Holy Roman Empire

Most people in the house building like the open terrain. Except for those who particularly like nature, they usually do not plant too many trees around the house, especially in front of the gate.

Not only the feng shui issue, but also the scientific basis.Too many trees will block the sunlight, and it is easy to breed snake worms and ants.

There are exceptions to everything. Now outside Ankara, many mansions are covered with trees, and even the roof is planted with grass.

In this era of no pesticides, it is possible to imagine how many insects and ants will breed in this manor.In general, only nature enthusiasts can bear it.

In this era when most people have to work hard for three meals a day, there are obviously not so many natural enthusiasts.Most of these manors are newly built, and some are still under construction.

Most of the trees are native, and a few are transplanted.From the sky, it is not much different from ordinary groves.

This is all brought by war.Since Ankara was bombed, there have been more such environmentally friendly and green mansions outside the city.

The Austrian airship wandered over Ankara every three times, and by the way, it dropped a few bombs into the city without a target, leaving its own mark.

Regardless of the specific results, let's just ignore it. Anyway, the rich and powerful don't dare to live in cities. Everyone has become more fond of nature and big forests.

Among the many manors, one is exceptional.Surrounded by "three steps and one post, five steps and one whistle", the security is like a palace.

That's right, this is the temporary palace of Abdulaziz I.In this humble little manor, there are perfect civil air defenses, with multiple exits, which can be transferred at any time.

It is said that even if a few hundred pounds of bombs were dropped from the sky, they could not be shaken.Unfortunately, the Austrian airship seems to be only interested in the city. It has never bombed outside the city, so these fortifications have no chance of actual combat detection.

At the beginning, Abdulaziz I also worried about the enemy coming at any time, hiding in the basement for a week.

Later I found that I thought too much, the airship is not a panacea.Dark nights, strong winds, rainstorms, heavy fog, and dust storms are the nemesis of airships. Austrian airships never travel in bad weather.

After being bombed a lot, the Ottoman government also summed up a set of response plans, and established the world's earliest and most primitive air defense early warning system.

The speed of the airship is not fast, at least much slower than the telegraph, which creates conditions for the early warning of the Ottoman government.

The airship takes off from the base and enters Ankara. It has to go through many areas. When the airship is found in the cities along the way, it will be reported immediately by telegram.

Of course, in the absence of air defense, this early warning does not have much practical significance.In such a short period of time, it is too late to notify the people to avoid, but it is still possible to notify the big men to hide in time.

The Austrian airship bombed for half a year, causing tens of thousands of deaths and injuries. No senior Ottoman empire has been scratched, which is enough to prove the advanced nature of this early warning system.

Abdul-Aziz I's condition is getting worse and worse. He originally thought that the Ottoman Empire will become stronger after the reform, but the cruel reality tells him that the Ottoman Empire is a weak chicken.

From a military perspective, this time the Ottoman army behaved quite well.No big mistakes were made, and there were not many brilliant performances.

On the local battlefield, they can also fight with the Russian army.The military counterattack nearly succeeded, but unfortunately, it was defeated by the Russian army and won.

There is no way to lose air control, and the Ottoman army fell into a passive state.A carefully planned strategy resulted in the deployment of troops exposed to the enemy's eyes.

In addition to being able to bomb and fight against morale, the airship can also detect enemy situations.Austria and the Russians did not cooperate closely, but when the Ottoman forces were detected, the Russians would still be notified.

Unfortunately, the Ottoman army did not respond in time and ignored the spies in the sky.

Of course, even with some precautions, it is actually very difficult to make a difference.It is possible to lie to others by mobilizing troops on a small scale, but marching tens of thousands of people. How can there be no movement?

Even if you are walking on a mountain road, watching the bird's abnormality will expose the trail.Can't you just pick the bad weather that the airship can't infest, or march at night?

In this case, it is possible to avoid the airship investigation.Bad weather is not always available, and soldiers are very fast on the battlefield, it is impossible to wait for the weather exclusively.

The only feasible thing is to march at night. Unfortunately, more than 90% of the military in the world in this era did not have the ability to march at night, and the Ottoman army is no exception.

With the organizational structure of the Ottoman army, if you take the night march for granted, it will definitely be very touching when you finally count the number of people.Without having to fight against the enemy, I will toss myself away.

