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Rejection is inevitable, no matter how tempting the conditions imposed by the Berlin government are essentially white gloves with empty gloves.

Moreover, the Russian-Russian war was not so simple on the surface, it was also full of games between Britain, France and Austria.

At first, Britain and France supported the Pupo Federation and Austria supported the Russian Empire. Until now, the positions of Britain and Austria have not changed, but the French have passively slackened their work.

It is all determined by interests, and it can attack competitors. Why not?

The French did not invest much in this war. Even if the Pupo Federation defeated, their losses were very limited.

These economic losses can also be recovered through other means.

For example: British companies are affected by debts and are in trouble or even bankrupt.

Not to mention the gains from competitor damage.The French were justified in being happy just to see the British hapless.

As the French Empire became stronger, the era of pro-British factions was over.The ever-increasing conflicts of interest have moved the two countries further and further.

From the standpoint of France, in the long run, it is in the interest of the Russians to win the war.

The sphere of influence of the two countries is far apart, and the possibility of conflict of interest is almost zero.A powerful Russian empire can also contain Austria from behind.

No matter how good the Russian-Austrian relationship is, as long as the Russian Empire becomes stronger, the two countries will part ways, and national interests cannot be reversed by individual will.

If you do nothing, you can strike two competitors at the same time. The French government naturally knows how to choose.

The British have calculations, the French have calculations, and Austria is no exception.

The strength of the Russian Empire is indeed a threat, but it is a potential threat in the future, and it does not need to be considered for at least 20 to 30 years.

In the short term, Austria's biggest competitor is still Britain and France.The defeat of the Popper Federation has made debt defaults inevitable, and the British economy will certainly be greatly affected.

The French economy is not much better. On the surface, they do n’t invest much, and the losses are within controllable limits. Unfortunately, the French economy itself has problems.

During the war, the market was booming, and the cost of industrial raw materials was not a problem. When the Russian-Russian war ended, without these international orders, this problem should erupt.

It is precisely this period that is the peak of industrial overcapacity in the world. When the market competition is fiercest, cost will become one of the core factors of market competition.

The cost is high, what does the French business community use to compete with the British Austrian market?

Capital is profit-seeking, and the benefits will drive them to the financial industry from the non-profitable manufacturing industry, thereby changing the French economic structure.

This is not the first time Austria has been deployed. After almost every economic crisis, the share of French manufacturing in the economy will decline.

Fortunately this year, no one realized the importance of manufacturing, otherwise the Paris government would have been anxious.

Of course, it's almost anxious now.In an era when the tertiary industry has not developed, it is manufacturing that can create jobs.

The shrinkage of industrial production capacity will inevitably lead to a decline in the employment rate. Can't these people all rush to farm?

The land in the French mainland has long been in possession, and there are many overseas colonies. The question is whether the French people are willing to go?

Unfortunately, due to the influence of marine culture, French people prefer to stay in the city rather than go to the colonies to open up wasteland.

This has been proven long ago, whether in the original space-time or now, the immigration enthusiasm of France is not high.

If the economy is not good, everyone will control births spontaneously. Condum has made great contributions to the French family planning work.

If you are born less, the pressure will naturally be lower. Anyway, the life span of the bottom-level people is short. You do n’t need to consider the issue of old-age care.

The decline in the birth rate of the population is a long-term problem, and the harm cannot be manifested in a short time.The social crisis brought about by the economy cannot be avoided.

The French-Italian merger is less than ten years old. At a time of good economic development, many contradictions have been covered up.Once the economic crisis broke out, it would erupt.

In a sense, this is also the weakest moment in France.In just a few years, the Italian people had not returned to their hearts, and the rule of Napoleon IV was not stable at all.

If they are allowed to work together for decades and find a suitable method for their own rule, Greater France is the real "Mediterranean Empire", and the threat will be too great.

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The battlefield was at a disadvantage, diplomatically unable to persuade Austria, the French refused to increase investment, and the pressure of the Berlin government increased sharply for a while.

On October 12, 1880, the Berlin government launched an expanded mobilization plan. All healthy men between the ages of 16 and 50 must participate in militia training and be ready to be called up at any time.

It can be seen that the Berlin government is really anxious and does not trust Mao Qi that much.Although no ultimate mobilization has been carried out, preparations have already begun.

