Holy Roman Empire

The French have resolved the civil strife, and will reinvest their attention in the international arena. Britain and France are likely to stand on the same position on the Near East issue.

With one more ally, I am afraid that in the days to come, the British government will not be so peaceful.

In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed to intensify the offensive against Ottoman, and strive to destroy Ottoman before Britain and France take action, resulting in an established fact. "

Franz shook his head: "It's hard to do. The potential of an ancient empire in the face of life and death cannot be underestimated.

With the failure of the revolutionary government in Paris, Napoleon IV was able to concentrate his forces to suppress the Italian independence movement.It is a miracle that the gang of rabble can persist for two months.

This revolution did bring heavy losses to France, but the crisis was also accompanied by opportunities. In this civil war, Napoleon IV also killed many hostile elements and eased the relationship with the Orleans and Bourbon dynasties. consolidated rule.

If the measures are taken properly, the next period of time will be the time when the internal conflicts in France are most relaxed.

Against this background, Napoleon IV's government will basically stabilize after one year, and once again turn its attention to the outside world.

We may be able to destroy Ottoman within a year, but this will leave a lot of sequelae, and we will inevitably pay a greater price in the later governance. "

From a purely military point of view, it is natural that the military is expensive, and the war is ended in the shortest time, and the price paid is the smallest.

However, Austria is not aiming to defeat Ottoman this time, but to annex Ottoman.

Albrecht deliberately delayed the speed of action of the coalition forces, leaving sufficient preparation time for the Ottoman Empire, not because he did not understand military affairs.

A quick battle can indeed reduce losses, but the losses of both the enemy and ourselves are decreasing, and there will be a lot of survivors after the war.

Instead of dealing with guerrillas after the war, it is better to let the enemy fully mobilize and eliminate them on the battlefield, the cost will only be lower.

The more people armed by the Sudanese government, the less hidden dangers will be left to the place after the war.

Carrying a gun is the enemy. When liquidating after the war, you can also engage in a wave of implicated companies, and the whole family will be exiled together.

So from the very beginning, Franz made a long-term battle plan.Anyway, the impact of this economic crisis is far-reaching, and it will not end in the short term. It is just a matter of using war to divert the crisis.

Prime Minister Felix reminded: "Your Majesty, if the French slow down, our plan to annex Ottoman may not go so smoothly."

Franz nodded: "It is inevitable, but no matter how bad it is, it is impossible for Britain and France to support military intervention.

The situation in France is not very good. Even if the civil strife is suppressed, Napoleon IV does not have the courage to provoke a war at this time.

There is an anti-Turkish alliance to share international pressure. Even if Britain and France unite with European countries to exert pressure, we can withstand it. "

The sequelae are naturally not that simple. With this stimulus, Britain and France will definitely step up their pace of getting closer.

This is a matter of time, even if there is no Near East War, as Austria becomes stronger, Britain and France will move closer.

Continental balance is the basic national policy of the London government. The weakness of France has been exposed. The balance has been broken, and the target of the British suppression has naturally become Austria.

They will even win over the Russians to form an anti-Austrian alliance to suppress Austria's development.Affected by geopolitics, the probability of the ambitious bear falling to Britain and France is very high.

That being the case, Franz naturally wanted to take advantage of the adjustment of the mentality of Britain, France and Russia, and destroy Osman behind him in advance.

If possible, Franz would not mind going a step further, dragging the Russians to carve up Persia and running to be neighbors with the British.

In the face of interests, anything can happen.For the impoverished Tsarist government, the allure of India was no less than that of westward expansion into the European continent.

This is an overt conspiracy. Compared with European hegemony, the risk of aggressive India is obviously lower.The former is an enemy of the European countries, while the latter only needs to face a John Bull.

As long as the Russians are introduced into India, the possibility of establishing the Anglo-French-Russian alliance will be lost, and the British are absolutely reluctant to share their own interests with their allies.

Without the meat shield of Mao Xiong, Franz would not hesitate to face the Anglo-French alliance.An Austrian empire that spanned Asia, Europe and Africa was inherently invincible.

……

Outside Paris, the banner of the Bonaparte dynasty has begun to fly, and Napoleon IV is currently boosting morale on the front line.

It's not easy, as the monarch of France, the biggest enemy will always be the revolution.

From Louis XVI who went to the guillotine to Louis Philip who fled in a hurry, two dynasties were destroyed in the revolution.

Frankly speaking, after the outbreak of the Paris Revolution, Napoleon IV was also confused.

If it wasn't for his unyielding character, he would have been persuaded by the Queen to escape from the whirlpool of France.Because he was not reconciled, he chose to stay, and only then did he counterattack today.

From this point of view alone, he is more than one step better than Louis Philippe.

If Louis-Philippe I had not rushed to leave the country, but organized an army to suppress the rebellion, the Orleans dynasty would not have been so easily destroyed.

