Chapter 317： U.S. Civil War breaks out

Since entering the era of ironclad ships, the Austrian navy has taken the lead. The continuous expansion of the Austrian navy forced European countries to follow up.

If it wasn't for the outbreak of the Indian rebellion that had restrained the British, the Vienna government would have felt what pressure was.

Everyone in the London government is clamoring for the top three standards. (More than the tonnage of the second, third and fourth navy powers)

Of course, these people are just saying, in fact, the British have never done it.

Don't talk about the top three standards now. Even the top two standards, Franz doubts the British can do it.

The combined gross tonnage of the Faun navy has approached the Royal Navy. Taking into account the factors of the iron armored ship, the strength of the Royal Navy is no longer able to achieve a reductive advantage over France and Austria.

However, after the Indian rebellion is suppressed, the British should be able to achieve the two strong standards for a long time to come. In the short term Franz is not ready to explode the navy, so as not to stimulate the sensitive nerves of the British.

No, it has been stimulated, but I haven't paid attention to it for the time being.

If it wasn't for the Tsarist government's inadequate financial resources, Franz was ready to help the Russians explode the navy and stimulate the London government.

This is not contradictory, as long as the British are stimulated, they will invest more financial resources into the iron armored ships. In fact, these warships are only transitional products. The more they are built, the greater the loss will be.

If it were not for the Civil War, Franz wouldn't have had so many iron armored ships out. In terms of warship performance, these warships will soon be eliminated.

Just considering that an arms race could trigger war, Franz wasn't ready to be the first bird right now. Since it is British-Russian hegemony, of course, the Russians have to go.

Prior to reunifying the German region, Franz was not prepared to directly confront the British, which would be worth the loss.

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In Washington, the elections that determine the fate of the United States are over. Franz's butterfly effect did not affect the election, and Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected by an absolute majority as the 16th US President.

The overall appearance of the interests of northern capitalists has caused panic and hatred among plantation owners in the south. In order to protect their own interests, they began to connect.

On December 20, 1860, representatives of the Southern Plantation Owners met in South Carolina and decided to withdraw from the Federation.

A declaration of slavery was also issued, welcoming states to withdraw from the federation and joining the newly formed state, the American States Alliance.

After the news reached Europe, it immediately caused a sensation. Franz immediately convened a cabinet meeting to discuss countermeasures.

"We have had a long history of North-South conflict in the United States, and the results of this election have shown that planters in the South have failed in all aspects of their political struggle.

In order to protect their own interests, they had to withdraw from the Federation and form a new state.

Legally speaking, these states have the right to withdraw.

But the capitalists in the north will certainly not agree, they also want to obtain cheap industrial raw materials and markets. If these states were to run away, all their previous efforts would be useless.

Unless the northern government makes a compromise, it is impossible for planters in the south to go back, and Lincoln ’s appeal is really just a show.

This time the North-South split was not just because of the abolition of slavery, but also the issue of tariffs at the core level, which he did not mention.

If Lincoln promises to reduce tariffs on farm products, the determination of southern planters to become independent may be shaken. Now the two sides can only speak in war.

With the outbreak of the American Civil War, half of our American colonial strategy was realized, and a divided United States is more in our interest.

However, there is a large gap between the North and the South in terms of comprehensive strength. Only 7 states that have joined the South Government are afraid that they are not the opponents of the North Government. "

There is no need to say that the United States is divided. The Vienna government absolutely supports it. This is even more necessary after the launch of the Americas strategy.

Home Secretary Wendy Schgrez said calmly: "On the surface, the northern government is indeed stronger.

In fact, not all the northern states are willing to participate in this war, and most Americans do not want a war. Only by public opinion controlled by the capitalists, the people fled to the battlefield.

A few states in the south are different, they are forced to a dead end. The vital interests of the people in the South are much higher.

In the short term, it is more likely that the southern government will have an advantage in military affairs; if the war is delayed, the northern manpower advantage will gradually be transformed into military strength.

I think as long as the commander-in-chief of the south is smarter, take the Washington as soon as the war breaks out, and then negotiate with the northern government.

Anyway, everyone likes to see bad luck in households. European countries will definitely support the US division. "

Prime Minister Felix questioned: "This is difficult to achieve. It is indeed possible for the Southern Government to occupy Washington in the first instance.

However, they have no way to prevent the US government from withdrawing. There are obviously more federal states on the north side. Instead, military operations in the south will stimulate everyone's nerves and let the neutral states join in.

