Chapter 203: Blood lesson

Snow flakes are coming again every winter. Wrapped in a layer of silver, Vienna has become particularly pleasant this winter.
Schönbrunn Palace
Metternich reported: "Your Majesty, the Ministers of Britain and France transmitted the Ottoman truce negotiations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it appears that the Sudanese government is preparing for the aftermath."
This does not surprise Franz. The war has hit now. The Ottomans suffered the most losses, followed by the Russians. The British and French losses were drizzle and not worth mentioning.
Without strength, everything is futile. It is inevitable that the Ottomans will shrink their sphere of influence in the future. With the support of Britain and France now, they will end the war with Austria in advance, and it will be more in their interest to shrink the troop to return to the Greeks.
Franz thought for a while and said, "Go on with our original plan, talk slowly with the Ottomans, and find out their bottom line before talking."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Metternich replied.
Now that the second Bulgarian battle has been fought, both sides are exhausted. The high-intensity battles in the past few days, the soldiers' war exhaustion has increased day by day, and the morale of the warring parties has inevitably declined.
Except for the Greeks who had just joined the battle and the Montenegro who had been dazzled by victory, the rest were supporting.
On the bright side, the Russians had the upper hand. Franz was very clear that this was just an appearance. This was a battle that was doomed to lose.
Just look at the casualties of the Russians. After more than four months of fighting, the casualties of the Russian army have exceeded 170,000.
Among them, only less than 60,000 people died directly. The remaining 100,000 wounded, because they did not receive treatment in time, and lacked medical treatment and medicine, ultimately survived less than eight floors.
There is no first-aid on the battlefield. The medical paramedics in the Russian army are rare. They can only protect the lives of officers. As for the soldiers, they ca n’t live with them!
Gray animals are worthless. They can only be bandaged briefly if wounded, and then rely on the soldiers to slowly boil.
The Russian army has not conducted first-aid training on the battlefield, so it is more suitable to bind wounds rather than bandaging. No professional medical gauze, no disinfection, just find a cloth and wrap it up.
The severely wounded did not say that it was impossible to survive, and they were directly counted among the dead.
Many lightly wounded people obviously only hit non-critical parts such as arms and thighs by bullets. They could have survived as long as proper wound treatment was performed, and they also died because of unfavorable treatment.
In the Principality of Wallachia, the battlefield emergency hospital opened by Franz is now very busy. Every day, the wounded soldiers of the Russians retreat, and then they rushed over to seek medical treatment.
"Medical treatment" is a golden statement. It is nothing more than cleaning the wound, disinfecting it, and then re-bandaging, prescribing some medicine with unknown efficacy.
The real life-saving is cleaning the wound and disinfecting to avoid inflammation and infection. The drugs behind it are mainly used for the heart, and by the way make good money.
From the front to the rear, it has not been dead for several days, it is not a severely wounded person, as long as the wound is not infected, it can basically survive.
These Russian soldiers did not know. They only saw that after the first aid, the mortality rate dropped rapidly, and they thought that all the doctors in the hospital were doctors.
In fact, most of these medical staff are soldiers who have only received first-aid training on the battlefield. Franz used Russian wounded as mice to exercise their professional skills.
Drugs will depend on the situation. For a penny and a dollar, sky-high medicine will definitely be effective. Franz still has it.
Cheap medicines do not need to be expected, either a variety of experimental medicines, or flour + vegetables.
The most effective of the cheap medicines is decoction, in simple terms, a pot of clearing heat and detoxifying or traditional Chinese medicine. Unfortunately, this thing is considered by many to be witchcraft, and most Russian soldiers are reluctant to drink it.
Moreover, this medicine is not intended to treat wounds. It has no immediate effect and has not attracted everyone's attention.
Nicholas I was a good Tsar. At least he also paid for the medical expenses of the soldiers. Of course, don't expect him to spend much. The packing price is ten rubles per wounded person. If he survives, he will give money. (Silver ruble is about two and a half silver)
With this money, it is naturally impossible to expect any good service. With the exception of the few who have the ability to pay for themselves, most people enjoy the simplest treatment.
