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Chapter 851 Offering Advice

Chapter 851 Offering Advice

Lothar contacted the German Emperor simply to pave the way for another advanced combat record in Lothar's hands.

Lavinia, who has entered the Elite 2 stage, has brought an extremely terrifying improvement to the strength of the entire Lothar team.

The veteran legend Tasia, whose strength was even greater than Shemayer's, certainly had the defect of having no physical body, but they were able to win so easily thanks to him and his main combat followers who had entered a new realm.

Advanced combat records are essential.

But with their current strength, it is still too difficult for them to influence the situation of the world war. Even if they bring in Texas, which has been their help for a long time and is already considered a second-rate power, to the battle, it will only be a drop in the bucket.

Besides, they can't possibly do that.

In fact, if possible, he would like to contact Franz from earlier years so that he would have more time to prepare, but the timeline of the selected character for the prop "Voice of Babel" is random, and the number of times a single character can be used is also limited.

Losa looked at the big "four-star" logo above Franz's head, silently waiting for him to come back from his surprise.

"excuse me."

Franz could not help but smile bitterly. He suddenly heard that the person he was talking to was his ancestor from hundreds of years ago before the rise of the Habsburgs. How could he remain calm?

"So Mr. Losa, how are you going to help us?"

"Your Majesty, since you have maintained a good relationship with Texas over the years, I think you have a general idea of ​​what kind of power we currently possess."

Texas has been infiltrated like a sieve due to the massive influx of foreign capital. Even if Giuliano guards it strictly, it is impossible to prevent every witness from leaking information about Losa and others.

Franz nodded slightly. "Yes, it is a very powerful personal strength. But for you, the Lord of the Tower of Babel who holds the secret of time, such power is just the most insignificant part of you, right?"

The power that Lothar and his men had previously displayed was already comparable to a team of spellcasters that a powerful country had at its disposal, but their numbers were still too small. If such a force were really put into the war with the Allies, the role it could play would actually be quite limited.

The British performed very poorly in the Battle of Texas, but that does not mean that their real strength was limited to this. After all, they needed to deploy military forces around the world and arrange mobile forces at all times to deal with French provocations. The forces they could deploy to the Texas battlefield were quite limited.

"Your Majesty, please do not think too highly of us. Even those in high positions are vulnerable when they are young."

Lothar, who owned yesterday's giant ship, undoubtedly had a very high status.

After all, no matter how powerful an existence is, it cannot escape the power of time. Lothar once traveled back to ancient times and faced those powerful ancient dragons and ancient gods, but now they have all fallen, without even their corpses left.

"So, Mr. Losa, you rely on changing and stirring up the original timeline to gain 'growth'?"

Losa responded with a smile, saying that talking to smart people is less troublesome than talking to stupid people.

Although the old emperor's performance in his original world was at best that of an average person.

But in the world of giant ships yesterday, the old emperor who unified Germany truly lived up to the title of "The Great Emperor".

Lothar smiled and said, "So the help that Babel Tower can provide to your country is actually quite limited. But in addition to our personal combat capabilities, we can also provide some more valuable information."

Franz's expression became much more serious. Apart from anything else, the relatively precise time of the war starting two years later was already very valuable information.

Losa asked, "Your Majesty, the European war is inevitable. When the war breaks out, your country will inevitably be sandwiched between the Allies. Although the British navy will be used by your country, it is still unknown whether the Royal Navy, which has lost Gibraltar, can enter the Mediterranean gate controlled by the Allies and fight against the Franco-Spanish fleet and the Tsarist Russian fleet that has rushed out of the Black Sea."

"So, considering the worst case scenario, your country will lose control of the Mediterranean Sea, and the enemy fleet can use the fleet to cut off your supply lines and bombard your Veneto and Illyria regions at will."

Franz nodded and said, "That's true, but our country has very few coastal territories in the Mediterranean. With the Adriatic Fleet and coastal defense artillery, it won't be a problem for us to hold the empire's sea borders."

"That's true, but the Allies can move freely in the Mediterranean, which means they can take whatever they want from all the countries along the Mediterranean coast. They can capture Egypt and occupy Ottoman territory. All resources are at their disposal. The Allies' war potential will be very high."

This is an advantage that the German-Austrian Alliance, the challenger to the world order, did not have in the First World War of the original world line.

