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The Russians are warlike, but they are not stupid.We are now at a critical moment of recovery, how could we start a war at this time?

To explain is to cover up, even if he knows he has been wronged, Franz is powerless to defend himself.

Evidence is not needed in international politics, as long as it is believed, then targeted actions can be taken.

"How is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs going to respond?" Franz asked.

Foreign Minister Weissenberg: "Britain and Poland are just a secret agreement, and there is still a long way to go before it becomes a reality. It is not worth our direct action to confront the British.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to expose the Anglo-Bossian secret treaty first, and encourage the Persian people to rise up against the traitorous treaty, and then join forces with the Russians to put pressure on Persia to force them to abandon the secret treaty. "

Austria can't do anything to the British, and the Russians can't do anything to the British, but this doesn't mean that the two countries can't do anything to the Persian Empire.

Frankly speaking, Franz really doesn't understand the Persian government's showmanship.Whether it is "the ignorant are fearless" or the bureaucrats of the Persian government are all confused.

The forces of Britain, Russia and Austria have all penetrated in, and any one of them wants to dominate here, it will be boycotted by the other two.

With such a stable structure, as long as the Persian government does not fiddle around and take advantage of the contradictions among the great powers, maintaining its sovereignty is not a problem at all.

Such a good hand was actually poorly played.It is still foolish to sign a traitorous treaty with the British.

British threat?

The big deal is to fight a war, and it's not like I haven't fought.With the support of Russia and Austria behind it, the country cannot be destroyed no matter what.

If you are lucky, you will be able to use this opportunity to train an elite army to bring the Persian Empire back from the ashes.

There is no doubt that the opportunity for revival has been perfectly missed.From the moment the treaty was signed, the Persian government was not far from betraying relatives.

The public cannot tolerate such a traitorous government. Even if they do not rebel, the Persian government's reputation among the people will fall to the bottom.

Affected by the follow-up of the secret agreement, the relationship between Persia and Russia and Austria will also drop to a freezing point.

As for the British, just looking at the content of the treaty, they knew that they were annexing Persia, and normal people knew that they were enemies.

Sure enough, the decline of an empire is not without reason.Leaving aside the messy objective factors, just by looking at the rulers: there is no such thing as the most stupid, only more stupid.

All kinds of ridiculous policies are not because of accidents, but because they really only have that level.

Deep down in his heart, after scorning the corrupt Persian government, Franz made a decision: "Just follow the plan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!"

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Chapter 54 Toss in vain

In St. Petersburg, Alexander III has lost a lot of hair since he received the news of the secret treaty with England.

Throwing away the telegram in his hand, Alexander III complained: "Damn Brit, can't you be more peaceful?

After a few days of peace of mind, I started to toss again.Do you really think we are easy to bully..."

The conscience of heaven and earth, he really doesn't want to make trouble now.Isn't it good to farm quietly? Why do you want to make trouble?

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alisher Gurov advised: "Your Majesty, this is a British ruse.

They provoked the Persian conflict at this time to interrupt the recovery of the Russian Empire. We must not let their plot succeed. "

He was really afraid that the young and vigorous tsar would go to war with the British regardless of his anger. This kind of thing happened quite a few times in the previous tsars.

To be exact, there are many such things in the world.It continued until modern times, and after learning the lessons of countless predecessors, everyone became rational.

The current Russian Empire is not suitable for launching wars abroad. First the Russian-Prussian War followed by the economic crisis. The Russian Empire is in its weakest period.

Without waiting for Alexander III to answer, the Minister of War, Paradru Vald, said first: "Everyone knows that this is a conspiracy by the British, but so what?

The interests of the Russian Empire cannot be violated, and the Persian issue is just a temptation for the British.If we don't cut off their delusions, there will be more troubles waiting for us.

Once the outside world thinks that the Russian Empire has fallen, the enemies we will face will not only be the British. "

There is too much hatred, and when the Russian Empire was strong, these were scabies, not a cause for concern.

It's different now, the Russian Empire is at its weakest.Being able to live in peace and stability depends on the former tiger's might.

No matter how powerful the tiger is, it cannot change the fact that it is a sick tiger.If the wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains cannot be deterred, it will be a situation where the wolves eat the tigers.

In order to avoid the worst situation, the Tsarist government has made many efforts, including: restoring the Russian-Austrian alliance, actively participating in the Near East War...

On the one hand, it uses the power of the alliance to frighten the heroes, and on the other hand, it shows off its muscles on the battlefield, making everyone believe that the Russian Empire is still strong.

In order to speed up the recovery, the tsarist government even sold the spoils of the Near East War in exchange for large sums of money to improve finances.

