The landing war lasted until the evening, and the darkness drew a comma for the battle. At this time, the Russian army had successfully landed and established a camp.

The news of victory has been passed on to the Constantinople coalition command with the return of the airship troops. The celebration banquet has begun, and Arest, as the commander-in-chief, did not participate in the celebration.

According to reports from the airship troops, the Russian army also paid a considerable price during the landing process. A troop transport ship was even hit by enemy shells and almost sank in the port.

With the firepower being completely suppressed and there were bombs falling in the sky, the defenders still launched effective counterattacks, which was enough to prove that the defenders were not waste.

If the defenders are smart enough, they will retreat and make defenses. Anyway, the naval gun range is limited, and if they retreat a little further, the shells will not be able to hit.

In field battles, close forces are connected, and the role of airship bombing is also lost. Once the two sides fight together, no one dares to throw bombs down again, and no one can afford the responsibility of accidentally injuring friendly forces.

Even though he knew, Arest did not propose to dissuade him. Anyway, he died of Russians, and Russian generals were not afraid of casualties. Why should he worry?

Silently reported the analyzed situation to the Vienna government. Arest arranged for the navy and airship troops to continue to attack the coastal cities of the Ottoman Empire, and all the battles in the Ava area were left to the Russians to command themselves.

At midnight, the Ankara Palace was brightly lit, and news of the coalition landing in Awa had already spread, and the Sudanese government could not sleep.

Frankly speaking, this is strategically beneficial to the Ottoman Empire. If the Vienna government's plan is really implemented, as long as the scorched earth plan is implemented within a 30-kilometer coastal area and expel people into the inland, the refugee wave can collapse the Sudanese government.

However, this does not make the Sudanese government feel relieved. Russia and Austria are both major powers. As long as the two governments are willing to increase their military investment, it is okay to open more fronts.

Abdul Aziz I: "The enemy landed in the Ava region. It seems that our judgment is fine. The Russians cannot tolerate the closure of the Black Sea Strait for a long time.

Now all we have to do is to drag the enemy to Ava until the Russians can't stand to withdraw from the war, so the Black Sea Strait must not be lost.

Before this, we must first solve the threat of enemy airships. What plans does the military have?"

Minister of War Elmerd: "Your Majesty, according to the analysis of data from the front line, neither rifles nor artillery can cause threats to airships, so the only one who can deal with airships is the airship.

The Ministry of War recommends purchasing a batch of airships from abroad as soon as possible to deal with the enemy's airship troops. Before this, we can only interfere with the enemy with rifles."

Almerde knew the industrial strength of the Ottoman Empire and chose to import it very wisely instead of producing it himself.

It’s not that the Ottoman Empire cannot produce it. The problem is that the quality of the airships produced are not guaranteed. What should we do if the performance is not good and cannot fly?

This kind of similar oolong incident occurred frequently in the Ottoman Empire. Taking the imitation of breech rifles as an example, the Ottoman was even worse than the Russians. On the basis of being stupid, large, thick and high, it also added "advantages" such as frequent stuck and blew up the shell.

"It's better to buy than to make" has long been recognized by the military, and Elmod has no confidence in domestic manufacturing.

Everyone knows little about airships. In the eyes of many people, these weapons that can fly in the sky are all high-tech products, not made by the Ottoman Empire, so I should buy them!

To some extent, this decision was completely correct. With the corruption of the Ottoman bureaucrats, they were responsible for producing airships, so it would be fine if they could not fly. The most feared thing was that they fell down as soon as they flew up, which would be a life.

...

In London and the British government are also discussing the issue of airships. No matter how big or small the functions are, what others have, Great Britain must also have. This is a matter of principle.

Navy Secretary Robert sarcastically said: "There are people rumoring the power of airships outside, and some media even stumble on the wind and shadow, saying that the era of the sky is coming.

This is totally nonsense. Not to mention that the performance of the airship is not stable enough, even if it flies to the sky, will we have no choice?

Is it difficult to design a cannon that attacks air? At that time, the airship that is built at a high cost will be a living target in the sky, and you will not be able to find a cover if you want to hide."

What a joke? How many years have passed since the era of sea power and the Royal Navy has not yet enjoyed enough glory. How could the era of "air power" come?

The statement of a living target may be an exaggeration, but the airship is indeed not invincible. Moreover, the cost of the airship is very high, far exceeding the army's equipment, and it is almost about to catch the Shanghai military ships.

Army Secretary Fox echoed: "Yes, the power of the airship is not as great as the outside world says, but it still has certain military value.

Especially in land warfare, this overhead threat has had a great impact on military morale. The Army Department proposed to add an army airship unit to defend British airspace.”

Navy Secretary Robert immediately retorted: "Just leave it to our navy to defend the security of Britain. As long as the Royal Navy is present, the enemy will not be able to come.

Only when the airship forces are placed under the Navy's banner can they be used to shock the enemy overseas to achieve their maximum effect."

...

The two of them had a little awkward argument. The first one was to belittle the airship, and the later one wanted to take the airship troops into their pockets, which was obviously full of contradictions.

However, Prime Minister Gerston was too lazy to care about it, it was nothing more than a political struggle. The Army and Navy first joined forces to defeat the status of the airship unit, but they also wanted to take their own troops and increase their voice in the military spending competition.

Gerston waved his hand: "Two, the annual budget has not yet arrived, don't quarrel in such a hurry. If you are interested in the airship unit, go back and do it yourself!"

This is allowed. The military expenditure of the Army and Navy is at their own discretion, and only if it can pass the Congress review is enough. It is legal to tinker with the Land Aircraft Fleet and the HNA Fleet.

