Holy Roman Empire

The Vienna government did not participate from the beginning to the end. It was just an ordinary civil conflict. How can we talk about war?

Although the scale of the conflict is a little larger, the conflict is always just a conflict, and war is two concepts.

If you look through the history books of the Holy Roman Empire, you will know that in the past few hundred years, there have been many PKs between the princes and foreign countries, but very few involved the central government.

Not only the Holy Roman Empire, but all European countries have had similar histories.The private confrontation of the nobles is not equal to the war between countries, but can only be regarded as a civil "friendly match".

Only ten thousand people are involved in the conflict now, believe it or not, in a few months, the number of participants can be increased tenfold?

It can be seen that Prime Minister Chandler has made up his mind. As long as I don't admit that this is a war, it is an armed civil conflict.

As for the British government's objections, they can retaliate on their own.I am really angry, and I can declare war directly, and the Vienna government will take over.

In a sense, this is also the fault of the British themselves.If it is necessary to keep a colony of tens of thousands of square kilometers in South Africa to tempt people, if only one port city is left, the nobles will definitely not have such great enthusiasm.

After all, according to the national conditions of the Holy Roman Empire, important ports and large cities were brought under the control of the central government, while other areas were enfeoffed.

Although it cannot be said that whoever lands the land will belong to him, but it is still necessary to take the fattest piece of cake.

War is a gold-swallowing beast. If there is not enough incentive to benefit, even if the surroundings are all relatives, it is impossible to have such a high efficiency.

She was already coveted by others, but now she has an excuse to send it to her door, so why not?

The cause of the incident?

Aristocratic coalition: "Sorry, we only saw the British invasion. The troops were sent to defend the country, and now they are just chasing the invading enemy.

As long as the British South African government handed over all the participants, held the relevant responsible persons accountable, and compensated for the losses.

Regarding what happened earlier, it is a pity that it is only one side of the story of the colonial government. With the integrity of your government, we have every reason not to believe it. "

In short, if one doesn't know, all the responsibilities have nothing to do with them.Not only is there no responsibility, but it is a hero who fights against invaders and defends the country.

At least from the standpoint of the Vienna government, it must be defined in this way.Regardless of the fact that the British have thousands of reasons and causes and effects, it is the original sin for the British army to enter the country without authorization.

At this point, it is obviously impossible to stop.The front lines are all fighting, even if it is too late to stop now.

What's more, with the current international situation, the whole world knows that there will be a war between Shinra and Britain in the near future.

There is actually no essential difference between starting a few months earlier or a few months later.

At this point, apart from talking about the cause and effect, it has no practical significance.Anyway, they are throwing blame at each other, and in the end the loser bears full responsibility.

As soon as the words fell, Feslav, the Minister of War, was filled with righteous indignation: "Your Majesty, the British army dared to enter the country without permission. It is clear that they did not take the empire seriously. We must give them a head-on blow."

Although the army is no longer playing the leading role in the war against Britain, the army is still the main force in the colonies!

Although the navy and air force have developed well in recent years, they are all little brothers in the great colonial movement.

Looking at all the wars in the past few decades, we know that all of them were fought by the army.In this context, most of the nobles under the military merit conferring system are naturally from the army.

Even if it is reduced to a supporting role this time, when it comes to grabbing territory, the main force is still the army.

No one is sure about war. In case of a naval battle, the army will turn things around in the end.

Although it was not stated, it can be seen from actual actions that the army is not optimistic that the Shinra Navy can win.

In order to deal with the adverse effects of the navy's defeat, the Ministry of War even formulated a "plan to save the sky."

The content is very simple and rude. The main force sent troops from the Middle East to India through Persia, and the partial division set off from Malaysia to flank India through the Indochina Peninsula.

To sum it up: Take India and knock Britain into the dust.

As for the territorial scramble on the African continent, it can only be regarded as a daily condiment, far from being the main course.

The plan has been made, and the prerequisite for its implementation is naturally: Shinra goes to war with Britain.

Regardless of whether the Vienna government is focusing on the development of the navy now, as long as the war breaks out, there is only one goal to pursue-victory.

As long as the army can win India, then the number one hero in the war, the navy and air force can only obediently follow behind as younger brothers.

The Vienna government is naturally clear about the army's plan.Although it can't be said to fully support, but there is one more choice, no one can refuse, and there are still a lot of resources invested.

The main reason is that everyone has insufficient confidence in the navy and too much confidence in the army.

Although the army's plan faces huge difficulties, everyone believes that as long as they are willing to invest, they can always overcome it.

Air Force Secretary Conrad echoed: "The Marshal is right. We must give the enemy a head-on blow. The era of the British is over, and now it is our turn to perform."

