New Shun 1730

When Dashun went to Southeast Asia, it didn't need to consider whether Russia would go west.

With the little power of the Dutch in Southeast Asia, the navy and the marines could handle it all, and the main field corps of the army's major camps had no chance to participate in the war.

Letting Russia go west was mainly to force Britain to death, or at least to isolate Britain. If Britain's potential could be destroyed, facing a divided Europe, isolated Britain could also be an object of cooperation in the future.

Britain was the most annoying, because Britain had unique conditions to attach importance to the navy. Dashun was tens of thousands of miles away from Europe, and the most annoying thing was the naval power.

France was fierce in war and Prussia was fierce in war, but what did Dashun have to do with it?

The emergence of a powerful country on the European continent meant that this powerful country had to maintain a huge army, and the navy had to stand aside. The stronger it was, the more it needed continentalism.

Obviously, weakening Britain was a great opportunity.

The ancients said that a wall stands thousands of feet high, and without desire, it is strong.

Britain now has a biggest weakness, Hanover. This made it impossible for Britain to be strong without desire, and it had to consume its national strength and get involved in the war on the European continent.

Once involved in the war on the European continent, it would be a meaningless bloodshed for Britain at this time, and it would also be the best opportunity to weaken Britain.

The Netherlands did not want to fight, but Liu Yu wanted to instigate them to fight.

Britain had to fight, and Liu Yu had to create a diplomatic situation that could drain Britain's blood.

The King of England was first the Elector of Hanover, and then the King of England.

It can be said that Britain has been facing a problem at this time.

Protect Great Britain?

Or protect Hanover?

Britain is a continental country?

Britain is not a continental country?

The King of England is very clear in his mind. The King of England has changed several times. If Britain really can't stay, it can retreat to the place where the dragon rises.

But the British Parliament, especially the local industrial and commercial capitalists and emerging landlords, have to protect their own interests. What does Hanover have to do with us?

At the same time, the hundreds of years of feud between Britain and France also made Britain almost unanimous in a way of thinking, that is, to contain France.

The starting points of these three diplomacy are actually contradictory at this time.

After understanding this problem, the various diplomatic actions of Britain at this time can be seen very clearly.

In a word, it is indescribably awkward. It is like a chicken with three heads, walking crookedly, and not knowing where is straight ahead.

Liu Yu can first rule out one point, that the Anglo-Austrian alliance is impossible.

Because on the one hand, Britain supports the "Basic Law of Succession to the Austrian Throne" and supports Austria, of course, the essence is to oppose France.

But on the other hand, the Franco-Prussian alliance at this time makes Britain afraid that Prussia will capture Hanover, which is a situation that the British king absolutely does not allow.

So Britain has been mediating: don't fight, don't fight, let Austria cede Silesia to Prussia. There is a part of this place, and it has a name, called the Sudetenland.

Old appeasement.

This means that the Anglo-Austrian alliance has no chance to form.

Austria is not stupid, Silesia is its core interest, that is the place where the Silesian weavers' uprising can break out in the future, it can be said to be the essence of the rich land, but Britain wants to use its core interests as a bargaining chip.

If they don't even take care of their core interests, how can they be allies?

And Liu Yu is determined to destroy the Netherlands, which is almost a foregone conclusion. Prussia must rise.

Because of the Franco-Prussian alliance now, if Dashun destroys the Netherlands again, Austria will definitely lose Silesia, and may even lose more.

With the rise of Prussia, the Austro-French contradiction has become a secondary contradiction, and the Austro-Prussian contradiction has risen to the main contradiction.

The emergence of the Austro-Prussian contradiction means that the Austro-French alliance has a foundation and a common enemy.

Britain is Austria's traditional "ally", but in fact the root of this alliance is to contain France. Because before this, Britain, France, Austria and France were the main contradictions in the diplomacy between Britain and Austria.

Material always precedes consciousness, and consciousness always lags behind the changes in reality. The reason why the current diplomatic situation is still unclear is that it is due to the changes in consciousness lagging behind reality.

When the Austro-French contradiction retreats to the Austro-Prussian contradiction, the foundation of the alliance between Britain and Austria will also collapse.

Britain urgently needs to find a new ally to contain France.

This ally must be a land power.

This ally has no conflict of colonial interests or maritime conflicts with Britain.

In this case, there are actually only two options.

Prussia.

Russia.

Britain has money, but lacks an army.

Russia has people. But lacks money.

Prussia has a wise monarch and strong generals. But lacks money. It is not clear how good it is at fighting, but it will soon be known that this is a treacherous monarch with no diplomatic credibility.

However, with the rise of Prussia, as long as Russia moves westward, it will inevitably regard Prussia as a great enemy.

In other words, it seems that there are two options, but as long as Russia moves westward, it can only choose one of the two, and these two options are mutually exclusive.

Either, Russia and Britain will form an alliance.

Or, Prussia and Britain will form an alliance.

And this is why Liu Yu tried his best to support Russia's westward expansion.

Only by eliminating the German party in Russia and allowing Russia to continue its westward policy can these two options become mutually exclusive choices.

Otherwise, the two may coexist.

For example, if fans like Peter III were in power, they would want to let their "idol" Frederick II command the Russian army, which is irrational. The Great Alliance of Russia, Prussia and Britain would have a complete basis.

And this is why Liu Yu insisted that "Russia needs a tsar who considers Russia's interests."

Only a Russia that continues Peter the Great's dream, interferes in European affairs westward, and strives to be a European steamroller will have an irreconcilable conflict with the rising Prussia.

Considering things from the perspective of class interests, this matter is very clear.

