Failed to Steal the Chicken

Author: Seven Years Period

Failed to Steal the Chicken

In the morning light, ripples suddenly appeared on the calm Danube River, and the water waves quickly separated to the two banks.

A steam speedboat is traveling at high speed in the center of the river. This ship is the Royal One designed by Franz. The entire ship adopts the latest technology and has a speed of up to 17 knots. This is when the turbine is not operating at full capacity. If the steam turbine

Operating at maximum power, the speed can easily exceed 20 knots.

The fishermen who got up early were preparing for a busy day on the shore. However, their eyes were focused on a boat that was traveling at high speed without sails or oars.

However, they were soon relieved because the ship carried the flag of the Habsburg family.

"It's not surprising that the royal ship sails faster." They comforted themselves.

Franz wanted to return to Vienna before the start of the Five-Power Conference. Due to his participation, the entire Turkish-Egyptian War was very different from what it had been in history.

Although Austria has received the coveted fleet, will the great powers allow it to exist? As well as Belgrade and Western Bosnia, will the Russians keep their promises? Will the French stab Austria in the back?

Will the British have new tricks, and which side will the Ottoman Empire fall to? Franz must know the latest developments before he can make a decision.

And at this time, the city of Belgrade could not be compared with Vienna at all. Except for the Grand Duke's mansion and the homes of a few important people, the other houses were like slums in Vienna.

The city's defenses are very strong, and the entire Belgrade is a huge star-shaped fortress. However, in just two years, the city changed hands several times, which is really disappointing.

But before Franz had time to sigh, he received an explosive piece of news.

Just one day ago, the Russian army stationed in Izmail suddenly launched an attack on the Ottoman army in Tulcea.

The Russian troops from the Bessarabia Fortress came out in full force, numbering 50,000. However, they were met with a powerful counterattack by the Ottoman army.

After Magid reached a deal with the Austrian Empire, the troops originally used to defend Austria were transferred to the vicinity of Tulcea.

Because Omar Pasha believed that the Russians would not be willing to be left alone, and their territorial ambitions were endless.

Meguid followed Omar Pasha's advice and mobilized heavy troops to Tulcea to prevent the Russian army from moving south.

Omar Pasha even built four fortresses in Tulcea to prevent Russian raids.

Facts have proved that his efforts were not in vain. Tulcea's Ottoman army not only blocked the Russian army's surprise attack, but also drove them back to Bessarabia.

Bessarabia is the delta of the Danube River and the Black Sea. It used to be Ottoman territory. It was annexed by Russia in 1812 and has been one of Russia's forward fortresses ever since.

The Russian army in Bessarabia was not an elite, but peasants who were recruited. The literacy rate of this army was less than 0.1%, and only 50 people in the entire army could read and write.

Don’t be surprised, because the literacy rate of the entire Russian army at that time did not exceed 0.2%. The Russian army at that time was a peasant army, and the main targets of recruitment were serfs and official peasants. These people usually did not have the right to receive education, and they were even considered

They are a group of people who do not need education.

In comparison, the 18% literacy rate in the Austrian army seems less shameful.

At that time, the literacy rate of the army was generally lower than the social average. It is clear if you look at the sources of soldiers. The main sources of soldiers in the Russian army are serfs, while the main sources of Austrian soldiers are refugees and drafted farmers (usually farmers will

Pay money to have a serf from a noble family take his place).

Of course, being able to block the Russian attack was not just the result of the fortress. After receiving support, the total number of the Ottoman army in Tulcha had reached an astonishing 130,000. It would be outrageous to be unable to stop the Russian army of 50,000.

Although the total strength of both sides was close to 200,000, in fact, the battle was not fierce, with only a few hundred casualties.

After the Russian army discovered that the number of Ottoman troops was far greater than expected, they prepared to retreat. After all, according to the orders of their superiors, the mission this time was to receive Tulcha, not to fight against an enemy with superior strength.

On the Ottoman side, although there were many people, the shadow of repeated defeats and the sense of security brought by the fortress made the soldiers reluctant to fight.

Since neither side wanted to fight, but neither wanted to be stigmatized, the two sides only conducted a few short artillery battles and then launched a symbolic charge.

In the end, the Russian army left hundreds of corpses in front of the fortress and decided to retreat.

Facing the retreating Russian army, Omar Pasha did not order the army to pursue, but sent scout cavalry to follow until all Russian troops had withdrawn from Ottoman territory.

At the same time, Omar Pasha immediately sent someone to report to the Sultan that Tulcea was victorious and the Ottoman army won a complete victory, killing more than 200 enemies.

Magid was very happy after receiving the good news, because this was the first time in decades that the Ottoman Empire had successfully driven away the Russian invasion.

He just wanted to take the opportunity to publicize, so he multiplied the number of enemies killed by ten. However, under the exaggeration of the unscrupulous Western media, this number doubled again, and became more and more outrageous.

For example, the version Franz heard was that the Ottoman Empire had invaded Russia.

But no matter what, the two sides must not be allowed to continue fighting, otherwise it may even turn into a Crimean War.

After hearing the news of the defeat, the Tsar immediately ordered the execution of the generals of Bessarabia, and led 150,000 Russian troops with Prince Mainkov as commander to conquer Tulcha.

However, due to the vast area of ​​Russia, it would take at least three months to mobilize troops. As soon as the British learned that Russia was attacking the Ottomans, they sent an envoy to ask Russia to stop the attack immediately.

At the same time, Austria also reached an agreement with Britain, Prussia, and France to convene the third five-nation conference in Vienna to discuss the Near East issue.

This period of time was not enough for Russia to conquer Ottoman territory.

After the strong persuasion of Prince Mainkov and Neserlov, the Tsar gave up his plan to continue fighting against the Ottoman Empire and instead prepared a five-nation parliament to ensure its privileges in the Strait.

In fact, this war should not have happened in the first place, just because after Austria occupied Western Bosnia, the great powers seemed indifferent, and even the victim, the Ottoman Empire, did not express any position.

Russia naturally believes that this is a good opportunity to expand its territory.

I wanted to take advantage of the fire, but unexpectedly I hit the iron plate. If we attack forcefully, it will inevitably bring even worse international consequences.

Because Russia's undeclared war at this time is not only a moral defect, but also a violation of the Russian-Turkish alliance.

In the end, the Russian side could only do what the Americans did. This was a misunderstanding. In fact, a Russian soldier was lost, and the troops were sent just to find the missing soldier. As for the exchange of fire, it was all a misunderstanding.

Although this explanation is very outrageous, the Ottomans are not qualified to question it, because the great powers have expressed their attitude with silence, and this has indeed avoided an armed conflict, which is not a big deal for the Ottomans who have been victims of the Russian-Turkish wars.

Fortunately.

No inspiration, I will write my daily routine tomorrow
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