At the same time as the Ottoman government was coerced, the African colonies also began to act. There was no need to transfer troops from within the country, this time only to establish a stronghold in the coastal areas of Nigeria, and the colonies had enough troops.

Not everyone knew that the great Indian uprising would last, and it seemed to many that the British could easily put out the rebellion if they reacted.

Under this guiding ideology, the Vienna government is also quick to cut through the mess and take this opportunity to swallow the meat first.

At this time, Africans had severe whitephobia, and the Austrian army soon defeated several indigenous tribes and established settlement strongholds.

Colonel Nikos commanded: "Quick, give me reinforcements, the enemy's counterattack is coming." ”

A young officer asked suspiciously, "Colonel, are you so careful?" Isn't it just an indigenous kingdom, and we just go up and destroy them? ”

Colonel Nikos glared at him and said sternly: "Abate, put away your self-righteous arrogance, any carelessness on the battlefield may bring fatal losses.

If you still want to mix in the army, you must always be vigilant, this is the most basic quality of a soldier, if you can't do it, I can send you back now.

Are African natives easy to deal with, haven't you heard of crowd tactics? This is the territory of the Tekrul Kingdom, and they can gather tens of thousands of horses to fight back.

Don't think that they all have broadswords and spears, someone sold them guns a hundred years ago. Even if their weapons and equipment are a little behind, it is not something you can take lightly. ”

As a son of a nobleman, Abate went to the colony to make a contribution, so naturally it was impossible to go back like this.

Since Austria began colonization, more than 1,000 people have never lost a battle, which naturally makes many people think that the African natives are vulnerable.

Now that he heard that the enemy was strong, Abate was not only not frightened, but excited.

"Strong" is only relative, compared with the indigenous tribes, the indigenous kingdom is naturally strong, but compared with European countries, even the Duchy of Montenegro is better than them.

Either they have picked up hot weapons, or they have modernized their armed forces, and they must undergo rigorous training before they can display their due combat effectiveness.

Not to mention anything else, just the recoil of a weapon, as soon as an untrained person shoots, the bullet does not know where to fly.

Therefore, many rabble armies in modern times fought crackling on the battlefield, and when the casualties were finally counted, they found that there were not a few dead at all.

Austria, a large country, can give each soldier hundreds of rounds of ammunition to practice marksmanship, and it is impossible for the indigenous kingdoms of Africa to be so arrogant.

Abbate bowed his head and replied, "Yes, Colonel!" ”

……

As it turned out, the kingdom of Tekrul was not an efficient kingdom, completely retaining their true nature. They waited more than a month before they organized an army and arrived belatedly.

By this time, the rudiments of the colonial stronghold had been completed. Colonel Nikos, who was in the command, picked up the binoculars, looked at the chaotic enemy troops, and sneered: "Garbage, always garbage!" ”

Seeing the enemy encamped, Nikos couldn't help but admire their courage, daring to camp in the enemy's naval fire coverage, he didn't know what to say.

Of course, the enemies of the Tekrul Kingdom are all indigenous African kingdoms, and they don't know the power of naval artillery at all, and the distance they set up camp is determined based on past experience.

Not to mention the navy, even the heavy artillery in the army can also strike at them. Nikos secretly regretted that he didn't bring heavy artillery this time, otherwise he wouldn't have had to ask the navy for help.

The struggle between the army and the navy exists in any country, and Austria is no exception. Of course, this kind of contradiction mainly revolves around military spending, and it has not yet reached the point where the army and navy of Japan look at each other and play black hands.

Nikos ordered: "Abarth go and inform the navy and ask them to send warships over for target training." Let's just say that a bunch of fools have come and want to be a target for them. ”

"Yes, Colonel!" Abate replied

Nikos somewhat understood why a colonist of 180 people could defeat a country. It is entirely the result of ignorance, and the ignorant are fearless.

He had decided to attract as many enemy troops as possible. Anyway, the more enemies there are, the more brilliant his results will be.

It's a pity that the exploits of the African natives are not valuable, otherwise a regiment defeating tens of thousands of enemy troops can go down in history.

……

Antalya

The representatives of Britain, France, Austria, and the Ottomans have all been united, and now they are negotiating on the contradictions between Austria and the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Foreign Minister, Jad Ade, said with a solemn face: "We strongly protest against the Austrians' forcible occupation of Crete, which violates the Treaty of Vienna and violates the sovereignty of our country. ”

The representative of Austria, Johannes, calmly replied: "Mr. Ade, please calm down. We didn't take Crete, we borrowed it because of an accident on a warship that needed to be repaired.

