It’s okay to have a Persian battlefield. Anyway, you just squeeze soft persimmons. Even if you have to give a discount on the quality of your military achievements, you can still rely on quantity to rush forward.

The problem is that when we reach the front line, the country is not allowed to fight. This is embarrassing. Everyone comes out to make achievements, make money, and be gilded. How can we do without war?

If it was just to stay in St. Petersburg and Moscow, why come to this remote place?

Just the little military pay of the Tsarist government was not enough for the nobles to maintain a luxurious life.

If the war does not begin, not only the officers on the front line cannot make money, but the financial paths of the bureaucrats in the rear were also affected.

There is a theorem for daily military expenditure. No matter how much you lose, you must leave basic treatment to the officers and soldiers below. Otherwise, it will be a problem for the people below to make trouble.

Such a little bit of oil and water needs to be divided into layers, and there is only a lot left in my hands, which cannot satisfy everyone's desires at all.

The rear was almost deducted, and there was nothing to do with front-line officers like Colonel Westcrest.

If the fight has not started, it is estimated that Colonel Westcrest will not even be able to recover the funds spent on his activities after the end of his term of office.

Colonel Sicrest, whose career was not smooth and his wealth was not smooth, naturally felt unhappy. At this moment, he was sighing at the Caucasus Mountains in the distance.

Behind the mountains is his home, an ordinary Russian aristocratic family who may fall into the mortal world at any time.

"Col. The division headquarters urgently called."

The voice of the messenger interrupted Colonel Westcrest's contemplation. After receiving the telegram, Westcrest's brows frowned even tighter.

There is no way, the content on the telegram is too cripple. The Allied forces said that they didn’t mention what to do, and they clearly didn’t want to take responsibility.

There are too many similar things happening in the Russian Empire. When things happen, everyone will push them out if they can, and they will hide when they can. There are too few officials willing to take responsibility.

This is what the telegram is now, just a notice, without specific instructions or authorization, and the matter was pushed to Colonel Seacrest.

"Col. The Austrian army is crossing our defense line and is said to join forces with us to attack Persia. Captain Hashpi asked if he would intercept it?"

As soon as the division's telegram arrived, the Austrian army arrived at its own defense zone. If there was no problem, Colonel Sicrest could write his name upside down.

"Stop it, tell Captain Hashpi to let him take care of it. Order the troops to assemble immediately and prepare to attack Persia."

Not to mention whether it can be stopped, without domestic orders, if a conflict breaks out during the interception, Colonel Seacrest will not be able to bear the responsibility.

Of course, it is also necessary to bear responsibility to release the Austrian army into the country without authorization and attack Persia.

However, domestic bureaucrats and middle and senior Russian military leaders on the front line now want to make military achievements.

He took the initiative to take responsibility, and at least he followed everyone's wishes. When the responsibility was held accountable in the future, at least someone would help him speak.

No matter what, the Russian-Austrian alliance still has to be taken into consideration. The charges of cooperating with the Austrian army cannot be mentioned on the table. After the autumn settlement, we only wear small shoes.

If there were more military achievements on the battlefield, I guess I wouldn't even wear my shoes openly, otherwise it would hurt the morale of the military, at least before the end of the war.

The trouble after the war is nothing. The government’s top leaders have been stable for so long, and it is time to replace people.

"The great achievements shock the master" is a taboo in any country. Nicholas II has a good temper if he can tolerate a group of old ministers for so long.

If the war wins beautifully and the government's prestige goes further, it will inevitably arouse the fear of the Tsar; if the performance in the war is bad and the government needs to take the blame, it is still necessary to replace people.

There are so many domestic troubles, and there are still a lot of international troubles. Colonel Sicrest does not think that the Tsar would care about a little person like him.

...

On the battlefield, the enemy's machine guns were firing frantically. Many black smoke pillars that exploded were swept into the air like whirlwinds on sandy land that was about a mile wide in diameter and had been hit by potholes. The attacking waves scattered, rolling, and spreading from the crater like splashes.

Climb, crawl... The black fireworks of the shells exploded swept the ground more and more tightly, and the shrilling screams were pouring on the attacking people more and more intensely. The machine gun fire on the ground was scattered more and more cruelly.

Major General Chris roared: "Emute the Air Force, we need fire reinforcements!"

There is no way to attack, and the heavy artillery troops are still on the road.

I thought the Russian artillery could suppress the enemy's firepower, but the reality was cruel. The Tsarist government did not pay attention to Persia at all and did not deploy enough heavy artillery at all.

The Russian officers, including Colonel Sicrest, were all blushed at this moment, and even the Persian firepower could not be suppressed, which really made them unable to lift up in front of their allies.

"attack!"

"attack!"

...

In order to get back to face and prove his strength, after the arrival of the Shinra Air Force, the Russian generals had to urge the troops to speed up the attack.

Now is not the time to preserve your strength. If you cannot prove your strength in front of your allies, there will be no further questions to discuss.

Everyone participates in the war to get promoted and make money, not to make a fuss. The battlefield is always a stage for the strong, and the right to speak and the distribution of interests are based on strength.

At the same time, he encountered attacks from the two major empires of Shinra and Russia, and the defense line was standing firm. The Persian defenders were already proud.

