Holy Roman Empire

Including the civil strife in France not long ago, the Austrians did not add insult to injury, but went to launch the Near East War.

If the Vienna government sent troops to attack the French at that time, most of the Italian regions would have become independent.

An opportunity to kill the French was wasted, and the Vienna government did not suffer. The old enemy, the Ottoman Empire, was about to end, and the relationship between France and Austria also eased.

There are indications that Napoleon IV's anti-Austrian tendency is no longer so obvious, and the hostility towards Austria within the French government is not so strong.

This is a dangerous signal. If the relationship between France and Austria continues to heat up, the Vienna government is likely to promote the alliance of France, Russia and Austria, and jointly dominate the European continent in an alliance. "

Is it really only "dominating the European continent"?

The influence brought by the triple alliance of France, Russia and Austria is not much weaker than the previous triple alliance of Britain, France and Austria.

There are two reasons for forming an alliance: either because of common interests; or because of common enemies.

The world has been almost divided, and the leftovers will definitely not satisfy the appetite of the Three Kingdoms, so they can only be taken from the fourth party.

Against this background, Britain, which had obtained the largest amount of benefits in the colonial era, naturally became the target of public criticism.

In addition to interests, Britain can barely be regarded as the common enemy of the three countries.In a sense, the friendship between France, Russia and Austria depends entirely on Britain.

Gladstone nodded, his expression became solemn: "This situation has to be guarded against, Russia and Austria are already close together, the French must not let Austria pull over.

It is necessary to make a comprehensive adjustment to our diplomatic work in the future. It is not that the previous diplomatic strategy was wrong. The main reason is that the international situation has changed and many strategies have become outdated.

There is no problem with the European balance, but there is a problem with the setting of imaginary enemies.It is indeed effective to suppress whoever is powerful, but the consequences are also very serious, which directly led to the deterioration of our relationship with European powers.

Anglo-French relations and Anglo-Russian relations have all deteriorated against this background, and now it is the turn of Anglo-Austrian relations.

The Habsburg dynasty is best at dancing sleeves, and has a very high reputation in the European world. It has always had more allies than enemies.

Especially after Franz succeeded to the throne, the relationship between France and Austria was improved. After the demise of the Ottoman Empire, Austria had no deadly enemies on the European continent.

We must be more careful when playing against such an enemy, and we must not allow them to form an anti-British alliance. "

There is no problem in suppressing competitors, but we must pay attention to the means.For the strategy of killing three birds with one stone, one must first consider whether it will arouse public outrage.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Childers: "Thinking about it the other way around, it's not that bad.

Austria is not as belligerent as the Russians, and no French can fight. Their strength lies in domestic and foreign affairs.

The North German Empire has been established, and its strength is almost catching up with the previous Pubo Federation.As long as the Austrians are wary of peaceful evolution, it is simply unrealistic to unify the German region by force.

Without the unification of the German region, Austria will not have an absolute advantage over France and Russia.But Austria is in the middle of France and Russia, and is restricted strategically.

In order to avoid being jointly targeted, the Vienna government can only replicate the Vienna system after 1815 and maintain the balance of all parties through diplomatic means before establishing an absolute advantage.

The European continent is stable. Even if we are excluded, the core interests of Britain will not be damaged. "

I am afraid of comparison in everything. Compared with France and Russia, two countries that play with guns and show off their might, Austria, which plays diplomacy, has the smallest risk of becoming bigger.

Facts have once again proved that image is very important. Looking at the reactions of European countries, we know that everyone is much more vigilant against France and Russia than Austria.

The Vienna government is indeed following its own plan. In continental Europe, it relies entirely on diplomacy to conquer the world, and force is used overseas.

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Chapter 27 No way out

On the Near East battlefield, the defense of Ankara has reached a critical moment.In this battle to defend the capital, the power of Ottoman shocked the Russians.

Fortunately, Marshal Ivanov had seen big scenes, otherwise the daily casualties up to four digits would be unbearable for most people.

Unlike the Prussian-Prussian War, which was related to the fate of the country, the end of Ottoman's demise was already doomed, and it was meaningless to pay heavy casualties.

At this moment, Marshal Ivanov was looking at the map of Ankara in a daze, as if he was looking for a way to quickly defeat the enemy.

A burly young military officer walked into Huihui and reported: "Marshal, the Ottoman government has sent representatives to discuss..."

Before finishing speaking, Ivanov resolutely refused: "No see!"

The young officer hesitated to speak, although he believed that accepting the surrender of the Ottoman government would end the war with the least cost, but Ivanov had already made a decision that the soldiers still had to obey orders as the first element.

After a moment of silence, Ivanov added: "Get rid of the representative of Osman, and there will be no need to report such things in the future."

