Holy Roman Empire

Compared with the previous revolutionary government, the current French government is obviously doing better.Through a series of means, order in Paris was restored in the shortest possible time.

Throughout the execution process, President Robert did not speak from the beginning to the end, which disappointed General Yevgeny who wanted to watch the excitement.

Obviously, this is a performance.As for the unlucky Robert who was sent to the guillotine, he had been tampered with long ago, and he didn't even have a chance to complain.

Putting down the binoculars in his hand, Yevgeny said, "Let's go, Andrew. There's nothing exciting to watch now!"

Lieutenant General Andrew shook his head: "Your Excellency, to be precise, there should be excitement, but we can't see it.

The new French government is playing such a big game, and the French nobles may not be able to sleep tonight.If they continue to let things go like this, maybe one day the butcher's knife will fall on them.

You must know that this has a criminal record. In history, the French Revolutionary Party cut off the head of the king, and killed many nobles. Now this scene cannot help them not to think.

The next step is to see how the two of them fight, but unfortunately the Allied Forces forbid us to interfere, otherwise how could there be so many bad things now, making us..."

Yevgeny interrupted: "Okay, Andrew! These issues are something that politicians worry about. You and I are both soldiers and shouldn't mix too much.

Besides, Danielle is not a simple thing.Being able to restore order in such a short period of time and temporarily deter the nobles in the city is definitely a formidable master.If we really send troops to intervene, it will not be easy. "

It is easy to defeat the revolutionary army, but the problem is how to deal with the aftermath after defeating the revolutionary army.

It’s not that General Yevgeny boasted. If the Russian army were to sweep through the city of Paris, it is estimated that the French would not only have to worry about the current food problem, but also consider whether it is necessary to move the capital.

In order to clean up the military discipline of the Russian army, General Yevgeny has been working hard since he took office.For example: Vigorously develop the smuggling sideline, the money earned not only increases the income of officers, but also subsidizes the meals of Russian soldiers.

This is the fault of the tsarist government, and the logistics supplies are the same as the local Russian army. What do the "Russian officers and soldiers stationed in Paris" who are used to seeing big scenes think?

They can't be treated as the army of the victorious country, and the treatment is not as good as that of the French soldiers of the defeated country, right?

Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, the loyalty of the gray animal is still unquestionable, as long as it can fill its stomach, basically there will be no major problems.

It doesn't matter if you can't make money from military pay. Russian officers and soldiers are best at doing it themselves.Paris is so rich, even after the war, there is a lot of oil and water, and you can just grab some...

The Allied Command prohibited the Russian army from interfering. In addition to putting pressure on the French nobles, there was also concern that the Russian army would lose control after entering the city and turn Paris into a purgatory on earth.

If it really gets to that point, let alone war reparations, no one knows when the situation in France will be stabilized.

Everything has two sides, and there are advantages and disadvantages.Although the Russian army is not easy to use, it has a great deterrent effect!

Clearly tell the French that a powerful time bomb is placed beside you, and Paris will be turned into ruins as long as you press the remote control lightly.

As for the consequences?

The big deal was that the war indemnity could not be collected, and the Allied forces stationed in France suffered heavy losses.These can scare most countries of the Anti-French Alliance, but they cannot scare the mastermind behind the scenes-Franz the Great.

As long as the current few years of economic difficulties have passed, war reparations are dispensable to the Holy Roman Empire; let alone the losses of the Allied forces, it is not that their own army has no reason to feel distressed.

It is not cut down now, because leaving the "Sword of Damocles" is more beneficial to the Holy Roman Empire than harmful.

Not only can the Allied Forces be used to restrict the development of the French; it can also use the interests of France to unite the countries of the Anti-French Alliance and consolidate the position of the Shenluo Empire in the European Union; by the way, it also gives the Russians the confidence to go south to India.

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The Presidential Residence in Paris was remodeled from the former French Prime Minister's residence. I don't know if it is cursed. Anyone who lives here will bid farewell to the comfortable life.

None of the [-] consecutive French presidents could stay for a full month, and the worst one went directly to the guillotine.

