Holy Roman Empire

Do you think we have extra manpower to expend?Even with the support of Britain and France, we have the ability to avenge Austria? "

revenge?Vittorio Emmanuel II also wanted to, but reality did not allow it.The Kingdom of Sardinia is just a small country with a territory of 500 square kilometers and a population of more than [-] million.

After being hit once, not only Vittorio Emmanuel II had no confidence at this time, but the entire Kingdom of Sardinia lost confidence.

The main purpose of Prime Minister Cavour's advocacy of revenge against Austria is still to use the power of hatred to inspire everyone's fighting spirit and work hard for the unification of Italy.

Cavour continued to explain: "Your Majesty, the international situation is ever-changing. Now Britain and France are close together, and Russia and Austria are standing together again. It is a matter of time before we stand in line.

Rather than being forced to stand in line at that time, it is better to actively join in now. The Orsa War two years ago determined that we had no choice.

Now declaring war on the Russians is just an attitude. Our strength is limited, and Britain and France will not ask us to make much effort.

Now Montenegro and Greece are on the side of the Russians, and Britain and France also need someone to help them shout internationally. It is just right to do this with the strength of the Kingdom of Sardinia. "

After hearing this explanation, Vittorio Emmanuel II's expression softened a little.

If you don't need to invest a lot of troops, then you can still discuss it.After the defeat of the last war, the loss was too great. His father changed from a hero to a bear, and was finally forced to abdicate. He didn't want to do it again.

Vittorio Emmanuel II said very calmly: "We have to consider the attitude of Austria. The Russians can't do anything to us, but they are by our side. The Vienna government ordered that we will go into exile within a week. gone."

Facing the ophobic patients, Cavour is powerless.This is not only true of Vittorio Emmanuel II, but also of many people after the Orsa War, including himself, but his self-control is very strong and he did not show it.

This sentiment is especially serious among the people.Having personally experienced a war, many people know the horror of war, and the fear of Austria is even more serious.

This is the aftermath of over-propaganda. During the Charles Albert period, he hyped up the decay of Austria and exaggerated the strength of the Sardinian Kingdom, which cultivated the self-confidence of the Sardinian people.

It's a pity that this kind of self-confidence was lost in the Ossa War, and then the reaction force broke out. People who experienced this war have become patients with Ossaphobia.

The nationalists who were fearless in the past and the two-year-old teenagers are not making trouble now, and the country is stable, but the Italian unification plan has also died.

After hesitating for a while, Cavour said: "Your Majesty, I will find a way to solve the Austrian problem. If they firmly oppose it, we will give up this opportunity!"

This problem cannot be avoided. If Austria makes a military threat, Cavour himself will be persuaded.The current Kingdom of Sardinia has no power to fight at all. To participate in this Near East War, in fact, they can only wave their flags and shout.

After hearing Cavour's answer, Vittorio Emmanuel II nodded in satisfaction, expressing his acquiescence.

Chapter 72 Don't Dig Your Own Pit

Schönbrunn Palace

Prince Wendisch Gretz marked the retreat route of the Ottoman army on the map, and then a large group of people from the Austrian government stared at the map in a daze.

That's right, he was in a daze, and he was stunned.Anyone who knows the details will be surprised at what the Ottoman Empire is doing now.

It is very normal to shrink the line of defense, but what the Ottomans did this time was obviously too much.

It is understandable to abandon the northern plains of Serbia. A flat plain cannot stop an attack by the Austrian army, but why are these areas in the southern mountainous area, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina abandoned?

Even if only a small number of troops are left, organizing a group of militias and taking advantage of the terrain, they can also slow down the speed of Austria's advance.

If the momentum is not right, you can go up the mountain and drop the grass to attack Austria's logistics line. It can be said that this is the most basic military common sense.

I dare not say it in other regions, at least in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, the Ottoman Empire still has a large number of supporters, and it is simply God's manipulation to give up in vain.

Just give up, why leave Belgrade in the middle?No matter how important this city is, if you give up all directions, can a lonely city still be defended?

