France and Russia are about to recover their vitality. Austria is busy with the development of the Near East. The three major European countries are very busy and have no energy to cause trouble.

The general environment is like this, and the British did not make any trouble. The international situation suddenly eased, and the smell of gunpowder gradually faded from the European continent as time went by.

Franz is in a good mood. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be promoted again in a few months.

When people get older, their concepts will change, and Franz is no exception. Although the expectation of holding a grandson is not as high as Queen Helen, it is not low.

The royal family needs heirs. Although the crown prince Frederick is not old, such things should be early rather than late.

Countless pairs of eyes from the outside world are staring at it. The birth of the third generation earlier can also make everyone feel at ease sooner.

Happy times are always short. When Franz sees Prime Minister Felix coming by, he knows that troubles are coming to the door again.

"Your Majesty, something happened in the Asia Minor Peninsula."

When Franz heard the "Asia Minor Peninsula", he tightened.

The development of the Near East is the most important strategy of the Vienna government in the next decade. After completing this strategy, Austria's strategic security will be fundamentally improved.

Located at the junction of Asia, Europe and Africa, the Asia Minor Peninsula has always been a battleground for military strategists. The Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire controlled this place and dominated the Mediterranean Sea and looked at Asia, Europe and Africa.

The same goes for Austria. As long as you control the Asia Minor Peninsula, the oil in the Middle East and the resources in Africa are all in your pocket. This place naturally becomes the core of the Near East development strategy.

In addition to its high value, another important factor is safety, which is very suitable for being a large rear.

The Caucasus region is not suitable for large-scale corps combat, and the Russians cannot cross mountains and rivers to fight; Armenia and Persia are both small beads and cannot be a threat.

Maritime threats exist temporarily, but with the development of technology, they will soon be no longer a threat.

Although the plane has just started, it is still fine to reach the level of World War I in ten years.

Not to mention how powerful the bombing is, even if a machine gun is installed to strafuse down from the sky, it can still play a role in naval battles.

After all, the Austrian navy is not weak, and with the cooperation of the guys from heaven, it is still possible to guard the doorstep.

Franz asked concerned: "What happened?"

After a breath of relief, Prime Minister Felix replied: "A large-scale plague occurred in the Ankara area and it is still spreading to all directions. Many Russian troops responsible for immigration were also infected.

To curb the spread of the epidemic, the Tsarist government has decided to suspend immigration, which will directly affect our Near East development plan."

It also takes time to migrate people, and all of them are 40 to 5 million. If the Russians do not care about the life or death of immigrants, they will not be able to send everyone away in a short time.

Franz asked with concern: "Have you determined the source of the plague? Did you just discover it or have it existed for a long time, and the Russians did not pay attention to it?"

There was a major epidemic after the war, which is a natural law. During the Near East War, Austria also discovered too many epidemics, but they were all contained.

Most plagues are "come quickly and go quickly". As long as the source of the disease is blocked and the spread of the virus is curbed, things will soon pass.

Felix shook his head: "The source of transmission is not yet certain. However, the epidemic has indeed appeared long ago, but the Russians did not pay attention to it.

At first, the top Russian military leaders took it for granted that the soldiers were sick because they were not adapted to the local conditions. It was not until the number of officers who fell ill later that they attracted attention.

According to the news reported by the Russians, so far, more than 5,000 officers and soldiers have fallen ill. It is still uncertain how many people have been infected with the plague."

Hearing this explanation, Franz was speechless. He had nothing to say about the carelessness of the Russians.

Of course, the top Russian military leaders may also be very unfair. Isn’t it just that they returned to China to attend the celebration banquet and were delayed for more than ten days and rushed over before they even had time to spend Christmas. Who knows why the plague suddenly broke out?

"Order troops in the Near East to do a good job in epidemic prevention, and the immigration plan will be postponed temporarily, and tell the Russians to ask them to investigate the reasons as soon as possible."

As a great empire, the Russians also need face. Unless the epidemic is completely out of control, it will definitely not ask for help from the outside world if it is just such a trivial matter.

If it really gets out of control, it will be useless to ask for help. With the medical technology these days, no one has the ability to cure the plague.

No, antibiotics that are more expensive than gold are still effective against some plague viruses, and the Austrian army has personally experienced it.

...

Ankara, Lieutenant General Auginetz who is in charge of this area, looked at the investigation report with a pale complexion.

If anyone pays attention, he will find that his forehead has started to sweat.

In the cold winter, it was obvious that it was not a trivial matter.

"Are you sure it's plague?"

Although he had accepted the facts, Lieutenant General Auginetz still had a last bit of fantasy. There is no way, the "plague" is too terrible, enough for anyone in this era to change his color.

The military doctor in charge of the accident investigation, Koremiaka, frowned and replied: "Lieutenant General, please do not doubt our professionalism."

"Sorry, it's just that this matter is too big, and I find it difficult for me to accept it for a while."

After saying that, Lieutenant General Auginetz wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't even care about his image.

Koremiaka said slowly: "In view of the current situation, I think the Ankara area is no longer suitable for the troops to continue to be stationed.

Even the entire Asia Minor Peninsula is in serious danger. In order to curb the spread of plague, it is best to block the peninsula."

treat?

