C2704 He had to determine the outcome of the battle!

The Prime Minister was right. To the City of London, playing with a plate worth a few hundred million silver taels was not a problem at all. Here, the wealth of the entire world was gathered.

If all the Investor believed that Prussia would win, then the price of Prussia's financial products would definitely not double.

The people were still very rational. They were still waiting and watching!

Gladstone spread out a map. "Please look, this is the latest battle map, at this moment, McMahon's army has retreated to the new castle in Foshan Mountain Pulse. After fighting with Prussia all the way, he has already given up on protecting the Strasbourg …"

The Strasbourg was located to the east of the Foshan Mountain Pulse, which was an important city at the northeastern border of France.

If this city was lost, Prussia could take a long detour, moving south and around the Foshan Mountain Pulse, attacking Belfort, the Besanthus, Dijon from the side … He then turned Militant Peak all the way to the northwest, killing his way to Paris.

"For McMahon to not send any heavy soldiers to defend such an important strategic location, is he an idiot? I think there are only two possible answers... "

"The first is that McMahon has already been scared out of his wits by the Prussian, he doesn't dare to defend the Strasbourg alone. He attempted to get closer to the western border of France, wanting to join forces with the central army of the French Emperor to resist the Prussian army together!"

"Personally, I don't think this analysis is likely. The French shouldn't be so cowardly, right?"

The Prime Minister looked at the Prince and Duke and saw that both of them were nodding appreciatively. "Yes, I think the Prime Minister is right!"

"He is the nephew of the Napoleon the War God after all. Bringing the imperial army and fighting so many beautiful battles, these professional veterans would not be so timid. They should not be cowering and retreating!"

"Since the first possibility is not too realistic, then the second possibility will appear on the surface!"

"McMahon is preparing to ambush us in Foshan Mountain Pulse! He intentionally showed weakness to the Prussian, hoping that Prince Karl would fall for his trap and use the terrain as an advantage to obstruct the Prussian army! "

There is even another possibility, that he purposely gave up on the Strasbourg. When Prince Karl went to attack the city covetously, they would kill him immediately, cut off Prince Karl's retreat, and surround the Prussian army in the narrow area and eat them whole!

"Your Highness, why are there so many people watching the capital market now? I think those people are also paying attention to the war on the east side of France. "

"That makes sense!" "Your judgement and the report from the Army Department coincided. It seems that I really have to remind my brother-in-law of this …" The Crown Prince smiled bitterly.

Gladstone had a strange expression on his face as he said, "Your Highness, I don't think you should send the telegram so soon. You'd better wait for three more days …"

"What our British Empire needs is a Prussian victory, not a wild victory! It would also be beneficial for our strategy to let the Eastern Legion suffer some losses! "

"You don't have to worry about Prince Karl's consolation. The French won't do anything bad to him … If you send a telegram now, the Frenchman's trap will be useless. At that time, Karl will naturally adjust his strategy! "

"We might as well wait for three days. When he fell for the trap, your reminder could be considered as a friendly reminder to his relatives. At the same time, it would be beneficial for our country's big plan. Why not?"

How venomous the British are!

Three days! When Prince Karl's army in the east side was already tricked, they could send a telegram reminding them, how many people would Prussian army lose in the next three days?

It seemed that for the sake of their own country, these politicians would never treat the citizens of other countries as human beings!

The Crown Prince frowned as he pondered. Gladstone knew that he was conflicted, so she quickly added, "Your Highness …" "I wonder how the queen is feeling these days?"

"Does the queen have any attitude towards this news?"

The crown prince shook his head. "His Majesty didn't say anything. No matter what I asked, I didn't say anything. I just stayed silent …"

"That's right! If His Majesty had no attitude, then that was his attitude! The Queen is also conflicted like you. We should really watch this war from the sidelines and not get involved too deeply! "

"With all due respect, before this war, we were wrong. We shouldn't have financed Prussia! We've underestimated Prussia! "

Edward thought about the scene of him struggling to sell the bonds for Prussia, then looking back at the two wild victories against Prussia, he sighed and said, "That's right, then I will wait for three days before I remind Prince Karl …"

At this time, Duke of Newcastle asked an unexpected question: "If..." What if Prince Karl didn't fall for it? What if he abandons the Strasbourg and attacks the Foshan Mountain Pulse instead? "

"Hahaha …" McMahon could also use the terrain advantage of the mountain range to consume a large amount of Prussian army s … Although this result is not what we want, it's still acceptable! "

"But …" What if the Prussian Eastern Legion had easily broken through the Foshan Mountain Pulse? I mean, what if... If he really made a breakthrough, then Prince Karl will reunite with the 1st Legion of Steinmetz and the Central Army commanded by Mao Qi and Bismark … "

"What should we do if the battle goes this far?"

Gladstone and Edward looked at each other. They didn't know why the The Duke of Newkes would say such a foreign language, but they couldn't just say that the Duke didn't understand anything!

"My old friend, the situation you speak of does not exist! How could McMahon not defend the Foshan Mountain Pulse? This does not conform with military common sense! "

"Alright, even if the situation is as you say, I can still analyze it …"

"If that happens, the French Emperor will be in danger. If the Foshan Mountain Pulse fails, the will be surrounded on three sides!"

"The geographical advantage is not there. The morale is still low even after losing the battle, and the enemy is still encircling on three sides. At this time, the French Emperor can only retreat …"

"But once he withdraws, the morale of the French army will be even lower. Where can he withdraw to? Retreat to the Salon or Paris? "

"If you want to know about the retreat of the Mace City, then only the two large cities, Salon and Paris, can provide supplies to the troops in the area!"

Prince Edward pointed to the direction of Paris and said, "If that's true, I suggest that French Emperor retreat to Paris! Otherwise, he won't have a chance of winning! "

"If the battle is fought to that extent, it means that the morale of the French army is already at its lowest point. Furthermore, there will definitely be a huge problem at the logistics level and they won't be able to replenish it at all!"

"At this time, with an army of 200,000 strong relying on Paris for defense, he will be able to obtain the support of millions of people in the city!"

"For the national fanaticism of the French, the resources of Paris are as great as they are! More importantly, the railway network are densely packed in Paris, so you can easily obtain supplies throughout the entire country! "

"The possibility of turning the war into a war of attrition and wasting time with the Prussian to turn the tide against France is very high!"