Franz frowned and said, "The empire that owns the crown territories of Hungary, Illyria, and Galicia has vast territory and abundant resources. It can also draw resources from overseas. Its war potential will only be stronger."

"That's right, so this war is bound to be protracted. Conservative estimates suggest that it will last at least five years."

Franz's expression changed slightly. At this time, the mainstream public opinion in the country believed that the war would last for a few months at most. The Schlieffen Plan formulated by the General Staff required Germany to reach Paris within 40 days.

Although he was prepared for a protracted war, the five-year war was still far beyond his expectations.

"Your Majesty, the current European war is fundamentally different from the past. This is a war between nations. It is not like in the past where victory can be achieved with one or two large-scale victories."

Losa then said: "So your country had better be prepared for a protracted war. Any theory of quick victory is not advisable."

He didn't know that on Franz's desk at that moment was a copy of the "Schlieffen Plan" sent by the General Staff. Even if he knew, he didn't think that conquering Paris would make the French, who were filled with revenge, surrender.

“More than five years.”

The old emperor couldn't help but sigh. He was not keen on provoking a war in Europe, and he didn't want to do it now.

If the French only had Alsace-Lorraine and Tsarist Russia only had Galicia, Germany could have survived the war safely and watched the British fight against France and Russia, and he would be happy to do so.

But some things cannot be avoided even if he doesn't want to. The German people, who have established Greater Germany and have high national sentiment, cannot tolerate a cowardly emperor.

If he dares to appease, the Germans will be able to change the emperor.

After all, Germany still retains the special title of "Elector". Although it has lost its actual effect, as long as the title is there, it cannot be ignored.

What's more, if we appease the country this time, after the Franco-Russian Alliance defeats the British, Germany will be the next to fight alone.

"So Mr. Losa, what you mean is..."

Losa said decisively: "First the Eastern Front and then the Western Front, fight a protracted war. When both sides suffer more and more losses, cracks will appear in the Franco-Spanish Federation, and Tsarist Russia will also be plagued by internal strife. On the other hand, we have overseas aid on the one hand, and we can use the resources of the Tsarist Russia-occupied areas on the other hand to feed ourselves."

This is a very normal idea. Nowadays, development has covered up all contradictions. When the hard days of war come, the Spaniards will naturally develop a sentiment of "why should we die for the French ambitions".

Franz nodded solemnly and said, "I will consider this proposal."

The strategy of advancing east first and west later was not someone who was not mentioned by the General Staff, but Tsarist Russia's infrastructure was very poor. The vast territory and backward railway network certainly affected Tsarist Russia's troop deployment and supply, but also made it difficult for many of Germany's war machines to be deployed.

More than one German general believed that "the vast territory of Tsarist Russia and General Winter will drain every drop of our blood, just like Napoleon did in the past."

"Besides that."

They talked for a long time, ranging from war strategies, troop deployment, to ideas for new war machinery.

Finally, Franz couldn't help but sigh: "It's hard for me to imagine that this is the vision of a medieval person, Lord of the Tower of Babel. I look forward to having a good face-to-face conversation with you in the future."

"Your Majesty, you seemed to have mentioned my brother William just now. Has he succeeded to the throne?"

Miss Fallen Deer, who had been waiting for the two men to talk about serious matters for a long time, couldn't help but ask when she saw the conversation was coming to an end.

Franz knew exactly what Viviana wanted to ask, and shook his head and said, "Don't worry, old man Frederick just abdicated. Although I would be very happy if he really died, he is a psychic controller after all. If nothing unexpected happens, he can live for a long time."

The Elector has a great talent in psychic powers. Although he cannot be compared with geniuses like Viviana, he is second only to heroes like Ruprecht in the royal family and is much stronger than himself.

In fact, Frederick abdicated because he was forced by the old emperor.

After all, no matter how tolerant Franz was, he could not allow Frederick to openly provoke confrontation between the North and the South, as if he wanted to make himself the chairman of the North German Confederation. If he really succeeded, Germany would become a dual monarchy.

Viviana breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that you haven't contacted that old man Frederick yet, Anna."

The old emperor was obviously in a good mood. "That's right. How can a guy with a heart as cold as a rock deserve a daughter like you who is sensible and obedient?"

Viviana smiled somewhat disappointedly: "Your Majesty, I am his daughter after all."

Losa on the side quietly left the room.