Chapter 552: The End of an Era

The landing battle continued into the evening, and the night marked the battle with a comma. At this time, the Russian army had successfully landed and established a camp.

The news of the victory has been passed to the command of the Allied Forces in Constantinople with the return of the airship force. The celebratory banquet has already begun, and Aleister, as the commander-in-chief, did not participate in the celebration.

According to reports from the airship unit, the Russian army also paid a considerable price during the landing process, and even a troop carrier was hit by enemy shells and almost sank in the port.

Even when the firepower was completely suppressed and bombs were still falling from the sky, the defenders still carried out an effective counterattack, which was enough to prove that the defenders of the city were not waste.

If the defenders are smart enough, they will back up. Anyway, the range of naval guns is limited, and if you go back a little bit, the shells will not be able to hit.

In field battles, the role of airship bombing was also lost. Once the two sides are in a melee, no one dares to drop bombs again, and no one can afford the responsibility of accidentally injuring friendly forces.

You know, you know, Aleister didn't put it up to spoil the fun. Anyway, all the Russians died, and the Russian generals were not afraid of casualties. Why should he worry about it?

Silently, the situation analyzed and reported to the Vienna government. Arrest arranged for naval and airship units to continue to attack the coastal cities of the Ottoman Empire, and the battle in the Ava area was handed over to the Russians themselves.

At midnight, the Ankara Palace was brightly lit, news of the coalition landing in Ava had spread, and the Sudanese government could not sleep.

Frankly speaking, strategically this was good for the Ottoman Empire. If it really follows the plan of the Vienna government, as long as the scorched earth plan is implemented within a 30-kilometer coastal area and the people are driven into the interior, the refugee tide can collapse the Sudanese government.

However, this does not make the Sudanese government feel gratified. Russia and Austria are big countries. As long as the two governments are willing to increase their military input, it is no problem to open more fronts.

Abdul Aziz I: "The enemy has landed in the Ava area, it seems that our judgment is correct, the Russians cannot tolerate the closure of the Black Sea Strait for a long time.

What we have to do now is to drag the enemy in Ava, until the Russians can't hold out and withdraw from the war, so the Black Sea Strait must not be lost.

Before that, we have to address the threat of enemy airships. What plans does the military have? "

Minister of War Elmed: "Your Majesty, according to the analysis of the data from the front line, neither rifles nor artillery can pose a threat to airships, so only airships can deal with airships.

The War Department recommended that a batch of airships be purchased from abroad as soon as possible to be used against the enemy's airship force. Before that, we could only interfere with the enemy with our rifles. "

Elmed was aware of the industrial strength of the Ottoman Empire, and wisely chose to import rather than produce it himself.

It's not that the Ottoman Empire can't produce them, the problem is that the quality of the airships produced is not guaranteed. What should I do if the performance is not good enough to fly?

Such similar oolong incidents occurred from time to time in the Ottoman Empire. Taking counterfeit breech rifles as an example, the Ottomans are even more unbearable than the Russians. On the basis of being stupid, big, thick and tall, they also add "advantages" such as frequent jamming and blasting.

"It is better to build than to buy" has long been recognized by the military, and Elmode has no confidence in the domestic manufacturing industry.

You don’t know much about airships. In the eyes of many people, this kind of weapon that can fly in the sky is a high-tech product, not something that the Ottoman Empire can create, so let’s buy it!

To some extent, this decision is completely correct. With the corruption of the Ottoman bureaucracy, they were in charge of producing airships, if they couldn't fly. The most feared thing is that it just flew up and then fell down, which would kill people.

...

In London, the British government is also discussing the issue of airships. Regardless of its role, what others have, Great Britain must also have. This is a matter of principle.

Admiral Robert sneered: "The power of airships is spreading wildly outside, and some media are even chasing shadows, irresponsibly saying that the era of the sky has come.

This is complete nonsense. Not to mention that the performance of the airship is not stable enough, even if it flies into the sky, is there nothing we can do?

Is it difficult to design a gun specifically for air attack? At that time, the airship built at a high cost will be a living target in the sky, and you can't find a bunker if you want to avoid it. "

What a joke, how many years have been the beginning of the sea power era, and the Royal Navy has not enjoyed enough glory, how can the era of "air supremacy" come?

The statement of a living target may be an exaggeration, but the airship is indeed not invincible. And the cost of the airship is still very high, far exceeding the army equipment, and it is about to catch up with the naval warship.

The Minister of the Army, Fox, echoed: "Yes, the power of the airship is indeed not as great as the outside world said, but it still has a certain value in the military.

Especially in land warfare, the overhead threat was so detrimental to morale that the War Department proposed an additional army of airships to defend British airspace. "

Lord Admiral Robert immediately retorted: "The security of Britain is left to our navy. As long as the Royal Navy is there, the enemy will not be able to come.

The airship unit is placed under the flag of the navy and used to deter overseas enemies, so that it can exert the greatest effect. "

...

The dispute between the two sounds a bit awkward. The former is depreciating the role of the airship, and the latter wants to take the airship troops into the bag, which is obviously full of contradictions.

But Prime Minister Gerston is also lazy.

Having to care about is nothing more than the need for political struggle. The army and navy first joined forces to knock down the status of the airship unit, but they also wanted to earn their own subordinates and increase their voice in the battle for military spending.

Gerston waved his hand: "You two, the time for the annual budget hasn't come yet, so don't quarrel in such a hurry. If you are interested in the airship unit, go back and do it yourself!"

This is permissible. The army and navy's military expenditures are all at their own discretion, as long as they can be reviewed by Congress. It is legal to fiddle with the army airship fleet and the naval airship fleet.

