Chapter 413： English-Russian reaction (1/2)

Although the Treaty of June 6 only exposed the tip of the iceberg, the London government could not sleep. Now John Russell has a headache looking at the map of the Mediterranean. The French army boarded Sicily in the name of helping suppress the rebellion.

Austria suddenly let go, can anyone limit the French expansion in Italy?

The answer is cruel: no.

The Italian region has always been the focus of the struggle between France and Austria, but now that they have chosen to compromise, this contradiction naturally no longer exists.

”Cooperation and win-win” may be useful in the settlement of international disputes, but it is totally poisonous to the British Empire's continental balance policy.

In the official residence of the Prime Minister of Downing Street, John Russell solemnly said, ”In the past ten years, the strength of France and Austria has grown dramatically and we have the strength that threatens us.

If you look at this latest map of Europe, Austria annexed the South German region and expanded aggressively in the Balkans. After this deal with the French, their homeland nearly doubled.

The French did not hesitate to give up. For a few years, Napoleon III used our opportunity to suppress Indian judgment, annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, and now extended his hand to southern Italy.

Since France and Austria joined forces to excavate the Suez Canal, they have crowded us in the Mediterranean. If we do not think of ways to organize them to continue to move closer, the Mediterranean will soon have no place for us. ”

John Russell's statement is a bit exaggerated. The so-called exclusion is completely nonsense. Everyone's expansion of the sphere of influence ran into a collision, and naturally they had to fight for their interests.

It is a pity that in the new round of fighting, the British lost.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the Suez Canal Project, the British Suez Railway Project, Egypt promoted cotton planting strategies, and went bankrupt under the joint intervention of France and Austria.

In addition, the interests of the British in the Ottoman Empire, Greece and other regions have not been affected, and their expulsion from the Mediterranean is not in the two countries' plan at all.

This is not because Franz does not want to do it. The point is that the French are too irritating when facing the British. Unless the interests are large enough, it is difficult to convince Napoleon III.

However, there are so many benefits in total, and Austria cannot do it for nothing. It is simply not enough.

Pointing at the map on the wall, Secretary of the Navy Edward said, ”The French have reached their tentacles in Sicily and Tunisia has been included in the protectorate. It won't be long before we get in and out of the Mediterranean, depending on the French face.”

There is no doubt that Edward is putting pressure on the Foreign Ministry. The Royal Navy controlled the Strait of Gibraltar, and before the Suez Canal opened, it was the most important area in the Mediterranean.

Foreign Minister Reislin answered with a grimace: ”The two countries are closer, and the Foreign Ministry is responsible. Why isn't it that we are putting too much pressure on them?

In recent years, in order to restrict France and Austria, our successive actions have caused vigilance in both countries.

The ongoing Russian-Prussian war is also one of the reasons for the relaxation of relations between the two countries.

In the common interest, I have reason to believe that France and Austria are ready to form an alliance or have already formed an alliance.

The compromise on Italy is definitely not that simple. It is no secret that the French want to annex Italy, nor is Austria trying to unify the German region.

In the current situation, countries have restrained each other and they have failed to achieve their goals. However, the alliance between France and Austria is not the same. The two countries take action at the same time, and we can't do anything even if we want to interfere. ”

The faces of the people changed greatly, and they thought more. In recent years, the contradiction between Britain and France and the conflict between Britain and Austria has been escalating. In order to limit the expansion of the two countries, the London government has continued to move.

The Prime Minister John Russell said affirmatively: ”The Russian-Prussian war cannot continue, the Russians have weakened almost. If the Russian-Prussian countries continue to fight hard, there will no longer be a balance of power on the European continent. ”

Fighting the Russian Empire is the national policy of the British. The London government did a very good job, but did not expect to patronize the fight against the Russians and ignored the rise of France and Austria.

Now the strength of the three empires on the European continent has undergone an astonishing change. The number one Russian fell directly to the end, and it will be difficult to recover in the next ten or twenty years.

The rapid expansion of France and Austria, and now any of them, has the potential to challenge British hegemony.

Foreign Minister Raislin objected: ”It is too late to stop now, and the two countries are really fighting.

The Russians suffered such a great loss that the Tsarist government could not easily let the Prussians pass; similarly, the Prussian kingdom would not cease war with the Russians, and if they missed this opportunity, their empire dream would be broken.

In this case, it would be better to beat the Russians at once, so as not to let them slow down and threaten India.

It is easy to undermine the closeness of France and Austria. The Russians have lost the position of European hegemon, and then they will arise in France and Austria. The seeds of contradiction have long been planted. ”

Chancellor of the Exchequer Agarwal asked, ”What if they are allied?”

Raistlin said arrogantly: ”Then we will join the alliance and then break up the alliance.”