If the surrender of the Ottoman government can be accepted, the war will not be fought now.As long as the anti-Turkish alliance is willing to accept the Ottoman dignitaries, someone will sell the Sudanese government in minutes.

The Ottoman government was able to perform at a super level and exploded with amazing combat power, but it was actually forced out.

Ordinary people can surrender, but the Ottoman dignitaries cannot.If the Anti-Turkish Alliance wants to annex the Ottoman Empire, it will inevitably clean up the upper echelons of the country.

If we don't get rid of these vested interests, how can we arrange meritorious ministers?There must be fruits to share among rows of fruits.

Stimulated by the power of hatred, the governments of Vienna and St. Petersburg issued retaliatory orders to refuse the surrender of the Ottoman Empire.

When it came to the coalition command headquarters, this order was further expanded and improved, and it can be summed up in two lines:

1. Frontline officers and soldiers are prohibited from negotiating with the Ottomans in any situation;

2. The coalition forces only accept one mode of surrender, which is to put down their weapons and walk into the prisoner-of-war camp.

The seemingly plain order actually cut off the possibility of the Ottoman Empire's surrender.Going into a POW camp means nothing.

For those with vested interests, this is killing them.If the coalition forces don't give them a way out, of course they will do their best.

Knowing that the coalition command had over-interpreted the orders from above, no one complained for the Ottomans.

This is the power of hatred. Whether it is Austria or the Russian Empire, it is Ottoman's feud.

There is no way, as long as the nobles in the two countries have passed on for more than a hundred years, seven out of ten have blood feuds with the Ottoman Empire.

Unfortunately, it is Ottoman's enemy who are now the masters of the two countries.The hatred of the country and the family are all together, and if there is no revenge, the idea will not be clear.

As for the heavy losses, there is no one who will not die in a war.Millions of people died in the Russo-Prussian War. Everyone has experienced it. How can they be afraid of four-digit casualties every day.

For the bureaucrats in the rear, this is just a set of numbers, far less important than political gains.

……

Suspicious and apprehensive, Prime Minister Midhart stepped into the underground palace of the palace, which was a product of the last war.

After seeing the power of the Austrian airship, Abdul Hamid II decisively ordered people to build an underground palace.

In order to avoid the threat overhead, after the outbreak of the Ankara Defense War, the Ottoman government transferred to the underground office.

Abdul Hamid II asked expectantly: "How is the situation? Do the Russians agree to negotiate with us?"

At this point in the war, Abdul Hamid II has accepted the reality.Anyway, there is no tradition of regicide in Europe, and even the most liquidation after the war is exile.

Based on his knowledge of Austria, the anti-Turkish alliance led by the Vienna government would not be so extreme.It is very likely that a piece of land will be divided and the remnants of the Ottomans will be packaged and sent there.

The only trouble is that it is not the Austrian army that is attacking Ankara, but the unruly Russians.

Midhart shook his head: "The commander of the Russian army, Ivanov, hated us so much that he drove out the representatives we sent without showing his face.

It is basically certain that the path of negotiating with the Russians will not work. "

Abdul Hamid II's face turned pale in an instant, and the door to the negotiation was blocked, which meant nothing could be more obvious.

The ancestor caused the disaster, and now he needs to pay the price.Both the one in Vienna and the one in St. Petersburg had motives to kill him.

Regicide is a felony, condemned by the European world, but there is one exception, and that is death on the battlefield.

With a sound of "bang", King Abdul Hamid II dropped the cup not far away, and said fiercely: "Since the enemy will not give us a way to survive, then we will fight them.

Start the destruction plan, even if we are going to die, we must take them to be buried with us, let's go together..."

……

The Near East War has entered its final stage, and the "Guano War" has also come to an end.Chile, Bolivia, and Peru finally came to the negotiating table.

The British defended their hegemony in South America with practical actions, and suppressed the two challengers of Fao.

Affected by the game of great powers, Bolivia and Peru, two unlucky ones, successfully advanced to losers.

It can't be blamed for the lack of power in the backstage. Even if they lost their command of the sea, the two Fao still managed to send supplies in. Unfortunately, they didn't live up to their expectations and lost in two-on-one battles.

You must know that in order to ensure their logistical supplies, Austria also beat the Colombian government with a sap, and now Colombia has not come out of the civil war.

In this cruel world, the fist is the right to speak. If Peru and Bolivia lose on the battlefield, they will naturally not be able to toughen up at the negotiating table.

This South American war seemed to last for more than three years, but in fact the casualties of all parties were not large.

Of course, this "not big" is also relative to Europe, and it will hurt the vitality of the three rookies.

