War serves politics, and propaganda is naturally indispensable. After the Vienna government reached an agreement with the Russians, more news about the dark history of the Ottoman Empire has increased in newspapers in Austria.

There is no need to commit fraud this time. The crimes committed during the Ottoman Empire were incredible, and it was just a bit of a bad idea to read them.

The calls for revenge are getting louder and more popular, and the various petition letters received by the Vienna government are probably going to fill the room.

The power of hatred was somewhat beyond Franz's imagination. If the Vienna police had not been powerful, the Ottoman embassy would have been gone.

Now the Vienna police have to send people to guard the surrounding area 24 hours a day. The materials inside the embassy need to be specially sent to transport them, and the staff of the Ottoman Embassy did not dare to go out at all.

If it weren't for the Russians, Franz could have ordered a declaration of war.

This is destined to be a local war, and there is no need for comprehensive mobilization at all, and it has little impact on the domestic economy. All government departments should do whatever they should do, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is busy.

The moral commanding heights, if you don’t occupy the enemy, you will occupy it, and diplomatic activities are indispensable. Fortunately, the enemy this time was the Ottoman Empire, and most European people prefer Austria, and there is not much pressure on public opinion.

At the Vienna Palace, Foreign Minister Wesenberg dragged his tired body and reported to Franz: "Your Majesty, this is a telegram from the Holy See.

The Holy See hopes that we can launch a jihad against the Ottoman Empire in the name of God, and Pope Pius IX is ready to issue a call to the world of Christ and organize another crusade."

In the words of later generations, this is riding on the popularity. In recent years, the Holy See has declined so hard that even the Pope has been deprived of by the French. Now the Holy See can only hide in the Vatican headquarters.

If it weren't for the Catholic Church's help, the people in the Roman Catholic Church might have gone hungry. Napoleon III was not polite to them, and the wealth accumulated by the Catholic Church was basically confiscated.

The landed phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken, and now the reputation of the Holy See has plummeted. Except for the remaining headquarters, many dioceses outside do not pay attention to the Pope's orders.

In this context, if you don’t find a way to reshape your prestige, it will probably take a long time for local diocese to even symbolic support.

It is not so easy to live a good life and then go back to live a hard life. Just at this time, when he heard that Austria was going to attack the Ottoman Empire, the Holy See naturally came to him.

If it were a hundred or two hundred years ago, and the Holy See's cooperation, Franz would definitely be willing to accept it. The Ottoman Empire was not yet declining, and it was a public enemy of Europe, so there was no reason to let the Austrian family work.

The situation is completely different now. The Ottoman Empire has declined so much. Austria does not need so many helpers at all. If there are too many people participating, how can we divide the final spoils?

Franz has long set his sights on this piece of fat meat in the Ottoman Empire and took it out and divided it up with the Russians. That is why the Russian Empire has declined and it is okay to take advantage of it. They are not able to digest it even if they annex the Ottoman Empire.

None of Austria, including Austria, was able to digest the Ottoman Empire, and Franz was ready to migrate all the local population.

The excuse is naturally "environmental protection". In order to protect local vegetation and avoid land desertification, all indigenous people will be moved away.

Some of them will be sent to Africa for construction, while the rest will be found in Nanyang to centrally resettled, or sent to America for resettlement. What will be decided at that time?

Franz shook his head: "Tell them that this is just a secular war and there is no need to rise to religious heights. We should remain tolerant to pagans."

"Jihad" is very cruel. Religious wars have always been to the death without leaving any room for anything. It was finally difficult to defeat the influence of the Roman Catholic Church. How can we let them return to the altar again?

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The smell of gunpowder spread in the Near East, and the Sudanese government, who noticed the threat, was not idle either. In order to win the war, the Sudanese government was also working hard to carry out diplomatic and public relations.

There is no way to say that St. Petersburg and Vienna, the Sudanese government can only settle for the second time and devote its goals to London, Paris and Berlin.

The enemy's enemy is a friend, and this sentence is not wrong here. The British, French and American countries did not want the Ottoman Empire to be over. Although the Ottomans were a little weaker, their existence itself restrained Austria and Russia.

However, the plan did not change quickly, and the Ottoman delegation in Berlin hit a nail, and William I didn't meet them at all.

You should know that in the last Pratt-Russia War, the two countries were allies fighting side by side, and they didn't expect to part ways so quickly.

The Sudanese government also hopes that Prussia and Poland can send troops to restrain the Russians and share some of their pressure.

Unfortunately, the Prussians had a bigger appetite than they thought, and they wanted to use this war to engulf Poland. No, it should not be considered an embezzlement. To be precise, it would be to let William I ascend the throne of Poland.

Annexation of Poland cannot be accomplished overnight. Even if European countries do not object, the Polish people will not agree.

The two countries have different kings. There is a precedent for this kind of thing. It turned out to be the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but now it can also become the Polish-Prussian Federation, which is much easier for the people to accept.

European countries may oppose the common monarch of the two countries, but they are definitely not as fierce as Prussia's annexation of Poland, and will not organize interference in the coalition forces and strongly disrupt the situation. A private exchange of interests will be carried out and the goal will be achieved is very likely.

Without achieving the goal in Berlin, Warsaw didn't have to go to. Without Prussia as the main force, the Poles would not have the strength to restrain the Russians.

In Paris, not only the representatives of the Ottoman Empire were at the event, but the Austrian ambassador to Paris was not idle, and both sides were conducting public relations.

