Holy Roman Empire

If conditions permit, it is estimated that Napoleon III will not directly annex Italy, but will adopt a common monarchy system.Unfortunately, this set does not work in Italy.

Who knows what an Italian emperor is?How can the throne that does not exist, created out of practical needs, be recognized?

Without a legal basis, the co-king system will definitely not work.It is not difficult to understand that Napoleon III bit the bullet.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "The Russians have no problem, even if they are not ready, they can let the tsarist government declare war first.

It's just that a reason is still needed to start a war. The Russians proposed to use the Ottoman Empire to support the Bulgarian rebellion as an excuse, or to expel infidels and raise the banner of jihad. "

As soon as the "Holy War" thing came out, Franz felt bad all over.It's obviously just a secular war, so why raise the banner of religion?

Although it can boost morale, it is not easy to control the rhythm!In case the morale of the army on the front line is overwhelmed, and the Ottoman Empire is about to be killed in one breath, how can it be stopped?

The French cannot be expected to reorganize the "Sacrilege Alliance" with the Ottoman Empire to save the declining Ottoman Empire.

"No, religious wars must never be fought. The Russians use whatever excuses they want, but we use revenge as an excuse."

Thinking back to the time when the Ottomans besieged Vienna and almost took over the home of the Habsburg dynasty, how could such blood feud not be avenged?

No, it seems that the battle in 1683 was played by Da Bobo as the savior, and it doesn't seem very good to publicize this.

There are still territorial disputes between the two countries that have not been resolved, and the grievances between the two sides are enough to make ten TV dramas. It seems too early to talk about the friendship between Obo and Obo.

Thinking of this, Franz will not say anything later, and simply let the government make up for it.Anyway, the hatred between the two countries has lasted for hundreds of years, and there are excuses in the history books.

Especially the newly compiled history book by the Vienna government, which is really full of hatred.For example, the people of the Balkans are the descendants of the people captured by the Ottoman Empire's attack on Austria, and then slowly reproduced.

The local aborigines had long been killed by the brutal Ottomans.The remaining small part either turned to the Ottomans as traitors, or hid in the deep mountains and old forests, such as Montenegro.

Believe it or not, the Vienna government did.There is absolutely evidence, real people and real events are well documented.It's just that the proportion is a little small. If you check the bloodline, there will always be a proportion of [-]%.

No, after so many years of immigration, this ratio has greatly increased, and it has exceeded 50.00% in many places, and the credibility has greatly increased.

When the genes can be checked in the future, it can be proved that these contents are true, and the ancestors of the local people are indeed from the German region.

In this regard, the history books of the Principality of Montenegro can also testify that Franz used a material aid of 100 million Aegis to get the Montenegro government to cooperate.

There will be more evidence in the future. In short, Austria and the Ottoman Empire have blood feuds. If you don’t take revenge on the Ottoman Empire, you will be sorry for your ancestors.

Chapter 114 Diplomatic Efforts

War serves politics, and propaganda is naturally indispensable.Since the Vienna government reached an agreement with the Russians, there have been more news about the dark history of the Ottoman Empire in newspapers in Austria.

There is no need to fake it this time. The crimes committed during the period of the Ottoman Empire are too numerous to record.

The call for revenge is getting louder day by day, and the various petition letters received by the Vienna government are estimated to fill a room.

The power of hatred was somewhat beyond Franz's imagination. If it weren't for the strong police in Vienna, the Ottoman embassy would have disappeared.

Now the Vienna police also have to send people to patrol the surrounding area 24 hours a day to ensure the safety of the Ottoman embassy.The supply of materials inside the embassy requires Austria to send special personnel to deliver them, and the embassy staff dare not go out at all.

If he hadn't waited for the Russians, Franz could have ordered the war.

For Austria, this is just a local war, there is no need for full mobilization at all, and it has little impact on the domestic economy.All government departments should still do what they should do, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is busy.

If you don't occupy the moral high ground, the enemy will occupy it. Diplomatic activities are indispensable.Fortunately, the enemy this time is the Ottoman Empire. Most European people are more inclined to Austria, and there is not much pressure from public opinion.

In the Palace of Vienna, Foreign Minister Weisenberg dragged his exhausted body and reported to Franz: "Your Majesty, this is a telegram from the Holy See.

