Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 86 The Greed of Napoleon III
"Now that it has been divided, the next step will be easier. This time we all claim that we only have 1 army troops. In fact, the three countries each have 1 troops and 3 troops. France will invest in Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria in the Gulf of Guinea. Invest 2000 and 3000 soldiers respectively

The remaining 3000 people will go to South Africa according to the original plan. "

"We in the Netherlands.
Early on, 3 Dutch soldiers landed on the Congo River next to Gabon, and the remaining 7000 soldiers were 2000 in Madagascar and 5000 in Tanzania. "

"South Africa?"

"We mobilized 3000 indigenous soldiers from East India to support them."

It was McMahon's and Prince Carl's turn to look at each other. They both saw unexpected fear in each other's eyes.

Prussia invested a total of 3000 soldiers in Southwest Africa and 2000 soldiers in Cameroon. As for Somalia, it invested 3000 soldiers and 2000 soldiers in South Africa.

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On April 1862, 4, the British Empire launched another attack on the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa. In this battle, Durban was bombed by the British Empire's warships and cannons. Half of the city was in ruins. The British army of 15 in early winter, 2 people died and the city was finally captured. However, the Zulu Kingdom, led by Kai Zhiwayo Campanda, hid in the wilderness. The British could only occupy Durban. After several attacks Finally, suffering huge casualties, they did not dare to attack the Zulu Kingdom in the wild.

On the other side of the Transvaal Republic, it was extremely quiet, with both armies numbering around 3 people.They were all quietly watching the battle between the Zulu Kingdom in the east and the British army in East London, as if they were watching a show, and they didn't move even a moment.

Apparently, they were all waiting for the arrival of the fleet in the Atlantic.

However, the [-] Boers who originally occupied Cape Town retreated to Southwest Africa, apparently not wanting to confront the British army head-on.

The three parties are in harmony with each other, forming a kind of balance.

But everyone knows that this balance will soon pass.

really fast.

At least one person in South Africa knows that time is very near.

That person is Venus, the Spanish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is now in Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal Republic.

Under the command of him and Martinas, many people did not know that many Dutch people in the Transvaal Republic had begun to migrate slowly. Their migration direction was neither east nor west, nor did they use people. It occupied the south, but the north. Yes, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State formed a military-civilian integrated team this time, with a total of more than 5 people. They will enter Bechuanaland (later known as Botswana) from the north. ,) as well as Southern Rhodesia (later to be Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (later to be Zambia), etc., will open up a major northward passage.

According to the notice received by Venus, after fighting the British, the Dutch will leave South Africa from the north, leaving the Transvaal Republic to other people of various European origins, in order to hold back the influence of various countries. Their sights, and nearly 40 of them will enter the two places in Congo and Tanzania in conjunction with the east and west maritime directions of the Netherlands, and eventually combine internal and external forces to completely occupy this Central African territory.

As for the life and death of the Zulu and other ethnic groups in the Transvaal, does it have anything to do with them?

At the same time, in the capital of the three people's motherland, the people above them were also closely discussing this wrongdoing.

"Your Majesty, will the UK stand up and oppose it?"

"Of course they object, but now a South Africa has caused them to collapse and they can't handle it well. At this time, it is the time for us to ask for the best in Africa. After passing this village without this store, the opportunity will be rare in the future." Napoleon III said with Hope said,.

Olivier did not refute when he heard this. This time period was the policy set by the three countries during the meeting between the three heads of state in Luxembourg some time ago. However, at that time, the three countries did not set goals for each country, but it did not prevent the three countries from returning home. After the results were obtained, it was left up to the decisions of the commanders of the Three Kingdoms to seize it. They all had full confidence in the characters they sent. "

"Sigh, Britain's Queen Victoria, Palmerston, Stanley, etc., would never have thought that when they were plotting against others, others would have already started plotting against them.

William IV, a young descendant, is a lurking evil wolf. The territory of the Netherlands is too small, which restricts his development ambitions." Napoleon III said enviously: "That guy William III is really lucky. He lets it go at such a young age. , enjoy a leisurely retirement life.”

Olivier suddenly felt something in his heart. He thought of the 5 francs worth of gold coins that the Dutch Ambassador to France, Jefferson Breen, had privately given him some time ago.

"Your Majesty is jealous," Olivier said teasingly.

