Chapter 889 The Armored Forces Are Online

While fooling Switzerland, Austria also used the same routine to fool Spain, but with more favorable conditions and looser requirements.

Although the Banya Empire is in decline, it is still a member of the great powers. A small profit cannot be bought, and Austria is unwilling to pay a large price.

Therefore, those who can only lower their requirements do not need them to send troops to participate in the war. As long as Chen Bing's border blocks the French, and when the overall situation is determined, it will be enough to go up and make up for it.

If the French won, then act like nothing happened and what to do.

Anyway, even the military expenses are given by Austria. The interest-free loan in front is the appearance fee for the Spaniards.

You don't have to worry about losing money at all in a business that is guaranteed to make a profit without losing money.

The only trouble is probably offending the French, but the foreign policy change has been offended before and doesn't care about doing it again.

As a member of the great powers, Spain can still afford this little thing.

In addition to attracting West and Switzerland, Austria is also publicizing other European countries.

Although it is impossible for these countries to participate in the war due to geopolitical relations, it is still good to use them to gain momentum.

The French, by contrast, were far more sluggish. It's not really a waste of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it's mainly because the problems left over from history are too serious.

The exposed China-EU strategy has aroused the vigilance of European countries and directly increased the difficulty of the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Despite the French government's repeated denials, the move to expand its arms and prepare for war cannot deceive anyone. Compared with the promises of the French, people are more willing to believe what they see.

Especially after the participation of the British, the situation became more complicated. Many people were worried that a full-scale war would break out on the European continent, namely: the British-French alliance vs the Russian-Austrian alliance.

The turbulent international situation made Alexander III, who was far away in St. Petersburg, extremely distressed. It is not false to want to provoke a Franco-Austrian war, but it must not be now.

Since the tense situation in Europe, the prices of various strategic materials have soared, and it is not uncommon for them to double.

No matter how high the price is, the tsarist government can only bite its teeth to buy it, and even hoard more, otherwise the European War really breaks out, and even if it has money, it will not be able to buy goods.

Affected by rising prices, the military spending of the Tsarist government has increased sharply in the past two or three months.

Alexander III: "Will the French accept our mediation?"

Undoubtedly, to quell this turmoil, the key to the problem is the French. As long as the French government is willing to abandon the China-Europe strategy, this war will not be fought.

Foreign Secretary Oscar Jimenez shook his head: "Accepted, but also did not accept.

The French government promised to abandon the China-Europe strategy, but they offered conditions to compensate for the ceding of several coal mines on the border between the two countries.

Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for the two governments to make such a big concession. Austria's go-at-all attitude gave them confidence. "

Quite a bit like the situation before the First World War, the Allies and the Allied Powers have the confidence to win the war, and whoever counsels is the grandson.

Although they are weaker than Germany, they have many allies! Not to mention that most countries in Europe support them in resisting aggression. With Austria alone, they have the confidence to fight against the French.

Compromise is easier said than done. Nationalism in both Germany and Germany is on the rise. If a concession is made to the French, the spittle of the domestic people will bury the government.

The two countries cannot make concessions, nor can the Paris government give up. Now that we are closed, there will be an economic crisis in the country, and maybe there will be another Paris revolution.

After thinking about it all, Alexander III cursed: "Damn Englishman, he will play these dirty tricks."

No evidence is needed, from the perspective of benefit, we know that it is inseparable from the relationship with the British.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave me a way to delay the outbreak of the European Continental War. No matter what method you use, you can use coercion, inducement, or intimidation. You must delay the outbreak of the war until the second half of next year."

There is no way, if the European war broke out immediately, the war in Afghanistan, which saw victory in sight, would become confusing.

Although Alexander III had confidence in the Russian army, he couldn't stand the wealth of the British, and he could drag on if he couldn't win on the battlefield.

Without the support of the financiers, the purse of the tsarist government alone would not last long.

Oscar Jimenez replied in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is difficult to do.

