Vienna

The Austrian General Staff, Marshal Radsky, is convening a group of officers to conduct actual combat case analysis, the target of this Balkan Battle.

Based on the information in hand, everyone analyzed the gains and losses of both sides in this battle and learned from it.

The mystery of the authorities is clear.

As bystanders, the Austrian General Staff, a group of people who talked about the war, criticized the warring parties for nothing.

Russians: made mistakes in strategic decisions and did not choose to break through from the weak Ottoman army, but instead fought with the French. Evaluation: Commanders lack military literacy and are not able to adapt.

The coalition forces: The command power is unclear, the internal struggle is endless, and each other is hindered, and the military strength is not played. Evaluation: The inevitable result of cooperation between multiple countries cannot be solved by manpower.

Common points: serious bureaucracy, chaos in command, and garbage in the logistics system.

Comprehensive combat effectiveness assessment of the army:

French: 9.4

British: 9.6

Russian: 7.8

Principality of Montenegro: 10.5

Ottomans: 5

Sardinians: 5

Looking at this evaluation report, Franz's expression was very interesting. The combat effectiveness of the British Army is actually above France, and few people probably can accept this statement.

The even more bizarre Black Mountain army's combat effectiveness was even more impressive, and it was still above the major powers.

The rest are relatively normal. The Ottoman army and the Sardinian army are both slags with only 5 combat power. This statement is widely recognized by the Austrian military.

The Greeks had not participated in the war and could not conduct accurate assessments. The Bulgarian guerrillas were not regular troops and were ignored by the General Staff.

As if he had noticed Franz's doubts, Marshal Radsky explained: "Your Majesty, the fighting will of the Montenegro army is the strongest in all countries. Every Montenegro has been undergoing military training since childhood, and its training is no worse than that of each team. With the weapons and equipment we provide, the combat effectiveness they can explode is amazing."

If a person is not afraid of death, his combat effectiveness will not be too poor. If the soldiers are well-trained and advanced weapons and equipment, it will not be surprising that the combat effectiveness will be overwhelming.

However, this kind of explosive appearance also requires a place to be divided into places. Now the Black Mountain people are taking revenge and fighting for themselves. Their morale is high and their combat effectiveness is naturally explosive.

If we change the time and place, this Black Mountain army may not have the combat effectiveness.

Similarly, if the British and French armies fight on their homeland and resist foreign invasions, their combat effectiveness may also be out of reach.

Now they are fighting for the Ottomans on the Balkans. Putting aside the possible geographical environment and not adapting to these factors, morale alone cannot reach the peak. A strong combat effectiveness can exert its highest points, even if it is well-trained.

This comprehensive assessment that changes at any time is still reliable in Franz's opinion.

The combat effectiveness of any army is not constant. Only in the most suitable environment can the maximum combat effectiveness be exerted.

Franz asked in confusion: "Marson Marshal, the Montenegro army is very powerful, I can accept it.

But the British army's combat effectiveness is above the French army. How did this conclusion come about?

From the perspective of record, the French are obviously above the British, and these lobster soldiers have almost no record of making any moves."

Marshal Radsky explained: "Your Majesty, the number of British troops has always been small, but their training is not worse than that of any country.

Of course, this factor can only prove that the British army is well-trained, but it does not mean that the British army is stronger than the French army.

The fundamental reason is that Napoleon III was eliminating dissidents and taking advantage of the opportunity of war to replace some senior officers.

This kind of personnel mobilization will inevitably affect morale in the short term. It will take time to get started when new officers take office, and the combat effectiveness of the French army will be reduced in the short term.

On the Balkans, the morale of this French expeditionary force was not high, and the combat effectiveness it could be exerted was also reduced.

Based on these factors, the General Staff believes that their combat effectiveness is now not as good as that of the British.

This is not absolute. If these French generals have stronger command capabilities, the gap can be made up. After all, the British commanders are all a group of rookies."