The arrival of Danielle undoubtedly broke this record, and it is now the 34th day of his stay, but the final outcome is still unknown.

Smoking a cigar from unknown origin, President Danielle looked at his cronies and asked, "Buck, what is the reaction of those aristocratic gentlemen?"

"The aristocrats are stepping up their ties. The Orthodox faction, the Orleans faction, and the Bonaparte faction high-level leaders secretly held a secret meeting. Our people are not qualified enough to know the content of their conversation.

Judging from the current situation, they should not have reached an agreement, otherwise they would not be so quiet. "

The success of the second revolution still failed to change the situation in which the nobles controlled the army. Once the three major royalist parties reached an agreement, Paris may change at any time.

Danielle nodded: "The person who informed us, don't irritate these nobles for now, as long as they don't move, we shouldn't rush to move either.

The most important thing now is to intensify the infiltration of the army. If we do not control the army, our revolutionary cause will not be stable.

At the same time, don't forget to collect the prisoners released by the Allies.Don't look at these people who lost the battle and became prisoners, but that is not their responsibility.

Once armed, they are still the most capable army in France. Now the regular army in the country used to be second- and third-line troops, and they cannot be compared with these elites at all. "

People are good at learning. With the lessons learned from the previous Paris revolutionary government, Danielle realized the importance of the army early on.

Danielle never believed the nonsense that "soldiers do not interfere in politics and must remain neutral in domestic political struggles."

If it weren't for controlling the national army and having a bunch of private troops in their hands, would the three major royalist parties have the status they have now?

Once the royalist party reaches an agreement, the originally neutral French military will immediately tear up the camouflage and support the restoration of the new king.

With the example of Napoleon III, the royalists only need to copy it once.It doesn't even need to be so troublesome now. The united royalist party is far stronger than Napoleon III's back then, and it can be achieved in one step with just a coup.

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Chapter 245 The Eyeing Fisherman

"emission!"

"Change formation!"

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A sea battle that attracted worldwide attention was launched in the Philippine Sea.The billowing smoke can be clearly seen dozens of miles away.

With a loud "boom", the "Naniwa" rushing to the front unfortunately became the first victim. The sound of rushing water began to sound from the stern of the ship, kicking off the prelude to sinking.

An officer cried: "Captain, the warship is seriously damaged and cannot be rescued. The ship is about to sink!"

The main gun of the enemy's battleship hit the battlefield as soon as it entered the battlefield, and the "Naniwa" possessed by the mold god was naturally going to be cold.As a thin-skinned cruiser, the "Naniwa" obviously shouldered a burden that it shouldn't bear.

As the captain, Heihachiro Togo was about to cry at this moment, but who knew that the Spaniards on the opposite side would not fight with their battleships, and came to bully them, this "little bean"!

"Shut up, order the troops to continue firing at me, as long as the ship hasn't sunk, the shelling can't stop!"

A warship that has been hit hard can't stand the toss. The more you insist on firing, the faster the warship will sink.

Togo Heihachiro naturally knew such a simple truth.But there is no way, this is the location of the battlefield Naniwa, even if you want to withdraw from the battlefield, it is too late.

Anyway, the "Naniwa" can't be kept, so it's better to take the opportunity to fire a few shots, and maybe take away an enemy warship to be buried with it.

As for stopping losses in time, abandoning warships and jumping into the sea to escape, such things are very common in European countries, but this is not feasible in Japan.

The glory of the soldiers determines that they can't do this. If they abandon the ship and escape at this time, they will never even think about raising their heads and being human for the rest of their lives.

The officers and soldiers of the "Naniwa" chose to fight to the end, but Admiral Ito Yuhiro, the commander of the total fleet, could not sit idly by. Expensive.

"Naniwa" is doomed to fail, but the hundreds of officers and soldiers on the warship can't just give up.

Now it is a decisive battle with the Spaniards, and it is not known how many warships will sink later. If they all coexist with the warships, it is unknown how many Japanese navy will be left after this battle.

"The order continues. All officers and soldiers must abandon the ship and escape if the warship is seriously damaged and cannot be rescued. Heihachiro Dongxiang is ordered to execute the order immediately."

