Franz had no choice but to make this decision. The Austrian army had just suppressed the domestic rebellion, defeated the Kingdom of Sardinia, and interfered with the Pope.

Now he has hundreds of thousands of veterans who have seen blood in his hands. Anyone with some military knowledge knows how precious veterans with rich combat experience are.

This means that the combat effectiveness of the Austrian Army is at its peak, no worse than the army of any country in this era.

If you miss this time and the veterans who have seen blood have retired, the combat effectiveness of the Austrian army will gradually decline.

No matter how strict the training is, it is not as effective as letting the soldiers go to the battlefield. After several victories, they will become arrogant soldiers and generals.

How could Franz give up with such a big advantage? Besides, the veterans of the Austrian military are already old, and if they don’t beat them, they will not even have the chance to play their remaining energy.

For example, Marshal Radsky is in his eighties, and even if he is still strong, Franz is not at ease to let him go to the front line to lead troops.

At this time, their old guys can still dispatch and command in the General Staff. If there are ten or eight years left, Franz will have to accept the reality of the withering of Austrian famous generals.

This is a cycle of reincarnation, and no country can always maintain its peak. If the layout is not completed at this time, the risk will be greatly increased in the future.

It’s not that there are no successors in the Austrian army. The problem is that all famous generals were fought on the battlefield. They have not proved their own generals on the battlefield. Who knows if he is really capable or talks on paper?

When the generals are not sure of their strength, the best way is to fight a stupid battle and use national strength to delay the pressure, so as not to give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it.

This proved during the World War that the Germans had the best generals in the world and the most famous generals, but in the end they still lost, which was the case in both world wars.

Before digesting the Southern German region, Austria obviously cannot have that advantage. Relying on national strength may be able to crush Prussia, but if you want to crush the French, don’t dream.

The final result was that in 1851, Austria's military budget increased again, from the original 73.9572 million rupiah to 112 million rupiah.

If such expenses are not fought, the Austrian government will have to give up for up to three to five years if it lasts for at most.

These increased military expenditures belong to the army, so the navy should not count on them. Whether they go westward to the German region or southward to the Balkans, they do not have the opportunity to perform.

The direct consequence of the increase in military expenditure is that the active troops in Austria were expanded to 512,000, and the people also began to form training reserves. This time the goal is not to increase by 200,000 per year, and the reserves will increase by 350,000 in 1851.

If the 586,000 reserve troops are added, theoretically there will be 936,000 reserve troops. In fact, this is impossible. The reserve troops have 20,000 to 30,000 people in the age of 30,000 people every year and are old enough to withdraw from it.

These reserve troops cannot be trained in one year. Based on past experience, the reserve troops can only be comparable to the recruits who have joined the army for more than three years after more than three years of training.

Of course, there must be veterans in this place, otherwise the time will be greatly extended.

Young and strong people participating in reserve training will naturally have preferential treatment, such as: agricultural taxes on 3 hectares of land are exempted, and those who have accidents during training can enjoy military pension benefits...

The Austrian government's sudden military expansion was naturally not a mess. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also informed the Russians that since everyone is an allies, they still need to communicate.

St. Petersburg

After receiving the notice from Austria, Nicholas I knew that his strategic intentions were exposed. This was impossible. The war preparations were so loud, how could it be kept confidential?

This is not a myth. From the expansion of military preparations, material preparations, to the final war, there were millions of people involved, so how could it be kept confidential?

Even if the Tsarist government used the Far East strategy as a guise, it would have no effect. The Siberian Railway had not been built yet, and hundreds of thousands of troops were sent to the Far East, it was probably almost starved to death halfway through.

Open the map and you will know that the only place that can be worthy of the Russians' mobilization of hundreds of thousands of troops to cause trouble is the Ottoman Empire.

Nicholas I asked in confusion: "Didn't the Austrian government say that it is necessary to cultivate and rest, and that it cannot use force within ten years? Why can't they resist it so quickly?"

Foreign Minister Carl Woesel replied: "Your Majesty, Austria has come out of the civil war, and even the government has made a sum of confiscated large amounts of property because of its suppression of the rebellion.

We have a preliminary judgment that it is uncertain whether the Austrians are preparing to get cheap when we attack the Ottoman Empire. It is not certain whether they are planning to plot against the Southern German region or the Balkans."

He stopped shortly, but he dared not say that the Austrian government had made money by scamming the nobles' homes. If the Tsar became interested, he would be in great trouble.

The Russian Empire was also a noble system, even more conservative than Austria. Therefore, what was promoted in Russia was that the Austrian government was searching for rebellious capitalists, and local aristocrats participated in rebellion and were reported to have been reported.

Nicholas I said indifferently: "This is a good thing. If the Austrians move, they can also help us share some pressure and see if the British can take care of that."

Nicholas I had this proud capital. In recent decades, the reason why Europe has been stable is not only the constraints of the Vienna system, but also the fact that European countries have joined forces to suppress Russia's expansion.

