The Vienna Palace, having just received the good news that Ava had been conquered, had not had time to rejoice when bad news followed.

The reasons offered by the Russians, Franz did not care. The "slaughter of the city" has become a fact, and it is too difficult for so many participants to keep it secret, and what is needed now is the aftermath.

If you change the time, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the reputation of the hairy bear is not good, and if you add the name of "butcher", you won't lose a piece of meat.

Massacres rarely occur in Europe, but similar things are often done. On the surface, robbery is more civilized than the slaughter of the city, but in fact, many times the robbery causes the same consequences as the slaughter of the city. The food is all gone, how can the people live?

Before the 19th century, the population of the European continent could not go up, mainly because of the looting that accompanied the war, and the large number of people starved to death due to lack of food.

Not to mention the colonies, no one is much cleaner than the other. It's just that the colonial empire controls the world's discourse, and everyone pretends not to see it.

Foreign Secretary Wesenberg: "Your Majesty, the news of Ava's massacre must not be hidden, and the aftermath needs to be dealt with immediately."

Public opinion is not worried, the people will not care about the life or death of the Ottomans, at most they will sigh with emotion, the trouble is the British. If the London government takes the opportunity to do something, it will be very bad for us politically. ”

Yes, this is directly determined to be the massacre of the city by the Russian army, and I don't believe the explanation of the Russians at all.

Franz also didn't believe the Russians' explanation, and he believed that there was a fierce resistance from the local people, but everyone jumped out to resist the Russian invasion, isn't it funny?

The Ottoman Empire was a multi-ethnic state, and many ethnic groups fantasized about independence. From the outbreak of the war to the present day, the Viennese government has been in contact with many ethnic leaders in the Ottoman country.

Greeks, Armenians, Jews, Arabs, Kurds, and other peoples all have independent tendencies.

Let them rise up and rebel, maybe everyone will hesitate, but let them work for the Ottoman Empire, it is absolutely impossible.

There are no minorities in Ava City? I'm afraid no one will believe this statement. If you want to cover up the past, you have to leave some people to testify!

The Ottoman Empire had serious ethnic contradictions, and under normal circumstances, it was not difficult to find a group of oppressed minorities to come out and testify, who cared about the truth in the face of hatred?

Perhaps many people will applaud and say that the Russians have done a good job. Not to mention these oppressed peoples, even in Austria there will be many people who applaud the Russians.

Prime Minister Felix: "Napoleon III has just died, Napoleon IV has just succeeded to the throne, and the internal contradictions are enough for him to keep busy, and the French do not have the energy to participate in the war in the Near East in a short time."

If the government in Paris is just waving its flag and shouting, and if it does not take concrete action, the government in London will not actually be able to do anything.

The Prussians were so busy annexing Poland that they didn't care whether the Ottoman allies lived or died. Perhaps they will be glad that this incident broke out and helped them distract from international attention.

The war in Ava was completed by the Russians alone, and it did not involve us. As long as the Russians bite the bullet and don't admit it, they can drag it on forever.

The world is not peaceful, there is news happening all the time, first cold treatment for a period of time, and when new news appears, public opinion will not take care of it. ”

This approach was somewhat shady, and the tsarist government would take on all the pressure. There were no soldiers landing in Austria, and it was not difficult to clear the relationship.

After a moment of hesitation, Franz made a decision: "Don't worry, leave this choice to the tsarist government."

The Russian army either straightens out military discipline and avoids similar situations; Either make persistent efforts to kill all the way, although there are many opponents of this, there are also many people who support it.

The Ottoman Empire was a nightmare for Europe, and now that it can be completely eradicated, the people will not resist. The Russians have no reputation, and it doesn't hurt to be worse. ”

Dead friends do not die poor. Since the matter was provoked by the Russian army, then the tsarist government itself should come out to deal with the aftermath, and Franz did not want to take the blame for others.

Perhaps it was still a good thing for the tsarist government. The Russian people have never been afraid of the tsar's brutality against the enemy, and the Ava "massacre" can also distract the domestic population.

In any case, as long as the tsarist government won the war, it could use the prestige of the war to suppress the backlash caused by the reforms.

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St. Petersburg, Alexander II's face was gloomy and terrible. At the critical moment, the chain fell again, and the truth of "Ava was slaughtered" is not important, what matters is how to deal with the aftermath.

In any case, people were killed by the Russian army, and even if they deny it, they can't stop the crowd, and this responsibility cannot be shirked.

I saw Alexander II throw it away, throw the document in his hand, and snort coldly: "Hmph! Turning his back to the crowd, he asked, "What is the position of the Viennese government, and they are responsible for the diplomacy of this war?" ”

That's right, Russia and Austria also have a division of labor. Naturally, the tsarist government would not rob such an area in which diplomacy was not good at it.

