Holy Roman Empire

On April 25, 1852, the British, French, and Ottoman countries held a high-level government meeting in Paris to discuss the Near East War, and could not wait to return France to Napoleon III, who was at the center of the world.

"The Russians are attacking the Bulgarian and Caucasus regions, and our troops have repelled their attacks many times.

But to defeat the Russians, our strength alone is still insufficient.And the Austrians are staring at each other, holding back a lot of our troops.

If there is only one enemy, you can still deal with it.Now facing two strong enemies at the same time, we are really tired of coping."Ottoman Foreign Minister Ade said wearily

This language really embarrassed him, both to persuade Britain and France to send troops as soon as possible to aid, but not to expose the weak inside of the Ottoman Empire.

This is hard to pretend to be too much.In case Britain and France think that the Ottoman Empire can stand up and delay the sending of troops, they can only cry.

On the contrary, if the weakness of the Ottoman Empire is exposed, the British and French believe that it is not worth investing, and if they change hands and divide them with the Austrians and the Russians, they will die.

In addition to diplomatic troubles, the internal struggles of the Ottoman government also gave Jade a headache. Abdul Meguid I was not a good match.

Not long ago, Abdul Mejid I was dismissed by the pro-British and French foreign minister because of pressure from the Russians, and replaced by the pro-Russian Rifat.

With the failure of the Constantinople negotiations, the pro-Russian foreign ministers seemed to have lost their value, and they were immediately dismissed and replaced by pro-British and French factions.

This is what can be done in a country such as Ottoman. If you change a European country, such a casual substitution does not treat the Foreign Secretary as a matter of course, and people have long picked on you.

Actually, Adelaide didn't want to do this chore. After doing it well, it was essential work.

But he had no choice at all. Abdul Meguid I's will should not be violated, and his status as the minister of the Ottoman Empire was not as high as that of European countries.

"Mr. Adelaide, don't worry. According to the information we received, the Austrian government is already full, and now they are preparing to fall back.

Although it is unclear the specific content of their secret contract with the Russians, it is initially judged from the current situation that the Russians should exchange material support from Austria with the two principalities of the Danube Basin.

Not long ago, the Austrian government provided a low-interest loan of 100 million rupiah to the Russians, with few strings attached.

Everyone knows the ambitions of the Russians. Presumably, the Austrian government does not want them to continue to expand. At this time, providing material support is already the limit."The British Foreign Secretary Palmerston analyzed

His meaning is obvious, just to warn Adelaide, this time everyone's enemy is Russian, don't try to use their power to solve two enemies at the same time.

The reason is very simple. The Russians are the biggest enemy of the British Empire, and of course they must be given priority to fight them.

As for Austria, after defeating the Russians, it is better to look for their anger.John Bull ’s foreign policy has always been adjusted according to the threat intensity of the enemy.

Facing the Russians and Austria at the same time, in Palmerston's view, this is very irrational.

Anglo-French Ottoman VS Austria + Russia, fighting in the Near East, is clearly a close battle.

This kind of battle usually results in both defeats and injuries, and no one can please them.

There is no doubt that he has infinitely raised the strength of the Ottoman Empire. I don't know that this main player is already a crippled man.

Napoleon III nodded and said, "Mr. Palmerston is right. We have to stabilize Austria first, and after we settle the Russians, we will consider how to deal with Austria."

Although he was confident, he was not only confident in the strength of France, but also in the strength of the British.

In his view, the strength of Britain and France is far above Austria and Russia, plus a quasi-power Ottoman Empire, this war is a steady win.

Confidence belongs to faith, but nobody minds making the enemy weaker, and it is very necessary to disintegrate.

Ade Haha smiled, pretending to say with ease: "Of course, it is best to be able to defeat the enemy one by one.

Russian reinforcements are constantly on the frontline of reinforcements, and we want to win the war at the minimum cost. Now we must take immediate action. If the time is too long, it will inevitably increase the variables."

He didn't care how the British and French planned, as long as the British and French reinforcements were given to the battlefield, his goal this time was half done.

The victory or defeat on the battlefield is not a concern for him as a foreign minister.By tying the British and French ships, the Ottoman Empire can at least overcome the current difficulties.

Napoleon III said in a meaningful way: "Mr. Huard, please rest assured that the French army is ready and will depart after a week.

France is a responsible country, and we will not watch allies bleed on the front lines and do nothing."

After listening to Napoleon III, Palmerston did not change his face, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

He smiled and said: "We are persuading Congress that there will be results at the latest next month, and then the British Army will also appear on the battlefield in the Balkan Peninsula."

Ade's face was a bit ugly, and he seemed very dissatisfied with the British performance.In fact, he was relieved in his heart, this result can already be explained to the country.