Still, the temptation came.The Persian issue is just a shadow. Once the Russian Empire shows its weakness, there will be no peace in the future.

The more they thought about it, the more nervous everyone looked. After constant brainstorming, a conspiracy theory against the Russian Empire took shape.

Seeing that the atmosphere became tense, Foreign Minister Oscar Jimenez hastily explained: "Your Excellency, the matter is not that serious.

The British may be testing us, but the Persian issue also involves the interests of Austria. As long as we agree with the Vienna government, the situation will be under control.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has communicated with the Vienna government, and they suggested a direct showdown with the Persian government, ignoring the existence of the British. "

The Russia-Austria alliance is an invincible existence on World Island, especially after the Pubo Federation is over, other countries together cannot shake this big boss.

The British have no problem doing things, anyway, they are not in Eurasia, and the Royal Navy is enough to guarantee their own safety.It is impossible to directly bring down Russia and Austria.

The Minister of War, Paradru Vald, asked suspiciously: "Austria wants to attack Persia?"

Oscar Jimenez rubbed his forehead, there was no way that these teammates couldn't move.Fighting nations like to use violence to solve problems, and the top leaders of the tsarist government are no exception.

Reluctantly explained: "Britain and Poland signed a secret agreement, and neither government has acknowledged it, so we can pretend we don't know anything.

Now that we have a showdown with the Persian government, we can deliberately propose conditions that are contrary to the content of the secret agreement, so that the British plan will fail.

If the Austrians want to attack the Persian region, they don't need to be so troublesome at all, they can just fight there. "

"Fight directly" is the style of the great powers.The excuse for war can be found after waiting. Anyway, the war of aggression has been launched, and there is nothing to launder.

This is different from the Near East War. The Ottoman Empire was the public enemy of Europe in the past. Just flipping through the history books can turn a war of aggression into a war of revenge.

International public opinion itself has a strong tendency, and a war of revenge launched on behalf of the will of the European people must be just.

Under the influence of the general environment, even the British, who are shit-stirring sticks, did not get entangled in this issue.

There is nothing to say about attacking Persia. After all, the Persian Empire and the Habsburg Dynasty have no hatred, and they are still [-] miles away from the European world.

The answer left Alexander III with mixed feelings.The joy is that the problem can be solved, and there is no need to worry about the situation getting worse; but the Russian Empire is more dependent on Austria.

In order to get rid of the dependence on Austria, starting from Alexander II, the Tsarist government deliberately alienated the Vienna government.

However, after tossing and tossing, it finally returned to the original point, and even made the problem more serious.

It was agreed to get rid of the dependence on Austria, but in the end the dependence became stronger, and if this continues, I can only feel at ease as a younger brother.

Having learned his father's lesson, Alexander III did not blindly alienate the diplomatic relations between the two countries to get rid of his dependence on Austria.

Then there was no more, Alexander III didn't know what to do at all.It is not impossible to get rid of the dependence on Austria, but the price to be paid is too high.

Political dependence is best resolved, troublesome economic impact.Facts once again prove that international loans are not easy to get.

Affected by the additional condition that only Austrian goods can be purchased, Russian industry lost its own style and completely copied Austria.

No, they still have their own style. The mechanical equipment they bought and the same product produced have improved in shape, volume, and use function.

Unfortunately, this improvement is not benign, but develops in the opposite direction.If you fail to copy homework, you don't even need to think about self-developed upgrades.

If you bought the first generation, you must buy the second generation, and everyone will get used to it.The aftermath was that Russian industry was forced to adopt Austrian standards.

Today, except for Austria, machinery and equipment produced in other countries cannot be sold in the Russian Empire.

It is not a price issue, nor is it a quality issue. The key is that the standard system does not match.

Industrial development is about the industrial chain. If you want to change the standards, you must change both upstream and downstream. If you only change one of the links, there will be problems in the overlapping of the industrial chain.

Even for industries with low industrial chain dependence, capitalists have to consider the issue of equipment maintenance in the later stage.

There is no supporting standard system, and every screw must be imported from the country where the equipment is purchased.

If these small parts are worthless, the manufacturer can give a batch as a gift, then if the mechanical equipment is broken, maintenance workers must be hired from overseas, so there is no way.

Everyone has to consider the cost, and no one will ask for trouble.There are not many large factories in the Russian Empire that allow equipment suppliers to directly send skilled workers to reside there.

Alexander III still knew a little about economics, and he didn't mess around in order to get rid of restrictions.

I can't do it myself, and I have to import it anyway. It is better to buy Austrian ones than British and French ones. At least we are allies.