If you don’t exist, you will be able to take good care of the officers, and you will be able to perform well. Ordinary soldiers can give you some medicine at most, and then leave it to fate.

As for ordinary people, they are completely out of consideration. Moving these people to Siberia will cost more. If these people are directly taken away by the virus, the Tsarist government can save a lot of money.

Lieutenant General Auginetz nodded: "I will report it according to your suggestion, and the final result will still be decided by St. Petersburg."

It can be seen from the tone that Lieutenant General Auginetz is not worried about being rejected at all. Just the word "plague" is enough to panic the European world.

The Black Death is also a kind of plague. Although hundreds of years have passed, the reputation of the Black Death has not yet dissipated.

The Vienna government used this as an excuse to migrate the Ottoman people, but unexpectedly the "plague" really broke out.

...

The news of the "plague" is still at the top of the Russian army, and ordinary soldiers should do whatever they should do, without such great mental pressure.

Sometimes ignorance is also a blessing. The Russian soldier Varianjing, who was patrolling, was idle and a little painful. A few mice ran past him, which successfully attracted his attention.

He said to his companion: "Vitalier, have you noticed that the mice we often see recently are particularly large?"

Vitalier replied disdainfully: "This is not big, it is obviously fat, okay? Look at their speed, they are not as fast as the rats in our hometown."

Varianjin nodded in agreement: "It's really that way. The Ottomans are so luxurious, even mice are so fat."

Vitalier teased: "You are really good at joking. Now they can't even eat. Who has food to feed mice?"

Walianjing was not willing to be outdone and said, "Who knows? Anyway, these mice are really fat. If you follow and take a look, you might be able to make a statement. Anyway, you are idle."

Looting is an important income for Russian soldiers. Ankara was naturally looted by the Russian army, but in such a large city, there will always be missing corners.

From time to time, there are lucky people who discover these missed wealth and become rich.

Although Varianjing had never encountered such a good thing in person, he had heard of it a lot.

Vitalie nodded in agreement: "Then follow me, I saw the mouse coming in from the left."

It’s impossible to say that as qualified Russian soldiers, they naturally kicked in the door.

Respecting private property is completely overthinking. All the Ottoman people who migrate will be plundered by Russian soldiers.

The deeper I went, the more I felt something was wrong with Vitalie. Although I didn’t see the corpse, the pungent smell of rotten corpse was already coming to my face.

Vitalier complained: "Damn it, it's not someone who got out of here. He didn't deal with the corpse just to be lazy!"

Varianjing nodded in agreement: "It's probably the case. When I go back, I will report it and let this mist receive the punishment he deserves."

Dealing with corpses is also a compulsory course for the army. If you are lazy on this, you are just kidding about everyone’s life safety.

Even the Russians who have never attached great importance to military discipline have been very strict in this regard - "reporting is rewarded, hiding is the same crime."

In addition to capturing the remaining enemies and maintaining order in the city, the patrol team also has an important task to deal with the bodies that missed the net.

Although this thing is disgusting, it is not unacceptable for Ruble's sake.

After searching for it, Vitalier covered his nose with his hands and said, "The smell came from here, there were no corpses outside.

The dust on the debris is already very thick, so it should be uninhabited for a long time and there may be a basement.

If you look carefully, you may have unexpected gains.”

Varianjing frowned: "Why don't you forget it! It's so smelly. The body is probably rotten, so it's very troublesome to deal with it.

Anyway, this place is so remote that few people will come and will not be discovered."

Vitalie said angrily: "No, I have reached this point, how can I give up halfway?

If there is any treasure that is missed, wouldn’t it be a lifelong regret?”

The temptation to get rich was too great, and Varianjing was convinced. The two began to beat and beat, looking for the entrance to the basement.

After working hard for most of the day, I finally found clues, but after opening the secret room, I was shocked by the two of them.

Rows of rows were covered with corpses stripped naked, and a few mice were gnawing the body ran away quickly after they noticed the person coming.

Varianjing vomited out disgustingly, and Vitalie was not much better. His dream of getting rich disappeared and he retreated directly.

After leaving at least one mile, the two of them gradually recovered. Vitalier said helplessly: "Report it, apply for fuel burning on the spot, this thing can't be handled at all."

Walian Jing nodded indiscretion, and he was in a bad mood.

This is just the beginning. I found that there are more than one such secret room in the city. The number of them still attracted the attention of Russian officers.

Although the Ottoman nobles are so perverted in publicity, they are all the results of choosing individual cases and amplifying them through artistic processing.

Even if a group of people have brain diseases and put a bunch of corpses into the basement to feed mice, it is impossible for a group of people to have brain diseases.

...

Reported to Lieutenant General Auginetz, and with a rough and possible analysis, the matter has been almost cleared.

It was nothing more than that the Ottoman government was unwilling to fail, creating a plague artificially, and launching an indiscriminate biochemical attack on the enemy and us.

After understanding the whole story, Lieutenant General Auginetz was still not happy. It was too late to find out that the plague had already happened.

As the highest person in charge of Ankara, Lieutenant General Auginetz is to blame for not being able to discover the Ottoman conspiracy in advance.
Chapter completed!