"War may break out at any time. With each passing day starting from April, the possibility of war breaking out will increase exponentially!"
In the secret army fortress in Berlin, Xiao Letianzheng, Bismarck, Moltke Lao and others studied every detail of the war against France.
The huge oak table is as large as forty square meters. On it is an extremely large French border sand table. On it, mountains, rivers, and road passes are restored to true proportions. Solid wood statues representing the army are placed on the sand table.
Above the sand table, criss-crossed iron ladders were erected. A female secretary in a beautiful skirt was using a long stick to move the war games on the sand table, and from time to time she would place the latest war games in the designated position.
Looking up from Xiao Letian's point of view, you can easily appreciate the scenery under the skirt. However, these war madmen have already fallen into more exciting work. No matter how beautiful a woman is, they are still pink in their eyes. Skeleton.
Pierre has now led the entire intelligence analysis team, and he constantly provides the latest statistics to the meeting.
"Dear sirs, the latest news from Paris has been sent. Blanqui has arrived in Paris two days ago. He is visiting various union leaders in turn, and even goes deep into the slums to talk to ordinary workers..."
"The French side has dispatched the most elite spies, and they are following and investigating the whole process... It seems that Blanqui will no longer be able to escape from Paris. I just calculated that the probability of him trying to escape from Paris this time is less than 4%! "
Bismarck put his hands on the table and stared at the war games in France, which were slowly gathering towards the northern border, with an extremely solemn expression.
"What was Napoleon III's reaction at this moment?"
Pierre flipped through the intelligence book. "When the news came out that the head of state survived, the Emperor lost control of his emotions for more than 25 minutes, and the Tuileries Palace was in chaos..."
"At this moment, we are accusing him of being the mastermind behind the murder in newspapers all over Europe, and the French emperor is desperately denying it, and his royal newspapers are fighting back..."
"However, our attack is all over Europe, while their counterattack is limited to those countries that are pro-French... If things go on like this, this public opinion war will make the French emperor more and more angry!"
Xiao Letian looked at the increasing number of French war games on the sand table. He said gloomily, "Where are the French overseas corps? How many have come back now?"
"I'm sorry, head of state, we are only focusing on the French domestic corps, and the overseas corps will be ready..."
The female secretaries overhead quickly got busy, their little leather shoes clicking back and forth on the iron ladder. After a while, models of warships and merchant ships were placed on the blue ocean area on the sand table.
"It has been eight months since the Emperor of France issued the order to mobilize overseas troops. France has mobilized more than 115,000 people in total..."
"What? Only 110,000!" Xiao Letian looked up in disbelief at the female secretary who reported the data.
The female secretary only knew whether the underwear under her skirt was thick or not. She didn't understand military affairs. It was Old Maoqi who solved Xiao Letian's confusion.
"Führer! Don't have any expectations for the administrative efficiency of the French. It is an excess full of bureaucracy. To be honest, I have deep doubts about the number of 110,000!"
"Those government departments have probably taken into account the soldiers who have just boarded the ships in the colonies! Efficiency will never belong to the French..."
Xiao Letian calculated carefully, "Pierre... what we want is for the French Emperor to take the initiative to declare war. Where were your statistics yesterday?"
"Here... I made a preliminary judgment based on the summary of intelligence data from multiple parties! The possibility of France actively declaring war in May was only 15%, the possibility increased to 36% in June, and the possibility of war in July Just go back to 75%..."
"The probability of war breaking out in August is back to over 94%! This is a judgment based on France's domestic war preparations and the intensity of domestic conflicts!"
"How much can the labor movement led by Blanqui increase the probability that the French Emperor will declare war?" Xiao Letian asked.
"6%...Originally, this figure should be higher, but the French crown prince performed well in the previous riots, and France continued to promote nationalism, so the division weakened the workers' resistance!"
"It can't be like this, it absolutely can't be like this... We must cause chaos within France! We must force Napoleon III to declare war early, and we must not wait until France is fully prepared!"
"July is the deadline. We must force the Emperor to declare war in July!" Xiao Letian stood up and paced back and forth in the hall.
Everyone knew that Xiao Letian was thinking, and no one would disturb him. Even Bismarck looked at Xiao Letian with interest.
After a full quarter of an hour, Xiao Letian put his hands on the edge of the sand table and looked at the huge topographic map of France, as if talking to himself.
"My friends, we must carefully study Napoleon III...how did he succeed and where is his legitimacy!"
"Who can tell me, where is the foundation of Napoleon III's rule? Why do so many people in France accept the restoration?"
"I think the answer to everything is right here!"
Xiao Letian pointed at Paris and said, "Napoleon III has no retreat. He only has one option: war... because he knows very well that the legitimacy of his rule lies in the glory that the Bonaparte family has brought to the entire France!"
"The French chose Napoleon III because of glory! If he cannot continue to bring glory to the French people, then what awaits him will be either war or revolution!"
"So he will definitely go to war, and he will definitely go to war on his own initiative to protect such a heroic figure like himself!"
"The French people are too romantic. They will fall into the illusory glory of victory and temporarily forget the hardships of life. The effect of spiritual opium will be greater than bread and milk... Of course, that is temporary!"
"Furthermore, these people who have high interest but low end and know how to make loan sharks also hope to dig out the flesh and blood of Prussia to quell the domestic conflicts..."
"In the final analysis, the French Emperor just wants to use Prussian money to subsidize the miserable lives of the French people!"
"Haha... Even countless French people at the bottom have this kind of fantasy and extravagant hope! They think that their poor life can be changed by going out to rob!"
"What stupid people! They don't even think about it. Even if there are benefits, the meat is only eaten by the kings and nobles. What can the people eat? The broth doesn't even bother them!"
"Let's do it! Prime Minister, let our public opinion machine go to full throttle and start attacking the Emperor from what I said! Start digging his roots from the foundation of his rule!"
"In July at the latest, we must force the French Emperor to declare war! We must rashly start a war when he is not prepared!"
