The Rise of the Empire

"The Portuguese are scared! These cowards actually want to use words to separate the two countries in Germany that are as close as brothers! It is a pity that this time, no matter what, we will not forgive them, do you think so? Rupre Hitt?" William II said with a smile after throwing the newspaper aside. \u003c/p\u003e "That's right, Your Majesty, the Portuguese gave us an excellent excuse." The prince bowed and said. \u003c/p\u003e "So, my respected Mr. Admiral, when can our fleet launch an attack on Portugal? I can't wait now." William II's eyes shone with a combative light! \u003c/p\u003e "Not yet. The fundamental reason why the Portuguese dared to challenge the dignity of the empire was the support of other countries. The Russians had no reason to do so. The British had no kung fu, so the only possibility was the French! The fleet in Africa is the Portuguese's greatest reliance! Before our other two warships arrive in Africa, we should not take drastic actions!" The prince shook his head and said. \u003c/p\u003e "Damn the French, they have never stopped fighting against Germany. Is our fleet in Africa enough? Do we need to send some more warships?" William II said angrily. \u003c/p\u003e"No, even if the worst happens, Earl Spey and Colonel Hipper have a 70% chance of killing the French! And the fleet we stay in the mainland can directly deter the French, and it can also be driven to Portugal Aim at Lisbon with naval guns!" the prince said calmly. \u003c/p\u003e "But before that, we need to defeat the Portuguese in public opinion! They said that this dispute is just an economic issue, and it is aimed at the company of the Bavarian royal family, so well, we need to change the direction of this wind! For the domestic In terms of propaganda, change it to a provocation against the German Empire!"\u003c/p\u003e "In terms of external propaganda, we need to continue to describe the Portuguese colonial authorities as slave traders in a new era! Of course, if at this time, this It would be even better if there are more uprisings in the two colonies!" The prince thought for a while and said. \u003c/p\u003e "Leave these things to other people. We need to formulate a whole set of military plans now. The German Empire today is not obtained by negotiation and lip service! We will eventually use a thunderbolt to end all this, right? ?” The Kaiser felt a little uninterested in what the prince said, and interrupted directly. \u003c/p\u003e"We have done what we should do in the military. In fact, we can use this incident to test the reliability of the German allies!" Although the prince was dissatisfied, he still gave up on news and diplomatic issues, and It was another topic that the Kaiser was more interested in. \u003c/p\u003e "How reliable is the ally? Hehe, Fritz is your father-in-law. I think the Austro-Hungarian Empire will support us, and Italy will also abide by this agreement?" the Kaiser said with a smile. "But to be honest, Italy is too weak and too timid. They probably won't make any moves."\u003c/p\u003e"It would be fine if Italy didn't make any moves. I'm more worried that Italy will stand against France. One side. In fact, I have doubted the value of forming an alliance with Italy a long time ago, they are not a reliable and powerful ally." The prince sneered. \u003c/p\u003e "They have no reason to help the French, right?" William II said, frowning. \u003c/p\u003e"It's hard to say. The Italians are actually not small. They pursue a kind of thinking called extreme egoism. Diplomatic agreements can't restrain them at all. If the Italians choose to help the French this time , then I think we should reconsider our foreign policy," the prince said. \u003c/p\u003e"It's very reasonable. I despise this kind of country that relies on both sides to achieve independence.

If they don't want to be friends with Germany, then just throw them aside. "William II said without hesitation.\u003c/p\u003e At this time, the verbal battle between Portugal and Germany not only did not stop, but developed in the direction of intensification. Portugal characterized it as an economic dispute, and Expressed their willingness to settle through negotiations, but the German side considered this a provocation, because the Yarrow incident seriously affected Germany's free trade.\u003c/p\u003e "If any small country uses violence to interfere with the free trade of the German Empire , and we have to use negotiation to obtain the consent of the other party through compromise, then what is the use of our army? The other side uses violent means to contain us, but asks us to only use negotiation to solve the problem? This is the funniest joke I've heard this year! "\u003c/p\u003e"The German Empire will reserve the right to take all actions, and we will pay attention to the development of the situation. If Portugal wants to negotiate with us, then better replace the damn slave colonial government and then talk! This Portuguese government, which continues to engage in the black slave trade since the 15th century, while preventing others from free trade, is a cancer of the entire European civilization! "\u003c/p\u003eWhen this very pungent article was published in Germany's Frankfurt Daily, some politicians with a keen sense of smell have already smelled the blood in it! After nearly a month of quarreling, not only did this matter It is resolved, but it continues to ferment!\u003c/p\u003eNot long after this article was published, the United States, far across the ocean, also expressed its condemnation of the Portuguese’s practice of restricting free economy, and expressed its concern over Germany’s possible actions. Understanding. "We believe that in order to ensure basic human rights and a country's sovereign dignity, any action taken by the German government can be understood. No country can tolerate its ships being detained innocently while engaging in normal trade! "\u003c/p\u003eAfter the U.S. Secretary of State Day delivered this speech at the press conference, the conflict between Portugal and Germany finally began to spread around the world, and then the Austro-Hungarian Empire also expressed its support for Germany, Russia, on the other hand, expressed its understanding towards Germany cautiously, and basically belonged to the side more inclined to Germany. The British, however, did not express their stance for a long time.\u003c/p\u003e "Something is wrong! "The French also smelled a dangerous signal from it! The situation they expected to settle the matter and solve the problem through negotiations did not happen, and there is a tendency to intensify. What is even more frightening is that this time the Germans have drawn many allies. It is obviously a kind of momentum-raising behavior! And the French who are proficient in this method finally realized that Germany may have to do something this time!\u003c/p\u003eIn fact, all this happened faster than the French expected. Five days after the Frankfurter Zeitung published this article, the German fleet under the command of Colonel Hipper entered the waters near Angola and headed for their first target!\u003c/p\u003eThanks to Book Friends Slowly \u003c/a\u003e~~~ by Slow Tour K, Jinshan Jeo, Sea Youbian, bighill1982, Ye Chong 2015, and book friends Ziranhehe, step~, Shudun Fairy Sanhua Gongkoushu, halseisen, 62592299\u003c/a\u003e a\u003eSupport~~~! Please subscribe\u003c/a\u003e~~~!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e