The Army wants war, and the Air Force wants war even more.As the youngest military branch, the Shinra Air Force faces the same dilemma as the Navy - lack of record.

The army is a place that respects the strong, and the only way to prove one's strength is on the battlefield.

In contrast, the air force still has more confidence.Although it was born late and did not participate in many wars, the enemies it faced were rookies.

The Shinra Air Force still has experience in bombing and flying airships, and the British Air Force on the opposite side is a naked newcomer.

What's more, Shinra's aviation industry started earlier, and its own industrial strength is much stronger than that of the British. It is reflected in the military that the performance of fighter jets is superior.

With so many advantages, as long as they don't kill themselves, the Air Force has absolutely no reason to lose.

In contrast, the navy is much sadder.Although the focus of obtaining government resources was tilted, it was still overwhelmed by the Royal Navy.

Both the army and the air force are number one in the world and have the strength to outshine other heroes, but the navy can only rank second.

Before the commissioning of these dozens of newly built capital ships, the navy did not challenge the strength of the Royal Navy at all.

It's a pity that time waits for no one. At this point in the situation, it is impossible to wait for the navy to be ready before going to war. At least the British on the opposite side are unwilling to wait.

Seeing that his colleagues are clamoring for war, Minister of the Navy Castagni can only bite the bullet: "The navy is ready. Once war breaks out, we will use tactics of breaking diplomatic relations to harass the enemy. maritime trade routes.

After the new warships are in service, we will go to sea to fight the British and break the Royal Navy's maritime supremacy. "

There was no way, and at the last moment, I was discouraged.Originally, Castagni wanted to shout a few loud slogans, but seeing everyone's scrutinizing eyes, he chose to tell the truth.

Fortunately, Castagni stopped him in time. If he clamored for a decisive battle with the Royal Navy immediately, everyone would be completely disappointed.

Self-knowledge is the most important thing in a person, and the army is no exception.Not being able to beat the enemy is not terrible, the most terrible thing is not knowing yourself.

Especially for high-level government officials, a single decision may affect the country's destiny for decades to come, and accurate self-awareness is even more important.

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Glancing at everyone, Franz said calmly: "The navy and air force immediately start the first-level strategic mobilization, the army starts the second-level tactical mobilization, and all government departments should do a good job in coordination and cooperation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a protest to the British government, condemning the shameless act of the British army illegally entering the country and attacking civilians, and ordered the British government to hand over the murderer; the Propaganda Department immediately launched a public opinion offensive, throwing all the responsibility on the British.

The foreign departments started the evacuation work. Except for the intelligence department, other agencies in Britain and its allies tried to withdraw within two months.

The evacuation operation is carried out simultaneously with the British, and can be packaged to neutral countries when necessary.

The customs, citing the tense international situation, strengthened the review of the export of strategic materials, and tried their best to ensure that the materials did not flow to the British Isles.

The domestic economy has shifted to wartime, and the focus of resources is on the manufacture of warships and aircraft. The General Staff will determine the combat plan as soon as possible.

Order the colonial governments in various places to start a comprehensive wartime system, and give up some territories when necessary.

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Chapter 124 Little Country's Helplessness

With the resurgence of gunpowder in South Africa, the already tense international situation has become more and more out of control.The critical moment of standing in line has arrived, and there is no longer any room for everyone to hesitate.

The whole world is filled with the smell of gunpowder. At this moment, Europe is like sitting on a powder keg that ignites the fuse, waiting for the final judgment of fate.

Amsterdam, with the tense international situation, this bustling international metropolis, although still full of traffic, has lost the laughter of the past.

The situation is tense, and the capital market is the most sensitive.Before the Dutch government could make a final decision, the stock market crashed first.

Capitalists are waving banknotes to "buy, buy, buy", no matter whether it is high-quality or not, as long as it is an asset, someone will bid.

In particular, daily necessities are the most popular. Before the general public can react, the prices will go up slowly. The most important thing is that they are out of stock.

There is no way, once the two overlords, Shinra and Britain, go to war, the North Sea will inevitably be blocked, and ocean trade will definitely not continue.

Domestically produced goods cannot go out, and overseas industrial raw materials cannot come in. The impact on the fragile Netherlands is too great.

Although there is still the European continent, as a large trading country at sea, most of the Dutch economy is supported by ocean trade.

The sea trade lines were blocked, and the connection between the homeland and the colonies was broken.There are no colonies to plunder, purely fighting for manufacturing strength, the Netherlands does not have much competitiveness.

Aware of the crisis, the capitalists are using practical actions to recover losses for themselves as much as possible.

The heavy traffic at this moment is actually the last madness before the storm.Goods that can be shipped for export must be sent out immediately, and materials that need to be imported also have to rush for time.

