While Zhao Dazhi was on the road with his main force, he heard the news of a major defeat of the enemy.
He did not continue to advance, but pulled the army back to Daming City.
Of course it would be better if Ma Sanbao could deal with the enemy alone.
According to Ma Sanbao's report, in two consecutive battles, the Renaissance Army wiped out nearly 15,000 enemy troops.
Osasan Sultan and several hundred men finally escaped the pursuit of the cavalry regiment.
Ma Sanbao felt very sorry for not catching the big fish. Zhao Dazhi felt nothing.
This battle has been fought so far. The Osa people do not have the ability to spread the word to form an army.
This battle has severely weakened the energy of the Osa people.
The rest of the defeated army can be left to the Abyssinians.
If you help the Abyssinians deal with the traitors, Abyssinia will definitely get some benefits.
Maybe the Daming City base will be allocated a piece of land in the Sultanate of Osa by then.
Generally speaking, Zhao Dazhi's progress in the Tajura area is relatively smooth.
The northern part of Madagascar is where the Viceroyalty of the French Indian Ocean Colony was established.
The architectural style of Antsiranana Port is basically the same as that in France.
The beautiful city faces the sea. The white building of the Governor's Palace is in the same style as the Louvre. In front of the tall floor-to-ceiling windows is the beautiful tropical harbor.
Governor Mario Pires stood at the window, and behind him stood a young French official.
Pires did not dare to despise the other party. He was the special envoy of His Majesty the Emperor.
"Your Majesty the Governor, His Majesty the Emperor means to ignore the actions of the Renaissance Army for the time being, as long as they do not affect our interests." Special Envoy Roland said.
"Mr. Roland, don't worry, the Renaissance Army is gaining momentum now. The damn Koreans have sent them a whole fleet. Our Indian Ocean fleet is not enough to deal with them. And the Renaissance Army is quite polite to us. We
Francie's financial interests have not been affected." Pires raised the red wine glass in his hand and shook his finger at Roland.
"Well, Your Majesty asked me to come here this time just to take a look at the situation in the East. If the Renaissance Army squeezes out France, then we don't mind cooperating with the French people." said the young and handsome special envoy Roland.
"Actually, if we join forces with the Korean people to go to the East to fight against the Renaissance Army, we may not necessarily be able to take advantage. Here they can take advantage of the home field. Moreover, this country is huge, and their homeland alone is already
It’s about to catch up with the whole of Europe. The population is even greater than that of the whole of Europe,” Pires said.
He was in charge of France's colonies in the Indian Ocean. Not only the northern part of Madagascar, but also Reunion Island and Pondicherry on the subcontinent.
Although the land area under its control is not large, its location is very important.
If these places are connected, a supply line to the east can also be formed.
"Your Majesty the Governor, it's not that it's scary to be big. Tsarist Russia is also big, but it's not that we were defeated. In this world, increasing strength not only relies on land and population, but also requires advanced systems. And we in France have the most advanced system in the world.
System." Young Roland was a true believer in Nathan.
He believed that his emperor was the most enlightened monarch in the world, and that under his leadership France would become the greatest country.
"By the way, Mr. Roland, we were originally planning to occupy a territory in East Africa. You also know that the Chinese are now working hard to open the Suez Canal. However, the Renaissance Army has already taken the lead. But there is still a lot of land there."
"I think if we occupy a piece of land now, it will play an important role in ensuring that our French ships can enter the Indian Ocean. I just don't know if this is considered a provocation to the Renaissance Army." Pires asked.
"I think there should be no problem. Africa is not the area of influence of the Renaissance Army. They want to occupy a port base here. It is just to deal with the French people, but they cannot interfere with the actions of our French people. Those here
Nor are indigenous nations their protectorates."
"I will contact the Renaissance Army next and discuss this matter with them. I think if the Governor wants to take action, he should do it as soon as possible. Otherwise, the Renaissance Army may continue to expand, and then we will have to snatch it from their hands.