In theory, as long as the army remains loyal to the king in France, any rebellion can be extinguished.

The enthusiasm of the French people for the revolution is very high, but this enthusiasm "comes quickly and goes quickly".But anyone who finds that the revolution has harmed their own interests will abandon the revolution.

This revolution is a real case. Napoleon IV has pardoned more than five figures of revolutionary parties along the way.

The revolutionary wave quickly turned to a low tide, that is, the people discovered that the revolution could not bring them benefits.

The people of Paris are most deeply touched. Affected by the economic crisis, everyone's living standards have dropped sharply, and some people even rose up to make a revolution when they couldn't even fill their stomachs.

After the success of the revolution, everyone suddenly found that except for driving away the emperor, the standard of living did not improve, and the quality of life of most people declined instead.

The nascent revolutionary government has no experience in governing, and often invites many sects and conflicts with each other, which makes everyone miserable.

This is nothing. What really led to the failure of the revolution was that the revolutionaries did not fight out immediately to spread the flames of revolution. Instead, they rushed to form a government and fight for power and profit, and missed the best opportunity.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on the revolutionary government, it is completely misled by the successful experience of the predecessors.

The First Republic and the Second Republic all followed the success of the Paris Revolution, and there was no need to fight all the way across the country.

This erroneous cognition makes everyone ignore that the Bonaparte dynasty is different from the previous two dynasties that were angry and resentful. They were supported by the peasant class, and they were not without local roots.

Thanks to a series of policies formulated by Napoleon III, most French workers had a good impression of the emperor.

Revolutions broke out in many places because of unemployment, inflation, and skyrocketing prices. People lost income and had no way to fill their stomachs. They broke out, not because of the death of the emperor.

The fact that Napoleon IV was able to reach the outskirts of Paris so quickly was not due to his military strength, but mainly because he had money to help the unemployed, but the revolutionary government did not.

The roar of artillery fire sounded, and the offensive and defensive battle of Paris officially started.Napoleon IV looked at the battlefield with a binoculars, and only puffs of smoke rose in sight.

The chief guard hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, it's dangerous here, let's go into the artillery hole!"

Napoleon IV waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Gehrman. This place is five or six kilometers away from the battlefield, and the enemy's shells are not so easy to hit."

Gehrman himself was very opposed to the emperor coming to the front line, and seeing this scene made him even more anxious.If the emperor bumps into each other, his crime will be serious.

After hesitating for a moment, Gehrman put his heart on hold, and directly dragged Napoleon IV...

Chapter 18 The Paris Commune ends

The sun was setting, and the sky was shining with red light shining on the earth.

The artillery fire in Paris has ended, the government troops have already entered the city, and there are sporadic gunfire from time to time, which seems to tell you the unwillingness of the revolutionaries.

Returning to Versailles again, Napoleon IV was upset.The magnificent palace of the past is now only a ruined wall.

For Napoleon IV, Versailles was not just a palace, it was the place where he was born and grew up.Suddenly the home is gone, and only those who have experienced it know the pain.

Perhaps out of revenge, the revolutionary government of Paris destroyed this palace that symbolized imperial power before it was overthrown. It seemed that it wanted to use this method to swear the hatred between the two sides.

In a sense, they succeeded.The Palace of Versailles is the symbol of the French monarchy. It is not just a palace that is destroyed, but also the supreme dignity of the imperial power.

Napoleon IV, with a pale face, asked in a trembling voice: "Have you caught the leader of the rebellious party?"

At this moment, Napoleon IV had only one idea, to arrest the person who destroyed his "home" and shatter his bones and ashes to vent his hatred.

Minister of Police Ansoch replied nervously: "Not yet, it is said that on the third day after we launched the offensive, the leader of the rebellious party ran away."

The fact that Paris was so easily captured was directly related to the escape of the leader of the revolutionary party.

This is Paris, and there are too many buildings that make the government army fearful, and heavy artillery is not dared to use it at all.

If it wasn't for the loss of the leadership and the troops in the city fighting on their own, it would be a trivial matter for this "Battle of Paris Attack and Defense" to last for a month or two. If the resistance is tenacious, it may last for a year or so.

A good upbringing is not worth mentioning in the face of cruel reality.The angry Napoleon IV roared: "No one was caught, what are you still doing here?

Hurry up and arrest me, if you can't catch the leader of the rebellious party, don't come back! "

There was only one word that came to Ansock's mind: "Settle accounts after autumn."As Minister of Police, Ansoch was directly responsible for the revolution that was spreading across the country.

As in previous revolutions, as long as the police are a little bit stronger, most of the time the situation will not develop to the worst point.

The weakness of the police is determined by the national conditions of France, and it is unfair to simply blame the Minister of Police.But this world has never been fair, and Ansoch must take the blame.

There are many reasons for the ineffectiveness of the police. Napoleon IV has no way to change this national situation, even if the entire police system is replaced.