The southern government has limited strength, and if they can't fight a few states, they will become exhausted. The northern government that has responded will still overwhelm the south by relying on its solid strength.

In fact, the crux of the problem is not how the North and the South fight, but the fact that both sides can draw more allies.

There are 35 states in the United States and 16 slave states. Now only 7 have declared independence. The political activities of the two sides are the key to determining the outcome of this war.

If the southern government can draw 16 animal slave states together for independence and lobby a few states for neutrality, the strength of both sides will be drawn closer.

If the strength of the two sides is equal, with the intervention of European countries, there will not be no chance to solve the problem peacefully. "

Foreign Minister Weissenberg explained: "His Prime Minister, I am afraid this ideal situation will not happen.

The diplomatic work of the southern government simply failed, and they did not know where they obtained the confidence, and so far they have not asked us for help.

I have no illusions about how many states they can convince to join. In terms of public opinion, the capitalists in the north occupy a dominant position. If they don't work hard enough, many animal husbandry states will fall to the northern government.

After all, the capitalists in some animal slave states are not small. If the response is slow, I am afraid that the federal states that originally favored them will be pulled by the northern government. "

What is the confidence of the southern government? Cotton, of course!

At this time, about one-fifth of the British population lived directly or indirectly on cotton textiles, 80% of which were provided by the southern states.

It is absolutely impossible for the London government to tolerate problems in the cotton supply chain, but unfortunately they ignored the cotton harvest of 1860 and the London market has a 50% backlog of cotton.

This negligence is very deadly. Many capitalists regard the blockade in the north as a good opportunity to deal with the backlog and obtain huge profits.

With the hindrance of these people, and the impact on the cotton industry is not fatal, the London government was caught in controversy and did not fully intervene in the American civil war.

Next, it was difficult to reach an agreement with France and Spain to decide to interfere, and they were again put together by the French. Coupled with the PR of the Northern Government, the London Government was again in hesitation.

After a few hesitations, cotton was grown in India and Egypt. British capitalists ’interest in the southern government ’s cotton has soared, and international intervention has been delayed.

By the time the London government makes a decision, the southern government is already powerless.

In the face of the southern government that failed diplomacy, Franz also had a headache. I do n’t know how to take advantage of it.

If the southern government is more positive, whether out of strategic need or out of interest, everyone will support them.

In any case, in order to crack down on Americans, Franz now has to hold his nose and recognize, but still has to volunteer to help the southern government.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicates with Britain and France. Let's work together to persuade more livestock states to join the southern government. Presumably they will not mind pitting Americans.

Look for a few more newspapers to break the news: the news of cotton harvest and slow sales, by the way, highlight the news of cotton production in India, Egypt, West Africa and other regions.

Find a few experts and scholars to analyze the seriousness of the problem, so that those in power in the southern government are sober and aware that their cotton weapons are not reliable. "

In addition to cotton, there are many agricultural products that are American fist products, but these things are also produced elsewhere.

Even Franz was thinking about sending someone to burn the British cotton stocks. This idea just passed away, mainly because there were too many cotton warehouses, and it wasn't enough for a few people to burn them out.

However, most of the cotton in the south has not yet been shipped out. As long as the southern government is vigilant and the subsequent cotton transportation is suspended, the British government will still have to be tied to a southern government boat.

After all, India and Egypt need time to grow cotton, and domestic factories can't wait.

Historically, in the early days of the war, some people proposed to intercept this part of the cotton transport fleet and cut off the trade of the southern government.

However, in order not to offend the British, the Lincoln government chose to let it go. Even during the outbreak of the Civil War, the northern blockade of cotton shipments was not tight.

Otherwise, the cotton supply of John Bull has really been cut off, and the British have long been hit.

There is no doubt that although the British Army did not hesitate, it was okay to deal with Americans.

Only the Royal Navy blocked the US coast, and a bunch of Indian soldiers sent up could kill the northern government.

As for logistics supplies, it is far less terrible than expected. The most important food can be provided by the southern government, and there is no shortage of these things.

Weapons and ammunition need to be transported from homeland. The ammunition consumption of the war in this era was not large. As the world's largest industrial country, the British could afford it.

To put it plainly, the northern government has more than 20 million people. As soon as the war broke out, several states were knocked down by the south. The war potential that the northern government can break out is also limited.

The strength of the British in suppressing the Indian rebellion is enough to rewrite the end of the Civil War. The American soldiers who had just been picked up and sent to the battlefield had very little fighting power.

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