1698: The Rise of the Swedish Empire

I feel like a book friend said it right before. If Sweden wants to rise and become a pole in the world, especially at this time of the Great Northern War, entering Russia and merging it seems to be the most realistic and best choice. At this time, Russia had not even fully standardized the Russian language (the real standardization and systematization of the Russian language was achieved by Pushkin), and if it really wanted to merge, the population, territory, and expansion directions would all be lost. Da Mao always needs a "little daddy", and they are obviously more willing to accept Swedes than Poles. After all, they could accept Rurik, so how could they not accept another Scandinavian?

The main reason is that Sweden has no population, it doesn't matter if it has a strong army, it doesn't matter if the battle damage ratio is good, the Russians can kill you.

The most likely way for Sweden to succeed is to follow the Ingrid-Adam Qing Dynasty to enter Russia and then follow the Russian path, but there is a high probability that the Swedes will slowly integrate and become Slavs like the Rurik family who entered the customs back then 😁

The best thing for Sweden is to move towards Russia, move to St. Petersburg, and slowly encroach on Russia - at least it still has military advantages now - and follow the Mongolian Eight Banners route Or it can build a very powerful navy in a short period of time, kill the King of England, follow the path of William the Conqueror, and conquer England (this time is a bit too late, the British navy is too strong). The most undesirable thing is to develop in the direction of Central Europe and Germany, in which case he will face enemies from three directions: east (Russia), west (England) and south. Being beaten to death was just a matter of time.

If Sweden does not enter the customs to replace Tsarist Russia, it will eventually have to give up the three Baltic countries, otherwise it will have to fight with Mao Zi and become a feud.

What do you want Sweden to do if you don't want to enter Russia? Now the pig's trotters can be hacked and defeated in Russia. How can the pig's trotters be broken after they are dead and not hung up? After losing the northern war, the land will be cut off and then the roadside?

Sweden has only one way out at the beginning, and that is to learn from the Manchu Qing Dynasty and enter the Tsarist Russia

Around 1700, Europe was in the Little Ice Age, so forget about recruiting immigrants to Sweden and Finland. It is difficult for people in Northern Europe to fill their stomachs. Think of the hungry Mongolians. Around 1700, half a century before that, Sweden belonged to the Ottomans, a hidden ally of France. You once harassed Germany, coveted the throne of Poland, stole the big goose's hometown, and were a solid member of the "Sacrilege Alliance". It just so happened that Prince Eugen and his younger brother defeated the Sultan's chariot in person. This time, the eldest brother of the team was knocked over. The second brother of the team, Faji, was hit with a backhand by Austria, the opponent's eldest brother, who blocked the door. Sweden, the team's third eldest brother, was beaten by the opponent's second eldest brother Bobo, and the third eldest brother Goose and Goose fought together. This was the general situation. In history, Karl XII used the strategic thinking of the previous fifty years to defeat Goose and Bobo, but it definitely didn't work. Your eldest brother lost Hungary in defeat, your second brother lost a lot of overseas colonies, and the Holy Alliance no longer needs to fight on two fronts. My health bar is thick, but your health bar is thin in the hardest-hit area of ​​Xiaoglaihe. Can't afford it.

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