The Holy See hopes that we can launch a jihad against the Ottoman Empire in the name of God. Pope Pius IX is already preparing to call on the Christian world to organize another crusade. "

In the words of later generations, this is just rubbing the heat.In recent years, the Holy See has declined so badly that even the Papal States were deprived by the French. Now the Holy See can only hide in the Vatican headquarters.

If it weren't for the support from Catholic churches everywhere, it is estimated that the group of people in the Holy See might still be hungry.Napoleon III was not polite to them, and the wealth accumulated by the Holy See was basically confiscated.

A phoenix on the ground is not as good as a chicken, and now the reputation of the Holy See has plummeted.Apart from the only remaining headquarters, many dioceses outside ignored the pope's orders.

Under such a background, if there is no way to restore prestige, it is estimated that it will not be long before the local parish even finds an excuse to cut off their symbolic relief.

It is not so easy to live a bad life after a good life.Just at this time, hearing that Austria was going to attack the Ottoman Empire, the Holy See naturally came to the door.

If it was put back 200 years ago, Franz would definitely be willing to accept the cooperation of the Holy See.The Ottoman Empire has not yet fallen and is the public enemy of Europe. Naturally, there is no reason for the Austrian family to contribute.

The current situation is completely different. The Ottoman Empire has already declined, and Austria does not need so many helpers at all. If there are more people participating, how will the final spoils be divided?

Franz, the fat piece of the Ottoman Empire, has been eyeing it for a long time, and took it out to carve up with the Russians. It is because the Russian Empire has declined, and it is okay to take advantage of it. They have not yet been able to digest the annexation of the Ottoman Empire.

Even Austria was unable to digest the Ottoman Empire, and Franz was ready to relocate all the local population.

The excuse is naturally "environmental protection". In order to protect the local vegetation and avoid desertification of the land, all the aborigines were relocated away.

Some of them will be sent to Africa for construction, and the rest will be resettled on an island in Southeast Asia or sent to the Americas for resettlement. How to deal with it will be decided at that time.

Franz shook his head: "Tell them that this is just a secular war, and there is no need to rise to the level of religion. We should be tolerant towards heretics."

"Jihad" is very cruel. Religious wars have always been life and death, leaving no room for it.It was hard to knock down the influence of the Holy See, how could it be possible to bring them back to the altar now?

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The smell of gunpowder is pervasive in the Near East, and the Sudanese government, aware of the threat, has not been idle.In order to win this war, the Sudanese government is also working hard on diplomatic public relations.

Unable to convince St. Petersburg and Vienna, the Sudanese government could only retreat and set its sights on London, Paris, and Berlin.

The enemy of an enemy is a friend, and there is nothing wrong with this saying.None of Britain, France, and Prussia wanted the Ottoman Empire to end. Although Ottoman was a little weaker, their very existence contained Austria and Russia.

However, the plan did not change quickly. The Ottoman delegation in Berlin hit a snag, and William I did not meet with them at all.

You must know that in the last Prussian-Russian War, the two countries were still allies who fought side by side, and they did not expect to part ways so soon.

The Sudanese government also hopes that Prussia and Poland can send troops to contain the Russians and share part of their pressure.

Unfortunately, the appetite of the Prussians is bigger than they imagined, and they want to use this war to annex Poland.No, it shouldn't be regarded as embezzlement. To be precise, it is to let William I ascend the Polish throne.

The annexation of Poland cannot be accomplished overnight. Even if European countries do not object, the Polish people will not agree.

It is different for the two countries to share the monarchy. There are precedents for this kind of thing.It used to be the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but now it can also become the Polish-Prussian Commonwealth, which is much easier for the people to accept.

European countries may oppose the two countries, but they are definitely not as fierce as Prussia's annexation of Poland, and they will not organize interference with the coalition forces to disrupt the situation.It is very possible to exchange interests in private, and finally achieve the goal.

If you don't achieve your goals in Berlin, you don't have to go to Warsaw at all.Without Prussia as the main force, the Poles simply did not have the strength to contain the Russians.

In Paris, not only the representatives of the Ottoman Empire were active, but the Austrian envoy in Paris was not idle either, and both sides were engaged in public relations.

From a military point of view, to rescue the Ottoman Empire, the French must never be missing.If the Paris government looks on coldly, even if Sudan can persuade the remaining countries to intervene, it will have little effect.

