Chapter 122 Not Happy
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Europeans in that era actually had the same understanding of war. How long could they fight for a long time? The Seven Years' War and the Thirty Years' War are just bluffing, but the scale is actually just a drizzle.
For example, in the later World War I, the leaders of the main participating countries at that time almost all agreed that the war would last at most a few months, and they never thought that it would last as long as four years.
The same is true of the Crimean War. At first, Russia thought it was teaching Turkey a lesson. How much time would it take? As for Britain and France, they also think that as long as they fight together, they can scare the polar bears to death, and they won't fight for long.
Not only is there an error in judging the time, but there is also a problem with the unanimous judgment of the scale of the war. They never thought that this small-scale conflict would almost involve the whole of Europe, and millions of people would fight there for several years. There will be so many casualties.
So much so that some European historians believe that the Crimean War is the First World War, because its degree of bloodshed and the scale of the exhibition are not comparable to those of the Afghan War, the Boer War, the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War.
The only thing that can challenge the Crimean War to a tragic degree is the American Civil War, but this is a civil war that does not affect other powers. Naturally, it cannot be compared with the Crimean War in which almost all powers participated.
So when Li Xiao said that the possible war would last a very long time and affect a wide area, both Kornilov and Nasimov disagreed.
They think that either the duration will be extremely long but the number of countries participating in the war will not be particularly large, and the natural spread will not be very large. If the scope is very large and too many great powers are involved, the war will not last very long.
Their reason is that if there are so many great powers participating in the war, everyone will be afraid of each other, and it is impossible to really risk their lives to fight to the death. The problem becomes.
In fact, this is also the normal state in Europe in the era of the Vienna system. Otherwise, after the Vienna Conference, there would be sayings that this would end the war. Because under the framework of the Vienna system, Europe is generally a system that restricts and balances each other. Everyone has no choice but to test each other, even if it is to use force, it is mostly to scare people, it is more like a means of bargaining at the negotiating table.
However, Li Xiao knows that the Vienna system is about to die, because the reason why the Vienna system exists is that France is weakened, and the Russian Opinion is huddling together to keep warm. But now France has re-emerged and become stronger, the United Kingdom has grown by leaps and bounds because of the relationship between the Industrial Revolution, and Russia's Opp has fallen into internal troubles and its strength is not as good as before. That kind of mutual restraint and balance relationship no longer exists.
Obviously, the European political structure or the Vienna system needs to be reshuffled. Only after a new round of political reshuffle will countries reach a new temporary balance until new countries that can break the balance appear again, and then proceed to the next round. The cards are shuffled in rounds, and then go round and round and continue to cycle forward.
Unfortunately, Russia will be the biggest loser in this round of reshuffle. Who made Russia fail to keep up with the situation well, and its strength is no longer enough to support its status and ambitions!
"What we are about to face is a protracted tug-of-war. The scale of the war will be unprecedentedly large and the duration will also be unprecedentedly long! Don't believe it, time will tell, and gentlemen, it is always right to be more prepared for war Yes, how the form will change in the future is anyone’s guess, but one thing is never wrong, it’s always good to be more prepared!”
Although Kornilov and Nasimov did not fully agree with Li Xiao's opinion, as veterans on the battlefield, they also knew the importance of making more preparations, and preparation is better than no preparation, right?
"But it's troublesome!" Kornilov sighed,
"Berge and the others didn't pay attention to Turkey at all. They didn't plan to defend at all. They only planned to destroy the Turkish navy with a violent attack. It is unrealistic for them to agree to strengthen the defense!"
This is indeed a headache. I have to say that the upper echelons of Russia at this time are swayed by blind optimism. It is generally believed that teaching Turkey is a piece of cake. They did not expect Britain and France to stand up for Turkey, so naturally they did not intend to defend. Most people are ready to completely destroy Turkey with one brilliant victory after another.
This is the fault of Nicholas I. Who made him make a mistake in his judgment, who made him blindly optimistic and has been drawing big cakes for the generals, making the Russian army generally arrogant and indulgent, thinking that victory is within easy reach.
Li Xiao has no good solution for this, because he is not a god and cannot reverse this general blind optimism. The only idea he can come up with is: "Go to Sebastopordo for inspection, under the name of inspecting the military equipment. Make excuses, focus on defense facilities... I guess few people have paid special attention to that aspect in recent years. There must be a lot of problems, and you should seize these problems to make a big fuss, and then try to find more funds To repair the defense facilities..."
Kornilov and Nasimov couldn't laugh or cry when they heard this, because this method is really a bit of a trick, but it's the only way to do it after thinking about it.
It's just that Li Xiao didn't finish his sentence, and he immediately said: "I will also mention this matter to Grand Duke Constantine. He has been the assistant to the Minister of the Navy for so many years, and he has some influence in the Ministry of the Navy. I should be able to help you beat the side drums..."
Kornilov and Nasimov glanced at each other. They are not political noobs. The relationship between Li Xiao and Grand Duke Constantine is not good, and Grand Duke Constantine sent someone to Wallachia to make trouble for them. Also heard. Why in the blink of an eye, these two groups got together again?
If Li Xiao could hear their voices, he would probably tell them: "It's normal to get together. In politics, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. Grand Duke Constantine is not a stunned young man or an angry young man. He knows how to choose." What's best for you."
In fact, while Li Xiao was chatting with them, Grand Duke Constantine was about to arrive in Bucharest. This time he was invited by Alexei to negotiate.
"This guy Prozolov really disappoints me!"
Grand Duke Konstantin, who was sitting in the carriage, complained endlessly like a bitter woman. He already knew all about the planes created by Viscount Prozolov, and he also felt the pressure for the first time...
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