No one can describe the anger in the heart of the King of Belgium at this moment. Leopold II has transformed into a roaring lion.
"Madman! Madman! The French are all a bunch of madmen! How daring, how daring! They dare to go to war without declaring it, and they dare to send troops to invade Belgian territory!"
"Do you really think that I am a weak country in Europe? Do you really think that I am just a decoration?"
"Electrify the whole of Europe! Condemn the atrocities of Napoleon III, Belgium declares war on France! Declare war!"
Leopold II's declaration of war was actually just a formality, because the war was already at an advanced stage, and by the time his troops were assembled, the Prussian army would have already cleared the battlefield.
But Leopold II will definitely participate in the later negotiations with France, and this account must be settled clearly!
Before the King of Belgium arrived in Syny, he sent telegrams of condemnation to all of Europe in the middle of the night. In particular, his close relatives, the Dutch and British royal families, sent telegrams immediately.
Needless to say about the Netherlands, Belgium was originally an independent kingdom from the Netherlands, and the royal families of both parties are very close.
The British royal family also has a very close relationship with the Leopold family. The wife of Leopold II's father was the eldest princess of British King George IV.
And George IV was Queen Victoria's uncle, which means that Leopold II's mother was Queen Victoria's sister.
How could my aunt be so polite? The telegram was sent to Buckingham Palace before dawn!
The Queen was woken up from her deep sleep. When she looked impatiently at the telegram sent by her nephew, "What happened again? He previously hoped that I could support his scientific expedition to the Congo, and I have already agreed to it. Let our Royal Academy of Sciences suspend the scientific expedition team first..."
"Why isn't this over yet? Why are you bothering me when there's nothing serious?"
"Your Majesty, you'd better take a look. It's really incredible..." the maid said softly.
When the Queen saw the letters on the telegram, her sleepiness was gone, and her face was full of anger. "Is this true? It's too much, it's simply intolerable!"
"How dare you go to war without declaring it? I wanted to secretly annex Belgium before, but now it has become a blatant invasion? Even if I just borrow a road to cross the border, it won't work!"
"Does Gladstone know? Tell him immediately that Britain will never tolerate this kind of blatant aggression against other countries! Belgium is an independent country recognized by the whole world, and no one can change this status quo!"
"Yes! Yes... Your Majesty, what about Queen Eugenie's asylum application? Do you also have to reject it..."
Queen Victoria thought for a while, "No... one code is another code. If Napoleon III really has no way out, we in the UK should also accept him!"
"After all, it is a good hand. Who knows what the new French government will be like in the future? It never hurts to have an extra pair of cards!"
The queen is still very protective of her children. She must not ignore her relatives when they are beaten. At this time, you can see how powerful the traditional European aristocracy is. The blood aristocrats are always one, and they all prosper and suffer!
British Prime Minister Gladstone issued a strongly worded protest statement an hour later. The British Empire will never allow any country to trample on the dignity of a sovereign and independent country, let alone an undeclared war.
Following closely, the Dutch royal family, the Prussian royal family, the Austrian royal family and even various Italian states also stood up and issued stern statements.
In particular, William I of Prussia could not sit still and not only issued a statement, but also immediately arranged a special train to go to the front line to personally supervise the battle.
The whole of Europe was turned upside down by this news. Of course, many people were also very curious to know how Xiao Letian was doing at the moment.
Leopold II did not release the latest news until ten o'clock in the morning. When the final results of the bloody battle in the town of Syny came out, the media across Europe went crazy.
"Oh God! All 10,000 French Guards cavalry were wiped out? Alfred was shot? There were only 1,000 defenders around Xiao Letian?"
"Impossible, this battle can't be fought like this! How can there be such a battle situation? Isn't Xiao Letian a human being but a magic horse?"
"The latest news is here. The Chinese used water attacks. They used tons of bombs to blow up the embankments of the Semuwa River. It was the river water that helped them eliminate the largest number of French troops!"
"Big news! Count Zeppelin of Prussia received financial support from the Chinese and invented the super hot air balloon, the Zeppelin airship..."
"The airship was put into actual combat last night, and the French cavalry's final attack was destroyed by the bombing of the airship!"
This is such a good news topic. The entire European newspaper industry went crazy. All kinds of extra issues were flying everywhere. The newspapers of that day were printed three times before they could barely satisfy the readers' purchases.
People all over Europe were fascinated by the details of this legendary battle, and the masters of printmaking who were full of fantasy printed bizarre pictures one after another in newspapers based on their fantasies.
No one has ever seen the details of this war, and the first-hand photo materials are still in the hands of Chinese military photographers, so these people can only rely on fantasy to satisfy readers' thirst for knowledge.
The flood was described as being like a typhoon in the Atlantic Ocean. The water waves were more than ten meters high. The entire small town of Syni was submerged in it, and all the soldiers were fighting in the flood.
No one knew what the airship looked like, so it turned out to be an extremely huge hot air balloon, with cannons on the pod pointing in all directions.
In short, no matter what, Xiao Letian and his Chinese army have become phenomenal stars in 1870. It can be said that everyone in Europe knows about it!
True and false news spread across the European continent, and of course the French Emperor in Metz also received first-hand news. Nearly six to seven hundred cavalrymen escaped from Belgium and sent the most terrifying news to the French Emperor. in front of.
When the King of France heard the news, his eyes darkened and he almost died of anger. With the support of the bodyguard, he pointed at the defeated soldiers and said, "You... why don't you go to hell!"
"How can ten thousand people... ten thousand elite cavalry... be wiped out? How is it possible!"
The roaring emperor suddenly felt severe pain in his stomach. According to the academic terminology of 21st century medicine, this is called neurogastritis, which was completely overwhelmed by pressure.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!" McMahon and others gathered around to support the Emperor. At this time, McMahon secretly said in the Emperor's ear.
"If you can't help it, don't fight! Surrender to the Prussians! Let's return to Paris quickly. We only need 100,000 people to kill all the rebels!"
"Your current body really can't hold on any longer. You have no choice but to return to Paris..."
Why didn't Napoleon III want to go back to Paris? He had long thought of quitting. This stupid war had drained all his energy.
"Yes! Go back to Paris, and when the situation is calmed down... I will announce my abdication!"
Just when the Emperor was about to give the order to retreat, suddenly the door of the conference room was pushed open, and several guards hurried in.
"Your Majesty! Councilor Raul, the representative of the Paris Parliament, is here. He is here in Metz on behalf of the Queen!"
