Chapter 1108： see through

London

"Your Excellency, the empire is preparing to launch a war against the Holy Roman Empire. Has it been approved by the Parliament?"

"Your Excellency, why start this war? What can we get?"

"Your Excellency, is the empire ready? How high is our chance of winning?"

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When he woke up, Prime Minister Campbell, who was still in a daze, was surrounded by reporters as soon as he left the house.

Overwhelming problems, frantically swept to him. The hidden traps are even more numerous. With the old spicy experience, Campbell knew that these reporters were going to do something again.

For this group of unscrupulous media, as long as there is big news that can increase the sales of newspapers, it doesn't really matter whether Britain will fight against Shinra.

I have long been accustomed to the media's routines. After a short pause, Prime Minister Campbell waved his hand and said: "The government will hold a special press conference to answer these questions.

Now I can only tell you that the government is not ready to launch a war against the Holy Roman Empire, but we are not afraid of war either.

Please do not believe the rumors circulating in the market. Great Britain is a peace-loving country. We are willing to work with peace-loving countries around the world to maintain world peace. "

After getting rid of the reporter, Campbell's face suddenly became gloomy. The reporter came so quickly, it was obvious that someone was behind the organization and planning.

If he hadn't reacted quickly and fooled the past in time, maybe he would have been trapped now.

Britain’s system is already very complete. The government has no power to wage war against a big country without the approval of the parliament.

On the issue of safeguarding their own power, lawmakers have never relaxed. Whenever there is a little wind, Campbell can't think of a good life.

Campbell has no energy to condemn the shameless actions of competitors. The biggest problem right now is that the window paper was punctured and Britain was forced to the edge of the cliff.

"Sneak attack" and "entice the enemy", you don't have to think about it. Reporters all know that a war is about to break out between Britain and Shinra, which means that the whole world knows.

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In full anger, Campbell called an emergency cabinet meeting.

"The news has leaked out, and public opinion is very unfavorable to us. Some time ago, we proposed to strengthen the strategic material reserve, and now it is also regarded as evidence by the outside world.

The opposition party will not let go of this opportunity. According to its inherent routine, it usually starts with reporters and then with questions from parliamentarians.

Without a reasonable explanation, our lives will be sad. In order to prevent the situation from worsening, we must come up with a plan today. "

Infighting is an indispensable part of British politics. The critical situation is only their experience, and the opposition parties cannot feel it.

Different from the high level of the Shinra government, which climbs up one step at a time, the high level of the British government all climbed to the sky from the election.

Even if there is an excess, it is only a few days in the parliament. Only a few have experience in the government.

Even if you have experience of performing duties, it is of gilded significance, which is higher than the actual meaning. Most of the time, they only put on their names and do not perform specific duties.

Of course, this does not mean that the top government officials are idiots. It is impossible to win in complex political struggles and stand out from elections all the way without extraordinary ability.

What everyone lacks is administrative experience. Generally speaking, after being elected, there will be a professional team to help disseminate relevant knowledge, and there will be an advisory group assisting in handling government affairs.

The effect will be known by the number of exotic policies during his tenure. Generally speaking, the worse the prime minister's personal ability, the greater the appetite of interest groups, and the more messy policies he will launch.

If you have a strong learning ability, or you have been exposed to relevant knowledge in advance, it will be no problem to get rid of these advisory groups that are flooded with interest groups.

Anyone who wants to make a difference must get rid of dependence on the advisory group and jump out of the circle drawn by interest groups.

However, these are all things after election. When ordinary politicians are in the opposition, they have no access to relevant knowledge at all, so naturally they don't need to think about that much.

This is also the reason why political families are more likely to succeed. Everyone's innate knowledge is not on the same level.

Now is no exception. In the eyes of most British people, the Royal Navy is still invincible across the world, and the British Empire is still in full swing.

The rise of the Holy Roman Empire is indeed a trouble, but it is only a trouble. With the Royal Navy, Britain is not afraid of any enemies.

As for the deeper gaps in national power, industrial gaps, population gaps... all are not within the scope of everyone's knowledge.

