Time flies, and March passes in a flash. A month of war is declared not to fight. If it were a different time point, Franz could treat this as a joke.

There is no way, war serves politics. Such nonsense really happens in reality.

In order to buy time for the Ottoman Empire, European countries evacuated their overseas Chinese at a snail-like speed. In the name of dealing with property, it is actually to buy time to transport supplies to the Ottoman Empire.

Once the war begins, don't expect free trade. The Vienna government issued a note early, and any ship entering the war zone will bear the consequences.

This is also the tacit understanding reached by everyone. If the Ottoman Empire is over, the debts of Britain, France and other countries are wasted. How can we not comfort the injured hearts of various countries?

After all, the Ottomans are an old empire. Even if they declined, they still have their own family. Back then, they stole a lot of good things and had a strong payment ability.

In the face of life and death, the Sultan government tried its best to raise funds to buy supplies. All the treasures in the palace were emptied, and the nobles also symbolically took out some of their wealth to support the war.

In addition to this reason, training for the Russians is also a reason. Crossing the sea to fight is not a joke. It would be fine if you just spin in the Aegean Sea, but the hairy bear's health should be able to withstand it.

If the soldiers attacked further areas without sea navigation training, they would fall down on the road. They would also be soft-footed shrimps when they got on the shore. How could they rely on fighting?

The Tsarist government was a bunch of land ducks and had no experience in crossing the sea to expedition, so we should not take this seriously.

Austria has rich experience. If you don’t train and kick the seasick guy out, you’ll be waiting to cry!

Faced with an unreliable ally, Franz decided to endure it. No matter what, the Russians were fighting for Austria.

The more violent the Asian Minor Peninsula, the smoother the war in the Middle East will be. In the end, half of the 150,000 Russian troops will be blessed by God.

If the Russian commander is not capable enough, he might have to replace it with another round. No matter how good the strategy is, someone needs to implement it.

In theory, having the advantage of maritime power can avoid the real and attack the weak areas of the enemy. However, this also involves many factors such as intelligence, commander's judgment, and army mobilization speed.

The Ottomans are a religious empire, and the Sultanian government has called for jihad. No matter how powerful they are, at least there are many people who are willing to fight desperately.

The early resistance will definitely be very fierce. This situation will only change after the tragic casualties exceed their mental capacity.

Didn’t the Tsarist government want to use Austrian hands to train troops? No problem, after the war is over, they can train an elite army, but they need to shed more blood in the middle.

Whether to suffer losses or take advantage of the situation, this question must be different from one's own opinion.

Looking at the preparations of the Ottoman Empire, Franz wanted to make a fuss and stop the battle. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to attack after a few days.

By then, the strategic materials bought by the Ottoman Empire will almost be scrapped and the government's wallet will be emptied.

Or many times when the wolf is coming, it may also achieve the effect of defeating others without fighting.

Just think about it. This time the real goal was not the Ottoman Empire, and Franz could not change his established strategy for the secondary goal.

After April Fools' Day, the ultimatum time had long passed. At this point, Franz could no longer delay time.

"Order the navy to attack and bombard the coastal cities of the Ottoman Empire. Remember to be polite and then soldiers. We are civilized people. Before bombing, we will send airships to spread leaflets."

In this era, there was no accurate record for bombarding port cities. The results of the battle depended on character. The destructive power caused was far less than the consequences of panic.

Franz, who has always cherished his feathers, naturally has to be polite first and then soldiers. If all the people in the port run away, wouldn’t they even save the expulsion work?

The target of bombarding port cities is not just to create chaos, but also to conduct fire reconnaissance and choose a landing location.

There are many coastal ports in the Ottoman Empire, and it is impossible to fully deploy defense, and there will always be weaknesses.

There were no radio stations in this era, so it was very difficult to collect intelligence after the outbreak of the war. Even if you get the information, you have to go to Persia to take a detour, which is not allowed in time.

It may even be trapped, which requires testing the commander's judgment.

...

Constantinople, coalition command

“     At 10 a.m. on April 5, 1874, our Mediterranean Fleet launched artillery bombardment at Ports Finike, Ports Alanya, and Ports Anamor.

It is initially judged that the fire defense level of Port Ficni is C, and the fire defense level of Port Alanya and Port Anamor is D.

At 3 pm on April 6, 1874, the Black Sea Squadron launched a shelling attack on Ava and Karasu, and initially judged that the enemy's firepower defense level was Ah B.

April 1874…”

Firepower defense level, which was artificially divided by the Austrian Navy in order to distinguish the enemy's shore artillery fire intensity. It is divided into seven levels from high to low.

Looking at the military map on the table, Arest was a little confused and didn't know where to start. As a navy general, land warfare was not his profession, so it was too embarrassing for him to choose the landing point.

Soon he decided to give up and give the choice to the Russians. If he chose the wrong place and suffered heavy losses in the end, it would be the Russians' own business.

"General Ivanov, where do you think it's better to land?"

Without hesitation for too long, Ivanov gave the answer: "It's better to Ava, it's closest to the Bosphorus Strait. If you win this place for up to two months, you can completely control the Black Sea Strait.

By doing this, we won most of this war. If the enemy wants to defend the strait defense line, we can also drive straight in and attack Ankara, the capital of the Ottomans."

You don’t have to think about why, since the outbreak of the Near East War, Russians’ foreign trade has been inseparable from Austria.

Even if the Vienna government does not charge crossing tariffs, freight is always inevitable. The railway company, regardless of whether the two countries are allies or not, cannot lose any money it should be charged.

Importing is fine, but at most, buying Austrian products will not have much impact, but exports will suffer a huge loss.

