Holy Roman Empire

The maritime threat exists temporarily, but with the development of technology, it will soon cease to be a threat.

Although the aircraft has just started, it will be no problem to reach the level of World War I ten years later.

Not to mention how powerful the bombing is, even if a machine gun is installed to shoot down from the sky, it can also play a role in naval battles.

After all, the Austrian navy is not weak, and with the cooperation of the guys in the sky, it is still possible to guard the door.

Franz asked concerned: "What happened?"

After taking a breath, Prime Minister Felix replied: "A large-scale plague has occurred in the Ankara area, and it is still spreading in all directions, and many people from the Russian army in charge of immigration have also been infected.

In order to curb the spread of the epidemic, the Tsarist government has decided to suspend immigration, which will directly affect our development plan for the Near East. "

It also takes time to relocate people. There are 500 million people in total. The Russians don't care about the life and death of immigrants, and it is impossible to send them away in a short time.

Franz asked with concern: "Have you identified the source of the plague infection? Is it just discovered, or has it existed for a long time, and the Russians didn't pay attention to it?"

It is a natural law that there will be a great epidemic after the war.During the Near East War, Austria also discovered many outbreaks, but they were all contained.

Most plagues "come quickly and go quickly". As long as the source of the disease is blocked and the spread of the virus is curbed, things will pass quickly.

Felix shook his head: "The source of transmission is still uncertain. But the epidemic did appear long ago, but the Russians didn't pay attention to it.

At first, the high-level Russian army took it for granted that the soldiers fell ill because they were not acclimatized. It was not until the number of officers who fell ill continued to increase that they paid attention to it.

According to the news reported by the Russians, as of now, more than 5000 officers and soldiers have fallen ill. It is still unclear how many people have been infected with the plague. "

Hearing this explanation, Franz was speechless.He had nothing to say about the carelessness of the Russians.

Of course, the top Russian military may also be wronged.Didn't it just return to the country to attend the celebration banquet, which was delayed for more than ten days, even before Christmas, and rushed here. Who knows why the plague suddenly broke out?

"Order the troops in the Near East to do a good job of epidemic prevention, temporarily postpone the immigration plan, and tell the Russians to let them investigate the cause as soon as possible."

As a big empire, the Russians also want to save face.Unless the epidemic is completely out of control, for such a trivial matter, I will definitely not ask for help from the outside world.

If it's really out of control, it's useless to ask for help.With the medical technology of these years, no one has the ability to cure the plague.

No, antibiotics that are more expensive than gold are still effective against some plague viruses. The Austrian army has personally experienced it.

……

Ankara, Lieutenant General Oginets in charge of this area, looked at the investigation report with a livid face.

If anyone pays attention, he will find that his forehead has begun to sweat.

In the cold winter, it is obviously not a trivial matter to suddenly start sweating on the forehead.

"Are you sure it's the plague?"

Despite accepting the facts, Lieutenant General Auchinets had one last illusion.There is no way, the "plague" is too terrible for anyone in this era to change color.

Koremyaka, the military doctor in charge of the accident investigation, frowned and replied: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, please don't doubt our professionalism."

"Sorry, it's just that this matter is too big, and it's hard for me to accept it for a while."

After finishing speaking, Lieutenant General Oginets wiped the sweat from his forehead, forgetting about his own image.

Koremyaka said slowly: "Given the current situation, I think the Ankara area is no longer suitable for troops to continue to be stationed.

Even the entire Asia Minor peninsula is in serious danger. In order to curb the spread of the plague, it is best to block the peninsula. "

treat?

nonexistent.Being able to take good care of the officers is a super performance.Ordinary soldiers can at most give out some medicine, and then resign themselves to fate.

As for ordinary people, it is completely out of consideration.Moving these people to Siberia still requires costs. If these people are directly taken away by the virus, the Tsarist government can save a lot of money.

Lieutenant General Oginets nodded: "I will report it according to your suggestion. The final result still has to wait for St. Petersburg to decide."

It can be heard from the tone that Lieutenant General Oginets is not worried about being dismissed.Just the word "plague" is enough to make the European world panic.

The Black Death is also a type of plague. Although hundreds of years have passed, the reputation of the Black Death has not dissipated.

The Vienna government used this as an excuse to relocate the Ottoman people. Unexpectedly, the "plague" really broke out.

……

The news of the "plague" is still at the top of the Russian army. Ordinary soldiers still do what they should do, without so much mental pressure.