It's not that there are no "people of insight" who come out to do science, but now is the most glorious era in Britain. Everyone is immersed in the glory of the sunless empire and simply ignores the crisis.

The ignorant is fearless. I don't know the difference in national power between the two sides, and I still think that Britain is the once arrogant empire of the sun that never sets, and naturally there is no pressure to drag it back.

Foreign Secretary Adam: "The news about our preparations for the war should have not been leaked out, or else the opposition party has already attacked, and the outside world will not be so peaceful at all.

Judging from the current state of affairs, most people inferred from the current international situation that we are going to fight against Shinra.

Or the Vienna government was aware of our intentions and deliberately released news in an attempt to disrupt our strategic layout.

The opposition party just took advantage of this opportunity to use the power of the media to fuel the flames. If they really had the evidence of our planning war, they would have gone to the parliament for impeachment.

In a sense, this situation is also a good thing for us.

By directly clarifying the contradiction between the empire and the Shinra, we can also take the opportunity to promote the Shinra threat theory and prepare for the next war.

So far, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received enquiries from many European countries, as well as a peace proposal led by the Dutch government.

On the surface, this is because European countries do not want this war to break out. Isn't the deeper reason why they are afraid of the Holy Roman Empire?

We must know that during the European War, the Vienna government responded with a single response and formed an anti-French alliance without much cost. "

Regardless of Adam's analysis, he is actually panicked. No matter who released the news, the enemy will be prepared.

I was worried about how to fool the main force of the Shenluo Navy, but now that the enemy is prepared, it is even more difficult to achieve.

Unable to inflict heavy damage to the Shinra Navy as soon as the war started, their quick fight and quick decision plan was declared bankrupt.

Once the war continues, the good days in Britain are over. Among other things, the European market is completely gone.

Just look at the reactions of European countries. Everyone opposes war between the two countries. In addition to worrying about standing in the wrong team, the more important thing is that the war will continue.

In the eyes of the outside world, the Holy Roman Empire has the advantage of land power, while Britain has the advantage of sea power. If it really starts to fight, no one can do anything for a while.

The Netherlands reacted most violently. In addition to its geographical location, the most important thing is that they rely heavily on maritime trade.

Once the war between Britain and Shinra became anxious, mutual blockade was inevitable, and the interruption of maritime trade was inevitable.

If it's a short three or five months of friendly matches, it doesn't matter, everyone's tolerance will pass.

If the war lasts for three or five years, there is no doubt that countries like the Netherlands and Portugal, which rely heavily on overseas trade, will not collapse.

In this context, everyone has only one way to go, and that is to help one side win the war and end the trade blockade as soon as possible.

Either the European countries will follow the British gang and pull off Shenluo together; or everyone will follow in the footsteps of Shenluo and desperately explode warships and overturn the Royal Navy.

There is no doubt that no matter who it is, everyone will suffer heavy losses. Especially the Netherlands, which is very likely to become a battlefield, will lose money even if it is the right person.

Don't expect to rely on spoils to make up for losses, it is a picture cake. The previous anti-French war is an example. In nominal terms, everyone has received huge compensations, but in reality, the French government has no money to pay.

No money means no money. Regardless of your abilities and methods, the French government still can't change it.

If it weren’t for a piece of land that was cut back from France after the war, it would be worthless.

The size of a small country is limited, and its strength cannot support its ambition. It is estimated that those who want to profit from the Anglo-Austrian War, besides the tsarist government, are also the United States thousands of miles away.

Other countries have the same ambitions or not. Their stomachs are not good and they cannot eat greasy food. When the meat is delivered to the mouth, you can only smell it.

As the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Britain, Adam's personal ability is still very strong. It's a pity that the reality is in front of him, no matter how much he can fool around, he is not sure to pull people to his side.

Of course, they can also emulate the flexible diplomatic strategy of the original time and space, allowing countries to remain neutral and engage in overseas trade.

It's just that this requires the cooperation of the opponents. If the Vienna government does not buy it and just wants to recruit people, everyone still has to choose the camp.

Can European countries bear the diplomatic pressure of the Holy Roman Empire?

No one can answer this question. Theoretically speaking, as long as European countries are united and neutral, the Vienna government can only pinch their noses.