No matter how confident they were, they didn't think they could fight the entire Europe alone, so the Vienna-era Tsarist government was quite settled.

After so many years, the Russians could no longer hold back. At this time, Austria abandoned its previous position and agreed to their expansion into the Ottoman Empire.

After the signing of the secret contract between Russia and Austria, the last shackle that hindered their expansion had been opened, and the Tsarist government could no longer bear it.

In an alliance with Austria, the Russians did not expect to receive Austrian military aid. His Majesty the Tsar was not short of soldiers. Austria only had to be a good nurse.

This is the positioning given to Austria by the Russians. The two sides did the same in an alliance. In the east, Russia and Austria joined forces to suppress the Kingdom of Prussia and to deal with the Ottoman Empire in the south. Those who can fight each other can fight their own.

Neither Austria nor Russia have any psychological pressure to bully the Ottoman Empire and do not think there is a need to form a coalition force.

In fact, in terms of geographical location, both sides are not suitable for organizing coalition forces, which involves the issue of post-war sharing of spoils.

Don’t think that a secret agreement can be done. These spoils must be fought by yourself to make it more reliable. Otherwise, if something happens on the battlefield, the original reservation is not taken down, will the original agreement still work?

If it is a territory that one party has captured by himself, then it is impossible to say whoever wins down will be whom. If they join forces to fight, everyone will make efforts and there will be controversy when dividing the spoils.

In order to avoid this situation, both sides made an agreement to fight according to their own sphere of influence. If they cross the boundary, they would be a waste of work.

Unlike what later generations preached, the Tsarist government did not have the ambition to unify the European continent. Not only did the Russians not, but even Napoleon was not prepared to unify the European continent. All they wanted was to establish a consolidated European hegemony.

It’s not that I don’t want to unify the European continent, but that I can’t do it at all. Apart from ancient Rome, the European continent has never been unified again.

Napoleon, who was so overwhelming, only expanded his territory and then supported the pro-French regime. He did not unify the entire European continent. Naturally, Nicholas I would not think that Russia had the strength to unify the European continent.

This is also a prerequisite for the establishment of the Russian-Austrian alliance. If the Tsarist government wanted to unify the European continent, the Hungarian revolution broke out in history, the Russians would not help Austria suppress the rebellion, but would directly defeat Austria.

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The Russians don't care about Austria's reaction, but some people can't help it.

The person who knows you best is not necessarily a friend, but the more likely one is your enemy. The Ottoman Empire is undoubtedly a tragic one. They have a feud with Russia and Austria.

Looking at the reactions of the two neighbors, the Sudanese government was already in a hurry. Abdul Maijid I dared to swear in the name of *** that these two neighbors were definitely uneasy.

There is no way. Anyone who changes his position will think so. After all, they are all old enemies for hundreds of years. Who doesn’t know who? Russia and Austria are traditional allies and are traditional enemies. What’s the problem with joining hands to do them?

Not to mention that the two families came together, even if they fought one-on-one, Abdul Maijid I would not be able to stand it.

Don’t think that reforms are the Ottoman Empire, even if it is a European power, it is known to its own family, and the core problems of the Ottoman Empire have never been solved.

On the surface, they are also a modern country, but in fact, because of the internal contradictions, the strength of the Ottoman Empire is just a flim fat.

Of course, their two enemies are actually not too powerful. Whether it is Russia or Austria, the strength displayed on the outside is stronger than their real strength.

Everyone is a typical example of being strong outside and doing the middle, but the internal conflicts between Russia and Austria have been suppressed, which is stronger than the Ottoman Empire.

Unfortunately, even with superficial strength, the Ottoman Empire is much weaker. Compared with most small European countries, they are considered powerful countries, and compared with any of the great powers, they are all "cups" on the coffee table.

Abdul Maijid I asked with concern: "What do you say about Britain and France?"

The Foreign Minister's face darkened. At such a long distance, the cable telegram was not connected. How could he know what was far away?

However, Abdul Maijid was not easy to mess with. Compared with other European countries, the ministers of the Ottoman Empire were the most insecure. If Sultan gets angry, they will lose their heads.

"Your Majesty, there is no news yet. However, before, the Russians who were informing the British were preparing for war, and the London government has given a reply. Once the Russian-Turkey war breaks out again, they will stand on our side." The Foreign Minister said with a sudden inspiration.

This news made Abdul Maijid's nervous mood a little better, but worries are still indispensable.

Even if the British support them, they still can't stand it? With one against two, the Ottoman Empire at its peak said there was no pressure, and now they really can't stand it.

"How are we prepared?" Abdul Maijid I continued to ask

The War Minister hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, so far, we have expanded our army to 530,000, and are expected to expand to 800,000 in the next three months.

Once the war breaks out, we can mobilize another 300,000 troops to deal with any emergency."

If there were so many regular troops, then the Ottoman Empire would not be suppressed and beaten by the Russians in the Crimean War.

As an old empire that has fallen into depravity, the Ottomans have no shortage of these problems.
Chapter completed!