Most people like the open terrain, except for those who like nature, they usually don't plant too many trees around the house, especially in front of the gate.

It's not just about Feng Shui, it's about science. Too many trees will block the sunlight and can easily breed snakes, insects and ants.

There are exceptions, and now many estates outside Ankara are surrounded by trees, even grass on the roofs.

In this era when there are no pesticides, you can imagine how many insects and ants will breed in the farm in this environment. In general, only fanatics of nature can tolerate it.

In an age where most people struggle for three meals a day, there are clearly not so many nature enthusiasts. Most of these estates are newly built, and some are still under construction.

Most of the trees are native, and a small number are transplanted. From the sky, it looks like an ordinary grove.

It's all about war. Since the bombing of Ankara, there have been more such environmentally friendly and green estates outside the city.

The Austrian airship came to Ankara every once in a while, dropping a few bombs into the city without a target, leaving its mark.

Regardless of the specific results, the rich and powerful don't dare to live in the city anyway, and everyone has become a lover of nature and a big forest.

Among the many estates, there is one that stands out in particular. It is surrounded by "three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry", and the security is as strict as the palace.

That's right, this is the temporary residence of Abdulaziz I. This humble manor house has complete civil air defense fortifications with multiple exits that can be transferred at any time.

It is said that even if a bomb weighing hundreds of pounds is dropped from the sky, it cannot be shaken. It is a pity that the Austrian airships seem to be interested only in the city and have never bombed outside the city, so these fortifications have no chance of actual combat testing.

At first, Abdulaziz I was afraid that the enemy would attack at any time, so he hid in the basement for a week.

Later, I found out that I was completely overthinking, and airships are not omnipotent. Night, strong winds, torrential rain, fog, and sandstorms are all nemesis of airships, and Austrian airships never travel in bad weather.

After many bombings, the Ottoman government also summed up a set of response plans and established the world's earliest and most primitive air defense early warning system.

The speed of the airship was not fast, at least much slower than that of the telegraph, which created the conditions for the Ottoman government to give early warning.

The airship takes off from the base and enters Ankara, passing through a number of areas, and if the airship is found in the cities along the way, it will immediately report it by telegram.

Of course, in the absence of air defense, such early warnings do not have much substantive significance. In such a short period of time, it is too late to notify the public to hide, but it is still possible to notify the big people to hide in time.

The fact that the Austrian airship bombed for half a year, causing tens of thousands of casualties and not a single high-ranking Ottoman official had been scratched is enough to prove the advanced nature of this early warning system.

Abdulaziz I was getting worse and worse, he thought that the Ottoman Empire would be strong after the reforms, but the cruel reality told him that the Ottoman Empire was a weak chicken.

Militarily speaking, the Ottoman army behaved in a decent manner this time. I didn't make any big mistakes, and I didn't have many bright performances.

On the local battlefield, it can also fight with the Russian army. The great counteroffensive planned by the military almost succeeded, but unfortunately it was a careless move and was defeated by the Russian army.

There was no way, having lost air supremacy, the Ottoman army fell into a passive state. A well-planned strategy, as a result of which troop movements were exposed under the nose of the enemy.

In addition to bombing and demoralizing, airships can also conduct reconnaissance of enemy situations. Austria and the Russians did not cooperate closely, but when they detected the movement of the Ottoman army, they would still inform the Russians.

It is a pity that the Ottoman army did not react in time and ignored the spies from the sky.

Of course, even if there is a precaution, it is actually difficult to help. A small-scale troop movement can deceive people, and a march of tens of thousands of people can be moved, how can there be no movement?

Even if you are walking on a mountain road, watching the abnormal birds will also expose your tracks. You can't pick on bad weather that airships can't infest, or night marching, right?

In this case, it can avoid airship detection. Bad weather is not always there, and the soldiers on the battlefield are expensive and fast, and it is impossible to wait for the weather.

The only feasible thing is to march at night, and unfortunately more than 90% of the world's armies in this era are not capable of marching at night, and the Ottoman army is no exception.

With the organizational structure of the Ottoman army, if you really take it for granted that you are marching at night, it will be very touching when the number of people is finally counted. You don't have to fight the enemy, you toss yourself away.