Rest assured, we will pay and will not borrow your land for nothing.

It is impossible to talk about violating the Vienna Treaty, which is to maintain peace and stability in Europe, and as the initiating country, we will naturally abide by the treaty.

Now that we are only talking about buying and selling, and we are not forcing you to cede these lands, how can we be considered a breach of the treaty? In the end, whether it is successful or not, we have to wait until the talk is over, why be so excited! ”

British representative Nigel asked: "Since we are talking about a deal, and now that the Ottoman Empire has rejected the deal, is it time for your country to withdraw from Crete?" ”

Johannes said unhurriedly: "Of course, if the Ottoman government is unwilling to accept this deal, we will naturally not force it."

It's just that now that there are two governments in the Ottoman Empire, and the Sultan government has lost the hearts and minds of the people, it is still unknown whether they can represent the will of the Ottoman people.

In a responsible manner, we believe it is necessary to contact the Holy Land government and understand their position before we proceed to formal negotiations. ”

Threats, it's naked threats. When the deal failed, the Vienna government did not recognize the legitimacy of the Sudanese government and instead supported the government of the Holy Land.

This hurt Ade, and they finally managed to suppress the rebels in front of them and see the dawn of victory. If the rebels had gained Austria's support, who knows how long the civil war would have to last.

He reprimanded with little confidence: "Count Johannes, this is the internal affairs of the Ottoman Empire, and you have no right to interfere!" ”

Johannes patiently explained: "Rest assured, Mr. Jaade, we will not take the liberty of interfering in your internal affairs.

It's just that the actions of your government are very worrying, and we have come to talk about the deal with good intentions, but you have refused to even talk about it, and you have completely ignored the friendship between the two countries, which has broken our hearts. ”

He replied solemnly, "Your Excellency, the negotiation is based on the premise that both parties are willing to do so. It's not that we deliberately refuse to negotiate with your country, it's that now we have no plans to sell our land. ”

Johannes's face changed, and he said indifferently: "Of course, we will not force the transaction, now please ask your country to immediately repay our debt of 28 million Aegis, we only accept gold and Aegis payment." ”

Ard looked confused, when did the Ottoman Empire owe so much money to the Austrians?

"Your Excellency, I would like to know when this claim was made. As far as I know, we owe your country no more than two million Aegis. ”

Johannes calmly took out a document from his briefcase, handed it to Ade, and said, "This is the debt statement, you can send someone to verify." ”

Glancing at it, Ard looked bitter, he finally understood where the debts came from. There is also a kind of debt in the world, which is the assignment of creditor's rights.

Due to the financial difficulties of the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan government recently declared the government bankrupt, and many debts were laid off.

These unpayable claims are naturally worthless. When the Vienna government wanted to buy these debts, the creditors would not refuse.

The price of cabbage is also better than that of losing money, and creditors who cannot afford to collect debts from the Ottoman government can only choose to stop the loss.

The Vienna government, however, has the strength to do so, and has already taken action.

It is only natural to repay debts.

Britain and France could not stop this issue, they were the largest creditors in the world, and if the debtors could pay their debts, their losses would be great.

Although the Government of the Sudan did not pay their debts, they must also recognize the legitimacy of the Vienna Government's debt collection.

From this moment on, the contradiction between the two sides is no longer a military conflict, but a door-to-door debt collection.

The British delegate, Nigel, proposed: "Your Excellency, adjourn the meeting for the time being!" This debt still needs to be verified, and Mr. Ade will have to figure things out. ”

Anyway, his purpose is to stall for time, as for solving the problem? I'm sorry, but the Austrians have been planning for so long, and it's too mythical to let people give up that with his incorruptible tongue. Nigel didn't have that confidence.

Johannes thought for a moment and said, "Well, we'll talk in a week's time, and I think this long time will be enough for Mr. Ade to verify the authenticity of these debts."

However, it is better for Mr. Yard to verify it quickly, as this overdue debt will incur a huge late fee every day, and the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for you. ”

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied with a trembling voice, "Your Excellency, please rest assured, we will verify this debt as soon as possible." ”

He did not believe that the claims were fake, that the Ottoman Empire owed a small amount, and that all unsecured debts had defaulted after the Sultan government declared bankruptcy.

It was not difficult for the Austrians to acquire these debts, and they did not even need to pay a tenth of the price, and they would sell their stop loss.