Affected by the oppressive atmosphere, pedestrians on the road "come and go in a hurry", and even the shops on both sides are quiet.

Especially those who sell high-end luxury goods are even more crowded.On the contrary, it was an inconspicuous grocery store with a long queue in front of the door.

The Dutch government is not unprepared. Since Franz pioneered government intervention in the market, there have never been fewer imitators. The only difference lies in the degree of intervention.

Seeing the outbreak of panic-buying, in order to stabilize the domestic situation, the Dutch government can only launch an emergency plan, and "restrict the purchase" of daily necessities.

However, this is not a problem for the wise Dutch people. The purchase limit is a big deal and you have to wait in line a few times.Even if the store has records, there is more than one grocery store in Amsterdam.

In the era without the Internet, it is too difficult to achieve purchase restrictions in the true sense.

For capitalists, as long as someone gives money, who is it not to sell to?

Unless the government directly intervenes in the franchise, otherwise the effect of "purchase restrictions" is only to buy time for the mobilization of materials.

"Specialization" is impossible. Unlike the state-owned stores everywhere in Europe in later generations, few European countries directly own enterprises these days.

Without a mature business operation model, it is better to let the bureaucrats do it directly, and let the capitalists toss about it.

At least the government can lose less money, suffer less scolding, and don't need to face the anger of the people.

The people feel the tense situation, and the high-level government in control of the country is facing even greater pressure.

Since the tsarist government decided to support Shinra, the Dutch government realized that the "neutrality movement" was going to fail and began to look for a new solution.

It's a pity that time is running out, and the new plan has not been worked out yet, but the news of the conflict between Britain, Austria and South Africa came first.

"Blessings come without pairs, and misfortunes never come singly."

Without waiting for the Dutch government to respond, news came that Spain, Belgium, Switzerland and other countries stood in line.

To this day, only the Netherlands and the Nordic Federation remain among the continental European countries that have not yet expressed their position.

Even Portugal, which is the farthest from Shinra, surrendered to the Vienna government this morning.

The real reason for the Kingdom of Portugal to quickly make up its mind to betray the British allies and switch to the Shinra camp is not complicated.To sum it up in one sentence - the Kingdom of Spain chose the Holy Roman Empire.

Anyone who knows a little bit about the grievances between Spain and Portugal knows that the two countries were once unified in history.The emerging nationalism of Great Spain includes Portugal in its ideal territory.

In the context of the era when the two camps are opposed, if the Kingdom of Portugal continues to follow Britain, it may be annexed by Spain.

However, the strength of the British army is limited, and it is difficult to defend their own territory, so it is impossible to provide strong support to them.

One-on-one, Portugal will definitely not be able to beat Spain, especially Spain with the support of Shinra.

Although theoretically speaking, due to the need for a stable hegemony, Shinra must limit the growth of the power of various countries, and it is unlikely to support Spain's annexation of Portugal.

But a theory is just a theory, and the Vienna government has done a lot of unreasonable things in the past years.

After the envoy to Lisbon pierced the window paper, the Kingdom of Portugal quickly made the right choice.

In order to survive, offending the British can't be bothered.Anyway, there are so many countries supporting Shinra now, even if the British won the war, they would not be able to liquidate it.

The most serious consequence is nothing more than losing overseas colonies.It is a long-term loss, and losing it just reduces the financial burden.

As for the damage to domestic interest groups, that is not what politicians care about now.In the face of survival, everything must give way.

With the Portuguese government quickly standing in line, the pressure on the Dutch government instantly increased.Being targeted by two big powers at the same time is definitely not a good feeling.

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Looking at the telegram in her hand, Queen Wilhelmina said with a trembling voice: "Stop commercial and trade exchanges, the Vienna government is issuing an ultimatum!"

Perhaps due to the influence of the Franz butterfly effect, Queen Wilhelmina's political participation is far higher than that of the same period in history.

Not only her, but almost all the monarchs in Europe were affected.With the strong rise of the Holy Roman Empire, the influence of Britain's constitutional monarchy system is far less marketable than the original time and space.

Although countries have also followed the example of constitutional monarchy, there is also a difference between "constitutional" and "constitutional".

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Prime Minister Christie replied.

"After the conflict in South Africa broke out, the war between the Holy Roman Empire and Britain entered the countdown. It is not surprising that the Vienna government chose a showdown at this time.

The only difference is that the attitude of the Vienna government this time is much tougher than ever before, leaving no room for negotiation.

Maybe this is the overlord!

Not only us, but the Nordic Federation also received an ultimatum.There is not much time left for us, and we must make a choice before the war breaks out. "