In the Crimean Peninsula, Britain, France and Russia continued to fight. To be precise, Britain and France attacked, and the Russians were defending with all their strength.

The disadvantage of weapons and equipment is a serious flaw. Unlike the Russian army on the Balkans, they all changed into Austrian equipment, which is comparable to Britain and France in terms of equipment.

The Russian army on the Crimean Peninsula was not so lucky. They were originally second-tier troops in China, but they were hasty to fight. Coupled with the corruption of the bureaucratic system of the Tsarist government, their tragedy was caused by multiple factors.

In fact, at this time, Nicholas I had decided to fully replace the equipment, but because the production line was introduced in China, the bureaucrats who cheated their teammates slapped their heads and gave the order to domestic military-industrial enterprises.

The production line takes time to debug, and it still takes time to retrain workers, and it doesn’t matter if it’s a peaceful era. Now is a war period, and the Russian army on the battlefield can’t wait!

Up to now, the Russians have not been able to bring their production capacity to their peak. At their speed, they have to change the Russian army on the Crimean Peninsula in a comprehensive manner, which cannot be done without a year or two.

General Fitzroy Somerset, who had just been transferred to the commander-in-chief of the Crimean Peninsula, was angry. He didn't think it was enough to buy anything from Austria when he was fighting in the Balkans.

When he arrived here, he realized that the Russian army's logistics was so bad. Not only was the new weapons not replaced in time, but even ordinary logistics supplies often made mistakes.

Fortunately, the coalition forces on the opposite side were not as strong as they encountered on the Balkans. The battle of Constantinople was still meaningful, and at least they restrained the elite French troops.

Fitzroy Somerset thought for a while and said, "Send a newspaper to St. Petersburg to explain our situation and ask the country to immediately replenish our supplies.

If logistics supply cannot be guaranteed, then you can only give up the Crimean Peninsula and retreat to the Ukrainian coastal areas."

It’s fine if you lack doctors and medicine. Anyway, gray animals are not worth it, so he doesn’t feel sorry for him if he dies. If there is no gun or cannon, he can’t bear it anymore. There is no trouble for the guys, so how can he fight?

As for whether he would offend someone, Fitzroy Somerset no longer cared about so much. If he lost the war, he would be finished. No matter how serious the consequences were, it would be nothing more than this.

As a senior general of the Russian army, as long as he wins this war, even if he offends domestic interest groups, he can withstand the pressure.

The Russian army's transportation tools on the Crimean Peninsula were mainly ox carts. This time and space are quite good. The Russians prepared more and stocked up a batch of supplies in the coastal areas. There are many on the Crimean Peninsula.

Even if the bureaucrats were given a fuss, they had no use to take these supplies, and they would eventually sell them to the Tsar, so Fitzroy Somerset didn't have to worry about food.

There is no way to use weapons and equipment. Since the Tsarist government has confirmed to change the equipment, there is no way to know where these junk goods will be abandoned.

The same weapons and equipment, produced by Russian arsenals, inevitably increase in weight a little, and the failure rate is a little higher, but it is absolutely resistant to maneuvering.

Fitzroy Somerset is not picky either, as long as it has it. Now putting pressure on the St. Petersburg government is to speed up the supply speed. If domestic production is not too late, buy it quickly!

Anyway, the Russians on the Crimean Peninsula dare not give up. Once Britain and France have gained a foothold here, the Black Sea will have nothing to do with them.

In order to hit the biggest competitors, the British probably don’t mind paying for the annual military spending. As long as the Crimean Peninsula is blocked, the Near East strategy is not only over, but half of the import and export trade is in their hands.

It doesn't take long to persist. At most three to five years, the European hegemony of the Russian Empire collapsed. If Polish independence is instigated, the British strategy will be successful.

Of course, this kind of good thing is obviously not so easy to succeed. At least Franz doesn't agree. He is now ready to cause some trouble for the British.

The Russians cannot fall, at least before the new Holy Roman Empire completes internal integration, otherwise they will have to be human.

Franz asked with concern: "Marson, what can I do to allow the Russians to conquer Constantinople?"

In Franz's view, Constantinople is the easiest thing to break the deadlock on the Near East battlefield. As long as the Russians conquered this place, the war would not be able to continue.

The narrowest part of the Bosphorus Strait is only 750 meters, and the widest part is only 3.7 kilometers. As long as Russia is provided with a batch of shore artillery arrangement on the shore, it will isolate the sea passages from the Black Sea and the outside world.

Without sea access connection, the Ottoman Empire's transportation was comparable to that of the Russians. If materials were transported by land from the Asian Peninsula, then there would be problems with the logistics supply of the British and French coalition forces on the Crimean Peninsula, and there would be no other way except to run away in shame.

Marshal Radsky analyzed: "Your Majesty, Constantinople is originally a fortress city, easy to defend but difficult to attack. The elite French troops stationed there are also fire support provided by the navy.

If you want to attack head-on, you can only rely on your strength to consume hard work and reach the limit that the French army has to bear, and you can break through this city.

The most correct choice for the Russians now is to mobilize a large number of artillery to bombard Constantinople. No matter how strong the fortress is, it has its limits.

The Ottoman Empire has long been corrupt, and Constantinople has not been threatened for a century. They have long relaxed the upgrading of city defense fortifications.

After the outbreak of the Near East War, the Ottoman government carried out emergency repairs and reinforcements, but the time was still too short, and this was the opportunity for the Russians.

Most of these fortifications cannot withstand the attack of heavy artillery. As long as the Russians are willing to invest in the capital and get hundreds of heavy artillery to knock it bit by bit, they can break the shell of the turtle."