Anyway, Franz couldn't understand what kind of medicine was bought in the Ottoman gourd, and he shouldn't operate like this, whether it was military or political.

This is similar to that, give up...

Thinking that his IQ was not enough, Franz asked, "Who can tell me what the Ottomans want to do?"

Metternich guessed: "Your Majesty, after the defeat in the Bulgarian battle, the Ottoman government panicked and wanted to concentrate their forces against the Russians, making a hasty decision.

Most of the unlucky guy who stayed in Belgrade was the loser in the power struggle of the Ottoman Empire and was tricked by his political opponents.

Even now Belgrade may not have [-] troops, maybe it is a group of crooked melons, deliberately put there to die. "

It is no surprise that these things happened in the magical kingdom of Ottomans.The performance of the Sudanese government is not bad. At least they did not leave the capital and run away. They are still organizing troops to fight the Russians.

Everyone nodded. The normal logic did not make sense, so it could only be the Sudanese government that had a problem.It seems that in everyone's impression, they are at this level.

It can only be said that the Sudanese government has done too many stupid things, and adding one more thing is not so unacceptable.As one of the two great empires in the world, it would be a problem if it didn't do something ridiculous.

Franz waved his hand and said, "Let's say the Ottoman government is out of their minds. What should we do now? Should we send troops to follow the Ottoman army to recover the homeland, or find an excuse to hold back?"

Don't ask why it turned into regaining the homeland, just look at Franz's long list of titles, and you can always find the legal basis if you look carefully.

It doesn't matter if it's a little far-fetched, this thing was originally used as a fig leaf to prove that Austria did not launch a war of aggression, but was regaining its homeland.

The Habsburg family is too old, and the talent for marriage is a little too strong, and then left behind a bunch of titles.

Even if these places were not ruled by the Habsburg dynasty, they were ruled by families who were once married. As long as there is need, it can always be verified.

Franz didn't expect European countries to admit that as long as they can fool some locals, or to provide an excuse for the Austrians who want to seek refuge.

There are many hypocritical people in this world, and everyone wants to save face. It is a good reason to set things right and restore orthodoxy.

At present, the two principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia are advancing very well. Those who are willing to seek refuge in Austria have all recognized Franz's orthodox status.

Those who are unwilling to take refuge in Austria are naturally the remnants of the Ottoman Empire, and they are the targets of attack. With the help of the Leading Party, they have almost been suppressed.

Successful ruling experience can be replicated. Since Austrian Romanians can be used to rule Romania, Austrian Serbs can also be used to rule Serbia.

Seeming to have thought of something, Franz added: "Statement in advance, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are not within our target range this time.

Austria does not have such a good appetite, no matter what the final result, we will not annex these regions this time! "

Prime Minister Felix said: "Your Majesty, we have reached this point, we have to do a full set of acting.

Arm a group of reserve troops, and first take over the territory abandoned by the Ottomans.Even if you have to give up in the future, you can fight for our interests at the negotiating table. "

In order not to disperse the main force, what can be used at this time is the reserve.Austria has a huge number of reserves, and it is easy to deploy tens of thousands of people.

The combat effectiveness of these troops is limited, and they may suffer a disadvantage against the British and French allied forces, but they are still not discouraged when they encounter the Ottoman army.

Franz can proudly say that the training of the Austrian reserve forces is better than that of the Ottoman regular army.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl shook his head and said: "It's not that simple, the Ottomans were prepared.

According to the information we received, the roads and bridges in these areas were destroyed by the Ottomans. They also destroyed farmland, burned food and supplies that could not be taken away, and finally forced a large number of young and strong to leave.

We have occupied these areas, and we cannot get any local supplements, even labor for repairing roads is difficult to find.

We even have to take out a lot of food to relieve war refugees, and the Ottomans are going to use this to hold us back.

But in fact, we are not prepared to continue the war. In addition to bringing us a heavy financial burden to occupy these areas, we can only wait for the post-war negotiation table to obtain benefits.

