The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 810 Bismarck, why can't you fall in love with Red France?

Late at night in London, in the Whiteswin mansion in South Kensington, the dim light of kerosene lamps illuminated the solemn faces of the revolutionary leaders.

When Bai Siwen raised the most critical question concerning the survival of Red France - why should the Prussian army let go of the new revolutionary regime in Paris, there was silence in his study.

If there was anything that was beyond the expectations of these revolutionaries in this "Franco-Prussian War", it was that Prussia's performance seemed a little too fierce!

Although they had long analyzed that Prussia had a great chance of winning - Prussia's industrial capacity, organizational ability, and national education were overwhelmingly superior to those of France and Austria. However, the French army was experienced after all! The Prussian army had only a few actual combat experiences in the past few decades.

As a result, the Prussians achieved overwhelming victories over France and Austria in two directions within one day! The victory over France on the Western Front was won by the Prussians using a small force - the Prussians deployed troops on the Western Front were obviously only used to delay the French army, but they defeated Napoleon III's most elite infantry and 300 "Emperor Chariots" and made them lose their teeth.

Such a victory is really a bit scary!
The last country that was so powerful seemed to be the France of Napoleon I!
It was unknown how long it had been, but Louis Eugene Varlin suddenly stood up and slammed his palm on the table: "We can use the revolutionary army to repel foreign enemies just like in 1793! We have secretly stockpiled barbed wire, sugar, saltpeter, American light crude oil, Brazilian rubber, and Russian flour and butter for the workers in Paris. As long as we recall the volunteer corps led by Comrade Gustave Cruzelier from the United States, we can crush the Prussians' ambitions in the street battles!"

His voice echoed in the study, and outside the window it began to rain, and raindrops began to hit the glass. Dabrovsky noticed that Varlan's hands were shaking slightly - this revolutionary who was a bookbinder probably had no idea what was going on.

"Tell me more about your preparations." Moore blew out a smoke ring, his tone terrifyingly calm.

Varlan pulled out a worn notebook from his bosom: "In the Saint-Antoine district, we have hidden 200 tons of Chilean saltpeter and 200 tons of sugar; the La Villette warehouse has American light crude oil; in a warehouse on Montmartre, there are 30,000 pairs of rain boots made by workers with Brazilian rubber, and 10,000 tons of flour and butter from Russia are on their way to Paris.

In addition, Mr. White also has a batch of barbed wire and Mitreus multi-barreled guns stored in his warehouse in Liverpool. These were purchased in the name of American military supplies, but it would not be difficult to smuggle them into France during the chaos. "

Saltpeter and sugar can be used to make nitre-sugar gunpowder. Rubber can thicken light crude oil, and the thickened light crude oil can be put into a wine bottle to make a simple Molotov cocktail. Saltpeter, sugar, crude oil, and rubber can all be disguised as chemical raw materials, daily necessities, and food and transported to Paris, and then hidden somewhere. As for flour and butter, they are easier to transport and store - once this batch of butter and flour is delivered, Paris can cope with the enemy's siege for a period of time!
As for the barbed wire and Mitellius multi-barreled guns, they were all seized by the "big arms dealer" Bai Siwen from the military supplies sold to the United States. The quantity was not small, but it seemed a little inadequate to use them against the Prussian army.

At this time, Varlan turned to the last page of the notebook and said, "This is the most important thing!"

A hand-drawn map of the defense of Paris was spread out on the table, densely marked with the locations of military camps and arsenals.

Varlan's finger traced across the blueprint. "We have comrades in all the barracks, and among the soldiers guarding the arsenals, there are also our men. As long as we can successfully capture one-third of the arsenals, we can arm 50,000 workers within 24 hours."

He paused, and then continued: "Once Napoleon III suffers a disastrous defeat on the front line, we can take advantage of the extreme disappointment of the people of Paris in the Bonaparte dynasty to launch an armed uprising!"

Polish military strategist Dombrovski took out a "France, Prussia and Austria Situation Map" from his briefcase and spread it out on the desk, then poked Strasbourg with his finger: "Marshal Vaillant's army will definitely not be able to hold here." He pointed to Metz west of Strasbourg, "He will withdraw here soon. If Napoleon III strictly orders him to hold on - which is almost certain - the most elite army of the French Empire will be surrounded by the Prussians. Then, Napoleon III can only use the second-line troops to fight a decisive battle with the Prussians! Within a month, he will lose the last capital of the Bonaparte dynasty."

"But Napoleon III's useless army is unlikely to inflict heavy damage on the Prussians." Friedrich interrupted suddenly, "Although the fall of the Bonaparte dynasty may lead to the birth of the Paris workers' regime, the Prussian Krupp cannons can cause the new workers' regime to collapse within a few weeks or months!"

