Chapter 552: End of an era

The landing battle continued into the evening, and the night marked a comma for the battle. At this time, the Russian army had successfully landed and established a camp.
The news of victory has been passed to the Constantinople Union Command with the return of the airship force. The celebration banquet has already begun, and Asrest Commander did not attend the celebration.
According to the report from the airship force, the Russian army also paid a considerable price during the landing process, and even a troop carrier was hit by enemy shells and almost sank in the port.
With the firepower completely suppressed and bombs falling from the sky, the defensive forces still carried out an effective counterattack, which proved that the defending city was not a waste.
If the defenders are smart enough, they will back off. Anyway, naval guns have a limited range, and if they recede a little further, the shells will not pass.
In the field, short-arms met, and the role of airship bombing was lost. Once the two sides are fighting together, no one dares to throw bombs down, and no one can afford the responsibility of accidentally hurting the friendly forces.
Knowing to know, Arest did not propose to disappoint. Anyway, all the Russians died. The Russian generals were not afraid of casualties. Why should he worry?
Silently analyzed the situation and reported it to the Vienna government. Arest arranged for naval and airship forces to continue to attack the coastal cities of the Ottoman Empire, and all warfare in the Ava region was left to the Russians to command.
At midnight, the Ankara Palace was brightly lit, and the news of the coalition's landing in Ava was spread. The Sudanese government couldn't sleep.
Frankly, this is strategically beneficial to the Ottoman Empire. Really, according to the plan of the Vienna government, as long as the scorched earth plan is implemented within 30 kilometers of the coast and the people are expelled inland, the refugee wave can collapse the Sudanese government.
However, this does not reassure the Sudanese government. Russia and Austria are both big countries. As long as the governments of both countries are willing to increase their military input, it is not a problem to open more fronts.
Abdul-Aziz I: "The enemy has landed in the Ava region. It seems that our judgment is correct. The Russians cannot tolerate the closure of the Black Sea Strait for a long time.
All we have to do now is to drag the enemy on Ava, until the Russians cannot withdraw from the war, so the Black Sea Strait cannot be lost.
Before that, we have to address the threat of enemy airships. What plans does the military have? "
Minister of War Elmour: "Your Majesty, according to the analysis of the data from the front line, neither rifles nor artillery can pose a threat to airships, and only airships can deal with them.
The Ministry of War recommends that a number of airships be purchased from abroad as soon as possible to deal with enemy airship forces. Until then, we could only interfere with the enemy with a rifle. "
Hermold knew the industrial strength of the Ottoman Empire, and very wisely chose to import instead of producing it himself.
It is not that the Ottoman Empire could not be produced, the problem is that the quality of the airships produced was not guaranteed. What if the performance is not good enough to fly?
Such similar oolong incidents happened from time to time in the Ottoman Empire. Taking the imitation rifle as an example, Ottoman was even more unbearable than the Russians. On the basis of being silly, large, thick, and tall, he also added "advantages" such as frequent jamming and bombing.
"It's better to buy" has long been recognized by the military, and Elmode has no confidence in the domestic manufacturing industry.
We don't know much about airships. To many people, this kind of weapons that can fly in the sky are high-tech products, not made by the Ottoman Empire, so buy them!
In a way, this decision is completely correct. Given the level of corruption of the Ottoman bureaucrats, they were responsible for the production of airships, if they could not fly. The most fearful thing is that it just fell off immediately after flying up, and that would be fatal.
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In London, the British government is also discussing the issue of airships. It is a matter of principle that Great Britain must also have something that others have.
Secretary of the Navy Robert sarcastically said: "The airships are spreading wildly outside, and even some media are catching the wind, irresponsibly saying that the era belonging to the sky has come.
This is totally nonsense. Not to mention that the performance of the airship is not stable enough, even if we fly to the sky, can we not help it?
Is it difficult to design an artillery for air attack? At that time, the airship built at great cost will be a living target in the sky, and no shelter will be found if you want to avoid it. "
What a joke, how many years have the sea power era started, and the Royal Navy has not enjoyed enough glory? How can the era of "air dominance" come?
The term live target may be exaggerated, but the airship is indeed invincible. And the cost of the airship is still very high, far exceeding the army equipment, and it is almost ready to catch up with the navy warships.
Secretary of the Army Fox replied: "Yes, the power of airships is not as great as the outside world said, but it still has some value in the military.
Especially in the land battle, this kind of overhead threat has too much influence on the morale of the army. The War Department proposes to add an army airship unit to defend British airspace. "
Secretary of the Navy Robert immediately countered: "To protect the security of Britain, just leave it to our navy. As long as the Royal Navy is present, the enemy cannot come.
Airship forces are placed under the navy and used to deter overseas enemies in order to achieve maximum effectiveness. "
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The dispute between the two seemed a little awkward. The front is devaluing the role of the airship, and the latter wants to take the airship force into the bag, which is obviously full of contradictions.
However, the Prime Minister of Galston was too lazy to care, it was nothing more than a political struggle. The army and navy first teamed up to defeat the status of the airship force, but they wanted to earn their own subordinates and increase their right to speak in the battle for military expenses.
Gilston waved his hand: "Two people, the time for the annual budget has not yet arrived, don't quarrel in such a hurry. If you are interested in the airship unit, go back and do it yourself!"
This is permissible. The military and navy's military expenditures are at their disposal, and they only need to pass parliamentary review. It is legal to disrupt the Airship fleet and the HNA fleet.
