Chapter 936: Nanyang Chaos

Once the Pandora's Box is opened, it can no longer be closed. The controversy that took place at the French command in Aswan was just one of the episodes. Similar things are still happening in Egypt.
How to surrender in a reasonable and reasonable manner has become the focus of controversy. This is not the counsel of French generals, nor is it that they are unpatriotic.
The high-level officers knowing the importance of the Egyptian region does not mean that the low-level officers and soldiers can also understand the importance of Egypt to France. In the eyes of most soldiers, the Egyptian region is nothing more than a colony, and if you lose it, you lose it. It's not a big deal.
Since it is destined to be unable to hold on, let it simply give up. Anyway, France lost its colony and it is not even a little bit. There are many richer people than Egypt, and life is not going to go by.
With no morale and lack of strategic materials, this kind of battle is definitely impossible to fight.
In this context, savvy high-level military officers naturally have to consider the future and strive for a decent ending as much as possible.
Since June, the Austrian army has slowed down its offensive and changed to a long-term siege, and the situation in Egypt has gradually eased.
The original military struggle has gradually turned into politics. At the negotiating table, the delegates fought with each other, and the intensity was no weaker than on the battlefield.
Initiating a political offensive, this was instructed by Franz himself. As a good emperor who loves peace, of course, we must minimize casualties.
Up to now, the Austrian army has also paid hundreds of thousands of casualties. When the war is over, this figure will go even further.
The French army in Egypt is already a turtle in the urn. Time is on the side of the Austrian army. There is insufficient food and water sources are destroyed. The besieged French army simply cannot afford it.
Instead of forcing the French to fight with the beasts, it is better to use political means to make them surrender and reduce their losses.
As for the consumption of the French's vital power, it can also be done in a prisoner-of-war camp, and it is even easier than on the battlefield.
The effect of the political offensive is naturally significant. Over time, after realizing that the struggle was useless, more and more French troops put down their weapons and entered the prison camp.
The dust is about to settle in Egypt, and the European continent is also developing for the better. The French expulsion action certainly increased Austria’s burden, but also made the people of the German region feel the same hatred.
Stimulated by the power of hatred, the Beidd army, which was originally only a second-rate combat force, has undergone an astonishing transformation. If the combat power is not enough, just use morale to make up, and now there are some elite troops.
This change is directly reflected on the battlefield in Central Europe. The anti-French alliance, which had fallen into a disadvantage due to the inadequacy of its allies, is now gradually turning over.
We must know that Austria's hidden armored forces have not yet been put into use, and the total force invested in the Central European battlefield is only one million, so it is impossible to talk about doing our best.
The gains on the battlefield are nothing; what really delights Franz is the political gains.
Affected by this war, the Great German thought has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even in Hanover and Prussia, they have become the mainstream of society.
Under the threat of the French, interest groups that originally boycotted Austria have now changed their positions and sent representatives to contact the Vienna government.
If it were not for the fact that the positions of the two sides were wrong, Franz really wanted to give Napoleon IV a medal of German unification in recognition of his contribution to the unification of the German region.
The Habsburg dynasty has worked hard for hundreds of years, but it has not completed the great cause of unification. With the selfless help of the French government, it finally sees the light.
Up to now, the Vienna government has signed secret agreements with 23 states and reached an agreement on the reconstruction of the Holy Roman Empire.
That's right, it is to rebuild the Holy Roman Empire. The word "new" in front of it will be removed to show the inheritance of the complete legal system of the Shinra.
As for the present North Germany, only waiting for the end of the war will become history and disappear from this world.
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Just when everything was moving in a good direction, there was a message that made Franz unbelievable.
"Are you sure you are not mistaken, the Japanese are going to invade Southeast Asia?"
It's not that Franz made a fuss, it's that the news is too abnormal. If the Japanese and French formed an alliance to invade Austrian Southeast Asia before the news of the fall of French Egypt spreads, he would understand.
Now it's different. Since the Vienna government released the rumor that Egypt completely occupied Egypt, all the countries in the Americas that had been inspired by Britain and France have retracted.
Even Colombia, which has many conflicts with Austria, has now stopped all anti-Austrian propaganda and never mentions revenge.
