Holy Roman Empire

Constantinople

Abdul Mejid I had a somber and terrifying complexion. This Balkan conference may be a minor episode for Britain and France, but it is deadly for the Sudanese government.

For this war, the Ottoman Empire has done its utmost.No doubt, they have only such a little strength.

Millions of troops have been mobilized around, regardless of the combat effectiveness, anyway, all the family members of the Ottoman Empire have entered.

As a result, the situation on the battlefield disappointed Abdul Meguid I.Originally, the coalition party should have a slight advantage, but unfortunately this advantage disappeared after the dispute between the British and French command powers.

Eliminate the conflict between Britain and France?Don't dream, the two world wars in history have been related to life and death. Both Britain and France can pull their backs against each other, and now they are counting on their sincere cooperation?

Abdul Mejid I said in a deep voice: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted the London government and the Parisian government to tell them that if they continue to preserve their strength on the battlefield, we will lose this war."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Foreign Minister Ade replied

Do n’t look at the fierce fighting in the war. In fact, the casualties of Britain and France are not large. The main battle dead on the battlefield are the Ottoman army.

Since the British used their guns on the neck of the Ottomans, forcing them to consume the strength of the Russians on the battlefield, the French naturally did not mind learning.

In the Sliven area, the Russians initially arrested the French and punched them. In order to preserve their strength, the French naturally took the Ottoman army as cannon fodder.

Anyway, now the Ottomans are asking for help from Britain and France. Even if they do too much, the Sudanese government can only bear it.

Now that the fighting has proceeded, the reduction of British and French troops is less than 15%, which also includes non-combat reduction, and the reduction of the Ottoman army has exceeded 25%.

Under normal circumstances, such a large number of casualties, the Ottoman army should have collapsed long ago, but it is not the same with the supervising team.

To a certain extent, it is also of positive significance for the British and French to put guns around their necks and force them to go to the battlefield, at least causing a lot of casualties to the Russians.

The war minister Mudela said, "Your Majesty, let the British and French increase their troops. According to the current situation, it is impossible for them to cooperate well. The only way to win this war is to roll with absolute strength.

Now that the battle is in progress, we are already at a disadvantage. Even if the British and French are willing to work hard, it is only the outcome of both defeats."

Abdul Mejid I sighed and said with a wry smile: "It's not that simple, this battle is not so important to Britain and France, even if you lose, it won't hurt.

Perhaps in the eyes of Britain and France, if the battlefield is placed in the coastal area, or if a battle of Constantinople is defended, the cost of the war will be even lower.

Even because of the lengthening of the front, the logistical pressure of the Russians has greatly increased. The number of troops that can be put on the front line will inevitably decrease, and the chances of winning the coalition will increase."

Britain and France can do this, but the Ottoman Empire cannot.If the Russians were put to a decisive battle in the coastal area, the essence of the Ottoman Empire would become a battlefield.

In the end, even if they won the war, the foundation of their rule on the Balkans was over.Not to mention recovering the lost ground, it is very difficult to keep the actual control range now.

The reality is so cruel, the British and French are only for the purpose of cracking down on Russian talents and their joint efforts, and the life and death of the Ottoman Empire is simply not within their consideration.

At such a high price for this war, there is no profit at all, and if it is not possible to catch up with most of the Balkans, Abdul Meguid I would be strange if there is no resentment.

The contradiction between the Ottoman Empire and the Russians is too deep. Even if the Sudanese government wants to admonish them, the Russians still have to fight them, and they can only follow the British and French to sell their lives.

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London

The battle in the Balkans stalemate and the British government has a headache.Don't think that they are rich in money, you can ignore it.

From the perspective of interests, it is the best choice to end this war as soon as possible and let the British Empire devote its energy to colonial expansion.

After more than half a year, the British promised army is finally in place, and the last batch of reinforcements has set off from the British Isles to the Balkan Peninsula.

This support force was strongly requested by Lieutenant General Montes on the front line. He no longer believed that the Ottomans could destroy the guerrillas, and he was not sure when the French could defeat the Russians.

The face of the British Empire cannot be lost, nor can the face of the Army.For the sake of face, for the status of the Army in the country, and for future military expenditure, the bureaucrats of the British Army Department have once again been highly efficient.

Theoretically, when these 30,000 British troops arrive at the front, it is likely to break the deadlock on the battlefield, but the British government still has no confidence.

Since the Anti-French War, the Russian Empire has been the most powerful country on the European continent and the world's largest army.

The London government has no confidence in their army. They do n’t think that the army can break the situation at this point. Even the London government has not asked the army to initiate an offensive.

From the British Cabinet's point of view, Britain was not an army power. As long as it was not shameful on the battlefields of the Balkans, the task of defeating the Russians was to let the French and the Ottomans complete.

Prime Minister John Russell asked: "The battle in the Balkans has reached an impasse. Unless the coalition forces increase troops again, there will be no victory in a short period of time. What do you think?"

Foreign Secretary Palmerston proposed: "This is the case, Your Excellency, mainly because the Russians have prepared for the war for more than two years, and the coalition forces are in a hurry to fight.

There is also the position of the Austrian government, which is beyond our expectations.The Vienna government actually gave up restrictions on the Russians and provided them with logistic supplies.

We have sent people to contact the government of Vienna, and their attitude is very firm.Without listening to our conditions, it directly shows a neutral attitude.

We asked them to refuse to provide strategic materials to the Russians, and they rejected us on the pretext of free trade."

"Free trade" was proposed by the British, and I did not expect to retaliate against myself so quickly.But they can't oppose it yet. This is the national policy of the British Empire.

This year, there are no restrictions on the export of strategic materials by neutral countries, at least there is no mandatory binding force, and Austria is now just doing business with the Russians.

