Holy Roman Empire

The sudden bombing, which came and went quickly, ended more than an hour before and after, leaving only a mess.

After confirming the safety, Major General Ozgul stepped out of the headquarters, watching the billowing smoke rising from the city, and hurriedly ordered: "Hurry to organize the firefighting. The food and ammunition warehouse must be kept."

The accompanying young officer replied: "Yes, General!"

After finishing speaking, immediately run to convey the order.During the bombing just now, the telegraph and telephone lines exposed outside were unfortunately damaged and had not yet had time to recover.

At this point, Major General Ozgul had no illusions about defending his enemies outside the country.

Artillery is used to prevent the enemy from landing. The question is what do the enemies in the sky do?Without addressing the threats overhead, they can only be beaten passively.

No matter how tight the defense is, there is a wave above the head, and it still needs to collapse.Casualty figures are still in the statistics, and Major General Ozgul has no courage to face it.

Holding his beloved telescope, he briefly glanced at the battlefield, and Major General Ozgul knew that the loss was absolutely heavy.

In just over an hour, the airship brigade tilted hundreds of tons of bombs on their heads. If you add navy shells, this number will be even greater.

For the small port of Ava, so much ammunition can already be used for a major blast. The port facilities have been hit hard. The key is that the fortifications are destroyed.

Time passed by one minute and one second, and the casualty report appeared in the hands of Major General Ozgul in the evening. A thin piece of paper in his hand seemed to weigh a lot at the moment.

Strong self-stressed the uneasiness in his heart, and Major General Ozgul quickly scanned the loss.

More than half of the artillery was lost, 686 people were killed, 1468 were injured, and 315 were missing. Most of the forts were devastated. One-fifth of the materials were lost, and one-third of the buildings in the city were damaged to varying degrees. Some casualties ...

This is how the regiment's strength is lost. Don't look at the wounded a lot, think it can be restored in the future.In fact, under the medical conditions of the Ottoman army, the casualty mortality rate is generally not less than 40%.

Simply put, it is self-resistance.With good luck, the wound did not appear inflamed or purulent, so take back your life, or you will be destined.

"Battlefield Ambulance", where did the Sudanese government find so many medical personnel?Even if there are medical staff, they do not have enough medicines.

In this era, medicine is more expensive than human life.For example, penicillin, which can only be produced by laboratories, is tens of times more expensive on the market than an equal amount of gold.

Due to the influence of chemical technology, large-scale industrial production cannot be achieved, and small-scale production can only be carried out by manpower. The annual output is less than 20,000.

At this point, Austria's own output is not enough.Flowing into the international market naturally becomes sky-high.On the black market, it has been fired to 1,000 Aegis, or it has no price. How can the Sudanese government provide it to soldiers?

Injured on the battlefield, still look forward to *** bless it!Most soldiers can only perform simple bandages, which will also test their luck. Basically, use whatever cloth you have.

If you are out of luck and you don't have a gauze that has been disinfected, you can use it if you tear a piece of clothing off.A group of big soldiers, but do not know so much expertise.

After reading the report, Major General Ozgul loosed his hands, let the files in his hands fall, and sat down, as if he was pulled away from the soul.

After half a kung fu, Major General Ozgul slowly came over and sighed deeply: "Ah!"

He shook his head: "Send someone immediately to report the situation we encountered, and ask the country to send reinforcements to remind the country to be careful of enemy airships."

Airships have been around for many years. Because of their cost-effective relationship, their practical value is not high and they are rarely seen in life.

If it were not for reading newspapers, Major General Ozgul might not even know that this thing exists, let alone be used in war.

But this is all past tense. After this battle, the airship will soon appear in the military of various countries.In this regard, everyone's learning ability is still very strong.

Countermeasure, sorry, this is beyond the scope of Major General Ozgul.It is estimated that after several bombings, it may be possible to sum up the experience and lessons.

...

