Chapter 317： U.S. Civil War breaks out (1/2)

Since entering the era of ironclad ships, the Austrian navy has taken the lead. The continuous expansion of the Austrian navy forced European countries to follow up.

If it wasn't for the outbreak of the Indian rebellion that had restrained the British, the Vienna government would have felt what pressure was.

Everyone in the London government is clamoring for the top three standards. (More than the tonnage of the second, third and fourth navy powers)

Of course, these people are just saying, in fact, the British have never done it.

Don't talk about the top three standards now. Even the top two standards, Franz doubts the British can do it.

The combined gross tonnage of the Faun navy has approached the Royal Navy. Taking into account the factors of the iron armored ship, the strength of the Royal Navy is no longer able to achieve a reductive advantage over France and Austria.

However, after the Indian rebellion is suppressed, the British should be able to achieve the two strong standards for a long time to come. In the short term Franz is not ready to explode the navy, so as not to stimulate the sensitive nerves of the British.

No, it has been stimulated, but I haven't paid attention to it for the time being.

If it wasn't for the Tsarist government's inadequate financial resources, Franz was ready to help the Russians explode the navy and stimulate the London government.

This is not contradictory, as long as the British are stimulated, they will invest more financial resources into the iron armored ships. In fact, these warships are only transitional products. The more they are built, the greater the loss will be.

If it were not for the Civil War, Franz wouldn't have had so many iron armored ships out. In terms of warship performance, these warships will soon be eliminated.

Just considering that an arms race could trigger war, Franz wasn't ready to be the first bird right now. Since it is British-Russian hegemony, of course, the Russians have to go.

Prior to reunifying the German region, Franz was not prepared to directly confront the British, which would be worth the loss.

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In Washington, the elections that determine the fate of the United States are over. Franz's butterfly effect did not affect the election, and Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected by an absolute majority as the 16th US President.

The overall appearance of the interests of northern capitalists has caused panic and hatred among plantation owners in the south. In order to protect their own interests, they began to connect.

On December 20, 1860, representatives of the Southern Plantation Owners met in South Carolina and decided to withdraw from the Federation.

A declaration of slavery was also issued, welcoming states to withdraw from the federation and joining the newly formed state, the American States Alliance.

After the news reached Europe, it immediately caused a sensation. Franz immediately convened a cabinet meeting to discuss countermeasures.

”We have had a long history of North-South conflict in the United States, and the results of this election have shown that planters in the South have failed in all aspects of their political struggle.

In order to protect their own interests, they had to withdraw from the Federation and form a new state.

Legally speaking, these states have the right to withdraw.

But the capitalists in the north will certainly not agree, they also want to obtain cheap industrial raw materials and markets. If these states were to run away, all their previous efforts would be useless.

Unless the northern government makes a compromise, it is impossible for planters in the south to go back, and Lincoln ’s appeal is really just a show.

This time the North-South split was not just because of the abolition of slavery, but also the issue of tariffs at the core level, which he did not mention.

If Lincoln promises to reduce tariffs on farm products, the determination of southern planters to become independent may be shaken. Now the two sides can only speak in war.

With the outbreak of the American Civil War, half of our American colonial strategy was realized, and a divided United States is more in our interest.

However, there is a large gap between the North and the South in terms of comprehensive strength. Only 7 states that have joined the South Government are afraid that they are not the opponents of the North Government. ”

There is no need to say that the United States is divided. The Vienna government absolutely supports it. This is even more necessary after the launch of the Americas strategy.

Home Secretary Wendy Schgrez said calmly: ”On the surface, the northern government is indeed stronger.

In fact, not all the northern states are willing to participate in this war, and most Americans do not want a war. Only by public opinion controlled by the capitalists, the people fled to the battlefield.

A few states in the south are different, they are forced to a dead end. The vital interests of the people in the South are much higher.

In the short term, it is more likely that the southern government will have an advantage in military affairs; if the war is delayed, the northern manpower advantage will gradually be transformed into military strength.

I think as long as the commander-in-chief of the south is smarter, take the Washington as soon as the war breaks out, and then negotiate with the northern government.

Anyway, everyone likes to see bad luck in households. European countries will definitely support the US division. ”

Prime Minister Felix questioned: ”This is difficult to achieve. It is indeed possible for the Southern Government to occupy Washington in the first instance.

However, they have no way to prevent the US government from withdrawing. There are obviously more federal states on the north side. Instead, military operations in the south will stimulate everyone's nerves and let the neutral states join in.