Holy Roman Empire

Among them, less than 6 people died directly in the battle, and the remaining more than [-] wounded, because of lack of timely medical treatment and lack of medical treatment, less than eight floors survived.

First aid on the battlefield does not exist. There are very few medical soldiers in the Russian army. They can only protect the lives of officers. As for the soldiers, I am sorry, they are not available!

Gray animals are worthless, and if they are injured, they can only be bandaged briefly, and then the soldiers will suffer slowly by themselves.

The Russian army has not conducted first aid training on the battlefield. It is more appropriate to say that it is more appropriate to bind the wound than to bandage it.There is no professional medical gauze, no disinfection, just find a piece of cloth to wrap it and it's over.

Not to mention the seriously wounded, it was impossible to survive, and they were directly counted among the dead.

Many lightly wounded were obviously only hit by bullets in non-critical parts such as arms and thighs. They could have survived with proper wound treatment, but they also died because of poor treatment.

In the Principality of Wallachia, the field emergency hospital opened by Franz is very busy now. Every day, wounded Russian soldiers retreat, and then rush over to seek medical treatment immediately.

"Seeing a doctor" is a gold standard. It is nothing more than cleaning the wound, disinfecting it, then re-bandaging it, and prescribing some medicine with unknown efficacy.

The real life-saving thing is to clean the wound and disinfect it to avoid inflammation and infection. The medicine behind it is mainly for the psychological effect, and it is good for making money by the way.

From the front line to the rear, if they survived for several days, they are not seriously injured. As long as the wound does not become infected, they can basically survive.

These Russian soldiers didn't know it. They only saw that the death rate dropped rapidly after the first aid, and they thought that everyone in the hospital was a miracle doctor.

In fact, most of these medical staff were soldiers who had only received battlefield first aid training. Franz used the Russian wounded as guinea pigs to exercise their professional abilities.

The medicine depends on the situation, you get what you pay for, and the sky-high price medicine must have an effect, and Franz still has some morals about this.

Don't look forward to cheap medicines, either various experimental medicines, or made from flour + vegetables.

The most effective of cheap medicines is decoction. Simply put, it is a pot of traditional Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and detoxifying.It's a pity that this stuff is considered witchcraft by many people, and most Russian soldiers are unwilling to drink it.

Besides, this medicine was not meant to treat wounds, and it didn't have an immediate effect, so it didn't attract everyone's attention.

Nicholas I was considered a good tsar. At least he also paid for the medical expenses of the soldiers. Of course, don’t expect him to spend much money. The package price is ten rubles for each wounded person, and he will give money if he survives. (A silver ruble equals about half a tael of silver)

With this little money, it is naturally impossible to expect any good service.Except for a few people who can afford to pay out of pocket, most people enjoy the simplest treatment.

For example, if you want to perform an operation and remove the shrapnel in the wound, you don't even have to think about it without a hundred rubles.There are too few people capable of doing this kind of surgery, and the price is naturally high.

Originally, Franz was planning to outsource first aid on the battlefield, but considering that the risks on the battlefield were too high, and the Tsarist government refused to spend a lot of money, naturally they couldn't reach an agreement.

With such a terrible casualty rate, even if the rear is constantly replenished, the combat effectiveness of the army will inevitably be affected.

Theoretically, after these wounded are healed and rearmed on the battlefield, the combat effectiveness of veterans will be stronger.

It is a pity that the Russians have a serious bureaucratic style and did not do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers. Most of the wounded soldiers were unwilling to go back to the battlefield, and some people even bought medical staff to delay the recovery time.

The Russians are all like this, and the coalition forces on the opposite side are even worse.The Ottoman Empire was not capable of providing medical aid, even in local operations.

The casualties of the British army were not large, and did not attract the attention of the country. The angel who pioneered first aid in the field had not yet reached the front line.

Without first aid on the battlefield, you can only resign yourself to God or Islam.

This is why the British and French commanders forced the Ottomans to be cannon fodder.In order to reduce the casualty rate, they can only kill fellow daoists and not poor daoists.

