Chapter 846： prelude (1/2)

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On December 21, 1887, British Prime Minister Gladstone publicly declared war on Afghanistan in response to a question from Parliament, and the second Anglo-Afghan war broke out.

This year, the British Empire did not need Congress to authorize a small country to bully. In fact, if the assassination of Walters was in full swing, Afghanistan did not even have the qualification to declare war.

Like most small indigenous countries in this era, the European world never recognized the Afghan government.

In the perception of most Europeans, the Kingdom of Afghanistan is similar to indigenous tribes. Even if the British army was defeated in the last Afghan war, it still did not change the perception of the outside world.

Because the Indian Colonial Army cannot represent the real fighting power of Britain, and it is only the East India Company that fought against Afghanistan, not the entire British Empire.

This can be seen from the declaration of war against Afghanistan. Knowing that Afghanistan may have been wronged, the British government declared war, and even the investigation was too lazy to go.

From the beginning of the declaration of war between Britain and Afghanistan, Franz retired and became a happy melon-eating mass.

However, waiting for the left and right, just don't see a good show. The slogan of the British government shook the earth and shook it, but it did not see actual action.

I said that I would send troops after Christmas, and wait until February when the war will not start, and then wait for the next Christmas.

At this time, if I didn't know yet, the British would play Xuan without fighting, and Franz would have been the emperor for so many years.

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Franz asked: ”How is the Russian prepared?”

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: ”The Tsarist Government has assembled two infantry divisions and one cavalry division in Central Asia, as well as a large number of strategic materials.

As soon as the ice and snow melt and domestic roads are clear, they will attack the Central Asian region. ”

The English do not move, does not mean that the Russians do not move. Compared to the cunning British, the Russians still have to be fooled.

Perhaps it is the relationship of genetic inheritance. The Russians have always had no resistance to the land, especially in Central Asia.

Seeing that the novice boy was in danger, he encouraged him in Austria. After weighing the pros and cons and finding no danger, the tsarist government decided to do it.

Prime Minister Carl: ”The British government declared no war on Afghanistan. It seems that they have realized the danger, and now it seems that they are reluctant to give up.

The Russians have just regained some vitality, and at most they have eaten up one or two Central Asian Khanates. If they want to sweep Central Asia and then go south to the Indian Ocean, it is impossible.

There are two ways left for the British government. Either stop the arms race, concentrate on fighting Afghanistan and fight the Russians in Central Asia; or abandon half of Central Asia for the Russians and go all out for the arms race.

No matter what choices are made, the British have a great chance of winning. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the London government is dizzy, and at the same time it has started an arms race and a strategy for Central Asia. ”

From an Austrian perspective, of course, it is hoped that Britain will go to Central Asia and the Russians will die. No matter who wins or loses, Austria is the winner.

It does n’t matter if an ally is an ally or not. If the British can kill the Russians, Franz does n’t mind giving them a hundred-ton medal, which is absolutely pure gold.

Vice versa, as long as the Russians can go south to India, Franz does not mind giving full assistance. Of course, it doesn't matter if you smash the pot and sell the iron.

In contrast, the arms race is not over. Rather than smashing money and spending by the British, it is better to use the money to develop the country.

Foreign Secretary Weisenberg: ”Britains will not be so unwise to start an arms race and a strategy for Central Asia at the same time.

The British government should now be very entangled, not knowing which side to take care of, after all, they are fighting against the three great powers.

Perhaps we should help them to control the intensity of the arms race and allow the British to rest assured that they will go up against the Russians.

On this issue, I believe that the French will have a common language with us.

Napoleon IV was busy eradicating dissidents, and participating in the arms race was to catch ducks. If he can end early, he has no reason to refuse. ”

Prime Minister Karl asked: ”How do the Russians tell us? We promised to contain the British, so we give up now, I'm afraid it's unreasonable.”

Russian-Austrian did not, and even the Russians seldom did anything that violated the contract without permission, not to mention the feather-loving Austria.

Austria has been in Europe for hundreds of years, relying on diplomacy. Especially after the Anti-French War and before the resurgence of Austria, this period of time relied solely on diplomatic means to maintain the status of a great power.

After so many years of operation, the international reputation of the Austrian government has been very valuable.

Unless it is determined that the Russians can be killed and freed from the threat of the Eastern Front, the Austrian government will not easily default.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mark, replied: ”This question is easy to deal with, as long as the Russians know that we have lent them shipbuilding funds and are unable to continue the arms race.”

Everyone's eyes lit up, although the shadow was a little bit damaging, but this is indeed a good solution.

The tsarist government has a limited family. If the war in Central Asia is quick and quick, it will be fine; if the war continues, the Russians will definitely borrow money from Austria.

At that time, the Austrian financial industry would not buy Russian accounts. The Vienna government lent them shipbuilding funds for the friendship between the two countries-perfect.