When the London government chose to wait and see, war was inevitable. The decision of Britain and France did not surprise the Sudanese government, after all, the enemies this time were Austria and Russia, and there were not enough interests, how could Britain and France fight hard for them?

According to the original plan, Abdulaziz I believed that the Prussians would contain the Russians from behind, and they only had to face Austria, ask Britain and France to intervene, and give up some of their interests, and Austria would probably stop.

This is based on the fact that the Vienna Government proposed to the Government of the Sudan to purchase sovereignty over the Arabian Peninsula 10 years ago and to purchase sovereignty over the Palestinian areas three years ago.

Naturally, the deal was not concluded, and the Sultan government feared that Austria would have greater ambitions to continue encroaching on the Ottoman Empire after acquiring these areas.

Buying and selling is not benevolent, and it is not politically applicable. After the failure of the purchase, the Vienna government did not stop and continued to infiltrate these areas to force the Sudanese government to make concessions.

Because Jerusalem is involved, the Sudanese government, which is heavily influenced by religion, does not dare to compromise at all, and the relationship between the two countries continues to deteriorate.

In the royal palace of Ankara, since receiving the news of the diplomatic defeat, the anger of Abdulaziz I has been strong, and in the last two days three maids have been killed, and many have been punished.

"Why don't you speak, don't you swear that the countries of Europe don't want to see Austria continue to expand?"

Listening to the ridicule of Abdulaziz I, everyone lowered their noble heads and made the appearance of listening to the teachings.

This did nothing to quell the anger of Abdulaziz I, whose reforms in the Ottoman Empire had not been smooth in recent years. Although the conservative forces were severely damaged in the previous infighting, a new conservative faction was born.

This situation, Abdulaziz I is not without a way to change, but really unable to do anything. This is the pot of the previous sultan, who did not change the system in time and gave birth to new vested interest groups.

In fact, the former Sultan was also forced. The defeat of the war in the Near East caused the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans to be dissatisfied, and an internal rebellion broke out, and it had to make compromises in order to stabilize the domestic situation.

The Minister of War, Kirksar Toptan, stepped forward stubbornly: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, let's prepare for war!"

The situation is very serious, unlike any previous war, and the enemy is not only from land, but also from the sea.

Any port has the potential to become a landing point for the enemy. We have no way to make accurate judgments, we can only passively defend, and the military pressure is very high. ”

The Ottoman Empire had been preparing for war for a long time, but the bureaucracy of the Sudanese government was not very efficient and had not been ready for war until now.

Kirksar Toptan said it very implicitly, and he almost said that this war cannot be won, so hurry up and prepare for the aftermath!

On land, we are bordered by the Caucasus, Palestine, and the Arabian Peninsula, and the border line is thousands of kilometers.

At sea, the length of the coastline is as long as the enemy's offensive route is likely to be. The Ottoman navy was not capable of defending the empire.

King Abdulaziz I suppressed his anger: "It is ...... to mobilize all the population to wage jihad, men, women and children must fight the enemy"

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The Ottoman Empire was desperate, and this news still attracted Franz's attention. Once a religious state erupts, it is still very crazy.

For security reasons, on February 16, 1874, Franz ordered the severance of commercial trade between the two countries, the withdrawal of embassies and expatriates from the Ottoman Empire, and the expulsion of the Ottomans from the empire.

The evacuation of overseas Chinese is not compulsory, and those who want to stay will never be compulsory. The war was on the verge of breaking out, and the relations between the two countries were already very tense, and at this time Franz did not have the time to do ideological work for anyone.

Frankly, the frenzier the Ottoman resistance became, the better it was for Austria. If they are about to collapse at the first touch, then the rest of the drama will not be easy to play, and the Austrian army can't be pretended to be waste, right?

Loading waste is actually very simple, organize an Italian army to send it, and any kind of battle can be fought.

In this war, Franz had a similar plan, in case the Ottomans were beaten too hard, he could try it.

However, this is not necessarily reliable, according to the military, any army sent up by the Ottoman Empire can be swept away.

Especially when it comes to religion, or if it is a good fight, the Italians may not be able to fight. After all, the area of Austrian Italy was influenced by German culture, and military training was carried out from an early age, so it cannot be generalized.

The top level of the government knew that the purpose of this war was not to kill the Ottoman Empire at all, but to stage a big drama and lay out the European strategy.

Compared to the rivals on the European continent, the already declining Ottoman Empire is not worth mentioning at all, and it is best to control the rhythm and fight steadily.

Vienna Palace, military council.

War Secretary Albrecht: "Your Majesty, taking into account our strategic needs, the War Department proposes to launch an offensive from the Middle East.

The war could be fought on two fronts, one from the Arabian Peninsula and the other from the Palestinian territories.

A total of four infantry divisions and four artillery regiments were dispatched, and an 80,000-strong indigenous force was recruited from Africa to advance directly and steadily.

The Ottoman Empire's rule over the Arabian Peninsula was only nominal, and it was impossible for the enemy to deploy heavy troops, only an infantry division, an artillery regiment, and 20,000 indigenous cannon fodder were enough.