Sometimes ignorance is also a kind of blessing. The Russian soldier Valentin who is on patrol is a bit pained when he is idle. A few mice ran past his eyes and successfully attracted his attention.

He said to his companion: "Vitalier, have you noticed that the mice we often see recently are very big?"

Vitalier replied disdainfully: "It's not big, it's obviously fat, okay? You see, their speed is not as fast as the mice in our hometown."

Valentin nodded in agreement: "That's true. The Ottomans are so extravagant, even the rats are so fat."

Vitalier teased: "You really know how to joke, now they are almost out of food, who still has food to feed the mice?"

Not to be outdone, Valentin said: "Who knows? Anyway, these mice are really fat. If you don't follow up and have a look, you might be able to pay a fortune. Anyway, if you are idle, you are idle."

Looting is an important source of income for Russian soldiers, and Ankara was naturally looted by the Russian army, but in such a large city, there will always be corners that are missed.

From time to time, the lucky ones discover these missing fortunes and make their fortunes.

Although Valentin had never encountered such a good thing in person, he had heard a lot about it.

Vitalier nodded in agreement: "Then follow up, I saw the mouse enter from the left."

Needless to say, as qualified Russian soldiers, they naturally kicked in the door.

Respect for private property is completely overthinking.All the wealth of Ottoman people who migrated away will be looted by Russian soldiers.

The deeper he went, the more Vitalier felt something was wrong. Although he didn't see the corpse, the pungent smell of rotting corpses had already hit his face.

Vitalier complained: "Damn it, it's not whoever got out, you didn't dispose of the corpse because of laziness!"

Valentin nodded in agreement: "Most likely, I will definitely report it when I get back, so that this bastard will be punished as he should."

Disposing of corpses is also a compulsory course for the army. If you are lazy about it, you are making fun of everyone's life and safety.

Even the Russians, who have never paid much attention to military discipline, are very strict in this regard-"reporting rewards, hiding the same crime."

In addition to arresting remnants of the enemy and maintaining order in the city, the patrol team also had another important task to deal with the corpses that slipped through the net.

Although this thing is disgusting, it is not unacceptable for Lu Bu's sake.

After searching to no avail, Vitalier covered his nose with his hands and said, "The smell is coming from here, there are no corpses outside.

The dust on the sundries is already very thick. This place should have been uninhabited for a long time, and there may be a basement.

Look carefully, maybe there will be unexpected gains. "

Valentin frowned: "Don't forget it! It's really smelly, the corpse is probably rotten, and it's very troublesome to deal with.

Anyway, this place is so remote, few people will come, and they will not be discovered. "

Vitalier said unhappily: "Nonsense, we have reached this point, how can we give up halfway.

If there is any treasure that is missed, wouldn't it be a lifetime of regret. "

The temptation to get rich was too great, and Valentin was persuaded.The two began to knock and tap, looking for the basement entrance.

After working for a long time, I finally found a clue, but after opening the secret room, the two of them were stunned.

The rows were full of rotting corpses stripped of their clothes, and a few rats who were eating the corpses quickly ran away when they sensed the arrival.

Valentin vomited out in disgust, and Vitalier didn't feel much better. All dreams of getting rich disappeared, and he retreated directly.

After leaving for at least one mile, the two of them gradually came to their senses.Vitalier said helplessly: "Report it, apply for fuel and incinerate it on the spot, this thing can't be handled at all."

Valentin nodded in dismay, his whole body was not well.

This is just the beginning. Far more than one such secret room was found in the city, and the large number still attracted the attention of Russian military officers.

Although in the propaganda, the Ottoman nobles are so perverted, but that is the result of selecting individual cases and performing artistic processing and amplification.

Even if an individual has a mental illness, it is impossible for a group of people to have a mental illness if a bunch of corpses are put in the basement to feed the rats.

……

Reported to Lieutenant General Oginets, relying on probabilistic and possible analysis, the matter has almost been sorted out.

It is nothing more than the fact that the Ottoman government was unwilling to fail, artificially created a plague, and launched a biochemical attack without distinction between the enemy and ourselves.

After figuring out the ins and outs, Lieutenant General Auchinets still couldn't be happy. There was no way to find out too late, and the plague had already occurred.

As the top person in charge of Ankara, Lieutenant General Oginets was to blame for not being able to discover the Ottoman conspiracy in advance.

