Today, the powder keg in the Balkans has been ignited. This has little to do with the slave owners. The explosion of the powder keg is also thanks to the many European powers led by Imperial Russia. No snowflake is innocent in the avalanche.

Sheffield had no problem with this, which was even calmer than seeing Mellon & Associates' stock halved.

What to do next? This was the question Anne asked on the phone. Sheffield also encouraged, "As long as any French troops appear on the battlefield, even if there is only one company, I will let John Connor lead the mercenaries to

The French army has surrendered. I believe that my wife’s compatriots will not be in trouble for her husband’s men. Many soldiers are poor people and were forced to go to the battlefield.”

"Isn't there any psychological burden?" Anne asked with a smile, "But there are thousands of citizens of the United States who are members of the mercenary army you sent to North Africa."

"What's the psychological burden? Why should I fight a bloody battle with a powerful army for a land that has nothing to do with me?" Sheffield said indifferently. What's wrong with surrendering to the French? You can't surrender if you can't defeat them!

Slave owners did not think that they were the chosen ones, and they were always successful in whatever they did. Whether it was business or other matters, they all followed the trend. This was the fine tradition of the United States. Do not gather dozens of countries to create a United Nations army.

, too embarrassed to go out and say hello.

No matter how big the head is, how big the hat is, the United States has suffered countless losses. After World War I, the United States wanted to use the League of Nations to hope that Britain and France would recognize their status. The subsequent failure was not for any fair reason claimed by the United States.

If there is a reason, it is only after World War I that the strength of Britain and France remained, forcing the United States to continue shrinking and returning to America, waiting for the next opportunity.

The reason why Britain and France were able to push back the ambitions of the United States after World War I was simply because the naval strength of the two countries was still there. The navy was a stock service, and it was simply too late to explode the production capacity when the war broke out. After World War I, the strength of the British and French fleets was still higher than that of the United States navy.

If the United States does not know how to advance or retreat, the federal navy will only be wiped out in a fight, and there will be no time for slow construction.

After all, Europe is still powerful, and the thing about heritage does exist. Although there will be irresponsible remarks about resting on one's laurels, it can also be classified as jealousy in essence. If it didn't cling to Africa, how could France have done anything?

The strength of the permanent members.

It is not shameful to bow to France. Sheffield has always recognized this country in his heart, otherwise he would not have been directly promoted to a strategic competitor by the United States after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This is the treatment of the world's second best. The Alstom incident can be regarded as

The legacy of this policy, of course, France's treatment did not last long. After the new millennium, the United States discovered that there were more threats, and the French escaped.

"The French only need to take a little risk. If that doesn't work, they can use other civilized methods to contact the French officers in Algeria and carry out an adventurous operation." Sheffield paused when he said this, and the atmosphere suddenly became peaceful.

Well, it's a colonial matter anyway, so it's not impossible to have a fight to defeat the superior.

After telling Anne about this, he wanted the French garrison to be braver, so the slave owner asked John Connor to take the initiative to assist. He came with a yellow robe and waited until the news of the mercenaries' surrender came back to France. With the support of public opinion, he did not believe in France.

If we can still shrink, we can make concessions to the British. But if we make concessions to the Italians, the French government should stop doing it.

"Philippe is now a minister in the Farier cabinet. If he can influence the Farier cabinet from the government level, there is no need for such unspeakable means." Anne understood what her husband meant when she said that the lower level restrained the upper level.

It's a Japanese samurai tradition that I just don't like.

"Use whatever tricks work. You don't care if countries often do this." That's all Sheffield said, and the rest of the words were left unsaid. He looked at the events before and after Napoleon's coup, and it was very much like a process of defeating superiors.

The French are still arrogant at heart! Sheffield hung up the phone and shook his head and said to himself, "What about the nobility? They don't want to give me children. The face of the nobility is supported by my money. The empire collapsed, and the aristocrats of the empire ran to China."

Miss, are there too few people marrying farmers?"

But he forgave his wife's double standards. Of course, there was a reason why the double standards existed. President Monroe of the United States issued the "Monroe Declaration", requiring European countries not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. However, in the next two decades, European powers responded to this

Turning a deaf ear, the British reoccupied the Malvinas Islands despite fierce protests from Argentina; the French intervened in Mexico and La Plata; and for all this, the United States never alerted European interventionists to the contents of the Monroe Declaration or

intention.

