Chapter 783 The Final Counterattack

France and Russia want to recover, Austria is busy with the development of the Near East, and the three major European countries are very busy and have no energy to do things.

In such a big environment, the British did not mess around. The international situation eased all of a sudden, and the smell of gunpowder smoke gradually faded from the European continent as time passed.

Franz is in a very good mood. If nothing else, he will be promoted again in a few months.

People's perceptions will change when they get older, and Franz is no exception. Although the expectation of having a grandson is not as high as that of Queen Helen, it is not low.

The royal family needs an heir, and although the Crown Prince Frederick is not too old, this kind of thing should be done sooner rather than later.

Countless pairs of eyes are staring at the outside world. The third generation is born earlier, and everyone can feel at ease earlier.

The happy time is always short. Seeing Prime Minister Felix coming in a hurry, Franz knew that trouble had come again.

"Your Majesty, something happened in the Asia Minor Peninsula."

Hearing "Asia Minor Peninsula", Franz's expression tightened.

The development of the Near East is the most important strategy of the Vienna government in the next ten years. After completing this strategy, Austria's strategic security will be fundamentally improved.

The Asia Minor Peninsula, located at the junction of Asia, Europe and Africa, has always been a battleground for military strategists. Both the Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire controlled this place before they dominated the Mediterranean Sea and looked at Asia, Europe and Africa.

It is the same in Austria. As long as it controls the Asia Minor peninsula, the oil in the Middle East and the resources in Africa are all in the bag. It has naturally become the core of the development strategy of the Near East.

In addition to the high value, another important factor is safety, which is very suitable as a large rear.

The Caucasus region is not suitable for large corps to fight, and the Russians cannot fight over the mountains; Armenia and Persia are small beans and cannot be a threat.

The maritime threat exists temporarily, but with the development of technology, it will soon cease to be a threat.

Although the aircraft has just started, it will be no problem to reach the level of World War I ten years later.

Not to mention how powerful the bombing is, even if a machine gun is installed to shoot down from the sky, it can also play a role in naval battles.

After all, the Austrian navy is not weak, and with the cooperation of the guys in the sky, it can be done to guard the door.

Franz asked concernedly: "What happened?"

After taking a sigh of relief, Prime Minister Felix replied: "A large-scale plague has occurred in the Ankara region, and it is still spreading in all directions. Many people in the Russian army responsible for immigration are also infected.

To curb the spread of the virus, the Tsarist government has decided to suspend immigration, which will directly affect our Near East development plans. "

It also takes time to migrate people. There are four or five million people in total. The Russians will not be able to send everyone away in a short period of time regardless of whether they live or die.

Franz asked with concern: "Have you determined the source of the plague? Is it just discovered, or has it existed for a long time, and the Russians have not paid attention to it?"

It is a natural law that there will be a major epidemic after the war. During the war in the Near East, Austria also found many outbreaks, but they were all contained.

Most plagues are "fast come and go", as long as the source of the disease is blocked and the spread of the virus is curbed, things will pass quickly.

Felix shook his head: "The source of the transmission is still uncertain. But the epidemic did appear long ago, but the Russians didn't pay attention.

At first, the top Russian military officials took it for granted that the soldiers were not accustomed to the situation, but it was not until the number of officers who fell ill was increasing that they attracted attention.

According to the news reported by the Russians, so far, more than 5,000 officers and soldiers have fallen ill, and it is still uncertain how many people have been infected with the plague. "

Hearing this explanation, Franz was speechless. He really had nothing to say about the carelessness of the Russians.

Of course, the high-level Russian military may also be wronged. Isn't it just that I went back to China to attend the celebration banquet, which was delayed for more than ten days, and I didn't even have time for Christmas, so I rushed over. Who knows how the plague suddenly broke out?

"Order the troops in the Near East to do a good job of epidemic prevention, postpone the immigration plan for the time being, and tell the Russians to let them investigate the cause as soon as possible."

As a big empire, the Russians also need face. Unless the epidemic is completely out of control, if it is such a trivial matter, it will definitely not ask for help from the outside world.

If it really gets out of control, it's useless to ask for help. With the medical technology of this year, no one has the ability to cure the plague.

No, antibiotics that are more expensive than gold are still effective against some plague viruses, and the Austrian army has personally experienced it.

...

Ankara, Lieutenant General Okinets in charge of this area, looked at the investigation report with a livid face.

If anyone pays attention, he will find that his forehead is already sweating.

In the cold winter, it is obviously not a trivial matter to suddenly start to sweat on the forehead.

"Are you sure it's the plague?"

Although he has accepted the facts, Lieutenant General Okinets has one last shred of fantasy. There is no way, the "plague" is so terrible that it is enough for anyone in this era to change his color.

The military doctor in charge of the accident investigation, Koremiyaka, frowned and replied, "Your Excellency Lieutenant General, please don't doubt our professionalism."

"Sorry, it's just that this matter is too big for me to accept for a while."

After speaking, Lieutenant General Oginets wiped off the sweat on his forehead, not caring about his own image.

Koremyaka said slowly: "Given the current situation, I think the Ankara region is already unwell.

The joint troops continued to be stationed.

