"Check it out, is the Austrians' real purpose?" asked Prime Minister Gladston.

After Prussia announced the debt extension, the London government immediately suspected that it had gone to Austria, and once it was investigated, it was discovered what role the Vienna government played.

There is no way to keep this kind of thing secret. Austria does not jump out and cheer up. The Berlin government does not have the courage to do this.

Foreign Secretary Glenville George Levesen-Gower: "On the outside world, the Austrians want to disagree with our relationship with Prussia, and they have succeeded.

Our intelligence personnel found that the railway traffic volume in Austria has soared in recent times. In-depth investigations have found that a large amount of strategic materials are gathering into the port.

The Austrians seemed to be preparing for a war, but their army was not abnormally mobilized, and they should not have gone for France."

After the outbreak of the Paris Revolution, the London government closely monitored Austria's movements, for fear that if one was not careful, the continental balance would be broken.

In terms of interests, France and the Austrians have been fighting over continental hegemony for many years. Now France is ill, and Austria has enough motivation to take advantage of the situation.

However, France is not a soft persimmon, and even if civil strife breaks out, it is not easy to mess with. Without sufficient preparation, Austria cannot take action blindly.

After looking at the world map, Gladstone nodded and thoughtfully said: "There is no military mobilization, then the goal of Austria's attack this time should not be very strong.

The Vienna system has just been established, and the Austrians will not slap themselves in the face. This war is mostly outside Europe.

In the Far East, South America, Near East, or African colonies, do you think the Austrians want to attack the place?"

Colonial Minister Primros analyzed: "The possibility of the Far East is not high, Austria's strength there is limited, and it is not their strategic focus.

The chances of South America are also very small, and the Panama independence movement is progressing very smoothly, and there is no need to increase investment unless they are ready to swallow the Republic of Colombia in one bite.

The Near East and African colonies are possible. The Ottomans were the feud of the Habsburg dynasty. Franz repeatedly stated in public that he wanted to eliminate this...

The core of Fa'ao's colonial lies on the African continent. The two countries are afraid of each other's strength, and coupled with geographical restrictions, large-scale conflicts did not break out. The Vienna government has the motivation to take advantage of the situation.

I think they are more suspicious of Egypt's attack. Attacking the Ottoman Empire is always possible, and the chance to seize the Suez Canal may be this time.

France was very tough on the outside and offended many people in the colonial struggle. After the civil war broke out, many countries made small moves, including us wanting to get a share of the pie.

If there is no war, there is a lack of a leader. If Austria takes the lead, the feast of dividing the French colonies will break out.

France, which lost its overseas colonies, will find it difficult to have the strength to threaten Austria even if it ends the civil war, with the increase and decrease."

There is no way for France and the Austrian government to manage the Suez Canal, and it does not mean that everyone does not want to monopolize it.

Today is different from the past. Now it has the strength to dominate the Suez Canal. As long as the Egyptian region is captured, there will be even a colony of Austria, and there is no fear of peeping.

Foreign Minister George retorted: "My opinion is exactly the opposite. Judging from the current international situation, Austria's chances of attacking Egypt are slim."

Then he picked up a baton, walked to the hanging world map and pointed: "This is Austria. You can see from the map that their strategic position is so bad that it can be said to be a powerful enemy.

In recent years, the Vienna government has successfully abolished the Ottoman Empire through diplomatic and military strikes, and used the Prussian War to destroy Prussia. The Russians were greatly damaged and the situation gradually improved.

In the short term, it may be more profitable to seize Egypt and attack the French Empire; but this will worsen the relationship between France and Austria. After the end of the civil war, France will be Austria's biggest enemy.

History will repeat the old story of France and the Ottomans jointly forming the anti-Habsburg dynasty. Under the trend of interests, most Russians will join in.

Under this background, it is difficult for Austria to find allies. Even pro-Austrian German states will most likely lead to the anti-Habsburg alliance."

George used his baton to draw a circle on the map and tried his best: "Evil is everywhere, and Austria will be exhausted if a war breaks out. No matter how powerful the national strength is, it cannot withstand such trouble.

From a long-term perspective, what Austria needs most is to continue to maintain friendly relations with the French, take the opportunity to destroy the Ottoman Empire, and gain a stable rear."

The "strategy" determined by geographical location cannot deceive people. You can tell at a glance that the map is placed there.

Austria, located in the heart of Europe, is a miracle in itself to be able to revive it.

Behind this miracle is a series of diplomatic trajectories, maintaining friendly relations with many countries at the same time, creating conditions for revival.

It is impossible to say that if you discover Austria's plan, of course, it will destroy it, otherwise you will live up to the reputation of "smashing stick".

...

The British were still a step slower. The success of the Paris Revolution provided Austria with courage. The Vienna government has decided to cut the mess quickly without waiting for diplomatic results.