Palmerston once wanted to go to the Austrian market to scan the goods and cut off the Russians.After thinking about it, he gave up, and domestic capitalists are not easy to mess with.

If the London government buys the goods of the Austrians instead of purchasing theirs, these people will be deadly in trouble.

As a political ally, Navy Secretary James Graham made a clear break: "Mr. Palmerston is right. The reason for this situation is that we have misjudged Russia-Austria relations.

But things have already happened, and review errors are of no avail. The most important thing now is to defeat the Russians, let the past things pass!

The Russians are not without weaknesses. From the information we have, at present, more than 80% of the Russian military combat supplies on the Balkans are provided by the Austrians, and the rest are the Russian reserves.

The strategic supplies in the Caucasus are basically provided by the Russians themselves.

Most of these strategic materials are hoarded along the Ukrainian coast.If we can raid these areas, it will also be a heavy blow to the Russians."

Of course it was a heavy blow, and the results prepared by the Russians two years in advance are here.Originally prepared to use the Black Sea Fleet as a logistics supply for frontline troops.

As a result, the plan could not keep up with the rapid changes. The British and French navies came in and the maritime traffic was cut off.

If the British raided these materials, the economic losses alone would make the tsarist government cry.

Due to the greed of the Russian bureaucracy, even if the British only shot a few guns, they dared to damage these materials.

Palmerston proposed: "We can not only destroy these materials, but actually open up a second battlefield along the Ukrainian coast.

The Russians put the main force on the Balkan Peninsula, and we can use this opportunity to take away the nest of the Black Sea Fleet.

Without these obtrusive flies, our people can land on the Black Sea coast at any time, and the Russians will have a headache.

They may not want to go anywhere else, but the Crimean peninsula never dares to lose it.

The military strength of the Russians is not infinite. After we open up new fronts, they cannot support each other for a long time."

The London government ’s misjudgment of Russian-Austrian relations was caused by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ’wrong judgment, and Palmerston must find a way to make up for it.

Opening up new fronts is the strategy that his think tank came up with.As long as the Russians are defeated, all the previous mistakes are not worth mentioning.

Anyway, they have a naval advantage, and they can fight whatever they want along the Black Sea coast.

The Russians have to take care of the three battlefields at the same time, which is obviously too weak.Without mentioning the Caucasus, it is impossible to abandon the Balkan Peninsula. The Russians have already paid too much, leaving only one foot away from Constantinople.

Even the Crimean peninsula ca n’t be lost. If it ’s lost here, the British and French navies will be blocked at their door every day. It is impossible for the Russians to develop a navy in the Black Sea.

Without the navy, continuing to attack Constantinople will have political and religious significance. Even if it is captured, it will be difficult to keep.

Henry John Temple, Minister of the Interior, questioned: "Mr. Palmerston, opening up the second front is theoretically very good, but do n’t forget that we are also expeditions of the laborers, the Russians consume a lot, our consumption is greater.

Just like the war in the Balkans, the military expenditure of the coalition forces is double that of the Russians. The Russians directly purchase materials from Austria, and the cost of transporting our materials is a quarter higher than them.

The financial resources of the Ottomans have been exhausted, all the expenses of the Sardinian army are borne by us, and the financial resources of the French government are not optimistic.

If we open up the new front line of the Crimean peninsula, most of the military expenditure will fall on our heads, but there is no such budget financially, how can we convince Congress?"

No one likes to suffer. Now that a new front is to be opened, the British must act as the gold master.This means another million pounds or even tens of millions of pounds.

Palmerston explained unhurriedly: "Mr. Henry, you think too much. If the war broke out on the Crimean peninsula, in fact we are even more advantageous.

As long as we destroy the materials that the Russians have hoarded along the Black Sea coast, and the Russians want to supply them, they can only transport them from the rear.

This cost is much higher than that of purchasing from Austria. Due to the responsiveness of the tsarist government, they suddenly encountered this situation, and they could not adjust it in the short term.

At this time, the more flustered, the easier it is to make mistakes. The Russians made the wrong decision, and our opportunity came.

Even if they did not make mistakes, the three-line operations also exceeded their national strength tolerance limit.What we are facing is an enemy who is short of soldiers, money, and materials. It is not a big problem to win this war.

As for the increased military expenditure, what is it worth to pay a little bit more than to defeat the Russians?

After such a big defeat, the social conflicts that were forcibly suppressed by the tsarist government will break out. Under internal and external troubles, the possibility of the Russian Empire splitting is very high.

At that time, it is entirely possible to slaughter the Russian Empire according to our will and completely eliminate this threat."

In this era, the Russians were the prime enemy of the British. If they defeated the Russians alone, it would not be enough for the British Parliament to agree to the bleeding.

If there is a possibility of completely defeating the Russians, it will be different. No Member of Parliament can refuse this temptation.

Seeing that no one continued to object, John Russell said, "If everyone has no other opinion, then vote now and please raise your hand if you agree with Mr. Palmerston's proposal."

After speaking, John Russell raised his hand first, and he could not resist the temptation to defeat the Russians. Once this task was completed, he was one of the greatest prime ministers in British history.

After a glance, John Russell continued: "Pass, I will submit a bill to Congress next week in the name of the Cabinet.

Mr. Palmerston, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately communicated with the French to strive for a consensus on this issue as soon as possible.

It's better to hurry up before the Congress vote, so that moths will not appear again."

No matter how good the strategy is, someone must implement it.The number of the British army is so small, all sent up is not enough for the Russians to fight, then the French can only resist the thunder.

Since Napoleon III wanted to use this war to gain political reputation, how could it be possible without paying a price?

John Bull is not an injustice. If the French don't contribute, they can't explode.