Franz will naturally learn from the experience and lessons of the Near East War.

Franz had already asked the General Staff to summarize these messy things, and the cases on the battlefield were distributed to every commander and fighter.

The logistics experience and lessons are shared by all government departments, and relevant professional knowledge training and learning are also organized. In short, the same thing cannot happen in Austria.

In order to better implement these problems, the Austrian government has implemented a dual responsibility system for the leader and the person directly in charge in the logistics department. If there is a problem in any link, the relevant responsible person will go to a military court together.

Franz said cautiously: "Your Excellency Marshal, the General Staff should finalize the final westward campaign plan as soon as possible, this time we are racing against time.

The army must take Munich within a week, control the entire Bavaria within a month, and sweep across South Germany within two months.

If time permits, we will also extend our tentacles to central Germany to occupy favorable terrain and lay the foundation for the future. "

The topography of the German region is very complicated: the North German region is a plain with an average altitude of less than 100 meters; the Central German region is a mountainous area, highlands running from east to west; the southwestern Rhine Rift Valley area is surrounded by mountains with steep valley walls; The regions are the Bavarian Plateau and the Alps.

This has brought inconvenience to Austria's military operations. The best option for a quick solution is to attack along the Danube River, and all problems are not considered problems.

If the enemy blocks the river, the challenge will come. To attack and sweep the land of more than [-] square kilometers by land, the challenge is indispensable.

Fortunately, these areas are well developed, and the southern German region is a plateau rather than a mountainous area, otherwise this task would not be possible at all.

(Remarks: plateau refers to a vast area with an altitude of more than 500 meters and flat terrain, which can have certain ups and downs)

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Marshal Radesky replied confidently.

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When Austria was making final preparations, Napoleon III also made a decision-to increase troops.

There is no way, Napoleon III participated in this war not only because of France's interests in the Near East, but also to gain political prestige.

If the Russians are allowed to win, his throne will be unstable.The French people are not patient masters. If they can't come up with satisfactory results, it's okay to have another revolution.

If it weren't for the sudden political crisis erupting in the London government, the Anglo-French coalition forces would march to the Crimea Peninsula at this time.

Although the army did not move, the navy has already acted.Since the end of November 1852, the British, French and Ottoman navies have continuously bombarded the port cities along the Black Sea coast of the Russians, causing thousands of casualties to the Russians.

Facing the unscrupulous bombardment by Britain and France, those who dare to stay are warriors.Apparently there were very few such warriors, and a large number of Russians fled inland.

St petersburg

Nicholas I was really angry when Britain and France bombarded the coastal areas.It is simply unreasonable that Britain and France are so shameless that they directly fired at civilians.

Civilian casualties are nothing, and hundreds of thousands of refugees have been added to the problem, waiting for relief from the tsarist government.

Fortunately, Ukraine is a grain-producing area, otherwise human tragedy will appear again.No, it has already appeared.

The inefficiency of the Russian bureaucracy was fully revealed at this time.Faced with the influx of refugees, local officials did not take effective measures and waited mechanically for orders from St. Petersburg.

The consequences were naturally serious. St. Petersburg was so far away, and the tsar's order had not yet come down, and the rebellion of the hungry people had already broken out.

It can't be regarded as a rebellion. These people didn't rebel, they just went around grabbing food, and they haven't attacked the city yet.

In suppressing the rebellion, the bureaucrats are rarely efficient. There are still many Russian troops in Ukraine waiting to reinforce the Balkan battlefield. Now it is not a problem to suppress the rebellion.

The unorganized hunger riots were suppressed at the very beginning.

Naturally, Nicholas I didn't know about it, and he might never know about it. No official would use such a trivial matter to bother His Majesty the Great Tsar.

Nicholas I asked: "The enemy has been attacking our coastal cities for so long, so you have nothing to do? What is the Black Sea Fleet doing? Why hasn't it played a role at all!"

The Minister of the Navy said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Black Sea Fleet was seriously injured in the battle with the enemy. There are only a few small boats left, and they are no longer able to fight."