Everyone has heard the implication that there is no problem in building airship troops. If the government wants to increase military spending, it will not work, at least not now.

Prime Minister Gerston is not a military novices. He knows very well that the airship troops cannot be established in one day, at least it will take time to develop and manufacture airships.

The Austrian airship troops have existed for more than ten years, but their presence is relatively low and have no outstanding results, which have been ignored by everyone.

Even if the Vienna government does not pay attention to it, after so many years of development, airship manufacturing has come a long way. It will take several years for Britain to catch up.

Prime Minister Gerston does not believe that the leap from civilian airships to military airships can be completed within a few days. Moreover, there are very few civilian airships in Britain.

There are not even airships, so what can I use to form an airship force? At this time, a special military fund allocation is added, that is, meat buns beat dogs. The army and the navy have done things like cheating military funds.

Especially the navy, it was one of the best. The navy of France and Austria launched an arms race and deceived military spending together, but it spread throughout the European continent.

Since the window paper was pierced, there has been no arms race in Britain, France and Austria for so many years. Anyone who wants to advocate the "two strong standards" will be the first reaction of everyone is "the one who cheats on military spending is here again."

The facts once again prove that as long as John Bull doesn't cause trouble, international conflicts will be much less. If the British Parliament does not increase military spending to the navy, the arms race will naturally not continue.

France and Austria are just unwilling to accept the "two strong standards", which does not mean that the two countries are ready to catch up with the Royal Navy. The gap in financial resources is still obvious.

France, Austria > Britain > Austria > France, everyone is very clear about this financial equality relationship.

There is no war in Britain in a short period of time, so why be so anxious? After a few months, the arsenal should design military airships, and it will not be too late to discuss the issue of forming an airship unit.

If you can't figure it out, you can buy it directly from Austria or conduct technology exchanges. There is no saying that technology is blocked these days, and you can buy any technology as long as you spend money.

Prime Minister Gerston was not in a hurry at all. What troubled him now is the Irish issue. Britain is a colonial power. If Ireland has given regional autonomy, what should the overseas colonies follow?

On this issue, the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party have been quarreling for many years and have continued to this day, and there is still no result.

This is a problem of positioning. At the beginning, the London government defined Ireland as a colony, not a local area, which caused this series of problems.

The bourgeoisie should bear most of the responsibility for this. It has not been able to integrate the Irish people for so many years. The most important thing is that capitalists want cheap labor and refuse to treat Ireland as local.

Including the Irish famine from 1845 to 1852, man-made disasters exceeded natural disasters. After the famine broke out, the London government not only did not mobilize food relief.

Instead, capitalists and big landlords were allowed to raise the prices of local agricultural products. In just seven years, the local population of Ireland dropped sharply by one quarter, and the seeds of division were planted.

From then on, the Irish people have been making independence every now and then, and have to be self-govern. The ethnic integration is not enough to dream, and both sides can’t pee in a single gourd.

Prime Minister Gerston has aspirations and wants to completely solve the Irish issue and raise this hidden danger for Britain.

In his opinion, this problem is much more important than that of the Near East War. When the British Empire was strong, the Irish issue could be suppressed. Once Britain fell, this hidden danger threatened Britain's security.

The British Isles are built on the basis of mutual recognition and unification. If someone is the leader, the British mainland will not be so safe.

...

In Paris, the French government no longer cared about the airship issue, and even the Near East War they had no time to pay attention to it.

In the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon III has reached the end of his life. The senior government officials gathered together, waiting for the emperor to die. It is not right to listen to the emperor's teachings.

As death is approaching, Napoleon III naturally has to arrange the funeral. Crown Prince Eugen is 18 years old, about the same age as Franz succeeded to the throne. Napoleon III believes that his son can handle government affairs well, so the regent is not needed.

After arranging the future generations, the others were sent away, and the only one left in the room was the crown prince Eugen. Napoleon III grabbed his son's hand, and the father and son looked at each other.

"Eugen, the empire is left to you. France is not as stable as it seems, and the undercurrents inside have never stopped.

Remember to be vigilant at all times. Paris has never been stable since the beginning of the Great Revolution. New folk ideas are too active. It is like a powder barrel, and Mars may explode at all.

What France needs now is to lay a solid foundation and try to avoid wars with European countries before thoroughly digesting the Italian region. Even if we really want to fight, we cannot take the initiative to provoke the war.

European countries are very alert to us. Annexation of Italy is the last bottom line for each country, and one step forward is the abyss hell.

And...be careful...ying...ao..."

Before he could finish his words, Napoleon III died. Leaving at this time might be a good thing for him. Compared to the sad ending of the original time and space, Napoleon III is now an unprecedented success.

Economically, France's industry and commerce developed rapidly in the era of Napoleon III, and was the second country among the great powers to complete industrialization. He also allowed Paris to successfully get rid of the "stinky" series, and from then on, Europe was left with "stinky London".

Politically, Napoleon III broke the shackles imposed on France by various countries after the anti-French war, completed the great revival of France. It annexed the Italian region and satisfied the people's dream of a great power.

In diplomacy, the three countries of Britain, France and the Austrian alliance were established, which established France's status as a major power in the world and got rid of the isolated situation.

In terms of military affairs, it is better not to mention it, but there is no achievements in making any progress. Fortunately, there is no achievements in this regard, otherwise it would be an unknown whether the French Empire is still there.

The crown prince Eugen, who was already crying, endured his inner grief and gently put down Napoleon III's hand. He summoned everyone to discuss the aftermath.

The emperor died, which was a big deal. Not only did he have to deal with his affairs after his death, but he also had to consider the political impact.
Chapter completed!