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Chapter 1237 Military Threat

Before the beginning of the World War, Britain was undoubtedly the most powerful country and the richest country. Almost all countries were staring at Britain's wealth. However, the attitude of the Chinese Empire was very obvious from the beginning of the war. In the war to finally destroy Britain, it directly refused to join the coalition forces, and only brought the two hard-core allies of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Belgium to the British Isles.

Although the Ottoman Turkish Empire also coveted Britain's wealth, they were self-aware and were unwilling to offend the Chinese Empire in this regard. Therefore, the Ottoman Turkish Empire chose to take the initiative to retreat.

However, the Kingdom of Prussia would not give up easily. Even though their army was unable to land on the British Isles due to the obstruction of the Chinese Empire. However, at the beginning of the war, the army of the Kingdom of Prussia was already fighting against the British Expeditionary Force. Therefore, the Kingdom of Prussia used this as a reason to ask to join the disposal of Britain.

The delegation of the Chinese Empire and the delegation of the Prussian Kingdom began a quarrel again, and the quarrel was once very fierce. The Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Belgium both strongly demanded that the Kingdom of Prussia be excluded. However, the Kingdom of Prussia was unwilling to give up the huge interests. This made the contradiction between the two sides irreconcilable at all.

After a morning of debate, no agreement was reached. Subsequently, Ali Pasha of the Ottoman Turkish Empire decided to temporarily recess and used the lunch time to wander between the delegations of the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, hoping to ease the conflict.

However, the conflicts between the two sides were too big. It was not so easy for the Ottoman Turkish Empire to reconcile the conflicts between them. So much so that after the afternoon meeting began, there was still a fierce quarrel between the two sides.

This made Ali Pasha and Mustafarest Pasha of the Ottoman Empire very annoyed. If I had known it, the Ottoman Turkish Empire would not have agreed to hold a peace meeting in Istanbul. Although this could increase the influence of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, it undoubtedly caused a lot of trouble for the Ottoman Turkish Empire. If the peace meeting was held in other countries, the Ottoman Turkish Empire would not have to worry so much. Of course, it is useless to say these things now. The Ottoman Turkish Empire needs to continue to find ways to make the peace meeting continue.

That night, the Ottoman Turkish Empire once again communicated with the Kingdom of Prussia and the Chinese Empire. However, the Chinese Empire's attitude was still very firm and he refused to let the Kingdom of Prussia join the disposal of Britain. This cast a shadow on the progress of the Peace Conference.

Therefore, the Ottoman Turkish Empire had to announce that the Peace Conference was too big and the Peace Conference was adjourned for three days. After November 11, the Peace Conference continued to start. The Ottoman Turkish Empire also hoped to take advantage of these three days to do a good job.

When media reporters from various countries stationed in Istanbul sent the news back to their homeland, it caused a sensation all over the world. Everyone was speculating whether this time the peace would fail due to the differences between the Chinese Empire and the Prussian Kingdom. Will the new world war break out immediately. This also made the world panic. However, the people of the Chinese Empire and the Prussian Kingdom support their respective delegations. This also further increased the hostility of the two countries. If, at the beginning of the war, most of the people of the two countries regarded each other as allies, then now, the people of both countries think that the other is the enemy.

"Prince, the Prussians attempted to interfere in the handling of Britain, which the Empire could never allow. The Emperor's telegram had been sent. He hoped that we could withstand the pressure and resolutely resist the unreasonable demands of the Prussian Kingdom." said the Imperial Crown Prince Longhua.

"Well! Of course the Empire will not give in this time!" Lin Zihao nodded. The Prussians wanted to seek benefits in Britain. That was impossible. The Empire would never let their conspiracy succeed.

"But, my father doesn't want this reunion to break down." Longhua added. The war in one year also consumed a lot of national strength. In addition, the empire acquired a large amount of territory in this war. It also took a lot of time to digest these territory. The Chinese Empire now also needs to rest and recuperate.

"If this is the case, we have to take some other methods." A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Lin Zihao's eyes.

"Didn't the Prussian Kingdom want to be hostile to the Empire? Then let's see if they are ready for war! Send a telegram to His Majesty the Emperor, and we ask for a military threat to the Prussian Kingdom so that they can feel the determination of the Empire. Thus, forcing the Prussian Kingdom to compromise and give in!" Lin Zihao said. Now, the only thing that the Empire can make the Prussian Kingdom panic is probably the Empire's military strength.

