As time goes by, the overseas interests of various countries continue to increase, and mutual frictions and checks and balances between major powers have become more and more, and are often passively generated.

Austria wanted to destroy the Ottomans to gain a stable rear, and inadvertently penetrated tentacles into Persia, with the ability to threaten India.

In overseas colonial activities, there are many places where Britain and the Austrians check and balance each other, and the threats are mutual.

If you can move my cheese, I can also take your bread. Everyone is restraining each other, for example:

The British Cape of Good Hope is fine under Austria's nose; Austria's Alaska is next to Canada, and there is no conflict.

Today is different from the past. Austrian Alaska is no longer a country of ice and snow without anything, but a famous golden place all over the world.

Of course, this is famous, not because the local gold production is so amazing, but mainly because the colonial government's advertising is well done.

If you are ranking, the main gold production areas in the world are: South Africa, Australia, Canada, the United States, Russia, West Africa, and Alaska can only rank seventh.

Austrian Alaska's reputation is mainly harsh in climate and is nicknamed "the test of God" by Austrian poets.

The Austrian Alaska Colonial Government, which lacks population, directly regarded this sentence as a propaganda slogan.

It is claimed to the outside world that Alaska has the worst gold mines in natural conditions in the world, which is a test left by God to mankind.

Only by withstanding the test set by God can one become rich and reach the peak of life.

Of course, the Russians may not accept the statement that "natural conditions are the worst" and there are also many gold mines with harsh climates in the Russian Empire.

It is not wrong to say that it is God's test. If you fail the test, you will really go to see God.

In Alaska, in the snow and ice, more than four-digit gold diggers every year, they meet God on the road to gold digging. Those who make money are the few lucky ones who have experienced the test.

Alaska's annual gold production of dozens of tons is also a piece of fat that cannot be easily cut off for the Vienna government.

If the British government is not too sensitive to India, it will find that the power of restraint between Britain and the Austrians is no longer small.

Although India is delicious, it is impossible for the Vienna government to take risks without being sure to eat it.

The premise of the potential threat is "potential". The British have been operating in India for so many years and are not paper-based.

Now is the peak of Britain. If anyone thinks that British India is a soft persimmon, he will rush up and keep it and he will burst out blood.

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The goodwill released by the Vienna government in London pulled the British government out of panic.

As the saying goes, "You are afraid, then I'll be relieved." Since Austria is still afraid of Britain, it means that India is still safe for the time being.

After rationally analyzing the pros and cons in the Prime Minister's residence on Downing Street, Gladstone was confused.

"What do you think the Austrian government wants to do suddenly release goodwill?"

As if something had happened, Foreign Minister George's face changed drastically: "What is the Austrian's real purpose, it is not yet certain. But next, we may be in big trouble.

Austria's willingness to sign a guarantee treaty with us can only prove that the Vienna government has no interest in Persia for the time being, which does not mean that the Russians are not interested either.

The international situation is changing. Although Austria temporarily leads European countries, their European hegemony is not stable.

It can be seen from the Vienna government's goodwill to us that the Austrians do not have the confidence to be firmly in the European hegemony.

Neither the ambitious Russians nor the arrogant Frenchmen would recognize their status.

Sneaking between France and Russia, Austria's continental hegemony is a joke. Perhaps because of the realization of this, the Vienna government has never regarded itself as a continental hegemon.

As time goes by, France and Russia will recover, and Austria will be in trouble.

According to past experience, the Austrians will not confront France and Russia head-on, and most of them will have to play the trick of shifting conflicts.

I am afraid that the next step will be to incite the Russians to go south to the mainland, provoke conflicts between the Russians and us, and then concentrate on dealing with France.

The North German Empire, which we planned, may also become the guards who guard the Western Gate for Austria."

The reason why open conspiracy is terrible is that it is exposed and things will still happen.

The ambitions of the Russians cannot be eliminated by the London government. Unlike Russia-Austria relations since the anti-French war, the two countries have been allies, and have been constantly bumping and bruising to the present, and the British-Russian relations are completely messy.

Even if the Austrians' plans were placed on the desk of Alexander III, the Tsarist government would happily go south to the mainland.

The London government issued a warning that only counterproductive effects. Trust this thing has always been easy to corrupt and difficult to establish.

Over the past few decades, Russia and Austria have established a basic trust relationship through three generations of monarchs. Although they are also stabbed secretly, the agreement reached between the two countries is finally fulfilled.

