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There is never a shortage of smart people in this world.The Austrian military ’s plan was quickly recognized by the Russians, and the two sides reached an agreement on the issue of combating Turkey.

After a fierce battle, the coalition commander fell into the hands of Austria.It is not because Austria has made great efforts, mainly because the tsarist government is poor.

"Short manpower and short population." The Russian military's combat supplies were required by the Vienna government, and the tsarist government naturally lacked confidence in the negotiations.

It is said that it is a joint operation.Austria is responsible for solving the enemy ’s navy and covering the landing of the Russian army to ensure the smooth passage of maritime transportation.

On the land, the Russians can play freely, and life and death have nothing to do with Austria.When necessary, the two parties will cooperate.

For example: after the enemy was mobilized, he suddenly shifted the battlefield and attacked new targets, which required Austria to send ships.

Time passed quickly. On March 1, 1874, Franz declared war on the Ottoman Empire in the name of "revenge", and the Habsburg dynasty once again fought against the Ottoman Empire.

On the same day, the Tsarist government also declared war on the Ottoman Empire on the grounds that "the Ottoman Empire interfered in Russia's internal affairs and conspired to plan a Bulgarian rebellion."

The Sudanese government has not yet given a reply, but this is no longer important.The full outbreak of the Second Near East War is a foregone conclusion, and no one can stop it.

Franz's declaration of war on the grounds of "revenge" was met with criticism internationally.Contrasting the Russian war excuses, this excuse is just like counting together.

Fortunately, the enemy is the European enemy of the Ottoman Empire, and everyone's discussion is over.In addition to individual people, most European people have become happy people who eat melons.

A few surrendered to the Ottoman Empire. Someone started spraying in the newspaper before the Vienna government understood it.Franz appreciates this kind of enthusiastic people very much, but he doesn't know if this is the trust of the newspaper.

News always needs hype, and there is only one voice. How can newspapers have sales?So under normal circumstances, when it comes to big news, European newspapers like to divide it into two waves, and everyone gets rich together.

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In the Balkans, the Russian army is gathering.I have to say that the Tsarist government is sincere. If you say that 150,000 people are good, that is, 150,000 people. Not to mention weapons and equipment, they have even saved military uniforms.

Looking at the 150,000 Russian army with bare hands, General Arrest was speechless for a long time.Anyway, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition this time, he still has to solve these problems.

The Vienna government promised to provide 150,000 troops for half a year's combat supplies, which must be fulfilled.

After pondering for a while, Arrest said to the Russian generals: "General Ivanov, weapons and equipment have arrived. You can now send someone to take over.

However, military uniforms have to wait. Austria has no Russian military uniforms. It is currently in the process of catching up. You need to wait."

When he said this, Arrest collapsed inwardly.Catch a ghost, they didn't even think about this beforehand, who knows that the tsarist government has even saved military uniforms?

Well, the military uniform of 150,000 people is not a small number.According to Austrian standards, three sets of one-time distribution for recruits are standard, and three sets must be distributed during the season change. Accidental damage during training can also be replaced.

According to preliminary estimates, hundreds of thousands of Aegis will be distributed to 150,000 Russian troops.It is not expensive for military uniforms, mainly because there are supporting equipment such as kettles, military boots, backpacks, tents ...

Don't doubt, just look at this posture and know that the Russians are not prepared for anything but people.In order to save money, the tsarist government has no reason to take care of it.

Arrest understands the Russians' approach. When 150,000 troops came from empty-handed, they could obtain equipment worth at least 6-7 million Aegis.

The Russian Empire at its peak may not care, but now it is almost a month of fiscal revenue for the Tsarist government.Compared with actual benefits, what is the face?

"A cannon sounds like gold for two thousand." There is nothing wrong with this sentence. After entering the era of thermal weapons, the cost of war has also increased significantly.

For the Near East War, the Vienna government prepared 150 million Aegis war funds.This war funding will support at most one year.

If the war continues, in the end it will continue to increase money.This is also the reason why the Vienna government is reluctant to fight, which is too much money.

After hearing Arrest's explanation, Russian commander Ivanov blushed.This is an order from the government not to wear military uniforms. The purpose is not only to save a little money, but also to cry poor.

The tsarist government was not sure about raising sufficient war funding. Alexander II was worried that the war would continue and the government's finances would be overwhelmed.

From the beginning, he was ready to rely on Austria.Russia and Austria are allies, and the war has reached half, and the tsarist government suddenly has no money. What can Austria do?

