Chapter 764 Hope

With the passage of time, the overseas interests of various countries have continued to increase, and the frictions and checks and balances between major powers have become more and more often generated passively.

Austria wanted to destroy the Ottomans in order to obtain a stable rear, and inadvertently penetrated into Persia and had the ability to threaten India.

In overseas colonial activities, there are many places where Britain and Austria check and balance each other, and the threats are mutual.

You can move my cheese and I can hold your bread. Everyone is restraining each other, for example:

The British Cape of Good Hope was all right under the nose of Austria; Austrian Alaska was next to Canada, and no conflict broke out either.

Today is different from the past, Austrian Alaska is no longer a country of ice and snow, but a world-famous gold producing area.

Of course, this fame does not mean that the local gold production is unbelievable, but mainly because the colonial government did a good job in advertising.

In terms of ranking, the main gold producing areas in the world are: South Africa, Australia, Canada, the United States, Russia, West Africa, and Alaska can only rank seventh.

Austrian Alaska's reputation is mainly due to its harsh climatic conditions, dubbed "God's test" by Austrian poets.

The colonial government of Austrian Alaska, which lacked population, directly regarded this sentence as a propaganda slogan.

It is declared to the public that Alaska has the gold mines with the worst natural conditions in the world, which is a test left by God to mankind.

Only by withstood the test set by God can we become rich and reach the peak of life.

Of course, the Russians may disagree with the statement that "natural conditions are the worst", and there are many gold mines in the Russian Empire with harsh climates.

It is not wrong to say that it is God's test. If you fail the test, you will really go to see God.

In the icy and snowy Alaska, every year more than four-digit gold diggers meet God on the gold rush road. Those who make a fortune are the lucky few who have experienced the test.

Alaska's annual gold production of dozens of tons is also a piece of fat that cannot be easily given up for the Vienna government.

If the British government is not too sensitive to India, it will find that the strength of mutual restraint between Britain and Austria is not small.

As delicious as India is, the Viennese government could not risk it until it was eaten with full confidence.

The premise of a potential threat is "potential", and the British have been operating in India for so many years, and it is not paper.

Now is the peak period of Britain, if anyone thinks that British India is a soft persimmon, they will rush up and save blood.

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In London, the goodwill unleashed by the Vienna government pulled the British government out of the panic.

As the saying goes, "You are also afraid, then I am relieved." Since Austria is still afraid of Britain, it means that India is still safe for the time being.

In the Prime Minister's Residence in Downing Street, after rationally analyzing the pros and cons, Gladstone was confused.

"What do you think the Austrian government's sudden release of goodwill is trying to do?"

As if thinking of something, the foreign minister George's face changed greatly: "What is the real purpose of the Austrians, we can't be sure for the time being. But next, we are afraid that we will be in big trouble.

Austria's willingness to sign a safeguard treaty with us can only prove that the Vienna government has no interest in Persia for the time being, which does not mean that the Russians have no interest either.

The international situation is changing. Although Austria is temporarily ahead of European countries, their hegemony on the European continent is not stable.

It can be seen from the goodwill released by the Vienna government to us that the Austrians did not have the confidence to be the hegemon of the European continent.

Neither the ambitious Russian nor the arrogant French would recognize their status.

Sandwiched between France and Russia, Austria's continental hegemony is a joke. Perhaps realizing this, the Vienna government has never considered itself the hegemon of the European continent.

Over time, both France and Russia will recover, and Austria will be in big trouble.

According to past experience, the Austrians will not confront France and Russia head-on, and most of them have to play the trick of shifting contradictions.

I am afraid that in the next step, they will encourage the Russians to go to the next continent, stir up the contradictions between the Russians and us, and then concentrate on dealing with France.

The North German Empire, which we single-handedly planned, may also become the guards guarding the west gate for Austria. "

The reason why Yangmou is terrible is because it is exposed, and things will still happen.

The Russian ambitions cannot be eliminated by the London government. Unlike the Russian-Austrian relationship from the period of the anti-French war, the two countries were allies, and they have been maintained until now. The British-Russian relationship is a complete mess.

Even if the Austrian plan was put on the desk of Alexander III, the tsarist government would still happily go south to the next continent.

The London government's warning can only be counterproductive, trusting this thing has always been easy to corrupt and difficult to build.