Compared with the gloomy Awa garrison, the atmosphere of Constantinople ’s joint headquarters is much warmer. The airship brigade just made a big contribution and made great contributions.

They originally thought that it would cost a lot to destroy the shore artillery in Ava, and the Russian army was prepared to land from the nearby area and hit it from the land.

Speaking of it, landing from the surrounding area is very simple. In fact, because of geographical constraints, there is no good port, and the ship ca n’t dock at all. The Russians are ready to go on a bamboo raft.

There is no doubt that this approach is quite dangerous and needs to be filled with human life.There are landing crafts in Austria. Unfortunately, due to insufficient preparation in advance, they were not sent to the Black Sea in time. If you land from the Mediterranean coast, it will be no problem.

Intentionally or unintentionally, this question will not be mentioned for the time being.In short, the landing craft can't come for a short time, if the Russians can wait, it will be over time.

This kind of boat can be produced by the Danube boat factory.Without considering the service life, inferior goods can be produced in two to three months, anyway, landing two or three times is no problem.

Well now, the enemy ’s shore cannon was hit hard, just go straight.Even the pre-prepared feint attack plan died.

The tsarist government urgently needs to occupy the Black Sea Strait to ensure the smooth flow of this most important foreign trade channel.In order to give a satisfactory answer to the country, Admiral Ivanov decided to be quick.

Before the Ottoman Empire responded, it was the first to land in Ava.The combat plan formulated earlier is not completely null and void, but its implementation is greatly reduced.

The Allied Commander-in-Chief Arrest is very dissatisfied with such unauthorized tampering with the combat plan and ignoring the actions agreed in advance by the two countries.

Although Arrest was not from the army, the staff assigned to him by the Vienna government were all professionals.

Everyone at a glance saw the risk of changing the operational plan.According to the original plan, as long as you land in a weak area of ​​the Ottoman Empire, implement a scorched earth strategy, and expel people into the interior, you can bring down the enemy.

There is no need to fight hard at all, as long as the destruction is continued, the war can be won.After changing the plan, the Russian army must fight the Ottomans.

The confidence of the Russian army slowly, the Austrian military has not so strong confidence in them.Every 150,000 Russian troops are going to fight hundreds of thousands of Ottoman troops. After losing the human tactics, how powerful the gray cattle are is, everyone has no idea.

I have to say that the first impression is very important. From the beginning, Arrest believed that this Russian army had limited combat effectiveness.According to Austrian standards, the Russian military basically failed all training.

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Arrest severely scolded: "General Ivanov, this battle plan was approved by both governments.

Before this, both of us have undergone a careful evaluation and selected the most suitable one from the many combat options.

According to this combat plan, the loss of both of us can be minimized, and the war can be won at the minimum cost. I think this is the common pursuit of everyone."

Ivanov shook his head: "No, His Excellency Commander. This battle plan is too conservative, and it will take at least three to five months to force the enemy to divide troops and then attack Ava.

However, this is based on the fact that the Ava ’s defense forces are powerful and have caused great troubles for landing.Now that the enemy ’s shore guns have been almost destroyed by us, we can attack immediately.

Now that the Ottomans have not responded, we can make a time difference. Even if the enemy has more troops, we have air superiority.

Believe me, no army can maintain its combat effectiveness under the bombardment of an airship, and the decaying Ottoman Empire will break once poke.

We do not need to argue about these meaningless issues, victory belongs to us.General Arrest, let us cast our glory together!"

Arest raised his eyebrows and said with a long heart: "General Ivanov, you are too optimistic. The airship is not invincible. Many special terrains, such as the airship in the jungle, are difficult to function.

If a decisive battle breaks out, even if we can win, you will also suffer heavy losses.The boys follow us to fight, we must take them back as much as possible."

After a moment of silence, Ivanov shook his head.According to the established combat plan, to reduce casualties as much as possible, he also wants to be so big.

