Chapter 1912: The Real Enemy II
"The French army is a very good system. They have advanced weapons and equipment, a complete logistics supply and command system, and a group of troops who are not afraid of death. Simply speaking from the perspective of fighting will, the French are definitely the most powerful in the world. One of the most brave armies in the world. To be honest, fighting against such an opponent is very disturbing, not because you can’t beat it, but because you lose too much. Wars are always for profit, and cost and casualties must be considered .” Wang Zi said earnestly.
"We paid a huge cost, but we didn't allow the most important enemy to be hit hard, but we fought to the death with the enemy who ranked second, no, the third ranked enemy. Do you think we have lost money in this war? Already?" Crown Prince Ruprecht asked.
"Do you think the French will be our number three enemy in the future? Then the Russians will be number two?" General Howson asked.
"Everyone, look at the current map. Places like Warsaw, Minsk, Kiev, and Riga have all fallen under the control of the empire. The capital of the Russians is even within range of our artillery. Our fleet can be seen in the back garden of the Russians." - Reckless actions in the Gulf of Finland. Our attack on the Russians and the hatred we formed with the Russians is much deeper than the hatred we formed with the French during the Franco-Prussian War. But! If one day, the Germans and the French can shake hands and make peace, then it is impossible to make peace with the Russians, unless they become an Asian country." Ruprecht said.
"However, I think that strength is more important than hatred in the ranking of threats. Your Highness, if we talk about hatred, Romania, which has been destroyed by us, should hate us even more. But when did we put them in our eyes?" Black General Lingen raised the bar as always.
"However, it is undeniable that although we have brought the richest regions and granaries of the Russians under our rule, Russia is still a great country with great potential. What they lack is time and a strong central government. The regime, believe me, in the future, this new country, which still has tens of millions of square kilometers of land, and an area 9 times the size of the empire, will fight us again in the not-too-distant future. And the threats they give us Even Britain and France are bigger together," Ruprecht said.
Russia has been weakened, and it has been weakened a lot, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. Don't look at the loss of more than one million ordinary kilometers of land, but who dares to deny that Russia is a big country? No matter in terms of population, resources or land area, Russia is still a superpower. In terms of strength, no matter how weak Russia is, it is actually stronger than the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If the red giant in the future surpasses France in industrial scale and comprehensive national strength, it will be like playing!
Having said that, Hellingen did not raise the bar anymore. There is no other way. In addition to his military level reaching the level of a master, the prince's farming level is also unattainable in Germany. He can save a country with only more than 70,000 square kilometers It has become what it is now in just over 20 years, and this level is rare in hundreds of years. There is no way, Bavaria's starting point is too low, and its strength is a bit weak, but what about now? In a low estimate, Bavaria will be able to single out France ten years later! Therefore, in the professional field, you must listen to the words of professionals, whether you agree with Herlingen or not, but you must never challenge the prince on this kind of matter.
"Look at our future situation. On the Eastern Front, we have to face an enemy who is stronger than the French and even the British. On the other side of the sea, the British who failed once did not hurt their bones. They There are at least ten years to slowly lick the wound, and then fight again. And the French? They are actually our weakest enemy. Their land area is small and their industry is weak.
The population is still small and there are no resources. Why do we have to stare at the French and let the British do it? " Ruprecht asked back.
"Your Highness, the British must be punished. We agree with this, and from what you just said, it seems that you are going to attack the British fleet, and you have a good chance of winning. Then why can't we do this? After the people are down, use the navy to kill the British? In this case, we have completely solved the problem in Western Europe. It is just a matter of order." Crook finally expressed his position.
"That's a good question," Ruprecht said. "I believe that everyone here, except myself, Grand Duke Albrecht, and General Moltke, the rest of the people are thinking about this question. Since the imperial army has the upper hand, why don't we just get rid of Britain and France?"
"Actually, the best result in my mind is to solve these two problems once and for all, but now, I can only say that the situation is not allowed! Don't forget, there is another superpower that did not intervene in the war. He watched on as the battle was fought to the death, and when the dust was about to settle, he finally took action," Ruprecht said.
"America? Isn't he our ally? Even with the British blockade, American merchant ships still brought us tens of millions of tons of supplies. After the war, the Americans still relied on our help to deal with Japan People. Why did they stand on the side of our enemy at the end of the war, when we were about to become victors? Has their attitude changed?" Crook asked a little surprised.
"Their attitude has never changed! Great powers focus on interests! Americans can stand with us because we have common interests, and there are not too many contradictions. We are the same as the British and Japanese. enemies, and the Americans are mortal enemies with Britain and Japan because of the Philippine incident. Our interests are the same on this point, which is the basis of our cooperation. And we have no territorial requirements for the Far East, only economic interests, which makes people who want to enter the Far East Americans feel reassured, that's why we're standing together now. But great powers have always cooperated and fought against each other."
"The Americans help us not without conditions or without limits. They need us to win, thinking that we will have to fight the Japanese after the war, but at the same time, they don't want us to get too much. The big piece of meat that came down has already made Americans feel terrified. How could they allow us to enter Paris again, and even march into London to put the whole of Europe under our rule? Now, Europe is the core of the world , Whoever controls Europe will own the whole world, what Americans need is a strong ally, not a hegemon.”
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