C2577 The British reaction!

The news of Xiao Letian's assassination was like a storm, quickly spreading throughout Europe. It did not even reach the 24th hour. That night, all the kings and politicians in Europe knew of this shocking news.

The Queen Victoria in Buckingham Palace had gotten the news during dinner. When the Crown Prince Edward spoke the news with a frightened face, the Queen's hand suddenly slipped and her silver knife and fork fell onto the dining table.

"Are you kidding me? Xiao Letian died? He was assassinated? "

"We can only say that it's unclear whether he is dead or alive. We only received the first report of the assassination attempt. We don't know the results of the subsequent clean-up, so we will need some time …" I estimate that the final result will be confirmed in at least 24 hours! "

"But according to our intelligence reports, this time the assassin used more than 100 kilograms of explosives. The steel structure of the railway bridge was completely destroyed, and the valley was at least five floors lower …"

"So …" So we can only conclude that the odds are against us! "

The Queen Victoria rubbed her temples in pain. For a whole ten minutes, she did not say anything. "It seems like the war between Prussia and France will be even bigger than we thought!"

"There won't be any small scale border conflicts anymore, there won't be any more medieval war. Once Xiao Letian dies, all of Bismark's eastern strategy will be for naught!"

"I can guess what that guy is thinking. He would definitely go all out to take revenge for Xiao Letian! "Don't look at me with those doubtful eyes …"

"Actually, it's very simple. Xiao Letian's survival in ruling the East has brought a very large market to Prussia, and it was brought by peaceful means. This has greatly reduced the pressure on Prussia's overseas colonies."

"If we say that Xiao Letian did not help them to open up Asia's market, then what can Prussia do even if they won the war against France?"

"There is no such thing as a strong navy in Prussia! He will not be able to swallow all of the French colonies overseas. At that time, the Prussian will have to use decades to build an impressive navy! "

"Only after a few decades can his navy take over some overseas colonies for them. Do you think Bismark would allow Prussia to waste that many years?"

"Absolutely not. He only built his navy on one hand, and his colony on the other. In the process, the Chinese people will be a great buffer zone for him!"

"Before the naval and colonial systems were established, the Chinese would help them support the Asian markets so that the business owners in Prussia wouldn't have to live a miserable life! Only their industrial products have a sales destination! "

"This is the true core of the strong alliance between Bismark and Bismark. Otherwise, why would they be so intimate? "You have to remember that friendship isn't something that comes for nothing!"

"Once Xiao Letian dies, he will have to fight to the death with the French to win the support of Xiao Letian's successors. Only then will he be able to request for the Chinese to continue carrying out the contract!"

"But we, Britain, definitely do not want the war to escalate. Our goal is not to kill anyone, not to kill Napoleon III, or to make William abdicate. We want them two countries to fight to the death and both of them to the death, but we can't let any countries fall yet!"

"What Britain wants is a balance policy on the mainland. What Britain wants is for the two dogs to bite into their wounds so that no one can challenge us to be first in Britain. That is what we want!"

"Remember, son, pay close attention to this war. Once it begins, who will we, the British, help? It's definitely to help those who are weaker, and only by helping those who are weaker, will they be able to make this war flow with even more blood! "

Right now we will help the Prussian, but once the Prussian is about to eliminate the French, we still need to change our strategy to immediately protect the French! "" That's right!

"In the end, what we want is the process of war, and not the result of who wins and loses from it! After this war ends, I hope that the hatred between France and Prussia will continue. I hope that it is impossible for them to have another overlord like Napoleon I. "

Prince Edward stood in front of his mother, respectfully listening to her lecture with his head lowered, "Yes, mother. I understand, because of Xiao Letian's matter, it is very likely that Prussian Kingdom would lose his rationality, and choose to put forth all of his strength, regardless of anything!"

"This way, the war will be escalated and it will take a long time. Once we reach the conclusion that we are going to consume the country's energy, France's energy will continue to increase!"

"By that time Prussia would have been defeated, badly defeated, and the land would have been taken by the French... It is not as if this had never happened before. Back then, Napoleon had once cut off half of the Prussian Kingdom's land.

"This kind of result is unacceptable in Britain. If this kind of result happens, then Napoleon III will really become Napoleon I, and that man who caused the whole Europe to tremble, will never appear again, and that will be our England's bottom line!"

"Very good, you are absolutely right. Go down with Gladstone and those people from the military. Bring out a concrete plan!"

"Yes, mother …" Crown Prince Edward turned his head and prepared to leave the palace.

"Wait a moment, before you go, go and meet with His Majesty, the Emperor of Tongzhi … Xiao Letian is his teacher after all, so he should be the first one to receive this news! "

"Then, Mother, if Emperor Tongzhi takes this opportunity to ask us to leave England for Prussia to pay our respects, will we agree to it or not, will we continue to control him, or let him go?"

Queen Victoria muttered to herself for a moment, "The dead are big, we should let Emperor Tongzhi send his master on his final journey. Let him prepare the best battleship, and prepare to escort His Majesty to Prussia!"

At the moment, most of the people in Europe did not know that Tongzhi had not accompanied his master to Prussia and had stayed in London. It was not because the little emperor was willing to stay in this foggy city.

In fact, the real reason was Queen Victoria. This European Royal Family's grandmother had very shrewd calculations, she actually wanted to keep Emperor Tongzhi by her side to act as a matchmaker!

In the past few months, the Tongzhi Emperor had practically become Jia Bao Yu. He would attend all kinds of banquets and would be surrounded by a group of European princesses every day.