The Vienna government encouraged Russia to move south, which was a tangible interest, and the Tsarist government would naturally believe it; the British pointed out that Austria was conspiring to alienate the British-Russian relations, and the Tsarist government would not take it seriously at all.

There was nothing you had before, so how could you talk about disagreement?

The North German Empire acted as a guard even more unsolvable. It was determined by geographical location. They were sandwiched between Fa'ao and could not be a guard.

Unless the North German Empire plan is abandoned and the North German region continues to split, the weak German Federation will definitely not bear the consequences.

This is the worst choice, no doubt. External pressure is also the driving force that drives a nation to unite.

Unless the London government personally helps with the French military pressure, the small states in the German region will turn to Austria in minutes.

After hesitating for a while, Gladstone sighed: "The price that Austria can offer is too high, and it is difficult for the Russians to refuse.

However, this is a future thing. In a short period of time, the Tsarist government should be at peace. Let the Indian Governor be prepared, and the Central Asia and Persia will be in peace in the future.

Warn the French and let them control their ambitions. Otherwise, they will create opportunities for the Austrians and reorganize the anti-French alliance, so they will cry!

Next, everyone should be more vigilant, especially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should pay more attention.

The enemies we encountered this time were different from the past. They were much more difficult than France and Russia, and their past experiences were not useful to them.

The main battlefield in the future has shifted, from real swords and guns to diplomatic games.”

The Vienna government made consecutive moves, and the London government had to passively respond, which made Gladstone very dissatisfied.

You should know that Britain has always been known as a diplomatic power, but now it is led by someone. If you want to fight back, you don’t know how to start?

Foreign Minister George replied confidently: "Don't worry, Prime Minister. We were just not alert to Austria enough and were taken advantage of by them to fall into a passive state. This kind of thing will not happen again later."

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On November 18, 1882, the Anti-Turkish Alliance successfully joined forces on the Kizil River, and the Ottoman Empire became in danger.

In the Ankara Palace, Abdul Hamid II was already in a hurry, ten times worse than the Austrian airship dropped bombs on his head in the last Near East War.

The British boss is indeed very powerful and has supported them with a large amount of supplies, but this is all the past.

After the Asia Minor Peninsula was divided into two, the western region was completely isolated from the world and surrounded by anti-Turkey alliances on all sides.

No matter how much material assistance is, it cannot be delivered. In theory, the British can also use airships to airdrop.

Unfortunately, this is impossible. The British support for the Ottomans was limited. They directly sent airships to airdrop materials, which was to challenge the bottom line of the Anti-Turkey League.

If the conflict intensifies and involves itself, the London government will have to cry.

Neither Austria nor Russia have a single view of the strength of India, but once the two countries join forces, the situation will be different.

Not to mention expelling the British, at least there is no problem in burning the war to the heart of India. At the same time, the London government has not gone crazy against the second of the world's three continental powers.

To defend the Ottoman, war was launched? I guess the suggestion was just proposed, and Downing Street would change its owner.

Abdul Hamid II was panicked: "Prime Minister, what should we do now?"

Midhart replied uneasyly: "Your Majesty, at this point, the enemy will not give us a way out. If we want to save the Ottoman, we can only fight to the death.

The Russian army is only more than 80 kilometers away from Ankara. Next, we need to prepare for the battle to defend the capital. Your Majesty can personally visit the front line to boost morale."

"Do we still have hope of winning?" asked Abdul Hamid II in anticipation

He really wanted to hear that someone could give him a positive answer. Midhart was not the one who flattered him, and the domestic mess made him feel fragile, so he would naturally not be flattered at this time.

"The enemy has too much advantage, and the possibility of us winning a war is almost zero, but there is still hope for saving the Ottoman Empire.

As long as the anti-Turkish alliance is given the greatest damage, the cruel number of casualties will calm them down and then walk to the negotiating table.

At that time, we will pay a certain price to send the enemy gifts out of the country, and we will be able to end the war with decent sacrificingness.”

Abdul Hamid II said fiercely: "Okay, I'll go inspect the military camp now."

What people fear most is that there is no hope. Even if you know that the hope is slim, some people still can't help but try.

At this time, Abdul Hamid II's expectations also dropped, and it was enough to preserve the Ottoman Empire and the throne.
Chapter completed!