Franz nodded. This combat effectiveness assessment can only be used as a reference. If you take it seriously, you will be ready to be slapped in the face. The battlefield changes thousands of times, and there has always been a military saying - defeat the strong with the weak.

Franz smiled and said, "So, the two sides are still evenly matched in this battle, and there will be no winner in the short term.

If the Greeks suddenly broke out and attacked the coalition's logistics, if the coalition forces were caught off guard, would the Russians have a greater chance of winning?"

Foreign Minister Metternich explained: "Your Majesty, the Greeks may not be able to count on them anymore.

Although they chose to form an alliance with the Russians for the sake of their interests, the Greek government did not want to be enemies with Britain and France.

They hoped, like us, to go to war with the Ottoman Empire and remain neutral in the battles between Britain, France and the Russians.

During this battle, the Greeks were afraid that they would not have the courage to attack the logistics lines of Britain and France. Even if they participated in the war, they would only attack the surrounding land, which would not help the overall situation."

Apart from sighing at the Pig Teammate, Franz can do nothing.

Austria did not send troops or British and French PK. That was the limited number of troops on the Balkans that could support combat, and the Mao Bear soldiers were full. When the number of troops increased, the logistics would be over.

There is also the distribution of interests after the war. Now Austria's main contribution is logistics, so after the war, the Russians made the greatest efforts and it was reasonable to get the greatest benefit.

If Austria had acted as the main force, the Russians would not be able to swallow all the benefits they wanted now, which was unacceptable to the Tsarist government.

In addition to these special circumstances, there is another crucial condition, that is, Austria has the strength to be neutral, and no matter how unhappy Britain and France are, they cannot do anything to Austria.

It would be different if it were Greeks. The British would not mind teaching this disobedient little brother a lesson. Once a small country takes the team, there is no room for maneuver. Don't expect the British to listen to their explanation.

The Greeks' correct way to do it is: either not to do it or do it. Snakes and rats will not have good results regardless of the final result.

After pondering for a while, Franz said, "Then let's wait a little longer. The railway from Vienna to Salzburg has already started to lay tracks and will be opened to traffic by the end of the year.

The railway connecting Salzburg has also completed roadbed construction. Technically, temporary tracks can be laid in most areas of this section of the railway.

Even if the enemy fish breaks the dead and blocks the Danube and Rhine, the logistics problems can also be solved."

Franz is not worried about the military strength of the Southern German states. No matter how hard these state governments work, they cannot withstand many leading parties.

The topic of unification has been hyped up, and people don’t know a word in this era - public opinion bǎng    jià. But in fact, most of the middle and lower-class people in these small countries have been influenced by public opinion.

When the Austrian army comes, this concept will disintegrate the army's fighting will. Those who surrender can say with confidence: We are not surrendering, we are doing our part for national unity.

The only risk is logistics. The Bavarian government chose to break the dead and directly blocked the Danube and Rhine. The Austrian army could only rely on land transportation to logistics supplies, which was a headache.

It is too late to wait until the railways in Bavaria are opened to traffic, but it doesn’t matter. You can make some adjustments and lay temporary tracks on the completed roadbed.

Due to the terrain, this short-distance railway may only be dozens of kilometers, tens of kilometers, or even a few kilometers in a short section, and cannot be connected. But Franz doesn't care about so much, it's better to have it than not.

No matter how troublesome the transportation of supplies is, it is faster than carrying them with manpower on their shoulders and backs. Every minute on the battlefield is precious, and Austria can also follow the transportation mode of the relay race of the Principal of Montenegro.

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Balkans

The war has entered a stalemate. The Russians cannot defeat the coalition forces, and the coalition forces cannot do anything to the Russians.

What makes the warring sides embarrassed is that the two most outstanding armies on the battlefield are the Bulgarian guerrillas and the Montenegro Public** team.

On October 1, 1852, the Montenegro army defeated the more with fewer defeats, conquered the Skutai Fortress, which was heavily guarded by the Ottomans, and the gateway to Albania was opened.

