Chapter 1134 Just talking is not a threat.

Chapter 1134 Just talking is not a threat.

Baron Lavis was very depressed. He never expected that he, as the British ambassador, would be dragged into an alley and beaten.

What made the baron even more depressed was that he was beaten by a group of Irish people. He thought it was an international dispute, but under the operation of the Austrian government, it became a national dispute in the UK.

The most important thing was that Baron Lavis did not expect the Austrian Empire to be so tough and unreasonable, and actually threatened to continue the war with the Ottomans.

On the other hand, the performance of the Ottoman army was really poor. The losses caused by the Ottoman army to the Austrian Empire army were not even three digits, and even less threatening than the Albanian militia to the Austrian army. No wonder the Austrians were so fearless.

Baron Lavis had no choice but to send the news back to London as quickly as possible. On the other hand, the news from St. Petersburg was not optimistic.

Only Napoleon Louis Bonaparte, the president of the Second French Republic, said that he could negotiate, but his asking price would definitely not be low.

In fact, this was a misunderstanding of Louis Bonaparte by the British ambassador. The newly appointed French president wanted to have a good relationship with Britain.

However, Louis Bonaparte hoped that the other party would take the initiative to propose, so he often gave people a sense of pretentiousness, which the British ambassador thought was completely because his price was not enough.

"Do you need to pay more?"

Prince Albert was so angry that he threw the letter on the desk and couldn't help roaring.

"Louis Napoleon, what kind of person is he! His uncle was defeated by us! What qualifications does he have to negotiate with us?"

"Your Highness, Cyprus is in the hands of the French, and we can't lose this opportunity."

Edward Smith-Stanley reminded.

"I know! But shouldn't Cyprus be in the hands of the Austrians?"

"Yes, that's right. But the French took advantage of the Austrians' withdrawal and the gap before our fleet arrived to occupy Cyprus."

"Damn, are the Austrians playing tricks on us? How can they be so shameless? They must give a reasonable explanation!"

Edward Smith-Stanley explained helplessly.

"The Austrian Empire said that they handed over Cyprus to our captured soldiers, and the French said that they attacked the Ottoman Empire and did not find the British army."

In this era, the British often hired local soldiers in overseas colonies to assist in guarding the territory, and Cyprus was no exception. There were only a few hundred real British soldiers, and the rest were Greeks and Ottomans.

Under the enthusiastic reports of local Greeks and Ottomans, thousands of British people on Cyprus became prisoners of Austria.

As a British outpost at this time, Cyprus had a lot of good things in the warehouse, including 150 old-fashioned cannons, tens of thousands of brown bass muzzle-loading smoothbore flintlocks and dozens of tons of gunpowder.

According to the interrogation, these were the arms that Britain was prepared to sell to the Ottomans when necessary.

But the British were obviously very unauthentic. These old-fashioned cannons and brown bass muzzle-loading smoothbore flintlocks were obviously stocks from the Napoleonic Wars, and the quality of the gunpowder was also quite poor.

Such poor quality could not help but pour cold water on the joyful War Department. Count Latour thought he could arm another army, but now these fire sticks are really not pleasing to the eye.

Although Marshal Latour thought these weapons were useless from a purely military perspective, Franz knew that he had made a fortune this time.

In the eyes of these powers, fire sticks are magical weapons in the colonies. After the armistice, these equipment were transported to the colonies, which was enough to raise the armed strength of the colonies to a higher level.

Of course, it was precisely because the Austrian army took away the equipment of the Cyprus garrison that the latter had no resistance when facing the French.

But then again, if the British could be more obedient, the French would not have received accurate information about the Austrian army's early withdrawal.

"FUCK!"

For this kind of argument that cannot be verified, Prince Albert can only use the British national quintessence to express his indignation.

He wanted to order the blockade of Toulon Port to let the French learn the power of the British Empire. But the situation was stronger than the person. Having offended Austria and Russia, Prince Albert had to win over the French, or at least not let them turn to the enemy.

After venting his indignation, Prince Albert quickly calmed down and began to ask cabinet members for countermeasures.

This is exactly the quality that an excellent politician should have, but at this time the thinking mode of the British cabinet members is similar.

"Why do the Austrians and Russians deprive us of our legitimate rights?"

This sentence represents the voice of the vast majority of British senior officials. Putting aside the facts, the British do have the right to question so confidently.

If a person with weak will is repeatedly questioned like this, he may really doubt himself, deny himself, and then recognize the other party's opinion.

However, Andrei Uvarov and Prince Schwarzenberg are both determined people, and their replies are also very consistent.

"What qualifications do the Ottomans have to talk about rights with us?"

The two British ambassadors threw out almost the same theory to refute Austria and Russia.

"Equality? Why do you think the defeated and victorious countries are equal? ​​Then didn't our soldiers sacrifice their lives in vain?"

"What a joke! Why should the loser order the winner around? Are you insulting us?"

Prince Schwarzenberg and Andrei Uvarov's answers were as tough as ever, and both of them were action-oriented.

The war on the east and west fronts of the Ottoman Empire was reignited, and Greece, Egypt, and Serbia also took the opportunity to follow up, and the situation of the heroes competing for supremacy was staged again.

However, the Russian army's advancement was very unsuccessful, and the occupied areas became extremely unstable due to the previous killing, burning, and looting.

The Russian army's military discipline and logistics have always been a big problem. The service period of Russian soldiers is as long as 25 years. They lack sufficient training and also lack sufficient supplies.

Coupled with religious reasons, the behavior of the Russian army in the occupied areas can no longer be described as anthropomorphic. Moreover, this kind of brutality does not distinguish between good people and mobs, and in a sense it truly achieves the so-called "equality for all".

This kind of brutality can bring a relatively stable order in the short term, but people have a critical value of tolerance. Once it exceeds a critical value, it will either explode or collapse.

No matter which result, the Russian occupied areas are in chaos. After witnessing the brutality of the Russian army, the Ottomans also raised their few courage.

Nicholas I was not unaware of the poor supply capacity of the Russian army, and he tried to change this situation, but thinking and doing are two different things.

The long supply lines of the Russian army were extremely vulnerable under the attack of domestic and foreign insurgents. The terrain of the Anatolian Plateau was complex, and the valleys and rivers crisscrossed, making supply too difficult.

The Russian high-ranking officials also thought about sea transportation, but at this time the Ottoman Navy had not disappeared. They might not be able to defeat the Russian Black Sea Fleet, but attacking the supply fleet was not a problem.

As for the so-called fleet escort, the most taboo in naval battles is to divide troops. When the combat effectiveness of both sides is close, it is easy to lose both the wife and the troops if a fleet is divided to escort the supply fleet.