Compared with the ancestors who ravaged Europe, Asia and Africa, Abdulaziz I can be called a good baby. Since taking the throne, he has been friendly to his neighbors, cautious in diplomacy, and has avoided conflicts with European powers as much as possible.

With the exception of the Russo-Prussian War, Abdulaziz I did not initiate a war on his own initiative. It can be said that he is a rare pacifist among the successive sultans.

Moreover, the last war was also full of insiders, and if it were not for the secret instigation of the great powers, Abdulaziz I would probably have chosen to be a spectator.

Of course, he was not a "pacifist" of his own volition. It's completely because the surrounding enemies are too strong, and they really can't win, so they can only choose peace.

You always have to pay it back, and when the Ottoman Empire was strong, you made enemies everywhere, and now you have to pay the price.

Can't just let you bully people and not let others retaliate? This was not a fall of the Ottoman Empire. Austria and Russia have come to take revenge, and if it weren't for the fact that their strength did not allow it, perhaps Persia next door would also intervene.

Now Persia and the Ottoman Empire are rotten brothers, and both are going into decline. Because of its geographical location, the Ottoman Empire was neighbors with two great powers at the same time, so the tragedy came earlier.

In contrast, the Persians in the east were much better, and only had to face the British. There was still hope of victory, and the Persians had crushed a British invasion more than a decade ago.

With a cold snort, Abdulaziz I tore the battle report in his hand to shreds. Bad news again without a doubt, Abdulaziz I is going crazy these days.

"Yesterday the Austrians just besieged Jerusalem, and today the Bosphorus has fallen again. Is it that in a few days, even the Dardanelles will be lost together, waiting for the enemy to parade in Ankara? ”

Everyone bowed their heads and remained silent, not that the Ottoman army did not work hard, but that the gap between the two sides was too great. The Russians were not blindly dumbfounded, and within a month of the outbreak of the war, Russian troops landed from five ports.

Without waiting for the reinforcements sent by the Sudanese government to pass, the Russian troops who landed had already withdrawn and continued the offensive at another port.

It seems that not much has been achieved, but in fact it has caused a lot of damage to the Ottoman Empire. The scorched earth policy has been implemented along the way, and a large number of people in coastal areas have been forced to move inland.

While fighting the enemy, the Sudanese government also has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of resettling war refugees. Don't look at the clamor of Abdulaziz I, and ask all the people and enemies to fight to the end, which is not the case at all in practice.

As soon as the Russians conquered a place, they began to wreak havoc, such as destroying farmland, burning houses, destroying landmarks, and expelling local people from the interior.

The Ottoman Empire's coastline was too long for it to focus on defense, and weak areas allowed the enemy to exploit them.

Every time the Russian army landed successfully, the Ottoman Empire had to send tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of war refugees. The same applies in the Ottoman Empire, and it is impossible for the Sudanese government to hold so many people accountable.

People always have to eat, and in just one time there were hundreds of thousands of refugees in the Ottoman Empire. The need to provide relief to so many victims has left the Sudanese government, which was not prepared in advance, scrambling.

Other supplies are just that, the Ottoman people don't demand much, just stutter. The Government of the Sudan is embarrassed by this simplest request.

Seeing that the stock of grain is dwindling, Abdulaziz I is anxious in his eyes and in his heart. Now the Bosphorus has fallen, which means that the war refugees are going to increase again.

A day or two can hold out, and if the war lasts for a year or two, the Ottoman government will not have so much food reserves.

The War Secretary Almed replied apprehensively, "Your Majesty, the enemy has the superiority at sea and is like the wind on the battlefield. Without waiting for our reinforcements to arrive, they withdrew ahead of schedule and did not fight us at all. ”

This explanation obviously did not satisfy Abdulaziz I: "There are indeed some problems in other areas, but the Bosphorus is fought by the Russian army all the way. Don't tell me you don't have time to mobilize reinforcements? ”

The number of Ottoman troops stationed along the Bosphorus exceeded 200,000, while the attacking Russian army was only about 100,000.

