Chapter 794

St. Petersburg, Alexander III has lost a lot of hair since the news of the British Pact.

Throwing away the telegram in his hand, Alexander III complained: "Damn Englishman, can't you be a little more peaceful?

After a few days of worry-free days, I started to toss again. Do you really think we are being bullied..."

Heaven and earth conscience, he really doesn't want to do things right now. Isn't it good to farm quietly, why do you want to do things?

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alisher Gulov persuaded: "Your Majesty, this is a British ruse.

The reason they provoked the Persian conflict at this time is to interrupt the recovery of the Russian Empire, and we must not let their conspiracy succeed. "

He was really afraid of the anger of the young and vigorous tsar, and he would go to war with the British regardless. This kind of thing happened a lot of times among the previous tsars.

To be precise, there are many such things in the world. It lasted until modern times, and after learning the lessons of countless predecessors, everyone became rational.

The current Russian Empire is not suitable for foreign wars. First, the Russian-Prussian War, and then the economic crisis. The Russian Empire is in its weakest period.

Without waiting for Alexander III to answer, War Minister Paradru Wald said first: "Everyone knows that this is a British conspiracy, but so what?

The interests of the Russian Empire cannot be violated, and the Persian issue is just a temptation for the British. If we don't cut off their delusions, more trouble awaits us.

Once the outside world is made to think that the Russian Empire has fallen, the enemy we will face is not just the British. "

There was too much hatred, and when the Russian Empire was strong, these were all scabies and nothing to worry about.

It's different now, the Russian Empire is at its weakest. Being able to live in peace and stability depends on the former tiger might.

No matter how powerful the tiger is, it cannot change the fact that it is a sick tiger. If you can't deter the wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains and forests, it will be a situation where wolves eat tigers.

In order to avoid the worst situation, the tsarist government has made a lot of efforts, including: restoring the Russian-Austrian alliance, actively participating in the war in the Near East...

On the one hand, he used the power of the alliance to intimidate the heroes, and on the other hand, he showed his muscles on the battlefield, making everyone believe that the Russian Empire is still strong.

To speed up the recovery, the Tsarist government even sold the spoils of war in the Near East in exchange for large sums of money to improve its finances.

However, the temptation still came. The Persian issue is just a shadow. Once the Russian Empire shows its fatigue, it will never be peaceful.

The more they thought about it, the more nervous everyone looked. After constant brainstorming, a conspiracy theory against the Russian Empire took shape.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Foreign Minister Oscar Jimenez hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency, the matter is not that serious.

The British may be testing us, but the Persian issue also involves Austrian interests, and as long as we agree with the Vienna government, the situation is under control.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has communicated with the Vienna government, and they suggested a showdown with the Persian government directly, ignoring the presence of the British. "

The Russian-Austrian alliance is an invincible existence on the World Island, especially after the end of the Popo Federation, other countries together cannot shake this big boss.

The British have no problem doing things. They are not in Eurasia anyway, and the Royal Navy is enough to ensure their own safety. It is impossible to directly overthrow Russia and Austria.

The Minister of War, Paradru Wald, asked suspiciously, "Austria wants to attack Persia?"

Oscar Jimenez rubbed his forehead, there was no way that these teammates couldn't help. Fighting peoples like to use violence to solve problems, and the upper echelons of the tsarist government are no exception.

Helplessly explained: "Britain and Poland signed a secret treaty, and neither government has recognized it, so we can pretend we don't know anything.

Now that we have a showdown with the Persian government, we can deliberately put forward conditions contrary to the content of the secret agreement, and let the British plan fail.

If the Austrians want to attack the Persian area, they don't need to be so troublesome at all, they can just hit it directly. "

"Fight directly" is the style of the foreign powers. The excuse for war can be found after waiting. Anyway, a war of aggression has been launched, and there is nothing to wash it off.

This is different from the war in the Near East. The Ottoman Empire was a public enemy of Europe in the past. Just flipping through the history books can turn a war of aggression into a war of revenge.

International public opinion itself has a strong tendency, and the revenge war launched on behalf of the will of the European people must be just.

Under the influence of the general environment, even the British, who are shit stickers, have not been entangled in this issue.

There is nothing to say about attacking Persia. After all, there is no hatred between the Persian Empire and the Habsburg Dynasty, and there are still 18,000 miles from the European world.

The answer was mixed for Alexander III. The joy is that the problem can be solved, and there is no need to worry about the deterioration of the situation; but the Russian Empire is more dependent on Austria.

In order to get rid of its dependence on Austria, starting from Alexander II, the tsarist government deliberately alienated the Vienna government.

However, after tossing and turning, it finally returned to the original point, and even made the problem worse.

It was promised to get rid of the dependence on Austria, but in the end, the dependence became stronger.

Learning from his father's lesson, Alexander III did not

Blindly alienate the diplomatic relations between the two countries to get rid of dependence on Austria.

And then there was no such thing, Alexander III simply didn't know what to do. It is not impossible to get rid of dependence on Austria, but the price to pay is too great.

