after taking office was to discuss it with his partner, Old Moltke.
One of them is in charge of government and the other is in charge of the army. They can be said to be a model of harmony between generals and prime ministers.
"Maultke, I have already made all the diplomatic and logistical preparations. I wonder how your preparations are going?"
"Alto, as for the army, you can rest assured that the battlefield will be in Saxony and Bohemia. I will use the railway to transport people there as soon as possible. Concentrate superior troops and firepower to defeat the Austrian army in one battle."
Alto is the name of Mr. Iron-Blooded, and Mao Qi calls him this, which shows that the relationship between the two is very friendly.
However, next, Mao Qi said with regret: "But by then, you must be able to requisition enough train skins. There is just one thing that is more regrettable."
"Why, is there anything you haven't prepared yet? Don't worry about the train. We are the ones who are prepared." Mr. Iron-blooded said just now that he will handle the logistical issues.
This is his first battle after being promoted to prime minister, and it is time to test his ability to govern.
Many pairs of eyes are staring at him, including those who oppose him.
Most of the people who supported him were because of his outstanding performance in the Prussian-Danish War. Because in that war, Prussia gained huge benefits.
It not only strengthened its control over the North German region.
It also wrested maritime hegemony in the Baltic Sea from Denmark. This was of great significance to the development of Prussia's overseas trade.
Therefore, those who benefited most were the emerging factory owners and traders in Prussia.
These people are also Mr. Iron-Blooded's strongest supporters.
In addition to these people, the army is also Mr. Iron-Blooded's strong backing.
In Prussia, the army has always had the highest status.
The foreign wars led by Mr. Iron-Blooded have made the importance of the military more prominent.
At the same time, the military will also benefit from it.
The military naturally likes a prime minister who supports the war.
Because such a prime minister will direct more resources to the military.
Not to mention, this iron-blooded gentleman has a good relationship with General Moltke, the current boss of the military.
Some people would say that if military and political officials were so close to each other, wouldn't the king be wary of it?
Not to mention the closer relationship between Moltke and William I.
In a bloodline-focused monarchy like Europa, the prime minister may be authoritarian, but he will basically not usurp the throne.
General Moltke sighed and continued: "It would be great if the Renaissance Army could transfer smokeless gunpowder and machine gun technology to us earlier. In that case, we have a higher chance of winning this war, and we will sacrifice a lot less.
Soldier."
"There is nothing we can do about it. The Renaissance Army is not our savior. They have their own considerations. Being able to transfer these technologies to us this time has saved us a lot of research time. And their asking price is not high."
"But don't think they are so nice. They want us to start a war with the Austrian army as soon as possible to attract the attention of the European countries. In this case, after they start a war with the Great Empire, it will be difficult for the Great Empire to find allies.
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"Fortunately, this is also beneficial to us. At least, no matter how far we are on the European continent, the Great Empire will not be able to interfere with us."
"Well, those rotating machine guns they sold are really good. I think they will be the masters of the battlefield in the future."
"However, the cavalry we are proud of in the future may have to be reduced. The cavalry can't break through the firepower network woven by the machine guns by relying on speed alone. I plan to use these machine guns together, and maybe they will be able to perform miraculous feats by then."
"Okay, Moltke, you don't need to tell me about the war. You just need to tell me what I need, and tell me when you win." Mr. Iron-blooded said.
He knew that Moltke's old habit had started to happen again. He was a martial arts fanatic.
War was as intoxicating as a beautiful dancing girl in his mind.
Moltke's idol is Vauban, the most famous general in French history.
This man was a French general during the Louis XIV period. It is said that he perfected the bastion tactic.
All siege methods at that time were ineffective against it, and it was known as the strongest shield.
However, he later invented the Vauban siege method, which was specifically used to conquer bastions.
It is said that Louis XIV's favorite thing to do at that time was to lead a group of nobles to watch General Vauban fight from a distance.
Because General Vauban's conductor is like a master conductor of a symphony orchestra.
The war he directed was as mesmerizing as an artistic performance.
ps: I’m entering the shelter right now. I reviewed the manuscript on the way and I can’t get out until three in the morning. I’ll double my monthly pass at the end of the month, please!