The term "severely damaged vitality" is very conservative, perhaps it is more appropriate to use annihilation of the entire army.Faced with the siege of the British, French and Ottoman navies, the Black Sea Fleet was simply powerless to parry.

Originally, the Admiralty thought that hiding in the port, covered by fortress artillery, the enemy would not dare to come over.Unexpectedly, these "advanced" fortress guns could not be used normally at all.

Since the fall of the Ottoman Empire, there has been no threat of foreign enemies along the coast of the Black Sea. Naturally, the corrupt bureaucrats of the Tsarist government can save as much as they can, and the coastal artillery has become a fake.Either the products of the last century, or the products of the last century, there are more fake and inferior products.

After some trials, the British and French navies launched an offensive unceremoniously. After struggling for a while, the Black Sea Fleet died heroically.

This is nothing to be ashamed of. No country in the world can resist the joint British and French navies. The failure of the Black Sea Fleet to surrender to the enemy is enough to show their bravery.

The main reason is that there is no chance of surrender, so it is over.Since Menshikov entered the navy, the Russian navy has been standing still for decades, and it is now two eras behind the enemy.

(A ruthless man who dares to use the army drill code and drill the navy)

"Humph!"

Nicholas I sneered, expressing his dissatisfaction.

Foreign Minister Karl Wossel persuaded: "Your Majesty, we can only give up these cities now. As long as we can conquer Constantinople and block the Bosphorus, this kind of thing will never happen again." It won't happen either."

At this moment, the tsarist government's desire for Constantinople increased again, and they experienced the terrible consequences of losing their sea power.

Nicholas I nodded, he was not really angry that the Black Sea Fleet was finished.He had foreseen this outcome from the day Britain and France entered the war.

What really pissed him off was that the defenses along the coast were so weak that they didn't cause the enemy the slightest trouble, and that the government bureaucracy was so corrupt.

The problem is the problem. It is a time of war, and domestic stability is paramount. Nicholas I cannot clean up the bureaucracy at this time.

"Has the loss been calculated?" Nicholas I asked concerned

"Your Majesty, it's just a rough statistic. We hoarded less than one out of ten strategic materials in the coastal areas. About [-] people were displaced, and the direct economic loss exceeded [-] million rubles." Aristotle Rhodes, the Minister of Finance, trembled. replied

Obviously, Aristotle Rhodes didn't expect the people below to dare to act so boldly. Even if the warehouse where they hoarded strategic materials was exposed, the enemy couldn't hit it so accurately?

Even if it is a fixed target, the hit rate of the navy is not high, and it is not possible to blow up all their material warehouses in a short time.

Do you really think that the enemy's shells don't cost money?

Nicholas I sneered and said, "Check it out, send someone to check it out for me!"

Even if they can't be moved now, isn't there a word called "Settlement after Autumn"?The Tsar was very vengeful, remember these issues first, there will be plenty of time to settle the matter in the future.

Chapter 88 'Shinra faction' in action

The opening of the Vienna-Salzburg railway on December 1852, 12 caused no sensation except that it was published in the newspapers.

Recently, there have been a lot of railways opened to traffic in Austria. Except for the surprise at the beginning, the Austrian people are now used to it.

The most affected is the railway company, which has invested so much money, and finally can see the money back, which is directly reflected in the stock market. The booming railway operation has stimulated the stock to rise again.

As for the strategic value of this railway, not many people really pay attention to it. Even if the railway transportation is more convenient, can it be compared with the Danube?

Franz is naturally so happy. The idea of ​​German unification has become popular, and now it is time to start the next step.

Franz joked: "Prime Minister, your visit to the German states this time is an important task. If you can persuade everyone to rebuild the Holy Roman Empire, then we will make a lot of money."

Convince everyone to agree to rebuild the Holy Roman Empire, unless Austria puts a bayonet on their necks, otherwise everyone will have a good life, why should you find a boss for yourself?

Today is different from the past. Nationalism in the German region has awakened. Even if the state government has a high degree of freedom, the emergence of the central government will damage their interests.

