Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Xiao Maoqi's words are indeed very direct, but they are more in line with the character of a soldier.

Italy does not have much military power, as can be seen from its recent military operations. The Kingdom of Italy's invasion of Ethiopia in 1895 was a huge disappointment.

"After the 17,000-strong regular army of the Kingdom of Italy invaded Ethiopia, they were defeated step by step by an army of 120,000 armed with primitive weapons such as bamboo sticks and a few guns. The result shocked the whole of Europe. Appeared. Of the 17,000 troops, more than 11,000 were buried forever in Ethiopia.

You know, this is a regular army. The remaining 4,000 fleeing troops ran back to Rome. In the end, after the news was revealed, Ethiopia only lost about 4,000 to 5,000 troops. It was defeated by such an army. The powerful European power Italy, perhaps, this is the reason why Italy can only put its head on its crotch in these years and dare not look up at others. Cooperating with such an army may be able to better demonstrate the bravery of our Prussian army. , everyone said, right? "

"Hahaha"

“The words are so appropriate and artistic.”

Little Moltke's words made even William II feel a little dumbfounded. At the same time, he also felt deeply that Italy was now making the German Empire feel uneasy. At the same time, this also reflects that in the army, perhaps they really do not recognize their alliance with Italy, but. If not Italy, are there other allies?

"It's a pity that Italy, as an ally, can only let me make do with it now. After all, it's better to have something than nothing."

Although Italy is not good at military, its geographical location means that no one can ignore each other's existence. It is difficult to enter Africa. The Balkan Peninsula and the Suez Canal in the Eastern Jin Dynasty all make its position play a role in connecting the east and the west around the Mediterranean. From south to north and so on. Literally in the heart of the Mediterranean. so. Although the Italian German Empire has some issues with the opponent's military strength, he is still a very ideal teammate based on these hardware. After all, Germany is lacking now. That is, the ports and other overseas sites had the German Empire plus some colonies in Africa. It would allow the German Empire to gain a firm foothold in the Mediterranean. Although it is far from comparable to countries such as Britain, France and Spain.

Pilov understood this, and he believed that others also understood this, so he did not waste his saliva on these aspects. So he continued the previous topic and said:

"The third update is actually not much different from the Chief of General Staff's. After many years of research by our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we finally came up with a very important logic that made us pay attention. This logic is that, just like what happened back then, if When two groups are inevitably going to collide and fight, if any party wants to avoid a war, then this party can change its target. No, to put it simply, it can win over other unrelated parties. When forces enter the scene, these forces may not be able to compare with the two forces, but they play a moderating role. In this case, this newly added force is forced to act as a lubricant for the two parties.

Only in this way can a balance be maintained, allowing the weaker side more time to develop itself. In order to finally have a real exchange with the stronger party, of course, the final result is to incorporate the newly added forces into its own force. In this case, the weaker party may be able to counter the super strong party, but , it depends on what the newly joined forces say, of course, it also depends on whether this weak force’s own allies agree or not.”

Pilov didn't say anything in detail this time, but everyone understood what this guy was referring to.

No one said anything about this, and obviously they acquiesced to Pilov's statement.

Britain, France, and Russia faced off against Germany, Austria, and Italy. The latter were weak, as everyone knows. Spain is a newly added force, although it is considered the weakest. However, because Spain has many allies, such as the Ottomans, Portugal and Hungary, as well as those overseas in the Caribbean and South America. There are also the Nanjing government, Thailand, etc. Together, these are enough to make up for the strength gap between Germany, Austria and Italy.

It's just that these allies are too scattered and unlike the other two major forces in the surrounding areas, they cannot do this. However, this does not prevent these countries from being able to continue to provide logistics to each other, especially in Spain. Building the East-West Road in Africa and passing through the Persian Gulf with the help of the Ottoman Empire were enough to allow Spain to use its resources in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Even in terms of war potential, only Britain could surpass Spain. Tsarist Russia and France are only at the same level.

"Yes, from the current point of view, it seems that Spain is preparing to be the party that benefits from the fishermen, and is ready to reap the benefits from the British side. In this case, this is very scary for the German Empire. After all, where is Spain's national strength? , if the two parties unite, it is not as simple as one plus one equals two." Navy Minister Tirpitz, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke,

"Spain is a rather strange country. I have dealt with it on behalf of the German Empire over the years, especially with various Spanish prime ministers. However, after so many years, these people still have not really left the center of power in Spain. It's just a side kick, and it's just letting these people enter some more independent departments. At this point, Spain obviously seems to treat talents better, to say the least.

Alfonso XIII was, to be honest, very smart. Yes, it would not be an exaggeration to describe him as cunning, cunning, etc. In these years, Spain has taken one step at a time in his hands, and it has turned out to be a miracle. At such a point where the three powers stand together, although the Spanish Alliance under his leadership is not yet a rival to the German Empire Alliance and the Anglo-French and Russian Alliance, if this is the case, we would be totally wrong. Because, in my eyes, Spain is definitely one of the smallest but most powerful alliances at the moment. In my eyes, they have been able to compete with us."

"Is that so?" Ludendorff asked everyone's doubts with some disbelief.

"Yes, we definitely underestimated them, because one thing I didn't take into account is that you have forgotten? Spain is different from us, because Spain's allies all follow Spain's lead, and we, Britain, France, Russia and other parties , but they came together because they had their own hidden agendas. You say, in this case, an alliance in which Spain has the final say, and an alliance that insists on its word, can we really say that we can completely defeat each other? ?" (To be continued...)

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