The moonlight was like water, tilting downwards, illuminating the room suddenly.

"In other words, even if Nicki hates the Japanese no matter how much he is, Russia will turn its strategic focus back to Europe after signing a ceasefire treaty with Japan?" After a while, William spoke bitterly.

Qingying said with a hunch, "To be precise, this is the inevitable choice for Russia after being defensive in the Far East. Although the double-headed eagle of Russia will not give up its demand for the Far East, now they can only converge and lie on that land and accumulate strength to rebuild their strategic advantages over Japan; and in this period of destined to be a very long accumulation period, the Black Sea and the Balkans near the center of Russian power will inevitably become the top priority of their foreign strategy. Therefore, our strategy of disaster-stricken eastward will be difficult to achieve results, and at most it will only allow the Russians to invest more funds to restore their Far East military strength; and compared with the power of the entire Russian giant bear, this is undoubtedly a very small part of it."

"At present, the understanding between Britain and France has reached, and the spearhead is directly directed at me. It can be foreseen that once a war breaks out between us and France, Britain will most likely stand on the side of France, and even go barely, dispatching expeditionary forces across the strait to aid the French. Based on the French-Russian alliance, Russia will also become our enemy to fight against France in the future. The German Empire faced the potential for direct war with the three major powers of Britain, France and Russia, while Austro-Hungary and Italy are both unreliable guys. Our security situation is extremely serious." Qingying glanced at William and Schlieffen, who had a serious expression, but the tone suddenly changed. He smiled, "However, we can break this cage that blocked us through the two paths of peace or war."

William's eyes lit up, and the gray pupil looked directly at the young man in front of him, but saw that the pleasing face that had not changed in the past few years was full of confidence in control. Seeing this scene, William couldn't help but feel a little lost. Since when did his second son have been subtly influenced and changed his decisions?

"What you are talking about is the risk fleet derived from the theory of existence fleet. As long as we can continue to unswervingly advance the construction of the high seas fleet, with our economic and industrial strength beyond Britain, we will be able to build a powerful navy with an overall strength of 80% of the Royal Navy, making it difficult for them to overwhelm in all aspects. In this way, we can win their friendship with the sword in our hands; as long as Britain does not want their world navy to become a third-rate existence that is worse than Austro-Hungary, they will not take this huge risk to be enemies of our Germany." William came back to his senses and said to Qingying in a calm tone.

Qing and England nodded and said, "Yes. The alliance between Britain and Germany is not only the fundamental guarantee for maintaining European peace, but also the only way to resolve the conflict between Germany and France. The two most powerful countries in Europe unite to form a powerful force that sweeps everything; under this absolute pressure that is enough to cause a devastating blow to them, France and Russia will have no possibility of resistance, and they can only choose to bow to Germany and Britain. However, Britain has always refused to face up to the rise of Germany. The cold fact that the world order that has been dominated by London for more than two centuries is changed.

Germany, a new big country, has great hostility and refuses to give up the vested interests he first snatched. In this case, Germany can only forge a shocking war halberd belonging to the sea emperor Poseidon, and then directly lie on their throats! We must let every master of Downing Street and the Anglo-Saxon robbers under his command know that cooperation with me Germany can also ensure that their status as the world empire continues, and being an enemy of me Germany will definitely completely ruin their glory that has shined for more than 300 years."

Hearing this, Schlieffen's two long gray eyebrows frowned slightly. He seemed to be dissatisfied with Germany's land-powered country with glorious history, which actually relies on maritime power to obtain peace. His lips twitched. He said, "Then what is the road of war, what means should the empire use to break through the iron cage that surrounded us?"

"In terms of national strategy, the German Empire was trapped in the potential encirclement between Britain, France and Russia, and the situation was extremely serious; however, on the land battlefield, we were facing an extremely favorable situation." Faced with Schlieffen's inquiry, Qingying smiled slightly and told his thoughts to the genius veteran who had served in the Prussian army for more than half a century.