In order for them to continue to contribute to the war, the Vienna government must borrow money.Otherwise, they will draw reasonably and follow Austria's final victory.

As one of the specific performers, Admiral Ivanov's face was obviously not thick enough.After hearing Arrest's statement, I was a little embarrassed.

"There is no problem, Your Excellency Commander, there is no uniform and does not affect the operation, and there is no problem to make up after a while."

Ivanov didn't think there was a problem, and General Arrest didn't think so.If the Russian soldiers were to be on the battlefield like this, his commander-in-chief would probably be joking with others for hundreds of years.

"You can rest assured that military uniforms will definitely be sent out before the landing operation. Now you have a rest first. You will not be allowed to play until the navy performance is over."

Arrest is an admiral, able to serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, mainly because Austria is mainly responsible for the sea in this cooperation.

Franz does n’t like remote command from thousands of miles away. The coalition headquarters is in Constantinople, and there are thousands of miles from the Middle East. If the Middle East is placed under the name of the coalition command, there is nothing like remote command in Vienna the difference.

Therefore, in this war, the coalition general headquarters was actually just a coordination agency.The main task is to ensure the smooth passage of maritime transportation and cooperate with the Russian army in attacking the Asia Minor Peninsula.

Combat?The Russians on the ground will command themselves, and Arrest will not be responsible for any results.

The only thing he commanded was naval warfare. If the broken ships of the Ottoman Empire were also regarded as enemies, the Austrian navy would fight a naval warfare.

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At the Vienna Palace, receiving a telegram from Arrest, Franz was suddenly bad.The inexhaustible Russian empire no longer exists, and now there is only one tsarist government that is capable of calculating.

This change undoubtedly shows that the tsarist government has become more rational.Face is sometimes very important, and sometimes worthless.

Undoubtedly, for the current tsarist government, "money" is the most important, and the face-saving stuff cannot be eaten.

From the moment when the Russian-Russian war failed, the face of the tsarist government was worthless.Being able to change your mindset undoubtedly proves that Alexander II grew up.

"Just do what Arrest meant, there is no need to do this little thing that affected our plan."

A batch of military uniforms, from the standpoint of the Vienna government, is indeed a trivial matter, and naturally no one will object.

Army Secretary Albrecht: "Your Majesty, according to the plan, we launched our offensive in the Middle East only after the war in Asia Minor.

Affected by the Bulgarian rebellion, the Russians initially prepared an army that was sent to suppress the rebellion, resulting in a lack of preparation.

At present, this group of soldiers has not carried out training in the transitional sea at all. In addition, it takes a period of time for them to acquire new equipment. I am afraid they cannot launch an attack in the short term."

Franz withdrew his previous thoughts, and the tsarist government remained unreliable as always.The war started, and suddenly told him that the Russian soldiers did not receive training for the transitional sea combat.

Why did you go?You know, this war has been prepared for more than half a year. The equipment and logistics are all under the responsibility of Austria, and the tsarist government is only responsible.

If it was n’t for leaving time for the Russian army to conduct cross-sea training, why wait for half a year?Isn't the Russian Empire even able to bring up 150,000 active-duty troops, do they need to recruit new recruits?

It is not without reason to start the Battle of Asia Minor first.For the Ottoman Empire, the Asia Minor Peninsula is the core territory.

Once the war broke out, the Sudanese government must concentrate its troops to defend the Asia Minor Peninsula.Even if the force deployed in the Middle East does not decrease, it cannot be increased.This is very advantageous for Austria that wants to grab the site.

"Don't care so much, proceed according to the original plan. The Russians did not conduct cross-sea combat training, that was their own business. We just sent them ashore according to the agreement in advance.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed countries to let them evacuate overseas as soon as possible. After half a month, we will launch a full-scale offensive. In case of accidental injury, we can only express regret."

It's a special case when you declare war.In this Near East War, Austria will definitely shell the coastal cities of the Ottoman Empire, and civilian casualties are inevitable.

In this case, it is necessary to give countries time to evacuate.Otherwise, a large number of foreigners will be killed and injured, and the Vienna government will also feel tricky.

Franz doesn't want to be pointed out by thousands of people, spittle stars can sometimes kill people.Don't worry about attacking the Ottoman Empire, they can't run away anyway.

Do n’t look at Franz ’s light words, if the Russian soldiers are really dead and wounded, and they have not completed the established combat tasks, then Austria will send troops to help the aftermath.

Allies are used to pit, this sentence is not wrong at all.The war had just begun, and Franz felt a pit.