Before returning to Paris, we need to help each other in the same boat. No matter how dissatisfied in my heart, Napoleon IV must endure it.

It should have been settled after a while, after the domestic situation stabilized.Now stimulated by the destruction of the Palace of Versailles, I couldn't help it, so I broke out ahead of time.

Ansocchi hesitated to speak, explaining is covering up, things have already happened, no matter what the reason is, the responsibility that should be borne still cannot escape.

The arrest of the leader of the rebellious party is just an excuse for him to resign. If the French police were so powerful, the revolutionary party would have disappeared in smoke.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After speaking, Ansoch left without looking back.

Looking at the distant figure, everyone's hearts sank, and the sorrow of the rabbit died spontaneously.

Someone needs to be responsible for the rebellion. For such a big disturbance, there must be someone with enough weight in the government to take responsibility. This person must not be the emperor.

Napoleon IV is not yet in his thirties, and he has no heirs. If he takes responsibility and abdicates, the Bonaparte dynasty will be over.

A police minister alone is obviously not enough, but Napoleon IV did not appoint a prime minister, which made things more complicated and confusing.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Terrence Bulkin, the foreign minister who had the least to bear, tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, let's settle down first!"

The Palace of Versailles has become ruins, and it cannot be repaired in a short time. The emperor needs a new palace to live in.

……

Napoleon IV was still looking for a new home, and the British couldn't help it.Seeing that the French government suppressed the Paris Revolution, the British government wanted to intervene in the Near East War.

At the cabinet meeting, Foreign Minister George: "The Paris rebellion has been suppressed, the situation in France has stabilized, and the Italian independence organization will not last long.

The next focus of our diplomacy is the Near East War. Judging from the current situation, the Ottomans are still doing very well.

Under the multi-line siege of the Anti-Turkish Alliance, they were able to retreat in an organized manner, which has exceeded our prior expectations.

I propose to increase assistance to the Sudanese government to help them withstand the first wave of offensives by the anti-Turkish alliance and smash the Austrian conspiracy. "

Prime Minister Gladstone frowned, and asked in disbelief: "My foreign minister, are you sure you are right? With Ottoman's strength alone, can the offensive of the anti-Turkish alliance be blocked?"

The "first wave of offensive" was directly filtered into "offensive" by Gladstone. In Gladstone's impression, the ability of the Ottomans to survive in the face of the siege of the two empires was considered a super-level performance.

Foreign Secretary George replied very confidently: "I can confirm that the news from the embassy is indeed so.

The resistance of the Ottomans was very fierce, and now the whole people are soldiers, and the advance of the anti-Turkish alliance is very painful.

In the coastal areas of the Sea of ​​Marmara, the Ottoman army also defeated the anti-Turkish alliance many times and achieved considerable success.

According to the current situation, as long as the supplies are sufficient, there is hope for the Ottoman Empire to persist for two or three years.

After such a long time, the French can almost breathe a sigh of relief.

At that time, we will unite with European countries to exert pressure and force Austria to give up its plan to annex Ottomans. The chances of success are very high.

No matter how bad it is, we can force Austria to accept the fact that Depp merged to form North Germany. "

On the issue of maintaining the balance of the European continent, the British Foreign Office has always been a vanguard.It has always maintained the fine tradition of "suppressing whichever country is the most powerful on the European continent".

After hesitating for a while, Gladstone waved his hand and said, "Since you are so confident, go and try it.

I hope your plan can be successfully completed, and I look forward to your good news.

However, we still need to invest cautiously in supporting the Ottoman Empire, and we must consider sunk costs. "

Lack of confidence did not prevent Gladstone from accepting the plan.The British Empire is rich and powerful, and some supplies are not a problem at all.

[-] rounds of bullets, as long as they can injure or kill an Austrian soldier, the London government will earn blood.

Chapter 19 A Surprise

Ships of supplies departed from Britain, were transported to the Persian Gulf via the Suez Canal, and then entered the Ottoman Empire via Persia.

The arrival of international aid directly stimulated the Ottoman resistance movement.Sudan seemed to have had a chicken blood, and broke out with unprecedented enthusiasm.

The frontline officers and soldiers felt the most obvious, the enemy's resistance became more and more tenacious, even the old and weak women and children took up guns and shot at them.

Prior to this, the Ottoman Empire had limited weapons and lacked equipment for the regular army, and some soldiers were still using primitive flintlock guns.

The people's equipment is mainly cold weapons, and occasionally there are a few old and antique shotguns, which are all treasures and pose little threat to the coalition forces.

After receiving assistance from the British, the situation was different, and the embarrassing situation of insufficient weapons and equipment of the Ottomans was changed.

Perhaps because Britain's military production capacity is insufficient, the new rifles in the Ottoman army have not increased much, but the outdated weapons and equipment have greatly increased.