Late at night, in the study room of the Prime Minister's official residence, the two silver candlesticks on the desk were lit with more than ten snow-white candles. Hot candle tears flowed down. The swaying candlelight illuminated the Prime Minister's face brightly, while the corners of the room were dim and orange. .
On the table was a variety of top-secret intelligence between Prussia and France. British spies collected a large number of armaments on both sides. At this moment, preparations for war were getting more and more popular.
After the rude rebuke of the King of Prussia by the French, the Franco-Prussian situation that had been somewhat relaxed suddenly took a turn for the worse. Bismarck changed its previous deliberation and quickly turned into a man in the iron mask.
He shouted to prepare for war for the glory of the king, signed one conscription order after another, the Krupp Army Engineering received dozens of orders for cannons, and all production lines have been mobilized.
The permanent elite corps has begun to distribute equipment for adaptive training before war. Reserve soldiers from various states have begun to gather in the barracks. The sound of bugles and the roar of soldiers training are everywhere.
The fully reorganized Prussian Army began to advance south. Although it did not come into contact with the Franco-Prussian border area, the smell of gunpowder in preparation for war was already very strong.
The railway network across Prussia began to be overloaded. Coal, steel, wood... various war preparation materials began to be distributed, and soldiers of the regiments began to use the railway network to gather across the country.
In every city in Prussia, interest-free war bonds were being issued, and the people silently threw the last penny in their piggy banks into the furnace of war.
Years of education have made all Prussians understand the truth. Only iron blood can save Germany. The happiness of the people must be based on a strong country. Only when the country is strong can it break out of the cage created by the British and grab meat from all over the world.
This is something that every Prussian child understands. There is no anti-war sentiment in the entire country, and everyone is full of energy.
"Victory over France, taking away the French overseas colonies...unifying Germany, we will steal wealth from around the world!"
Benjamin, who was caught in the fantasy, suddenly shuddered. The imaginary slogans in his mind frightened him. Bismarck was indeed a difficult opponent, there was no doubt about it.
Putting aside Prussian intelligence and looking at France, the situation is a bit bleak. The arrogant French are not as efficient as Prussian in preparing for war.
At present, Prussia has assembled more than 200,000 combat-ready legions. However, France has ostensibly mobilized 300,000 troops, but data sent back by spies shows that only half of the 300,000 troops are actually ready for combat. .
That's right, war is not a game in a war chess game, nor are the two sides playing mathematical addition and subtraction. What is combat readiness? What is complete mobilization? What is a formal assembly?
Let’s take a look at Prussia’s preparations. Their regiments are all composed of veterans. Everyone has passed a physical examination, ammunition for three days of combat has been distributed, and field rations have also been distributed to everyone.
The army's transition from a stationed state to a combat readiness state requires high-intensity warm-up training and dozens of consecutive pre-war mobilizations to boost the morale of the soldiers.
Even the military's top-secret combat plan has been distributed to all units in the battalion!
Only through such an organization and through this series of processes can we ensure that this army can go into war in the next second. This can be called true combat readiness.
France has had such a smooth life in recent years. The country has not experienced a war for a long time. The entire national machine is rusty. All bureaucrats have an incredible romantic optimism, as if the war will not happen.
Those soldiers who had been living comfortably in the military camp for several years lazily moved towards the northern assembly area. Many of them did not have time to change their rifles, and the distribution of twenty or thirty rounds of bullets was not enough for an hour of high-intensity fighting.
Many troops have not received new military uniforms, first aid kits and other supplies halfway through their deployment, making the entire war preparation process seem lazy.
At this moment, France only has 150,000 troops that can be directly brought to the battlefield for high-intensity fighting, only 150,000!
Benjamin rubbed his temples in pain, "You can't do this. What I want is a bloody battle in which both sides suffer, not a one-sided crushing by Prussia!"
"France, as the second-ranked country under the Empire on which the sun never sets, should let Prussia give it a beating. Only in this way can we widen the distance between the second-ranked country and our first-ranked one..."
"France can no longer be strong. This war must break their muscles and shed some blood!"
"However, I will never allow Prussia to win too easily... This crazy nation, the whole country is like a machine, rigorous and ruthless! If they can retain their military strength and easily defeat France, It will definitely pose a huge threat to Britain in the future!"
"Damn Xiao Letian, do you have to cause trouble? I finally managed to balance the strength of both of them, and finally created such a lose-lose situation. Do you have to destroy this balance?"
Benjamin looked at the dancing candle flame as if he saw Xiao Letian's stinky face. "God will punish you! If you throw out such news, it will definitely damage the image of the French Emperor. You will increase the number of people supporting Prussia throughout Europe." If it goes up, you will increase the anti-war sentiment in France!"
"Damn it, once that kind of atmosphere of common hatred and hatred arises, Prussia will compete for a lot of diplomatic aid, and it will be easier to recruit angry young people at home to join the army, and their number of soldiers will increase by at least 30%!"
"What kind of demon are you transformed into? Ah... Xiao Letian, what kind of demon are you transformed into? Why are you so difficult to deal with!"
This is a truly mature politician. He clearly wants to drain the blood of France, but in the process, he cannot make France too weak. If the third child wants to challenge the second child's position, then both sides must be weakened, so that Japan The empire can only benefit from this if it does not fall.
Benjamin could see through Xiao Letian's true intention behind this article at a glance.
"Oh my God, Xiao Let! You are trying to gain points for Prussia in terms of popular support and reduce points for the Emperor of France! Not only that, but by releasing this news in advance, you are also creating an excuse for your own troops to join the war, right?"
"With the Bailayi massacre at the bottom, in the future you and Prussia will form a coalition and your army will have a reason to set foot on French soil. At least it will be considered a good name!"
"You are cunning and treacherous enough! But I will not let your plan succeed. From today on, I will not let any British newspapers report your news. Just wait, you boy!"
"I will never let you be proud! Do you want to fish in troubled waters? Dream on!"