No matter how loose an empire is during this period, a constitution is indispensable, and it is inevitable that the autonomy of governments will be greatly weakened.

Forget about independent diplomatic power, currency unification is inevitable, and tariffs will definitely be abolished. These three items alone mean that the central government is no longer an empty shell.

With these things, Franz can say responsibly that he can control most of the small states by using political means.

If you are a little more shameless and provoke a foreign war, you can use the excuse of war to gain command of the armies of various states.

This is what the Americans did, relying on the military command of the states during the war, increasing the authority of the central government, and finally turning the loose federation into a unified country.

Prime Minister Felix smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this joke is not funny at all. If I can persuade them, what do you need the army for?"

Franz's butterfly effect is at work again. Felix Schwarzenberg, who died unexpectedly on April 4 this year, is still alive and kicking.

Of course, there is no such thing as changing the prime minister. Felix's political ability is still very good, and he is also able to preside over the cabinet work with ease.

Felix knew very well what he was going to do with this visit. It was simply a cover to persuade the states to rebuild the Holy Roman Empire. The real purpose was to create an excuse for war.

Only after the failure of peaceful reunification efforts, the Austrian government launched a reunification war can it gain the support of the people.

No, it should be the unification of the South German region by force, at most the Central German region, and the Kingdom of Prussia is not so easy to handle.

Of course, the slogan is to unify the German region, otherwise the nationalists would not buy it. Without their support, this war would not be easy to fight.

Franz said solemnly: "It doesn't matter. There are so many states in Germany, and every fool is counted. I don't believe that there are so many small states, and there is no one stupid."

This is not what Franz said nonsense. In history, the Prussians successfully fooled a few small states to help them wave their flags, and then swallowed these states in one gulp.

On the contrary, the South German states with fierce resistance retained a lot of rights. Due to the fear of the intervention of the great powers, the Prussians did not dare to continue the civil war after the Franco-Prussian War and had to compromise with the South German states.

"Your Majesty, I am going to start with Prussia, which is the most difficult. Anyway, apart from us in the German states, the Kingdom of Prussia is the most powerful. As long as they oppose it, it will create momentum.

It's just that in this way, the diplomatic pressure may increase greatly, and European countries do not want to see the unification of the German region. said Prime Minister Felix

Metternich said: "Prime Minister, diplomatic issues are easy to solve. We use negotiations to resolve the issue of German reunification. It is estimated that many people will take it as a joke. What we have to do now is to make this plan more like a joke.

As long as they see that all the German states oppose our proposal, the pressure we will face is actually not that great. "

Everyone laughed, it is true that all countries oppose the unification of the German region.But if Austria just shouted slogans and did not take actual actions, they would have no interest in interfering.

You can't shut up the Austrians, everyone is playing politics, and they all know the slogans of politicians, just listen to them.

Even to make this scene more realistic, the Austrian cabinet started role-playing a few years ago, and the political stance of these cabinet ministers is known throughout Europe.

Prime Minister Felix is ​​playing the role of the Peace Unification faction, or the reconstruction of the Shinra faction.The supporter in the cabinet is the Minister of Finance Karl, and the two of them constitute the leader of the "Shinra faction" in Austria.

At the same time, they are also the leaders of the "Shinra Sect" in the German region. Currently, at least 30.00% of the Germans support or agree with their political ideas.

Metternich played the opposition, which is his consistent political stance, known throughout Europe.

Otherwise, when the Vienna system was established, Austria should have chosen the Kingdom of Bavaria instead of the economically rich Lombardy region.

Archduke Louis in the cabinet was a supporter of Metternich.They proclaimed that the unification of the German region is impossible. The reason is that the states have been independent for a long time, and European countries will not tolerate the unification of Germany.

For this reason, the two were often scolded bloody by German nationalists.

Because of the support of public opinion, the "Shinra faction" led by Prime Minister Felix currently has an advantage in the Austrian government.

At this time, Felix stood up and advocated "rebuilding the Holy Roman Empire", and there was nothing wrong with it.