Seeing that international food prices were being fed up, domestic food was piled up like mountains, Alexander II was almost worried about his worries.

Only Austria is left. If the capitalist does not take the opportunity to lower the price, then will it still be a capitalist? No matter how the grain prices in the international market rise, the purchase price of Austrian capitalists has not changed.

That's fine. If the Black Sea Strait is not opened as soon as possible, if it is delayed until the end of the year, what will they trade with the British?

The grain exchange loan activity must not be stopped, otherwise the railway construction of the Russian Empire would be suspended.

After thinking through these questions, Arester deliberately reminded: "The importance of the Black Sea Strait is unquestionable, and the Ottomans also knew that they had deployed heavy troops in this area.

Or you should first choose a region with weak enemy forces to land, mobilize the enemy, and then launch a full-scale battle."

This is an established strategy. Arest does not want to be ruined by the Russians. If he logs directly from Ava, he will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Russians are not afraid of serious casualties from gray animals, and Arest is still worried about money. You should know that all the supplies are borne by Austria, and it is not a joke to fire a cannon.

After hesitating for a while, Ivanov nodded. The financial owner still has to give him the face, and if Austria does not cooperate, they will not be able to swim.

It is impossible for 150,000 Russian troops to land in one go, and to divide their troops to attack multiple areas, which will not affect his combat plan at all.

Seeing that the goal was achieved, Arest was very happy: "Okay, I'll let the airship bombing brigade cooperate to see if I can take the opportunity to knock down the enemy's shore cannon."

There is no way. Due to technical problems, I can't play with the plane. Franz can only use the airship to make up the numbers. The bombing brigade is a low-end version of the Air Force.

This army is still a bit embarrassing in Austria. Since its establishment, it has not achieved any results. It has not even had the chance to perform on the battlefield. Instead, the Airship Transportation Brigade performed well.

If it weren't for the outbreak of the Near East War and the enemy's shore artillery that needed to be resolved before landing, I guess Arest wouldn't have thought that Austria would have this force.

In recent years, Austria has been generally peaceful. In addition to occasionally knocking and hitting colonies, it is also an English-British War.

The enemy of the colony did not need the airship troops to take action. The "English-Bu War" was fighting again, and it was too conspicuous to take the airship out. Once the lid was unveiled, the play would be difficult to perform.

After waiting for so many years, the airship bombing brigade finally had the opportunity to perform. Franz immediately transferred the troops to the Balkans and prepared for a practical test.

Although the original space-time airship was eliminated by the plane shortly after it appeared, the Germans bombed the UK with airships, which proved that the airship still had certain military value. It was not a problem to bully the Ottoman Empire?

By the way, let’s show you, attract the attention of various countries and increase your military expenditure.

If every country had a airship and air force out, they would be eliminated overnight when the plane appeared. I guess everyone's expressions would be very wonderful.

...

Ava is just an ordinary port city in the Ottoman Empire. If you want to say anything, it is probably close to the Bosphorus!

The spring breeze blows across the earth, blew the earth green, blew away the willows, but failed to blow away the smoke of war.

Since the Austrian naval shelling, the tranquility of the small town has been broken. The rich people ran away early and the market has become depressed.

The Sultan's "jihad" order has been conveyed, and everyone has been mobilized. Without enough weapons, they have developed it themselves, and the blacksmith shop business in the city has suddenly become popular.

As a senior blacksmith, Akjol was in a heavy mood and didn't even work so hard to make a blacksmith. Thorough training became a matter of dealing with things, as if he was not worried about customer loss at all.

Now he is really not worried about the loss of customers. For this "jihad", he has been requisitioned for free and has heavy tasks every day.

Akjol shouted to the apprentice: "Reign Smanlaga's son moves quickly. If he fails to complete the task, be careful to eat the whip!"

(Note: Before the promulgation of the "Secret Law" in 1934, Ottoman civilians did not have surnames, and one of the common names of "Son of Emperor Sman Raga")

"The Son of Emperor Smanlaga" is a young boy, only about thirteen or fourteen years old. After hearing Akyoer's words, he immediately accelerated his hand and even complained:

"Master Akjol, what's the use of building these weapons? Don't we use guns in wars? Holding these things, I guess we won't even be close to the enemy."

Awa is a port city with many people coming from south to north. As we hear and see, we all know that the age of cold weapons has ended.

Akyoll glared: "Where does it come from so much nonsense? This is what the men decide, and you still need to worry about it?"

Akyoer also wanted to know about this question. Unfortunately, his limited knowledge restricted his thinking ability, and he could not think of what these cold weapons were for.

In order to build these weapons, the officials confiscated iron tools. Due to the insufficient quantity, they also melted a lot of agricultural tools and even iron pots.

Whenever I watch the farm tools that I have been fortunately created in the past turn into molten iron again, Akyoer's heart is bleeding.

However, Akyoll, who has long been worn out by life, will not ask why. If the official asked him to do this, then he would do it like this.

If you ask too much, wouldn’t it be wrong to get a whip? The Ottoman Empire is not a legal country. If it is beaten by an official, it will be in vain.

The young man was still a little dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to contradict the master, as if he was afraid of the whip of the official, so he just worked hard.

After a while, he complained: "Hmph! It's all the blame for those pagans. If it weren't for their invasion, we wouldn't be so tired. When they come, I must give them some color!"

Akyoer ignored the boy's grievances. He didn't want the enemy to land in Ava. Even if he couldn't read a lot of words, he knew that the enemy was not that easy to deal with.

The last war failed, the Ottoman Empire lost its capital, and a large number of powerful people fled back in a panic, but Akyoll saw it with his own eyes.
Chapter completed!