Franz: "Have you found the excuse of war?"

The key to the war in Austria is no longer the international situation.

A gunshot in Paris pushed the European revolution to a climax again. No one dared to take the blame for the world and launched a war to defend the Ottoman Empire.

It is not about strength. After two Near East wars, the Ottoman Empire was already seriously damaged.

Now everything is ready, and I only need an "excusation" of war. For this reasonable excuse, Franz's hair is about to fall out.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "We have taken control of the evidence of the Ottoman government massacre of the Armenians, and the victims include 1,867 imperial citizens."

After saying that, Wesenberg took out a thick stack of photos from the envelope, which were the scene of Ottoman soldiers massacre.

If it hadn't been for looking through a few pictures and felt a little familiar, Franz would have almost believed it.

The photos must be real. With the photography technology these days, it is not realistic to make a fake.

However, there may be a little error in the time of occurrence, which is only a few years ahead of schedule.

Time is not the key, as long as the content of the photo is real, it is enough.

After hesitating for a while, Franz still took out the most impressive piece of "Gatling Shooting Refugees": "If you have been published in the newspaper, don't publish it to the public."

Wesenberg replied without changing his expression: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, these photos have not been published.

You feel familiar with it, maybe because the contents of the shooting are somewhat similar, but there are actually differences."

Franz nodded, he still believed in the vision of professionals. He handed over the task of creating an excuse for war to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, rather than to let the military, mainly because of "professionality".

Otherwise, if a soldier disappears or a shipwreck is not reasonable to take out such an excuse to hold it in.

Not to mention whether people believe it internationally, no one in China can believe it.

In contrast, the deaths of thousands of imperial citizens of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are much more shocking.

Anyway, everyone is dead, and the Vienna government says they are Austrian citizens, so Austrian citizens are nothing more than a matter of re-issue a nationality.

It doesn’t matter if the number is too large. I’m going to do this big number to divert everyone’s attention.

After shifting everyone's focus to quantity, deep down, I couldn't help but accept the claim that Austrian citizens were killed in the Ottoman Empire.

The number of issues can be rehabilitated after the war. Replace citizens with "immigrants who apply for approval", reduce the number of citizens killed, and blame the unscrupulous media for not being rigorous.

Anyway, before the dust settles, the Vienna government will not explain the number of victims in official documents. How to interpret the outside world, just be as casual as possible.

...

On April 20, 1882, while the European world was still immersed in the Paris Revolution, a news about "The Ottoman Empire massacred Austrian citizens" published by the Balkans Daily emerged and broke the situation.

The number of Xuan Hong in "1867" attracted the crowd of people all over the place. Then many newspapers followed up with reports, but the number was diversified.

The most number of people has exceeded 10,000, and at least two people died. It was still the Ottoman Empire who was mistaken for the secondary chariot when the Ottoman Empire massacred domestic ethnic minorities.

The number does not matter. In short, the Austrians are angry. Those bloody photos have touched everyone's hearts, and all sectors of society have asked the government to punish the Ottoman Empire.

Affected by this, on April 22, 1882, the Vienna government formally submitted a note to the Ottoman Empire and negotiated on the massacre.

The Ottoman government, who knew nothing, received the Austrian diplomatic note in a confused look on his face. After being confused for a while, he realized that it was not good, it was dangerous.

It was originally intended to find fault, so the negotiations naturally could not go smoothly. On April 24, 1882, the Vienna government unilaterally announced the breakdown of the negotiations.

The reason is: Austria requested to send an investigation team to conduct a field investigation in the Ottoman Empire, but was rejected by the Ottoman government.

The massacre of ethnic minorities existed. Not long ago, there were several Armenian villages that were destroyed in domestic ethnic conflicts, but this was not the main reason for the Ottoman government's rejection.

As long as it can be proved that Austrian citizens have not been massacred, these things are all minor problems. At worst, they can be scolded by public opinion for a while. Anyway, they have been criticized by European public opinion.

The problem is that while sending an investigation team, Austria also requested to send troops to protect it, and the number of people is as high as one division, so there is no way to bear it.

The Russian-Prussian War has proved the transport capacity of airships, and putting an Austrian infantry division into the inland was simply suicide.

The reason for the rejection was naturally selectively ignored by the Austrian media. The Ottoman Empire was all barbarians, and for the sake of the safety of the investigation team, they must send troops to protect them!

Many people?

It is just an infantry division, and as long as the Ottoman government has no ghosts in its heart, it should not be afraid.

The perspectives of both parties in thinking about the problem are not on the same channel, so the final conclusions are naturally different.

After the negotiations broke down, the voices of revenge in Austria suddenly rose.

The voices of the pro-war faction gradually overwhelmed the anti-war faction, and the atmosphere of war became more and more intense.

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Chapter completed!