Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

Alfonso was unable to refute immediately. He knew that the Siberian Railway had been built and that Russia's million-strong army expedition to the Far East was not a joke. But he still continued to retort: ​​"The Spanish army already has enough supplies there, so even if the Russian army really attacks, I believe it will be no problem to support it for a year and a half. Moreover, I also I believe that Tsarist Russia is not really the existence of the ice god. In winter, if they attack a guarded military base, they will be seriously injured. And if this is the case, then Tsarist Russia will be in the Far East and even in Siberia. In the future, we will fall into strategic difficulties due to the lack of soldiers. This is something I don’t want to see.”

Alfonso continued to mock: "Furthermore, you must know that the Kingdom of Hungary is on the Balkan Peninsula, but it has opened up directly into the Black Sea. Therefore, if they see their ally Spain encountering difficulties in the Far East, then I believe they will To help Spain at all costs, measures may also include: Romania, which has been cut off by Hungary from land contact with Tsarist Russia, will face a two-sided sea attack from Spain's other ally, the Ottoman Empire, and such a strategy of attacking the east and the west. , although it is a bit old-fashioned, it is very practical, what do you think, Your Excellency?"

Spain instigated two of its allies to attack Romania, an ally of Tsarist Russia? This is a damn bad idea. Nikolay Nicholasevich suddenly looked very ugly. He deliberately glared at Alfonso XIII, but after thinking about it, he could only force a smile and said: "Of course, Tsarist Russia will never do anything like Spain." Enemies are coming. After all, the current situation has reached the point where unity has to be done. I am afraid that many of the previous conflicts were misunderstandings. Moreover, before we came to Madrid, His Majesty had informed the Russian army that there could not be any military conflict with Spain. We cannot provoke any citizens who attack Spain, so your Majesty can rest assured."

Things have come to this. Nature has already figured it out. The two of them didn't hesitate any more.

Alfonso smiled directly and said: "It's better to be faster! In fact, in my opinion, Tsarist Russia's military deployment in Europe is very unreasonable, especially in East Poland, which is close to the German Empire. There are a lot of plains here. The march route is very stable and changeable. Therefore, if there is a sudden surprise attack here, then I think there are only a few hundred thousand troops, which will be difficult to deal with. What's more, it is close to the capital of Tsarist Russia, St. Petersburg. If it happens again, If a sneak attack on the navy is carried out simultaneously at sea, then Tsarist Russia will really be in disaster this time. This is not a threat.

correct! I think His Excellency the Grand Duke should also be very clear that the center of gravity of your country is in Europe. To be more precise, it should be in the direction of India in the Balkan Peninsula and Western Europe plus Central Asia. If you add other countries in these areas, especially in the direction of India And sudden attacks in the direction of the Black Sea. What kind of crisis will Tsarist Russia face at this time?

Not counting Japan in the Far East, this is a country that already has allies. This country has always been very ambitious and will never let go of any opportunity for expansion. Therefore, compared with the distance between the Far East and St. Petersburg In comparison, the distance to Tokyo is definitely right in front of you. In comparison, even if Tsarist Russia has the Trans-Siberian Railway, it may not be as convenient as Japan's supplies and military aid. After all, Japan already has several land bases in the Far East. Moreover, isn’t Tsarist Russia afraid that Germany, Austria, Britain and other major countries will take the opportunity to launch an attack? "

The more Nicholasjevich listened, the more frightened he became. At the same time, he secretly thought: This Alfonso XIII should not be underestimated. He actually knew the situation around Tsarist Russia so well.

In fact, Tsarist Russia is really at a critical juncture now. Not to mention dealing with a current world power like Spain, not to mention actual war with others, even if it is just a diplomatic crisis, Tsarist Russia will be trapped in the mud and difficult to deal with other potential threats. crisis. This is the reason why Tsarist Russia is most cautious now.

Even Tsarist Russia is now launching a full-scale war against China. This country, which usually does not pay much attention to it, does not need to be more cautious because of the current situation.

One of the main factors now is that Russia's surrounding environment is full of crises. Since the day Tsarist Russia gained the title of European Gendarmerie at the end of the last century, it has offended a large number of countries because of its misdeeds. This made the security environment around Tsarist Russia worrying. Prussia turned magnificently and turned into the German Empire. Austria and Hungary united to form the Austro-Hungarian Empire in order to fight against Tsarist Russia.

In order to fight against Tsarist Russia, the German Empire formed an alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In order to counter Tsarist Russia's strength, the Ottoman Empire successively joined forces with Britain, Italy and other countries to fight against Russia. However, the arrogant Russia still treated these countries with a tough attitude in diplomacy, resulting in The surrounding security environment has not changed yet. This led to the situation in Tsarist Russia where everyone rebelled against their relatives. Otherwise, we would not be in the situation where we are now alone. Tsarist Russia has officially reached this point, so now it has reached a moment of crisis. However, if the transformation can be successful, perhaps this is also an opportunity for Tsarist Russia to completely turn over.

It is precisely because of this that Tsar Nicholas II was discussing with himself and other ministers how to improve Tsarist Russia's peripheral diplomacy policy. As the focus of Tsarist Russia now, the Tsar decided to first improve the international environment in Europe and obtain concessions from Tsarist Russia. When Tsarist Russia now faces a powerful neighbor, the German Empire, it can have a more relaxed response space. This most suitable dialogue partner actually originally favored Britain and France. However, Britain's allies in the Far East include Japan and the United States. The Far East has begun to face a greater crisis, especially Japan, which is unacceptable to Tsarist Russia.

The intention of France to form an alliance with Spain was too obvious, and Tsarist Russia was unwilling to become a second-hand ally again, and was unwilling to follow France. They would take the big part, and he would take the small part. Therefore, this time the Tsar directly sent himself as the head of the military. Come out because the sincerity of standing up first is more important.

The alliance between Spain and Tsarist Russia is inevitable this time, and looking at the current situation, it is already possible to reach an agreement. What is worse is that they have reached an agreement on the final status details. (To be continued...)

PS: The alliance between the three companies will be the beginning of the war. Now the alliance forces are almost there. This is how the war will unfold. Soon, the first stop will begin. Everyone is ready to see the war coming!