Napoleon III once again threw the question to his son: "Eugène, what do you think we should choose?"

Crown Prince Eugene replied with a tense face: "This choice is very difficult. From a strategic point of view, the existence of the Ottoman Empire is our natural ally.

History has proved that the existence of the Ottoman Empire can restrain a large part of the energy of the Habsburg dynasty, preventing them from striving for hegemony in Europe.

It's just that this time Russia and Austria have joined forces. If we want to intervene, the price we need to pay is too high, and war may break out.

Judging from the current situation, it is not suitable for us to break out of war with Austria, and we should avoid war with big powers as much as possible within at least five years.

Whether to save the Ottoman Empire mainly depends on the strength of the Ottoman Empire.If they are really useless, then even saving them is useless.

If they withstood the first wave of offensive, then we will pull European countries to mediate together, and the Vienna government will stop without paying much. "

Napoleon III patted his son on the shoulder and nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, Eugene. Your progress is very fast. It seems that it won't be long before you can be on your own."

After taking a few steps forward, he added: "Now is indeed not the time to intervene. If Austria wants to compete for European hegemony, it must first pull out the nail behind it.

The Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire are their obstacles, and Franz chose to form an alliance with Russia, which is equivalent to reducing an enemy behind him.

Their only serious confidant is the Ottoman Empire. After pulling out this nail, the Eastern Mediterranean is completely in the hands of the Austrians, and their power extends to the Indian Ocean.

But don't worry too much, the existence of the Ottoman Empire is the basis for the final alliance between Austria and Russia.Without the common enemy of the Ottoman Empire, the 'St. Petersburg-Vienna' alliance would have no value in existence.

Perhaps in the near future, the Russians and Austria will still regard each other as life and death enemies, fighting for European hegemony.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the tsarist government can win the second Russian-Prussian war.Franz's layout ability is very powerful. The Kingdom of Prussia, which originally blocked them in the German Federation, has now become the best thug to contain the Russians.

If one day the Russian Empire is really about to collapse, remember to give them a hand.With this nail in place, neither Prussia nor Austria dared to fully participate in the struggle for European hegemony.

This time, let the British have a headache!Inform the London government that we are in line with them on this issue. If they want to send troops to intervene, we will pay as much as they pay. "

When people are about to die, we can see the problem more thoroughly.Now Napoleon III has realized that the most suitable ally for France is the Russian Empire, but it is too late.

In the era of Nicholas I, the Russian Empire was in full swing, and the entire European continent trembled under this behemoth.

In order to revive France and get rid of the shackles on his body, Napoleon III and the governments of European countries made a similar decision-to suppress the Russian Empire.

With everyone's joint efforts, the decaying Russian Empire was still overwhelmed and slowly fell down.The reforms of Alexander II restored some of the strength of the Russian Empire, but it was definitely not as good as it was at its peak.

At this time, it is too late to unite the Russian Empire.For no reason, it was impossible for Napoleon III to use money to fill the bottomless pit of the tsarist government. Even if he personally agreed, the French people would not agree.

"The enemy is in Paris" is not a joke. The fighting power of the people of Paris is the best in the world.Once they find out that the government is traitorous, a revolution should not be too easy.

Now they haven't exerted their full strength. When they exerted their full strength in the original time and space, they changed the government more diligently than they changed their clothes.

Ordinary people may not necessarily change three sets of clothes within a week, but the French can change three governments within a week, which also includes weekends off.

In order to strengthen the fighting spirit of the Ottoman Empire, Napoleon III still gave support to the Sudanese government. In addition to material assistance in weapons and ammunition, he also wrote a big empty check.

That means: You must hold on, and send troops when we are ready.Now it's just to confuse the enemy, so that they can be caught off guard.

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In London, Prime Minister Gerston was very unhappy with his attitude towards France and Prussia. Not only did he act like a turtle, but he also lost the right to make decisions. Isn't this putting the British Empire on fire?

In name, they follow their lead, but in reality, who listens to them?Napoleon III put it nicely, France sent as many troops as Britain sent.

Just think about it, how unreliable this is.This war is mainly carried out on land, even if it is a landing operation, it can also go to the Black Sea.

It is impossible for the Royal Navy to go to the Black Sea to help the Ottoman Empire, right?If they dare to go in, they don't want to come out.