"Who says it's not? He is the third generation of the King of the Netherlands, and I am also the third generation, and I am 8 years older than him. He has now gone to Luxembourg to enjoy a happy life, while I am still struggling here. Some time ago You haven't seen it. I saw his guy in Luxembourg looking so proud now. He has a good son, but it's different. I think he didn't have that much confidence at the beginning." The more Napoleon III talked, the more the atmosphere became more and more dissatisfied. It's full of air.Seeing that the heat was about the same, Olivier said nonchalantly: "Since Your Majesty is not happy with him being so leisurely, why not make it difficult for him to continue?"

"What do you mean?" Napieron III asked puzzledly.

"Your Majesty should know that during this period in the Kingdom of Greece, the citizens are now very dissatisfied with Prince Otto from the Kingdom of Bavaria, the current King Otto of Greece, which has caused many angry protests."

"Yes, all parties are paying attention to this issue now, and the citizens of this country have already decided to overthrow him. All our countries are discussing how to solve this problem. At the beginning, Britain, Russia and France escorted him all the way to He sat on the throne of Athens, but this man is so useless. He went from a citizen full of hope to what he is now, which is simply embarrassing."

"However, now all countries are discussing who can sit in that position, especially the royal families of each country. Your Majesty, no one wants the king there to be an Ottoman."

Napoleon III was shocked, and he thought of the purpose of sending Otto to sit there in the first place.

“It was originally done to split the Ottoman Turks and weaken them.

However, at that time, Metternich, a key figure in the Kingdom of Austria, existed. Taking advantage of the mutual checks and balances between Britain, Tsarist Russia, and France and their geographical location, they finally took advantage of Austria's staunch ally, the Kingdom of Bavaria. "

Olivier: "Now that Metternich has passed away, we can do something about this matter, especially now that the Austrian empire is worthy of its name. It has lost all face due to repeated challenges from Prussia, and the empire's majesty is intact." none.

The United Kingdom now has a powerful navy, but on the barren land of South Africa, it has been disgraced by the indigenous and immigrant countries. Although it still has some strength left, it is obvious that as we have guessed before, they are now also It’s a difficult situation. At this time, if we recommend someone who has a good relationship with us, it will maximize the interests of France. "

Napoleon finally understood that Olivier had already chosen him.

So he continued: "Who is the candidate for prime minister?"

"Isn't my choice the same as His Majesty's choice?" Olivier asked.

Napoleon III went on an expedition, and then thought of the former King of the Netherlands, William III, whom I just talked about.

"Your Majesty, William III is now 45 years old. A son has succeeded him as the King of the Netherlands, and a son is the heir to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. If we recommend him to go to Greece now, I believe no one will think that he will be inappropriate."

"He is a good candidate, but the Netherlands cannot choose a king for nothing. In this way, the three fathers and sons control the three countries, which will make the Netherlands a climate. Be careful, it will backfire on us."

Olivier's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he hesitated for a while. Finally, he insisted with his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, Ambassador Breen of the Netherlands came to me to ask for His Majesty's support for William III. The Netherlands is willing to support France's actions in Mexico."

"Really?" Napoleon III said that if his thoughts on Africa were purely a face-saving and strategic project to expand the area, then his obsession with Mexico was a way to fight against the British and penetrate into their Napoleon family. Bone marrow blood hatred.

Olivier naturally knew this, so he was confident that he would win Bryn's gold coins worth [-] francs.

"As long as we in France take over Mexico, that puppet Prince of Austria can be put aside. Olivier, you know, the real purpose of me wanting to take over Mexico is to prepare to develop a road better than Suez in that town called Panama." With the canal channel, France will be able to occupy a key channel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, just like the UK does now.

France will be heavily guarded there and will not repeat the Suez Canal incident. You and I will leave a strong mark in France's future historical records, and of course, it will be praise. "

"What about William III?"

Olivier asked again.

"Since the Netherlands is willing to support Mexico, we will naturally support it. However, the Kingdom of Greece is such a big piece of fat, and a light support is naturally not enough. If you add the three southern provinces of Belgium, I will support them, even in It is convenient for the UK, and I can also help the Netherlands withstand a lot of pressure from them. You can make it clear to the guy named Brin that this is our bargaining chip. If it succeeds, we will do it. If it doesn't work, we won't talk about it."

Insatiable!

Olivier will naturally not object, but in his opinion, this condition is not a embarrassment to the Netherlands. After all, it is France itself that is about to be put under pressure.
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