Most of the people's attention is focused on the lively war, but the suffering of the people of other countries has become a topic of reference in the eyes of those watching the excitement.
In just one day, this shocking news has spread throughout major cities in Europe.
Needless to say, the German Federal State held celebration meetings in all important cities. People flocked to the streets to change their old-fashioned image and began to sing and dance under the anesthesia of beer.
All German states are glad that they made the right choice, especially Bavaria. They almost made the wrong bet. If they had put their chips on Napoleon III, they would have lost all their money at this moment.
The Bavarian Parliament temporarily increased military spending by 4 million pounds without the king's approval, and launched the third national conscription.
They knew very well that there was nothing left to fight in the next battle, and everything they were doing now was to show their loyalty to the Prussians, which was the icing on the cake of helplessness.
All the recruitment stations were full again, and the southern German states had almost drained all their military reserves. If Bismarck had not temporarily terminated the third recruitment, I am afraid that the number of German coalition forces attacking France would have exceeded three million. go.
Years of forbearance finally paid off today's humiliation. The defeat of France made the unity of the German nation unprecedentedly high. The conditions for forming a unified German nationalist country with Prussia as the core were finally mature.
All rallies, all newspapers, and all scholars in Germany almost unanimously supported the formation of a German nation-state. The people almost 100% chose national reunification.
War is indeed a powerful tool for nationalism to unite. A violent victory cleared all obstacles, and Bismarck's strategy finally came to fruition.
While the Germans were celebrating, other countries in Europe were in very mixed emotions. Austria was jealous, they were extremely jealous.
Originally, the Habsburg dynasty was the banner of the German nation, and Zhengshuo was originally on their side. But now that the Prussians have done this, Austria has completely lost its appeal to the German nation.
Some pessimistic analysts even believe that as the Prussian Empire becomes more powerful, the German-speaking regions in Austria may become separated from Germany, and there may be a terrible situation of breaking away and merging with Prussia in the future.
Even Austria, which was culturally similar to Prussia, was scared, let alone other European countries. Almost all monarchs were silent and did not dare to make any remarks for a while.
They originally thought that this war would end in a lose-lose situation, and these countries were even prepared to compete with each other for the benefit of the fishermen.
When the war falls into a quagmire, they come out as mediators, and they can even beat up the drowned dog, take revenge if there is a vengeance, and avenge those who have an injustice!
Unexpectedly, the Prussians gave them a big slap in the face, which made their faces burn with pain. As soon as Tsarist Russia in the north received this latest intelligence, it immediately withdrew all the Baltic Fleet, and all warships entered the military port and hunkered down.
Those Tsarist Russian diplomats who were working in tandem in many countries suddenly lost their voices collectively, let alone attacking Prussia. Now even the Chinese people no longer dare to say anything.
As for Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and other European countries, they can only be seriously concerned at this moment. Their eyes are not only on France but also on the United Kingdom.
If the war reaches this point, what attitude will Britain take? This will basically determine the main theme of international public opinion in the future.
But what can Britain say now? All judgments were beyond the British expectations. No one in the British top brass guessed the direction of this war correctly!
Just as the whole city of London was going out, a secret meeting was held urgently in Buckingham Palace. The Queen was very dissatisfied with the current situation.
"Tell me about it! Tell me about your previous judgment...Now that such a result has occurred, who will give the country an explanation?" the queen said in a cold tone.
Gladstone, Crown Prince Edward, Duke of Newcastle, Marshal Wolseley... more than a dozen senior officials stood respectfully in front of the Queen, and many of them had sweat on their nervous foreheads.
Gladstone took out his handkerchief and wiped his forehead. As the Prime Minister, he bears unshirkable responsibility for the current situation!
"Your Majesty... please calm down. The current situation is not irreversible. I suggest that the French Emperor and his family be given political asylum immediately. As long as the Bonaparte family is under our control, there will be a possibility of restoration in the future!"
Gladstone's intestines were so full of regret at this moment that he made a serious mistake in his judgment of the situation. Britain's highest strategic thinking for this war was to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.
Let Prussia drag France to death, making the gap between second place and first place wider and wider. At the same time, Prussia will also suffer a lot of strength losses through this war.
It would be best if the two sides draw a tie. Both sides will greatly consume their national power, thereby widening the distance between them and the United Kingdom!
The gap between first and second and third place is getting wider and wider, so that Britain will be safer!
Gladstone had previously judged that the Prussians would have the advantage in the short term but be weak in the long term. Regarding the national strength of both parties, they still tended to favor France.
They even judged that France would be beaten badly at the beginning, but as long as it survived the initial chaos and waited until Napoleon III officially launched the country's war potential, the Prussians would not have a hard time in the future.
In order to allow the Prussians to hold on longer, the Prime Minister and Crown Prince Edward even mobilized the City of London to finance multiple wars with Prussia.
But how could you imagine that Napoleon III was actually a weakling? In less than two months, his entire army was wiped out and he was even taken to a prisoner of war camp.
All the British strategic analysts were wrong, thinking that Prussia was a newly armed lynx, but they did not expect that they had already turned into a colorful tiger!
The Queen glared at Gladstone, "Do I still need to remind you? The Royal Navy has sent a ship to protect Queen Eugenie, and Prince Eugenie arrived in England in advance yesterday..."
"What I want to ask now is how to deal with this nasty republic, and how should we deal with the sudden rise of Prussia!"
"Will our British interests be damaged? What I want is a specific plan..."
Crown Prince Edward had no choice but to speak at this time. In fact, he also had an unshirkable responsibility for the current situation, because his and Gladstone's early judgments were consistent.
The crown prince quickly said, "Let me make a temporary trip to Prussia. We can meet secretly in the neutral Netherlands... I will first explore Prussia's background..."
"William I and Karl are not idiots. They can understand our strength. I don't think they have any other ambitions!"
"The key now is Bismarck! After this war, his reputation has almost caught up with the king's. I'm afraid he has ambitions!"
Queen Victoria looked at her son coldly, "Not only Bismarck, Xiao Letian's attitude is also very important... After this war, he has really become the God of War in Asia!"
"Such a raptor appears in East Asia! It's too dangerous... too dangerous!"