"Roland is still a proud young man after all. He does not despise the Renaissance Army, but he has never felt that the Renaissance Army is trying to suppress France.
"I have already planned it. Our Indian Ocean fleet can easily take down those small countries."
Pires had long been jealous when he saw how easily the Renaissance Army had captured the Tadjoura area.
Although his Indian Ocean colonies had several points, their total area was not large.
As for the island of Madagascar behind them, they only captured a small area.
He has plans to incorporate the entire Madagascar into France's cyst, and then occupy another area in East Africa outside the mouth of the Red Sea.
In this way, the role of the colony he is in charge of will be more prominent and it will also have a certain strategic depth.
"I think His Majesty the Emperor would be happy to see you here opening up new territories for France's unemployment."
"It's just that, Your Majesty the Governor, the country may not be able to give you much help during this period. You may not know that the Italians have been making trouble recently. His Majesty the Emperor went to protect Rome at the invitation of the Pope. We have already sent a large number of troops to protect Rome.
The army has stationed in the city of Rome, and the Atlantic Fleet has also gone to the Mediterranean for support." Roland revealed to Pires.
This thing may have just happened, and Pires really didn't know about it.
"How come those small, selfish countries can make such a big fuss?"
"It seems that the Governor is not very well informed. The Italians have already held a meeting to prepare to establish the Kingdom of Italy with the Kingdom of Sardinia as the main body. The temporary capital is set in Turin. The reason why Turin is said to be a temporary capital is
It's because they set their official capital in Rome, and you know the city of Rome is still in the hands of the Papal States."
"As you know, the relationship between the Papal States and our Majesty has always been good, and His Majesty does not want these countries to be integrated into one country. The most important thing is that the Italians are now very close to the Prussians.
His Majesty the Emperor suspects that they have reached some kind of secret agreement."
"You may not know that the German Federation fleet has actually gone to Sicily recently to conduct joint exercises with the Italians. Isn't this a naked provocation? So His Majesty is ready to teach them a lesson."
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In the New Capital City, the Summer Palace, and the President's Office, Dong Shuheng was also shocked when he heard Jiang Yuqin's report on the confrontation between the German Federation and the Italians and the French in the Mediterranean.
He was certain that such an event had never happened in history.
Then this must be fanned out by your own wings.
It was the Renaissance Army that brought the Prussians and Garibaldi together.
Now inside Italy, although Garibaldi does not hold an important position, he has a volunteer army with strong combat effectiveness in his hands.
He also had Sicily as his fiefdom to support this army.
Most of the weapons of this volunteer army were purchased from Prussia at cost price.
He also used a merchant fleet and had the privilege of trading with all countries in the Greater China Circle.
Therefore, Garibaldi had a high say in the new kingdom.
After the Italians united, they formed their own parliament to ensure that each of the original states had a certain say, which also weakened the king's power to a certain extent.
Garibaldi insisted on taking the Roman region and unifying the entire Apennine Peninsula.
This idea was supported by the Parliament because everyone did not want to put the capital in Turin, so that the Kingdom of Italy would leave too many shadows of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The iron-blooded prime minister in the north is also very happy to cultivate a powerful ally in France's south.
So there was the support of the German Federation for the war of Italian unification.
On the outer defense line of the city of Rome, the Italian army was launching a frantic attack on the coalition forces composed of France and the Papal States.
However, the offensive battle was not fought well. Putting aside the mercenaries of the Papal State, the gap between the combat effectiveness of the Italian army and the French army was still quite large.
At this time, the Italian army's combat effectiveness was uneven. It was more like a coalition composed of various states.
The French also invested a lot of force this time, and nearly 50,000 French troops were placed around Rome.
Nathan became the Pope's protector.
This title was once held by his powerful uncle.
However, this title is not so easy to obtain.
The 50,000-strong French army had to withstand the attack of hundreds of thousands of Italian troops around Rome.
Because France did not declare war with Italy, the war was limited to the area around Rome.
