Chapter 477： British plan (1/2)

The flames of war in South Africa have worried the London government. At one point, it was thought that the Austrian and the French had reached a secret deal to start the German Federal Empire.

Fortunately, the worst did not happen, and Austria did not take action, otherwise they would add a new threat.

Although terrifying in the Mediterranean, Austria is not a threat to Britain. Once the German region was unified, the situation across the Atlantic changed, and the distance between the two sides was narrowed.

Of course, this threat is relative. Franz is also worried about the British threat, after all, the Royal Navy is the strongest in the contemporary era.

It didn't happen, but made Prime Minister Benjamin even more confused. He couldn't see what the Austrians wanted to do.

Don't care about France's threat? This is impossible! The Hapsburg dynasty and the French have been entangled in the European continent for hundreds of years. How can it be impossible to know the terror of the opponent?

France's annexation of Italy was not only to expand its territory, but also to establish France's dominance in the Mediterranean and continental dominance.

Does Austria have this question? If the reason is compromised, even if it is worried that it will directly benefit France from being a fisherman, then after the London government agrees to the alliance, the Vienna government should take the shot.

Benjamin asked intently: ”Have you got the inside story of the Fao deal?”

The more you don't understand, the more problematic you feel. In order to figure out the insider dealings between France and Austria, the London government went to great lengths to launch the highest-level dark child.

For this reason, many spy agents lurking in France and Austria have been exposed, and the situation returned is still only broken, and analysis and inference are needed.

Foreign Minister Macleans said for a moment: ”We have insufficient information in our hands and can only make a preliminary judgment.

Roughly: Austria defaulted on France annexing the Italian region in exchange for the French admitting that they unified the German region.

There may be other exchanges of interests, such as: the two countries jointly divided the Mediterranean and pushed us out; and the secret division of the African continent.

In recent years, the relationship between France and Austria has been very close. The two countries in overseas colonization and expansion seem to have agreed on each other, and basically both of them have moved to one side, with few direct conflicts.

This time the French made a surprise move and caught the Vienna government by surprise. Austria simply did not have the time to prepare. They wanted to unify the German region and avoid the Prussian kingdom.

The Vienna government should initially be prepared to use the Prussian war to weaken Prussia. They did not expect that the Russians were so disappointed that they lost the war.

If it were not for this accident, nationalists would force the defeated Prussian kingdom to join the Shinra Empire, and now it is time for Austria to unify the German region.

An accident completely failed the plan of the Vienna government. Now they may still be struggling to unify the German region by force. ”

Brain supplementation is often the most terrifying, messy information that is true, false, and false, and has successfully biased the British. Macleans chose the most logical reasoning.

Everyone was relieved and seemed to accept the statement. The most terrible is always unknown, once we understand the ins and outs of things, there is a solution.

The Minister of Finance Motoli analyzed: ”In recent years, the Vienna government has invested a lot of fiscal revenue in economic development and has not made military preparations.

The strength of the Prussian kingdom is not weak. With the lessons of the Russians, it is impossible for the Vienna government to take the liberty to deal with them without adequate preparation.

However, we still need to plan for the worst. Austria's advantage over Prussia is too great. Once the Vienna government is determined to start, this preparation time will not be too long. ”

War is not a child's play, especially the modern war has relied heavily on logistics. A war between the two countries necessitates a series of material preparations. This requires investment of a large amount of financial and human resources, and it is impossible to keep it secret.

Judging from the flow of materials, whether a country is preparing for war is still quite reliable.

”It is really necessary to be vigilant. A large France has already been enough. It is absolutely impossible to have a unified Shinra Empire.

After so many years of development, the power gap between the two countries has not narrowed, but has further widened.

Although the Prussians won the Prussian War, these trophies still need time to digest, and they cannot be fully converted into strength in the short term.

At present, Austria's standing army has reached 580,000. If war breaks out, they can mobilize another two to three million troops in the shortest time.

More than a decade ago, Austria set a record of mobilizing more than 1.8 million troops in a month. On the mobilization mechanism, the Austrians have reached the forefront of the world.

Perhaps Austrian Africa can mobilize a million troops. And the combat effectiveness of these troops is not weak, and now a group of private nobles can fight with us in South Africa.

Although the Prussian standing army is 360,000, but it is limited by financial and human resources and the impact of the Prussian war. It is initially estimated that their current maximum mobilization is about 700,000.

The Berlin government is now increasing its reserve training. According to the plan of the Prussian General Staff, one million reserve will be trained within ten years, and their mobilization capacity is expected to exceed 1.5 million in the future.

From the beginning of the Near East War, the mode of war on the European continent has changed. The war in the future is bound to be a large corps operation, and the size of our army cannot keep up with the times. ”

Talking about the Minister of the Army, Brandt, watching the great development of the European army, while the lobster soldiers were walking in place, he was looking in his eyes and anxious.

The era of the Great Corps battle has come, and many people have expected this problem. The Russian-Russian Empire, which had just ended shortly after the Russian-Russian war, was single-handed, with a total strength of more than two million.

This number was unprecedented in the past. If it were not restricted by traffic and the corruption of the Tsarist government, the Russians would have won the war by virtue of their numerical advantages.

After experiencing it once, everyone has to admit that the modern warfare can use far more troops. In the case where the quality advantage is not obvious, the human sea tactic is the simplest and effective tactic.

Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli rubbed his forehead and said, ”The issue of the Army will be discussed later. Now we will discuss how to deal with this challenge first.”

How does the army want to expand? The landlord's family did not have any surplus food. In order to maintain the Royal Navy, the financial resources of the London government were almost exhausted, and no one could bear another gold swallower.

The daily military expenditures of France and Austria are no less than theirs each year, and they are still above them in some years. The Royal Navy is still able to guarantee absolute superiority, naturally it is the bulk of military expenditure.

Under normal circumstances, the Royal Navy takes away 70% to 80% of its military budget, which is normal operation. Occasionally taking 90% of the budget is not unobtrusive.

If we arrive in France and Austria, the navy will be able to get half of its military budget. It will be considered as care. Most of the time, the army will take the big money.