Holy Roman Empire

Franz did not immediately make a decision on the future development strategy of the navy, which will be discussed after the end of the Near East War.

However, the Navy ’s funding for the construction of the armored ship was readily approved by him.In any case, if you buy the honor of the world ’s first armored ship with millions of shields, the political gains alone will be enough to pay back.

The new Holy Roman Empire has just been established, and the government needs good news to inspire people.Buying a wave of national pride for millions of shield-built warships is much stronger than engaging in face-saving projects.

Global cruising is not something that can be carried out in a short period of time. At least one armored fleet is needed to have a shocking effect.

Franz is not a prodigal son, and he cannot make a bunch of them at once until the first armored ship comes out to prove its superiority.

When the first-generation armored ship came out, the shipyard accumulated experience, and it was easy to upgrade the technology later.

As for the performance problems of the early armored ships, Franz was not worried at all. It would be a big deal to upgrade and rebuild in the future. It was better to sell to Americans during the Civil War.

Not only are Americans, there are many large international customers, the Russians are a potential big customer, although a little poor.

However, Franz did not worry, it would be a big deal to fool the Russians in the future, and the two countries would engage in navy research and development together on the grounds of saving money.

The French did it before World War I, and then they dragged the Russians into the pit.Everyone was blasting the Dreadnought, and the two of them did n’t react, creating a bunch of warships that could be retired without serving.

Then it is even more important to fight for the honor of "the first armored ship". The brand effect is the basis for selling a good price.

Every technological innovation is a half-step ahead of others, and will naturally leave the outside world with a very technical concept.

Don't think how professional politicians are. In fact, most of these people can make a decision by just slapping their heads.The first thing that everyone weighs is the interest, and the second is the impression.

This is the same as ordinary merchandise sales. The price of a product with a brand bonus is always higher, and the product without a brand can only be sold at the price of the land.

The price of military products obviously cannot be sold on land. If you do that, you will lose money.

At present, the weapons sold to the Russians in Austria are all unchanged in the price of the pre-war international market, but the net profit is also not less than 30%, and the huge profits in the arms market can be seen in general.

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In the Balkans, since the British, French and Austrian countries reached agreement on the Greek issue at the Paris conference, the coalition forces naturally withdrew from the Greek kingdom.

There is a Principality of Montenegro next door, and they need to get it done. Oliver has no time to continue playing with the Greeks.Anyway, under the principle of unification of great powers, the Greeks had no choice.

The acceptance condition is that the semi-colonial and semi-capitalist countries, under the mutual restraint of the great powers, the Kingdom of Greece can also preserve the territory without worrying about the survival of the country; if it refuses the demands of each country, it will immediately become history.

As the Greeks got down, the morale of the coalition forces finally recovered.Neither the British army nor the Sardinian army took the Principality of Montenegro into consideration. Instead, the Ottoman army often fought against Montenegro, knowing that it was a hard bone.

Major General Oliver was very dissatisfied with the procrastination of the Ottomans.No, it is now Lieutenant General Oliver. He has just won a battle. He was naturally promoted to the position of Commander of the Expeditionary Force.

I have to once again lament the importance of the background. Compared with other British generals, Oliver was mixed with the rank of lieutenant general before he was forty years old, enough to make many people embarrassed.

The liaison officer Amedeo Biavati said dissatisfiedly: "His commander, the Ottomans rejected our request to send troops together on the grounds that the rebellion needed to be recovered and the rebellion was cleared."

In his view, everyone is now fighting for the Ottomans, and none of their allies have fallen off the chain, and the Ottoman army actually retreated first.

But he has no way to blame the Ottoman government, because in the previous battle, Britain and France directly killed the main force of the Ottoman army.

In order to appease the Ottomans, the governments of the two countries made a commitment that they could not participate in the subsequent battles.

Oliver thought about it and said, "Forget it, a Principality of Montenegro is not worth mentioning at all. It does not matter whether the Ottoman ginseng will participate in the next battle."

To say this, Oliver was full of confidence, and there was no loss in attacking the Greek British army. In addition, the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia now has 65,000 people.

In contrast, how many troops are the enemy?Even if the Principality of Montenegro recruited wildly in the newly occupied area, it was a pity that the Ottomans had first searched it, and the young and old had little left.

Even the siblings of the captives were collected, but the Principality of Montenegro barely gathered 40,000 troops, and it is still unknown how much combat power it can have.

Oliver was full of confidence, and with this group of people who had just gathered together, he wanted to block their heavy siege, which was a fool's dream.

Without a group of Ottoman cannon fodder, Oliver didn't care.As a high-ranking officer, Lieutenant General Oliver still knows how to understand politics.

The London government now hopes that the Ottoman Empire will retain its strength and continue to help guard the Black Sea portal after the war.

