Schönbrunn Palace

Prince Wendy Schretz marked the retreat route of the Ottoman army on the map, and then a large group of people from the Austrian government stared at the map in a daze.

That's right, it's in a daze, and it's stunned. Anyone who learns the details will be surprised at what the Ottoman Empire is doing now.

It is very normal to shrink the defensive line, but the Ottomans have obviously overshrunk this time.

It is understandable to abandon the northern plains of Serbia, and a single horse and a flat river cannot stop an attack by the Austrian army, but why did the southern mountains, the Kosovo region, and the Bosnia-Herzegovina region also give up all these areas?

Even if it was just a small number of troops, a group of militias, and taking advantage of the terrain, it could also slow down the Austrian advance.

If the momentum is not right, you can still go up the hill and fall into the grass and attack the Austrian logistics line, which can be said to be the most basic military common sense.

Other regions dare not say that at least in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia, the Ottoman Empire still has a large number of supporters, and it is simply a divine operation to give up in vain.

Give up, give up, why leave Belgrade in the middle? No matter how important this city is, if it gives up on all sides, can a lonely city still be able to hold it?

Anyway, Franz couldn't understand what medicine was bought in the Ottoman gourd, and he shouldn't have done it militarily or politically.

That's what to do with that, give up...... Almost.

Thinking that he was not intelligent enough, Franz asked, "Can anyone tell me what the Ottomans are trying to do?" ”

Metternich speculated: "Your Majesty, it may be that after the defeat of Bulgaria, the Ottoman government panicked and wanted to concentrate its forces against the Russians, and made a hasty decision.

Most of the unlucky ones who stayed in Belgrade were losers in the Ottoman power struggle, and were pitted by political opponents.

Even now Belgrade may not have 20,000 troops, maybe it is a group of crooked melons and cracked dates, deliberately put there to die. ”

It is not surprising that these things happened in the magical country of the Ottomans. The Sudanese government is not doing well, at least they have not abandoned the capital and run away, and are still organizing troops to fight the Russians, and they are only giving up the "wild land".

Everyone nodded one after another, normal logic does not make sense, then it can only be the Sudanese government's problem. It seems that in everyone's impression, they are at this level.

It can only be said that the Sudanese government has done too many stupid things, and it is not so unacceptable to add one more. As one of the two bizarre empires in the world, if you don't do something ridiculous, then there will be a problem.

Franz waved his hand and said, "Let's think the Ottoman government has a brain in water, what should we do now?" Should they send troops to follow the Ottoman army to regain their homeland, or should they find an excuse to stay put? ”

Don't ask why it became the Reconquista, just look at Franz's long list of titles, and a careful search will always lead to a legal basis.

It doesn't matter if it's far-fetched, this thing was originally taken out as a fig leaf, to prove that Austria is not waging a war of aggression, but recovering its homeland.

The Habsburgs were too old, and the talent for marriage was a little too strong, and then they left a bunch of titles.

These places, even if they were not ruled by the Habsburgs, were ruled by families who had been married, and they could always be found if necessary.

Franz did not expect the European countries to admit that it was enough to fool some of the locals, or to provide an excuse for those who wanted to take refuge with the Austrians.

There are a lot of hypocritical people in this world, and everyone wants to save face, and it is a good reason to restore orthodoxy anyway.

At present, the two principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia are advancing very well, and those who are willing to defect to Austria recognize Franz's legitimacy.

Those who were unwilling to defect to Austria were naturally the remnants of the Ottoman Empire, and they belonged to the targets of the attack, which had been almost suppressed with the help of the Belt and Road Party.

The experience of successful domination can be replicated, and since it is possible to use the Austrian Romanians to rule Romania, it is also possible to use the Austrian Serbs to rule Serbia.

As if thinking of something, Franz added: "Declare in advance that the Serbian region and the Bosnia and Herzegovina regions are not within the scope of our goals this time."

Austria does not have such a good appetite, and regardless of the final outcome, we will not annex these regions this time! ”

Prime Minister Felix said: "Your Majesty, it's all come to this point, and you have to do a full set of plays.

Arm a group of reserve troops and take over the territory abandoned by the Ottomans first. Even if you want to give up in the future, you can fight for our interests at the negotiating table. ”

In order not to disperse the main forces, what can be used at this time is the reserve. Austria has a huge number of reserves, and it is easy to send out tens of thousands of people.

The combat effectiveness of these units was limited, and they could suffer losses against the Anglo-French forces, but they were not afraid to meet the Ottoman army.

Franz can proudly say that the Austrian reserve troops are better trained than the regular Ottoman army.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl shook his head and said: "It's not that simple, the Ottomans are prepared.

According to the information we received, the roads and bridges in these areas were destroyed by the Ottomans, they also destroyed the farmland, burned the food and supplies that could not be taken with them, and finally forcibly requisitioned a large number of young people to leave.

We occupy these areas, and we have no local replenishment, and it is difficult to find even the labor to repair the roads.

We even had to give a lot of food to the war refugees, and the Ottomans were prepared to hold us back.

In reality, however, we are not prepared to continue the war, and the occupation of these areas will not only impose a heavy financial burden on us, but will only have to wait for the benefits to be gained at the negotiating table after the war.