In the next month, Montenegro army swept across the road, and half of the Albanian region fell into their hands. Fortunately, these local battles were not the core and could not affect the overall situation.

The performance of the Bulgarian guerrillas was also very eye-catching. In the Sliven region, they suppressed the Ottoman army and went deep into the rear to cause trouble from time to time, which caused great trouble to the logistics transportation of the coalition forces.

In Sofia, the Bulgarian guerrillas defeated the defense line of the Sardinian army head-on and penetrated into the rear of the coalition forces.

If the British hadn't reacted quickly this time, they quickly mobilized heavy troops and defeated them, and the coalition forces in the Sofia region would have been made of dumplings.

If the regular army is broken up, it will become a defeated soldier. But they were originally guerrillas, and after being defeated, they naturally swam, which made the coalition commander Montes almost collapse.

There was no way, the Ottomans were not strong enough and they agreed to fight locally, but in the end they were trapped in the vast ocean of people's war.

After these Bulgarian guerrillas collapsed, they went deep into the Bulgarian area and used the support of the local people to give them a while.

Now, Montes dared not use Ottoman escorts to the logistics of the coalition forces. If there were no more than two thousand British troops escorts, it would be to give supplies to the enemy.

Not long ago, five thousand Ottoman troops escorted strategic supplies and were directly robbed by guerrillas on the way. If Sofia hadn't had a generous reserve, the coalition would have been hungry.

Even if heavy troops were sent to escort, behind each successful delivery of supplies, 180 British soldiers fell on the battlefield.

Of course, the enemy died more, but in exchange for British soldiers and guerrillas, Montes felt that he was at a disadvantage.

Montes said angrily: "Let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pay the note to the Sudanese government and let them encircle the guerrillas as soon as possible, so that these people cannot affect our logistics transportation."

It’s not that he doesn’t want to send troops to encircle and suppress the guerrillas, but the Russians on the front are still watching. As long as he dares to send the main force of the British army out, the Russians will immediately pounce on them.

But the guerrillas cannot let them go. If they let them rush like this, the logistics of the coalition forces will collapse sooner or later.

The supplies that were originally available in one week now have to travel at least ten days. The casualties and losses of supplies are increasing every time.

Then we can only hand over the important task of encircling and suppressing the guerrillas to the Ottoman government. They are local tyrants, and this job is just right.

Unfortunately, this is just theoretically, and reality is very cruel.

British Major General Aberron said disdainfully: "The Ottomans may not be able to count on them."

In order to encircle and suppress this guerrilla team, the Ottomans have invested 50,000 troops one after another, and now there are probably half left.

These gangs of rice dumplings are not the source of war at all. They are scared when they hear the qiu chants. It is a dream to rely on them to encircle and suppress the guerrillas."

This is an exaggeration, and the Ottoman army is not that useless. The fundamental reason why these armies have such low combat effectiveness is that the main forces of the Ottoman Empire have been put into the battlefield.

The Caucasus region has invested 400,000 troops, and the light-lossing troops on the Balkans have exceeded 100,000. There are more than 400,000 Ottoman troops fighting bloody battles on the battlefield.

There are still troops there? The war has gone through, and the Ottoman Empire has already fully developed, which is the greatest force that the Sudanese government can mobilize.

Now, in order to encircle and suppress the guerrillas, they temporarily pieced together 50,000 troops, saying that the army completely respected them.

Most of the people here were captured and the army was completely unhappy. After learning to fight, they would complete the training and then be sent directly to the battlefield.

The weapons and equipment are also old antiques eliminated from the front, and many weapons are even older than the soldiers.

The firepower of this regular army is at the same level as that of the guerrillas, and it is not even as good as that of some guerrillas.

Montes said angrily: "Barewell! How could the British Empire find such an ally? It's simply embarrassing.

Urge the French to fight the Russians as soon as possible. What do they want to do so slowly? Do they still want to stay in the Balkans for Christmas?"

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