Chapter 1120： The outbreak of war (1/2)

As a veteran world hegemon, the pride of the British has long been cultivated in the past hundred years.

After receiving the ultimatum from the Vienna government, the British parliamentarians, who felt their dignity had been challenged, had a rare and efficient time and made a choice in just one afternoon.

After the parliament reached an agreement, on the evening of December 26, 1904, Edward VII issued a mobilization order for the National War and at the same time formally declared war on the Holy Roman Empire.

Be the first to declare war, maybe there is a sense of anger! But it is more because of political needs. Although the methods are somewhat low-level, they only need to be effective.

The arrogant British are not afraid of this war, which does not mean that the gang of allies who follow the shout are not afraid.

In fact, if the British government hadn't been clever and used tricks to fool countries into the chariot, they would never join in the fun.

Since the end of the European War, the armies of the world, which originally learned from the French Army, have turned to learn from the Shinra Army.

Whether you have learned the essence or not is for the time being, but the influence of the Holy Roman Empire has spread. Especially for American immigrant countries who understand the history of Shinra, the ideological impact is even greater.

The ignorant are fearless, and sometimes knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing. At least for Britain, it is not good for allies to know too much.

You must know that at the beginning, what the British told everyone was that they confronted the Holy Roman Empire alone, and there was nothing like the European countries.

Even in order to enhance everyone's confidence, the British government has repeatedly assured that multiple European countries will join the Anti-Shinra League, such as the Russian Empire, France, Portugal, the Netherlands... and even the German princes.

There is nothing wrong with logic. There is no room for two tigers in a mountain, and the European continent cannot accommodate two great land powers. When it comes to national strategic space and European hegemony, everyone has reason to believe that Russia and Austria have turned their faces.

France and Shenluo are feuds. In the past few hundred years, European history has been the history of hegemony between the two countries.

A few years ago, Shenluo had a wave of ruthlessness. New hatred and old hatred were added together. If the French didn't want revenge, that would be a problem.

Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries are all **** brothers in Britain. Although the relationship with Shinra is good, everyone believes in John Bull's diplomatic methods.

However, the plan did not change quickly, the intended allies became enemies, and the strength of the two sides also changed.

The deeper the understanding, the more bottomless in everyone's heart. The younger brothers panic, the boss must find a way to stabilize the military's morale. Otherwise, the team will not be able to lead the team.

After self-repairing his brain, Franz's heart was instantly cleared. I'm not afraid that the British will react too much, but the British will not respond.

The British Empire at its peak was extremely powerful. This strength is not only manifested in comprehensive national power, but also includes a series of soft power such as diplomacy and culture.

The hard power Shenluo has already overtaken, otherwise he won't initiate a challenge. Soft power is difficult to define. Although the Vienna government has done a good job in this regard, it dare not say that it surpasses the British.

The main reason is that reality is too nonsense, sometimes even more magical than novels, and many things cannot be dealt with with common sense.

Facing an opponent who is good at playing politics and people's hearts, Franz never dared to take it lightly.

It turns out that he seems to be thinking too much. No matter how powerful the British diplomacy is, there are limits.

The boulder in his heart fell, and Franz continued to write hard, drafting ”A Letter to the People of the British Isles”.

As for the issue of declaring war, if the 27th is good, then the 27th. No matter what, the British can't take the rhythm.

...

Late at night, the editorial office of Nanyang Daily was still brightly lit. As the editor-in-chief, Lauren Cromwell yawned and got up at random to make himself a cup of instant coffee.

There is no way, journalists have never divided between day and night. Especially for news editors, the frequency of night shifts is much higher than that of day shifts.

News must be effective. In order to ensure that the newspaper is delivered to every reader who subscribes to the newspaper the next morning, it can only be printed at midnight.

”War is on! Hurry, Mr. Lauren, hurry, hurry up and reorganize the layout, we must start with...”

The excited and trembling voice attracted the attention of everyone in the editing room.

”Mr. Steve, calm down. We all know that the war is on. This time the country will not give in. The British cannot accept our terms. The war is inevitable.

This is a sample of the newspaper that was just printed. We have pre-judged it in advance and I believe there will not be much discrepancy. ”

Lauren is still very optimistic about the young man in front of him. It's just Steve's current performance that makes him very disappointed.

The colonies have been fighting for a long time, and today the government has issued a 24-hour war to the British. There is no possibility of relaxation on both sides.

Calculate the time and know that there will be war tomorrow. What's more, the Vienna government had already released the news before that, and it was even published in the newspapers, but it was just another way of saying it.

After taking a breath, Steve hurriedly explained: ”It's different, Mr. Lauren. Just now, the British government declared war on us, and the time for the outbreak of the full-scale war has advanced.”

Hearing this news, everyone's face changed drastically. Fortunately, the news came in a timely manner and the newspaper has not been sent out, otherwise there will be a major accident.

For current affairs news, the most important thing is accuracy. Once the published news information does not match the actual situation, it is a major accident.

If the word of mouth is smashed, it may be reported by readers and investigated by the Information Administration.

Don't think that there are exceptions in the colonies. The News Management Act of the Holy Roman Empire is common throughout the empire.

Of course, this kind of misunderstanding of the time when the war broke out does not constitute a crime, and can only be regarded as insufficiently rigorous.

Hearing the news, before Steve could finish speaking, Lauren stepped forward and snatched the telegram and read it carefully.

After a moment of effort, Lauren asked carefully: ”Have you verified with the country? Only the British declared war on the 26th. We didn't...”

Steve: ”Don't worry, Mr. Lauren. When I received this telegram, it was already midnight. Even if there were changes, it was the 27th.”

After slowing down, Lauren breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of thing cannot tolerate the slightest sloppy, and any omission may bring an eternal stain on one's career.

”Good job Steve, fortunately you came in time, otherwise we would be in serious trouble.

The editorial department re-edited the text and typeset, and produced a new manuscript as soon as possible. This time I have to make a splash. I have a hunch that the following newspaper sales will explode.

Promotion is not guaranteed, but your bonus will definitely increase with the increase in newspaper sales. ”

This is true, the newspaper will start printing a little later. In order to ensure that important news is not missed, either stop to reprint and typeset, or issue additional columns.

It seems that the easiest way to issue additional columns is that you can sell for an extra money, but in fact it is not.