Chapter 933： The strongest brain supplement (1/2)

European countries relaxed the material restrictions on France, which was originally a good thing, but Napoleon IV was not happy at all.

There is no way, the change in the political positions of various countries also means that the European world is not optimistic that France can win this war.

The center of the world this year is Europe, and the perspectives of the European world will directly affect the judgments of countries around the world.

In the recent period, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has worked hard to win over allies overseas and has achieved initial results, especially after the British joined.

Without this bad news, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, and Japan could all become members of the anti-Austrian alliance.

Now everything is impossible. Politicians are not fools. It is okay for them to speculate with the trend. If they want them to go against the current and fight alongside France, then there is no need to think about it.

Open the map and you will know that Egypt played a vital role in this war. Once it fell into Austrian hands, the anti-French alliance was invincible.

Seeing that France is strategically passive, at this time, no matter how much benefit the Paris government promises, it is impossible for the clerks to take millet for them.

Holding back his anger, Napoleon IV questioned: ”Why did the Egyptian region fall so quickly?

You know that we have just increased our troops not long ago. The 23 infantry divisions plus the troops in the Egyptian region have a total strength of more than 800,000. Is our army all lounge rice bags? ”

The rumors are not random. The Vienna government dares to use the occupation of Egypt to fool the people, and there is capital.

Just a week ago, the French army lost its access to the sea in Egypt. The French army in Egypt had contact with the French mainland. No one knew what happened on the front line.

From the standpoint of a bystander, France had just increased its troops on the front line and lost its exit to the sea. It was clear that the Austrians were deliberately seducing the enemy.

Since it is luring the enemy, it is naturally certain of victory. It makes sense for the Egyptian region to fall so quickly.

The outside world can make up for it, Napoleon IV could not bear it. Not only did he lose Egypt, but he also lost an extra 300,000 regular troops, which was simply a loss to my grandma's house.

If you knew this earlier, it would be better to withdraw the French-Egyptian troops and fight with the anti-French alliance in the European continent. At least it could increase the odds of winning.

Facing the emperor who was about to run away, Luskinia, the minister of the army who was also bewildered, explained helplessly: ”Your Majesty, no one knows what happened in the Egyptian region. Maybe, this is just fake news from the Austrians.

With the addition of our reinforcements, the regular army in Egypt alone exceeds 500,000. Governor Jacob has rich combat experience. Even if he cannot defeat the enemy, he cannot be wiped out so quickly.

Before the fall of the port, we contacted the Egyptian region for the last time, and Governor Jacob also promised to last for at least half a year. ”

Persistence for half a year naturally has prerequisites. The war is fought with materials. With sufficient logistics, half a million French regular troops and 300,000 cannon fodder troops will certainly have the power to fight.

However, the plan did not change quickly. The heavily guarded port by the French army fell first, and the French-Egyptian forces directly became alone.

According to the intelligence from the Navy, they were attacked by the Austrian navy and air forces at the same time. After heavy losses, they were forced to choose to evacuate.

This is the tragedy of the loss of air supremacy. The Mediterranean Sea is not big. The Austrian Air Force can monitor every move of the French Navy from Libya, but the French cannot lock in the movement of the Austrian Navy.

In this era of no wireless telegraphy, even if the spy collects information, there is no way to transmit it back in time.

The information is not equal, and the French Navy had to adopt a conservative state in a series of operations. The main fleet did not dare to divide its forces at all, for fear of being ambushed by the Austrian Navy.

The only squadron stationed in Egypt was a very limited squadron. Suddenly, it was attacked by the Austrian sea and air.

Without annihilation, it is enough to prove that the French navy generals are still reliable. As for the security of the port, it is really embarrassing.

Without the support of the navy's firepower, and the Austrian army's combined sea, land and air strikes, the fall of the French port in Egypt has become inevitable.

Hearing this explanation, Napoleon IV's expression slowed down a little: ”You mean the Austrians are spreading rumors, but what good is it for them? Is it just to deter the hordes of grass?

In fact, we all know that drawing allies to attack Austria’s overseas colonies is only to get rid of the passive situation of political isolation and helplessness, and it cannot really affect this war.

For Austria, after winning this war, even if all overseas colonies are lost, they will all return to their hands after the war.

Now that this rumor is released, although it has kept the overseas colonies, it has also pushed them to the opposite of European countries. Especially Britain and Russia are absolutely unwilling to see them continue to grow. ”

The release of this kind of rumors is not worth the loss to Austria. This is the conclusion Napoleon IV reached based on the current international situation, and it is also the reason why the international community is willing to believe the rumors.

Foreign Minister Karel Kadlec: ”Your Majesty, this may be the Austrians planning for the post-war international situation.

After all, once our strategy is successful, Austria will increase a wave of enemies abroad. Involving so many countries, if all of them hit the door to retaliate, it will inevitably cost a lot of money; no retaliation is not enough, this is related to the dignity of the country.

If this is the case, then we must be careful. The enemy may have the confidence to win the war before doing so.

News from the Embassy in Russia shows that Russia and Austria have been in frequent contacts recently. We all know that Russia and Austria are very close, and Austria’s influence in the Russian Empire is very large.