The study fell silent again.

Ma Baocai, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ambassador, coughed lightly and asked a question in fluent English: "Have you ever heard of the ancient Chinese saying 'raising the enemy to protect oneself'? Well, or in other words, let the enemy serve me."

Seeing that everyone was confused, he walked to the map and pointed at the German region which looked quite large on the map:
"I think the Iron-blooded Chancellor knows very well that once the Second French Empire collapses, his Prussia will be attacked from all sides - Britain is afraid that it will dominate the European continent, Russia is wary of its eastward expansion, and even its defeated cousin Austria is looking forward to its fall. As for France, France will not disappear, it will continue to exist, and will regard Prussia as an enemy! And those European countries that are afraid of Prussia's strength will join forces with France. Unless..." Friedrich's eyes lit up: "Unless the color of France is red! The Tsar will never join forces with a red France because his young nobles like to learn from the French to make revolution!"

"Neither will Britain!" Moore took a puff of his cigarette and laughed, "What British capitalists fear most is a workers' state! As for Austria..." He suddenly put away his smile, "If there is a Red France, Austria may become a dish in front of Prussia!"

"What?" Frenchman Varlan was shocked. "Prussia annexed Austria? Doesn't that mean..."

"Greater Germany!" Moore exhaled a cloud of smoke. "A Red France is not only a threat to the British capitalists and the Russian Tsar, it is also a huge threat to the conservative feudal Catholic Church and Catholic nobles! This forces the Catholic nobles in Austria and South Germany to cling to Prussia's thick legs!"

Ma Baocai nodded: "And a unified Germany will make Britain and Russia even more wary. This will help them coexist with Red France in the future! After all, a strong and unified Germany is likely to become the 'Da Qin' of the European Warring States in the future!"

Just as Ma Baocai was promoting the "German Unification Theory", Singh, Bai Siwen's Indian butler, knocked gently on the study door and whispered in English with a Bombay accent: "Sir, the messenger from Buckingham Palace has just arrived. Her Majesty the Queen invites you, Mr. Moore and Mr. Friedrich to the palace after dawn to meet her."

The air in the study suddenly became a little stagnant.

Friedrich and Moore exchanged glances - Queen Victoria summoned them at this critical juncture, obviously because of the amazing victory achieved by the Prussian army during the day.

"Tell the messenger that we will arrive on time at eight o'clock." Bai Siwen put away his cigar and turned to Ma Baocai, "It seems that our British friends are more anxious than we thought. Shouldn't you also contact Tianjing? See if the 'prophet' has calculated the current situation?"

Royal Palace, Berlin, Prussia.

William I's hand was shaking slightly as he held the battle report just delivered by the General Staff: "Southern Front: 50,000 enemies were annihilated in the Battle of Sadowa, and the gates of Vienna were wide open; Western Front: 300 French tanks were completely destroyed, and Strasbourg will fall soon."

The king's beard trembled with his rapid breathing: "Oh my God, is this true? Am I dreaming?"

The old Prussian king was "numbed"! How could Prussia win so much? They defeated the French and Austrian armies at the same time, and defeated them so badly that their opponents were beaten to a pulp, but their own losses were very limited!
"Really, it's true!" Bismarck was also a little numb. Although he thought that Prussia could win in a one-on-two fight, he never thought that they could win by so much.

William I still felt a little bit like he was dreaming, so he pulled out a strand of his beard - it hurt! Then he said to Bismarck with emotion: "This is just like Frederick the Great appearing in person!"

Then he turned around abruptly, his boots echoing on the marble floor. "My Prime Minister, should we march to Paris or Vienna now?"

Good question! Where to go now? Paris or Vienna?
Before today, Bismarck had never considered marching into Vienna or Paris. But now, isn't it a sure win?

It is no exaggeration to say that no one on the European continent can stop the Prussian army from entering Vienna! Napoleon III could not protect himself, Alexander II could only tremble in the East, and as for Britain, unless their ironclad ships could land, they could not do anything to Prussia!
Can the great cause of completely unifying Germany really be achieved?
No, that is too "iron-blooded", it is better to be more cautious. Bismarck was still sober after all, he knew that the risk of completely unifying Germany was extremely great!
That means Prussia has embarked on a path of no return to conquer the European continent!

"Your Majesty," Bismarck's voice was a little hesitant, "our goal has always been to exclude Austria's small Germany, not to conquer the entire European continent. Your Majesty, unless you want to be the emperor of all Europe, we should march to Paris and let Austria go."

(End of this chapter)