Chapter 556 Create Panic

Vienna Palace, just received the good news that Ava was captured, Franz had not had time to be happy, and bad news followed.

The reasons the Russians offered, Franz didn't care. "Massacre" has become a fact. It is too difficult for so many participants to keep secrets. What is needed now is the aftermath.

It doesn't matter if you change the time. Anyway, Mao Xiong's reputation is not good, and adding a "butcher" name will not lose a piece of meat.

There are few massacres in Europe, but similar things are often done. On the surface, robbery is more civilized than massacre, but in fact, many robbery, the consequences are similar to massacre. The food is all robbed, so how can the people live?

Before the 19th century, the main reason for the lack of population on the European continent was the looting accompanying the war, and a large number of people starved to death due to lack of food.

Not to mention the colonies, no one is much cleaner than the other. It's just that colonial empires control the world's discourse power, and everyone pretends not to see it.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Your Majesty, the news of Ava's slaughter cannot be concealed, and immediate aftermath is needed.

Folk opinion is not worried, the people will not care about the life and death of the Ottomans, and at most they can sigh with emotion, it is the British who are in trouble. It would be very bad for us politically if the London government took the opportunity to do something about it. "

Yes, this is directly identified as the Russian army massacred the city, and I don't believe the Russian explanation at all.

Franz also didn't believe the Russians' explanation. He believed that there was a fierce resistance from the local people, but everyone jumped out to resist the Russian invasion. Isn't this funny?

The Ottoman Empire is a multi-ethnic country, and many ethnic groups dream of independence. From the outbreak of the war to the present, the Vienna government has been in contact with many national leaders in the Ottomans.

The Greeks, Armenians, Jews, Arabs, Kurds and other ethnic groups have independent tendencies.

Let them rise up and rebel, maybe everyone will hesitate, but it is absolutely impossible for them to work for the Ottoman Empire.

Are there no ethnic minorities in Ava City? I'm afraid no one will believe this statement. If you want to cover up the past, you have to leave some people to testify!

The ethnic conflicts in the Ottoman Empire are serious. Under normal circumstances, it is not difficult to find a group of oppressed ethnic minorities to testify. In the face of hatred, who cares about the truth?

Perhaps many people will applaud and say that the Russians are doing a good job. Not to mention these oppressed nations, many people even in Austria will applaud the Russians.

Prime Minister Felix: "Napoleon III has just died and Napoleon IV has just succeeded to the throne, and the internal conflicts are enough for him to be busy, and the French have no energy to participate in the Near Eastern War in a short period of time.

The Paris government is just waving the flag, and without taking concrete action, the London government can't actually do much.

The Prussians were so busy annexing Poland that they didn't care about the lives of their Ottoman allies. Maybe they'll also be thankful that this broke out and helped them distract them internationally.

The war in Ava was done by the Russians alone, and we were not involved. As long as the Russians bite to death and refuse to admit it, they can drag on forever.

The world is not peaceful. News happens all the time. Let's deal with it coldly for a while, and when new news comes out, public opinion will not care. "

This method of handling is a bit sinister, and the tsarist government will bear all the pressure. With no soldiers landing in Austria, it was not difficult to separate the relationship.

After hesitating for a while, Franz made a decision: "Don't worry, leave this choice to the Tsarist government.

The Russian army will either clean up military discipline and avoid similar situations; or they will continue to work hard to kill them all the way. Although there are many people who oppose it, there are also many people who support it.

The Ottoman Empire is a nightmare in Europe. Now that it can be completely eradicated, the people will not resist. The Russians have no reputation in the first place, and it could be worse. "

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist. Since the incident was caused by the Russian army, the tsarist government should take care of the aftermath itself. Franz didn't want to take the blame for others.

Perhaps for the tsarist government, it might still be a good thing. The Russian people have never been afraid of the tsar's brutality against the enemy, and the "massacre" incident of Ava can also distract the domestic people's attention.

In any case, as long as the tsarist government is defeated, the prestige brought by the war can be used to suppress the rebound caused by the reform.

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Petersburg, Alexander II looked gloomy and terrible. The chain fell again at a critical moment. The truth of "Awa was slaughtered" is not important, but how to deal with the aftermath.

In any case, everyone was killed by the Russian army, and even if they denied it, it would not be able to stop the crowd, and this responsibility could not be pushed out.

I saw that Alexander II threw the document in his hand and snorted coldly: "Humph!" He turned his back to the crowd, and asked, "What is the position of the Vienna government, they are responsible for the diplomacy of this war. of?"

Yes, Russia and Austria also have a division of labor. In the field of diplomacy, which is not good at it, the tsarist government will naturally not grab it.

After a series of social beatings, Alexander II has clearly realized that diplomacy is not a child's play, and problems cannot be solved by taking things for granted.

