The Rise of the Empire

"We are allies with Germany, but we are not younger brothers of Germany. What's more, we still have various conflicts with Austria-Hungary. Italy is an independent country. Our likes and dislikes should be based on the needs of the kingdom, not Bound by a treaty," said King Umberto I. \u003c/p\u003eI have to say that from a historical point of view, the foreign policy of the Italians is still very good. Although from the perspective of Germany, Prince Ruprecht is very angry at the betrayal of Italy, but this "holy "Egoism" has indeed benefited Italy a lot. After World War I, it not only obtained land from France and Austria-Hungary, but also had the same naval tonnage as France. \u003c/p\u003e"The fundamental reason why we signed the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria was to balance the influence of Britain and France in the Mediterranean. Italy is an emerging maritime country. The existence of the French and British Mediterranean fleets makes us feel insecure. Under such circumstances, in 1887, the fundamental purpose of our signing of this treaty with Germany and Austria was to give us an extra bargaining chip in our relationship with Britain and France."\u003c/p\u003e "Do you know the bargaining chip? It is something that can be used for exchange. We Unlike Germany, the contradictions between Germany and France are irreconcilable, and the contradictions between Britain and Germany may intensify over time, but it is possible for us to coexist peacefully with Britain and France. So we left a Back door, the greatest use of this treaty is not to serve as a shield for the Kingdom of Italy, but to force Britain and France to face up to us, leaving a chance for the improvement of bilateral relations."\u003c/p\u003e"I never thought of fighting against the British for the sake of Germany and Austria. Never!" said Umberto I. \u003c/p\u003e"The Germans have never treated us as an equal partner. Germany and Austria think we are very weak, and even contempt us. They have repeatedly prevented our attempts to acquire colonies, and even call it Saying that doing so will disperse our military power, and now, the Germans have acquired colonies from the Portuguese, which is hard for me to accept!" Duke Abruzzi said. \u003c/p\u003eItaly was called "poor imperialism". This is very reasonable, let alone the first-line imperialism of Britain, France, Germany and Russia. Even Austria-Hungary, a weak chicken, can disdain Italy. In World War I, except for the Navy's eye-catching performances, the Army did not actually bring much pressure to the Allies.... \u003c/p\u003eBut it cannot be denied that Italy has a strong desire to rise no matter from the top level or the ordinary people! He even once established the world's third largest navy. Although this record was broken within a few years, the Italians can also say that Lao Tzu was the third brother anyway! \u003c/p\u003eIn history, after 1903, after the new Italian government began to focus on economic construction, the Italians who gradually got rich began to move around again. The Italian Navy began to formulate a new military expansion plan, requiring naval power It can reach 60% of the French navy, and at the same time has a four to three advantage over the Austro-Hungarian Empire! And this eager naval expansionism also quickly infected the people. The famous Italian nationalist poet Juan Zhe wrote in his play "Ode to the Battleship" that "armed to the bow and sailed to the world". \u003c/p\u003eJust imagine, the Germans bought a colony of 2 million square kilometers in Africa at once, but did not let the Italians touch it. In this case, it is no wonder that the Italians are aggrieved. \u003c/p\u003e "But if we do this, will it anger the Germans?" The Prime Minister was still a little worried. \u003c/p\u003e"We are just neutral, and we are not inclined to any side. What's more, whether it is Portugal, France or Germany, it has nothing to do with us, and the Germans will not make too many enemies at this critical moment.

Of course, if Germany is willing to give us some convenience in terms of expansion, we can also support Germany. "Umberto I said quite meaningfully.\u003c/p\u003eAlthough spaghetti suffered a big stumble in Ethiopia and has been honest for many years, what is there a saying? This time, the expansion of the Germans once again stimulated Italy. So they set their sights on Africa, but at this time Africa has almost been divided up, and no one has touched the bad luck of Ethiopia, and Libya seems to be a good choice. And now, Libya is still the territory of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.......\u003c/p\u003e What His Royal Highness could not have imagined was that the action he had taken in Africa would actually stimulate the little brother Italy in this way, and what was even more unexpected was that , the Italian-Turkish war that broke out in 1910 in history is now brewing... and what is even more unexpected is that a series of changes happened continuously like dominoes!\u003c/p\u003eThe strategy of the Italians It can be said that it is true. After all, for a country, interests and both sides are king, but Italy made a mistake, or often made a mistake, that is, it overestimated its own strength! They tried to use one without any cost. In exchange for Germany’s support in the colony, this time the target country is Turkey.\u003c/p\u003eIf it is in history, Germany’s attitude towards Turkey is to ignore it, but it is different now, because the prince You know, it is Turkey that can really stand with Germany in the end, not Italy! How to improve Turkey's power and let him play a greater role in the First World War has always been a matter of consideration for the prince.\u003c/p\u003eSo , in the eyes of the current prince, Turkey is a younger brother who is ready to develop at any time. Now there are outsiders beating the younger brother, and it is not a powerful country like Britain and France, but a scumbag spaghetti! To apply the Internet language of later generations, the worst The Italians are Italians on their own side. They need 3 divisions to face hostile Italy, 5 divisions to guard against neutral Italy, and 10 divisions to help Italy on their own side... ..'\u003c/p\u003eThe reason why Italy was able to take care of Turkey in the end was because Turkey was weak enough, and there was no land transportation between the mainland and Libya. Not to mention the Italian Navy, the Greek Navy's modified armored cruiser of Pisa could be stable. Suppressing the Turks, and when the Italian-Turkish war broke out, the Balkan War also broke out. The Balkan coalition forces have all reached Istanbul. How can Turkey care about other things?\u003c/p\u003e To deal with such an opponent, the prince thinks that Germany A move is a waste, Austria-Hungary is enough to settle it. Of course, now is not the time, the prince has already rushed to the port of Kiel, and in the port, the first thing that catches the eye is the warships of the German High Seas Fleet!\u003c/p \u003eThanks to book friends fly Doomhammer, bighill1982, fisherman's\u003c/a\u003e~~~, and book friends Xiaodatongqi\u003c/a\u003e for their support~~~! The second one is here~~~, please subscribe Please support~~~!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e