Minister of the Interior Abdulaziz Bouteflika: "Your Majesty, the British have just heard that Austria intends to increase its troops by half a million."

The number of "500,000" is not simple. It should be understood that on the battlefield, the total troops invested by Austria and Russia do not add up to 500,000.

Austria and Russia had the upper hand on the battlefield, and no reinforcements were needed.Now Austria has added another 500,000 troops, obviously not to win the war, but to fight the nation.

Now that Austria is ready to increase its troops, are the Russians still far behind?

Abdulaziz I panicked and asked, "Are you sure?"

There is no doubt that the present Ottoman Empire can no longer withstand this blow.Not only has the front line been defeated one after another, the country has also become unstable.

A large number of war refugees flocked inland. In order to compete for living space and the local people had fierce conflicts, the Sudanese government chose to favor their own people in the competition. The ethnic minorities naturally separated themselves from Germany.

At present, there are seven or eight rebels in the Ottoman army, of which the largest Armenian rebel army has a total strength of more than 20,000.

The Ottoman Empire lost the land along the Black Sea so quickly, which is directly related to the domestic rebellion.

Abdulaziz Bouteflika bowed his head and replied: "We have confirmed from the French that the Vienna government submitted a proposal to increase the number of troops by half a million to the Imperial Parliament a week ago.

The Imperial Council of the New Holy Roman Empire is just a caterpillar, and has never rejected the government ’s proposal.If there is no accident, it should be passed now."

Get information from the British and ask the French to prove it?This is not a joke. With the intelligence capabilities of the Ottoman government, it is impossible to send the news back in such a short time.

After confirming the news, Abdulaziz I fainted directly.It's not that he has a poor ability to bear, but the news is too exciting.

After a rush of soldiers, Abdul Aziz I woke up already in the hospital bed and decided that he was not needed.

After the outbreak of the war, the Ottoman Empire was blocked by the Austrian navy, and Persia was left behind.

Ankara has received the news, and the Foreign Secretary in London must have received the news earlier.

Thousands of miles apart, the decision of the Sudanese government would certainly not be able to keep up. Abdul-Aziz I authorized the Minister of Foreign Affairs at his earliest discretion.

Domestically, we can't count on it. The Ottoman Empire has a limited population. In the successive defeats, they have lost a lot of vital forces.

Moreover, modern warfare is not just about people.Where did weapons and equipment emerge from within a short period of time?

The Ottoman Empire is not an industrial powerhouse, and arsenals certainly exist, but that capacity is quite touching.

The war is not waiting for people. At the current speed, the enemy has hit Ankara without waiting for them to gather their weapons and equipment. The Sudanese government can only pin its hopes on international intervention.

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In the Downing Street Prime Minister's mansion, a well-educated Prime Minister Gerston couldn't help but pat the table.

The Austrians are too shameless. They are just beginning to mediate. The Vienna government is about to destroy the Ottoman Empire. Where does this place them?

If the Ottoman Empire were to be wiped out, then the London Peace Conference would be reduced to a joke, and the international reputation of the British government, which would be painstakingly managed, would also fall to the bottom.

The Foreign Secretary Marquis McLean analyzed: "According to the information we have received, the Ottoman Empire is almost over.

Until the war, the Ottoman Empire lost at least 600,000 troops, and more than a quarter of the population became refugees because of the war.

The most important thing is that their domestic economy has been devastated, which has inspired the contradictions accumulated during the week, and there are endless rebellions.

Even if the Austrians did not increase their troops, as long as the war continued, the Ottoman Empire would be dragged down.

The Habsburg dynasty and the Ottoman Empire are old enemies. These grudges can be traced back to the Middle Ages, and the killing of the Ottoman Empire can be said to be the wish of every Habsburg monarch.

In addition to hatred, there are a lot of benefits.Although it is not known how Austria and the Russians are going to divide up, it is certain that once the Ottoman Empire perishes, the entire Eastern Mediterranean will fall into Austrian hands.

The problem now is not only that the Vienna government wants to destroy the Ottoman Empire, we must also consider the position of the tsarist government.

When it comes to grudges, the hatred of the Russians and the Ottoman Empire is no lower than that of the Habsburg dynasty and the Ottoman Empire.

