Chapter 842

As the situation on the battlefield in Afghanistan worsened, the views of the top brass of the Government of the United Kingdom were also changing.

Minister of the Army Rosario said, "The Russians have advanced by leaps and bounds on the battlefield in Afghanistan thanks to the support of the FAO and Russia.

The enemy we are facing now is not the Russian Empire at all, but the alliance of the three countries where the Russians are sending their troops and the Fao and Russia are providing the money and supplies.

Although Britannia is strong, it does not have the ability to fight against the three major European powers at the same time. In order to win this war, we have to cut off the support of the FAO and Russia to the Tsarist government. "

Since the frontline had lost the war, they had to give an explanation to the country. Besides, Rosario was not spouting nonsense. The victory of the Russian Army was indeed inseparable from the support of the FAO and Russia.

To be exact, it was the support of Austria. The Government of France was also supporting the Russians, but due to the restrictions of the Anglo-French alliance, they had to keep a low profile.

For the Ministry of the Army, the goal of expanding the army had been achieved, and the most important thing now was to think of a way to win the war.

Rosario was very clear about the strength of the British army, and knew that they would not be able to turn the tide in a short period of time. The best way to win the war was to cut off the foreign aid of the Russians.

Without the Fao's financial and material aid, the Tsarist government's finances would not be able to support the war if it continued for a year and a half.

Be it defeating the Russians head-on or exhausting the Russians, it would be fine as long as they won the war. Rosario was a pragmatist, and was not that particular.

The Foreign Affairs Minister George explained, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is already working on it, but the results are not optimistic.

The Fao is now supporting the Russians mainly to let the Russians exhaust our strength so that they can reap the benefits.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has tried to stir up conflict several times, but was suppressed by the three governments. It will be very difficult to cut off the aid of the Fao and Russia to the Russians in a short period of time. "

The current passive situation was actually a consequence of the long-term foreign policy of the United Kingdom. The Fao and Russia were both resentful of the Britannia, and supporting the Russians was a means of revenge.

Even if there were no benefits, the Fao and Russia would still support the Russians. Even if there were no benefits, the Fao and Russia would support the Russians.

In France, for example, there would normally be no market for Russian bonds, but the French bought them anyway.

Many of the buyers did not simply want to speculate. More than that, they wanted to take revenge on the British and vent their anger.

As advertised, every franc spent on bonds was a bullet to the English.

Austria was in a similar situation. They had been suppressed by the British government in recent years and did little overseas. The Vienna government had long wanted to take revenge.

In addition to the hatred, France and Austria could also gain a lot of benefits by using the Russians to deplete Britain's strength.

If the British were defeated, the British Isles and other colonies would not be able to suppress the Fao and Russia.

The hegemony of the Royal Navy was inseparable from the support of financial resources. Once India was destroyed, the British Isles and other colonies would not be able to suppress France and Austria.

When hatred met benefits, this was the current situation. The Fao and Russia supported the Russians to attack Afghanistan as a means to pull the British down from their position as the world's hegemon.

The Minister of Finance, George Childes, shook his head. "It's not that serious. The French are still our allies, and the anti-British alliance will not appear.

From the strength of support, it can be seen that the ones who support the Russians are only a small part of the Government of France. They can't represent the position of the Government of France.

Austria is not a fool. Once the Russians occupy India, the pressure on their eastern front will increase. Their support for the Russians must be limited.

If there are no accidents, once the Russians win the war in Afghanistan, Austria's support will end. "

If the Fao and Russia really came together, the rest of the fence-sitters would know who they would support. Once the European continent united, Britannia's hegemony would end.

The core reason for Britannia to provoke the relationship between the European countries was to prevent the European continent from being unified or united, which would threaten their interests.

After hundreds of years of efforts by the Government of the United Kingdom, coupled with historical problems, the European continent had long been in conflict.