France's fleet is entrenched in the waters of Corsica. The Italian and German navies are in the waters of Sardinia in the south. Both sides have more than a dozen main ironclad ships.
The naval battle seems to be about to break out, and there has never been a battle between ironclad ships in the waters of Europa.
The attention of all parties was attracted, and even the battle between the Great Empire and the Renaissance Army didn't seem so popular anymore.
"Wenxuan, what do you think of what happened in Italy this time?"
"Will the Prussians fight the French this time?"
Dong Shuheng looked at Jiang Yuqin and asked.
"President, on the surface this time it seems that you want to take back Rome. I think it is actually a struggle between the Prussians and the French."
"Now it seems that the Prussians and the French are in a situation of mutual confrontation. The Prussians want to cultivate an ally in the south to form a pincer attack on France from the north to the south. The French do not want to give up their control of Italy.
control of the area."
"To say that they will go to full-scale war for the sake of Italy's interests, I think it is impossible. If the two navies are at war, it really means that the two countries are at full-scale war."
"President, you said that the iron-blooded prime minister is a long-term strategist, and he will not do such a thing."
"That Nazi is also a smart man and good at calculations. If we let him go to war with Prussia for the sake of the Pope, he would probably find it uneconomical."
"Another reason is that the strength of the Chinese people is now severely weakened by us. It is the best time for the European countries to compete for hegemony."
"At this time, France and Prussia go to war. I'm afraid this is what the French people want to see the most."
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Jiang Yuqin briefly analyzed it based on his own thinking.
Dong Shuheng is quite satisfied with Jiang Yuqin's analysis.
He also felt that both sides were bluffing this time.
Neither side will fight for their allies.
In Berlin, Wang Tao met with his old friend Mr. Ironblood in the simple and solemn prime minister's residence.
"Mr. Prime Minister, are you really planning to start a war with the French this time? Or is the battle you planned about to begin?" As an old friend, Wang Tao spoke more directly without any diplomatic rhetoric.
"Haha, Minister Wang, can't you see this? After all, matters in Rome are still matters between Italy and the Papal State. It's just that our Prince Adalbert wants to test whether there is any conflict between the German Navy and the French Navy.
There is still a gap.”
Mr. Iron-Blooded said it very clearly and directly.
Wang Tao breathed a sigh of relief. Now is the critical moment for negotiations with the people of Yu, so it is best not to cause complications.
"Minister Wang, is the war between you and the Chinese people really over?" Mr. Ironblood asked.
"To tell you the truth, it is indeed over. The Koreans have sent envoys to our mainland, but our president insists on negotiating and signing a treaty on the Korean mainland. I have contacted the Koreans and they are not willing to do so in London.
Negotiate, only agree to negotiate in Plymouth."
Mr. Iron-Blooded chuckled: "The Koreans are very concerned about face. Obviously they also think this is a defeat negotiation. If they are asked to sign a defeat treaty in London, they will not be able to lose face."
"Yes, we don't care. It won't do us any good to let them lose face. As long as the people of the country stop interfering in the affairs of the East, it will be fine." Wang Tao said.
"Then I would like to congratulate your country for finally becoming the overlord of the East." Mr. Iron-Blooded said with some envy.
The innate conditions of the Renaissance Army were much stronger than those of Prussia.
The Renaissance Army originally had a vast territory and a rich population.
There are no strong local competitors in the East.
The only foreign competitor, the Great Empire, has now been driven away.
From now on, the entire East will be decided by the Fuxing Army family.
Bismarck knew that Prussia could only cooperate with the Baath Army in the future. Only in this way could Prussia become stronger and stronger.
To confront the Renaissance Army, unless someone can integrate the entire Europa, use Europa's manpower and technology, and use Africa's resources.
Only in this way will it be possible to confront the Baath Army in the Middle East.
At that time, it will be a two-level confrontation between East and West.
But now the Renaissance Army can let go and develop itself.
And Europa is still at odds with each other, so how can it still be qualified to confront the East?