After capturing the Ava area, the Russian army did not stop the war, but went straight to the Bosphorus, which was the first gateway to the Black Sea, which was crucial.

If it were a few decades ago, it would be enough to cross the sea directly from Constantinople, but it is not possible now. With the development of artillery technology, it is too easy for shore artillery to block the strait.

The coalition also considered launching an attack from the Marmara Sea, but before the war broke out, the Ottomans concentrated all the navy.

Austria has not many warships left in the Marmara Sea. It is okay to suppress the Ottoman Navy, but it is impossible to destroy them.

Faced with the enemy huddled in the port, it is more convenient to fight over on land. The navy will have to pay a decisive battle.

In the Ava command, Lieutenant General Harrosf, who made meritorious contributions, whispered: "The commander, the attack ahead is blocked, and the enemy is resisting too fiercely.

He even disguised himself as the elderly, weak, women and children, so that our army would relax its vigilance and launch a sneak attack. The front-line troops were progressing slowly and asked for support from the airship bombing team."

What is "disguised as the elderly, weak, women and children" is clearly the elderly, weak, women and children. The makeup techniques these days are not that awesome, and the gap in body shape cannot be concealed.

With the propaganda of the Sudanese government, the Russian army has transformed into a man-cannibal demon, and the people have long been mobilized, either voluntarily or forced, and these people have caused a lot of trouble for the Russian army.

General Ivanov glared fiercely, his dissatisfaction was overwhelming: "Bare, can our soldiers not fight after leaving the airship unit?

Tell the front line troops that the airship troops are not their nanny and they have to find a way to fight their own battles.

Now the airship troops are carrying out strategic bombing missions, which is related to the entire battle situation, not just for them."

The Austrian airship troops were of some size. Even if they were sent out, they were only a few people. While conducting strategic bombing, they could not distribute enough troops to support the Russian army on the front line.

Ivanov was not a person who was able to become a Russian commander, but he was not short of strategic vision.

From the overall situation of war, bombing Ottoman cities now, weakening the enemy's war potential, blowing up roads and bridges along the way, and increasing the pressure on the enemy's logistics supply is much more important than taking down one or two lines of defense.

If you just stare at the battlefield in front of you, you will be foolishly fighting head-on and colliding all the way. Not to mention the 150,000 Russian troops, even if there are 1.5 million Russian troops, there will be no few people left in the end.

Ivanov still has a great fondness for Lieutenant General Kharosf, otherwise he would be able to return home to retire after his retirement. How could he stay and make meritorious service if he was guilty?

Ivanov knew very well that this Near East War was seen by many as a good opportunity for gilding. This Russian army of 150,000 people had mixed in with a large number of relatives.

He always wanted to ask for help, but it was probably the officer from the related household. If the Austrian airship troops were under his command, Ivanov would be happy to sell his favors.

Unfortunately, the two sides were commanding separately this time. Since the Russian army insisted on launching the Black Sea Strait strategy, the General Command of the Alliance Army has completely become the Logistics Department Relations Coordination Committee.

Now both sides fight and joint combat does not exist. Austria's cooperation is limited to providing them with logistics and ship transfer troops if necessary.

There is no problem with this command model. The Austrian army started fighting in the Middle East, and the Russian army fought hard on the Asia Minor Peninsula. The two places were far apart and could not even join forces.

The airship army should forget it. Due to information asymmetry, there was an accident in which a friendly army was accidentally injured during the previous few cooperations, and the two sides even had a big fight.

Then, Arest completely let go of the Russians. No matter how the Russian army fights, they pretend not to see them. All the airship troops were sent out for strategic bombing, far away from the front line.

The distance has produced America. Without the cooperation of the airship troops, the Russian army immediately missed the benefit of having someone cooperated above them. The airship troops may not be able to kill many enemies or destroy many fortifications, but it is very important to disintegrate the enemy's morale.

According to past experience, no matter how fierce the Ottoman army resisted, as long as a few bombs fell from the sky, their morale would drop by a certain level in an instant.

Ivanov could not admit that the Russian army could not fight without Austria's help, so he could only carry on. Moreover, the strategic bombing of the airship troops was also beneficial to the entire battlefield.

Lieutenant General Harrosf explained: "The Commander, our army has suffered a lot recently, and the number of casualties in the past two days has exceeded one thousand.

