Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

After selling a large number of old-style muzzle-loading guns to the Ming Dynasty, Prussia's treasury was also filled up a lot. Although European countries basically prefer gold, most countries are also on the gold standard, and there are almost no countries on the silver standard. Silver is in Europe Generally used as a luxury product, it is actually not much different from gold, but it is not as versatile.

At the moment when the economic crisis is prevailing, Britain is determined to go to war. This time, it once again drags in its wife France. Of course, it is not a drag. France heard that Britain had the idea of ​​​​attacking the Ming Dynasty and wanted to join in the fun and make a plan. Water, try fishing and see if you can get some benefits.

Anyway, according to the last practice, as long as Britain takes on the pressure of fighting against Ming, France will still be happy to follow Britain to beat other countries, especially since it also needs a better market, so it is better to take advantage of this opportunity to make more money. Some benefits.

And since Japan is a tributary state of the Ming Dynasty, it can be considered an ally of the Ming Dynasty after rounding off. Friends of the enemy are enemies, so the British proposed to let Prussia fight with the Japanese people. I opened two bosses and squeezed out Prussia when I signed the treaty. .

France said that this plan was very clever, and I had noticed that Prussia had been unhappy for a long time, so I just took this opportunity to tell Prussia who is the boss in Europe.

Of course, everyone can see the thoughts of Britain and France. British Prime Minister Stanley was encouraged by people in the cabinet, and he immediately found Tina and proposed that Prussia follow the British to fight the Ming Dynasty, and the rich brothers can make money together. Prussia's enemy is the Japanese shogunate, so there is no danger. Britain and France will bear the pressure of fighting the Ming Dynasty, and Prussia can just follow behind to gain some benefits.

At first glance, this seems like a small profit. Stanley is sure that Prussia's economy is similar to that of Britain and France. Even if the problem has not been exposed, it does not mean that there is no problem. And it seems that Stanley is discussing with Tina in a very harmonious manner. In fact, What he means is that you have to follow even if you do, or you have to follow if you don’t, otherwise Britain will tear up the "British-Prussian Mutual Assistance Agreement", and the Ming Dynasty is still a big country even in the virtual world, and Britain and France have no intention of really occupying the territory of the Ming Dynasty, too It’s not cost-effective. Daming is too big and too far away from Europe, so it’s troublesome to manage. It’s better to get a few ports with economic value and then ask for more money.

It is best to open the door and share the benefits. With the current industrial strength of Britain and France, no one can make more money than them. Therefore, as long as the Ming Dynasty does not close itself off and needs to import their resources, it will make money.

The three parties agreed on the time and signed the agreement, and the second Far East expedition officially began.

In early March, the mighty fleet of the British Empire arrived at the ports of British Malaya and British India. With the acquiescence of Britain, France sent troops to Indochina in 1861 and occupied Saigon without any effort.

As for why this land is called Indochina, because in the eyes of Europeans, there are only two countries in Asia, India and China, so the small area sandwiched between these two countries is called Indochina.

Of course, Napoleon III could not allow the French fleet to be stationed in British territory. He placed the French fleet in Saigon. Although it was not particularly far away, it eliminated the possibility of backstabbing by the British.

This time the British only dispatched [-] troops, and the French also sent out [-] troops, which was much less than before. The main reason was that they had learned more this time, and there was not much value in mobilizing so many troops.

It only took less than two weeks to formulate the entire combat plan. Unlike before, the British now have a treaty port in the Ming Dynasty. They can launch an attack directly ashore. Then the British and French troops jump directly to the position of Jiaozhou Bay, facing the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Phase rush.

Prussia, on the other hand, took a trade treaty to Japan to open its doors and bring some shock to the island country.

Of course, Prussia is not the kind of people like the old Americans who just make a fortune and run away. This time Prussia mobilized [-] people, equipped with the latest rifles, dispatched all naval sailing warships, and carried more than [-] artillery pieces.

This scale is already the largest army that Prussia can project on its own. In order to transport all the soldiers, the Prussian government even rented some merchant ships.

Prussia did not come here this time to open Japan's market. Prussia wanted to completely incorporate Japan into its own territory.

The commander-in-chief this time was Moltke, Chief of General Staff Ron, Cavalry General Bittenfeldt, Artillery Officer Theodor, Army Officer Corps, Army Major General Manteuffel, and a very young second lieutenant who had just graduated from the military academy. Out came Schlieffen.

The gold content of this lineup can be said to be very impressive. At present, all the people who can be named in Prussia have been involved in this war.

This war was crucial to Prussia. Lilian had already started planning this attack when she first mentioned Japan to herself. It took the General Staff nearly two months to make all war arrangements.

August even knew who Britain was going to invade earlier than Stanley. Of course, even though he said this, Britain's strength still exceeded August's expectations.

The British only used the fleet in the Indian Ocean. In this military region alone, the British took out five of the most advanced iron-clad warships. Seeing this luxurious British fleet, Moltke sighed, "What a broken ship we are sailing." ?”