Chapter 928： Tangled Japanese government

There is no way, the strategic position of Egypt is too important. As long as France still wants to win the war, it must prevent the emergence of the giants across Asia, Africa and Europe.

After contemplating for a while, Napoleon IV sighed: "The Ministry of War has come up with a plan to send troops to the Egyptian theater as soon as possible. Do not seek to defeat the enemy, as long as the front is stabilized."

Reinforcing Egypt is easier said than done, but not so simple. Not only does it need to squeeze out troops, it is more important that the scale of the Egyptian battlefield expands, and the strategic materials that need to be consumed will also increase.

There is no doubt that it is impossible for French Egypt alone to bear such a large consumption.

Originally, the Paris government planned to share part of it by the Algerian colonial government, which is no longer possible.

While the reinforcements were being seized, the demand for strategic materials in Algeria also increased. Mo said to support the Egyptian region, it is estimated that they will have to reach out to the country.

Today is different from the past, and France is no longer so rich in the war. Suddenly, a large amount of material consumption came out, which was also a test for the French government.

After a little calculation, Prime Minister Terence Burkin's forehead began to sweat.

"Your Majesty, it's easy to send reinforcements. The newly mobilized troops in the country are about to complete their preliminary training. It is not a big problem to remove the 20th and 30th divisions. The trouble is the logistics supply.

Up to now, we have not only undertaken the logistics of nearly five million troops in Europe, but also supported a large amount of supplies on the colonial battlefield. Domestic industrial production has long been unable to keep up.

Reinforcing the Egyptian battlefield now consumes a lot of strategic materials. In a short time, it is difficult for us to raise so many materials.

Unless we can fully support the British, otherwise we will not be able to complete the support to the Egyptian battlefield within six months. "

The war is about the speed of soldiers. If you wait for half a year, you won't be able to keep up with the collection of corpses in the past. But the problem is that hundreds of thousands of army labor force expeditions involve tens of thousands of tons of logistical materials, which cannot be prepared in a day or two.

Don't think of Lanxi's strategic materials piled up like a mountain, but they are all going out. Both the Central European battlefield and the Southern European battlefield are very important, and there is no possibility of misappropriation.

Of course, if you don’t have enough production, you can still buy it, but it takes time to buy strategic materials.

The production time is no more. France has already placed a lot of orders. The companies in most European countries are French arsenals.

The real trouble stems from politics. While making money, countries still do not forget to hold back their legs.

Most of the time, the import of strategic materials from France will be delayed. The endless level of checkpoints and messy procedures are all means to restrict France.

In order to break these restrictions, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made no little effort. But no matter how hard the Ministry of Foreign Affairs works, it can't keep up with the speed of French hatred.

"It is not difficult to persuade the British to support it. No one wants to see the emergence of a giant across Asia, Africa and Europe. If Austria is to connect the mainland and Africa, the blow to Britain will also be fatal.

It's just that when we ask the British for help at this time, they will definitely speak up, and we are bound to pay a heavy price. "

Foreign Secretary Karel Kadletz said embarrassingly.

As a century-old enemy, the British style and the French are naturally clear. If this kind of door-to-door opportunity is not taken advantage of, it would not be John Bull.

France initiated the European War, essentially for profit. If the British were robbed by a wave, the final profit would be unknown.

When you open the history book, you will know how many teammates have been pitted to lose money when cooperating with the British, including France.

If you ask the British for help now, you can do it well; if you make a mistake, it might be a waste of work for France during the European War.

At the critical moment, the young Napoleon IV still came up with a decisive decision that the monarch should have: "Talk to the British immediately, no matter how much you pay, we must win this war."

I have to admit that Napoleon IV was very sensible at this time. The interests of the gods are all based on winning this war. If you lose the war, then there is nothing.

The essence of international politics lies in strength. As long as France's strength is strong enough, and now promises to go out to benefit, all can be counted, anyway, they have not breached the agreement.

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While Britain and France are intensively negotiating, the Far East is not calm anymore. Seeing that the four major powers in Europe were all caught in the flames of war, the Japanese government, which had just completed the Meiji Restoration, gradually became unable to bear its ambitions.

After more than two decades of reform and development, Japan has become a regional power in the Far East, and its overall national strength is second in East Asia.

Of course, this ranking has no meaning. Asia is almost divided up, and there are only a few independent countries in East Asia.

The olive branch handed out by the French still affects this new country. Whether it is going south to capture the Southeast Asia or going north to attack North Korea has become a hot topic in Japan.