The small episode did not affect the start of the decisive battle. The key to determining the outcome of this war is the decisive battle of the battleships. The thin-skinned cruisers will contribute to the enemy's record.

The sinking of the "Naniwa" is not the end, but a beginning.Immediately afterwards, the "Fusang" followed in the footsteps and opened the prelude to the sinking.

Watching all this happen, Ito Yuheng was helpless.If possible, he would not like to do it.But the reality is cruel. The Japanese army has only two pre-dreadnought ships, while the enemy has three pre-dreadnought ships.

There is no way, the Japanese government can only buy the British Far East Fleet in a hurry.This fleet is invincible in the Far East, but in essence it can only be regarded as second-rate.

The most advanced warships are all occupied by the local fleet, and it is the turn of the Far East Fleet to be older warships, and there are only two "former dreadnoughts".

The old British warships more than ten years ago faced the new French warships that had just served for three or four years, and there was an obvious gap in the performance of the warships.In addition, the Japanese army was forced to go to the battlefield just a few days after they got it, and they were not skilled enough to operate it, which made it even more difficult to fight.

The current advantage of the Japanese navy has been concentrated in quantity. The original warships + the purchased British Far East Fleet, both in terms of number of warships and total tonnage, far surpassed the Spanish expeditionary fleet.

"The quality is not enough, the quantity is enough."

The principle that ants kill elephants is also applicable in the navy, but the price paid is a bit high.

This is proved now, the ordinary warships sent to entangle the Spanish battleship are performing the most tragic scene at this moment.

The roaring artillery fire continued. No matter how tragic the battlefield was, none of the Japanese warships chose to back down. On the contrary, several Spanish warships withdrew from the battlefield after being damaged.

On the observation ship from a distance, Governor Chandler, who was on the front line in person, was looking at the battlefield with a telescope, and there was a clerk beside him holding a pen and writing on paper.

A similar situation is also happening not far away.Everything that happens on the battlefield is a valuable experience, which is very important for the Holy Roman Empire Navy, which lacks experience in naval warfare.

Governor Chandler, who was born in the navy, has long been aware of this. Right now, the observation ships of the Shinra Navy have been distributed in all directions of the battlefield, and hundreds of officers are observing the battlefield from all directions and collecting data.

If you observe carefully, you can also find dozens of airships in the sky, also looking down, and the flying height is only a few hundred meters.If it weren't for the loud gunfire, maybe you could still hear the "click" sound of the camera.

These actions of ignoring the warring parties naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the Japanese and Western navies below, and then the two navies unanimously decided to ignore the existence of these annoying ghosts.

"Your Excellency, it's time to eat."

The attendant's voice awakened Governor Chandler from his "hobby".There is no doubt that collecting data is not his job, and it is obviously beyond the scope of his job to leave the governor's mansion and come to join in the fun.

However, Austrian Southeast Asia has always been calm, with no serious threats and no room for expansion. There is not much work for the governor.

It makes sense to patrol the sea area in your spare time.As for whether the Philippine Sea counts as the sphere of influence of the Holy Roman Empire, this question only needs to be decided by Governor Chandler himself.

Just find a small island or a reef, plant a flag, and run a boat to enclose the land.

Anyone who has an opinion can discuss it with the Shinra Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or have a friendly discussion with the Shinra Navy.

Looking at the watch in his hand, Chandler nodded: "It's indeed time, let's start dinner! Let the boys take turns to eat, and every scene on the battlefield must be recorded."

Naval battle experience is accumulated in this way. Although it is not as effective as going to the battlefield in person, valuable experience can still be accumulated through observation.

Not far away, a bearded officer about five or sixty years old jokingly said, "Our Governor, could it be that his memory has deteriorated as he gets older, and he has even forgotten the rotation of groups?"

"That's enough, Ares. Don't forget that you are a day older than me. If you really get old and your memory declines, you will come first."

"It's not a day, it's 15 minutes! Even this can be mistaken, it really is memory degradation.

