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Chapter 435 We want to save France (third update, please subscribe)
There has never been much friendship between nations.

Only benefits are eternal.

"The French want to buy Gatling guns?"

Zhu Xianhai, who was sitting behind the desk, glanced at the official documents on the desk without raising his head.Almost subconsciously, what he thought of was rejection.

After all, even he didn't expect the power of machine guns to be so powerful in this era.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zuo Zongtang replied.

"The French side declared that the relationship between them and Prussia is becoming increasingly tense. Due to the needs of the security side, they put forward a request to purchase 300 Gatling cannons and 300 million rounds of shells. They are willing to pay a 60% deposit!"

The French are quite generous!

Zhu Xianhai thought this in his heart, but he didn't give an answer immediately, but thought for a while before speaking.

"Jigao, what do you think?"

Unlike the arbitrary behavior in the past, when making some decisions now, he hopes to seek the opinions of his subordinates.

After all, this is also the role of think tanks and subordinates.Zhuge Liang is the best of the three cobblers, not to mention Zuo Zongtang himself has the reputation of Jinliang.There is absolutely nothing wrong with asking for his opinion.

"Well, because of the friendship between us and France, I don't think there is any hindrance to selling artillery and shells to France. The key issue is that if France and Prussia conflict, if France loses the war, it may not be a problem for us. Good thing!"

Not only did Zuo Zongtang not think it was a big deal to sell such a military weapon like France, he even worried about the safety of France.

"Oh? So, you think France can't win?"

Zhu Xianhai asked curiously.

Regarding the outbreak of war between France and Prussia, not only now, but also in the past few years, no one in the world doubts that since 1866, France and Prussia have repeatedly provoked each other, and the succession to the Spanish throne is only a further intensification of contradictions That's all.

But right now, no one seems to doubt that the French can win. After all, France has been the second most powerful country in the world for many years.Prussia, or the North German Union, is just a "small country" that has just emerged, and its industrial economy is far from being comparable to that of France.

Few countries think that France may lose to Prussia, at least for the moment, all countries are in the same view.

"Your Majesty, don't you have a corresponding judgment? The mobilization ability of the North German Confederation headed by Prussia far exceeds that of France. In contrast, France not only lags behind in military equipment and mobilization ability, but even its domestic political situation is extremely unstable. Last year During the French parliamentary elections, demonstrators sang Marseilles and shouted "Long live the Republic" everywhere in the streets of Paris. In the end, in a total of 283 seats, the liberals won 120, becoming the largest party in the parliament, and the republicans also won. 30 seats were lost—you know, this is the result of all kinds of pressure exerted by the imperial government on voters. Internal instability, and the top and bottom cannot be of one mind, how can it be possible to defeat foreign enemies?"

Nodding slightly, Zhu Xianhai signaled Zuo Zongtang to continue.

"Even if France can divert internal attention through war and needs a war, it is absolutely impossible for France to be an opponent of Prussia. France has a standing army of 40 people, while its opponent Prussia has 30. It seems that France has a higher military strength. Advantages However, the French military is highly professionalized. The seven-year service period and the continuous rehiring system leave France with almost no reservists. Twenty-one years."

Before Zuo Zongtang’s Europe, he didn’t just watch flowers on horseback. He not only went deep into the parliament to watch the decisions of the parliaments of various countries, but also entered cities, residential areas, factories, schools and other places to understand all aspects.

"And his opponent, Prussia, put all men over the age of twenty into the army through three years of military service, and after they retired they were to serve another four years as a reserve and five years as a reservist. This made Prussia It can mobilize 40 reservists and 50 reservists in wartime, reaching a huge scale of 120 million. This does not include the army of the North German Alliance!"

reserve!
This is where Prussia's military reform was most successful, and Nanhua implemented the same system, even a step further than Prussia - all men must receive military training, basically all the people are soldiers, even women, in the new immigrant Education camps require live ammunition training.

"Your Majesty, the reason why we were able to defeat Argentina is not because of how advanced our weapons are. The most important thing is that from the beginning to the end, Nanhua maintained an absolute superiority in military strength. Even until the demise of Argentina, we still had 20 troops There is no rush to go into battle, and we can mobilize over a million troops at any time, if need be."

Zuo Zongtang looked at His Majesty, Nanhua's mobilization system came from His Majesty's hands, and it was even worse than the Prussian-style mobilization system.If Nanhua is in Southeast Asia, instead of as far away as South America, with millions of troops marching northward, it must be... China will be restored!

"Prussia could mobilize millions of troops, while France could not, although in 1868 Neil's military reforms attempted to establish a Prussian-style mobilization mechanism in France. However, due to some concerns about the strengthening of communist politics, the eventual establishment of the Mobile Guards It is forbidden to be transferred from the source of troops, and now the number is scarce. There are only 9 people at most, and France can only rely on the standing army. Once the war breaks out, or France can win in the early stage, France will definitely collapse in Prussia and Under the crush of a million troops of the North German Alliance! Because the Prussian reserves will defeat them!"

Due to a fatal French strategic error, they didn't even make it through the initial stages!They are simply thrown into France.But this is only the first time. After decades, the French will once again honor the "reputation" of "milk law". Of course, by that time, they will become numb and get used to it.

It's just a failure.No big deal.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Xianhai said,
"Is it your judgment that the defeat of France is not in our favor?"

"Your Majesty, by partitioning Paraguay and Uruguay with Brazil, we have won about ten years of development. However, the peace of South America depends on the old European empire. Once France is defeated, the balance of power in Europe will be broken. Without France Will the UK set its sights on us and break the balance and peace between us and Brazil? These are all unknowns, and in terms of national development, the unknown is the most terrifying!"

He glanced at Zuo Zongtang with admiring eyes. At this moment, Zhu Xianhai knew that he had chosen the right person. He was sent abroad for an investigation to let him understand the world. Facts have proved that Zuo Zongtang has indeed done it. Zuo Zongtang is no longer the Zuo Zongtang in history. He already has a clear understanding of the current world and can make relatively accurate judgments in the chaotic world.

"However, according to your analysis, the French can't win! Their only hope is that the vengeful Denmark and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will attack Prussia from behind, but it seems that the French have not taken any action in this regard."

"Your Majesty, whether it is Denmark or Austria-Hungary, no matter how much they hate Prussia, they will not help the French until the French have gained an advantage. They will only stand on the side of the victor. We will Yes, it is to do everything possible to help France before they fail!"

Taking a deep breath, Zuo Zongtang said,
"I have read a report from the General Staff, and the General Staff also feared that France would lose the war at the very beginning, and that not only would the empire collapse, but we would lose a strong ally."

Zuo Zongtang's words made Zhu Xianhai startled for a moment, and then he said.

"A report from the General Staff?"

Zhu Xianhai said.

"Yes, the report written by several young military officers after returning home from an investigation in France. Your Majesty, if we want to keep France, we must consider aiding France to fight against Prussia!"

Zuo Zongtang replied straightforwardly that without the reports of those young officers as a basis, he would not be able to give such a firm answer as he is now.

"Reports from several young officers? Do you mean that they, too, believe that France is doomed?"

"Yes, not only do they think France will lose, but they will lose very quickly."

Zhu Xianhai frowned and said.

"Call them over, I want to see these officers."

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