Chapter 182 Pig Teammate Development Record

On April 25, 1852, the British, French, and Ottoman countries held a high-level government meeting in Paris to discuss the issue of the Near East War. Napoleon III, who could not wait to bring France back to the center of the world, personally presided over the meeting.

"The Russians are attacking Bulgaria and the Caucasus, and our troops have repulsed their attacks on several occasions.

But to defeat the Russians, our strength alone is not enough. There are also Austrians who are also eyeing, holding back a large number of our troops.

If there is only one enemy, it can also be dealt with. Now facing two powerful enemies at the same time, we are really exhausted. ” said Ottoman Foreign Minister Faade, a little wearily.

This language really embarrassed him, not only to persuade Britain and France to send troops to help as soon as possible, but also not to expose the inside story of the weakness of the Ottoman Empire.

This is hard to pretend, and if you are not careful, it will go too far. If Britain and France thought that the Ottoman Empire could withstand it and delayed the dispatch of troops, they could only cry.

On the other hand, if the weakness of the Ottoman Empire was exposed, Britain and France thought it was not worth investing in, and they changed their hands and divided them with Austria and Russia, then they would die.

In addition to the diplomatic troubles, the internal struggles of the Ottoman government have also caused Siad a headache, and Abdul Mejid I is not a good master.

Not long ago, Abdul Mejid I dismissed him as the pro-British and French foreign minister because of the pressure of the Russians, and was replaced by the pro-Russian faction Rifat.

With the failure of the Constantinople negotiation, the pro-Russian foreign minister seemed to have lost value, and was immediately dismissed and replaced by the pro-British-French François.

This is how it can be done in a country like the Ottomans. If you change to a European country, you can change people at will, and you don't take the foreign minister as one thing at all, and people will long ago quit.

In fact, Zhang Ade didn't want to do this drudgery either. If you do it well, it's the essential work.

But he had no choice at all. Abdul Majid I's will was not to be violated, and his status as a minister in the Ottoman Empire was not as high as in European countries.

"Don't worry, Mr. Fraser. According to the information we have received, the Austrian government has had enough, and now they are preparing to settle down.

Although the specific content of the secret agreement between them and the Russians is unclear, it is preliminarily judged from the current situation that the Russians should have exchanged the material support of Austria for the two principalities of the Danube River Basin.

Not long ago, the Austrian government provided the Russians with a low-interest loan of 100 million dong, with almost no strings attached.

Everyone knows the ambitions of the Russians. Presumably the Austrian government does not want them to continue to expand. At this time, providing material support is already the limit. "British Foreign Secretary Palmerston analyzed.

His intention is obvious, just to warn Shi Ade that this time everyone's enemy is the Russians, don't try to use their strength to solve two enemies at the same time.

The reason is very simple. The Russians are the biggest enemy of the British Empire, and of course they must be attacked first.

As for Austria, after defeating the Russians, look for their bad luck. John Bull's foreign policy has always been adjusted according to the intensity of the enemy's threat.

Facing both the Russians and the Austrians at the same time seemed very irrational to Palmerston.

Britain, France, Ottomans vs Austria + Russia, fighting in the Near East is clearly a close battle.

This kind of battle usually ends in a lose-lose situation, and no one can please.

There is no doubt that he has infinitely increased the strength of the Ottoman Empire. I don't know that this main player is already a cripple.

Napoleon III nodded and said: "Mr. Palmerston is right. We must stabilize Austria first, and then consider how to deal with Austria after we have dealt with the Russians."

Although he is full of confidence, he is not only full of confidence in the strength of France, but also in the strength of the British.

In his opinion, the strength of Britain and France is far beyond that of Austria and Russia, and with the addition of a quasi-powerful Ottoman Empire, this war is a sure win.

Confidence belongs to confidence, but no one minds making the enemy weaker, and it is very necessary to divide and disintegrate.

Ade laughed, pretending to be relaxed and saying, "Of course, it's best to be able to defeat the enemies one by one.

The Russian reinforcements are continuously reinforcing the front line. If we want to win the war with the least cost, we must take immediate action now. If the time delay is too long, it will inevitably increase the variables. "

He didn't care how the British and French planned, as long as the British and French reinforcements were fooled onto the battlefield first, his goal this time was half accomplished.

The victory or defeat on the battlefield is not his foreign minister's concern. With Britain and France tied to the ship, the Ottoman Empire can at least get through the current difficulties.

Napoleon III pointedly said: "Please rest assured, Mr. Frauard, the French army is ready and will leave in a week.

France is a responsible country, and we will not watch our allies bleed on the front lines without doing anything. "

After listening to Napoleon III's words, Palmerston did not change his face, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

He said with a smile: "We are convincing Congress that there will be a result next month at the latest, and the British Army will also appear on the battlefield in the Balkans."