This is a pure stupid method, completely overwhelming, but it is the only feasible method now.

The problem is that Britain and France can also get a large number of artillery and Russians to fight against each other. In the end, both sides will have to fill in the lives. If they don’t die, they will probably not be able to be broken.

The shooting rate of artillery in this era was very low. The Russian army had to disperse the artillery positions and bombard the city of Constantinople. If the target was so large, the artillery shells could always be shot in. It would be difficult for Britain and France to destroy the Russian artillery positions.

Franz felt that the casualties could not scare the Russians, and it was not necessary that military expenses dragged down the Russians first. Just a few hundred heavy artillery, without tens of millions of rubles, would have to deal with it. One round of volleys would cost dozens of tons of ammunition.

Since you want to achieve the effect of bombardment, you can shoot out thousands of tons of ammunition in a day, which is just a normal operation. To hit Constantinople, God knows how much ammunition will be consumed in the end.

But if they don’t fight like this, according to the current attack method of the Russians, the exchange ratio was four to one. Even if the gray animals are not worth it, they cannot withstand such consumption?

According to the current situation, Franz can say with certainty that if you persist for a year or two for at most, the Tsarist government will be forced to give up due to excessive casualties.

Franz thought for a while and said, "The General Staff compiled a plan and handed it over to the Tsarist government. Let them go if they are used or not!"

He did not believe that there were no smart people in the Russian government that blindly using human lives to fill the huge pit of Constantinople without firepower was a completely illusion of seeking death.

According to the information received by Franz, since the outbreak of the Battle of Constantinople, the number of casualties of the Russian army has approached the sum of the two Bulgarian battles.

St. Petersburg is preparing to replace Minshkov. Under the command of this "genius" commander, the casualties of the Russian army have always been high.

This plan is not for the St. Petersburg government, but for the Russian Balkan commander-in-chief Menshkov. If he doesn't want to return to St. Petersburg in shame, he will definitely consider Austria's suggestions.

As a senior general of the Russian army, no one can endure the temptation to conquer Constantinople. As long as this great achievement is accomplished, it will be recorded in Russian history as a Russian "national hero".

Not only the Russians were interested, but in fact Franz also wanted to accomplish this great cause. The Habsburg dynasty and the Ottoman Empire were also feuds. Conquering Constantinople could also bring them a lot of political reputation.

Most European countries have special feelings for this city. Now the French help the Ottomans guard Constantinople. Franz is sure that if there is a chance, Napoleon III would not mind taking the city.

The accomplishment of this great cause is no less prestige than defeating the Russians. If the Battle of the Crimean Peninsula fails, Napoleon III will probably swallow Constantinople directly and save the political disaster caused by the failure of the war.

The London government will most likely agree that all this will happen. Constantinople is better in the hands of the French than in the hands of the Russians. France and Russia fight to the death, and the British are definitely happy to see it.

If possible, Franz doesn't mind pushing it, making the hatred between France and Russia deeper.

Unfortunately, the Russians were not good at it, and the bureaucrats of the Tsarist government dragged them down, and the Russian army on the Crimean Peninsula had too little hope of winning the war.

If he couldn't do this, Franz could only hope that the Russians would break out to conquer Constantinople, bringing the hatred between Britain and France to full value in one fell swoop.

Marshal Radsky's approach is undoubtedly the most effective approach from the standpoint of the Vienna government. In fact, for the Russians, it is a bad idea from beginning to end.

The reason is very simple. The war consumes too much and is not suitable for agricultural countries like hairy bears.

This style of play can easily exceed the limit of the Russian Empire. Even if they conquer Constantinople, they will be unable to proceed with the next strategy due to exhaustion of financial resources.

After all, there is still a Dardanelles Strait? Just mastering a Bosphorus is not enough to allow the Russians to control the Black Sea Strait. Moreover, after capturing Constantinople, they only mastered half of the Bosphorus Strait.

Strategically speaking, now seizing the Gallipoli Peninsula to block the Dardanelles can also end the war.

Not all places are there Constantinople. It is definitely much more difficult to guard the Gallipoli Peninsula than to guard the Constantinople.

Even if you can't capture the place, you can force the British and French to station heavy troops to guard the Crimean Peninsula.

It can only be said that Constantinople's temptation is too great, and the Russians cannot resist this temptation, so they went straight to the scene.

Franz naturally could not remind the Russians that the Near East War ended early and failed to consume the strength of Britain, France and Russia to the greatest extent, which was not in line with the interests of the new Holy Roman Empire.

Moreover, no matter how good the strategy is, it needs to be implemented. Franz does not think that the Russians have such strong execution capabilities, at least General Minshkov cannot do it.

With the efficiency of the Russians, it is undoubtedly a dream to fight a sudden attack on Britain and France. Now, only a few Ottoman garrisons on the Gallipoli Peninsula are easily broken through.

Once Britain and France reacted, the coalition forces attacking the Greeks could immediately reinforce the Gallipoli Peninsula, and then another major battle would be held.

Britain and France have strong national strength. Even if they set up another front, they gritted their teeth and held on. The Russians were no longer able to do so, and their domestic organizational capabilities were almost at their limit.

If the front line is added, I am afraid that Mao Bears will feel what it means to lack of troops. Of course, this does not mean that they lack troops, but that they cannot put their troops on the front line in a short period of time.

Not to mention logistics supplies, even if the supplies can be obtained from Austria and transported to the front line with their efficiency, the daylily will become cold.

If one of the poor operations were not good, he would do bad things well. Because the logistics supply was insufficient, the Russians lost the war, so Franz could only cry with Nicholas I.
Chapter completed!