C2011 Arrogant confidence (1/2)
Hearing the Queen's words, Napoleon III suddenly burst out laughing from the bottom of his heart. ”Hahaha …” Hahaha … This is the funniest joke I've ever heard! ”
Maybe because the absinthe's medicine had taken effect again, Napoleon's smile seemed to be extremely crazed.
”In my eyes, the only one who can compete with the France is Britain. What kind of opponent is Prussia? She was only lucky enough to win two battles, Denmark's strength is not worth mentioning, even Austria is merely my defeated opponent!
Of course Napoleon had his own pride, it was not strange that the Denmark had lost to Prussia in a small country in Europe, even if it was the one with deep roots, it would still be a defeated opponent for the France.
At the same time that the British and French combined forces invaded the Great Qing, Napoleon III led his army and invaded Italy, cleaning up the States army and the Austria army that did not obey the Pope.
In the end, the Emperor could only grudgingly sign a contract. Even if Prussia defeated such an opponent, it wouldn't amount to much.
”My dear wife, please remember that there is only one threat from France, and that is Britain. Any other country is just a small fry, and it won't make the weather …”
Ou Renni looked at his husband, who was smiling crazily, and a sense of worry surfaced in his heart, ”My dear Louis … I think you underestimate Prussia. I just came back from Schwabach, the German city of mineral springs. I was touched by the visit to the German Confederation. ”
”The whole of Prussia is now a big barracks, a big construction site... New railways and roads are being extended every day, and factories are being built in almost every suburb of the city … ”
”The reserve barracks are filled with the sound of training horns. The entire Prussian merchants have been mobilized and are purchasing all kinds of military supplies in Europe!”
”Bismark is preparing for war, the whole of Prussia is preparing for war, and the two consecutive victories have raised the morale of Prussia, even if the people are poor and only drink potato soup, they will not complain, because they have a hope of winning!”
”Not only Prussia, but the other German Federation s like Hesse, Bavaria, Rhine … In those areas that spoke German, the atmosphere of the masses was also stirred up. Countless teachers, free writers, newspapers … I have already seen through all of these things that you have to be careful! ”
Unfortunately, Empress Ou Renni's painstaking efforts did not clear French Emperor's mind. He shook her head and said, ”No, no, no.
Just three days ago, Bismark's envoy came to visit me and gave me a message from Bismark. On the surface, this cunning fellow has a tough and iron attitude, but in private, what did he say to me that you know? ”
”Bismark said that as long as my France gives up on the territories in the west coast of Rhine, they will give up on the throne of Spain. Furthermore, they are willing to sign a friendly and peaceful treaty with us …”
”My darling, I know Bismark too well. He only acted tough to maintain his iron rule, because his consecutive battles in Prussia have drained all the wealth of the people, making their citizens extremely poor!”
”It's precisely because of this that he used such strong illusions to feed the citizens mentally, making them forget about the taste of the white bread for the time being, and instead eat the black bread that was hard to swallow …”
”This is a common tactic used by rulers. It's not surprising …”
Ou Renni coldly snorted. ”You think so, Franz. Yue Sefu thought so too, but what about the result? It's not like you have never seen the outcome of Poo War before, but do you not have any vigilance at all? ”