Everyone can hear the implication. There is no problem in developing an airship unit. If you want the government to increase military spending, it will not work, at least not now.

Prime Minister Gerston is not a military novice. He is very clear that the airship force cannot be established in a day. At least the development and manufacture of airships will take time.

The Austrian airship unit has existed for more than ten years, but it has a relatively low sense of existence and has no outstanding record, so it has been ignored by everyone.

Even if the Vienna government doesn't pay attention to it, after so many years of development, airship manufacturing has come a long way. If Britain wants to catch up, it will take a few years no matter what.

Prime Minister Gerston does not believe that the transition from civilian to military airships can be accomplished in a matter of days. Moreover, Britain has very few civilian airships.

If there are no airships, what should be used to form an airship force? At this time, increase the special military funding, that is, meat buns beating dogs. The army and navy have done things like cheating military expenses.

The navy, in particular, is one of the best among them. The fact that they started an arms race with the French and Austrian navies and cheated military expenses together spread all over the European continent.

Since the window paper was pierced, there has been no arms race between Britain, France and Austria for so many years. Whoever wants to advocate the "two-strong standard" again, everyone's first reaction is "the military deceiver is here again."

Facts have once again proved that as long as John Bull doesn't do anything, international conflicts will be much less. If the British Parliament does not increase military spending for the navy, the arms race will naturally not go on.

Just because France and Austria are unwilling to accept the "two-strong standard" does not mean that the two countries are ready to catch up with the Royal Navy. The gap in financial resources is still obvious.

France+Austria>Britain>Austria>France, this financial equation relationship is very clear to everyone.

There is no war in Britain for a short period of time, so why worry so much? After a few months, the arsenal should also design the military airship, and it will not be too late to discuss the issue of forming an airship force.

If you can't figure it out, you can buy it directly from Austria, or exchange technology. There is no such thing as technological blockade these days, as long as you throw money at it, you can buy any technology.

Prime Minister Gerston is in no hurry, and now he is troubled by the Irish problem. Britain is a colonial power. If Ireland is granted regional autonomy, what will the overseas colonies do?

On this issue, the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party have been arguing for many years, and it has continued to this day, and there is still no result.

This is a problem of positioning. From the beginning, the London government defined Ireland as a colony, not a native land, which caused this series of problems.

The bourgeoisie should bear most of the responsibility for this. It has not been able to integrate the Irish for so many years. The most important thing is that the capitalists want cheap labor and refuse to treat the island of Ireland as their own country.

Including the Great Irish Famine from 1845 to 1852, man-made disasters outnumbered natural disasters. After the famine broke out, the London government not only did not mobilize food relief.

Instead, the capitalists and big landlords were allowed to raise the price of local agricultural products. In just seven years, the local population in Ireland dropped by a quarter, and the seeds of division were planted.

Since then, the Irish have been fighting for independence and self-government every now and then. National integration, don't dream, the two sides will not be able to pee in a gourd at all.

Prime Minister Gerston has pursuits, and wants to solve the Irish problem completely and pull out this hidden danger for Britain.

In his view, this issue is far more important than the war in the Near East. When the British Empire was strong, the Irish problem could be suppressed. Once Britain falls, this hidden danger threatens the security of Britain.

The British Isles are self-contained, which is based on mutual recognition and unity. If someone is the leading party, the British mainland will not be so safe.

...

In Paris, the French government no longer cares about the issue of airships, and they have no time to pay attention to the war in the Near East.

In the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon III has reached the end of his life, and the high-level government officials have gathered together, waiting for the emperor to die. It should not be to listen to the emperor's teachings.

With death approaching, Napoleon III naturally had to make arrangements for his funeral. Crown Prince Eugene is 18 years old, about the same age as Franz succeeded to the throne. Napoleon III believed that his son could handle government affairs well, and the regent was not needed.

After arranging the future generations and sending the others away, the Crown Prince Ou Ren was left in the room. Napoleon III held his son's hand, father and son looked at each other.

"Eugène, the empire will be handed over to you. France is not as stable as it seems on the surface, and the internal undercurrent has never stopped.

Remember to be vigilant at all times, Paris has not been stable since the Revolution, and the new ideas of the people are too active. Like a powder keg, a spark could explode.

What France needs now is to lay a solid foundation and try to avoid war with European countries before completely digesting the Italian region. Even if we really want to fight, we cannot initiate a war on our own initiative.

European countries are very wary of us, annexing the Italian region will

It is the last bottom line of each country, and one step forward is the abyss and hell.

And... be careful... ying... o..."

Before he could finish speaking, Napoleon III died. It may also be a good thing for him to leave at this time. Compared with the sad ending of the original time and space, Napoleon III is now an unprecedented success.

Economically, in the era of Napoleon III, French industry and commerce developed rapidly, and it was the second country among the great powers to complete industrialization. He also let Paris successfully get rid of the "stinky" word series, and from then on Europe is left with "smelly London".

Politically, Napoleon III broke the shackles imposed by various countries on France after the Anti-French War and completed the great revival of France. The annexation of the Italian region fulfilled the people's dream of a great power.

Diplomatically, the British, French, and Austrian Tripartite Alliance was established, which established France's status as a great power in the world and got rid of the isolated situation.

In the military, not to mention, there is no outstanding achievement. Fortunately, no achievements have been made in this regard, otherwise the existence of the French Empire is still unknown.

Crown Prince Euren, who was already crying, endured the grief in his heart and gently put down Napoleon III's hand. Call everyone inside to discuss the aftermath.

The death of the emperor is a major event, not only to deal with the aftermath, but also to consider the political impact.