C2704 He had to determine the outcome of the battle! (1/2)
The Prime Minister was right. To the City of London, playing with a plate worth a few hundred million silver taels was not a problem at all. Here, the wealth of the entire world was gathered.
If all the Investor believed that Prussia would win, then the price of Prussia's financial products would definitely not double.
The people were still very rational. They were still waiting and watching!
Gladstone spread out a map. ”Please look, this is the latest battle map, at this moment, McMahon's army has retreated to the new castle in Foshan Mountain Pulse. After fighting with Prussia all the way, he has already given up on protecting the Strasbourg …”
The Strasbourg was located to the east of the Foshan Mountain Pulse, which was an important city at the northeastern border of France.
If this city was lost, Prussia could take a long detour, moving south and around the Foshan Mountain Pulse, attacking Belfort, the Besanthus, Dijon from the side … He then turned Militant Peak all the way to the northwest, killing his way to Paris.
”For McMahon to not send any heavy soldiers to defend such an important strategic location, is he an idiot? I think there are only two possible answers... ”
”The first is that McMahon has already been scared out of his wits by the Prussian, he doesn't dare to defend the Strasbourg alone. He attempted to get closer to the western border of France, wanting to join forces with the central army of the French Emperor to resist the Prussian army together!”
”Personally, I don't think this analysis is likely. The French shouldn't be so cowardly, right?”
The Prime Minister looked at the Prince and Duke and saw that both of them were nodding appreciatively. ”Yes, I think the Prime Minister is right!”
”He is the nephew of the Napoleon the War God after all. Bringing the imperial army and fighting so many beautiful battles, these professional veterans would not be so timid. They should not be cowering and retreating!”
”Since the first possibility is not too realistic, then the second possibility will appear on the surface!”
”McMahon is preparing to ambush us in Foshan Mountain Pulse! He intentionally showed weakness to the Prussian, hoping that Prince Karl would fall for his trap and use the terrain as an advantage to obstruct the Prussian army! ”
There is even another possibility, that he purposely gave up on the Strasbourg. When Prince Karl went to attack the city covetously, they would kill him immediately, cut off Prince Karl's retreat, and surround the Prussian army in the narrow area and eat them whole!
”Your Highness, why are there so many people watching the capital market now? I think those people are also paying attention to the war on the east side of France. ”
”That makes sense!” ”Your judgement and the report from the Army Department coincided. It seems that I really have to remind my brother-in-law of this …” The Crown Prince smiled bitterly.
Gladstone had a strange expression on his face as he said, ”Your Highness, I don't think you should send the telegram so soon. You'd better wait for three more days …”
”What our British Empire needs is a Prussian victory, not a wild victory! It would also be beneficial for our strategy to let the Eastern Legion suffer some losses! ”
”You don't have to worry about Prince Karl's consolation. The French won't do anything bad to him … If you send a telegram now, the Frenchman's trap will be useless. At that time, Karl will naturally adjust his strategy! ”
”We might as well wait for three days. When he fell for the trap, your reminder could be considered as a friendly reminder to his relatives. At the same time, it would be beneficial for our country's big plan. Why not?”
How venomous the British are!
Three days! When Prince Karl's army in the east side was already tricked, they could send a telegram reminding them, how many people would Prussian army lose in the next three days?
It seemed that for the sake of their own country, these politicians would never treat the citizens of other countries as human beings!