Chapter 187

the news reached Paris, the Napoleon III government first directly condemned it, and at the same time sent troops to increase the defense of French colonies such as Algeria and northern Mali Burkina Faso.

As for the fact that the United Kingdom originally wooed the French Empire to match the Netherlands and Grapeia together, and negotiated in London on April Fool's Day on April 1, it was postponed by the French Empire, and the United Kingdom also expressed helpless approval.

What a joke, the French Empire has been knocked on the door, where does Napoleon III still have the mood and mind to take care of other people's affairs.

On April 2, 1864, the French government in Paris announced that it would conduct a demonstration off the Strait of Gibraltar to simulate the blockade of the enemy's navy into the Atlantic Ocean to prevent damage to France's interests.

Anyone with a discerning eye can understand that this is pointing to Austria.

Joseph I was very distressed. He gave an order to expand, but he did not intend to invade the territory of France.

Forget the British on the Sudan side, wouldn't the Cameroonian Prussian Army in the south and the Swedish Army in the west be a better choice.

Austrian Prime Minister Rainer Ferdinand Archduke and King Franz Joseph I could not laugh or cry.

"After this incident, the governor of Nigeria should change," Franz Joseph I said sternly.

The Prime Minister, Archduke Reina Ferdinand, nodded and said, "Yes, but Your Majesty, the top priority is how we should deal with this incident. It is said that Napoleon III is very angry now, according to the news from Paris."

Grand Duke Rainer Ferdinand said solemnly: "It is said that France will block us from entering and leaving the Atlantic Ocean. It seems that the United Kingdom has also acquiesced in this move."

Franz Joseph I was shocked and said in surprise, "Really?"

He did not expect the matter to be so serious. It stands to reason that a barren land like Niamey should be nothing to France with such a large colony. There are also many rich places, which Napoleon III needed. Is it so true?

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But what he didn't know was that since Napoleon III became the emperor of France, his diplomatic investment has been ridiculed by many people in the country for the failure of his investment, which made him very sensitive to the status issue. It didn't take long for him to brag, but he was snatched by the British as an ally, making him famous in the country as a wedding dress for others.

In the present day, Niger was finally won, and the natives were subdued, but Austria wanted to forcibly take it away. For Napoleon III, it was simply a violation of his scale, and he would naturally be angry because of it.

Archduke Reina Ferdinand nodded and said, "Yes, it is said that the scale of the warship dispatched is no less than 50,000 tons."

"50,000 tons is almost a quarter of the dispatch."

Joseph I was surprised, "It seems that France is going to make things bigger this time."

The Austrian invasion in Niamey made many European countries unable to understand what this operation was.

The size of France is there, and Austria dares to provoke it easily. Could it be that there is something to rely on?

This makes Vienna feel suddenly mysterious. Especially in the Ethiopian battlefield, in favor of Austria.

But many people quickly learned that they were wrong, Austria, or that Austria.

On April 5, 1864, Austria announced the dismissal of the current Nigerian Governor-General and would prosecute the other party for war crimes. The new Nigerian Governor-General has arrived in Nigeria.

Vienna also sent a strong delegation led by the Prime Minister, Archduke Rainer Ferdinand, composed of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense, as well as members of parliament, arrived in Paris on April 7 for a visit, and began to follow up on the 8th. French Prime Minister Olivier conducted negotiations between Austria and France to resolve recent disputes in Africa.

In this regard, the United Kingdom welcomed it, and the Netherlands and other countries also recognized Austria's approach.

One wave after another.

The matter between Austria and France is still being negotiated, but the war between Portugal and the Netherlands has been fought and stopped.

During the Aofa negotiation, Portugal sent troops to Angola in a steady stream, with more than 50,000 Portuguese troops in Angola and more than 20,000 troops in Cabinda, at the mouth of the Congo River.

The Dutch army here in Pointe-Noire is only 8,000 strong.

The military pressure faced by the Dutch army is very severe.

Louis I was very proud of this.

He seemed to be able to imagine the sad look on William IV's face now.

But when he thinks of the situation in Mozambique in southeastern Africa, he is not happy.

"We won't lose if we win and lose." Portuguese Prime Minister Barreto seemed to see Louis I's worry, "Your Majesty, we can't count on Brazil now. We thought it was a coup, but no one To think that Argentina has unknowingly had such a close relationship with the Netherlands makes it difficult for Brazil to play a role."

Louis I said: "Yes, Argentina was the leader of South America in the war of secession from the Kingdom of Spain, but Brazil is directly under us, making it incompatible in South America, although in the end Pedro I successfully integrated into Brazil, which made us My cousin became King Perod II of Brazil, but Brazil's parliamentary power now checks and balances the king, and the parliament has close ties with other South American countries, which hinders my cousin's support for Portugal."

This is the helplessness of most kings now. Since 1848, many kings have been like this. Although he is better, he is only better than the king of Denmark, the king of Sweden, and the king of Greece. In Joseph I, Queen Victoria, Napoleon In front of King III, William IV, etc., his power was weakened too much.

He is so envious of the status of the royal family of William IV in the Netherlands~www.mtlnovel.com~ It can be said that it is not bad to use whatever they want to position.

Just when he was about to continue to think about it.

The voice of the chief guard came from the door.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent message from Angola"

In the surprise of Prime Minister Barreto, the captain of the guard walked in.

"Your Majesty, Angola sent a telegram that the Netherlands suddenly had an army of not less than 30,000, suddenly appeared in Matadi, a big city on the Congo River, and launched an attack on Mbanza Congo, Angola, because of the freedom of 3,000 People were stationed, and telegrams showed that Mbanza Congo had fallen. Three thousand died and two thousand were taken prisoner."

"What, this is impossible, where did the Netherlands come from with 30,000 troops"

Louis I quickly ran over to pick up the translated telegram. As he got closer, his face became darker and his eyes popped out.

Barreto came closer, and Louis I gave it to Barreto.

The latter's expression changed drastically after reading it.

The army from the Netherlands?

What did the two suddenly think of?

Picked up the previous telegram about the battle in Mozambique. It shows that just after 25 March, Mozambique began to enter into a tug-of-war, with the Dutch north of the Zambezi no longer making a heavy attack to the south.

It turned out that Louis I thought that the reconciliation between Britain and France had played a role, so that the Netherlands did not dare to disobey the face of the two countries, but he did not expect that the Netherlands would secretly move the Mozambican army to the Congo.

Louis I and Prime Minister Barreto finally knew that Angola and the Portuguese army who invaded Cabinda, the mouth of the Congo River, were in danger.