Do industrial and commercial capitalists in Britain want to interfere in European affairs?

Hope.

But the purpose of interference is to contain France and make France unable to compete with Britain in colonies. Relying on European contradictions to hold France back, Britain will gain advantages in colonial wars and obtain a vast market and raw material production areas. It is not interference for the sake of interference, but interference for overseas interests, spending the least money and shedding the least blood to hold France back.

Do the British king, the feudal lord of Hanover, and the large landowners and nobles in the army want to interfere in European affairs?

Hope.

But the purpose of the intervention was to preserve the king's Hanover and to win military merits for the noble generals.

The king of England was willing to shed the last drop of British blood for Hanover.

Who is Britain?

This is the primary problem that Britain needs to solve now.

If this problem is not solved, there will be no solution.

Are there smart people in Britain? Of course there are, such as old William Pitt, a real strategist in Britain who laid the foundation for the Anglo-Saxon dynasty. However, he was reported and exposed for "rebellious lies" and "slander of the royal family, and should be sued in court" just because he complained a few times that Britain's policies were "too Hanoverian". He was really illiterate, so why bother flipping through books.

In fact, Britain's diplomacy in the Seven Years' War was not good in history. If Peter III had not made such a move, Britain would have to face another choice: Hanover would inevitably be taken away by France. Should it take the colonies it had taken and exchange them for Hanover?

The feudal monarchs wanted to change.

The domestic bourgeoisie did not want to change.

What to do? Then see you on the guillotine.

After all, during the war in history, many ministers secretly said that "the king's behavior is no different from that of a dictator, just like Charles I."

Charles I was guillotined, and the British used the guillotine much earlier than the French. The connotation of this sentence is obvious.

Under the guidance of the British's uncoordinated diplomatic thinking in history, they wishfully conceived a perfect "Grand Alliance Plan".

First, pull Russia in, intending to sign a subsidy treaty with Russia.

There is trade cooperation between Britain and Russia. Britain needs Russian wood for shipbuilding, and Russia is also an important market for British goods. And there is no contradiction between the two countries.

Then, deliberately promote the Anglo-Russian alliance to scare Prussia.

Because Prussia is very afraid that Russia and Austria will clamp it together. Now that Britain and Russia have an alliance, isn't it the three countries of Britain, Russia and Austria that are here to mess with Prussia?

After the threat, Britain began to collude with Prussia, intending to pull Prussia into the alliance: Look, if you don't join the alliance, I will fight you together with Russia and Austria.

Mainly because Prussia is next to Hanover, and they are afraid that Prussia will take Hanover once the war starts. The purpose of this great alliance is also to fight against France.

Then they planned to pull in Austria after pulling in Russia and Prussia, saying, look, Russia and Prussia have allied with me, why don't you ally with me and wait to be beaten?

But the problem is that Russia is not a puppet, and Austria is not a fool.

Not to mention that Russia is so far away, it doesn't eat Poland, which is a fertile land, and doesn't fight Prussia, which is more threatening, but bleeds for the British and fights France across Poland and Germany?

The originally good Austrian-British relationship immediately collapsed because of the Anglo-Prussian alliance: So you stand with Prussia? That means you think Silesia is not our Austrian core interest? Then what's the point of the alliance?

Britain's diplomatic style of treating Austria and Russia as puppets and only considering its own interests is really wishful thinking, and it can be regarded as a standard Anglo-Saxon thinking.

However, Britain is not the world hegemon now, and it may not even win against the aging Spain. This hegemonic diplomatic thinking, without the corresponding strength to support it, will be backfired.

It can be said that all the strange performances of Britain's diplomacy are due to the creation of schizophrenic Hanover.

If the King of England puts Britain's interests first and throws away Hanover, Britain's diplomatic situation can be said to be like a fish in water.

If you want to pull Russia, pull Russia, if you want to pull Austria, pull Austria. No matter which direction the wind blows, I will stand at the wind outlet and watch the changes in the situation on the European continent.

Instead of always thinking about pulling Prussia like now, and the only reason for pulling Prussia is that Prussia is next to Hanover, and I am afraid that Prussia will eat Hanover.

Once Prussia is pulled, the Austrian-British alliance is impossible, and the Austro-Russian alliance is also impossible.

This is the standard of cherishing one's life while doing great things, and forgetting righteousness when seeing small gains.

This war was won by accident, there was no inevitability, and even Britain's victory was an accident among accidents.

No one in this era expected that the fan circle culture would be so terrible, and a monarch of a country could chase stars to the extent of directly abandoning national interests.

If you want to bleed Britain, you have to promote the Anglo-Prussian alliance as much as possible, rather than the Anglo-Russian alliance. This is the standard for whether the so-called "diplomatic exam" is passed.

Since it is just a qualified standard, it is actually not difficult.

In this diplomatic test, we only need to sort out the main contradictions and core interests of the diplomacy of several major countries to avoid making the same mistakes as Britain.

Those in power are confused, but those who are on the sidelines can see clearly.

However, these things will be handed over to the new generation of diplomats of Dashun. Liu Yu cannot stay in Russia for too long, and the situation in Central Europe is still unclear.

However, before leaving, we must lay a good foundation for the future.

At this time, this foundation is Sweden.

Give a compromise solution and try not to let Russia take too much in one bite. If it takes too much in one bite, it will worry about Sweden's retaliation and dare not go all out to the west.

And Sweden can also be pulled into this alliance, because Sweden is also eager to declare war on Prussia, because Sweden hopes to get Pomerania. As long as Russia does not force Sweden too hard, it will be much easier to form a great anti-British-Prussian alliance in the future.