Everyone is a human being. Since the outbreak of the European War, the French seem to be advancing, but in fact they have only achieved a series of tactical victories. They were completely defeated strategically.
The Central European battlefield was unable to break through the Rhine Defense Line, the southern European battlefield was crushed and beaten by Austria, and the African battlefield lost even more messy. Now it has lost the vital Egypt, which makes people feel like they are getting worse.
Don't say that the British secretly supported it at this time. Even if they end up personally, they may not be able to reverse the situation.
Against this background, who would dare to jump into the huge pit of France?
The Japanese are not stupid. No matter how many benefits the French promised, there is no reason to participate in seeking abuse.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Wesenberg: "Yesterday morning, the Japanese government announced that it would send troops to Southeast Asia on the grounds that continuous disputes in the Southeast Asia region have harmed its own interests.
Immediately afterwards, Britain and France issued an announcement inviting the Japanese navy to enter the South Ocean to help restore order there.
The current Nanyang chaos is just an episode of the war against France. After the war broke out, we and the French also tore our skins in Nanyang.
Affected by this, the social order in Nanyang has also been broken. Pirates emerge in endlessly, and trade in the former prosperous Strait of Malacca is almost cut off. "
There is no doubt that the chaos in Nanyang must be related to Austria. Pirates are rampant, and they are also inseparable from Austria.
Because of the war, the route from the Austrian mainland to the Australasia was basically cut off, and even if it could go, it had to go around a big circle.
There is an African continent, and sufficient preparations are made in advance. Austria's demand for resources in the South Ocean region is not enough, and the demand for this route can be said to be minimal.
In line with the principle that I can't use it, and I can't let the enemy use it, it will naturally be destroyed. In the beginning, it just blocked the Strait of Malacca with the Germans occupying the Malay Peninsula and prohibited French merchant ships from passing through.
Later, I found that the effect was not satisfactory, so I changed the national flag. In these years, there is no precise satellite positioning, and it is impossible to judge the owner of the ship and its destination.
The best method naturally prohibits the delivery of all strategic materials. It's a pity that there are too many countries involved in doing this, and it is very easy to offend people. First of all, it is impossible for the British to agree.
In order to reduce the impact, Austria also had to make a loss move. For a time, thieves gathered in the Nanyang area, focusing on ships carrying strategic supplies.
Since the outbreak of the European War, there have been more than 100 accidental ships in the Southeast Asia, and the total tonnage has exceeded 200,000 tons.
Austria is doing things, and the French are not idle. It was too shameful to rob in person, so the two sides supported a batch of white gloves and played pirate tactics.
What's interesting is that the loss of ships in France and Austria was not the biggest, but the British who sunk the most ships.
Of course, this is just to judge from the flying national flag. No one knows or wants to know the true country of ownership of the ship.
Since the British did not jump out, it can be proved that not many ships looted by pirates really belonged to Britain.
Now letting the Japanese navy into the South Ocean, encircling and suppressing pirates is a fake, and helping the French restore their routes and striking Austria is the goal, and it may even directly invade the Austrian South Ocean.
Although everyone looks down on the strength of the Japanese, in the Southeast Asian region, the Japanese family is also capable of dictating the victory of Fao's battle.
Prime Minister Carl: "The situation in the Nanyang region is complex. Our naval forces there are limited. It is very difficult to defeat the French-Japanese coalition forces.
Once the enemy launches a full-scale attack, we can only choose to temporarily avoid the edge. If you want to reverse this situation, unless you can bring in new allies, such as Spain, Portugal, or the Dutch.
This is almost impossible. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has tried it many times. No matter how high our price is, they have no guts to participate. "
Excluding the sleeping Far Eastern Empire, there are only a few countries that have influence on the Southeast Asia. The British can't win, the Vienna government can only choose generals from short ones. Unfortunately, these short men are unwilling to participate.
Foreign Secretary Wesenberg: "Perhaps the situation is not as bad as we thought. To enter the South Seas, the Japanese must first cross the Philippines, preferably together with Ryukyu.
Under the premise that the anti-French alliance has an advantage, as long as the Japanese government is not stupid, it will not choose to bind with the French at this time.
Compared with our enemies, the two old-school empires that are declining are obviously better to bully. As long as we release a certain amount of goodwill, the Japanese should make the right choice. "
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