Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Chapter 964 The Dutch Arms Company is excited

William I: "A harbinger of the easing of Anglo-Dutch relations?"

German Prime Minister Bismarck sat opposite Kaiser Wilhelm I and said calmly:

“No, the 1882 general election in the Netherlands and the 1882 British general election will profoundly affect the direction of the Anglo-Dutch rivalry, and will also have an irresistible and huge wave on the world, especially the rise of the Dutch Socialist Party and the British opposition Tory leader Disraeli. Those two factors are becoming a huge table number.”

Chief of General Staff Moltke said: "At present, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has deployed 10,000 people to Merida in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, and is undergoing repairs there. It is planned to be ready for war in the first week of early September.

Another 10,000 people have just been repaired in Lisbon, and these 10,000 people plan to complete combat readiness by mid-September. To put it simply, these 20,000 people were the core force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's expansion in Mexico. They had not been used yet, so the attack naturally did not start. "

William I said: "Before, we spread an alliance with Austria-Hungary to use troops in Latin America in order to attract the attention of other countries to Mexico. This is just a prelude to our preparations to use troops in South America and Uruguay in October."

Bismarck frowned and said: "In the Brazilian election last month, Fonseca was re-elected as the Prime Minister of Brazil, but the person Pedro II favored was easily defeated.

Brazil's current attitude towards the Netherlands and the UK has shifted towards the former. This is not a good thing for us.”

Bismarck added: "Furthermore, the Democratic Party of Stephen Douglas and the Garfield of the Republican Party are fighting happily in the federal state of the United States. At present, whether it is external or internal, the two are at war with each other. , and we have an agreement with the Netherlands not to interfere in the American election at will, so this time, it is not easy for us to continue to attack in the United States."

“Prime Minister Linden of the Netherlands stated in March that although the Netherlands has many important national interests, such as protecting our borders, solving the combat readiness crisis within our military, achieving energy security and independence to counter other countries’ efforts to contain the Netherlands, etc., further Getting involved in war is not one of them.”

Bismarck: "This statement even aroused accusations from the British Foreign Office, which believed that it was just copying London's position. Returning to the issue of the easing of relations between Britain and the Netherlands that your Majesty just mentioned, I think that both Britain and the Netherlands are using academics to It is good to ease people-to-people relations, but this is only external. In fact, domestically, both countries are preparing for future conflicts, and this is just a way for the other party to take it lightly.

Even President Stephen Douglas of the United States directly stated that he did not want Disraeli or anyone from the Socialist Party to come to power. His statement in Washington actually reflected the United States' response to the change of party in the United Kingdom and the change of party in the Netherlands. The same mistrust is also a certain anxiety about the approaching nationalism in both countries. "

"So, I think both the Netherlands and the UK are actually like sponges, wringing out the water and then putting it back into the water to absorb more water. In the end, you realize that it was originally designed to absorb water and not to dry out."

"Secondly, the political level, especially the election of the Netherlands in 1882, will have a profound impact on the global situation. It is becoming the biggest variable that attracts attention. On June 13, during his visit to Greece, Dutch Foreign Minister Joseph Beit discussed Britain's approach to Germany. responded. He said, "The UK is not looking for the door to peace, but continues its balance-of-power diplomacy, trying to gain benefits for the UK's expanding strategy and interests."

"The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently warned that if Disraeli is elected as the British Prime Minister in 1882, it will mean that the UK is moving to the forefront of nationalism, and it will also be the beginning of the UK's self-defeat for the European Peace."

Netherlands, Melbourne.

William IV: "We need to predict what will be the future direction of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's war in Mexico?"

He looked at Dutch Defense Minister Fox.

"It hasn't started yet, but I always feel that Mexico won't be that easy to defeat." Seeing William IV looking at him, Fox said: "Many people from the outside world will ask with suspicion: Why Mexico and the Group of Thirteen countries have not been able to defeat each other so far. An explicit response to a possible Austro-Hungarian invasion of Mexico?

It was only during the summit in Ecuador that dissatisfaction was publicly expressed.

Strategically, both Mexico and the Group of Thirteen are waiting for the opportunity. In fact, we and Mexico are still looking for the Austro-Hungarian Empire's defense line on the Yucata Peninsula. Technically, some equipment is not yet fully in place. For example, our Ministry of Defense has confirmed that our most advanced automatic rifles and machine guns have begun to leave the Hawaiian Islands last week. It will only take three days to arrive in Hawaii. Landing at the port of San Jose on the western coast of Guatemala, it only takes less than a week to reach the border between Guatemala and the Yucata Peninsula. "

William IV: "Automatic rifles and machine guns? These are the most important infantry weapons that we currently lead in the world. The level of confidentiality has been achieved before. Are you ready to show off your skills on the battlefield this time?"

Fox watched how machine guns shot and killed the natives in Australia. The natives were very dissatisfied with the rule of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at that time, and even tried to overthrow the rule of the Netherlands. Finally, William IV sent the 888th Special Forces of the Infantry, so in the West The Australian Aboriginal participants became the souls of this ace unit and became the unit's famous work.

This 888 Special Operations Force has become a nightmare for all the indigenous people in the Netherlands. It is precisely because of its existence that the Netherlands' territories around the world have been very safe in the past ten years.

This is also the most enviable place for Britain. You must know that Britain faces the dilemma of overseas rule whether in its Indian colonies or overseas territories such as Canada. Wars and rebellions against the rule of the British government broke out in various places. This made Britain exhausted, requiring it to spend 20,000 troops every year to maintain order, and even more than 2,000 people died in these wars.

Facing automatic rifle and machine gun fire, not to mention the indigenous people, even the British and German troops would be a nightmare.

William IV was suddenly curious. When the Guatemalan side suddenly took these artifacts to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and entered the war, what kind of hell would the Austro-Hungarian Empire's 20,000 troops face?

Fox: "Currently our global arms orders are saturated."

Seeing William IV looking over, Fox said: "Battleship orders are in short supply and cannot be built so fast. Other Mauser rifles and semi-automatic rifles have been sold for more than ten years. All countries have kept these. In the case of few wars, they are almost worn out. It’s not much, it’s all worn out during drills.”

William IV gave him a meaningful look, and then said: "Is it the arms companies under the three major groups that are interested and want to make war fortune?"