It was not until 1842, nearly twenty years later, when Britain and France joined forces to prevent the merger of Texas and the United States that President John Tyler jumped out to invoke the principles of the Monroe Declaration. The United States frequently reiterated the Monroe Declaration. On the one hand,

It opposes Europe's transfer of any territory in the New World to other European countries. On the other hand, it does not prohibit territorial exchanges between countries in this hemisphere.

The former is to oppose the expansion of European countries' influence in the Americas, and the latter is to create favorable conditions for the United States to annex land. The fact is that simple.

When the soldiers mobilized by the Balkan Alliance began to gather, the war between the Ottoman Empire and Italy came to an abrupt end. The Ottoman Empire had given up its determination to continue fighting with Italy. In many positions, Ottoman soldiers had exchanged fire with soldiers of the Balkan Alliance.

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In order to relieve this pressure, the Ottoman Empire government applied for mediation and entered into peace talks with the Italian government. Enver Pasha, who was still in North Africa, got the news, and soon Sheffield's subordinate John Connor knew about it.

At present, although the mercenaries led by John Connor have not fought any fierce battles, they are still trying their best.

With the all-out attack of 950,000 troops from the Balkan Alliance countries, the battle between Italy and the Ottomans in North Africa fell into calm.

At the National Assembly in Paris, Philippe went straight to Prime Minister Fallier's office. As a rising star who rose like a rocket, he now has the ability to directly find Fallier. In the early days of the Third French Republic, the president was the head of state, consisting of two members, the Senate and the Senate.

Elected by a joint session of the House of Representatives. The Constitution gives the president broad powers. Initially, this provision was to prepare conditions for the restoration of the monarchy in the future. However, shortly after the promulgation of the Constitution, the power of the president was actually weakened and he no longer played an important role in political life.

, state power was obviously transferred to the cabinet, making France a relatively typical parliamentary republic.

Whoever gets the support of many members of parliament can realize their political ideals and even directly form their own government. This is why the French cabinet changes at the rate of one cabinet every year and a half.

However, although the government of the Third French Republic always takes some time a year to form a cabinet, the prime minister's position is still very stable, but the cabinet members have changed. Now Philippe has become an important figure in Prime Minister Farier's latest cabinet.

member.

"Mr. Prime Minister, the Ottomans and Italians are in peace talks? And among the citizens, they are eagerly looking forward to news that is beneficial to us." After meeting Prime Minister Falier, Philip went straight to the point and explained his purpose, "Based on the current situation.

Look, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is not worth mentioning. We can solve this problem without mobilizing at all and directly order the French army in Algeria to cross the border."

"Philip, directly crossing the line is a very dangerous move. It may also intensify conflicts!" Prime Minister Fallier looked at the upstarts who have become famous in the past year and sighed, "The current situation is complicated and dangerous."

"It's very complicated, but it's not necessarily dangerous." Philip frowned and said, "The Balkan Peninsula is currently at war. In the past year from last year to now, we have a lot of news that proves that the level of the Italian army is as good as that of many ordinary countries.

All the same, we can only fight low-level and low-intensity wars. The war has lasted for a year, and the regular armies of the two countries are no different from soldiers hired by a wealthy American businessman. If we are indifferent to this situation, God

They will never forgive us."

"Prime Minister Fallier, Italy has always been hostile to France. The entire Allied Powers are surrounded by the Three-Power Entente. The Italians cannot be given the opportunity to go deep into the African continent, otherwise this may be a big trouble one day." Seeing Fallier's hesitation, Philippe

He said righteously, "This is really too dangerous."

"But we have to worry about what the British think." Prime Minister Fallier said with an embarrassed look, "As members of the Allied Powers, we cannot fail to abide by the alliance and do this without telling our allies."

"Now that the Balkan Alliance and the Ottoman army are at war, everyone knows that the Balkans are all bent on imperial Russia. I believe the British are also dissatisfied with this. Mr. Prime Minister, the Three Kingdoms Alliance is an equal alliance. Neither France nor Russia is better than the British."

Keep your head down, we take care of the British sentiments, but in turn the British must respect the interests of the French instead of asking for help unilaterally." Philip said with a hint of dissatisfaction with the British, "This country has always been

It is a continental balance of power policy. If we quickly seize North Africa at the same time as the Balkan War breaks out and create a fait accompli, it is questionable whether the British have the ability to mediate wars in two places at the same time."
Chapter completed!