However, this kind of pride cannot be sustained, and any defense line has its limits, and the long front constantly squeezes the limits of the Persian Empire.

The British allies who had high hopes did not play their due role at all. The Indian colonial army sent out was not good at anything, and they were the first to cause trouble.

Accompanied by the fierce gunfire and the shouts of killing, the Persian defenders who endured heavy pressure finally collapsed.

Morale is a thing that collapses and falls into a huge slump. At the same time, the Persians were heartbroken in the face of the attacks of the two empires.

...

Victory can always bring people a good mood. As the war progresses smoothly, Franz's mood is getting better and better.

For the entire world war, the breakthrough on the Persian battlefield can only be regarded as an episode. But for the British who regard India as their lifeblood, it is definitely a blow.

Especially the Russian army appeared on the battlefield. Although they were entangled, the Russians did participate in the war.

Regardless of whether the Russians will attack India from Afghanistan in the future, the British government is under great pressure now.

When the enemy was uncomfortable, Franz naturally felt comfortable. In his spare time, he started playing "art" again.

Not only do you play by yourself, but you also play with a bunch of grandchildren. The four-dimensional art of combining things will spread, and what impact will it have on future generations? Franz is too lazy to be used to.

Perhaps it is criticized by experts and scholars, or it is possible to open up a new art school, anyway, the future is full of uncertainty.

What determines all this is not art, but politics. The essence of art is public acceptance, but the premise of public acceptance requires a social background.

When you open the history book, you will find that in the process of human development, the popular art and culture in different periods are different.

Xialibaren and Yangchun Baixue are both part of art, and there is no distinction between high and low in nature. It is nothing more than that they have different social statuses in different periods.

Today, the lower nine-class people may become the upper class tomorrow; today's upper class art can also become the marginal culture tomorrow.

If the hegemony of the Holy Roman Empire can last for a hundred years, this is the immortal cause that promotes the great integration of Eastern and Western cultures and the process of human integration.

On the contrary, the hegemony of the Holy Roman Empire was short-lived, and then there was nothing and then it disappeared directly in the long river of history.

As an emperor, especially the emperor who led a declining empire to its peak again, it must be deeply interpreted by later generations.

Time urges people to grow old. Looking at the grandchildren who can form a football team, Franz found that he was really old.

At Franz's age, if the European royal family had not been used to late marriage, the fourth generation had come out now, and the fifth generation might have emerged.

Fortunately, the family has a rich background. If it were to be kept in an ordinary family, it would not be a blessing for many children.

Although many families have more than a dozen in their lives, half of them can truly raise adults, it proves that their family can still live.

"Father, the Russians have sent troops to India!"

Frederick's voice sounded, pulling Franz out of his artistic conception.

"Oh, it seems that the little guy Nicholas II's qi cultivation skills are still not at home, and we have not agreed to their conditions yet!"

Franz, who had survived three generations of tsars and became an old antique in the European royal family, is now qualified to tease the younger generation.

As if it was an understatement, Franz had actually begun to ponder. The impact of Russia's sending troops to India was not a small matter.

In the short term, it does help speed up the pace of winning the war, but the Russians also need to eat meat.

With the style of a hairy bear, he wouldn't vomit it out after eating it in his stomach. If it were other places, Franz would agree.

But India is different. Perhaps it will be a burden in the future, but it is now a rare place of wealth.

If we let it go, who knows how much territory the Russian army can occupy before the end of the war?

Although the Vienna government is not prepared to colonize India, it does not mean that it wants to give up the Indian market, especially that it cannot let this market fall into the hands of the Russians.

Otherwise, the Tsarist government could get rid of financial difficulties by relying on the wealth plundered from India, and at the same time rely on the Indian market to improve its own industrialization system and grow.

The Russian Empire without shortcomings is really terrible. Although it is "born from distress and died from happiness", Franz is still not ready to leave a huge pit for future generations.

After wandering for a few steps, Franz seemed to think of something. He looked at Frederick and asked, "How are you going to deal with it?"

It is obviously impossible to prevent the Russians from sending troops to grab territory. The Russian Empire is just an ally of Shenluo, not a younger brother, and is not that obedient.

As an ally, it is openly reproachable. Even if there are restrictive means, the Vienna government cannot use it indiscriminately for the stability of the mainland alliance.

If allies are disobedient, the overlord will be worried, especially if the quasi-overlords have competitors, they must think twice before acting.

If one is not good at operating well, violates the rules of the game and is angry with the public, the Vienna government will also be in trouble.

It would be even worse if the Russians did not take action and let the Russians grow bigger.

It is difficult to deal with, and it must be dealt with. Franz threw the problem to Frederick, just to see how his heirs and their ability to adapt to their ability has grown.

"Start the pace of war and end the war before the Russians occupy India, and talk to the British if necessary.

In the long run, the threats of the British are far less than those of the Russian National People's Congress. As long as they take away their colonies, the British Isles will at most support a second-rate country."

After pausing, Frederick added: "In order to avoid direct confrontation with the Russians and affecting the current battle against Britain, we can also form a continental coalition and advance from Persia to India under the banner of the alliance.
To be continued...