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"One is dead here!"

"Get the body away, arrange for cremation as soon as possible!"

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The shouting also revealed numbness and despair. A large number of people died every day, and everyone who died more would become numb.

Unlike the previous death of the wounded, this was a plague, and even the medical staff were not immune to the plague. Even a major general in the French army also entered the crematorium.

Security?Unfortunately, the protective measures of this era are very primitive, and basic disinfection cannot be done.

In the corner of the quarantine area, the wailing of the sickness was heard from time to time.This is already a terrible Jedi for everyone. Medical staff come here every day, and just hurriedly distribute medicines and left quickly.

Check the condition?This does not exist. How many doctors are there in the French army?

Moreover, there is no special medicine at all for the plague. The medicines currently used have a soothing effect on patients, which is more effective than the actual treatment.

The soldiers responsible for the distribution of food even avoided this place, put the food at the door, shouted, and then quickly left.

"Adolf, do you still live?"

"No problem, thank you Alfonso, I feel much better, this time it should last."

"Take a good rest and it will be fine if you hold on."

Alfonso talks about this many times every day.As the earliest plague-infected person, Alfonso was lucky to survive.

According to the usual practice, after avoiding a wave of plague, God will not summon him again in a short time, and then he will have to stay as a caregiver.

According to the doctor, he also needs to stay in the hospital to continue observation and treatment to ensure that he can be discharged from the hospital without fail.

In fact, it is to let him stay for hard work, such as caring for patients, distributing food to them, or disposing of corpses.These fearful jobs fell on his head.

For the extra salary, Alfonso took over the job that everyone feared.

Alfonso is a veteran, the first French army to enter the Balkans, and he came with him, and half of them have fallen.

The dead, for the veterans on the battlefield, have long been fearless.More people die every day on the battlefield, and flesh and blood are common.

In his opinion, it is much easier to help here than on the battlefield.You only need to look after more than 30 patients every day, and then you are a free person.

After a long time, Alfonso found that it was far less terrible than the outside world imagined. He stayed here for more than a month, and he died five times and recovered seven.

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Ambroise brought bad news to the French Command of Constantinople.

"His Commander, the Russian attack has made our epidemic prevention work fail, and the spread of the plague is inevitable!"

This news did not exceed the expectations of the French commander-in-chief Pelicier.When the plague broke out, the Russians would definitely not give up this opportunity.

In Constantinople, in addition to the French army, there are citizens who remain.The Ottoman Empire was their ally, and it was impossible for Perissier to expel all the people of Constantinople from the city.

The denser the population, the more difficult it is to control the plague.Coupled with the Russian attack, it is even worse.

Perissier asked quietly: "Tell me about the plague in the city?"

Ambroise said with some sadness: "This plague may have come from a cholera in London not long ago. The Crimean peninsula also broke out. The symptoms are similar to ours.

It is only strange that the epidemic of Constantinople is very spread and much stronger than other areas. Our preliminary judgment is that it is spread by mosquitoes and flies.

Mortality can only be regarded as average in the plague. Young and strong can resist the past. The mortality rate will not exceed 15%. The mortality rate of the old and the weak is much higher.

The most serious are the wounded. Once infected with the plague, they are basically dead."

Perissier could only greet the British once in his heart. The cholera outbreak in London was not serious. The epidemic was quickly brought under control and did not spread out in full. Instead, they suffered.

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London

Foreign Secretary Thomas solemnly said: "Your Excellency, you have just received news that the French army in Constantinople has not been able to control the plague and has now begun to spread.

Last night, Napoleon III met with the Austrian ambassador to France at the Palace of Versailles. The two had a secret talk for more than two hours.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs analyzed that this secret talk may be related to the Near East War.The change of Constantinople made the French lose confidence in the war.

The Paris government may unilaterally end the war with the Russians, and now they send a signal of peace talks to the Russians through the Austrians.

According to the information we collected, the Austrian Minister in London has also been very active recently, and has frequently contacted domestic leaders and faction leaders. The Vienna government seems to have deliberately mediated this war."

After a moment of thought, George Hamilton-Gordon asked: "It is not surprising that the French intended to end this war.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs judges that the Austrians want to mediate this war, what are the reasons?From a benefit perspective, the longer this war lasts, the better it will be for Austria."

International political interests are always the decisive factor. If the Near East War continues, not only can the power of the three countries of Britain, France and Russia be consumed, Austria can also make a fortune in war.

From the perspective of interests, the Vienna government has no reason to let the three countries end the war ahead of schedule.

Thomas replied with confidence: "The Austrians do not want us to really win or lose. Although the Vienna system has collapsed, the Austrian government has not given up its European balance strategy.