The rest of the troops were concentrated in the Palestinian area, the religious status of the Jerusalem area was very important, and the Ottoman Empire would not let go easily, and was the main battlefield of this war. ”

The plan looks good, only more than 60,000 regular troops need to be dispatched, the cost of war is not high, and there is no need to worry about finances.

The 80,000 cannon fodder troops have been decisively ignored by Franz. Troops of this level do not cost money at all.

The military salary is all robbed, and the welfare treatment is to be full, plus two sets of military uniforms for one person, and the equipment can be a retired rifle, or a broadsword and spear.

Foreign Secretary Wessenberg questioned: "General Albrecht, do you think the Russians will be able to agree to such a military deployment?" ”

The answer is very obvious, and the tsarist government is not stupid. Austria's military deployment was completely a land grab, and it did not fight a decisive battle with the main Ottoman Empire at all, and most of the pressure fell on them.

Albrecht explained unhurriedly: "The problem is very simple, we have the advantage of sea power, and we can land at any location.

At the beginning of the war, there was no need to fight hard, and our navy was responsible for escorting the escorts, covering the tentative landings of the Russian army in various ports, and completely disrupting the military deployment of the Ottoman Empire.

The communications in Asia Minor were very bad, and once the enemy had deployed his troops, it was not possible to move them in a day or two.

We can completely avoid the real and make the hypocritical, find the weak points where the enemy's troop deployment is weak, and complete the landing plan.

After the landing, it is not necessary to advance all the way until the enemy's forces are mobilized. We can also rely on our superiority at sea to once again change new places of attack.

Everywhere we attacked, we used a scorched-earth strategy, destroying everything we could, expelling the local population into the interior and causing problems for the Sudanese government.

In a year at most, the coastal areas of the Ottoman Empire will be destroyed by us. These regions happen to be the last essence of the Ottoman Empire, and it is tentatively estimated that they will lose half of their industry, more than sixty percent of their economy, and millions more war refugees.

When the time comes, the Government of Sudan will either compromise or collapse, and there will be no third way to go. To complete this plan, 150,000 Russian troops are more than enough.

Neither we, nor the Russians, did not need to pay too much, and I guess there was no reason for the tsarist government to refuse. ”

Franz was shocked and had to say that this strategy was ruthless enough. There was no need for Armageddon at all, and the Ottoman Empire was going to be dragged down.

That's right, it's to be dragged down. How can millions of war refugees be so easy to settle? The Ottoman Empire was not a big food producer, so it was barely self-sufficient, so where did the Sultan government have so much food?

You must know that most of their grain production areas are in the coastal plain areas, which destroyed the coastal areas and also destroyed the agricultural production of the Ottoman Empire.

Of course, theoretically it was impossible for the Ottomans to be completely blocked, and they could also import grain from the Persian region.

One glance at the map of the Middle East, Franz knew that this was an impossible task. There were no railways, and they were transported by ox carts and horse-drawn carts, and it is estimated that a cart of grain was transported from Persia to Ankara, and it was almost enough to eat on the way.

Even the two financiers, Britain and France, could not afford this terrifying consumption. The Ottoman Empire was able to hold out for a year, and that had to be blessed by ****.

Franz frowned: "In this case, the Ottoman Empire will be greatly damaged, how will the later scenes be played?" ”

This is the crux of the matter, the Ottoman Empire was tossed and scrapped, so how to convince Britain and France that Austria was unstable in the rear and had no ability to compete for hegemony in Europe in a short time?

Albrecht's face sank, and he slowly spat out two words: "Hatred!" ”

"Only if the Russians were angry with the Ottoman Empire, and made the Ottomans want to eat their flesh and bones, could they hold on.

It doesn't have to be the Government of the Sudan, and it doesn't have to be a new Government. The internal contradictions of the Ottoman Empire were serious, and the possibility of a revolution once the situation deteriorated was very high.

A new regime emerges to reform the country's political system and make them ostensibly stronger. This result should allow Britain and France to make a miscalculation. ”

Seeing that everyone was lost in thought, Albrecht added: "War is not child's play, and if we deliberately leave the Ottoman Empire alone, anyone can see that there is a problem."

This battle plan is not difficult, and the Russians can come up with it as well. When the time comes, they take the initiative to bring it up, and we have no reasonable excuse to refuse. ”

Franz nodded his head in agreement. It is estimated that anyone with a little military common sense will be able to come up with such a simple battle plan, and it is nothing more than a matter of time or later.

Obviously he has the advantage at sea but he doesn't use it, and he has to work stupidly hard, and Franz can't afford to lose that face when it gets out.

"Communicate with the Russians first and see what the tsarist government has different opinions. If everyone has a similar plan, then do it! ”

Leave the task of pulling hatred to the Russian army, Franz is 10,000 assured, there is no need to do anything, just let them act in their true colors.

The sequelae of the blood feud have been ignored by Franz. There are many debts, and both sides have accumulated hundreds of years of hatred, so what is there to be afraid of.

According to the established strategy, even if the Ottomans survived by luck, they were destined to be a small country in the future. Under the noses of Austria, there was no possibility of them reincarnating.