Around 1.6 people were killed in Chile, 1.9 in Bolivia and 1.7 in Peru. The casualties far exceeded the same period in history. It can be described as the largest war in the history of South America.

The three countries of Britain, France and Austria are very busy, and there is no time to toss about in South America. There are no big powers to add chaos, and this negotiation is going very smoothly.

Not surprisingly, Chile, the winner, got the coveted Atacama Desert, while Bolivia, the most unlucky, lost all its access to the sea and became a landlocked country.

The failure of the test in South America did not surprise Franz.The British world dominance was achieved by the Royal Navy with one shot at a time, so how could it be so easily shaken?

Moreover, the price paid by the Vienna government has also been rewarded.Leaving aside that half-dead brother in Bolivia, Franz's plan to sneak into the past has been completed.

Taking the South American War as an opportunity, it provided an excuse for Austria to plan the Panama independence movement, and did not arouse public anger in South American countries.

Today, the Panamanian Independence Organization has controlled a quarter of the territory of the Republic of Colombia, and often beats the Colombian government troops to the ground.

This is the result of the intentional control of the Austrian Central American Governor's Office, otherwise independent organizations would have swept across Colombia.

It sounds awesome, but that's what it actually is.There are more than 200 million people in the Republic of Colombia, old and young, and the number of whites is less than a quarter.

It is normal to be unable to do independent organizations. After all, it is just a vest thrown out on the surface, and the Austrian colonists are still responsible for the military.

Fighting for yourself, the combat power is always easy to burst.The colonial government of Austrian Central America made a promise: Whoever conquered the land would belong to it.

Then, the civilian colonial teams frantically poured in, which soon made the Colombian government doubt life.

The Panamanian Independence Organization, as agreed, is now drinking the "Magdalena River", so why doesn't it stop?

Chapter 28 Workarounds

Seeing the end of the "Guano War", the Colombian government, which suffered an unwarranted disaster, did not want to continue fighting.

The British at sea were kings, but they fell to bronze in an instant on land.Under the command of the British instructors, the Colombian government army was defeated steadily.

Counting the "misunderstood" killing of troops, the war has progressed to the present, and the death toll of the Colombian government has exceeded 4.3.

Obviously everyone can see that the Panamanian Independence Organization is just a pawn pushed to the front of the stage. It is impossible to win the victory if Austria is not settled behind the scenes.

There is no doubt that this is impossible.Colombia's strength is limited, and it does not make any sense to continue to die except to increase casualties.

On April 1883, 4, the Colombian government issued an appeal for peace to the outside world, and invited the four major columns of Britain, France, and the West to emphasize the cessation of this "civil war."

Austria is also one of the mediators, so the rules of the game are.

On the surface, Austria did not participate in this war. As the most powerful country on the Caribbean coast, Austria is eligible to become a mediator.

If the United States does not split, they will also be one of the mediators.Forget it now, the Americans who have separated have not yet entered the club of great powers.

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Colombia's invitation to mediate was sent, and whether or not to cease the war has become a new topic of controversy for the Vienna government.

Colonial Secretary Stephen: "The situation in Colombia is very favorable to us, and the Panamanian Independence Organization has the upper hand on the battlefield.

The rebel army occupied all the coastal cities of Colombia, controlled a quarter of the country's territory, half of the population, and nearly 100% of the economy. It is less than [-] kilometers away from the capital Bogota.

Occupying Colombia is only a matter of time, and it would be a pity to give up now. "

Foreign Minister Weisenberg objected: "It's not that simple, if we really occupy the Republic of Colombia, we will become the public enemy of South America.

Over there is not the core of our strategy, there is no need to be deeply involved in it, since we have already obtained the Panama region, the best choice is to accept it as soon as it is good. "

Colonial Secretary Stephen said disapprovingly, "What's there to be afraid of?

The strength of South American countries is limited, and there are many contradictions among them. It is impossible to unite because of the Colombian issue.

At most, they will be temporarily isolated. The South American countries will not really stand up for Colombia, and the division will be over. "

This is a fact. The united South America can still make Austria fear three points. It is God's blessing that the disorganized South America and Austria don't trouble them.

Even if the rabbit dies and the fox is sad, the fox dare not touch the tiger's brow.As long as self-interest is not involved, many people will be selectively deaf.

Weissenberg shook his head: "If there were no British, we could indeed do this.

Unfortunately, South America is an economic colony of the British, and the London government will not watch us expand locally.

South American countries led by someone are not as easy to deal with as a mess.

Even if Colombia can be defended militarily, we will suffer heavy losses politically and economically.

Greed is the original sin. We are at a critical moment in our globalization strategy. Any reckless move may lead to disastrous consequences. "