Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 564 Ottoman Crisis

Compared with the ancestors looting Europe, Asia and Africa, Abdulaziz I can be regarded as a good baby.Since he succeeded to the throne, he has been friendly with his neighbors, he has been diplomatic and cautious, and has avoided conflicts with European powers as much as possible.

In addition to the downfall of the Russians during the Russian-Russian war, Abdul-Aziz I never initiated the war.It can be said that it is one of the few pacifists in the Sudan.

Moreover, the last war was also full of insiders. If it were not for the agitation of the powers, Abdulaziz I would most likely choose to be a watcher.

Of course, his "pacifist" is not voluntary.It is entirely because the enemies around them are too powerful, and they can only choose peace if they cannot win.

You always have to pay back when you come out. When the Ottoman Empire is strong, enemies are everywhere, and now you have to pay the price.

You can't just let you bully others and stop others from retaliating?This is not the fall of the Ottoman Empire.Both Austria and Russia have come to avenge their revenge, and if it is not forbidden by power, the Persian next door may also intervene.

Now the Persian and Ottoman Empires are bad brothers and bad brothers, and they are both in decline.Because of the geographical location, the Ottoman Empire was neighbors with two great powers at the same time, so the tragedy was earlier.

In contrast, the Persians in the east are much better, only need to face the British.Fortunately, there is still hope of winning. The Persians also smashed a British invasion more than a decade ago.

"Hum" coldly, Abdulaziz I tore the report in his hand to pieces.There is no doubt that it is bad news again, these days Abdul Aziz I is going crazy.

"Yesterday, the Austrians just besieged Jerusalem, and today the Bosphorus has fallen again. Will the Dardanelles be lost in a few days, waiting for the enemy to parade in Ankara?"

Everyone bowed their heads and said nothing. It was not that the Ottoman army did not work hard. It was because the gap between the two sides was too great.The Russians were not blindly fighting. Within a month after the outbreak of the war, the Russian army landed from five ports.

Before the reinforcements sent by the Sudanese government passed, the Russian troops that had landed had already evacuated, and they continued to attack with another port.

It seems that not much has been achieved, but in fact the damage to the Ottoman Empire is not small.Along the way, the scorched soil policy was implemented, and a large number of people in coastal areas were forced to migrate to inland areas.

While fighting against the enemy, the Sudanese government has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of resettling war refugees.Don't look at the screaming of Abdulaziz I. To kill all people and enemies to the end, it is not so much in practice.

After the Russians conquered a place, they began to destroy it as soon as possible, such as: destroying farmland, burning houses, destroying iconic buildings, and expelling local people into the inland areas.

The coastline of the Ottoman Empire is too long to focus on all defenses. The weak areas allow the enemy to take advantage of it.

Every time the Russian army makes a successful landing, the Ottoman Empire will add tens of thousands, or even more than 100,000 war refugees.The law does not blame the public for the Ottoman Empire. The Sudanese government cannot hold so many people accountable for their escape.

People always have to eat, and within a short time, hundreds of thousands of refugees appeared in the Ottoman Empire.To rescue so many victims, the Sudanese government, who had not prepared in advance, was in a hurry.

All other supplies are just that, the Ottomans are not demanding, just stuttering.The simplest request made the Sudanese government feel embarrassed.

Watching the grains in stocks decrease, Abdulaziz I saw it in his eyes and was anxious.The fall of the Bosphorus Strait now means that more refugees will be added to the war.

One day and two days can be sustained. If the war lasts one year or two, the Ottoman government may not have so much food reserves.

The war minister Elmed replied: "Your Majesty, the enemy has the advantage of the sea and comes and goes like a wind on the battlefield. Without waiting for our reinforcements to arrive, they will evacuate early, and they will not fight us at all.

This explanation obviously cannot satisfy Abdul-Aziz I: "There are indeed some of these problems in other regions, but the Bosphorus has been hit by the Russian army. Don't tell me, you have no time to mobilize reinforcements? "

The number of Ottoman troops stationed in the Bosphorus straits exceeded 200,000, while the attacking Russian army was only about 100,000. The Ottoman army on the surface has absolute strength. Unfortunately, it was defeated.