Chapter 44 Serious Nonsense

Vienna Palace

Foreign Minister Weissenberg, with a heavy heart, said worriedly: "Your Majesty, this is a diplomatic note from the Tsarist government.

The epidemic in the Asia Minor peninsula has been determined to be the plague man-made by the Ottoman government, and the epidemic is out of control. "

After the "plague" pointed at the former Ottoman government, the Russians immediately interrogated the surrendered Ottoman officials.

Under the torture, everyone confessed what should be confessed and what should not be confessed.

The angry Alexander III immediately issued an order to kill Abdul Hamid II. This diplomatic note is to inform the allies.

After reading the note carefully, Franz said slowly: "Call on the people of the whole country to eradicate rats, and order related domestic enterprises to produce rat poison with all their strength.

First raise a batch of rat poison and send it to the defenders stationed in Asia Minor Peninsula, ordering the troops to reduce contact with the outside world. "

I have to be thankful that this is winter, the severe cold is not conducive to the breeding of viruses, and there are no mosquitoes and flies to spread.If the plague broke out in spring or summer, the lethality would increase several times.

Don't worry about finding the bad luck of Ottoman's remnants. Those guys are hiding, and it will be difficult to find them for a while. The top priority is epidemic prevention.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

Prime Minister Felix asked: "Your Majesty, should the news of the plague be blocked?"

Franz shook his head: "There's no need, it's impossible to hide such a big matter, it will only take a few days, let's disclose it directly to the outside world!

The news from the Russians may not be complete. In order to reduce losses, the bureaucrats are likely to conceal the previous losses.

In the case of strengthening epidemic prevention, we must also prepare for the worst and block the coastline of the Asia Minor Peninsula and the borders of the Middle East. "

After a pause, Franz added: "Pay attention to guiding public opinion, emphasizing the fact that the Ottoman Empire created the plague, and can appropriately lead to the Black Death.

Promote our efforts to prevent the spread of the virus in the European world, and smear the British by the way. "

……

Following Franz's order, while the Vienna government strengthened epidemic prevention, the propaganda machine also started.

All kinds of appalling headlines appeared on the front pages of European newspapers. The objective and more realistic ones included "The Plague Maker——Ottoman Empire", "Cancer in the Human World"...

This is a picture with the truth. Although some artistic processing has been carried out, the man-made plague did not wrong the Ottoman Empire.

The following nonsense topics are even richer. The Austrian Propaganda Department just started, and the rest are free play of journalists.

"The Origin of the Black Death", "The Greatest Conspirator in History", "The Real Murderer of the Black Death"...

Hundreds of years have passed since the Black Death, and no one knows how it came about, but this does not prevent everyone from blaming the Ottoman Empire.

Combined with history, it cleverly links the rise of the Ottoman Empire with the "Black Death".

For example, the case in "The Black Death Saved Ottoman" is: In 1399, the Timurid Empire expedition to the Ottoman Empire, and had surrounded the Ottoman capital, and was forced to retreat because of the Black Death.

Another example is "The Road to the Bloody Rise of the Ottomans". The article directly attributes the rise of the Ottoman Empire to: the spread of the Black Death, which caused serious damage to the vitality of European countries and lost their suppression of the Ottoman Empire.

Although the Ottoman Empire was also a victim of the Black Death, everyone directly changed the concept and ignored the population gap between the two sides.

The Rheinische Zeitung listed a set of data collected from unknown sources: the Black Death ravaged the European world and killed 2500 million people VS Ottomans killed me 21, the ratio was as high as 119:1.

To sum it up: Without the ravages of the Black Death, there would be no rise of the Ottoman Empire.

Finally, it was concluded that the Black Death was a conspiracy of the Ottomans.

Not to mention ordinary people, even Franz, the instigator, somewhat believed that the Black Death was a conspiracy of the Ottoman Empire.

true and false?Hundreds of years have passed, and there is no way to check.

Combining with history, the Ottoman Empire rose after the Black Death and belonged to the beneficiaries.From the perspective of conspiracy theory, they have a motive for committing the crime.

There are also real-life cases of man-made plagues, coupled with years of propaganda in European countries, this is the original image of Ottoman.

The European community made a coffin conclusion in a short period of time. Apart from Austria guiding public opinion, more importantly, no one defended the Ottoman Empire.

It is unclear what happened hundreds of years ago, but the facts that happened in front of us cannot be erased.