Even the entire peninsula of Asia Minor is in serious danger, and in order to curb the spread of the plague, it is best to block the peninsula. "

treat?

nonexistent. Being able to take good care of the officers is a super level performance. Ordinary soldiers at most give some medicine and then resign.

As for ordinary people, it is completely out of consideration. The cost of moving these people to Siberia would also save the tsarist government if these people were taken away directly by the virus.

Lieutenant General Oginets nodded: "I will report it according to your suggestion, and the final result will still be decided by St. Petersburg."

It can be heard from the tone that Lieutenant General Oginets is not at all worried about being rejected. The word "plague" alone is enough to make the European world panic.

The Black Death is also a type of plague, although hundreds of years have passed, the prestige of the Black Death has not dissipated.

The Vienna government used this as an excuse to relocate the Ottoman people, but did not expect that the "plague" really broke out.

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The news of the "plague" is still at the top of the Russian army. What should ordinary soldiers do, there is not so much mental pressure.

Sometimes ignorance is also a blessing. Valentin, a Russian soldier who was on patrol, was a little bored, and a few mice ran past him, successfully attracting his attention.

Said to his companion: "Vitalier, have you noticed that the mice we often see recently are very large?"

Vitalier replied disdainfully: "It's not big, it's obviously fat, okay? You can see that their speed is not as fast as the mice in our hometown."

Valentin nodded in agreement: "That's true. The Ottomans are so extravagant, even mice are so fat."

Vitaliye joked: "You are really joking, now they are almost out of food, who still has food to feed the mice?"

Valentin said not to be outdone: "Who knows? Anyway, these mice are really fat. If you don't follow up and take a look, you might be able to post a sum, anyway, if you are idle, you will be idle."

Looting is an important income for Russian soldiers, and Ankara was naturally looted by the Russian army, but in such a big city, there will always be missing corners.

From time to time there are lucky people who find these missing treasures and make their fortunes.

Although Valentin has never encountered such a good thing in person, he has heard of it a lot.

Vitaliye nodded in agreement: "Then keep up, I saw that the mouse entered from the left."

Needless to say, as qualified Russian soldiers, they naturally kicked in.

Respecting private property is completely overthinking. All the wealth of the Ottoman people who migrated away would be looted by the Russian soldiers.

The deeper he went, the more Vitalier felt that something was wrong. Although he didn't see the corpse, the pungent smell of carrion was already blowing his face.

Vitaliye complained: "Damn it, don't you get out of the way, you didn't deal with the corpse just to be lazy!"

Valentin nodded in agreement: "Mostly so, I will definitely report it when I go back, so that this bastard can be punished properly."

Handling corpses is also a compulsory course for the military. To be lazy in this is to joke about the safety of everyone's lives.

Even Russians, who have never paid attention to military discipline, are very strict in this regard - "reporting rewards, hiding complicit crimes".

In addition to catching the remnants of the enemy and maintaining order in the city, the patrol team also had an important task of disposing of the corpses that had slipped through the net.

Although this thing is disgusting, but in the face of the ruble, it is not unacceptable.

After searching to no avail, Vitalier covered his nose with his hand and said, "The smell comes from here, and there are no corpses outside.

The dust on the debris is already very thick, it should be uninhabited for a long time, there may be a basement.

Look carefully, you may find unexpected results. "

Valentin frowned: "Why not! It's so stinky, it's estimated that the corpses are rotting, and it's very troublesome to deal with.

Anyway, this place is so remote that few people will come and will not be discovered. "

Vitaliye said angrily: "Nonsense, how can you give up halfway at this stage.

If there is any treasure that is missed, wouldn't it be a lifetime regret. "

The allure of getting rich was too great, and Valentin was persuaded. The two started banging, looking for the basement entrance.

After being busy for a long time, I finally found clues, but after opening the secret room, the two were stunned.

Rows of corpses were all stripped of their clothes, and a few mice that were eating the corpses quickly ran away when they noticed the arrival.

Valentin vomited out in disgust, and Vitaliye didn't get much better, all dreams of making a fortune vanished, and he withdrew directly.

After leaving at least one mile, the two gradually recovered. Vitalier said helplessly: "Let's report it, apply for fuel to burn on the spot, this thing can't be handled at all."

Valentin nodded reluctantly, the whole person was not well.

This is just the beginning. There are far more than one such secret rooms found in the city, and the number of them has attracted the attention of Russian military officers.

Although in the propaganda, the Ottoman aristocracy is such a pervert, it is the result of selecting individual cases and performing artistic processing and magnification.

Even if a single person has a sick mind and put a pile of corpses in the basement to feed the mice, it is impossible for a group of people to have a sick mind.

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Report to Lieutenant General Okinets here, rely on

With the possible analysis, things are almost cleared up.

It is nothing more than the fact that the Ottoman government was unwilling to fail, and artificially created a plague to launch an indiscriminate biochemical attack.

After figuring out the ins and outs, Lieutenant General Auchinets was still not happy. It was too late to find out that the plague had already happened.

As the top person in charge of Ankara, Lieutenant General Oginets was to blame for not being able to detect the conspiracy of the Ottomans in advance.