Foreign Minister Chris Basham stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the Vienna government has made a promise that they will be responsible for pacifying the European countries, but there is nothing they can do about international public opinion."

This answer was somewhat unexpected by Alexander II. In his opinion, this incident was caused by the Russian army. When such a thing happened, the Vienna government should also be worried. How could it be possible to agree?

In contrast, public opinion has not been

In the eyes of Alexander II, if the newspapers want to scold them, it is up to them to scold them. Anyway, they are used to it. If there is no news about the tsarist government in the European newspapers that day, then it is the real "news".

"It won't be so simple, will it? The Vienna government promised so readily, what is Franz paying attention to?"

This is the experience summed up by Alexander II's dealings with Austria. Basically, as long as the Vienna government readily agrees, there will be additional conditions.

Foreign Secretary Chris Basham explained embarrassingly: "The Vienna government is proposing: either we clean up the military to prevent similar things from happening, or continue the massacre."

Hearing this answer, Alexander II was startled at first, and then his eyes lit up.

The "massacre" will arouse condemnation from the international community, increase the will of the Ottoman people to resist, and also prompt more people to choose to run away.

It is not so simple to drive out the local people. Terribly changed to an army with the notorious reputation of "Butcher", I am afraid that most of the people will flee.

No matter how hard the Ottoman Empire tried, it was impossible for all the people to be imprisoned in places. This kind of difficult execution ability could not be accomplished by a feudal empire.

Only by creating panic and allowing a large number of Ottoman people to join the fleeing team, the coalition has won strategically.

The Russian army swept all the way, I am afraid that the refugees would be able to drag down the Ottoman Empire. Everyone needs to eat. If the Sudanese government can't solve the problem of feeding these people, the hungry people can do anything.

The rear is in chaos, how can the front line fight? Alexander II did not think that the strategic materials stored by the Ottoman Empire on the front line were enough for this war to consume.

After thinking about it, Alexander II still did not dare to make a rash decision and asked everyone, "What do you think?"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Christan Wahl: "Your Majesty, this requires a degree of control. There are tens of millions of Ottomans, and it is impossible to kill them all, and the international community cannot tolerate it.

What the Austrians meant was to create an atmosphere of panic and force the people in the coastal areas to move inwards, but not really to kill all the Ottomans.

If you really push the Ottomans into a hurry and fight us to the end, this war will never end. We took too long to defeat the Ottoman Empire and forced them to cede land and pay indemnity.

To destroy the Ottoman Empire is not an overnight problem, we must be prepared for a protracted war.

Every ten or twenty years, launching a war against the Ottoman Empire and gradually encroaching on them is the best choice. "

This "best choice" is based on finances. The Tsarist government has limited financial resources. If the Ottoman Empire were to be destroyed all at once, they would not be able to eat it, and it would only be cheaper for the Austrians.

After pondering for a while, Alexander II nodded: "Power the front line, just do it. Remember to tell that idiot Ivanov that the following wars must be fought well.

Similar Oolong incidents, I don't want to have a second time. The Russian Empire can't stand such a toss, if he can't do it, give me home as soon as possible. "

As the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Ivanov was to blame for the "massacre" incident in Ava.

As for the parties involved, even if they were to be held accountable, it would not be Alexander II's turn to deal with them personally, otherwise, what would the people below do!

Leaping to deal with problems is a taboo in any country. Let the tsar finish the work, what do the ministers below do?

Once these people are idle, the infighting will break out. If you open the history book, you will find that most of the party disputes broke out because the ministers were too idle.

It's hard not to have some distracting thoughts that shouldn't be there. Today you cheat on me, tomorrow I will cheat on you, after a long time everyone will fight infighting, and they will not do anything else.

"Do more, make more mistakes, do less, make less mistakes, and don't do good." Once these twelve-character maxims become the official code of conduct, the country will be tragic.

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Ava, after the bloodbath, the city has become gloomy, and it will make people shudder to walk on the street.

After all, the Russian army is only an outsider, it is impossible to search every corner, and there are still some fish that slip through the net.

Akyol's master and apprentice were one of the lucky ones, and they escaped by hiding in the cellar of the blacksmith shop while they were in chaos.

In the middle of the night, the Russian army had already withdrawn its troops and returned to the camp. All the people in Ava are dead, so the Russian army will not be heavily guarded.

A little bit of fish that slipped through the net was not taken seriously by the Russians at all. During the battle, many people took advantage of the chaos to run away.

With so many Russian soldiers involved, secrecy is simply impossible. If you want to kill people, the Russians can't do it.

It is better to think about how to fight the next battle if you spend your energy for the fish that may slip through the net. Some people run away, just to spread the panic, maybe without waiting for them to drive people out, the surrounding villages will be empty.

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