Over the past few decades, Russia and Austria have established a basic relationship of trust through three generations of monarchs. Although they stabbed the knife in secret, the agreement reached by the two countries was finally fulfilled.

The Vienna government instigated Russia to go south, which was a real interest, and the tsarist government naturally believed it; the British pointed out that Austria was conspiring to alienate Britain and Russia, and the tsarist government would not take it seriously.

I have never had anything from you, so how can we talk about alienation?

The North German Empire's role as a guard is even more incomprehensible, it is a geographical decision

It's fixed, they are caught in the middle of Fao, and they can't be the guard.

Unless the North German Empire plan is abandoned and the North German region continues to be divided, then the weak German Confederation will definitely not be a problem.

This is the worst option, bar none. External pressure is also the driving force for a nation to unite.

Unless the London government personally goes into battle to help withstood the military pressure of the French, otherwise the small states in the German region will fall to Austria in minutes.

After hesitating for a while, Gladstone sighed: "The price that Austria can offer is too high for the Russians to refuse.

But this is the future, and the Tsarist government should settle down for a while. Prepare the Governor of India for the future of Central Asia and Persia will not be peaceful.

Warn the French and let them hold back their ambitions. Otherwise, the Austrians have created an opportunity to reorganize the anti-French alliance, and they will cry!

Next, everyone must be on alert, especially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The enemies they encountered this time were different from the past. They were much more difficult to deal with than France and Russia, and their previous experience was useless.

The main battlefield in the future has shifted, from fighting with real knives and real guns to a diplomatic game. "

The Vienna government made a series of moves, and the London government could only respond passively, which made Gladstone very dissatisfied.

You must know that Britain has always been known as a diplomatic power, but now it is being held by the nose. If you want to fight back, you don't know how to start?

Foreign Secretary George replied confidently: "Don't worry, Prime Minister. It's just that we were not vigilant enough about Austria. They took advantage of the loopholes and fell into a passive state. This kind of thing will not happen again."

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On November 18, 1882, the anti-Turkish alliance successfully joined forces on the Kizil River, and the Ottoman Empire became precarious.

In the Ankara Royal Palace, Abdul Hamid II was already on fire at this moment, which was ten times more serious than the Austrian airship dropping bombs on his head in the last Near Eastern War.

The British boss is indeed very powerful and supports them with a lot of materials, but this is all in the past.

After the peninsula of Asia Minor was divided into two, the western region was completely cut off from the world and surrounded on all sides by the anti-Turkish alliance.

No amount of material aid could be delivered. In theory, the British could also use airships to drop them.

It is a pity that this is impossible. The British support for the Ottomans is also limited. To send airships to drop supplies directly is to challenge the bottom line of the anti-Turkish alliance.

If the conflict intensifies and involves itself, the London government can only cry.

Neither Austria nor Russia has peeped at the strength of the Indian region alone, but once the two countries join forces, the situation will be different.

Not to mention the expulsion of the British, at least there is no problem in burning the war into the hinterland of India. At the same time against two of the world's three major army powers, the London government has not gone crazy.

War to defend the Ottomans? It is estimated that just after the proposal was put forward, Downing Street was about to change its owner.

Panicked Abdul Hamid II: "Prime Minister, what should we do now?"

Midhart replied uneasy: "Your Majesty, at this stage, the enemy will not give us a way to survive, and we can only do our best to keep Osman.

The Russian army is only more than 80 kilometers away from Ankara. Next, we have to prepare for the defense of the capital. Your Majesty can visit the front line to boost morale. "

"Do we still have any chance of winning?" Abdul Hamid II asked expectantly

He desperately wanted to hear that someone could give him a definite answer. Midhart is not the master of flattery, the mess in the country makes his heart rhythm crisp, and naturally he will not be flattering at this time.

"The enemy's advantage is so great that our chances of winning the war are almost nil, but there is still hope for the Ottoman Empire.

As long as the anti-Turkish alliance is given maximum damage, the brutal casualty figures will calm them down and go to the negotiating table.

At that time, we will pay a certain price and send the enemy's gift out of the country, and we will be able to end this war with dignity. "

Abdul Hamid II said fiercely: "Okay, I'll go to inspect the military camp."

What people fear most is that there is no hope. Even if they know that there is little hope, some people can't help but try.

At this time, Abdul Hamid II's expectations have also dropped, and it is enough to keep the Ottoman Empire and the throne.