When the Prussian king returned to the palace, the place was still being renovated, but it was already very large and did not delay his entry at all. The bourgeois dedication was just to add icing on the cake to this luxurious palace.

Old William is not young, but when he is excited, he feels that he has unlimited physical strength. Therefore, even though he is busy from noon to night, when he returns to the palace and hears that there is still government affairs, he is not tired at all, but listens to the ministers finishing their words.

There is only one thing, that is, the exiled king of Poland, Stanislaw came to Berlin and asked Old William to help him restore the country. Of course, Old William had known about this for a long time. When he was in Cologne, he heard that he deliberately left the other party to increase his bargaining chips. Old William also knew that the empire Duan Yi followed him to Berlin because of this.

"Do you think we want to help Stanislaw?" Old William asked his son.

"Of course, this is your negotiation with His Highness Yu, isn't it? With the help of this war, expanding our territory, the Polish king comes to ask for it, which happens to be an opportunity to join the war." said William Little.

"Do you think Stanislaw will accept our demands for its territory?"

William Jr. said: "It depends on two points. First, whether we win, only the victors are eligible for rewards. Second, I think the attitude of the Polish king is meaningless. He is not you. The king is just a crown to him. I heard that Saxony and Vilnius also have a king who calls himself the king of Poland.

Things in Poland are decided by the Sem Conference, and the only way to convince Sem is to... Fire and Sword."

Old William nodded: "Yes, so I am ready to accept Stanislaw's request, but... in Chinese, when stretching, does not King Yu often say that the longer he stretches, the more he earns. I don't want to earn too much, but I have to return the things that belong to me."

"Are you talking about the arms on the African Bison?" asked Little William.

Old William nodded slightly, and William said, "I don't think the problem is big."

The African Bison is a ship from Xiacheng, which is Maputo, the capital of Mozambique in later generations. It was the place where the dream of an African development company began. It was still a colony, and African development companies not only do business with Sweden, but also do business with Prussia. In fact, even countries like Britain and France that are vigilant in empires, African development companies are welcomed. After all, for capitalists, as long as they make money, what does national interests count?

Although a considerable number of major shareholders of African development companies are imperial elders, and even royal families and royal families also have shares, these people only look at the financial statements and ask about dividends every year. It was not until merchants in Xijin and other places were jealous and reported in partnership that the empire began a comprehensive investigation.

The last stop of the African Bison was in London. At least it was certain that the merchants of African companies unloaded a complete mine in London with a locomotive. This alone was involved in treason. Prussia assisted the Imperial Navy and seized the African Bison, but found that the arms on it did not meet the imperial export restrictions. There were 2,000 rifled guns and more than 200,000 bullets not authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"Do you think it's appropriate to wait for Duan Yi to come to the door, or do you go there?" Old William asked his son.

"If this is just an isolated incident, it would be better to wait for Duan Yi to come to you, but if you make other arrangements, it would be a different matter." Little William gave a very meaningful answer.

Old William nodded and asked with a smile: "What do you think about sending troops?"

"Father, I'm willing to fight." Little William was straight and saluted Old William with a Prussian military salute to Old William. Old William shook his head: "No, you can't."

William Little said: "I am still young and dare not seek a commander. I hope to lead a regiment."

Old William still smiled and shook his head. Little William thought for a while and said, "If my father is worried about my safety, then I am willing to be a staff officer."

"I really want you to fight, my child, but you are different from your brothers. You are my heir and the crown prince of Prussia. So once you go to fight, you must be the news of victory and the return of triumphant, which is very important to your prestige." Old William said.

Little William frowned: "Father means, we are not opponents of the Russian army?"

Old William shook his head gently: "I don't think so. Our army, you, my father and son, have put in so much effort into it. The whole country has devoted all its strength to it. Only you and I know that in the siege of Paris, you also saw that in fact, even the Chinese expeditionary force showed less style than us.

But my children are not only victorious to bring benefits to a country, and sometimes failure brings more things.”

"His Majesty the King, General Walden is here." The attendant knocked in and whispered.

"Oh, so soon, let him in." Old William said.

Walden appeared in front of old William in a military uniform. His military salute was beyond reproach, and he seemed like a sharp blade unsheathed.

Little William was very familiar with Walden. He was one of the first Prussian officers to study in China. He was a nobleman. Before studying abroad, he was still an officer of the old William, the Grand Duke, and now he was a cavalry general. Walden is not a famous general. His talents are not so outstanding, but he is steady in his work because he studied the professional staff when he was studying abroad, which made him cautious and meticulous in his work. If General Walden had any of the most commendable qualities, it was loyalty.

It was because of his loyalty among Chinese students. In the military academy, it was just because the Chinese instructors said contemptuously that the Grand Duke of Prussia was just a sheep-herding leader in the countryside. The duel between Walden and the instructor. Of course, in the imperial culture, there was a history of duel, but there was no tradition and culture of duels. Therefore, with the intervention of senior management, the duel became a competition.

Walden was beaten and injured, but it was still respectable. His behavior of using his life to safeguard the dignity of the king was also recognized by the Imperial Military Academy. After all, loyalty is also a necessary quality for the Imperial soldiers.

"General Walden, William and I are discussing the war. It is related to the interests of the Prussian state and is the highest secret. For all the generals, I only trust you and hope you can help me." Old William lit a cigar and said to Walden.