The most recent one was the Russian-Russian War. If it were not for the Ottoman Empire, the tsarist government would not lose so much.

Alexander II had personally experienced the pain of the skin, and his desire to destroy the Ottoman Empire was much stronger than that of Franz.

Judging from the current situation, the Vienna government and the Russians have reached an agreement.Not surprisingly, the tsarist government will also increase troops."

The hatred and interests are complete, and the Ottoman Empire should be unlucky.If the Governments of Vienna and St. Petersburg were merciful to the Ottoman Empire, that would be a problem.

Prime Minister Gerston rubbed his forehead and said helplessly: "In any case, the Ottoman Empire must be preserved, otherwise we will be a joke.

The current international situation is very bad. We must adopt flexible diplomatic means to protect the Ottoman Empire and not let the situation go out of control."

There is no way, now the French are not helping.The Paris government struggled badly, and when they made a decision, the Ottoman Empire was history.

Without the participation of the French, the London government would not even be able to interfere by force.

The Royal Navy is powerful, but if they want to send their main fleet to the Mediterranean, the London government will also counsel.

This is not a matter of simply looking at the number of warships, but also considering the ability to invest power.

If the Royal Navy is concentrated, there is of course no danger of entering or leaving the Mediterranean.The French and Austrian warships in the Mediterranean add up, and they may not be able to leave them. Naturally, they will not take risks.

In fact, this is impossible.As a colonial empire warship will inevitably be dispersed, the British can mobilize the mobile force, at most half of the fleet.

The British and French hatred is not shallow, and the French navy is sitting on the sidelines.Just sent to the door, who can guarantee that France and Austria will not join forces and pull them from the position of overlord at sea?

You should know that the Mediterranean Sea is different from the Atlantic Ocean. Once it is blocked, it cannot go out.In other places, even if the naval battle suffers, you can run.

As long as the naval warfare is not surrounded, or the performance gap of warships is very different, few are completely wiped out, and the vast sea is not so easy to chase.

The Mediterranean is an exception. The British have only a few ports in the Mediterranean, and they are not very insured.

If he turned his face, as long as the Royal Navy went deep into the Eastern Mediterranean, the French could break their retreat.

As soon as the Suez Canal was closed and the island of Malta was taken, the Royal Navy was trapped inside.It ’s not a question of not being able to rush out, but what should I do with logistics supplies?

In this era, the endurance of warships is not as strong as that of future generations. From the Eastern Mediterranean to the British mainland, the straight-line distance is several thousand kilometers, and the actual route distance is farther.

Most of the coal-fired ships carried by warships are not enough, and they must be resupplied in order to be able to return smoothly.

Alongside the way, Fau Naval intercepted and could only run at full horsepower. Changing sails also depended on the wind direction.What's more, many warships give up sail power, and there is no such option.

The Fau Navy does not need to fight against them, just attack the supply ship.Either cut off the coal-fired supply, or consume the ammunition, you can achieve the goal.

What's more, the performance of the steam engine in this era is generally not full horsepower. Once the horsepower is fully started, it needs to be repaired once.

There are no harbour overhauls along the way. It can be said that as long as they did not run out immediately, they would not be able to run out.The navy, which has lost its logistics, simply does not possess long-lasting combat capabilities.

There were no radio stations this year, and it was common to drift away from the sea for ten days and a half months.As long as the French and Austrian blockade news, it may be over here, and the London government will not receive the news.

Of course, this luck component is very important.If you have good luck, for example, in heavy fog, you have escaped the interception fleet, and you have enough supply ships without hitting the reef. It is still possible to run out.

As for defeating the enemy interception, forcibly rushing out of the encirclement circle, just think about it.It may not be difficult to win. The question is how much of the supply ship is left after winning?

Has it been injured, has the enemy's main fleet been chased?For the main decisive battle, half of the Royal Navy will definitely not win.

Without enough assurance, the British will certainly not bet on character, and the Ottoman Empire is not worth their risk.If you succeed, you may not achieve your goals. If you fail, you will lose money.

Now that it has entered the era of armored ships, it is not as easy to add as sail warships.As long as the Royal Navy is defeated once, the position of overlord at sea will be shaken, and the British cannot afford to lose.

This is how the world's boss pulls hatred. Once the flaws are revealed, it will be considered a pattern of wolves and tigers.