Chapter 192: Coalition plan

On August 15, 1852, the Russian army launched the second Bulgarian battle. The main force of the Russian army came out of the nest and crossed the Balkan Mountains to launch an attack on the coalition forces.
It is difficult for Franz to understand the fact that the Russians do not care to press the main force all the time. No matter how bad they are, they must leave enough troops to keep the logistics transportation line? Do not understand, do not understand, he had to help the Russians to heal.
Austria needs this war to continue. Only when the Russians, Britain, and France fight real fire can there be a good opportunity for Austria to go west.
Franz frowned and ordered: "Order the frontline troops to stand by at any time. Once the coalition forces come in, they will pretend to be Balkan guerrillas and help the Russians to keep the transport line."
If it were not for Austria as a multi-ethnic country and there were a large number of ethnic minorities in the army, it would be difficult to help the Russians.
Politics is shameless, as long as the cover is not opened and there is no evidence that Britain and France have done it in Austria, then everyone will continue to pretend to be revenge next time.
If the cover is lifted, then there is no need to say that it can only be carried back. This kind of extreme things, Franz is very hated of adventure.
Marshal Radsky suggested: "Your Majesty, it's easy to expose directly, or else we support the Bulgarian local militia and guerrillas.
The Russians did not take them as a thing, but the information provided by the frontline military observers believed that their will to fight was high and they had a certain combat effectiveness.
As long as we provide them with a batch of weapons and equipment, and arm these people, with them as their ground snakes, it will be almost impossible for the coalition to attack. "
Austria needs the Russians to fight, but it is not ready to go to battle for the Russians, which means that the westward strategic bankruptcy.
Russians ca n’t be expected to talk about credit. Austria helps them lay down Constantinople, and they will send troops to help Austria unify the German region, right?
Putting it in perspective, if Austria's strategy is realized, will Franz still do his best to help the Russians?
Sincere cooperation is based on common interests. Once the interests are gone, everyone's position will change.
Franz shook his head and said, "It's easy to support Bulgarians. We don't lack that little arms.
But how did the Russians explain? According to the covenant, the Bulgarian region is the territory of the Russians, and we cannot reach out to them. "
In order to avoid conflicts, the Russian-Austrian alliance has agreed very clearly that the forces of the two countries are very clearly divided. They can do whatever they want on the site, and the allies cannot reach out.
Now the Russians are promoting Slavism in Bulgaria and Slavism in Montenegro, but the two principalities of Serbia and the Danube are not moving.
The Russians obeyed the rules, and Austria certainly couldn't break the rules. This is the basis of the alliance between the two countries.
"If you don't arrange for people to smuggle arms into Bulgaria, there have been a lot of active arms dealers in the Balkans recently, and we can find someone to act as an agent."
Metternich objected: "No. If there are thousands of rifles, we can naturally let the arms dealer sell to Bulgarians.
But now we have the Bulgarians with the ability to block coalition attacks, which requires at least one or two divisions of weapons and equipment.
If so many weapons flow into Bulgaria, we don't know anything.
Moreover, now that Bulgarians do not have that much money to buy weapons, arms dealers sell arms without collecting money. Such a strange thing happened. As long as the Russians are not stupid, they know that we do it. "
The smuggling of arms can only be minor, and once it is large, it is difficult to keep it secret.
The Ottoman Empire has been controlling the flow of weapons and ammunition into the Bulgarian region. If a large number of weapons are now entering Bulgaria from the Austrian controlled area, Austria will not say at all.
Franz thought for a while and said, "Take some of the second-hand weapons in our warehouse, which are still usable, and the weapons seized in the Balkans, and let the quartermaster sell to the arms dealers in his own name. participated in."
Ordering men to resell weapons and equipment is a strange thing, and now it happens.
A large amount of Austrian equipment appeared in the Bulgarian area, which will certainly attract the attention of the Russians. If it is estimated that the second-hand used equipment will flow into the market, the Russians will still feel confidant.
Now the largest arms dealer in Bulgaria is the Russian Expeditionary Force, and officers sell the seized weapons and equipment to local guerrilla organizations for profit.
Now that the Russian army is done, it is not surprising that the Austrian army followed suit. Even if the Russians found it, they would help to cover up the past, otherwise their arms sales would be exposed.
The Prime Minister Felix thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, this is probably a waste of money. The Bulgarian militiamen are too poor. They are reluctant to buy some guns and ammunition. They cannot afford artillery.
If the coalition forces send troops to carry out sabotage at the back, although the number of troops cannot be too large, but it will not be too small, at least it is based on regiments. The Bulgarian local militia is probably not their opponent. "
"Don't worry, we only need the Bulgarians to delay time. With this time as a buffer, presumably the Russians should come over." Franz said calmly.
As for the combat effectiveness of the Bulgarian militia, Franz is still assured. He had previously been caught in a misunderstanding. These people on the front battlefield could not beat the regular army.
However, the terrain at the door of the house can be used to resist it. These Bulgarians have no problem in delaying the enemy's marching speed.
There was always one word behind the raid-fast. If the speed is not fast enough, don't say that people's logistics line will be cut off, and it will be good if the whereabouts are not eaten.
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Coalition command of the balkans
"General Mosta Pasha, how can you tell me what happened? Why did the Russian attack you without any information?
Don't tell me the transfer of hundreds of thousands of troops, you have not found? French commander Emmaboule Jean-Jacques Perlisier questioned
"General Mosta Pasha, you cannot blame this incident. The Russians have begun to attack. You don't even know it. We want to inform you.