The problem of sending troops is solved, and the next loan is easy to manage.It's nothing more than the level of interest and the amount of additional conditions.

In this respect, the Ottomans did not have the confidence to negotiate at all, and Aad did not struggle in this respect. As long as the conditions were not too excessive, he agreed.

The conditions were too excessive, and the big deal was sent back to Abdul Mejid I for approval. Anyway, the Ottoman Empire had no choice at this time.

Without the support of Britain and France, it would be possible to kill the Sudanese government in this Near-East War. At the juncture of life and death, there is no bottom line or demeanor.

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On May 9, 1852, the main force of the Russian army, with the cooperation of the Bulgarian guerrillas, conquered the important military fortress of the Ottomans—Ruse.

The loss of Ruse meant that the Ottoman Empire had a loophole in Bulgaria ’s defense line. The Bulgarian attack and defense war lasted for nearly a month, and the Russians finally made a strategic breakthrough.

Unfortunately, because of the chaotic command system of the Russian army, after the attack on Cruze, the surrounding troops failed to cooperate in the first time and continued to expand the results.When the Expeditionary Command responded, everything was late.

After the missed opportunity, the Russians lost the opportunity to reinstate the main force of the Ottoman army, and the war was continued.

It happened that at this time the first batch of French reinforcements had arrived in Constantinople, and after a brief repair of 50,000 French troops, they entered the war.

After getting accustomed to the Ottoman crowd, he suddenly encountered an elite French army. The Russian Expeditionary Command made a wrong judgment and was caught flat-footed.

On May 11, 1852, while chasing the Ottoman army, the adventurous 16th Infantry Division happened to collide with the French 6th Infantry Division and was beaten by the French with a hemiplegia.

If it was not for the reinforcements to arrive in time, they would be the first division-level troops to be annihilated since the war.

Perhaps in order to avenge the revenge of the anti-French war, the morale of these elite French troops is very high, and they have exerted extraordinary fighting power on the battlefield.

After hitting a Russian sap, on May 13, 1852, the French army made persistent efforts to fight against the Russian army in Razgrad. With less than 50,000 troops and 90,000 Russian troops, the two sides fought a half and a half. .

Unfortunately, the outstanding performance of the French army has not been able to change the overall situation.Their number is too small. In the face of more and more Russian troops, the number of French casualties has skyrocketed.

The two sides fought for seven days. After the French army paid 15,200 casualties, they were finally forced to break through. The Razgrad battle ended with the failure of the French army.

However, although they were still defeated, even if they were defeated, they still played a 1: 1.3 exchange ratio with the Russians. As a winner, the Russian army paid nearly 20,000 casualties.

Although there are advantages of French military weapons and equipment, but with their strict training, high morale is also inseparable.

As for the Ottoman army, this group of pig teammates can't count on it.After a failure, it seemed that the Russians were frightened by the courage, the army was loose, and the world was chased by the Russian army.

However, if allies give a little more power and hold back the main force of the Russian army, the French army will not be besieged by the heavy Russian troops. The victory or defeat of the Razgrad battle is still unknown.

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Paris

The news of Russell ’s fall was passed on May 12th.The weakness of the Ottoman Empire was exposed, but at this time, the British and French could not tolerate any regrets.

The loan was released, this is just a small problem, big deal shameless, tearing up the agreement.

The key point is that the first reinforcements of the French army have arrived in the Ottoman Empire and have entered the battlefield. At this time, Napoleon III cannot withdraw.

Knowing that there are pits in the front, you must jump. A political need is enough to make Napoleon III insist on fighting.

Palmerston was also not happy. At this time, Prime Minister Russell had persuaded the Parliament. The London government declared war on the Russian Empire two days ago.

War is not a child's play. At this time, as long as the London government does not want to be ousted, it must fight against the Russians, which is related to the face and influence of the world overlord.

The British cannot counsel on this issue, which is related to their influence in the world.If it loses to the Russians, the foundation of British colonial empire will be shaken.

If this news can only make Britain and France depressed, then the following news will make them thunderous.

In particular, Napoleon III, the French army in front of the bloody battle with the Russians, the Ottoman army actually retreated all the way.Whose territory is this defending?

Of course, as an excellent politician, Napoleon III still knows to maximize the benefits.Immediately took out the French military record, showing off to the people everywhere, boasting about his martial arts from the side.

Lost in battle?This is the responsibility of the Ottomans. What does it have to do with the brave and warlike French Army?However, under the inferior force, they played an amazing exchange ratio.

The gap in weaponry was directly ignored by Napoleon III.Anyway, the people do n’t care so much, as long as they emphasize that the loss of the Russian army is greater.