Everyone has heard the implication, there is no problem in building airship forces, and it is not acceptable if the government wants to increase military spending, at least not now.
The Prime Minister of Galston is not a military mistress. He is very aware that an airship can not be established in one day. At least the development and manufacture of the airship will take time.
The Austrian airship has been in existence for more than ten years, but it has a low sense of existence and has no bright record, which has been ignored by everyone.
Even if the Vienna government didn't pay much attention to it, after so many years of development, the airship manufacturing has gone a long way. It would take years for Britain to catch up.
The Prime Minister did not believe that the crossing from civilian airships to military airships could be completed within a few days. Moreover, there are very few civil airships in Britain.
There are no airships. What do you use to form an airship? At this time, special military expenditures will be increased, that is, meat buns and dogs. The army and navy have done things like cheating military expenses.
The navy, in particular, is the best among them. The affair with the navies of France and Austria has provoked an arms race and cheated military expenses together, but it spread throughout the European continent.
Since the window paper was ripped through, for so many years, no arms race has broken out in Britain, France or Austria. Whoever advocates the "two strong standards", everyone's first reaction is "there is another deception of military spending."
Facts have proved once again that as long as John Bull does not engage in matters, there will be far fewer international contradictions. The British parliament does not increase military spending on the navy, and the arms race naturally cannot continue.
Just because France and Austria are unwilling to accept the "two strong standards" does not mean that the two countries are ready to catch up with the Royal Navy. The financial gap between everyone is still obvious.
France + Austria> British> Austria> France, this financial equation relationship is still very clear to everyone.
Why is Britain so anxious that there has been no war in Britain for a short time? After a few months, the arsenal should also design a military airship, and it will not be too late to discuss the issue of forming an airship.
If you can't figure it out, you can buy it directly from Austria or exchange technology. There is no such thing as a technology blockade these years, as long as you throw money at it, you can buy any technology.
The prime minister was in no hurry, and now he was suffering from Ireland. Britain is a colonial power. What if overseas colonies follow the example given to Irish regional autonomy?
On this issue, the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party have been arguing for many years, and it has continued to the present, and there is still no result.
This is a question of positioning. From the beginning, the London government defined Ireland as a colony, not a homeland, which caused this series of problems.
The bourgeoisie should bear most of this responsibility. For so many years, it has not been able to integrate Irish people. The main thing is that capitalists want cheap labor and refuse to treat the island of Ireland as a native.
Including the Irish famine from 1845 to 1852, human and calamity factors exceeded natural disasters. After the famine, the London government not only mobilized food relief.
Instead, the capitalists and landlords were allowed to speculate on the prices of local agricultural products. In just seven years, the local population of Ireland dropped by a quarter, and the seeds of division were planted.
Since then, the Irish have become independent and want autonomy. National integration, stop dreaming, the two sides can't even urinate in a gourd at all.
The prime minister was pursuing, and wanted to solve the Irish problem thoroughly, and to pull out this hidden danger for Britain.
In his opinion, this issue was more important than the Near East War. When the British Empire was strong, the Irish problem could be suppressed. Once Britain fell, this hidden danger threatened British security.
The British Isles are self-contained, which is based on the mutual recognition and unity of everyone. If someone is the party leading the way, Britain's homeland is not so safe.
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In Paris, the French government has lost sight of the problem of airships, and they have not paid much attention to even the Near East War.
At the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon III has come to the end of his life, and high-level government officials have gathered to wait for the emperor to breathe. It should not be listening to the emperor's teachings.
Near death, Napoleon III naturally had to arrange the funeral. The crown prince Eugen was 18 years old, about the same age as Franz's succession. Napoleon III thought that his son could handle the affairs of the government, and regents were not needed.
After the arrangements were made, the others were passed away, and the Crown Prince Ouren remained in the room. Napoleon III held his son's hand, the father and the son looked at each other.
"Ou Ren, the empire will be entrusted to you. France is not as stable as it appears on the surface, and the undercurrent inside has never stopped.
Remember to be vigilant at all times. Paris has not been stable since the Great Revolution, and new folk ideas are too active. Like a gunpowder barrel, Mars could explode at all.
What France needs now is to lay a solid foundation. It is necessary to avoid war with European countries as much as possible before it can completely digest the Italian region. Even if we really want to fight, we can't provoke war on our own initiative.
European countries are very alert to us. The annexation of Italy is the final bottom line for all countries, and one step forward is the abyss hell.
And ... be careful ... Ying ... Austria ... "
Before he could finish speaking, Napoleon III took a breath. Leaving at this time may also be a good thing for him. Compared to the dark end of the original time and space, Napoleon III is now an unprecedented success.
Economically, French industry and commerce developed rapidly during the Napoleon III era and was the second country to complete industrialization among the powers. He also let Paris successfully get rid of the "stinky" word series, and since then, "stinky London" is left in Europe.
Politically, Napoleon III broke the shackles imposed on France after the Anti-French War and completed the great revival of France. It annexed the Italian region and fulfilled the dream of a great nation for the people.
Diplomatically, the three-nation alliance of Britain, France, and Austria was established, which established France as a great power in the world and got rid of isolation.
In military affairs, it is worth mentioning that there is no outstanding achievement. Fortunately, no achievements have been made in this area. Otherwise, the French Empire is still absent, which is an unknown.
The emperor Euren, who had been crying, forbearing his grief, gently put down Napoleon III's hand. Convene everyone to discuss aftermath.
The death of the emperor is a major event, not only to deal with the aftermath, but also to consider the political impact.
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