Political dependencies are best resolved, troublesome economic repercussions. Facts have once again proved that international loans are not easy to get.

Affected by the additional condition that only Austrian goods could be purchased, Russian industry lost its own style and completely copied Austria.

No, they still have their own style. The mechanical equipment they bought and the same product they produced were improved in terms of shape, size, and function.

Unfortunately this improvement is not benign, but goes in the opposite direction. If you fail to copy the homework, you don’t need to think about independent research and development and upgrading.

After buying the first generation, you must buy the second generation, and everyone is used to it. As a consequence, Russian industry was forced to adopt Austrian standards.

Today, with the exception of Austria, machinery and equipment produced by other countries cannot be sold in the Russian Empire.

It's not a price issue, nor a quality issue. The key is that the standard system doesn't match.

Industrial development is about the industrial chain. To change the standard, the upstream and downstream must be changed together. If only one of the links is changed, there will be problems in the overlapping of the industrial chain.

Even in industries that are not highly dependent on the industrial chain, capitalists must also consider the issue of equipment maintenance in the later stage.

Without a supporting standard system, a replacement screw must be imported from the country where the equipment was purchased.

If these gadgets are worthless and the manufacturer can give a batch, then the machinery and equipment are broken and maintenance workers have to be hired from overseas, then there is no way.

Everyone has to consider the cost, and no one will ask for trouble. There are not many large factories in the Russian Empire that allow equipment suppliers to directly send skilled workers to live there.

Alexander III still knew a little about economics, and he didn't mess around in order to get rid of restrictions.

If you can't do it yourself, you have to import it anyway. It is better to buy Austrian products from Britain and France. At least everyone is an allies.

Under the free trade system, relying on the promotion of standards, the monopoly of industrial equipment has been realized, which has taught many European economists a lesson.

Even at some universities, the Russian Empire has been included as a classic example of business in students' textbooks.

From the beginning to the end, the tsarist government did not expect the British to do this, it was just a response to the conflict in Central Asia.

From this point of view, the "warning" of the British government was considered a waste of time, and the Russians did not think of that step at all.

It's not that the Tsarist government is stupid, it's mainly a cognitive difference. Perhaps in the eyes of the outside world, the small actions of the Russian army in Central Asia are a big deal, but in the eyes of the tsarist government, it is a trivial matter.

Not just robbing a few sheep, a few cows, a few horses, and occupying a pasture, the Russians have been doing similar things for hundreds of years.

Habits come naturally, the tsarist government did not think there was any problem from top to bottom, who could have imagined that the British would make a fuss?

It is estimated that the British government directly organized the cause and effect into data and sent it to the tsarist government, and the Russians may not believe it.

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On April 13, 1885, the Mahdi rebels ambushed the vanguard of the French counter-insurgent army in the Idfu area. The battle scene was that touching.

Relying on the superiority in military strength and the surprise of the French army by ambush in advance, the two sides ended in a draw.

After receiving the news, Hutier and others' first reaction was that it was impossible. The French, even if they are paper, can't be so fragile.

At the military meeting, Mahdi reprimanded with a livid face: "You guys are really amazing, aren't you very capable at ordinary times?

More than 30,000 people ambushed less than 5,000 enemies, occupying all the advantages, and finally hit a tie.

If there is no geographical advantage, but encounters in the wild, will they be wiped out by the French?

waste……"

After listening to Mahdi's reprimand, Hutier probably understood what the "tie" was about.

The six-fold superiority of troops, combined with the ambush in advance, hit the enemy's ambush, and finally not only did not completely wipe out the enemy, but let the enemy break through and leave.

Such a record is a joke, but it really happened.

"Tie" is just self-comfort, looking at the battle loss ratio of the two sides, we know that it is 3.4:1. Almost killed a French Legion, but the price he paid was a division.

Judging from the expressions of everyone, Hutier felt that the "French army" that was annihilated might also have moisture. If a regular regiment of the French army was killed, it is estimated that a celebration banquet could be held here.

An ominous premonition came from Hutier's heart. Secretly guessed: Could it be that the independent French colonial army?

Fortunately, there were pure French soldiers captured, proving that the main force was involved in this battle.

If the colonial army has achieved such a record, then don't say anything, just pack up and go home, don't even think about the mission.

The main force of the insurgent army suffered heavy losses, and Mahdi had to turn his attention to the representatives of Britain and Austria again, hoping to obtain more assistance.

After all, he was used to seeing strong winds and waves, and Lieutenant General Jarret did not express his dissatisfaction with the result of this ambush: "Everyone, things have already happened, let him go!

According to convention, the vanguard of the French army is generally elite, and it is normal for the combat effectiveness to be stronger. The troops in the back don't have that.

How awesome.

The most urgent task at the moment is to seize the time to train the insurgent army and improve its combat effectiveness as much as possible.

I hope that the problems exposed in this ambush will not reappear in subsequent battles. "

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