Whether the Russians won or we won, Austria ’s transcendental status no longer exists, and a new round of international struggle will inevitably erupt.

The Near East War continued, although in the interests of Austria, but the final result was uncontrollable.

Austria has already gained too many benefits in this Near East War, and it is urgent to digest it now.Metternich's style has always been to seek stability."

Prime Minister Henry nodded. Compared with the national strategy, some economic benefits are not worth mentioning.Between France and Russia, the Austrian government would not like to implement the European balance policy.

"What are your plans?" Henry asked.

Thomas replied: "Your Excellency, the Near East War is now here, and our plan to contain the Russians has failed.

Continuing, in addition to increasing casualties, does not have practical significance.

Our advantage is that we are on the sea, running to the land and fighting desperately with the Russians, only the former idiots can do it.

In the future, our strategy is to provoke conflicts between Russia, France, Russia, Austria, and Russia. The reason is that the forces of all European countries contain the Russians."

War always teaches people lessons, and the Near East War allowed the London government to conclude that it was very idiot to run on land to fight the Russians.

Use your own shortness to attack the enemy.

It's enough for such a thing to happen once, and they won't make the same mistake a second time.

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Vienna

Looking at the map of the Balkans, Franz was in a daze.

It seems that this time the game is going to happen. If the Russians annex these areas, it will not only cause headaches in Britain and France, but Austria will also have trouble.

Don't look at the government meeting, Franz repeatedly emphasized the importance of the Russian-Austrian alliance. That was just a political need. He secretly stumbled, and he did not do less.

For example, now, Franz is thinking about how to restrict the Russians.Attracting the attention of Britain and France, the Russians who occupied Constantinople were sufficient.

The Istanbul area is also very wealthy. Apart from Constantinople, this area is home to more than half of the Ottoman industry.

Even if it is because of the heavy losses in the war, as long as the foundation is there, it will not take long to recover.

If all fell into the hands of the Russians, then after Alexander II completed the reform of serfdom, the power of the bear was too strong.

The maid whispered: "Your Majesty, Mr. Metternich is here."

Franz said lightly: "Please come in."

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Metternich reminded: "Your Majesty, the Ottoman Empire did not have the ability to stop the Russians from expanding. According to the current situation, it will not take long for the Russians to annex the Balkans after the war.

In this case, we do not have to fight against the Russians.The larger the territory they annex, the more vigilant the European countries will be, and a bad one will become the public enemy of Europe.

If the tsarist government can't handle all of this, the Napoleon emperor is their lesson, and we don't need to worry too much."

Franz pointed to the map of the Balkan Peninsula and said, "You see this is the control area of ​​all countries now. According to the Russian-Austrian secret contract, our territory has been obtained.

In the remaining areas, apart from Bulgaria ’s control by the Russians, the Principality of Montenegro was also rushed back to its hometown by the coalition forces, and all other areas were in the hands of the coalition forces.

If there is no accident, these areas will be handed over to the Ottoman Empire after the war, but we all know that as long as Constantinople falls, then the Sudanese government has no control over the strength of these areas.

The Russians wanted to annex these areas with little difficulty.Because of the covenant relationship, we cannot intervene.

Once the Russians were able to control these areas, our pressure on the Balkans increased.If you change the owners of these areas and let them block the Russians, will the result be better?"

Metter Nirvana asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, are you going to give these sites to the French?"

Franz explained: "It's not that I want to hand over these areas to the French, but that Napoleon III needs to take down these sites and give the domestic people an explanation.

After two or three years of fighting, more than 100,000 people died, and a lot of military expenses were spent. In the end, there was nothing to gain. Can the proud French people bear it?

Constantinople is still in the hands of the French. As long as they do not let go, the Russians will not be so easy to win.

The tsarist government did not want to fight anymore, they just needed to occupy Constantinople and give an explanation to the domestic people.

Would it be more in our interest if everyone touched secretly and let France and Russia each take their own needs?"

After contemplating for a while, Metternich said, "Your Majesty, I cannot answer this question. If we push it a bit, the possibility of France and Russia secretly reaching this deal is indeed very high.

However, where are our interests?After this battle, the Russians will not provoke war on the Balkans for at least ten years.

Introducing the French to check and balance the Russians is only an ideal state, and it is more likely that France, Russia, and Russia will ease relations, or even further alliance."

Franz nodded and said, "Yes, in theory, France and Russia have no conflict of core interests. As long as there is a common enemy, the possibility of the two countries forming an alliance is very high.

But under the current international situation, who is eligible to become the common enemy of France and Russia?

Everyone knows this answer. There will be no choice but the British. The London government will not watch this happen.

In the unlikely event that the London government makes mistakes, it ’s a big deal to join us."

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