Holy Roman Empire

The news of the outbreak of the Near East War reached London the third day.Even though he had been prepared for a long time, after receiving this news, the senior officials of the British government had a headache.

Even Queen Victoria, who rarely intervened in politics, could not sit still and held a high-level meeting at Buckingham Palace.

Queen Victoria asked, "The War of the Near East broke out, and the Russians and Austria were mixed. The Ottomans are in great trouble this time. What should the government do to protect our interests in the Near East?"

The Ottoman Empire has accumulated a long time, even if it has fallen in this era, Huwei still has some points.In addition, the Ottoman government has just completed the system reform, and on the surface they seem to be a modern empire.

In Queen Victoria's view, even if the Ottoman Empire is not a rival between Russia and Austria, they have such a large area of ​​land, and there are millions of troops in it. At most, they will cut a little meat, and they will not die for a while.

This is also the mainstream view in Europe. No one knows how weak the Ottoman Empire is.

The prepared Prime Minister John Russell replied: "Your Majesty, we have joined forces with France and are ready to intervene in this war."

Prince Albert questioned: "His Excellency, this time the Russian-Turkish War is different from the past, and the Austrians also participated in the war.

Even with the French, we want to make them compromise, I am afraid we can't do it?Otherwise, this war cannot be fought at all!"

Queen Victoria does not like to participate in politics, Prince Albert is different. Many of the major British policy decisions have his shadow.

John Russell explained: "His Royal Highness, the Russian-Austrian alliance is only temporary, because the relationship of interests will part ways sooner or later.

Our current enemy is Russia, Austria can put it aside first, and their appetite is like that, even if they are given to the Balkan Peninsula, they will not be able to eat it.

The government is ready to join forces with the French to support the Ottoman Empire and the Russians. The Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs can get it done."

Send troops to intervene in the Near East War?Whether in history or now, the British did not plan to play in person at first.

In the history of the British sent troops to participate in the Crimean War, it was established that the Ottoman Empire could not stand up, and the French were willing to serve as the main force before sending troops to the war.

Now the million lions of the Ottoman Empire are still there. Before the start of the fight, who knows what these troops are like?

Many people in the British government think that it is enough to provide loans to the Ottomans and sell them some weapons and equipment.

Of course, it is possible to send navy help, and it is also in the interest of the British to penetrate its tentacles into the Black Sea Strait.

The Army has no confidence in the Russians, and the Navy suppresses the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

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Paris

Compared to the British, Napoleon III is much more active.In his view, the Near East War is simply the best opportunity to divert domestic conflicts.

If he could defeat the Russians and report his uncle ’s revenge on Waterloo, he could obtain huge political capital.

It does n’t matter if you lose, anyway, the battle was fought in the Ottoman Empire, and you can dump the pot to your allies. As long as the French army can win several victories, you can use it for propaganda.

Napoleon III asked with concern: "Rue, what the British say, are you ready to send troops with us?"

Rue replied: "Your Majesty, the London government is still hesitating. It is preliminary judged that they are preparing to support the Ottoman Empire behind the scenes, and are not going to send troops into the war in person.

However, if we send troops to support the Ottomans, the British also support them. They also want to teach the Russians on the battlefield."

This conclusion was quite sloppy. The Ottoman Empire has not yet been defeated, and the British can of course not play.If the Ottoman army suffered a big defeat, could the British still live?

In case the Ottoman empire is cold, all their previous investment has been lost, and even their interests in the Mediterranean will not be guaranteed.

Napoleon III dared to send troops to intervene in the Near East War. It was also based on the fact that the Ottoman Empire had a certain strength. Otherwise, they were allowed to single out the Russians. In fact, the French were also very counseling.

For no other reason, there are too many gray animals.Quantitative changes caused qualitative changes. At that time, Napoleon was killed by the Russians in quantities, plus there was an Austrian empire, so they must not pay attention.

"Humph!"

Napoleon III gave a cold drink and expressed his dissatisfaction.The British made it clear that they were the first birds.

"Tell the British, do n’t forget that there is another Austria. If we do n’t send troops to support the Ottoman Empire, I ’m afraid it wo n’t take long for us to hear the news of their defeat." Napoleon III thought about it and said

It is very important for the British to use diplomatic means to split the Russian-Austrian alliance. It is also necessary to pay some price for this.

But for Napoleon III, it was different.The stage has been set up, and the audience is waiting to watch the show under the stage.

Since Napoleon III was based on the successor of Napoleon, revenge for his uncle was justified. The French people were watching him and could not allow him to retreat.

No way, the French people in this era are so capricious.Since Napoleon III promised to everyone before he succeeded to the throne, it must be fulfilled.

That's what Napoleon III did in history. The Crimean War ended the European hegemony of the Russians and won popular support.

"Your Majesty, if the Russians and Austria really join forces, we may have difficulty defeating them in the Near East." Rue reminded

The vice emperor was not called in vain. In case he lost the battle, he was the Doubanman.

"Relax, they can't really join forces. With Russian appetite, Austria would not dare to let them get the Black Sea strait." Napoleon III said positively

A too powerful Russian empire does not serve Austria ’s interests. The Russians annexed the Ottoman Empire, and the pressure on Austria became greater.

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Balkan Peninsula

On April 11, 1852, after some consultations, the Austrian government and the Russian government signed the "Balkan Treaty."

The treaty stipulates that the Russian army handed over the two principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia to Austria; the Russian army obtained the right of free passage; Austria provided logistics support for the Russian army in the Balkans.

Both sides took their own needs. Austria received a pre-agreed site and successfully concealed the strategy of westward advance. The Russians were given the opportunity to continue to fight from the Balkans, increasing the odds of winning the war.

Looking at the map, you know that without Austrian material support, after the occupation of the two Principalities of the Danube, logistics supplies would make the Russian army lose the ability to continue its offensive.

The sudden release of the Russians dumbfounded the Sudanese government preparing to watch the Russia-Austria conflict.

Without hesitation, 250,000 Russian troops were heading down the Danube and headed straight for Bulgaria.

Anyone with a little military knowledge knows that once Bulgaria falls, the capital of the Ottoman Empire is in danger.

In fact, if the Sudanese government invited the British and French navies into the Black Sea in time, the Russian attack would be smoother.Transporting supplies from the sea is much easier than transporting supplies on land.

With the Russian troops, if they did not lose their sea power, they could choose to land at more points, which made the Ottoman Empire exhausted.

One wave was unsettled and another wave started again.

The Russians also came prepared, and through the Orthodox Church, the Bulgarians are now ready to eat the pot and welcome the Master.

Not only Bulgarians, but other peoples within the Ottoman Empire are also eager to move.It was only at this time that they lacked effective organization, nationalism had not spread, and the fighting power that broke out was limited.

In short, the current Ottoman Empire is full of storms and storms. With the addition of an Austrian enemy, the trouble they face is even greater.