After paying such a great price, we can only advance more than ten kilometers every day. With the casualties of the Battle of Awa, the number of casualties in our army has exceeded 8,000.

According to the current progress, it will take at least one month to conquer the Bosphorus Strait. The casualties that require sacrifices may reach tens of thousands.

This has exceeded our ability to bear it. The Bosphorus is just the beginning, and it has only taken a small step from the strategic task of the first phase.

If this situation cannot be changed, our current military strength will not be able to win this war at all. Even if the country can continue to increase its troops, there are still many issues that need to be involved."

If the enemy is not fighting hard, it will naturally be difficult to fight. In just over a week, the Russian army has achieved a record of defeating 58,000 enemies, annihilated 12,000 enemies, and capturing 836 enemies.

There are so few prisoners, that is the result of the propaganda of the Sudanese government. The Ottoman soldiers believed that the Russian army would kill them all, so they would naturally not surrender.

The captured prisoners were basically the result of the previous landing battle. Since the news of Ava's massacre spread, Ottoman soldiers rarely surrendered again.

The enemy chose to fight to the end, and the number of casualties of the Russian army inevitably increased. Now the Russian army suffered more than 8,000 casualties, including more than 2,000 people who died in battle. Even if they were effectively treated, only half of them could return to the battlefield in the end.

Ivanov shook his head: "I know these situations, but they still cannot. The airship unit is not our army, and its command is in the hands of the Austrians.

The coalition command was still in Constantinople and had no intention of moving. Even if we coordinate, we had to send people back to Constantinople first.

How much time does this take? Every time I do this, how can I fight the battle next?

We have made a clear agreement with Austria, and it would be fine to ask them for help once or twice now. If the entire war needs their help, we can win, and things will not be that simple.

The interests are seen among countries, and no one will pay blindly. We have to pay the price behind every request for help, and these are the interests that should belong to the Russian Empire."

Anything involved in politics becomes less simple. Neither side has done less to stab a member of allies.

But what is embarrassing is that the Austrians did a relatively obscure job and could not catch any handle on the surface; on the contrary, the Tsarist government was caught in many things.

The people below are not clear about these open and secret struggles, and Ivanov has already contacted them. For the sake of interests, these conflicts and conflicts have been suppressed by both sides.

But the estrangement has been laid. Today you plot against me, tomorrow I plot against you. Almost every time a conflict occurs, the relationship between the two countries becomes even further apart.

The Vienna government refused to renew the contract, but the Tsarist government did not jump out to blame it because Austria had many problems and was unreasonable in verbal battles.

If these things are not exposed, it is better for you and I, everyone. Once the lid is uncovered, the subsequent things will not end. At least hostility between the two countries is indispensable.

The senior officials' intrigues directly made the officers and soldiers below suffer. Otherwise, even if the airship troops were insufficient, wouldn't the Vienna government not be able to supplement it?

It cannot be said that Austria does not even have a reserve of airships, only the one hundred and twenty airships on the front line.

You should know that the Austrian airship troops have existed for more than ten years. After such a long time, there are naturally many airships that have retired from service in the middle. These airships have not been dismantled and sold scrap iron, and are still sealed.

As long as the Vienna government is willing, it can be activated at any time. Anyway, the Ottomans do not have air defense firepower, and even if the airship has a little poor performance, it will not be a big problem for them to bomb the enemy.

It is not impossible to change this situation. As long as the Tsarist government is willing to bow its head or pays a certain price, it can achieve its goal.

Unfortunately, this can only be wishful thinking. In this Near East War, the two countries joined forces entirely because of interests. Since interests are involved, there is no way to compromise on many issues.

How could the casualties of some soldiers be ignored by the Tsarist government?

The war on the front line was still burning, and Russian soldiers rushed forward and fought hard with the Ottomans, and the two sides fought in a dark and dark place.

St. Petersburg was also not at peace. Since Poland received the return of the parliament to the king's election, the Tsarist government has been unable to sit still.

The facts are right in front of you. William I didn’t even have a strong competitor in this election, and there was no suspense to win.

Once Poland and Prussia share the monarchy, the two countries' union will inevitably become closer and may even merge into one country.

