The defeat on the front line intensified the infighting of the London government, and the political scandals some time ago, Prime Minister John Russell was forced to resign.

The Whigs lost in the new general election, the Pierce and the Conservatives formed a joint cabinet, and George Hamilton Gordon took the stage of history.

The new government and new atmosphere, for the George Hamilton Gordon administration, the most important thing at the moment is the Near East War.

Retreat is impossible, it is related to Britain's international status. Now is the era of two strong forces in Britain and Russia. If the London government retreats at this time, it will admit defeat to the Russians, which is equivalent to recognizing the Russians' world hegemony.

Not to mention the heavy losses in interests or the blows brought by the spirit, the British people cannot accept it.

As the leader of the anti-war faction, George Hamilton Gordon understood John Russell's difficulties, which was a war that had to be fought.

No matter how serious the casualties are, they must be fought. If the expansion of the Russians is not curbed now, the British Empire will have to pay even greater in the future.

No. 10 Downing Street

"Everyone, it's our turn to clean up this mess. The situation on the Balkan battlefield is very unfavorable to us. According to the war reports sent from the front, the coalition forces may be defeated at any time.

The question now is whether we should continue to open up the second front, or the third front." George Hamilton Gordon asked

It can be seen that Prime Minister George Hamilton Gordon was not calm inside, and the few wrinkles involved in his eyebrows had betrayed his inner anxiety.

Navy Secretary James Graham replied: "Prince, from a strategic perspective, there is no problem in opening a second front in the Crimean Peninsula.

The Russians were strong, but due to their domestic transportation, they restricted their power delivery. Because they were prepared, the Russians had the ability to support the Caucasus battlefield and the Balkan battlefield at the same time.

In fact, the Russians relied heavily on Austria's logistics supplies on the Balkan battlefield, otherwise they would have been unable to fight.

If we open up a new front, we will soon exceed the Russians' limits. Even if we cannot win completely on the battlefield, we can still kill them.

Now that the Russians' Black Sea Fleet is over, we can launch an attack at any time. If necessary, we can turn the Ukrainian coast and the Crimean Peninsula into battlefields, leaving the Russians exhausted."

The cabinet changed its term, but the top leaders in the government did not have a major change, and all the Army and Navy ministers related to the war remained.

It is not surprising that the Navy Minister supports this plan. If the second front cannot be opened, how can the importance of the Navy be reflected?

The struggle for power is everywhere, and it is impossible to fight with the world. Although the Royal Navy has an absolute advantage and suppresses the army, they have to run out from time to time to show their presence.

"It is OK to open up a second front, but the situation on the Crimean Peninsula is a bit complicated, and the climate on the island is a bit different from the domestic ones. If an attack is launched rashly, non-combat reductions will be very serious.

Why not land on the coast of Ukraine first, cut off the connection between the Crimean Peninsula and the mainland from behind, and trap the Russian army on the island." Army Minister Stanley suggested

"Mr. Stanley, isn't the main force of the attack the French?" asked Navy Secretary James Graham.

...

The dispute over offensive line has become a dispute over dominance among the army and the navy.

As it turns out, the British Navy is more powerful than the Army, so the result of this dominant battle is self-evident.

Paris

Napoleon III had long been unable to hold on to it. This battle started to lose militarily but could not afford to lose politically; France lost personally, he could not afford to lose.

After receiving a notice from the British, the French government made a decision as quickly as possible and sent 200,000 troops to launch the Crimean War.

After some consultation, on February 12, 1853, Britain and France reached an agreement to jointly send 300,000 troops to open a second front on the Crimean Peninsula.

At this time, the war on the Balkans was approaching. Under the attack of the Russians regardless of casualties, the coalition forces were still unable to defend the Slivan area.

Aimabre Jean-Jacques Pelicier successfully brought the Ottomans to blame. On the surface, it seemed that the Russians broke through the Ottomans' defense and then completed the encirclement.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, on February 14, 1853, Aimabre Jean-Jacques Pelicier ordered the French army to break through, and the French army, who were prepared, easily broke through the Russian encirclement.

They ran smoothly, and the coalition forces were cheated and suffered. Not to mention the Ottoman army, they were betrayed directly. More than 300,000 troops ran out after the war.

The British were also tragically shot. They were busy reorganizing the troops to restore combat effectiveness. As a result, the bears came from behind and were beaten to flee without any preparation.

When counting the losses, Major General Oliver was so angry that he couldn't speak. The failure of this battle did have nothing to do with them, but the losses on the battlefield were awful.

It’s no wonder that he, the commander of the Expeditionary Force, has been demoted, and can barely be considered a division commander. At least he has retained more than 9,000 troops, right?

The rest were naturally broken up, and only God knew how many of these people died in battle, how many were captured, and how many were lost.

Constantinople General Command

Oliver roared fiercely: "Pelisier, you bastard, better give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise the British Empire will not give up!"

Of course it is impossible to give up. If the British Expeditionary Force suffered such heavy losses, how could he explain it to the country?

"General Oliver, calm down first. The position was suddenly broken by the enemy, and we were trapped in the enemy's encirclement and we had no ability to inform you." Aimabre Jean-Jacques Pelicier explained forcibly

"Miscellaneous, go fool the kids with such excuses! Even if the Russians break through the defense line, they cannot complete the roundabout encirclement immediately. You don't have time to send someone to notify me?

If you hadn't treated us as scapegoats, I'm afraid the French army would not have withdrawn so completely!" Major General Oliver said with a sneer.

"I'm afraid we can't blame us. The 50,000 reinforcements promised by your government should have arrived twenty days ago, and there is no sign yet. If this army had not been postponed, it would have been impossible for this battle to lose.