As the leader of this militant country, Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito has had a hard time recently. The voice of the people clamoring for war is getting louder and louder, and the situation is about to get out of control.

At this time, the opinions of the top Japanese government were also divided. Some people advocate going north to capture North Korea, while others advocate taking the opportunity to go south to attack Southeast Asia.

Even those who advocate the invasion of Southeast Asia have put forward three plans. The combat targets are: French Indochina Peninsula, Western Philippines, Austrian Southeast Asia and German Malay Peninsula.

It is not surprising. Although it was only the French who invited Japan to attack the Austrian South Seas, there was also a big wave of Austrian buzz in the Japanese government, not optimistic that France could win the war.

Regardless of how the civil belligerence is soaring, the Japanese high-level officials have not yet floated, and they are very clear that their own assets can only follow the trend and have no ability to change the outcome of the European War.

At this time, the team is very critical. In case you stand with the loser, there is no need to say that you will definitely be liquidated after the war, and the vast ocean will not be able to stop the forces of the great powers.

Specific reference can be made to the naval power of countries in Asia. The British Far East Fleet is naturally the leader, and the French and Austrian fleets deployed in Asia are of equal strength. With the addition of several ships from the German Federation, the anti-French alliance still has a slight advantage.

After the three major powers, the Far Eastern Empire and Japan, then Spain, the Netherlands, and Portugal are in charge of the bottom.

A squadron surpasses all the assets of the Japanese navy. Calculating the overall naval strength, the gap between everyone is tens of times.

This is determined by overall national strength, and cannot be caught up by Japan in a short time. Only the few iron armored ships they bought can only give away heads in front of the former Dreadnoughts.

In this context, it is normal for politicians who want to speculate to have differences of opinion. Even Ito Bowen himself wanted to take the opportunity to give it a go, but in the end reason prevailed.

On the surface, at this time, whether the Japanese government is turning to the French or to the anti-French alliance, it can determine the strength of the two sides in the Asian region, and Fao should rush to win over Japan.

In theory, as long as the Japanese government grasps the balance, it can profit from both sides of Faw and then bet on the winner at the last moment.

Regrettably, the French extended an olive branch, but Austria ignored them. Even Japanese officials took the initiative to ask questions, but they did not receive the desired answer.

This kind of ignorance certainly makes the Japanese government ugly, but also makes them aware of the strength of Austria.

Human psychology is complicated, and sometimes the more you ignore it, the easier it is for people to think more.

In the eyes of many people, although the conditions offered by the French are attractive, France is fighting alone in Europe, and Austria has a group of allies in Europe.

Ants often killed elephants, and the Napoleonic era did not complete the great cause of sweeping Europe. Can the current French Empire complete it? Everyone has no bottom in their hearts.

Unable to determine who will be the final winner of Fao, the Southward faction throws out a strategic plan to capture the Philippines.

If you look at the map of Asia, you know that if Japan wants to go south, it can’t leave the Philippines, or it may be cut off at any time. It can be said that as long as the southward strategy is activated, there will be a battle between Japan and the West.

The most important thing is that compared with the two giants of Fao, the declining Spain is undoubtedly a soft persimmon.

Of course, this soft persimmon is still too strong for the current Japanese Empire. If you want to take the Philippines from the Spanish, you also need to take great risks.

However, compared with the risk of participating in the French-Austrian War, the safety factor of bullying the Spanish is still much higher. Even if the plan fails, Spain has not liquidated their strength.

Before the outbreak of the European War, the contradictions between the great powers did not intensify, and the Japanese government never dared to think about it.

After all, "white fear" is prevalent these years, and everyone has no confidence when it comes to European countries. Seeing that the ministers of various countries often act together, many people even think that European countries are a group.

In the imperial palace, Emperor Meiji asked a little tiredly: "Ito-kun, these are all strategic plans reported below. What do you think?"

It can be seen that Emperor Meiji was also influenced by the outside world and was lost in strategic choices. Taking this step out is the difference between heaven and hell, and Emperor Meiji cannot be careless.

Emperor Meiji relied on the military to support his superiors. The military's influence in the Meiji government was very large. In order to limit the strength of the military, the Emperor Meiji instinctively chose to rely on Ito Hirobumi as the head of the Fumiji faction.

Especially when this kind of national fortune is involved, Emperor Meiji dared not let the military with a stubborn head decide.

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