"That's right, didn't the Prussians want to develop the navy? If the battleships of the Imperial Navy appeared outside the shipyards at an important port of the Kingdom of Prussia, and were posing as if they wanted to destroy the shipbuilding industry of the Kingdom of Prussia. I don't believe that the Kingdom of Prussia would not surrender!" Foreign Minister Wei Yuan also said. The Kingdom of Prussia has already made the navy the focus of development. If these shipyards were destroyed by the Imperial Navy, then the naval dream of the Kingdom of Prussia would be completely shattered. Of course, this will also lead to the outbreak of war between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia.

In order to avoid the outbreak of war, the Chinese Empire would grasp the degree when conducting military threats. Similarly, the Prussian Kingdom would inevitably not be willing to go to war with the empire at this critical moment. Of course, in order to prevent the war from breaking out, they had no other way except to bow their heads to the empire.

"Well, this idea is good! Since the Prussians are seeking death, let's teach them a lesson. I'll send a telegram to my father immediately!" Prince Longhua was at his age and was prone to impulsiveness. The Prussians tried to compete with the empire for the interests of Britain, which had already made him very dissatisfied.

When the opinions of the imperial delegation were sent back to the empire, the imperial emperor Long Yufei immediately summoned General Sun Hao, the chief of staff, and asked General Sun Hao to make appropriate arrangements.

At this moment, the Empire still had a large number of troops in Europe. Although in order to resist the severe cold of Russia, the Empire did not have many troops in Russia, and only a small number of troops were still stationed in the Eastern European plains, and the rest of the troops had retreated to southern Russia and near the Volga River. However, the Empire's troops in Western Europe had not yet begun to withdraw. What's more, the Empire's powerful navy could be dispatched at any time.

General Sun Hao quickly came up with a specific plan. After receiving the order, the Empire Western European War Zone Command immediately took action.

On November 8, 1855, the Imperial Army's army stationed in France began to advance towards the Kingdom of Belgium. The troops of the Kingdom of Belgium also began to advance towards the border between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Prussia, as if they were preparing for war.

This made the Kingdom of Prussia very nervous and immediately began to dispatch troops to the border, and at the same time contacted the Chinese Empire to avoid misunderstandings.

The mobilization of the army is only one aspect. On the morning of November 9, all 12 main battleships of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy appeared on the coast of the Kingdom of Prussia. In particular, the shipyard responsible for building the first-class battleships of the Kingdom of Prussia was directly threatened by the Imperial Navy. The battleships of the Imperial Navy held large-scale live-fire training outside the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Prussia. The rumbling sound of artillery and the water columns soaring into the sky on the sea caused a huge shock to the Kingdom of Prussia.

After receiving the telegram, King William I of Prussia, who was far away in Berlin, his face suddenly became very ugly.

"What exactly do those yellow-skinned monkeys want to do? Are they going to go to war with the Kingdom of Prussia?" William I roared wildly.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese army and navy have begun to mobilize. We must be prepared for the Chinese to launch a sudden attack on us. I suggest that the main force of the Imperial Army be deployed on the Western Front and the western coast to avoid being caught off guard by the Chinese!" General Reicher, Chief of Staff of the Kingdom of Prussia, suggested.

"Well! Order the army of the Prussian Kingdom to immediately enter an emergency combat readiness state. In addition, major shipyards must be more vigilant. The four "Brandenburg-class" battleships under construction by the Imperial Navy must not be missed!" William I ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty! But the Chinese have come twelve battleships. If they launch an attack, our shipyard will probably not be able to withstand it!" Admiral Laiheer was a little embarrassed.

The displacement of the "Brandenburg-class" battleships was so high that they could only be built in coastal shipyards. The coastal fortifications that had just begun to be built in the Kingdom of Prussia were obviously unable to withstand the fierce attacks of the twelve battleships of the Chinese. Once the war broke out, the shipyards of the Kingdom of Prussia and the warships that were being built were destined to be ruined.

"Damn it! Those damn Chinese!" William I couldn't help but curse.

"Come here, send a telegram to Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck immediately and tell him the problems we are facing now! Let him come up with a solution as soon as possible." William I ordered.

He knew that the reason why the Chinese Empire was posing in a fierce manner was to shock the Kingdom of Prussia. The main reason was that the Kingdom of Prussia had put forward the interests of the Kingdom of England at the Istanbul Peace Conference. (To be continued...)

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