The Tsarist government led to the intensification of alliance between the two countries. The existence of the Russian Empire brought heavy pressure to the ruling classes of the two countries. The knowledgeable people of the two countries knew that only by uniting could they have the power to fight against the Russians.

This is not something that individuals can resist. What hindered all this before was the intervention of the great powers. After all, after the Prussian-Russian War, the Russian Empire was a bit miserable, and the Tsarist government seemed to collapse at any time.

Britain, France and the Olympics did not want to add a cake to the table, so they strongly interfered in the Polish throne election and kicked William I out of the first time. The Prussians were not willing to be outdone, so they simply pushed the revolutionary party to power and secretly supported the revolutionaries to prevent the throne election.

The delay in resolving the Polish throne was the result of the joint intervention of all parties. Now the situation has changed, and no one expected that after Alexander II's reform, the Russian Empire would be restored so quickly.

Perhaps it was not as powerful as it was at its peak, but it was much stronger than Prussia and Poland today. If we calculate the comprehensive national strength, the Russians were almost twice as many as Prussian Poland.

The Berlin government's action was also forced out. If the Polish Kingdom is not annexed, the subsequent war will almost be destined to lose.

After Alexander II's reform, the Russian Empire became much more stable. I was not panicked when I had food in my hands. Even if it was painful in the agricultural crisis, this was an advantage in the war years.

If the Tsarist government can control the fullness, the gray animals will have combat effectiveness. If you want to waste the Russians to death, don’t joke. The Tsarist government hasn’t retreated to Moscow yet?

No matter how many battles the front line lost, the Tsarist government with food in hand would not collapse. After the agricultural crisis broke out, Alexander II gritted his teeth and directly collected grain as taxes, turning this grain into strategic reserves. This is the root cause of the Tsarist government's financial dynasty on the verge of bankruptcy.

Otherwise, after tax reform, so many borers were cleaned up. Even if a large area of ​​territory was lost, the fiscal revenue of the Tsarist government should have exceeded that of the past. How could it be about to go bankrupt?

After glanced at everyone, Alexander II asked, "William I jumped out to compete for the Polish throne at this time, what do you think?"

It was difficult for the Tsar to be a good person. Since the beginning of his ascension, Alexander II did not live a few good days.

Because of a mistake in judgment, when he succeeded, he thought of limiting Austria and ignored the threat from the Prussian Kingdom. As a result, the current unfavorable situation was led to, and the internal criticism never stopped.

If Alexander II hadn't had enough political skills, he would have been ousted. The Russian Empire had happened before the Tsar.

The previous role model was Peter III, which happened to be because of his pro-Prussians. Alexander II clearly learned his lesson and decisively chose to beat Prussia. Even though he lost the war, he still saved the throne.

In this regard, the Russian people are still generous, and victory or defeat is common among military strategists. As long as the Tsar can watch the government and the lower-class people can fill their stomachs, they will not rebel because of the failure of the war.

Foreign Minister Chris Basham: "Your Majesty, the Prussians' actions at this time are related to the current international situation.

Napoleon III passed away, the French government fell into a whirlpool of power struggle, and had no energy to participate in international affairs in a short period of time. As long as the Prussians were willing to pay a certain price, it was not difficult for the French to watch the scene coldly.

As the relationship between Russia and Austria becomes colder, the Vienna government has never had the idea of ​​supporting Prussia to restrain us. Even if it does not exist now, there will be one in the future.

Now, both our energy and Austria are restrained by a large part of the Near East War, and if the Prussians were willing to spend a lot of money, the Vienna government might have accused their actions.

If France and Austria settle the two countries, it will not be difficult to convince the British. Even if the London government opposes, it will not send troops to interfere.

If Britain, France and the Austrians do not take action, even if we send troops to intervene, the Prussians will not let go, which will inevitably lead to a new war.

We are not ready yet, and the Near East War has restrained part of our strength. Now the war breaks out is very unfavorable for us. The Prussians should have seen this opportunity before taking action.”

After Chris Basham's explanation, things were clear. Although the solution was available, unfortunately the decision-making power was not in the hands of the Tsarist government.

If France and Austria don’t take action, their family alone will not scare the Prussians at all. Anyway, they are all enemies, and the Berlin government will not care about their thoughts.
Chapter completed!