Chapter 855： Rampant (1/2)

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On the battlefield in Afghanistan, after a series of hard battles, the British army successfully defeated the main force of the Afghan government army.

On July 16, 1888, after paying more than 3,000 casualties, the British army successfully conquered Kabul, and the remaining Afghan government was forced to withdraw to the Hinduku Mountains.

This great victory was finally won. The British did not hide, and the London government issued an announcement to the outside world for the first time.

Watching the British show off their record, Franz was also a bit worried. This ending was too unexpected. The Afghan government did not hold on for half a year.

The British occupied Kabul, and the Russians were still fighting against the Central Asian Khanate. Once the British had penetrated Afghanistan and were directly connected with the Central Asian Khanate, the war behind the Russians would be difficult to fight.

This is completely different from the plan in advance. Originally, Franz also wanted to spend more time in Afghanistan to allow the Russians to push the line to British India all the way to stimulate the British.

Without being stimulated, the London government will most likely not be ruthless and the Russians will die, and it is very likely that they will take over when they occupy the Afghan area.

As for the three Khanates of Central Asia, most of them can be saved, but if they cannot be saved, it is not impossible to sell them and compromise with the Russians.

Perhaps in the coming years, the Afghan region will become a heavy burden for the British, but the Russians have not been greatly weakened.

This aggressive ally of the Russian Empire should not be too strong, or it will make people sleepless.

After rubbing his forehead, Franz said helplessly: ”The Russian war loan is approved. Now the tsarist government needs our support.”

There is no way to influence the British government, but to encourage the tsarist government. Now we can only hope that the bears are greedy and will die for the Indians and the British.

Foreign Minister Weissenberg: ”Your Majesty, it is too inappropriate to release goodwill at this time.

For Russians to obtain war loans, it is better to go through formal procedures and let them take out mortgages.

Lest people find out that we want to provoke the Anglo-Russian War and cause unnecessary trouble. ”

Politics needs to be framed. Austria wants to provoke the Anglo-Russian war to be true, but to think about it, it is impossible.

From the beginning, the Vienna government has positioned itself as: not interested in the war in Central Asia and forced by the Russian-Austrian alliance to support the Russians.

Cheer for the Russians, it is out of the same enemy, absolutely no meaning.

Believe it or not, the Vienna government believed it anyway.

”Ok!”

Franz nodded his approval. Austria is really not suitable for doing too much.

But nothing can be done, and it is impossible to let the situation develop on its own, and Austria's strategic goals cannot be achieved.

Prime Minister Karl: ”Both the governments of the UK and Russia are not fools. It has become impossible for us to start from the top to achieve our strategic objectives at this stage in the development of the situation.

Perhaps now we should change our mindset. To intensify the contradiction between the two countries does not necessarily require the consent of the two governments.

With the development of the war situation, the border between Britain and Russia is sooner or later. Once the two sides have no buffer, it is much easier to create conflicts.

Until the war, the British have only invested in five Indian colonial divisions and a small number of local troops. The combat effectiveness of these troops is very limited.

It is okay to deal with the Afghan government, it is impossible to deter the Russians. All we have to do is push in secret and let the Russian militants start. ”

After listening to the Prime Minister's explanation, Franz suddenly found himself in a misunderstanding. In this era of weak meat and strong food, everything has to use ”strength” to speak.

The British seem to have the upper hand, but the Indian colonial division really can't hold the ground. Not only can it not deter the Russians, but it may also inspire Russian ambitions.

If you want to change this, it is not impossible to expand the army immediately, and draw hundreds of thousands of regular troops from the homeland to confront the Russians.

It seems that it is not difficult to operate, but the problem is that it also costs money to expand the army.

This is not a one-time expense, but a long-term expense. As long as the Russian Empire does not die, Britain must deploy heavy troops in the Afghan region.

Affected by this, Britain is no longer a pure sea power country, and it must also develop land rights. Although this ”land” is not local, India's importance is even worse than that of the mainland.

The Army occupies a large amount of military expenses. If it goes on, it will inevitably affect the development of the Royal Navy.

Not only these problems, Franz thought of more. It seemed that the British occupied Kabul, but the resistance of the Afghans did not stop.

In the short term, it is not clear that the British occupation of the territory is not large. After occupying the entire Afghanistan, whether these Indian divisions can maintain local order is a problem.

Seeing a chaotic Afghanistan, the Russians have no reason not to be tempted?

As long as the Russians started, the British government should not be allowed to fight. It's a big deal to be a gold prince, throwing money to make Britain and Russia pk.

Spending a sum of money now weakens both competitors; it is better than spending more money in the future and playing the game in person.

”The Prime Minister is right. We really need to change our minds and take the lower line. Provoking the British-Russian conflict is the responsibility of the intelligence department.

The Ministry of Finance is prepared to start with. In addition to the current 50 million Aegis war loan, the Russians will be prepared with 300 million Aegis funds in the next three years. This time we will support the Russians in their fight. ”