I don't think the benefits at the negotiating table can make up for our current expenses.It's better to support a local government and forget it. Anyway, we are not going to annex this place. "

Facing the Ottoman Empire's tactics of killing [-] enemies and harming [-], Franz had to say—convince.

After such a toss, even if these areas are kept in the future, they don't want to rule in a stable manner.

Of course, it can also be said that they had the foresight to know that the Balkan Peninsula would be lost, so they simply gave up and concentrated their efforts to defend the core area along the coast of the strait.

Since you have to give up, of course you can't leave good things to the enemy.If it weren't for the fact that the city was built of stones and couldn't be burned, they would learn from Dong Zhuo's children's shoes and burn the city once.

Prince Wendisch Gretz objected: "No! Even if these areas are left in the hands of the Ottomans, it is better than establishing a local regime.

In the hands of the Ottomans, they are unpopular, and we can take them back at any time.If they are allowed to be independent, it will be easy to annex these areas in the future, but it will be difficult to rule these areas.

The territory of continental Europe has basically stabilized. The only place where we can continue to expand is the Balkan Peninsula. This road must not be blocked.

This is related to the long-term development of Austria in the future. Once the overseas colonial strategy is hindered, we can only seek expansion in the Balkan Peninsula.

In this era of great conflict, we are sailing against the current, if we do not advance, we will retreat, and the future development space must be reserved. "

After listening to Prince Wendisch Gretz's explanation, Franz's eyes lit up. Sure enough, those who can leave a great reputation in history have their own merits.

Prince Wendisch Gretz's military capabilities may only be considered average, but in terms of the strategic vision of national development, he is very accurate.

In particular, the sentence, "the space for future development must be preserved", is very classic in Franz's opinion.

In a capitalist economy, if the road to external expansion is blocked, it can only rely on internal development.This means that external plunder has turned into internal oppression, and disaster is about to strike.

Why did the Germans challenge the world order in history? Is it really because of ambition?

The reality is very cruel. Germany has developed to the limit. If they do not start a war, there are only two fates waiting for them:

Either domestic conflicts will intensify, revolutions will break out, and wealth will be redistributed;

Either artificially compress the development speed, use extraordinary means to survive the crisis, and then slowly decline.

Neither of these two fates is acceptable to the German government.In the absence of both industrial raw materials and commodity sales markets, they chose war in order to gain room for continued development.

"From a military point of view, the capture of Belgrade is very important to Austria's national defense security, and the Pannonian Plain will be safe if it is in control of this city." Marshal Radeski analyzed

The Pannonian Plain is distributed in Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, and Ukraine.The surrounding area includes Slovenia and Bosnia.

This is where Austria's granary is located, and its strategic significance is very important.Occupying Belgrade not only solved the military threat from the Balkan Peninsula, but also turned passive into active, making it strategically both offensive and defensive.

Putting such a strategic place in the hands of the Ottomans, Franz was very relieved. The declining Ottoman Empire did not have the courage to do things. It would be hard to say if it was replaced by a new Balkan country.

Historically, countries in the Balkans have staged tricks to kill one after another.If the little brother who was supporting him stabbed Austria in the back at a critical moment, it would be fatal.

Franz didn't dare to bet on their integrity. All the favors and righteousness in front of the national interest are empty, and only the interest is real.

A big Serbiaism will cause the new regime to part ways with Austria and become an indissoluble enemy. It is impossible for Franz to give half of Austria to his younger brother, right?

Franz said righteously: "The Serbia region must never establish an independent country. No matter how much the price is paid, we cannot allow the Balkan Peninsula to rise to power. If there is, then it can only be Austria.

If I had to choose, I would rather let the Ottomans occupy the Balkans, or carve up the Balkans with the Russians than see them become independent.

Austria is a multi-ethnic country, and now is a critical moment for national integration. The establishment of any independent country may bring uncontrollable consequences.