Ade's face was a little ugly, and he seemed to be very dissatisfied with the performance of the British. In fact, he breathed a sigh of relief, this result can already be explained to the country.

The problem of sending troops is solved, and the next loan is easy to handle. It is nothing more than a question of the level of interest and the number of additional conditions.

In this regard, the Ottomans have no confidence to negotiate at all, and Chiad has no entanglement in this regard. As long as the conditions are not too excessive, he agrees.

The conditions are really too much. The big deal is to send it back to Abdul Majid I for approval. Anyway, the Ottoman Empire has no choice at this time.

Without the support of Britain and France, this war in the Near East could have killed the Sudanese government. At the juncture of life and death, there is no bottom line and no integrity.

...

On May 9, 1852, the main Russian army, with the cooperation of the Bulgarian guerrillas, captured the important military fortress of the Ottomans - Ruse.

The loss of Ruse meant that there was a loophole in the Ottoman Empire's defense line in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian offensive and defensive battle lasted for nearly a month, and the Russians finally made a strategic breakthrough.

It is a pity that because of the chaos of the Russian army's command system, after the attack on Cruce, the surrounding troops were not able to cooperate in the first time and continue to expand the results. By the time the expeditionary army headquarters reacted, it was too late.

After the missed opportunity, the Russians lost the opportunity to hit the main force of the Ottoman army, and the war was continued.

It just so happened that the first batch of reinforcements from the French had arrived in Constantinople, and after a short period of repair, 50,000 French elites were thrown into the war.

After getting used to fighting the Ottoman rabble, he suddenly encountered an elite of the French army. The Russian Expeditionary Force Command made a wrong judgment and was caught off guard.

On May 11, 1852, when the aggressive 16th Infantry Division was chasing the Ottoman army, it happened to collide with the French 6th Infantry Division and was beaten by the French army for a hemiplegia.

If reinforcements hadn't arrived in time, they would have been the first division-level troops to be wiped out since the start of the war.

Perhaps in order to avenge the anti-French war, the morale of these elite French troops was very high, and they displayed extraordinary combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

After hitting the Russians with a sap, on May 13, 1852, the French army made persistent efforts to fight against the Russian army in Razgrad, facing 90,000 Russian troops with less than 50,000 troops. .

It is a pity that the outstanding performance of the French army has not been able to change the overall situation. They were too few in number, and in the face of increasing numbers of Russian troops, French casualties skyrocketed.

The two sides fought fiercely for seven days. After the French army suffered 15,200 casualties, they were finally forced to break through. The Battle of Razgrad ended with the defeat of the French army.

However, even though they were defeated, they were still proud. Even if they were defeated, they still had a 1:1.3 exchange ratio with the Russians. As the victor, the Russian army paid nearly 20,000 casualties.

Although there are advantages of French weapons and equipment, it is inseparable from their strict training and high morale.

As for the Ottoman army, this group of pig teammates cannot be counted on. After a defeat, it seems that the Russians have been frightened by the courage, the army is disillusioned, and the Russian army is chasing it all over the world.

As long as the allies are strong enough to hold back the main force of the Russian army, the French army will not be besieged by the heavy troops of the Russian army, and the outcome of the battle of Razgrad is still unknown.

...

Paris

The news of the fall of Ruse came, and it was already May 12. The weakness of the Ottoman Empire was exposed, but at this time, Britain and France could no longer tolerate their regrets.

The loan has been released, this is just a small problem, the big deal is shameless, tear up the agreement.

The key is that the first reinforcements of the French army have arrived in the Ottoman Empire and have already embarked on the battlefield. At this time, it is impossible for Napoleon III to retreat anyway.

Knowing that there is a pit in front of him, he must jump down, and a political need is enough to make Napoleon III insist on fighting.

Palmerston was not happy either. At this time, Prime Minister Russell had persuaded Congress that the London government had declared war on the Russian Empire two days ago.

War is no child's play. At this time, as long as the London government does not want to be ousted from power, it must bite the bullet and fight the Russians. This is related to the face and influence of the world hegemon.

It is impossible for the British to be cowardly on this issue, which concerns their influence around the world. If it loses to the Russians, the foundations of British colonial rule will be shaken.

If this news can only make Britain and France depressed, then the following news will make them furious.

Especially Napoleon III, the French army fought bloody battle with the Russians in front, and the Ottoman army actually retreated all the way. Whose territory is this defending?

Of course, as a good politician, Napoleon III still knew that his interests were maximized. He immediately took out the achievements of the French army, showed off to the people everywhere, and boasted of his martial arts from the side.

Lost the battle? This is the responsibility of the Ottomans, and what does it have to do with the brave French army? But under the inferior force, they played an amazing exchange ratio.

The gap in weapons and equipment was directly ignored by Napoleon III. Anyway, the people don't care that much, just give them emphasis on the greater losses of the Russian army.