Home Minister Abdulaziz Bouteflika: "Your Majesty, the British have just received news that Austria intends to increase its troops by 500,000. ”

The figure of "500,000" is not simple, you must know that the total number of troops invested by Austria and Russia on the battlefield is not 500,000 combined.

Originally, Austria and Russia had the upper hand on the battlefield, and there was no need for reinforcements at all. Now Austria has increased its troops by another 500,000 troops, apparently not to win the war, but to fight a war of annihilation.

Now that Austria is ready to increase its troops, is it still far from the Russians?

Abdulaziz I asked in a panic: "Is the news confirmed?" ”

There is no doubt that the current Ottoman Empire can no longer withstand this blow. Not only was the front line defeated one after another, but the country was also unstable.

A large number of war refugees poured into the interior, and there were fierce conflicts with the locals for living space, and the Sudanese government chose to favor its own people in the competition, and the ethnic minorities naturally separated from them.

At present, there are seven or eight rebel armies of more than 1,000 people in the Ottoman country, among which the largest Armenian rebel army has a total strength of more than 20,000.

The loss of the Black Sea coast so quickly by the Ottoman Empire was directly related to the surging rebellions in the country.

Abdulaziz Bouteflika bowed his head and replied: "We have confirmed from the French that a week ago the Vienna government submitted to the Reichstag a bill for an increase of 500,000 troops.

The Imperial Diet of the New Holy Roman Empire was only an echo worm and never vetoed the government's proposals. If nothing else, it should have been passed by now. ”

Get information from the British and ask the French for verification? This is no joke, with the intelligence capabilities of the Ottoman government, it is simply impossible to get the news back in such a short time.

After confirming the news, Abdulaziz I fainted directly and gorgeously. It's not that he can't bear it well, it's just that the news is too exciting.

After a period of chaos, Abdulaziz I woke up in his hospital bed and decided that he didn't need to do it.

After the outbreak of the war, the Ottoman Empire was blockaded by the Austrian navy, leaving Persia with only one access point to the outside world.

Ankara received the news, and the Foreign Minister, who was far away in London, must have received it earlier.

Thousands of miles away, waiting for the Sudanese government to make a decision will certainly not catch up, and Abdulaziz I has long delegated carte blanche to the foreign minister.

The Ottoman Empire had a limited population, and in successive defeats, they had lost a lot of vital forces.

Moreover, modern warfare is not just about people. In a short time, where did weapons and equipment come from?

The Ottoman Empire was not an industrial power, and the arsenal certainly existed, but the production capacity was quite impressive.

The war waits for no one, and at the current pace, before they can gather their weapons and equipment, the enemy will reach Ankara, and the Sudanese government can only pin its hopes on international intervention.

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In the official residence of the Prime Minister of Downing Street, the well-cultivated Prime Minister Gelston couldn't help but slap the table.

The Austrians were so faceless, they had just begun to mediate, and the Viennese government was about to destroy the Ottoman Empire, where did this put them?

If the Ottoman Empire were to be destroyed, the London Peace Conference would be a joke, and the international prestige that the British government would have painstakingly managed would fall to the bottom.

The Foreign Secretary, Marquis Maclean, analyzed: "Judging from the information we have received, the Ottoman Empire is about to end.

So far, the Ottoman Empire has lost at least 600,000 troops, and more than a quarter of the population has become refugees because of the war.

The most important thing is that their domestic economy has been devastated, which has stimulated the contradictions accumulated in ordinary times, and rebellions have emerged one after another.

Even if the Austrians did not increase their troops, as long as the war continued, the Ottoman Empire would be dragged down.

The Habsburgs and the Ottoman Empire were rivals, and these feuds date back to the Middle Ages, and the defeat of the Ottoman Empire can be said to be the long-cherished wish of every Habsburg monarch.

In addition to hatred, there are a large number of benefits. Although it is not known how Austria and the Russians were going to divide up, it is certain that once the Ottoman Empire fell, the entire eastern Mediterranean would fall into Austrian hands.

The question now is not only that the Viennese government wants to destroy the Ottoman Empire, but we must also take into account the position of the tsarist government.

When it comes to grievances, the hatred between the Russians and the Ottoman Empire is no less than that of the Habsburgs and the Ottoman Empire.

The most recent one was the Russo-Prussian War, and if it weren't for the Ottoman Empire's stab in the back, the tsarist government would at least not have lost so badly.

