Chapter 925: Refugee wave

At the beginning of a new day, heavy snow is still flying in the sky. Generally speaking, in such weather, neither the coalition forces nor the French army will attack.
Captain Hoeg, who was patrolling, did not dare to take it lightly. There was no large-scale offensive, and it did not mean that small-scale attacks would not happen.
The twenty-fifth division of Captain Khohoeg was attacked by the French seven times in just half a month, causing hundreds of casualties.
Of course, the coalition forces also organized multiple retaliatory counterattacks. In general, it was a win-win situation for each other. The Austrian army also took a little advantage.
Against the biting cold wind, Captain Hoeg sneezes, and an unknown hunch emerges.
"All cheer me up and be careful of being shot by the French."
The battlefield is the best teacher, and experience is slowly explored. I don’t know when the warring parties fell in love with sniper games.
Four or five hundred meters away, three or five soldiers with good marksmanship ambushed the enemy's patrol, and did not counsel the previous platoon.
Subject to the accuracy of the firearms, it can hit more than 30% at a distance of two hundred meters, and they are elite soldiers.
At a distance of four to five hundred meters, apart from the sharpshooter, ordinary soldiers rely entirely on luck, and they cannot be effectively killed.
The soldiers in ambush will fight if they win completely, and run if they don't win. Most of the casualties on both sides of the war have come this way recently.
"Relax, Captain. The terrain here is flat, and you can't hide people at all.
You see, the front is all white, not like someone passing by, unless the French ambush into the snow in the middle of the night. "
It was a middle-aged veteran who returned to the army after the war broke out. As can be seen from the eyes of everyone, his status in the patrol is not low.
The army worships the strong, and it is naturally because of its ability to be respected. There is no exception here. The middle-aged veteran is respected. Naturally, he has rich combat experience and has won military awards.
Almost all Austrian army companies have such veterans, and the value of their existence is to impart battlefield experience.
Captain Hoeg took out the telescope and glanced in front of him. After making sure that there were no signs of pedestrians, he was relieved.
There is no ambush overnight. The temperature in the middle of the night is minus ten degrees Celsius. In the ice and snow, there is no heating facility, it will be dead.
As for digging holes and setting up bunkers, that only exists in divine plays. It is simply impossible in reality. Frozen soil is not so easy to dig. How can it be dug silently overnight?
As soon as he was about to put down the telescope, a looming figure suddenly appeared in the distance, and Captain Hoeg suddenly looked dignified.
"Signal, the enemy appears."
The distance is too far, and you can only see through the telescope. Although in such weather, it is not reasonable for the French to attack, but the battlefield is not a reasonable place.
Captain Hoeg had been to the military academy, and countless classic examples told him that classic battles were won by breaking the rules.
Not feasible in theory, does not mean that it will not happen in reality. For the French army, launching an offensive in icy and snowy weather is certainly unfavorable, but it is not entirely unprofitable.
In such ghost weather, the Austrian planes and airships can only rest at home without worrying about threats from the sky.
The task of the patrol is to find the enemy and report it in time. Sensing the change, Captain Hoeg will naturally report it.
"Captain, are you sure you are the French army? It is not good for the French to launch an offensive now. It is important to know that in such a ghostly weather, the casualties of soldiers will be very large!
Soldiers are usually injured, and when the corpses are collected in the evening, they can also take the injured back to the hospital for treatment.
This kind of icy and snowy weather is different. The wounded have been lying in the snow for several hours. The wound has been frozen for a long time, and the possibility of recovery is greatly reduced.
People with a little military knowledge know that the wounded on the battlefield are usually several times the number of killed soldiers, and may even be a dozen times.
If the wounded cannot be rescued, the war damage will go up at once. France is not a populous country, and they can't bear such losses.
Hoeg shook his head: "Lieutenant Hans, do you think this kind of ghost weather, in addition to the French, will there be groups of people running towards us?
Don’t forget, it’s a war now. Here is the battlefield where we are fighting against the French army. I don't think any normal person would think of running away to die! "
The guns on the battlefield were blind, and there was no innocence before the two militaries. They ran over to join in the excitement, and they died in vain.
The residents nearby ran away long ago, and no one left to be bombed. Captain Hoeg directly ruled out the possibility of being a public.
The middle-aged man of Hans shook his head: "No, Captain. Don't forget that the mines and factories in the Rhineland region are closed. After losing their livelihood, ordinary people can't hold on for long.
In this snowy and ghostly weather, it is difficult for the French to protect their logistics, and it is impossible to provide relief.
Based on past experience, each war produces a large number of refugees. For example, in the last Near East War, we created a large number of refugees for the Ottoman Empire. "
It can be seen that Lieutenant Hans is not strong in analysis, but mainly participated in personally. The impression in his mind is too deep.
There are ready-made success stories, the French have no reason not to follow suit. As for the sequelae, this is what Lieutenant Hans can take into account.
After listening to this explanation, Captain Hoeg gave up the plan to withdraw immediately. Anyway, the distance between the two parties was still far away, and it didn't matter if they stayed for a while.
"Postpone the signal, the scouts made observations over a kilometer, first determine whether the team in front is the French army."