Walden was flattered and immediately said: "His Majesty the King, Walden is willing to give everything for you."

"You should know that the Russian army entered Poland, and I am ready to help Poland. I want to send an army to Poland and fight a failed battle. It will be defeated strong enough, but it will not damage the strength of the Prussian army. Do you think it can be done?" said Old William.

Walden was stunned, not understanding the king's meaning. Old William said: "I want a controllable defeat, but I can't see it. Even if I see it, I can't prove that I did it on purpose."

Walden held it in for a long time and finally said, "Walden is willing to be a yellow gay."

"Huang Gai, what does it mean?" Old William just speaks some Chinese, but his understanding of the traditional culture of the empire is far less than that of William and Walden, who have studied in the empire.

William Xiao explained: "There is a saying in China that Zhou Yu is willing to fight Huang Gai one and the other is willing to be beaten. In Chinese history, it was Huang Gai's efforts that made the enemy think that there was a problem between the two people, relaxed his vigilance, and finally won the victory. General Walden meant that he was willing to sacrifice for this."

"As long as it is for Prussia, I can sacrifice my life." Walden added.

William Jr. said: "General Walden, like me, does not understand why we failed, so, father, please explain."

"Okay, one of you is my crown prince and the other is the person I trust the most. I will tell you all. Now take the map..." Old William said. When the map was opened, Old William pointed his finger in Poland and said, "The purpose of this war is to obtain more land, so we must defeat Russia. Do you think we can defeat Russia with our strength?"

Seeing the two nodded immediately, Old William said, "Okay, you are very confident. This is a good thing. So let me ask again, do you think we can get a very big victory at a very small price? For example, a victory like Narva?"

"This is very difficult. After the Battle of Narva, the Russian army carried out reforms. The Tsar was also a very smart person. He would not fall twice. It can be seen from the Battle of Poltava that even though he had an absolute advantage in military strength and his firepower was not inferior to his opponents, he still chose a steady approach." Walden said.

"Yes, but if our victory comes at the cost of injuring our muscles, then how can we suppress the Poles and obtain land after the war?" asked Old William.

"So that's it, I understand." Little William had obviously understood everything, but Walden's eyes widened and still didn't change his mind.

William Jr. explained: "It's like this. In order for us to win big victory at a small price, we must have stronger strength, but obviously, we are not as good as Russia in both military strength and national strength, so we must gain a technical advantage. General Walden, assuming that our army infantry is all equipped with rifled guns, or half of them are equipped with rifled guns, is it very likely that we can do this?"

"Of course, even if there are a few rifled gun regiments, the situation can be changed. Our field observers in the Swedish army have returned, and the Tsar concentrated on using hunters to play a great role. The machine guns obtained by the Swedes from China will also play a very important role if used properly. It can be said that technological progress is enough to make the combat effectiveness of the two armies very different." Walden said.

"Okay, the only possibility that we want to obtain advanced equipment is support from China. But China has always implemented technical controls, and the control in military technology is also very large. Of course, rifled guns are not a fantasy for us. We can also do it, but they are less efficient and have higher prices. But rifled guns, shrapnel, machine guns and other things are not possible at present." William Xiao said excitedly: "So, the only way is to come from China's support.

Under what circumstances will China give up restrictions? The solution is actually very simple, making them think that it is impossible not to do so. The current situation is far from this point. We are just a pawn of theirs. They also have Sweden and Ukrainians, but Russia is now unstoppable, and the Swedes are obviously weak in succession. Early and late, we are their last choice. If our last choice has all experienced a big defeat, then China will inevitably regard us as the last straw and re-arm us."

After listening to William's theory, Walden nodded slightly. He knew that this must be a fact. At this time, he was thinking about how to defeat the Prussian army without losing its morale and causing the Prussian army to lose its morale and be injuring the bones.

At this time, Old William said: "The expansion of territory is hard to come by, and it is rare to be a good opportunity. France, Austria, which has the greatest restrictions on us, is still in a state of war and cannot draw out strength to organize. Britain and the Netherlands have just ended the war and are unwilling to have another dispute. A world power still actively supports us. Therefore, this time, we must not be held back, we must do it to the extreme.

William, Walden, maybe we in Prussia have only one chance."

Speaking of this, Old William pointed his finger on the map. This time, his finger was on West Pomerania, the land on Sweden on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. This land was fought in the Thirty Years' War, which has eased in recent years, but it has not improved much.

Geographically speaking, West Pomerania, like East Prussia obtained by the Hohenzollern family, was at the mouth of the river, with a flat terrain and a lot of saline-alkali land, and was an unpopular place. But that was in the Middle Ages, in the feudal era, and now the era is different. In the Age of Discovery, any coastal land is precious, and the most important geographical factor in West Pomerania is that it is located at the estuary of the Ode River, controlling the coastline of Berlin entering the Baltic Sea.

It can be said that if Berlin wants to develop, it must obtain this land, otherwise Berlin will be an inland city and there will be no room for operations such as railways and seaports.

"The Prince of China only allows us to obtain Polish land, and how much we get depends on our own strength. But for Prussia, Western Pomerania is more important, but this land belongs to Sweden. If we are enemies of Russia, we must form an alliance with Sweden.
Chapter completed!