For example, to perform surgery and remove the shrapnel from the wound, you don't have to think about it without a hundred rubles. Too few people have the ability to perform this operation, and the price is naturally high.
Originally, Franz was also preparing to outsource the first aid on the battlefield, but considering that the risk on the battlefield was too great, and the Tsar government refused to spend a lot of money, naturally it could not be reached.
Such a terrible casualty rate, even if the rear is constantly replenishing, the combat effectiveness of the army will inevitably be affected.
After theoretically treating these wounded and rearming to the battlefield, veterans will have stronger combat effectiveness.
It is a pity that the Russian bureaucracy has a serious work style and does not do the ideological work of the soldiers. Most of the wounded soldiers are unwilling to return to the battlefield, and some people even buy medical staff to delay the recovery time.
This is the case for the Russians, and the coalition forces opposite are even worse. The Ottoman Empire was not capable of providing medical care, even for local operations.
The casualties of the British army were not significant, and did not attract domestic attention. The angel who pioneered the first aid in the battlefield has not yet reached the front line.
Without battlefield first aid, you can only rely on God's fate, and rely on God or blessings.
This is why the British and French commanders forced the Ottomans to become cannon fodder. In order to reduce the casualty rate, they can only die.
Franz does not forget the lessons of the past, and the lessons of the Near East War, Franz naturally learned.
With these messy things, Franz had already summed up the General Staff, and the cases on the battlefield were distributed to the hands of every commander.
Logistical experience and lessons are also provided by all government departments, and relevant professional knowledge training is organized. In short, the same thing cannot happen in Austria.
In order to better implement these issues, the Austrian government has implemented a dual responsibility system of leadership and direct responsibility in the logistics department. If any problem occurs, the relevant responsible persons will go to the military court together.
Franz said cautiously, "Honest Marshal, the General Staff will finalize the final westward battle plan as soon as possible. This time we are racing against time.
The army must take down Munich within a week, control the entire Bavaria within a month, and sweep the South German region within two months.
If time is available, we will also extend our tentacles to the central region of Germany to occupy favorable terrain and lay the foundation for the future. "
The terrain of the German region is very complicated: North Germany is a plain with an average altitude of less than 100 meters; Central Germany is a mountainous region, which runs from east to west; in the southwestern Rhine Valley, there are mountains on both sides, and the valley walls are steep; The regions are the Bavarian Plateau and the Alps.
This brought inconvenience to Austria's military operations. The best option for quick action is to attack along the Danube. All problems are not a problem.
If the enemy blocks the river, the challenge will come. To attack the land of more than 100,000 square kilometers from the ground, the challenge is indispensable.
Fortunately, these areas have been fully developed. The South German region is a plateau rather than a mountainous area, otherwise this task cannot be completed at all.
(Note: The plateau refers to an area of ​​more than 500 meters above sea level, a flat terrain, and a wide range of enemy areas with certain fluctuations)
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Marshal Radsky responded with confidence.
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In the final preparations for Austria, Napoleon III also made a decision-to increase troops.
There is no way, Napoleon III participated in this war, in addition to France's interests in the Near East, more to gain political prestige.
If the Russians would win, his throne would be unstable. The French people are not the patience masters. If they can't produce satisfactory results, it is not bad to have another revolution.
If it were not for a sudden political crisis in the London government, then the British and French forces would march into the Crimea.
Although the army was not moving, the navy had already acted. From the end of November 1852, the British, French, and Ottoman navies continuously bombarded Russian port cities along the Black Sea, causing thousands of casualties to the Russians.
Faced with the unscrupulous bombardment of Britain and France, all those who dare to stay are warriors. Obviously, such warriors are rare, and a large number of Russians flee to the inland areas.
St. Petersburg
When receiving British and French bombardment of coastal areas, Nicholas I was really angry. This is simply not the case. Britain and France are so shameless that they fire directly on civilians.
Civilian casualties are not a big deal. Hundreds of thousands of refugees have now been added to the issue, waiting for relief from the Tsarist government.
