Chapter 499: Conversation between Emperors (Second update, please subscribe)
Who was the final winner in 1870?
No one knows what happened in that year, but what is certain is that it was also in this year that Nanhua truly stepped onto the world stage, not as a prey, but as a hunter.
Whether Europeans like it or not, they have to accept this.
In fact, who has the most complicated feelings facing Nanhua?
Of course, it was Napoleon III who had just won the "Great Victory of Paris" and returned to Paris as a victor.
This is a glorious victory!
Under the wise command of the emperor, 350,000 French troops launched a final counterattack against the elite Prussian troops surrounding Paris. They successfully repelled and inflicted heavy damage on the Prussian army.
For the emperor's face, and of course for the face of France, France's court writers, and even famous writers such as Hugo and Daudet, used their words to describe and praise this "great victory."
In order to achieve better literary effects, the court writers and authors all added a little more details, used a little more imagination, and used a little more gorgeous words. As a result, the "Battle of Paris" was written by these world-famous writers into a magnificent war poem like Homer's epic Trojan War.
At the same time, Napoleon III made full use of his talent in public speaking - after all, he was successfully elected president by relying on public speaking, and then became the "elected emperor" by relying on public speaking. Although Napoleon III was a layman in fighting, he was an expert in talking, no, public speaking!
Returning to Paris as a victor, the dusty Napoleon III delivered his speech under the protection of the Guards at the Arc de Triomphe. In his speech, he used all his gorgeous words and all his sensational skills to try to convince the nobles, parliamentarians and especially the citizens of Paris that the failure was not due to any problems in his command, but because they encountered an extremely powerful enemy that had never been encountered in history.
This enemy has spent half a century preparing for a war with France!
And what about France?
There was no preparation at all. Of course, the responsibility must lie with the intelligence department. According to him, it was the dereliction of duty of the intelligence department that caused France to suffer such heavy losses, because before that, they did not have any intelligence mentioning Prussia's preparations for war against France, or any staff specializing in war. Until now, they did not even have detailed information about the Prussian army staff. This was simply an unforgivable mistake.
However, in the end, they won the victory. Under his wise command, the efforts of the marshals and generals, and the heroic fighting of the French warriors, France won.
The Prussian army outside Paris was repulsed.
They would soon march towards Metz to rescue Marshal Bazaine and the French soldiers there.
Relying on his eloquent tongue, Napoleon III finally succeeded in diverting domestic conflicts. He successfully used war to awaken the patriotism of the French people and made them forget many domestic problems. He once again overcame difficulties and kept his throne.
However, after issuing the slogan of "March on Metz", Napoleon III did not immediately order Marshal MacMahon to march. Although he had reached a secret agreement with the Prussians, God can testify that Napoleon III was still unsure.
What if, what if something unexpected happens?
If you have any questions, contact Nanhua!
So, on the evening of his return to Paris, Napoleon III invited Zhu Xianhai into his study.
Zhu Xianhai, who revisited the old place, felt uneasy. After all, this was a crime scene.
People often say that being married is good, but that comes with both excitement and risk!
However, Zhu Xianhai soon discovered that this guy seemed to be really kept in the dark. After he was relieved, Zhu Xianhai started chatting with him, from European politics to the Alliance of South France. When talking about the alliance treaty, Napoleon III sighed.
"The Queen has a very sharp vision. By forming an alliance with you, France can get out of its geopolitical predicament and put our enemies, I mean Britain and Prussia, into new difficulties. The current international situation is extremely favorable to us."
"It is all thanks to Queen Eugenie. It was her decisiveness that allowed our two countries to sign this treaty that could change the world in such a short period of time."
It was in this room, on this sofa, that the two of them opened their hearts and spoke frankly to each other. With Zhu Xianhai's repeated attacks and Eugenie's efforts, they finally reached a consensus.
Thinking of the hard work of the "negotiation" that day, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but touch the sofa. It was this sofa!
When Zhu Xianhai was lost in his memories, Napoleon III said.
"Xian Hai, we are a family. Now, I am asking for your help as a family member!"
"help?"
Zhu Xianhai raised his head and asked, "What do you want to help me with? You don't have any bad habits, do you?"
"airship!"
Napoleon III said seriously.
So this is the job!
Zhu Xianhai heaved a long sigh of relief, with mixed feelings. He thought he was helping that person!
It turns out it’s an airship!
I got so excited for nothing.
"I need your airship!"
Napoleon III said bluntly.
"The whole world knows that your airship is an extremely powerful weapon. In the next counterattack, with the airship, we can not only defeat the Prussian army that surrounded Bazaine, but also attack Luxembourg - making them pay the price for supporting Prussia."
Napoleon III vowed that he would of course not say it. During the negotiations between Alexander and Bismarck, the two men spent half a day and reached a consensus that Prussia would not cede any land, but as compensation, they did not object to France's occupation of Ludwigshafen.
In other words, another small country has been sacrificed and betrayed.
In international politics, small countries are always betrayed!
Sure enough, they must have reached a secret agreement with the Prussians!
Luxembourg...same as previously speculated!
Well, it's not speculation, it's simulation. After being "trapped" in Paris, Zhu Xianhai conducted a short-term simulation. Although he didn't know what the secret agreement between France and Prussia was, two months later, under the mediation of Britain, the two countries signed an armistice treaty. One of the clauses in the treaty was that Prussia recognized France's occupation of Luxembourg.
If there had not been some secret agreement between the French and the Prussians, this clause would never have appeared.
During the last Luxembourg Crisis, Prussia IV was willing to fight a war, which eventually forced Napoleon III to surrender.
Now, Napoleon III did not mention anything about attacking Berlin at all, he only mentioned Luxembourg.
Bismarck is worthy of his name. Even if he was defeated, he was able to preserve Prussia's interests to the greatest extent.
"Hmm, airship..."
Zhu Xianhai pondered.
"In fact, the Queen had made this request before, but Your Majesty, you should know that the United Kingdom also made a corresponding request, and the price they offered was irresistible."
(End of this chapter)
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