The Black Sea Strait is so narrow, it is not difficult to block the gate.Once blocked inside, it will not be far from annihilation of the whole army.

It is impossible to blockade the sea, and to fight on land, with the strength of the British Army, it is estimated that even the first wave will not be enough to send it up.

Of course, they can also threaten Austria and Russia with blocking overseas trade.If they did that, the French in custody would clap their hands and cheer, and then act as melon-eaters to watch the excitement.

Don't look at the Austrian navy that is only half of theirs. It seems that the Royal Navy can be easily crushed. In fact, war is not a numbers game.

If there is a fight, the Austrian navy can still rely on the scattered colonies to fight a broken battle.

Materials are blocked, and they are not the public enemy of Europe. How can you guarantee that European countries will not do business with Austria?Among other things, at least the French will not give up the opportunity to make war fortune.

In theory, these problems could be solved by simply pulling out Austria's scattered overseas colonial strongholds.The problem is that these colonies are not easy to fight. Except for Alaska and Austrian South America, which are weak in troops, there are heavy troops in other places.

With the size of the British Army, even if all of them are sent out, it will not help.You can't do your best for the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and expand its army at all costs to fight Austria, right?

Prime Minister Gerston said that he was not interested in such a thing that harmed himself and benefited others.

Chapter 115

When the London government chooses to wait and see, war is doomed to be inevitable.The decision of Britain and France did not exceed the expectations of the Sudanese government. After all, the enemies this time are Austria and Russia. Without enough interests, how can Britain and France work hard for them?

According to the original plan, Abdul Aziz I believed that the Prussians would hold the Russians behind their backs, and they only needed to face Austria, asking Britain and France to intervene, and Austria would probably give up part of their interests.

This is well-founded. As early as ten years ago, the Vienna government proposed to the Sudanese government to purchase the sovereignty of the Arabian Peninsula, and three years ago it proposed to purchase the sovereignty of the Palestinian region.

Naturally, the deal was not reached, and the Sudanese government worried that after Austria acquired these areas, it would have greater ambitions and continue to encroach on the Ottoman Empire.

Buying and selling does not constitute benevolence and righteousness, and it does not apply politically.After the failure of the purchase operation, the Vienna government did not stop, and continued to infiltrate these areas, forcing the Sudanese government to make concessions.

Because Jerusalem was involved, the Sudanese government, which was heavily influenced by religion, did not dare to compromise at all, and the relationship between the two countries continued to deteriorate.

The Royal Palace of Ankara, since receiving the news of the diplomatic defeat, King Abdul Aziz I became more angry. In the past two days, three maids have died and many people have been punished.

"Why don't you talk anymore? Don't you all promise that European countries don't want to see Austria continue to expand?"

Listening to Abdul Aziz I's sarcasm, everyone lowered their noble heads one after another, pretending to be listening to teachings.

This did not calm Abdul Aziz I's anger at all. The reform of the Ottoman Empire has not been smooth in recent years.Although the conservative forces were severely damaged in the previous infighting, a new conservative was born again.

It's not that Abdul Aziz I didn't think of a way to change this situation, but he was really powerless.This is the fault of the former Sudan, who failed to change the system in time and gave birth to new vested interest groups.

In fact, the former sultan was also forced.The failure of the Near East War, the loss of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans, and the internal rebellion broke out. In order to stabilize the domestic situation, compromises had to be made.

Minister of War Keksar Toptan stepped forward boldly: "Your Majesty, this is the end of the matter, let's prepare for war!

The current situation is very serious, unlike any previous wars, the enemy not only comes from land, but also from the sea.

Any port may become the enemy's landing point.We have no way to make accurate judgments, so we can only defend passively, and the military pressure is very high. "

The Ottoman Empire has long been preparing for war, but the bureaucratic efficiency of the Sudanese government is not very good, and it has not been ready for war until now.

Koksar Toptan spoke very implicitly, and almost said that this war is unwinnable, so hurry up and prepare for the aftermath!

On land, we border the Caucasus, Palestine, and the Arabian Peninsula, and the borderline is thousands of kilometers long.

At sea, the length of the coastline is the length of the enemy's attack route.The navy of the Ottoman Empire did not have the strength to defend the security of the empire.