Chapter 27, no way to live

On the battlefield in the Near East, the battle for Ankara has reached a critical juncture. In this battle to defend the capital, the Ottomans burst out with power that shocked the Russians.

Fortunately, Marshal Ivanov has seen a big scene, otherwise the casualties are as high as four figures a day, and ordinary people really can't stand it.

Unlike the Russo-Prussian War, which was a matter of national fortune, the end of the Ottoman demise was already doomed, and there was no point in paying heavy casualties.

At this moment Marshal Ivanov was looking at the map of Ankara in a daze, as if looking for a way to quickly defeat the enemy.

A burly young officer walked in and reported: "Marshal, the Ottoman government has sent a representative to discuss ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Ivanov decisively refused: "No! ”

Although the young officer was reluctant to speak, although he believed that accepting the surrender of the Ottoman government would end the war at the lowest cost, Ivanov had already decided that the military should still have to obey orders as the first element.

After a moment of silence, Ivanov added: "Expel the Ottoman representatives, and there will be no need to report such things in the future." ”

If the surrender of the Ottoman government could have been accepted, the war would not have been fought now. As long as the anti-Turkish alliance is willing to accept the Ottoman elite, someone will sell the Sudanese government in a minute.

The Ottoman government, which was able to play at a higher level and burst out with amazing combat effectiveness, was actually forced out.

Ordinary people could surrender, but the Ottoman magnates couldn't. If the anti-Turkish alliance wanted to annex the Ottoman Empire, it was bound to purge the upper echelons of the country.

If we don't get rid of these vested interests, how can we place meritorious people? Sitting in a row to divide the fruits, there must also be fruits to divide.

Fueled by the power of hatred, the Vienna and St. Petersburg governments unanimously issued a retaliatory order - to refuse the surrender of the Ottoman Empire.

When it came to the headquarters of the coalition forces, this order was further expanded and improved, and it can be summed up in two ways:

1. It is forbidden for officers and soldiers at the front to negotiate with the Ottomans in any situation;

2. The coalition forces only accept one investment model, and that is to lay down their arms and go to the prisoner of war camps.

What seemed like a prosaic order actually cut off the possibility of surrender for the Ottoman Empire. Walking into a prisoner of war camp, it means nothing.

For those with vested interests, this is asking for their lives. If the coalition forces don't leave a way to live, of course they will have to fight hard.

Knowing that the coalition command had over-interpreted the orders from above, no one was crying out for the Ottomans.

This is the power of hatred, both Austria, and the Russian Empire, which is an Ottoman feud.

There is no way, but the nobles of the two countries who have inherited more than a hundred years have a blood feud with the Ottoman Empire.

Unfortunately, both countries are now in charge of the Ottoman enemies. The hatred of the country and the family is together, and if you don't retaliate, you can't get your thoughts out.

As for the heavy losses, how can there be no immortal in a war. The Russo-Prussian War killed millions of people, and everyone has experienced it, so how can they be afraid of four-figure casualties every day.

For the bureaucrats in the rear, this is just a set of figures, far less important than the political gains.

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Suspicious and apprehensive, Chancellor Midhart stepped into the underground palace of the royal palace, a product of the last war.

After seeing the power of the Austrian airship, Abdul Hamid II decisively ordered the construction of an underground palace.

In order to avoid the threat overhead, the Ottoman government went underground after the outbreak of the defense of Ankara.

Abdul Hamid II asked expectantly: "What is the situation, do the Russians agree to negotiate with us?" ”

The war has been going on until now, and Abdul Hamid II has come to terms with reality. Anyway, there is no tradition of king-killing in Europe, and even if it is liquidated after the war, it will be flowed at most.

With what he knew about Austria, the anti-Turkish coalition led by the Vienna government would not have gone so extreme. It is quite possible that a piece of land will be divided and the remnants of the Ottomans will be packed and sent over.

The only trouble is that it is not the Austrian army that is attacking Ankara, but the unruly Russians.

Midhat shook his head: "The commander of the Russian army, Ivanov, hated us so much that he drove out the representatives we sent over without showing his face.

It is almost certain that the road of negotiation with the Russians will not work. ”

Abdul Hamid II's face turned pale in an instant, and the door to negotiations was blocked, and what that meant couldn't have been more obvious.

The trouble caused by the ancestor now needs him to pay the price. Both the Vienna and St. Petersburg ones had motives to kill him.

Murder is a felony and is condemned by the European world, but there is one exception, and that is death on the battlefield.

With a "bang", Abdul Hamid II dropped the cup not far away and said fiercely: "Since the enemy does not leave us a way to live, let's fight with them."

Start the destruction plan, even if we are finished, we must drag them to the funeral, and everyone will go to the ......"

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The war in the Near East entered its final stage, and the "guano war" also came to an end. Chile, Bolivia and Peru eventually came to the negotiating table.

The British defended their hegemony in South America with practical actions, suppressing the two Franco-Austrian challengers.

Affected by the great power game, Bolivia and Peru were two unlucky eggs, and successfully advanced to the loser.

You can't blame the backstage for not giving strength, even if they lose the right to control the sea, the two of Fau and Austria still managed to send the supplies in, but unfortunately they themselves were not angry, and they lost on the battlefield with two to one.

You must know that in order to ensure their logistical supply, Austria also knocked the Colombian government with a stick, and now Colombia has not come out of the civil war.

In this cruel world, the fist is the right to speak, and if Peru and Bolivia lose on the battlefield, it is natural that the negotiating table will not be strong.

The South American war seems to have lasted for more than three years, and in fact the casualties on all sides were not large.

Of course, this "not big" is also relative to Europe, and it is a big injury to the vitality of the three rookies.

Chile lost 16,000 casualties, Bolivia and Peru lost 19,000 and 17,000 respectively, far more casualties than the same period in history, and it can be described as the largest war in the history of South America.

Britain, France, and Austria are all very busy, and now they have no time to toss around in South America, and there are no foreign powers to cause chaos, and this negotiation is going very smoothly.

Without any surprise, Chile, as the victor, got the coveted Atacama Desert, and Bolivia, the unlucky one, lost all its access to the sea and became a landlocked country.

The failure of the test in South America did not surprise Franz. The British world hegemony was won by the Royal Navy, how could it be so easily shaken?

Moreover, the price paid by the Vienna government was reaped. Regardless of the half-dead little brother and aunt in Bolivia, Franz's plan for darkness was completed.

The South American War was used as an opportunity to provide a pretext for Austria to plan the Panamanian independence movement, but it did not arouse public anger in South American countries.

Today, the Panamanian independence organization controls a quarter of the territory of the Republic of Colombia and often pins Colombian government forces to the ground and beats them.

This was the result of the deliberate control of the Viceroyalty of Austria-Central America, or the independence would have swept across Colombia.

It sounds awesome, but that's actually what it is. The Republic of Colombia is totaled more than 2 million people, young and old, and less than a quarter of them are white.

It's normal to be unable to do an independent organization, after all, it's just a vest thrown out on the surface, and the military force is still the Austrian colonists.

Fighting for oneself is always easy to burst in combat effectiveness. The colonial government of Austria-Central America made a promise: whoever won the territory would go to whomever he conquered.

Then, there was a frenzied influx of civilian colonists, which soon made the Colombian government doubt their lives.

The Panamanian independence organization, which was said to be good, is now drinking the "Magdalena River", and it still does not stop.