If we did have the strength to intervene before the outbreak of the Afghan war, we could calm down both sides, but now the French probably won't buy it. "

It's not that the face of the Russian Empire is not big enough, the key is that the timing is wrong, and several countries involved are expanding their arms and preparing for war.

The only thing missing from the outbreak of war is a fuse. If you don't want to stop at all, you can stop.

It is easy to say that delaying the outbreak of war, but we must consider the actual situation! If possible, the French also want to hold off until Britain and Russia lose both.

The problem is that the China-EU strategy was exposed ahead of time, and before the French government was ready, it was already well known.

You can see from the stance of the neighbors' army expansion. If it is really delayed until the second half of next year, there is a chance that the two countries will actually produce two million troops.

Even if it were two million pigs, it would not be enough to kill them all in a short time. So many troops were enough to last until the Austrian reinforcements arrived.

Without a breakthrough in a short period of time, the war becomes a war of attrition. For France, the war of attrition was a disaster.

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The war was imminent, and Franz couldn't care less about secrecy. The armor and tanks that have been hidden for a long time have left the laboratory and officially entered the Austrian army to serve.

Without any hesitation, Franz directly ordered the formation of 6 armored divisions and 4 tank brigades.

It's not that Franz discriminates against tank troops, it's mainly that the tanks of this year are all at a snail-like speed, and their actual combat value is far less than armored vehicles.

Taking the V3 tanks currently in service as an example, the limit speed per hour is only 12 kilometers.

This is still a theoretical value. It can only run on flat ground without obstacles. In actual combat, it can run at a speed of 8 kilometers per hour. That is God's blessing.

In contrast, armored vehicles are much faster, running at a speed of fifty or sixty kilometers per hour, and the limit speed is as high as 94.7 kilometers per hour.

In addition to speed, tanks also have much more failure rates than armored vehicles. On average, one or two hundred kilometers are run, and a maintenance is required.

With so many shortcomings, the tank can still be installed, and naturally it also has its unique advantages.

That's better than armored vehicles. When it comes to destroying enemy fortifications, breaking through trenches, barbed wire, and machine gun fire points, tanks are almost invincible, at least in this era.

Of course, you can also bully the infantry and cavalry who bully the enemy in the decisive battle, and just press them all the way, and the blow to the morale of the army is huge.

After inspecting the newly-baked armored units, Franz had a bottom line.

Although the armored troops are very immature, and the military has no experience in using armored troops, the enemy is a group of infantry and cavalry!

Even if France is good at imitating and following suit, it is too late to plagiarize now. Austria has been engaged in armored forces for more than ten years, and they cannot catch up in a short time.

Looking at the armored troops being drilled, Franz asked with concern: "How long will it take for the armored troops to form combat effectiveness?"

War Minister Feslav: "The armored force is a new technical branch, we have never contacted before this.

It has been less than a month since the formation of the troops, and I am afraid it will take at least a year to truly form combat effectiveness.

However, the enemy we are going to face this time has no armored troops, and we have to deal with only the French infantry and cavalry. After a month or two of training, we can make do with it. "

Strength is relative, if it is an evenly matched battle, it is natural to face it at its peak.

But now the armored troops are fighting against flesh and blood, and even if they are not in their peak state, they can also be hanged.

Franz nodded: "We still have enough time, even if the war breaks out, the armored troops do not need to go to the front line immediately.

Practice slowly according to the normal progress. In the next three months, the armored troops will have no combat missions. "

"Yes, Your Majesty!" replied Archduke Friedrich

There is no doubt that this group of armored troops is the most important branch of the Austrian army, and this kind of troops is naturally under the command of their own people.

Anyway, everyone has no commanding experience, and there is no object to learn. It is necessary to start from scratch, and it is necessary to promote young officers.

In this context, Archduke Friedrich no longer needed to continue his training in East Africa. Franz was directly transferred back and ordered to form this armored army.