They have seen the strength of the Russians. The London government does not want to go to the Near East War again, and they have lost their confidence in defeating the Russians.

Even if it won on the Balkan peninsula, it won on the Crimean peninsula, but it still could not kill the Russians.They continued to attack the Russian mainland, and they could not afford the loss.

Against this background, it is natural to find ways to use diplomatic means.Although the Ottoman Empire was decaying, it was precisely because of the decaying London government that they assured them to keep the golden waterway.

This requires the Sudanese government to restore its strength as soon as possible, which is obviously not very easy.After a war in the Near East, the entire Balkan Peninsula was smashed.

Since Ottoman was reluctant to participate in the following battles, Lieutenant General Oliver could not force it, did not see the French guarding Constantinople alone?

Now the loss is so heavy, there is no voice to ask allies to help.Of course, this does not rule out the French fear of being pitted by teammates.

Great nations still need credibility, and since they have made a commitment, they must fulfill their obligations.If you break the contract three times or five times, no one will play with you, even the British Empire can't stand it!

Without any hesitation, Lieutenant General Oliver led the British and the Allied forces to kill the past in the Albanian region, and the war was triggered.

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Looking at the menacing coalition forces, the Principality of Montenegro panicked.Unlike the Ottomans, they often fought against each other, without awe, and they were very afraid of the British Principality of Montenegro.

Small but complete.

The various departments of the Montenegro government are still perfect, fully proving that they are a country, not a cottage.

Danilo I solemnly said: "You, the Near East War is now in progress, and the development on the battlefield has completely exceeded our control.

After a bitter battle, we successfully won the Shkodra Fortress, captured half of Albania, and obtained the seaport we dreamed of.

Behind this glorious victory, we also paid a heavy price. Nearly 4,000 warriors fell on the battlefield. The war emptied our treasury and now owes Austria a huge foreign debt.

Strategically, we have got everything we want. The Principality of Montenegro is tired and has no strength to continue.

Now we have to think about how we can eat the land we have controlled."

Obviously, Danilo I's fighting desire has been exhausted, and he wants to settle down.

There is no way, the capital of the Principality of Montenegro is too small, one-time capture of several times the local land, has long exceeded their limit.

For other countries, the loss of 4,000 people may be a number. For the Principality of Montenegro, this is a serious injury, and it is almost the point of Dai Xiao.

Even if they knew that the enemy was going to attack, now they can only passively defend.In the early stage, I played too much and put a lot of money into it. Now Danilo I dare not continue to play.

Claude Drerich, the prime minister's part-time foreign minister, analyzed: "Duke, we want to swallow the territory we occupy unless the Russians can win the war.

However, judging from the current situation, the outcome of this war is still uncertain.

Britain and France prevailed on the Crimean peninsula, but they could not defeat Russia in a short time; the Russians had an advantage on the Balkan peninsula, but they were unable to conquer Constantinople.

If the Russians lost the war, then our trouble would be great, and the enemy would definitely be retaliated against after the war.

Relying on our own strength alone, I am afraid that we cannot resist the enemy's counterattack."

Mirkov, commander-in-chief of the Principality of Montenegro and army minister, said: "Don't wait any longer, according to the information we received, the enemy is already on the road, or the war will break out in a week.

The gang of waste in Greece had previously talked about partitioning Albania with us, but did not expect it to be so vulnerable that it had no ability to consume enemy forces.

Immediately we will face an attack of 65,000 British-Sarsian coalition forces. The gap between our enemies and ours is too great, and this war has to be fought."

Despite the complaint, Mirkov was still a little bit eager to say this.He was afraid of the British, but he was not intimidated by Britain.

In order to get the estuary and change the poor situation of the Principality of Montenegro, they have struggled for several generations. Naturally, it is impossible to give up the benefits of the hand because they are afraid of the strength of the enemy.

Danilo I asked: "Is it possible to solve the problem by diplomatic means?"

As a pacifist, he really didn't want to fight.The Principality of Montenegro can't fight anymore. As a small country, they can only make a rash wave. Now that this wave is over, they will naturally rest.

"Your Majesty, this may not work. Although the British and French sent people to contact us, they did not have much sincerity.

Not only did we ask us to join the coalition and declare war on the Russians, after the war we also spit out most of the gains we have now."The Prime Minister's part-time Foreign Minister Claude Dreridge replied

Talking about conditions also depends on strength. No matter how brilliant the military of Montenegro performs on the battlefield, it cannot cover up the fact that they lack strength.Without strength, Britain and France will certainly not be able to pay a large price.

Moreover, jumping back also pays a price.The Russians are not soft persimmons. The situation on the battlefield is just a stalemate. There is no victory or defeat. If the wrong team is standing, it will really be over.