It was true that the Fao and Russia supported the Russians, but this did not affect the competitive relationship between the three countries, the Fao, Russia, and Russia. A position as the hegemon of the European continent made it impossible for the three countries to cooperate.

In terms of development potential, the Russian Empire far exceeded the European countries. Even Austria could not compete with Russia before it annexed the Osman Empire.

As long as the economic shortcomings were made up for, the Russian Empire would be reborn in an instant and become one of the most powerful countries in the world.

No matter how one looked at it, the Fao and Russia had no reason to continue to let the Russians continue to grow, especially Austria, who was their neighbor.

Especially Austria, their neighbor. From a geopolitical point of view, the possibility of a conflict between Russia and Austria was infinitely close to 100%.

The Minister of War, Rosario, nodded. "Your analysis is right, Your Excellency. Logically speaking, that is indeed the case.

However, we can't let the Russians win the war in Afghanistan now, not even in a short period of time. Politics simply won't allow it.

If we want to win the war in a short period of time, we have to make the Fao and Russia give up their support for the Tsarist government.

Otherwise, even if the reinforcements arrive and defeat the Russians, it will be useless. The Russians will continue to send more troops, just like in the Prussian war. As long as the financial and material resources can keep up, the Tsar will have plenty of troops.

The Minister of War suggested encouraging the French to expand into Central Europe, or allowing Austria to unify the German Region and intensify the conflict between the Fao and Russia, triggering the war in Europe. "

That was not the best solution, but it was the most effective one. The rulers of the various countries were not fools, and would not fall for it at all.

The best way to fool others was to gain benefits. As long as the benefits were large enough, the conspiracy would become an overt conspiracy, and they would not be able to refuse even if they knew there was a problem.

Foreign Minister George warned, "Letting the ambitions of the Fao and Russia go can indeed solve the current problem, but what will the consequences be?

Once there was a winner between France and Austria, a new European overlord would be born.

If the winner is the French, we may also encourage the European countries to start a new war against France. If Austria wins this war, we will not be able to start a war against Austria. "

It was true that fists spoke in this world, but sometimes other factors had to be considered. The European countries were not fools, and they would not be led by the nose.

The French expansion into Central Europe would make everyone have bad associations, but as long as they were guided, there would be a basis for cooperation in order to prevent the birth of a second Napoleon.

It would be different if Austria won. The Holy Roman Empire had existed before, and now it was reunited. It was not an invasion.

As long as the Austrian Emperor did not kill them and kept the countries alive, everyone would not feel sad.

For the small countries, no matter who became the leader of Europe, it would not be their turn. As long as it did not harm their interests, they would not risk their lives.

The Minister of War Rosario smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you worry too much. The Fao and Russia are both big countries, and it will not be so easy to determine the winner.

Once this war starts, it is destined to be long. No matter who wins or loses, they will be greatly weakened in the end.

The winner may become the overlord of Europe, but the loser will not die. As long as we intervene in time, the loser will still be one of the few big countries in Europe.

Under the power of hatred, the two countries will continue to fight for a long time.

If the French won the war, the structure of Europe would be the Russo-Austrian Alliance against France; if Austria won the war, the structure of Europe would be France and Russia against Austria.

Hundreds of thousands or even millions of casualties would be paid to become the overlord of Europe in name. There would be no winner.

Besides, don't you think the Fao and Russia are too powerful? If this goes on, I'm afraid the Royal Navy will also … "

This was also the reason why the Fao and Russia governments exercised restraint. After all, it was easy to defeat the opponent, but it was difficult to destroy the opponent.

The Fao and Russia did not have the ability to annex the other. Even if the two countries were destroyed, a new regime would still be born, and the confrontation between the two countries would not improve.

Unless they played genocide and solved the problem once and for all. Unfortunately, it was the 19th century now. It was fine to do it overseas, but in Europe, other countries would interfere.

Even the Fao did not have the ability to fight alone, so they naturally had to exercise restraint. Otherwise, both sides would suffer, and the fisherman who watched the show would benefit.