After a series of social beatings, Alexander II has clearly realized that diplomacy is not child's play, and problems cannot be solved by taking things for granted.

Foreign Minister Chris Basham stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the Vienna government has promised that they will be responsible for leveling the European countries, but there is nothing they can do about international public opinion. ”

This answer was somewhat unexpected by Alexander II, in his opinion, this incident was caused by the Russian army, and when this kind of thing happened, the Vienna government should also be worried, how could it be agreed to it?

In contrast, public opinion was not taken into account by Alexander II, and if the newspapers wanted to scold, they would scold it. Anyway, they were used to it, and if there was no news in the European newspapers that day scolding the tsarist government, it would be real "news".

"It can't be that simple, right? The Vienna government promised so really, what attention was Franz playing? ”

This is the experience of Alexander II's dealings with Austria, and basically the Vienna government will have conditions attached whenever it readily agrees.

Foreign Secretary Chris Basham awkwardly explained: "The Vienna government proposes that either we clean up the military and prevent something like this from happening, or we can continue the massacre." ”

Hearing this answer, Alexander II was startled at first, and then his eyes lit up.

The "massacre" will provoke condemnation from the international community, increase the will of the Ottoman people to resist, and will also encourage more people to choose to flee.

It is not so simple to expel the local people from the country. Terrible, with an army with the notoriety of "butchers", I am afraid that most of the people will flee from the wind.

No matter how hard the Ottoman Empire tried, it was impossible to confine all the people to the locality, and this kind of difficult execution ability could not be accomplished by the feudal empire.

Only by creating panic and getting a large number of Ottomans to join the fleeing ranks did the coalition win strategically.

The Russian army swept all the way, and I am afraid that the refugees will be able to drag down the Ottoman Empire. People have to eat, and if the Sudanese government can't solve the problem of feeding these people, hungry people can do anything.

The rear is in chaos, how can there be a war at the front? Alexander II did not think that the Ottoman Empire's strategic stockpiles at the front line would be enough to consume this war.

After thinking about it, Alexander II still did not dare to make a rash decision, and asked everyone: "What do you think?" ”

Chancellor of the Exchequer Cristanval: "Your Majesty, this needs to be grasped. There were tens of millions of Ottomans, and it was impossible to kill them all, and the international community could not tolerate them.

The Austrians meant to create an atmosphere of panic and force the coastal areas to move inward, not really to kill all the Ottomans.

If the Ottomans are really forced to fight to the end with us, this war will be endless. We took too long to defeat the Ottomans and force them to cede land and pay reparations.

The destruction of the Ottoman Empire is not an overnight problem, and we must be prepared for a protracted war.

Every ten or twenty years, it is best to wage a war against the Ottoman Empire and gradually encroach on them. ”

This "best option" was based on finances, the tsarist government had limited financial resources, and if the Ottoman Empire were really destroyed at once, they would not be able to eat it, and it would only cheapen the Austrians.

After pondering for a while, Alexander II nodded: "Send electricity to the front, that's it." Remember to tell Ivanov that fool that the war must be fought well.

I don't want to have a second incident like this. The Russian Empire can't afford such a toss, and if he can't do it, let me go home as soon as possible. ”

As the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, the "massacre" incident broke out in Ava, and Ivanov is to blame.

As for the parties, even if they want to be held responsible, it will not be Alexander II's turn to deal with it personally, otherwise what else will the people below do!

Dealing with problems at a higher level is a taboo in any country. Let the tsar finish the matter, what are the ministers below doing?

Once these people are idle, infighting will break out. If you open the history books, you will find that most of the party disputes broke out because the ministers were too idle.

If the idle egg hurts, it is difficult not to give birth to some distracting thoughts that should not be there. Today you calculate me, tomorrow I calculate you, after a long time, everyone will fight among themselves, and nothing else will be done.

"Do more wrong, do less wrong, don't do good." Once this twelve-character maxim becomes the code of conduct in officialdom, then the country will be tragic.

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Ava, after the bloodbath, the city has become eerie, and it is chilling to walk out into the streets.

After all, the Russian army is only an outsider, and it is impossible to search every corner, and there are still fish that slip through the net.

One of the lucky ones was Akyol's apprentice, who escaped by hiding in the cellar of the blacksmith's shop.

Late at night, the Russian army had already collected its troops and returned to the camp. The people of Ava City are all dead, and the Russian army will naturally not be heavily guarded.

A few fish that slipped through the net were not taken seriously by the Russians at all. In the course of the battle, many people took advantage of the chaos to run away.

With so many Russian soldiers involved, secrecy is simply impossible. If you want to kill people, the Russians can't do it.

To spend energy on the possible fish that have slipped through the net, it is better to think about how to fight the next battle. If someone runs away, it can spread the panic, maybe you don't have to wait for them to start driving people out, and the surrounding countryside will be empty.

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