"Extreme mobilization" is a test of a country's organizational capabilities. Not everyone is willing to go to battle, which requires a lot of work.

Either it was in the primitive feudal era, and the area of ​​reign was limited. At the order of the lord, all the serfs took up weapons to the battlefield.

Either it was severely humiliated, nationalism flourished, and everyone was willing to fight for the country; or it was difficult to survive, and it was necessary to use its weapons to gain survival space for itself.

None of these Pupo federations can rely on it, and they can only rely on the organizational capacity of the government.After all, war is not just about bringing people together, it also requires military training, and it must also guarantee the supply of logistics materials.

Vienna Palace

After putting down the information in his hands, Franz asked: "If the Popul Federation conducts extreme mobilization, how many troops can it mobilize at most?"

After pondering for a while, Chief of Staff Albrecht replied slowly: "According to the analysis of the data we collected, Pupo Federation can mobilize up to six million people."

"Six million people" is not a six million army. People and the army are two concepts. Not everyone can become a qualified soldier.

This "six million" simply eliminates physical disability and illness, and proves that there are six million men of the appropriate age in Pupo Federation.

It is impossible to train these people into an army.The reason is very simple. There are still many jobs in the society that need people, and they are still indispensable.

Government agencies, hospitals, schools, military enterprises, scientific research institutions ...

In addition to these positions, there are a large number of special classes.Not aristocrats, European aristocrats will all go to battle, and the glory of the aristocracy will not allow them to retreat at this time.

It is mainly capitalists, middle class, small businessmen, experts and scholars who are reluctant to perform military service. These people are rich and have social status and are unwilling to go to the battlefield to sell their lives.

If the Berlin government puts them into service, it is estimated that the country can be upset.

After all these are deducted, the Berlin government can really mobilize.After the mobilization, they will be screened to kick out some who are not suitable for joining the army.

In the end, how many people there are depends on the selection criteria of the Berlin government.Maybe three million, maybe four million. Before the ultimate mobilization, no one knows how many troops the Pobo Federation can mobilize.

However, whether it is three million or four million, this number is to shock the world.

The area where the two countries are at war is also limited. When the strength of the troops is reached to a certain level, it will reach the limit of the battlefield and cannot be increased indefinitely.

After reaching the capacity limit of the battlefield, the Russian army can no longer maintain its superiority in the battlefield, and Ivanov's conservative tactics will be difficult to play a role.

In theory, as long as the general army has three million troops, and not only if it can invest two million on the front line, Mao Qi can defeat the Russians.

Franz asked in doubt: "Why, you are not optimistic about the ultimate mobilization of the Federation of Poppo?"

Chief of Staff Albrecht nodded characteristically and explained, "The combat power of the same country's army is also different. Once the ultimate mobilization of the Popo Federation, the combat effectiveness of the general army will drop sharply.

Without enough officers and soldiers, lack of training, and the quality of the military's resources decline, so many factors add up, the fighting power of the general army may be pulled to the same level as the Russian army.

Ordinary troops simply cannot accomplish what elite troops can do.

The combat effectiveness of the troops has dropped significantly, and the commanders also need to spend the right amount of time. The most lacking on the battlefield is time.

The Tsarist government can now play against the Poppo Federation, and it will do the same in the future.It is not even necessary to win the war, as long as it can cause heavy casualties to the general army, defeating the war can also win the war.

Unless Mao Qi can make an amazing exchange ratio, otherwise they will be piled up by the Russian tactics.

On this issue, I agree with Mao Qi that the strength of the general army lies in motility, and blind expansion means giving up this advantage."

This is also a warning to Austria. If you want to play the tactics of the sea, learn the Russians' importance of quantity and not quality. If you want to balance both, let's wash and sleep!

Perhaps two or three million army officers, Austria can reserve in advance. Once this number rises to five million, six million, or even tens of millions, reserve in advance to dream!

Train all active duty soldiers into officers?Thinking beautifully, there is actually a gap between people, not everyone can become a qualified officer.

An excellent soldier does not mean that you can also become an excellent officer. Many people are only suitable for soldiers.

Even if it costs resources to train, it will even cap the ranks at most.It will take less than a few years after retiring and returning to the prototype.