Under the free trade system, relying on the promotion of standards, the monopoly of industrial equipment has been realized, which taught many European economists a lesson.

Even in some universities, the Russian Empire is regarded as a classic business case, and it appears majestically in students' textbooks.

From the beginning to the end, the tsarist government did not expect the British to do this, it was just a response to the conflict in Central Asia.

From this point of view, the British government's "warning" was a waste of time, and the Russians never thought of that step.

This is not because the tsarist government is stupid, but mainly because of the cognitive difference.Perhaps in the eyes of the outside world, the small actions of the Russian army in Central Asia are a big deal, but in the eyes of the tsarist government, it is a trivial matter.

Isn't it just robbing a few sheep, a few cows, a few horses, and occupying a pasture? The Russians have been doing similar things for hundreds of years.

Habits became natural, and the tsarist government didn't think there was a problem from top to bottom. Who would have thought that the British would make a fuss?

It is estimated that the British government directly compiled the cause and effect into information and sent it to the Tsarist government, and the Russians might not believe it.

……

On April 1885, 4, the Mahdi rebel army ambushed the vanguard of the French counter-insurgency army in the Yidfu area. The battle scene was that touching.

Relying on the superiority in military strength and the fact that the French army was caught off guard by an ambush in advance, the two sides ended in a tie.

After receiving the news, the first reaction of Hutier and others was that it was impossible.Even if the French are paper, it is impossible for them to be so fragile.

At the military meeting, Mahdi reprimanded with a livid face: "You are so powerful, aren't you usually very capable?

More than 3 people ambushed less than [-] enemies, occupying all the advantages, and finally fought a tie.

If you don't have a geographical advantage, but have an encounter in the wild, will you be wiped out by the French?

waste……"

After listening to Mahdi's reprimand, Houtir probably understood what the "tie" was all about.

With a six-fold superiority in troops, coupled with the ambush prepared in advance, the enemy's ambush was defeated, and in the end not only did not completely wipe out the enemy army, but instead allowed the enemy to break through and leave.

Such a record, it is a joke to say it, but it really happened.

"Tie" is nothing but self-consolation. Looking at the battle loss ratio of the two sides, you can see that it is 3.4:1.Almost killed a French army, but the price paid by itself was a division.

Judging from the expressions of the crowd, Houtier felt that the annihilated "French army" might have some moisture. If a regular regiment of the French army was really killed, it is estimated that a celebration banquet could be held here.

An ominous premonition arose spontaneously from Hutil's heart.Secretly guessed: Shouldn't it be the French colonial army that is independent?

Fortunately, there are pure French soldiers captured, which proves that the main force participated in this battle.

If the colonial army has achieved such a record, then don't say anything, pack up your things and go home, don't even think about the mission.

The main force of the rebel army suffered heavy losses, and Mahdi had to turn his attention to the representatives of Britain and Austria again, hoping to get more assistance.

After all, Lieutenant General Jerrett did not express his dissatisfaction with the result of this ambush because he was used to strong winds and waves: "Everyone, it has already happened, let him pass!

According to practice, the vanguard of the French army is generally elite, and it is normal for them to have a stronger combat effectiveness.The troops behind were not so powerful.

The most urgent task is to seize the time to train the rebel army and improve the combat effectiveness as much as possible.

I hope that the problems exposed in this ambush will not reappear in the following battles..."

Chapter 55 More Than Bad Times

After leaving the meeting room, the faces of Hutil and others became gloomy.Obviously, everyone is not interested in Lieutenant General Gerrett's rhetoric.

If they didn't show it at the meeting, it was because they were soft-spoken.Others are lieutenant generals, and the highest rank in the Austrian delegation is no more than a lieutenant colonel.

In addition, the top leaders of the rebel army obviously trust the British more, and directly questioning the other party in public has no effect other than offending people.

Back in the camp, Major Potiorek, who was the most active, couldn't help it: "You said, is it possible that that guy took money from the French and intentionally..."

Lieutenant Colonel Hutier interrupted: "Impossible! After all, he is also a lieutenant general of the empire on which the sun never sets, and no matter what, he will not betray the country for a little money.

In fact, Lieutenant General Gerrett is not completely worthless, at least he is more reliable than those guys at the top of the rebel army. "

advantage?

Unfortunately, Houtier was nowhere to be found.Lieutenant General Gerrett's military deployment, theoretically, is not a problem at all.

Everything has been calculated, but the execution ability of the rebel army is ignored.

Including the last ambush, there was no problem in theory, but the battle failed because the fighting power of the rebel army was too rubbish.