Oolong on the battlefield, the consequences are very serious. If the refugees were mistakenly regarded as enemies, and the artillery greeted the past, it would be another tragedy.
Captain Hoeg has a conscience and does not want to personally direct a tragedy.
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At the moment, the high-level coalition forces of the Bideau three-nation coalition gathered at the coalition headquarters.
Grand Duke Albrecht said cautiously, "You guys, just received news from the front that a wave of refugees is coming to us.
Unlike the scattered refugees before, the number of refugees this time may be as high as nearly 10 million, and our pressure is very great.
There are various indications that this time the French were artificially creating famine, forcing the people to leave.
The French are now poor in skills. There is no way to defeat us on the battlefield, so we try to use this mean method to bring us down. "
Fortunately, the Austrian officers, the officers of the two countries directly fry the pan, especially Leopold II, who participated in the meeting, was even more panicked.
On the surface, a large number of refugees will consume coalition supplies and increase the logistical pressure of the anti-French alliance.
If a deeper analysis is taken, this is the prelude to France's complete annexation of Belgium and the Rhineland region. The locals are gone, and naturally there is no way to stop the French from occupying these areas.
As long as the French government places a group of immigrants on it, it will complete the substantial annexation. Even after the war, European countries intervened to intervene, and there was no way to restore Belgium. After all, the above were French.
Similar routines were used during the annexation of the Ottoman Empire in Austria. When European governments responded and wanted to intervene, the Ottomans were almost gone.
As a result of the established facts, there is no way for European countries to send the Ottomans back from Russia. In the end, they can only watch Austria annexing Ottomans.
After the reaction, Leopold II took the opportunity to make a decisive statement: "Marshal, we must rescue the refugees no matter what."
No way, Leopold II's basic rule of Belgium has now become refugees.
The country exists because of people, and there are talents and countries. Leopold II wanted to restore his country, he had to keep these refugees.
Otherwise, after a famine, Belgium, which has a small population, would be completely cool.
To relieve refugees, it is better to count on Austria than on anti-French alliances.
There are many members of the Anti-French League, but those who are truly capable of relief for refugees are still only Austria, and only the world’s first agricultural product exporter, can produce so much food.
Grand Duke Albrecht nodded: "Of course, the relief of refugees is what the coalition should do. But how to relief is a problem.
Belgium and the Rhineland region have a total population of more than 11 million. Even if it is due to war, the local population will decline, and it will not be less than 10 million.
Now that the French have shot, they will certainly not make trouble. If there is no accident, the refugees we want to receive are probably between 9 million and 10 million.
It is not so easy for so many people to eat, drink and sleep. It must be properly resettled, otherwise there will be a mess.
Fortunately, the refugees did not come on the same day, we can also evacuate the refugees. "
"Evacuation" is obviously not that simple. It is easy to evacuate and difficult to gather. Once these refugees are dispersed and resettled, it is not so easy to gather them back.
Regardless of whether an ally is an ally or not, and can become a member of the powers, Austria will naturally not be a vegetarian.
With so many high-quality labors, once Austria has eaten it, it is difficult to let them spit it out.
A sentence "Go to stay free" can block everyone's mouth and make everyone have to eat this dumb loss.
Not to mention leaving everyone, it is still possible to leave half of them. Only those who have experienced war know the value of peace.
It's too dangerous to be a neighbor with France. A small country like Belgium is too insecure. If you can have a better life in Austria, why do you want to leave?
This is still based on the fact that Austria has to face, in case the Vienna government is kind-hearted and intentionally sets up obstacles to prevent refugees from leaving.
Leopold II hurriedly opposed: "Marshal, this is not good! As long as we win this war, the refugees still have to return home.
Taking into account everyone's local circumstances and the convenience of returning home in the future, I propose to establish a refugee camp nearby to resettle the refugees. "
It is impossible to jump out. The German Confederation is a piece of sand, and the Rhineland region does not belong to any state, and the representatives of the states present cannot possibly come forward.
It does not involve its own interests. For the representatives of various states, as long as Austria is sure to pay for and settle the refugees, other issues are easy to discuss.
Grand Duke Albrecht shook his head: "Your Majesty. In principle, I support your proposal, but the problem is that we can't do it at all.
The logistical pressure is already very great just to maintain the operational needs of the coalition forces. Now it is impossible to achieve another ten million refugees.
After all, refugees need to dress and eat, and so many people consume tens of thousands of tons of supplies every day, and we can’t be satisfied.
If you don’t want to see a large number of refugees freeze to death, starve to death, the only way is to send them to the rear for decentralized resettlement.
In fact, to disperse so many people in a short time, the pressure is also very great for us. "
I don’t know, I was shocked. Hearing that tens of thousands of tons of materials are consumed every day, everyone present was not calm.
Although not everyone's math is very good and can be calculated immediately, but everyone can be sure that Grand Duke Albrecht cannot lie on this issue.
Leopold II's face sank, and deep down he wanted to oppose it, but the cruel reality really made him desperate.
There are no more reasons than a set of cold figures. If the material problem cannot be solved, Austria’s proposal can only be accepted.
As for the future, you can only look forward to eating at the Vienna Palace. Now Belgium has lost its bargaining power.
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