I don't think the benefits at the negotiating table will make up for what we're spending now. It's better to support a regime in the local area, and we are not ready to annex it anyway. ”

In the face of the Ottoman Empire's tactics of killing 800 enemies and losing 3,000 themselves, Franz had to say - serve.

After such a toss, even if these areas are kept in the future, they don't want to rule in peace.

Of course, it can also be said that they had the foresight to know that the Balkan Peninsula would not be able to be saved, so they simply abandoned it and concentrated their efforts on defending the core area along the strait.

Since you have to give it up, of course, you can't leave the good things to the enemy. If it weren't for the fact that the city was built of stone and couldn't be burned, they would also learn Dong Zhuo's shoes to burn the city in a fire.

Prince Wendy Schreitz objected: "No! Even keeping these areas in the hands of the Ottomans would be better than establishing a local regime.

In the hands of the Ottomans, they are unpopular, and we can take them back at any time. If they were allowed to become independent, it would be easy to annex these regions in the future, but it would be difficult to rule them.

The borders of the European continent have largely stabilized, and the only place where we can continue to expand is in the Balkans, and this road must not be blocked.

This is at stake for the long-term development of Austria, and once the overseas colonization strategy is blocked, we can only seek expansion in the Balkans.

In this era of great world disputes, we are sailing against the current, and if we do not advance, we will retreat, and the future development space must be left. ”

After listening to Prince Wendy Schgretz's explanation, Franz's eyes lit up, and sure enough, those who can leave a great reputation in history have their own merits.

Prince Wendy Schreitz's military capabilities may be mediocre, but in terms of the strategic vision of the country's development, it is very accurate.

In particular, the sentence "The future development space must be left behind" is very classic in Franz's opinion.

If the road to external expansion of the capitalist economy is blocked, then it can only rely on internal development. This means that external plundering has become internal oppression, and then disaster is coming.

Historically, why did the Germans challenge the world order, and was it really because of ambition?

The reality is very cruel, Germany has developed to the limit, and if they do not provoke a war, then there are only two fates that await them:

Either the domestic contradictions will intensify, revolution will break out, and the distribution of wealth will be re-distributed;

Either artificially compress the speed of development, use extraordinary means to survive the crisis, and then slowly decline.

Neither of these fates could be accepted by the German government. In the absence of both industrial raw materials and a market for the sale of goods, in order to gain space for further development, they chose war.

"Militarily speaking, taking Belgrade is very important for Austria's defense and security, and it will be safe to take control of the city of the Pannonian Plain." Marshal Radesky analyzed

The Pannonian Plain is found in Hungary, Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Ukraine. The surrounding area includes Slovenia and Bosnia.

This is the breadbasket of Austria and is strategically important. The occupation of Belgrade not only solved the military threat from the Balkans, but also turned the passive into the active, and strategically became offensive and defensible.

Putting such a strategic place in the hands of the Ottomans, Franz was relieved that the declining Ottoman Empire did not have the courage to do things, and it would be difficult to say if it was replaced by the new Balkan states.

Historically, the Balkan countries have staged flowers to die. In case this little brother who has been supported stabs Austria in the back at a critical moment, it will cost his life.

Franz did not dare to bet on their temperance, all kindness in the face of national interests is false, and only interests are real.

A great Serbian doctrine will make the nascent regime part ways with Austria and become an inextricable mortal enemy, and it is impossible for Franz to send half of Austria to his younger brother, right?

Franz righteously said: "Serbia must not establish an independent state, no matter what the cost, we must not allow the Balkan Peninsula to rise as a great power, if there is one, then it can only be Austria."

If I had to choose, I would rather let the Ottomans occupy the Balkans, or divide the Balkans with the Russians, rather than see them independent.

Austria is a multi-ethnic country, and at this critical juncture of formal national integration, the establishment of any independent state could have uncontrollable consequences.

Nationalism in the Balkans is just beginning to emerge, and we cannot give them room to grow stronger, at least not for the Serbs and Romanians.

Otherwise, you can imagine what the Serbs and Romanians in the country would think when an independent Serbia and Romania appeared. ”

The ass decides the head, maybe in the previous life Franz sympathized with the countries of the Balkan Peninsula, but now they don't exist.

In this era of predatory, everyone is desperately trying to strengthen themselves. There is no right or wrong, only interests.

Thinking about it from another perspective, the struggle of the Balkan countries in history is very sad, but the conflict of interests is too serious, and concession is death, so you can only fight.

Unfortunately, because of the focus on immediate interests, all the Balkan countries failed in the end, and none of them achieved their goals.

It doesn't matter if the Balkan nations are independent and state-owned, and there are not a few in Austria anyway, except for Serbia and Romania, which together are close to 9 percent.

It was not easy to start the prelude to assimilation, and if there were two independent countries and they didn't want to have an accident, then the only thing Franz could do was to pack up all these people and send them back to the two countries.

Franz couldn't do this kind of brain-dead thing. He did not forget that historically, Austria-Hungary supported the independence of Serbia and Romania, and then buried itself in the pit it dug itself.