It's right to think about it, I often run around the world, unlike you who stay in the gentle village every day, surrounded by a bunch of sycophants, it is understandable that the memory declines quickly. "

"It's a day after the early morning, so don't quibble. And which eye of yours saw me staying in the gentle town? Who doesn't know that I hate flatterers the most, and I don't know who sent you here."

"Idiot, of course it's me. Could it be that the governor has been serving for a long time, and I can't even figure out the division of powers within the navy..."

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The quarrel between the two has long been familiar to everyone.Being a child and a comrade-in-arms, and also ascending to a high position at the same time, is a legend in the Holy Roman Empire.

It's just that the two protagonists in "Legend" seem to be born at odds. It was okay when they were in China, and they had to pay attention to noble etiquette and there was no conflict. superior.

The two quarreled, but it didn't affect the relationship between each other. If anyone went to try to persuade the fight, they would definitely be attacked by the two of them.

"Don't talk about what is useless. Have you noticed that the performance of the Japanese Navy is completely two extremes. The performance of some warships is completely excellent, and some warships are completely messing around."

Governor Chandler smiled slightly: "You just don't understand the situation. You must know that half a year ago, the total tonnage of the Japanese Navy was only more than 3 tons, and now it has suddenly expanded to nearly [-] tons.

It has been less than 20 years since the modernization process of the Japanese Navy started. Where can they find so many qualified officers?

In order to operate this huge fleet, the Japanese government not only recruited retired naval officers and soldiers, but also recruited teachers and students from the Naval Academy. It is said that some sailors were recruited from the private sector to make up the number.

Do you think Yuheng Ito is so stupid that he dared to bring such a fleet out for a decisive battle? "

Ares shook his head: "On the contrary, I think Yuheng Ito's choice is very smart. In peacetime, the officers and soldiers can naturally be well trained before considering the decisive battle with the enemy.

The current situation is very obvious. The Spaniards have already arrived, and it is impossible to leave them time to train the army.

Not being able to avoid the battle at this time will not only make the army on the island passive, but even the morale of the Japanese navy that has been accumulated with great difficulty in front of it will be wiped out.

Anyway, they have a large number of warships, and the Spaniards can't eat them in one bite.Although the newly recruited officers and soldiers are not qualified, most of them are from the navy. The biggest problem now is that they are not familiar with warships.

Looking at the battlefield chosen by the Japanese, one can see that it is only [-] nautical miles away from Luzon Island. Even if they lose, they can withdraw their main force.

The current situation is very good. Although the losses of the Japanese army are a little bit larger, the losses of the Spaniards are not small.Don't look at the small number of warships they sank, but they were injured a lot.

After a battle, most of the Spaniard's warships will need to be repaired, and it will be difficult to restore combat effectiveness in the next two months.

If it weren't for our help, even if they won a battle, the Spaniards would lose the war because the maintenance could not keep up.

Now, the final outcome is uncertain, mainly depends on what the country wants and how much the British support the Japanese government. "

"Your analysis is correct, one side is working on an expedition, and the other side is fighting at the door of the house, time is on the side of the Japanese.

The Philippine Islands are richer than many people think.Since the sixteenth century, this place has been a transit point for trade. Tens of thousands of tons of silver, thousands of tons of gold, and some spices, tea, silk, and porcelain all flowed into Europe from here.

In addition, the resources of the Philippine Islands themselves are also very rich.Whether it is agricultural resources or gold and silver minerals, there is no shortage of everything.In terms of value, it will not be much lower than the entire Nanyang Governor's District.

Spain has operated here for more than 300 years, and bureaucrats have taken root here for more than 300 years. Except for some that flowed back to Europe, the rest stayed here.

The Japanese made a lot of money this time, otherwise they would not have the money to buy warships from the British.Skip the directly plundered goods first, the Japanese government doesn't even know that stuff.

Just looking at the benefits that can be seen at a glance, after occupying the Philippine Islands, the food crisis in Japan's mainland was solved, and the shortage of coal, copper and iron ore was also solved.

With these things alone, Japan can save tens of millions of Aegis' foreign exchange expenses every year.If it is managed well, the revenue of the Philippine Islands alone can catch up to half of Japan's fiscal revenue.

In a sense, the Japanese are now fighting Spain with Spanish money.