War should not only look at the quantity, but also on the deployment of troops. It seems that the Ottoman army is more numerous, but in fact, it has to be stationed in various places, and when fighting with the Russian army, the strength is not superior.

Elmod hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, although the Bosphorus has been lost, it has also severely damaged the Russian army, and the Russian army that has landed in a short period of time has lost the ability to continue to wage a big war.

We are mobilizing heavy forces and preparing to drive them out to sea.

Now that the Russo-Polish war has broken out, the tsarist government should not increase its troops, and this battle will ostensibly be lost by us, but strategically the situation is developing in our favor. ”

This explanation is enough to fool Abdulaziz I, who is not militarily capable. Subconsciously, Abdulaziz I wanted to hear the good news.

As for whether the counteroffensive plan can be realized or not, it no longer matters. The battlefield is ever-changing, and it's normal for some accidents to happen.

Seeing the problem, the Minister of the Interior, Muhammada, frowned, glanced at the Sultan's face, and decisively chose to play dumb.

After hesitating for a moment, perhaps because of a disturbed conscience, or perhaps because of the fear that the ship of the Ottoman Empire would sink and everyone would be doomed.

Muhammada reminded vaguely: "As of now, the number of war refugees in the country has exceeded the 750,000 mark, which is already very dangerous."

If it continues to increase, we won't have as much food relief, and then it will probably cause a big mess. ”

It is not that it may cause chaos, but that it will inevitably cause chaos. The Ottoman Empire had a population of just over 16 million, and the number of refugees already accounted for 4.7% of the population.

With so many people losing their livelihoods, there are simply not so many jobs in the country, and they can only rely on government handouts to get by.

If the battlefield continues to be defeated, the number of refugees will continue to climb. The Ottoman Empire was not a major grain producer, overseas trade was blocked, refugees continued to increase, and a food crisis was almost inevitable.

In reality, it's even worse. With so many people doing nothing every day, just waiting for government relief, law and order is a big problem.

When these words fall into the ears of different people, there will naturally be different interpretations. It was supposed to put pressure on the military, but when Abdulaziz I heard it, it changed its flavor.

"In order to save food, in the future, the relief of refugees will be treated differently, and priority will be given to the relief of *** blessed people, and let the rest be left to fend for themselves!

The concentration of refugees is also a problem, and the Government is trying to find ways to disperse them. If you can't think of a way, let the heretics make room. ”

Hearing the Sultan's words, Muhammada broke out in a cold sweat. Isn't this messy enough in the country? If he had said it in another person, he would have thought that he had been bribed by the enemy and had come to the Cholera Ottoman Empire.

Originally, the ethnic and religious contradictions in the Ottoman Empire were serious, but now they are treated differently, isn't it forcing people to rebel?

The two idioms had already popped up in Muhameda's mind, and he hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, no!

We are now in a time of war, and there must be no chaos in the country. If the conflict is exacerbated now, the heretic is likely to collude with the enemy, and the empire will be in danger. ”

It is a pity that Abdulaziz I is no longer the ambitious sultan who has just succeeded to the throne, but a brainless sultan who has been defeated by reality and broken jars.

Before 1872, Abdulaziz I was a king. He recuperated with the people in internal affairs, established universities, established legal codes, and carried out secular reforms in the Ottoman Empire.

In the wake of a backlash from conservatives, the Ottoman reforms failed in 1872 and Abdulaziz I fell and never again regained his talents.

Things are getting more and more radical, and I can't listen to persuasion at all. When faced with religious issues and ethnic groups, they do not want to solve the problem at the root, and directly and brutally suppress them by force.

Abdulaziz I went overboard in the original space, was overthrown by the people in 1876, and finally died of depression.

If it had been done according to the wishes of King Abdulaziz I, perhaps it would not have to wait two years, but perhaps in two months it would have changed owners.

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