The Prime Minister is right. For the City of London, playing with hundreds of millions of silver is not a problem. The world's wealth is gathered here, and its global status is much higher than that of Wall Street in later generations!
If all investors believe that Prussia will win, then Prussia’s financial product prices will never double, and it will really be on a rocket by then!
People are still very sensible and people are still waiting and watching!
Gladstone unfolded a map, "Please see, this is the latest battle map. At this moment, McMahon's army has retreated to Castle Neuf in the Vosges Mountains. They have retreated all the way in successive battles with Prussia. He has given up guarding St. It’s Las Fort…”
Strasbourg is located east of the Vosges Mountains. This is an important city on the northeastern border of France. It has a very important strategic position and controls the main road east of the Vosges Mountains.
If this city is lost, Prussia can make a major detour, go all the way south around the Vosges Mountains, attack Belfort, Besançon, and Dijon from the side... and then turn its troops and head northwest toward Paris.
"McMahon doesn't send heavy troops to defend such an important strategic location. Is he a fool? I think there are only two possible answers..."
"The first is that McMahon has been scared out of his wits by the Prussians. He does not dare to defend Strasbourg alone. He is trying to move closer to France's western front. He wants to join forces with the French Emperor's central army to gather strength for a common cause. Resist the Prussian army!"
"I personally think this analysis is unlikely. The French wouldn't be so timid, right?"
The Prime Minister looked at the Prince and the Duke and found that both of them showed signs of appreciation and nodded, "Yes, I think the Prime Minister is right!"
"After all, he is also the nephew of the God of War Napoleon. He led the imperial army and fought many beautiful battles. These professional veterans will not be so timid. They should not be timid to retreat!"
Gladstone pointed at the Vosges Mountains with his hand, "Well, since the first possibility is unrealistic, then the second possibility has surfaced!"
"McMahon is preparing to set up an ambush in the Vosges Mountains! He deliberately showed weakness to the Prussians, hoping that Prince Karl would be fooled, and then use the geographical advantages in the Vosges Mountains to block the Prussian army!"
"There is even a possibility that he deliberately abandoned Strasbourg. When Prince Karl wanted to attack the city, they killed a carbine, cut off Prince Karl's retreat, and surrounded the Prussian Eastern Front Army. Eat that narrow area in one bite!”
"Your Highness, why are there so many people waiting and watching in the capital market now? I think those people should also be paying attention to the war situation on the Eastern Front in France!"
"It makes sense! Your judgment coincides with the report given to me by the Ministry of War. It seems that I really need to remind my brother-in-law..." the crown prince said with a wry smile.
Gladstone said with a strange expression at this moment, "Your Highness, I don't think you should send the telegram so soon. You'd better wait for three more days..."
"What our British Empire needs is a tragic victory over Prussia, not a wild victory! Letting the Eastern Front Corps suffer some losses is also good for our strategy!"
"You don't have to worry about Prince Karl's comfort. The French can't do anything against him... If you send a telegram now, the French trap will be useless. Karl will naturally adjust his strategy by then!"
"It's better to wait for three days. When he has already fallen into the trap, your reminder can be regarded as fulfilling the friendship between relatives. It is also beneficial to our country's grand strategy. Why not do it?"
The British are so vicious!
Wait three days! When Prince Karl's Eastern Front Army has fallen into the trap, he will send a telegram to remind him, how many people will the Prussian army die in these three days?
It seems that for the benefit of their own country, these politicians will never treat the people of other countries as human beings!
The Crown Prince frowned and thought hesitantly. Gladstone knew the contradiction in his heart and quickly reminded him, "Your Highness... I wonder how the Queen is feeling these days?"
"What is the Queen's attitude after hearing the news?"
The Crown Prince shook his head, "Your Majesty didn't say anything. No matter what I asked, I didn't say anything. I was just silent..."
"That's right! If Your Majesty doesn't have an attitude, that's just an attitude! The Queen is just as conflicted as you are. We really should sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers in this war, and not get involved too deeply!"
"With all due respect, before this war, our judgment was wrong. We really shouldn't have financed Prussia! We all underestimated Prussia's strength!"
Edward thought for a moment about the scenes in which Baal worked hard to sell bonds for Prussia, and then looked at Prussia's wild victories in these two battles. He sighed, "That's right. Then I will wait three days before reminding Prince Karl." …”
At this time, the Duke of Newcastle asked an unexpected question, "What if... what if Prince Carl was not fooled? What if he gave up Strasbourg and attacked the Vosges Mountains instead?"
"Hahaha...then he can't take advantage. McMahon can use the geographical advantages of the mountains to consume a large amount of the Prussian army...Although this result is not what we want, it is acceptable!"
"But... what if the Prussian Eastern Front Army breaks through the Vosges Mountains easily? I mean if... if it really breaks through, Prince Karl will still be with Steinmetz's First Army. The central armies commanded by Moltke and Bismarck have gathered together..."
"If the war situation develops to this point, what should we do?"
Gladstone and Edward looked at each other. They didn't know why the Duke of Newx would say such unprofessional words, but they couldn't directly say that the Duke didn't understand!
"My old friend, the situation you are talking about does not exist! How could McMahon not be able to defend the Vosges Mountains? This is not in line with military common sense!"
"Well, even if the situation develops as you said, then I can analyze it..."
"If that happens, the French Emperor will be in danger. If the Vosges Mountains fail, the French base camp of Metz will be surrounded on three sides!"
"The geographical advantage is no longer there, morale is low after losing the battle, and the enemy is still surrounded on three sides. At this time, the Emperor has no choice but to retreat..."
"But once he retreats, the morale of the French army will be even lower. Where can he retreat to? To Chalons or Paris?"
"If you know that the city of Metz is retreating, only the two large cities of Chalons and Paris can provide areas for supplies and troops to deploy!"
Prince Edward reached out and pointed in the direction of Paris. "If that's the case, I suggest that the French Emperor retreat to Paris! Otherwise, he will have no chance of winning!"
"If the battle reaches that level, it means that the morale of the French army has been extremely low, and there will definitely be a huge logistics mess and no supplies at all!"
"At this time, if he brings more than 200,000 troops to rely on Paris for defense, he will be supported by millions of people in Paris!"
"Just because of the national fanaticism of the French, Paris has as many soldiers as it needs! More importantly, Paris has a dense railway network, so it is easy to get supplies from all over the country!"
"By turning the war into a war of attrition and stalling for time with the Prussians, the possibility of France turning defeat into victory is very high!"