Now that you have reached this point, you are also to blame. It is the error message you provided that directly misleads the military deployment of the coalition forces, which has caused this failure." Aimabre Jean-Jacques Pericier said tit-for-tat

...

Who can't blame him? At the critical moment, it must be a death for fellow Taoists. I have no coalition troops behind the hall, which blocks the Russians' pursuit. Can the French army retreat so completely?

If the British were notified in advance, the part of the Russian army they blocked was surrounded from the flanks, and the French might be wiped out.

Even if the French army is cheating and if there are enemies in front and pursuers behind, half of the troops will be able to run out, it is God's blessing.

It's much better now. The French army only paid more than 20,000 casualties and recovered all the main forces.

With the cover of the navy's firepower, these French troops could defend Constantinople. From the perspective of the interests of the French, Aimabre Jean-Jacques Pelicier's decision was not wrong.

However, the sequelae are quite serious. Apart from the Sardinians who have been paddling, the only main force of the coalition forces on the Balkans is the French.

The Ottoman Empire became the biggest loser and directly lost all its pants. After receiving the news, Abdul Maijid I was so angry that she fainted.

But the Ottoman government was so angry that it was still not there. They were different from Oliver and did not have a British Empire to support them.

Now the French have the final say in the Balkans. When they get angry, Aimabre Jean-Jacques Pelicier will also kill people. Do you still expect the Sudanese government to make a comeback?

Whether they want to do so or not, the blame will be taken. As long as the French defend Constantinople, the London government will acknowledge the result.

Interests are always more important than the truth. Even if they are cheated and vomited blood, the Sudanese government has to continue to persevere in the French.

The fiscal revenue of the Ottoman Empire above seven floors all comes from the Balkans, and most of the industry is concentrated around Constantinople. (Istanbul region)

If the Balkans are lost, the Ottoman Empire is not as powerful as Sweden and Belgium. This consequence is not something the Sudanese government can bear.

...

Aimabre Jean-Jacques Pelicier's approach was successful in military affairs, but politically caused endless trouble to the Paris government.

Of course, Napoleon III was willing to face this kind of trouble. He took the least of both worlds and international political troubles affect the interests of France; it was better than losing on the battlefield and shaking his own ruling foundation.

Major General Oliver now admires his predecessor's foresight, and now he firmly opposes joint action with the French.

The London government was also dissatisfied with the French's approach and put political pressure on Napoleon III to give them an explanation.

With the British taking the lead, the Ottoman Empire naturally protested. Under pressure from allies, Napoleon III made concessions.

In the next Balkan battlefield, the French army independently assumed the responsibility of blocking the Russians and defending Constantinople; the British and Sardinians were responsible for dealing with Greece and Montenegro; the Ottomans suffered the greatest losses, so they could paddle as a comfort.

The war funds are undoubtedly the British that bear 50% of the majority, France and the Ottomans share 25% respectively, and the British consortium will provide loan business without money.

The clear division of combat missions resolved the internal contradictions of the coalition forces, and also cast a shadow on the upcoming Crimean War.

...

In just over two months, Prime Minister Felix traveled to more than 20 German states and now he has arrived at Frankfurt, the location of the Federal Parliament.

After such a long time of diplomatic efforts, Prime Minister Felix still gained something. At least several free cities have made a statement expressing their support for the "Holy Roman Empire".

There is nothing strange about this. These free markets are the areas that are most affected by nationalism, and their governments themselves are most affected by public opinion.

The remaining states either expressed opposition or hesitation. In short, everyone is smart and is looking for excuses to delay. No one foolishly expressed opposition to the unification of the German regional areas.

The Kingdom of Prussia was not idle either. Their representatives often arrived first before Felix, communicated with governments in advance, and jointly opposed the reconstruction of "Shenluo".

The situation at the top is unclear to the public. Most German people are optimistic about peaceful reunification, and the reason is very simple - no state government has directly opposed it.

The people can express their opinions freely, but the state government dares not speak nonsense. It is impossible to say that because "Shenlu" is unreliable, only by unifying force can the German region be truly merged, right?

Austria has been preparing for so long, and Franz dared not raise the banner of force unification, let alone these small state governments.

As the object of being unified, how can we support it if we oppose it? In order to safeguard our own interests, they cannot block the road to rebuilding Shinra.

In case unification is inevitable, rebuilding Shinra is the most in line with their interests, so the attitudes of most German rulers are very complicated.

If you want to oppose the reconstruction of Shinra, you can't say it directly. You can only expect someone to be the first to mess up Austria's plan.

By now, the slogan of "Rebuilding Shenluo" has been heard in every corner of the German region. Every time Felix goes to a place, it will be warmly welcomed by the local people.

If this continues, Felix is ​​likely to be the "father of the nation" by future generations, and no one will call him the reputation of the butcher Prime Minister.

At this moment, he became the spokesperson of pacifism and might become an iron-blooded prime minister in the future. Anyway, Franz will not come out to steal the limelight.

It is not easy to fool people, especially to fool a group of old foxes. Felix kept promising various interest groups to answer all kinds of benefits after unification, and would occasionally answer everyone's questions.

Boast about the benefits of the big market to capitalists, guarantee the nobles that everyone’s interests are not damaged, and sell the dream of a strong country to nationalists...

In short, it's just one word - blowing, whether they believe it or not, whether they can fulfill it or not, Prime Minister Felix was blowing it all the way.

To quote, “Every politician is an excellent salesman.”

The effect of blowing the mouth and tongue is actually reduced only by reducing everyone's determination to resist.

Most people still chose neutrality and could accept rebuilding Shinra and they could not talk about it if they wanted to do their work.

Everyone is a master who does not show off the rabbit or eagle. Before seeing the profit, don’t expect them to invest.

Felix was satisfied with this result. He had just wanted them to be neutral, but now he could fool some supporters, which was already a profit.
Chapter completed!