"Germany's land-based enemy was France and Russia. Before this, the East-West Alliance of these two countries did make us feel a little breathless, but the situation has undergone fundamental changes. Russia, which poses the greatest threat to us in the French-Russian alliance, suffered a heavy blow in this war against Japan; their losses are not only in the casualties of the 500,000 troops, the sinking of the 350,000 tons fleet and the cost of nearly 700 million pounds, but also in the exposure of the Russian army's low combat effectiveness and the shaking of the foundation of the Romanov dynasty rule. The poverty of life, the humiliation of enslavement, and the cruel suppression of the revolutionary resistance of the government, have been combined together to form a thunder volcano in Russia that is likely to erupt at any time; this will greatly reduce Russia's ability to resist external shocks and make it a vase and porcelain that can be broken if it hits."

Qingying sorted out his thoughts and said in a slightly relaxed way: "At present, our situation on the Eastern Front is already very obvious. This behemoth that once scared the whole of Europe, is actually a typical person who is not useful, just like our Austro-Hungarian allies. This is the best manifestation of their poor performance in the war with the Japanese. At this level of the Russian Army, it is impossible for me to be a rival to Germany; once the war begins, we only use one

The fist can knock it down! And another factor that restricts us on land - France, which is run by the Prime Minister Clermontseau (nicknamed France Tiger), is also extremely worrying. Their total population is only 38 million, and the mobilization of troops is not as strong as that of our German Empire; and their military power has become extremely weak under the struggles of romantic reforms over the years and cannot compete with us at all."

"Therefore, even if the role that Austro-Hungarian strong aid can play is limited, and with its outstanding strength, Germany still has absolute initiative on the European continent. If we start training the reserve army from now on and hoarding various materials to prepare for war carefully, then in 4 to 5 years, we will form an unprecedented favorable situation for France and Russia on land - because this is when we are ready to fight a war, and France and Russia have not even completed the military purging! By then, the empire can launch a preventive war as advocated by the General Staff, and make a complete bloodletting against our potential enemies, and fight for another 30 years of peace for Germany." Qingying said confidently.

A look of surprise flashed in Schlieffen's eyes, and then he nodded with a smile. As the chief of staff of the most powerful army in Europe, he is actually extremely inclined to use military means to solve the problem with military means; the last path to breaking the cage with force proposed by Qingying was undoubtedly a close response to the urgent need in his heart. He suddenly felt that the young man in front of him who was very opposed and obstructive to his hard work to formulate the "Kanny-style marching" combat plan, and through obscene tactics, he could actually become so cute!

"What Your Highness said is that a bloodletting preventive war against France was the benchmark national policy set in the era of Emperor William, but it was not implemented for various reasons. Today, these factors have completely melted like the ice and snow exposed to the scorching sun with the prosperity of the empire and the defeat of Russia." Schliffen directly extended the "potential enemy" in Qingying to France, which made the latter's face froze; a smile appeared on his thin face, and said leisurely, "Compared to what Your Highness said, the war started in five years, I prefer to draw swords against the French this year; because although we are not prepared for war, France's combat readiness is obviously worse than us. There is another benefit to France at this time, that is, Russia must be unable to interfere in our military operations in the West!"

Speaking of this, Schlieffen was already blushed and said excitedly: "After more than half a year of hard work, I have made the most detailed revisions to the combat plan of the Low Countries, which is enough to ensure that it is implemented smoothly. As long as we press the mobilized war button, the millions of troops of the empire will rush past northern France like the rushing Rhine River, swaying all the resistance forces in front of them, and taking the entire Paris into their pockets!"

Qingying raised his sword eyebrows, opened his thin lips, and almost blurted out a question. However, when he saw the stubborn expression on Schliffen's old face, the words he poured into his mouth were swallowed back by him. For this old coach, the Schliffen plan, which had been brewing for a full 15 years, was undoubtedly a masterpiece that he had devoted all his efforts. He could repeatedly point out the flaws in it, but he could not repeatedly object and reject it. Anyway, this guy is over 70 years old and will resign in a short time. After Moltke succeeded as Chief of Staff, he had a way to change the course of the guy who had "don't be too bold" and aimed at the east.

Is it a peaceful competition that forces Britain to compromise, or does it launch a war and resolve it directly violently?

Facing the two pairs of expectant eyes, William was silent for a while, and then spoke slowly with a voice that could only be heard by the three of them. The night wind was inspiring, completely overshadowing his low voice.
Chapter completed!