Alexander II experienced it himself, and his desire to destroy the Ottoman Empire was much stronger than Franz's.

Judging by the current situation, an agreement has been reached between the Vienna government and the Russians. If nothing else, the tsarist government will also increase its troops. ”

Hatred and interests are complete, and the Ottoman Empire deserves to be unlucky. If the Vienna and St. Petersburg governments showed mercy to the Ottoman Empire, that would be a problem.

Prime Minister Gelston rubbed his forehead and said helplessly: "No matter what, the Ottoman Empire must be preserved, otherwise we will become a joke."

The current international situation is very bad, and we must adopt flexible diplomatic means to keep the Ottoman Empire and not let the situation get out of control. ”

There is no way, now the French do not give a force. The government in Paris was infighting, and by the time they had made a decision, the Ottoman Empire was all over the place.

Without the participation of the French, the London government could not intervene even if it wanted to.

The Royal Navy is certainly strong, but if they want to send their main fleet deep into the Mediterranean, the London government will also be instigated.

It is not simply a matter of looking at the number of warships, but also considering the ability to project forces.

If the Royal Navy were to be concentrated, there would certainly be no danger in entering and leaving the Mediterranean. The combined warships of France and Austria in the Mediterranean are not necessarily their opponents.

In reality, this is not possible. As a colonial empire, the warships will inevitably be dispersed, and the mobile forces that the British can mobilize are at most half of the fleet.

The hatred between Britain and France is not shallow, and the French Navy is sitting on the sidelines again. Just send it to the door, who can guarantee that France and Austria will not join forces and pull them down from the position of maritime supremacy?

You must know that the Mediterranean Sea is different from the Atlantic, once it is blocked, you can't get out. In other places, even if you suffer a loss in a naval battle, you can run away.

As long as the naval battle is not surrounded, or there is a huge disparity in the performance of warships, few are completely annihilated, and the vast sea is not so easy to chase.

The Mediterranean is an exception, and the British have only a few ports in the Mediterranean, which are not very insured.

If they really turned their faces, by the time the Royal Navy had only to penetrate deep into the Eastern Mediterranean, the French would be able to cut off their retreat.

As soon as the Suez Canal was closed and the island of Malta was taken, the Royal Navy was trapped inside. It's not a question of whether you can rush out, but what to do with the supply of logistics materials?

In this era, the endurance of warships was not as strong as that of later generations, and the straight-line distance from the Eastern Mediterranean to the British mainland was several thousand kilometers, and the actual route distance was even farther.

Most of the warships carried not enough coal, and they had to be resupplied to be able to return to the sea.

There are also Faustro-Austrian naval interceptions along the way, and you can only run at full speed, and changing the sails also depends on the direction of the wind. What's more, many warships have given up sail power, and they don't have this option.

The Franco-Austrian navy didn't need to fight them, just attack the supply ships. Either cutting off the supply of coal, or consuming ammunition, can achieve the goal.

What's more, the performance of the steam engine in this era is generally not able to run at full horsepower, and the last time the horsepower is fully started, it must be overhauled.

There is no port berthing and maintenance along the way, so it can be said that as long as you don't run out at the first time, you won't be able to run out. A navy that has lost its logistics simply does not have a durable combat capability.

In those years, there was no radio station, and it was common for people to lose contact at sea for ten days and half a month. As long as France and Austria block the news, it may be that the fight here is over, and the London government will not receive the news.

Of course, luck is very important here. If you are lucky, for example, in foggy weather, you can avoid the interceptor fleet, and you carry enough supply ships and you don't run aground, you may still be able to escape.

As for crushing the enemy interception and forcibly breaking out of the encirclement, just think about it. It may not be difficult to win the war, but the question is how many supply ships are left after the victory? Did you get hurt yourself, did the enemy's main fleet chase after you?

Without enough certainty, the British certainly would not gamble on character, and the Ottomans were not yet worth the risk on them. If you succeed, you may not be able to achieve your goal, and if you fail, you will lose a lot of money.

Now that we have entered the era of ironclads, it is not as easy to replenish as sail warships. With just one major defeat of the Royal Navy, the supremacy of the sea would be shaken, and the British could not afford to lose.

The boss of the world is so hateful, once the flaws are revealed, even if the pattern of wolves eating tigers.