Nationalism in the Balkans is just emerging and we cannot give them room to grow, at least not for Serbs and Romanians.

Otherwise, you can think about what the Serbs and Romanians in the country would think if an independent Serbia and Romania appeared. "

The ass determines the head. Perhaps Franz had sympathized with the Balkan countries in his previous life, but now it doesn't exist.

In this era when the group eats the strong, everyone is desperately trying to strengthen themselves.There is no right or wrong, only interests.

Thinking in another way, the struggles of the Balkan countries in history are very tragic, but everyone’s conflict of interest is too serious, compromise is death, so we can only fight.

Unfortunately, because they paid too much attention to immediate interests, all Balkan countries failed in the end, and no country achieved its goal.

It has nothing to do with other Balkan nations establishing their own independent states. Anyway, there are not many in Austria, except for Serbia and Romania. These two nations add up to nearly [-]%.

The prelude to assimilation was finally kicked off. If there are two independent countries and no accidents are to be avoided, the only thing Franz can do is to send all these people back to the two countries.

Franz couldn't do such a stupid thing.He did not forget that in history, the Austro-Hungarian Empire supported the independence of Serbia and Romania, and then buried himself in the hole he dug.

Chapter 73 Change of Nationality

On June 1852, 6, Austria sent troops to attack the Ottoman Empire again. Within a month, they moved to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina for hundreds of miles, rescued more than one million people enslaved by the Ottoman Empire, and passed the dawn of civilization to the Balkan Peninsula...

——The above is the annual work report of the Austrian government

In fact, the Austrian army only took over the local defense and maintained social order after the Ottoman army withdrew.

These days, the Serbia region is well managed, and the serfs in the countryside are very law-abiding. Although there are mobs born in the cities, they are still in the stage of street gangsters.

Under the iron fist of Austria, these remnants of the Ottoman Empire were instantly wiped out.The rest of them seemed to be good and safe children. Of course, this was not unrelated to the fact that the Ottomans took away a large number of young and strong when they evacuated.

It was not the good intentions of the Ottomans, nor did they do something stupid.War needs a lot of cannon fodder and civilians. If these young people are left behind, they will be aiding the enemy.

The two principalities in the Danube River Basin are an example. Now the Russian army has recruited at least 15 civilians from the local area, and these civilians can also become soldiers when necessary.

Without the dedication of these people, the Russians would have to recruit civil servants from the country. The tsarist government is not a fool, so such multiple-choice questions would naturally be done.

If too many young people are transferred from the country, it will also affect production, but it doesn't matter if they transfer civilians from the two duchies.This is the territory belonging to Austria, and the Russians don't feel sorry for the loss no matter how heavy it is.

The Russians didn't care, and neither did Franz.Without the atrocities of the Russian army, how can it bring out the goodness of Austria?

Now these Romanians have not yet joined the Austrian nationality. They are not Austrians and have never paid taxes to Austria. The Austrian government naturally has no obligation to provide them with protection.

As for the resulting economic losses, it is not worth mentioning.These areas have not been developed much at all, nothing more than a reduction in food production.

Think thickly, if these young men suffer heavy losses on the battlefield, the difficulty of Austrian rule in the future will drop by another level.

If you want to avoid the recruitment of the Russians, becoming an Austrian citizen is the only option, and the Russians will not recruit Austrians.

Everyone gets what they need, the Russians have obtained a large number of civilian husbands, and Austria has also issued a lot of citizenships and received a group of supporters. Russia and Austria have cooperated very happily on this issue.

Although the Austrian government invested little in this Serbian strategy, it doesn't mean it doesn't pay attention to it.On the contrary, Franz also took this future source of trouble very seriously.

In order to eliminate the source of war in Europe at the source, the Austrian government has also formulated special measures.

Martial law is a must, as is the cleansing of local Ottoman influence.In order to deal with the aftermath, Franz also gave special instructions to send a large amount of flour and soybean powder as relief food.

Belgrade's geographical conditions are unique in the Balkan Peninsula.