The war cannot only depend on the quantity, but more depends on the deployment of troops.It seems that the Ottoman army has a larger number, but in fact it has to be stationed in different parts of the country. When fighting the Russian army, its strength is not the best.

Elmed quickly explained: "Your Majesty, although the Bosphorus has lost its guard, it has also hit the Russian army. The Russian army that has landed in the short term has lost the ability to continue the war.

We are mobilizing heavy soldiers, preparing to drive them to the sea.

Now that the Russian-Polish war broke out, the tsarist government should not increase its troops. On the surface of this battle we lost, but strategically the situation is developing in our favourable direction."

This explanation is enough to flicker Abdul Aziz I who failed in military capabilities.Subconsciously, Abdulaziz I wanted to hear the good news.

As for whether the counterattack plan can be realized, it is no longer important.The battlefield is ever-changing, and a little accident is normal.

The Minister of the Interior, Muhammad, who saw the problem, frowned and glanced at Sultan's face. He decided to act stupidly.

After hesitating for a while, maybe it was conscience, or maybe it was worried that the ship of the Ottoman Empire would sink, and everyone would be finished.

Muhammad reminded obscurely: "As of now, the domestic war refugees have broken through the 750,000 mark, and this number is already very dangerous.

If we continue to increase, we don't have so much food relief, and it will likely cause chaos at that time."

It is not possible to cause chaos, but it is bound to cause chaos.The Ottoman Empire had a population of more than 16 million, and the number of refugees already accounted for 4.7% of the total population.

With so many people losing their livelihoods, there are simply not so many job placements in the country, and they can only rely on government relief.

If the battle continues to fail, the number of refugees will continue to climb.The Ottoman Empire was not a major grain producer, overseas trade was blocked again, refugees continued to increase, and the outbreak of a food crisis was almost an inevitable result.

The actual situation will be even worse.With so many people doing nothing every day, waiting for government relief, public order is a big problem.

These words fall into the ears of different people and naturally have different interpretations.It was originally intended to put pressure on the military, but when Abdul Aziz I heard it, it changed its flavor.

"In order to save food, relief refugees will be treated differently in the future, and priority will be given to the *** blessed people, let the rest live on their own!

The concentration of refugees is also a problem, and the government finds ways to disperse them.If you can't think of a way, let the pagans make room."

After listening to the words of the Sudan, Muhammad was cold and sweating.Is this too messy at home?If a different person said it, he would think he was bought by the enemy, and he came to the cholera Ottoman Empire.

Originally, the ethnic and religious contradictions of the Ottoman Empire were serious. Isn't it just to treat them differently now?

Two idioms have emerged in Muhammad ’s mind, both inside and outside, and internal and external troubles. He quickly persuaded and said, "Your Majesty, no!

It is now in a period of war, and there must be no trouble in the country.Now if the conflict is intensified, the pagans will probably collude with the enemy, and then the empire will be in danger."

Unfortunately, Abdul Aziz I is no longer the ambitious Sudan that just succeeded to the throne, but the brain-damaged Sudan that was defeated by reality and broken.

Before 1872, Abdulaziz I's performance could still be called Mingjun.In the internal affairs to rest with the people, the establishment of universities, the establishment of the code, the secular reform of the Ottoman Empire.

Under the strong backlash of the conservatives, the reform of the Ottoman Empire failed in 1872, and Abdul-Aziz I fell, and he was no longer a man.

Doing things more and more radically, I simply cannot listen to persuade.In the face of religious issues, nationalities and nations, I did not want to solve the problem from the root, and directly and brutally cracked down by force.

The original space-time Abdul-Aziz I was tossed and overthrown by the people in 1876, and finally ended in depression.

If you do what Abdul-Aziz I meant, maybe you do n’t have to wait two years, maybe you will have to change the host here in two months.

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