Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"Creston, what's the situation of Spain's army now?" No matter when and where, the army is one of the most important representatives of an independent country's strength. Alfonso's emphasis on military construction is definitely not the slightest. What they are doing is one of the most important political figures in Spain, and their positions are closely related to understanding the current situation of the army, so Alfonso has no intention of avoiding it.

Creston naturally understood this. Needless to say, the Prime Minister is the deputy of His Majesty the King and governs the country on His Majesty's behalf. When the Foreign Secretary deals with foreign countries, he relies on national strength, including military strength, to negotiate with them.

Needless to say, the Minister of Finance is in charge of the military's defense budget. Every year, it needs financial allocation from the Ministry of Finance to complete the construction of the army. As for the Chief of General Staff, it goes without saying that they are all insiders.

"Spain now has a total of more than 520,000 army troops, 120,000 navy troops, 40,000 marine troops, and 10,000 air force troops."

"In other words, Spain now has a total of about 690,000 regular troops."[

"Yes, Your Majesty"

690,000 people is definitely not a small number. Remember the moment before July 28, 1914, when World War I occurred. According to later statistics, the national armies of other countries in the world had increased significantly at that time. In the end, Russia has the largest navy and army, with a population of 1.35 million. The navy only accounts for a small proportion, with only more than 50,000 people. After that, France has 910,000 people, and the French Navy has 680,000; and then there is the German army. There are about 900,000 people on land and sea, and 80,000 in the navy; Britain has 510,000, of which more than 200,000 are in the navy; Austria-Hungary has 440,000, Italy has 340,000, and Japan has about 300,000, of which the navy has more than 50,000. . After that, there are 160,000 people in the United States, and the Navy occupies 70,000 people.

"What about other countries?" Alfonso asked with some worry. After all, that was the data from the previous life. Now after Spain's series of actions, the current international situation is different from before. Therefore, are the armies of various countries still the same as before? Such a quantity is still suspected of change. Alfonso is not a blind man. On the contrary, he was very attentive, so he asked again.

"Russia is at war with other countries in the Far East. So now their army has increased to 1.6 million. France originally only had 800,000. But because of the dispute with us, they have expanded their recruitment massively since last year. Now, It has also reached 900,000. What has not stopped is that, according to credible information, it is said that France’s target is about 1 million. Germany was originally about 800,000. It was originally stimulated by France’s large recruitment and had already started recruiting. Then look Russia is also conducting explosive conscription, so now Germany has surpassed France in terms of numbers, on par with 950,000 people, and is likely to reach 1.1 million people. Other countries are rapidly increasing their military strength. Among them, the more eye-catching ones are the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Japan. Now the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Britain was also stimulated, and because it obtained a large piece of land in the Far East and because of the stimulation of various European countries, it now has 600,000 people, and they are also expanding their recruitment on a small scale. "

Sure enough, all countries are rapidly growing their own armies. With such a situation, under the premise of inflated self-confidence, it would be strange not to break out a war.

“What about those countries in the Balkans?”

Trini looked at Alfonso XIII with understanding, and then said: "Your Majesty, are you so concerned about this place?"

"If we look at the current situation, the most likely place for war to develop is there. Of course, this is after excluding wars similar to those in Russia in the Far East, where several of our countries have wars."

This time it was Jacksien who answered, and he said: "The Austro-Hungarian Empire's army was about 500,000 as the Minister of Defense just said, and the Ottomans were also around 400,000. However, in comparison, the combat effectiveness of the latter's army is questionable. , after that, Bulgaria’s current army is about 150,000, and Montenegro’s is 20,000. However, Montenegro was originally entrusted to us by the Ottoman Empire after negotiation with the Ottoman Empire, and now it is under our management. Seville Asia has 200,000 people, Greece has 200,000 people, and Romania in the north has about 200,000 people. However, in comparison, Romania also has nearly 50,000 Russian troops stationed.

Greece has the British Mediterranean Navy to help them. Bulgaria is said to be very close to the Germans. Seville is now another target for Russia to go south after Romania. And Albania, with our support from the French and Russians last year, became independent from the Kingdom of Italy. Albania in the south was an outpost of the French. The north is now an autonomous region, nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ottoman Empire, but actually within the protection of our Montenegrin army. And this time, the reason why these countries are having disputes is because of Macedonia."