From a military perspective, to rescue the Ottoman Empire, the French must not be left behind. If the Paris government watched coldly, even if Sudan persuaded the remaining countries to intervene together, it would have no effect.

Napoleon III once again threw the question to his son: "Eugen, what do you think we should choose?"

Crown Prince Eugen replied with a tight face: "This choice is very difficult. Strategically, the existence of the Ottoman Empire is our natural ally.

History has proven that the existence of the Ottoman Empire was able to contain a large part of the energy of the Habsburg dynasty, preventing them from striving to dominate Europe.

But this time Russia and Austria join forces, and if we want to intervene, the price we need to pay is too high, and maybe a war may break out.

Judging from the current situation, we are not suitable for a war with Austria. We must avoid a war with a great power as much as possible within at least five years.

Whether to save the Ottoman Empire depends mainly on the strength of the Ottoman Empire. If they are really useless, it will be useless even if they save them.

If they withstand the first wave of offensives, then we will take European countries together to mediate without paying much, and the Vienna government will stop."

Napoleon III patted his son on the shoulder and nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, Eugen. You have made great progress. It seems that it will take long to be alone."

After walking a few steps forward, he added: "Now is indeed not the time to interfere. If Austria wants to fight for the continent, it must first pull out the nails behind it.

The Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire were both their obstacles, and Franz chose to form an alliance with Russia, which was equivalent to reducing an enemy behind it.

Their only major concern was the Ottoman Empire. After pulling out this nail, the Eastern Mediterranean was completely controlled by the Austrians, and their power continued to extend to the Indian Ocean.

But there is no need to worry too much. The existence of the Ottoman Empire was the basis for the last joint efforts of the Austrians and the Russians. Without the common enemy of the Ottoman Empire, the "St. Petersburg-Vienna" alliance would have no value for existence.

Perhaps in the near future, the Russians and Austria will regard each other as life-and-death enemies and fight for European hegemony.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the Tsarist government can win the Second Prussian War. Franz's layout ability is very powerful. The Prussian Kingdom, which originally caused trouble for them in the German Federation, has now become the best thug to curb the Russians.

If one day the Russian Empire is going to collapse, remember to pull them. With this nail in it, neither Prussia nor Austria dare to participate in the battle for continental hegemony.

Let the British have a headache for this incident! Notify the London government that we are consistent with them on this issue, and if they want to send troops to interfere, we will give as much as they give."

As people are about to die, they have a more thorough understanding of the problem. Now Napoleon III has realized that the most suitable ally for France is the Russian Empire, but unfortunately it has come too late.

During the era of Nicholas I, the Russian Empire was at its peak, and the entire European continent was trembling under this behemoth.

In order to revive France and get rid of the shackles on its body, Napoleon III and European governments made a similar decision - to suppress the Russian Empire.

With everyone's joint efforts, the corrupt Russian Empire was still overwhelmed and slowly fell down. Alexander II's reform restored part of its strength to the Russian Empire, but it was definitely not as good as its peak period.

It was too late to unite the Russian Empire at this time. For no reason, Napoleon III could not use money to fill the bottomless pit of the Tsarist government. Even if he was personally willing, the French people would not agree.

"The enemy is in Paris" is no joke. The combat effectiveness of the Paris people is the best in the world. Once they find that the government is treason, it should not be too easy for a revolution.

Now they have not fully utilized their strength. When they are using their strength in the original time and space, changing the government is more diligent than changing clothes.

Ordinary people may not necessarily change three sets of clothes within a week, but French people can change three governments within a week, which also includes weekend vacations.

In order to strengthen the battle of wits in the Ottoman Empire, Napoleon III still gave the Sudanese government support. In addition to material assistance in weapons and ammunition, a large blank check was also issued.

That means: You must hold on and send troops when we are ready. Now we are just to confuse the enemy and catch them off guard.

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In London, the Prime Minister Gerston was very unhappy in his attitude towards popularizing France. Not only did he become a turtle, but he also threw away the decision. Isn’t this putting the British Empire on fire?

In name, they follow their leader, but who actually listens to them? Napoleon III said it well, France will send as many troops as Britain sends.

Just think about it carefully and you will know how unreliable this is. This war is mainly carried out on land, and you can go to the Black Sea even if you land on the ground.

The Royal Navy could not have gone to the Black Sea to help the Ottoman Empire, right? If they dare to go in, don't think of it.

The Black Sea Strait is so narrow, it is not difficult to block the door. Once it is blocked inside, it will be not far from the end of the entire army.

If you cannot block the sea and want to fight on land, the British Army's little force will probably not be enough to send it to you.

Of course, they can also use blockade of overseas trade to threaten Austria and Russia. If they really do that, the French will applaud and then act as a melon-eating crowd to watch the fun.

Don't look at Austrian navy that is only half of them. It seems that the Royal Navy can easily crush it. In fact, war is not a number game.

If the fight really starts, the Austrian Navy can still rely on the colonies scattered around the country to engage in a broken battle.

Material blockade, and they are not public enemies of Europe. Why do you ensure that European countries do not do business with Austria? Not to mention anything else, at least the French will not give up the opportunity to make money in war.

In theory, these problems will be solved as long as the colonial strongholds scattered overseas in Austria are removed. The problem is that these colonies are not easy to fight. Except for the weak Alaska and Austrian South American states, there are heavy troops elsewhere.

With the size of the British army, even if it is sent out, it will be useless. We can't do our best to expand our army and fight against Austria at all costs, right?

Prime Minister Gerston said that he was not interested in this kind of harm to oneself and others.

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Chapter completed!