This is the homeland of your Ottoman Empire. You can't get any information about it. Are your officials eating shit? British commander Montes accused
Facing the accusations of the two, Moste Pasha had nothing to say. They are all guest soldiers, and they do n’t know that the Russians are excusable. They, the land snakes, let the Russians complete the military transfer under their eyes.
"I'm sorry for the two. We will deal with the malfeasance seriously. The same thing will not happen again. Now that the enemy has come, let's face the enemy first!"
Having said that, Moste Pasha took up his baton, analyzed it a little on the military map, and said, "Here and here, it is the focus of our battle with the Russian army.
Judging from the firepower on the battlefield, the focus of the Russian offensive should be the strategic place-Sliven.
Sliven has been a strategic place in the Balkans since ancient times. Once the Russian army occupied it, it formed a strategic advantage for us.
From here to Edirne, Ma Pingchuan, we can no longer establish an effective line of defense. If the Russians leave 100,000 troops in Sliven, we will leave 200,000 troops to watch them.
In addition, another city that may be the focus of the Russian attack is Sofia.
Sofia is located in the southern part of the Sofia Basin, which is also a strategic place in the Balkan Peninsula. If you master it, you will have half of Bulgaria.
If Sofia loses, then the Russians can be connected with the Austrians in the north, and Belgrade, which we are still holding, will lose its strategic significance. "
Looking at the map of Montes, his face changed, and now the British army was in Sofia, along with them, there were 30,000 Ottoman troops.
I chose to stay here because of an internal analysis of the British Expeditionary Force that the Russians were targeting Constantinople, and the offensive focus would be on the Sliven area.
If the coalition forces succeed and launch a counterattack, Sofia will be in a good position again. It can quickly pounce on the Danube River and cut off the retreat of the Russian army. This is a good place to gain military exploits.
But now, the Russians are also likely to make a breakthrough in Sofia. After conquering it, more than half of the Balkan Peninsula was completely occupied, and the political gain was greater than that of the military.
French captain Emmabel Jean-Jacques Perlisier said indifferently: "The Russians want to capture Constantinople, and the Sliven area is an inevitable hurdle. Unless they are not afraid that we will copy it. Way, otherwise the Russians must attack it here.
Without the Sliven area, the battle behind us would be difficult. At that time, the Russians can attack and retreat, and we can only deal with them passively.
Now that your country has given up on the Serbian region, even if Sofia falls, it is nothing more than to lose the central and western Bulgaria, plus Belgrade.
This war is still early, and the winner is the last one who laughed. We don't need to care about the gains and losses of a city and a place. It is also worth giving up some land temporarily for the final victory. "
Montes strongly opposed: "The Sofia region can't just give up. The Russians have deceived the Bulgarians. If it continues, more Balkan people will be deceived.
At that time we will find more and more enemies fighting. With the support of these people, even if we defeat the Russians, we will not be able to drive them out of the Balkans.
The 30,000 aid troops sent by our country have already set off, and they will reach the Balkan Peninsula at the latest the day after tomorrow. The 20,000 troops of the Kingdom of Sardinia will also reach the Balkan Peninsula, sending 50,000 of them to reinforce Sofia.
Restricted by logistics, the Russians had limited forces in the Balkans. They could not attack Sofia's army too much, and the 100,000 army could definitely hold it.
Sliven here is guarded by the French army. The Russians have little chance of breakthrough. As long as this wave of attacks is blocked, we can launch a counterattack.
In terms of military strength, we have an absolute advantage. Even if the Russian army's combat effectiveness is strong, it is not our opponent in the Balkans. "
The military serves politics. As the first battle of the British army on the Balkans, Montes could not retreat without a fight, which is related to the face of their British army.
The French have emerged, even if the French army has lost, but on the bright side, they are all winners, and failure is the Ottoman pot.
The British Army also needs to establish authority. They also need to prove their strength to the outside world and improve their domestic status. This determines that they cannot act with the French, or they will be considered to be soy sauce.
Mosta Pasha supported: "General Montes' proposal is good, Sofia cannot afford to lose, and we cannot afford political influence."
Negatively speaking, it is unknown whether the Russians can be driven away. In case both sides lose each other and the Ottoman Empire cannot recover the lost ground, isn't it a big loss to give up Sofia now?
The British were powerful, that was the strength of the navy; the French were powerful, that was the strength of Napoleon's France; the Ottoman Empire was powerful, that was history.
The Russians are powerful now, and they are still powerful. Many battles with the Russian army, the Ottoman government has a lot of patients with terrified Russia, even Mostpasha is inevitably affected.
The Sudanese government is ready to move the capital. If it was not for morale, the capital of the Ottoman Empire would now be Ankara.
Teddy bears are too difficult. If they can't drive them out of the Balkans, the Sudanese government will not dare to keep the capital in Constantinople and be neighbors with them.
Two to one, Emmaboule Jean-Jacques Perlisier did not continue to oppose. Everyone is an Allied. He can actually command the French. The Ottoman Army can barely command. The proud John Bull does not buy his account. .
Emmable Jean-Jacques Perlisier proposed: "In this case, let's divide the work. The defenders in Sofia are mainly British and named the Left Army, with General Montes as commander.
The Sliven area, including Kazanlak, was garrisoned by the French army. I personally served as the commander of the Middle Route Army, and the rest of the area was under the responsibility of General Mostpasha as the right army.
The battle on the front line is tight and no time is wasted on us. If there are no problems, let's go to office as soon as possible! "
Montes said without hesitation: "There is no problem, this allocation is reasonable, and the combat effectiveness of the troops can be maximized."
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