It didn't take long for Franz to worry about this, and he was pleased to think about his competitors.The pros and cons are all compared, there is no need to do the best, as long as it is stronger than the competitors.

Franz is not ready to be Napoleon second. Austria doesn't need to fight the entire European continent alone. When it encounters a single enemy, it doesn't need so many troops.

After a little thought, Franz made the decision: "The Federation of Popo has not reached the limit, this war has to be fought, and the weapon technology originally planned to be sold is temporarily shelved."

Although the new weapons can make the war even more tragic, Franz did not dare to risk it. Austria wants both Russia and Russia to lose both sides, rather than letting the Popo Federation overturn.

The same weapons and equipment are placed in the hands of different people, and the combat effectiveness that can be exerted is also very different.

I can see from Ivanov's use of troops that it is a proper conservative.What kind of leadership there is, what kind of subordinates, the use of new weapons in the Russian army is certainly not as good as the general army.

Whether it is a "machine gun" or a "mortar", these seemingly small weapons are capable of bursting lethal power.If Mao Qi was given a chance, he might be able to reverse a major battle.

The Russians have a solid foundation, and it is not terrible to lose once on the front line. What is terrible is that the defeat of the war led to the change of the Tsarist government.

Do n’t see that Marshal Ivanov does n’t have many highlights, but he is still the best commander in command of the Russian army. If you change a person, who knows what ghosts to fight.

It ’s not that Franz underestimated the Russians, and their officers ’quality was slightly lower overall, as reflected in their level of education.

Senior officers are good, and most of them have received sound education. Many middle- and lower-level officers have only received family military education, and the proportion of officers trained in military schools is very low.

Otherwise, foreign students like the Austrian Military Academy like Arden would not be able to become generals in just a few years.(As mentioned earlier, the Commander of Koveli Defense)

Not a foreign monk is good at chanting. The key is to compare with other people. His ability is indeed excellent, at least in theory.

When conservative tactics are used, it is always a dead fight, and there is limited space for officers to exert their personal abilities. This disadvantage is not obvious.

If a new commander is changed and the mode of operation is changed, the frontline officers need to freely exert their personal commanding capabilities, and the Russians will suffer.

Perhaps a genius commander will emerge, but more are stupid.

In the battle of millions of people, the strength of the individual is insignificant. It is not the very individual genius that determines the victory or defeat of the war, but more of the countless stupid talents.

If there is no stupid background, where is the genius?Miracles in military history are often created by these two types of people.

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Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "Your Majesty, when I met with the British Minister yesterday, he brought news.

As long as we stop supporting the Russians, the British government admits that we annexed the Russian Balkans, including Constantinople, after the war."

Franz rolled his eyes directly. What is this?Does the annexation of the Russian Balkans by Austria require recognition by the British?

It's not Franz's pride. From the beginning of the Suez Canal, the influence of the British in the Mediterranean has gradually declined, and the Balkans have no chance to intervene.

Austria really wants to annex these areas. The only real obstacle is the Russians. The British "recognition or not" will not affect the final result at all.

It ’s about the same for the French, at least they have the ability to interfere.As for the British, when will the Royal Navy dare to go deep into the Adriatic Sea?

However, this can also prove from the side that the London government is anxious.The French, who had high hopes for them, now choose to sit back and watch, the British have insufficient chips.

Franz: "No Ukrainian region?"

"No!" Weisenberg replied

Franz shook his head: "It seems that the consciousness of the London government was still thirty years ago.

Tell the British that Russian-Austrian relations have a long history, and we have no interest in Constantinople, so that they do not provoke alienation."

With or without interest, Austria must now have no interest.Constantinople is not easy to get. If you take it, you will die with the Russians and share the hatred for the Popo Federation.

Austria has occupied the Dardanelles, Constantinople can only be icing on the cake.Apart from Constantinople, what else is in the Russian Balkan Peninsula?

Bulgaria?

It is now 1880, not 1850, Bulgarian nationalism has flourished.

The cultural customs of Bulgaria are very close to Russia, and the language is more interchangeable. The tsarist government has not digested it. Franz does not think that Austria can assimilate the locals so easily.

To put it bluntly, in addition to rose essential oil, Bulgaria has no shortage of other resources in Austria.Input and output are not proportional, and naturally it is difficult to raise interest.