Fortunately, Ukraine is a food-producing area, otherwise human tragedy will occur again. No, it has already appeared.
The inefficiency of the Russian bureaucrats was revealed at this time. Facing the refugee wave, local officials did not take effective measures and waited very mechanically for St Petersburg's order.
The consequences are naturally serious. St. Petersburg is so far away. The tsar's order has not yet come down. The hungry rebellion has erupted.
It cannot be regarded as a rebellion. These people have not rebelled, they are just grabbing food everywhere and have not attacked the city.
In suppressing the rebellion, the bureaucrats have rarely been very efficient. There are still many Russian troops in the Ukraine area waiting to reinforce the Balkan battlefield. Now it is not a problem to suppress the rebellion.
The unorganized hungry riots were put out in the beginning.
Of course, these Nicholas I did not know. It may even never be known. No official will use this little thing to annoy the great Tsar.
Nicholas I questioned: "The enemy has attacked our coastal cities for so long, haven't you been able to do anything about it? What did the Black Sea Fleet do? Nothing worked!"
The Minister of the Navy whispered, "Your Majesty, the Black Sea Fleet suffered great vitality in the battle with the enemy. Only a few boats remained, and it was no longer able to fight."
The saying that the vitality is badly wounded is very conservative, and it may be more appropriate to cover it with the entire army. In the face of the siege of the British, French, and Ottoman navies, the Black Sea Fleet simply could not fight it.
The Admiralty originally thought that they were hiding in the harbor and covered by fortress guns. The enemy would not dare to kill them. I never expected that these "advanced" fortress guns would not work at all.
Since the Ottoman Empire has not fallen behind, the threat of foreign enemies along the coast of the Black Sea has been eliminated. Naturally, the decaying bureaucrats of the Tsarist government can save provinces and shores, and shore guns have become like goods. Not the products of the last century, or the products of the last century, there are more fake and shoddy products.
After some temptations, the British and French naval heroes launched an offensive politely, and the Black Sea Fleet struggled for a while before valiantly sacrificing.
This is nothing to be ashamed of. The British and French navies joined forces with no country in the world to resist, and the failure of the Black Sea Fleet to surrender to the enemy is enough to show their bravery.
Mainly because there is no chance of surrender, it is directly over. Since the entry of Menshekov into the navy, the Russian navy has been standing in place for decades and is now two times behind the enemy.
(Dare to use the Army Code to train the navy)
"Humph!"
Nicholas I gave a cold drink, expressing dissatisfaction in his heart.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Karl Wollsell persuaded: "Your Majesty, at this point we can only abandon these cities first, as long as we can conquer Constantinople and block the Bosphorus, this kind of thing will continue. It will not happen again. "
At this moment, the tsarist government ’s desire for Constantinople increased again, and they experienced for themselves the terrible consequences of losing sea power.
Nicholas I nodded, he was not really angry with the Black Sea Fleet. He had expected this result since the day when Britain and France entered the war.
What really irritated him was that the defense lines in the coastal areas were weak and did not cause a bit of trouble to the enemy, and the corruption of the government bureaucracy had reached such a level.
The problem is the problem. It is the time of war. Stability in the country prevails. Nicholas I cannot clean the bureaucracy at this time.
"Did the losses be counted?" Nicholas I asked with concern.
"Your Majesty, it is only a preliminary statistics. We have no strategic materials hoarded in the coastal areas. About 300,000 people have been displaced, and direct economic losses have exceeded 200 million rubles." Minister of Finance Astanley Rhodes trembled Replied
Obviously, Astanley Rhodes did not expect the people underneath to dare to be so bold. Even if their warehouses of hoarding strategic materials were exposed, the enemy could not hit with such accuracy?
Even if it is a fixed target, the Navy's hit rate is not high. It is not possible to complete the bombing of all their warehouses in a short time.
Really think that the enemy's shells don't need money?
Nicholas I sneered and said, "Check, send someone to check me!"
Even if they can't be moved now, is there still a word called post-autumn accounting? The Tsar was very vengeful, remembering these issues first, there will be time for liquidation in the future.
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