But the problem is that the country cannot withstand, the Black Sea Strait is cut off, and the Russian Empire's foreign trade has been hit hard.If the channel cannot be opened as soon as possible, the loss will be even greater after the autumn grain is stored in the warehouse.

As soon as the war broke out, the tsarist government made three orders and asked him to speed up.War needs to serve politics, and soldiers must also consider national interests.

Austria can let the war drag on, that is, the longer the drag, the greater the benefits Austria can get from the Russian-Austrian trade.By virtue of monopolizing most of the profits from trade in the Russian Empire, the losses caused by the war can almost be eliminated, and the Vienna government is naturally not in a hurry.

"My Excellency Commander, I still insist on changing the battle plan. This is what St. Petersburg means. The economic losses caused by the war are too great for the Russian Empire."

Arrest stopped talking, and at this point, unless he organized strongly, for example: Austria's transport ships and warships did not cooperate, otherwise he could only persuade St. Petersburg.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Well, I will report to Vienna. If the General Staff agrees, we will cooperate with you."

...

At the Vienna Palace, Franz, who had not made time for the airship bombing brigade to make merits, had received the news that a "strategic battle" broke out on the front line.

He knew that the Russians wanted to get through the black pot channel, but he didn't expect the tsarist government to be so suffocated so quickly that they didn't even care about the casualties of the soldiers.

Well, it seems that the tsarist government has never cared about soldier casualties.This issue should not be considered from the beginning.

Franz patted his forehead: "What do you think, the Russians are so eager to attack, do we agree or refuse?"

Prime Minister Felix: "Your Majesty, this question is the same for all choices, but I personally prefer to agree with the Russians.

This war is just a strategic fraud, and the outcome is not so important.If we follow the original plan, we can say that it will be a win, and Ottoman's existence is uncertain.

Now that the Russians are willing to change their strategy, let them go.If the Russian army suffered heavy losses on the front line, we can also take the opportunity to end this war."

Yes, the military simply did not bother to think about it.If this kind of salted fish strategy is spread, no one would believe it.

Perhaps when future generations study this period of history, they will be able to uncover the truth by connecting all things together.Of course, the possibility of being biased is still greater.

Franz turned his attention to the military, he needed the military to give an answer, weigh the pros and cons comprehensively, and make a decision.

Seemingly aware of Franz ’s eyes, Army Secretary Albrecht: "Your Majesty, after changing the battle plan, the Russians’ chances of winning in Asia Minor will be greatly reduced. Even if they can win the war, they will also suffer heavy losses.

However, the outcome of the Battle of Asia Minor Peninsula does not affect our Middle East strategy.

Now the Sudanese government dare not take risks to increase troops in the Middle East, and no one can guarantee that we will not increase the military input in the Asia Minor Peninsula.

In case the Russians are defeated, or have suffered heavy losses, we can all send troops at any time to pretend that the Sudanese government is not afraid to act rashly."

Franz: "Then tell Arrest, no matter what the Russians want to do, whatever they do, it is up to them."

As long as it does not affect the Middle East strategy, Franz is fearless, and it is no big deal to send troops to the Russians for aftermath.It's nothing more than a question of money. Compared with oil in the Middle East, this is not a problem.

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Constantinople, after receiving Franz ’s order, Arrest gave up continuing to fight, and said with a long-term focus: "General Ivanov, you must insist on landing from the Ava area first. We agreed.

However, you will bear all the consequences arising therefrom.If the main force of the Ottoman Empire is attracted and the next strategy cannot be continued, do n’t blame me for not reminding you."

This is not to shirk responsibility, but to dump the pot reasonably.Since the Russian army changed the combat plan agreed in advance without permission, it is natural to assume responsibility for this.

Now make it clear that there will be a lot less skin in the future.Even if the Russian army suffered heavy losses, it could only swallow tears in its stomach.

Ivanov replied happily: "Relax, Commander. We and the Ottomans are old rivals. How much strength they have, it is clear and there will be no problems."

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