How to make doomed losers win wars?
It's very simple to solve this problem.
What's the easiest way?
That is to provide large amounts of aid to the losers, such as sending troops, directly sending hundreds of thousands of troops, or even millions of troops, to give them the most direct military support.
But the problem is - it is impossible for Nanhua to send so many troops to France. Not only because Nanhua does not have that many troops, but more importantly - the transportation capacity!
Transporting hundreds of thousands of troops across the Atlantic was not something South China could do in a short time, and even Britain, which had millions of tons of merchant ships, would find it difficult to do it in a short time.
How quickly did the French lose in history?
From the declaration of war to the emperor's surrender, it seemed to be less than two months. It even gave birth to a meme - a French rifle, brand new and never fired, and was only thrown to the ground once.
It was only thrown once when surrendering, which was naturally impossible, but the defeat was so fast that it blinded the eyes of all countries. From then on, the daily humiliation of the law... was just the beginning.
In this case, aid France?
It is estimated that by the time the South China Army arrived, the French Emperor had already surrendered, and the Second Empire perished accordingly.
Completing this kind of task under such circumstances is definitely an epic level of difficulty. This level of difficulty is even more difficult than letting the national football team win the Hercules Cup.
But no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it. After all, this matter is related to the future of Nanhua.
"Will they really fail?"
Sun Hu, as the chief of staff, looked at the report with some confusion.
He was no stranger to that report, but he didn't believe it at all. After all, in 1859, France easily defeated the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was the second most powerful country in the world!
And what about Prussia?
Today's Prussia and the North German Confederation are just agricultural countries! Well, this is just compared to France. In fact, what is different from the world's impression of Germany as an industrial powerhouse in later generations is that Germany's industrial capabilities in 1870 were indeed not very good.
Far from comparable to France.
And this is also the reason why France should be aided. After France's defeat, at least until the 1890s, no country could really contain Britain.
Even in the 1890s, if it were not for the aggressive posture displayed by William II, Britain would still regard France as its main opponent. As for Germany, in the eyes of the British, it was impossible to pose any threat to them.
Historically, it was not until 1904, faced with the overall rise of Germany, especially the threat posed by their ambitions, that Britain reached reconciliation with France and established an alliance.
What was lost in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870? It was the confidence of France and Britain to fight against each other. For 30 years after that, no country was able to contain the British.
In this case, aiding France became the only option, unless Nanhua wanted the British to intervene in South America without any scruples.
But for the current world, no one will doubt the power of France. After all, France has established their status as a great power since Napoleon.
Globally speaking, France is now definitely the second most powerful country in the world, and it can compete with Britain in many aspects.
Because of this, after seeing this report, Sun Hu didn't take it seriously at all, and even told Zuo Zongtang as a joke. He had thought that the speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Zuo Zongtang
Not only do you believe it, but even His Majesty also believes it.
"The French may lose or they may win, but this is not important. What is important is that we must prepare for the worst. The war between France and Prussia is destined to break out. If my estimate is good, it should
It will break out within the next two months, and we must be prepared."
Sun Hu had no doubt that a war would break out between France and Prussia. Even in America, he knew that France and Prussia were in conflict over the succession of the Spanish throne.
"Prepare?"
"right,"
Zhu Xianhai nodded and said.
"Once France declares war on Prussia, as a friend of France, we will also declare war on Prussia. After all, Charlotte comes from the Bonaparte family. Of course, this is only the superficial reason for us to side with the French. Another reason is that this
This battle will bring no harm to us at all!"
Take out a cigar from the cigar box, use the cut end of the cigar pliers, light the cigar, and take a deep puff, savoring the aroma of the Cuban cigar, Zhu Xianhai said with a smile.
"Ji Gao, it's up to you to speak!"
Zuo Zongtang nodded, looked at Sun Hu and said.
"General Sun, on the surface, it seems that we should not intervene in the Franco-Prussian War! After all, this European war is too far away from us. However, based on various signs, France is likely to lose this war.
War, if we can turn the tide, not only can France continue to contain the British and prevent them from intervening in South American affairs, but more importantly - national status!"
"Statehood?"
Sun Hu was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said.
"If we can win, then we will be on an equal footing with the established European powers!"
"right,"
After blowing out the smoke, Zhu Xianhai nodded heavily.
"In this world, the standard for evaluating a powerful country is very simple. It is not how big your land is, but whether you can defeat a powerful country on the battlefield. Perhaps Prussia cannot be said to be a European power, but until now, we -
-Nanhua, even after the founding of Nanhua, if we want to win the true respect of European countries, we must go through war, war... Only war, only by defeating European powers on the battlefield, can they respect us!"
War is the only criterion for judging a powerful country!
It’s not that Europeans are mean and they won’t give in until they’re hit on the head, but in this world where the jungle eats the strong, only the predator can be the strong one. Whether he wants to eat meat or not, he must prove that he is a predator. How?
To prove it? That is to defeat the former predator.
Then what?
After becoming a predator, you can naturally hunt prey on the hunting ground of the earth!
Before this, no one would be his predator.
"After winning their respect, we are qualified to sit on an equal footing with them and sit at the dining table to share the world..."
Looking out the window, Zhu Xianhai said in a deep voice.
"If we just stay in South America, no European powers will respect us, and we have no qualifications to fight for our prey in this world!"
Nodding, Sun Hu also took two puffs of his cigar and asked again.
“Will France really lose?”
"They can't win!"
Zuo Zongtang said directly.
"Militarily, their disadvantage is very obvious. From a diplomatic point of view, the French emperor's close relations and distant attacks in recent years have offended all the allies around him that can be used. First, the Crimean War made enemies with the Russians;
Helping Italy fight against Austria-Hungary offended Austria-Hungary; but what about the British? The British policy has always been a continental balance of power policy, and they oppose whoever is stronger. Now that France is stronger than Prussia, the British naturally support Prussia, no matter you and the British
No matter how good the relationship between people is, the British are like this. Moreover, the relationship between Britain and France is not friendly, so their failure is doomed."
Once upon a time, when Zuo Zongtang first came to Europe, he marveled at the development of European technology and industry countless times. However, as he learned more about Europe, he discovered the hidden dangers behind Europe's strength. These countries were too powerful! Conflicts in interests doomed them.
There will definitely be a war between them.
It was also from that time that Zuo Zongtang paid great attention to Europe. Only when Europe fell into war could Nanhua, who was far away in South America, be able to obtain more generous rewards in their war.
Only when they were caught in a war could Nanhua take advantage of the time when they had no time to look east and expand externally.
"France's failure is already doomed, but our intervention may change this outcome, however!"
Picking up the cigar, Zhu Xianhai took a puff and then blew out a smoke ring.
"How should we get the biggest possible rewards in this war! Of course, when considering this issue, we also need to consider another issue, how to help France win this war!"
Helping the French will definitely not be in vain, and the French will definitely have to pay some price. After all, there is no free lunch in this world.
Then he picked up the phone again and asked.
"Hey, is Li Du here?"
This chapter has been completed!