But this probability is too low, not all countries have this courage. The hearts of the people are uneven. As long as a few countries take the lead, the rest can only follow.

The situation is already very dangerous for Britain. Once the operation is wrong, then standing opposite Britain is not just the Holy Roman Empire, but the entire European world.

Asquis, Chancellor of the Exchequer: "Sir, all European countries are clueless. Their position has never been firm.

Because of geopolitics, our influence on the European continent cannot be compared with the Holy Roman Empire.

Relying solely on political means, we may not be disadvantaged; however, once the Vienna government adopts military means and directly threatens by force, it will be difficult for us to compete with them.

Unless we can win over Russia and Spain, and only with their two countries taking the lead, European countries will be able to withstand the pressure of the Vienna government.

Considering our relationship with Russia and Spain, I don't think we can bring them here now. If they can remain neutral in the war, then God bless them. "

It is not that Asquis is pessimistic, but that the previous administrations were too bad. I just care about myself, leaving them too messy.

There is no way, Britain's world hegemony is stepping on Spain's superiority. In the Philippine battle ten years ago, Spain was again scoured by Britain's younger brother.

The new hatred and the old hatred are added together, and there is also a dispute over the sovereignty of the Strait of Gibraltar. The Spanish government can only follow them unless the collective brain is flooded.

Not to mention the Anglo-Russian relationship, the Indian issue is a dead knot that cannot be solved by both sides. The current Russo-Japanese War is also a new hatred added to the old hatred.

Even if the Tsarist government was extremely jealous of Shenluo, it would still be impossible to let them sell iron aid to Britain.

There is no one taking the lead, and the European countries that are accustomed to being turbulent, naturally it is impossible to jump out and fight against Shinra.

Of course, there is also a Nordic Federation that can fool you, and this one has the strength to remain neutral.

It's a pity that this person has limited political appeal, and he can't be the leader, let alone be the big brother.

The European world cannot count on it. No one wants to be a thug at this time. It is naturally difficult to win the war with Shinra.

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After all, the war must be fought by the military, and Campbell could only pretend not to hear the complaints of the civilian officials.

Now the arrow is on the line and I have to send it. If the war is difficult and difficult to fight, can it be avoided?

If the war is stopped now, I guess the Vienna government will be crazy. Don't do anything. After ten or eight years, hegemony will be delivered to the door.

"What plans does the Admiralty have?"

Strategy is not enough, tactics come together. Since the overall national strength cannot be conquered, the Royal Navy can only explode and continue to create miracles for Britain.

I saw Secretary of the Navy Swinding picking up a baton and walking to the hanging world map and said: "Although the main naval forces of the Holy Roman Empire are tucked away in the Mediterranean, there are still several sub-compartments overseas.

Although there are few capital ships in these fleets, the tonnage of the fleet is not low, accounting for almost 40% of the total tonnage of the Shinra Navy.

In the event that it cannot induce a decisive battle with the main enemy forces, the Navy Department plans to resolve these overseas problems first.

Several other fleets are not worth mentioning, mainly the Austrian South Seas Fleet and the Central American Fleet. Not only do dreadnoughts act as flagships, but other auxiliary warships are mostly new warships.

These warships have one common feature-they run fast.

Obviously, the enemy was well prepared. Attempt to use these high-speed warships to attack our merchant ships after the war broke out.

We plan to attack the enemy's two squadrons immediately after the war breaks out to eliminate threats on the trade line in advance.

In this regard, the Japanese did a good job. They successfully attacked Spain, the Far Eastern Empire, and Russia. We can follow suit. "

Morality does not exist. As long as he can win the war, Swinding doesn't mind breaking the convention once.

Anyway, the history books are written by the victors, as long as the Holy Roman Empire is defeated, all bad behaviors can be washed away.

It is better to kill the enemy's squadron first than to wait for the war to break out and be attacked by the enemy's merchant ships.

The Royal Navy, which started as a pirate, is too familiar with these businesses. So at a glance, Swinding understood the plan of the Vienna government.

If left alone, I am afraid that the war has just broken out and Britain's maritime trade routes will suffer severe damage.

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