Trini added: "Macedonia's geographical location is very important. It used to be the core of the Ottoman Empire's rule of the Balkan Peninsula. The four routes from east to west, south and north were all the closest places. Now it is just around these four countries, so now the surrounding areas Countries are thinking about how to get the geographical strategic location of Macedonia. Therefore, as His Majesty is worried, it is very likely that on the big chessboard of other major countries, Macedonia will support these small countries because of its important position. Stand up and fight for Macedonia”

"However, it seems that no other big country has taken any action. Russia in the north is too busy looking after itself. In addition to glaring at us in the Far East, it is also arrogantly arrogant with Japan near the Aldan River. The 200,000 troops facing Japan are nearly 200,000 troops. There are also a lot of troops defending Spain, Germany, Britain and other three countries in the Far East. The total number of these troops exceeds 300,000. In other words, in the Far East alone, there are More than 500,000 people, and according to the information obtained by our intelligence personnel, Russia also has 100,000 troops stationed in East Siberia, and 200,000 troops in Siberia and Central Asia combined. In Europe, there are currently 800,000 troops. army.

And they have 50,000 troops in Romania, more than 100,000 in Kiev, Ukraine, 100,000 in Minsk, Belarus, 100,000 in Finland, 100,000 in Volgograd, 20 in St. Petersburg, 10 in Moscow, and then Novo There are 50,000 people in Fugorod. Until now, Russia's 1.6 million-strong army has not seen any changes.

Germany's more than 900,000 military personnel have not changed much in places such as Hamburg, Hannover, Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Wroclaw, Warsaw, and Kaunas. Various places in the UK are just swimming around in the Mediterranean Sea, and no unusual conditions have been seen. Since the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is obviously also in the process of digestion. The relationship with Seville is not good, so they are unwilling to participate. After all, they are destined not to be messed with by foxes. The "saucy" result is that the Ottoman Empire is somewhat eager to give it a try, but their military representatives have asked me about our attitude there. "

Chavez also said: "Early during the period when His Majesty was missing, their King Mohammed V called me and asked about our situation. Apparently, as Chief of General Staff Jaxon said, Ottoman Turkey I am very interested in it, but I can understand that the Ottoman Empire is not very peaceful now. In the past, the Young Turks carried out a movement against the dictatorship and demanded a constitutional revolution. As a result, the former king was overthrown and the current one was replaced. King Mohammed V came to replace his brother, but the party practiced Ottoman imperialism to suppress national independence, and pursued pro-Spanish and pro-Germanism externally. It is precisely because of this that Bulgaria, a country far away from the Mediterranean, was able to compete with Germany through the Ottomans recently. Hook up.

Those national independents have joined forces with the United Kingdom and others to launch a movement centered on Greece. Therefore, now Muhammad V and the Turkish Youth Party are actively and eagerly seeking a war to win domestic support and prestige. That’s why you are so eager to follow us in a battle that is not a major power.”

"They had a good idea, but it was also a good idea. It just happened that His Majesty announced that he would no longer carry out a real external war strategy. Now Muhammad V and the Turkish Shabab will be disappointed."

When it comes to disappointment, Creston is not like that, but compared to others, he, as the Secretary of Defense, also has to put the interests of the country first, so there are no other soldiers who want to participate in the war. , and, now that he is in a high position, he has not participated in the front line for many years, so there is no such urgency. [

"Based on the past record of the Turkish Youth Party, they will not give in easily. What kind of actions will they take at this time? For example, will they become angry and break with us?" Al Fang When Suodang talked about breaking up, his voice became louder.

Several other people were also a little unsure. If it was Muhammad V, it was still unlikely, but it was very possible for the Turkish Shabab, who are famous for suppressing national independence.

"No, Your Majesty, I think they still don't have the guts and don't want to do this."

"Why, Trini, do you think so?" Alfonso asked curiously.

Trini smiled, and then said with certainty: "Because they are afraid of losing us as their patron saint, I think their biggest possibility is that without our participation, they may use the help of Germany to A brief alliance with Bulgaria to jointly fight against Russia's support of Serbia, Britain's support of Greece, and France's support of Southern Albania." (To be continued...)

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