"When I was in military school, my teacher said in class that there had never been a day of war on this earth for more than twenty years. At that time, our classmates laughed after hearing it, thinking that the joke had gone too far. Now it seems that the teacher was not joking at all. "Li Weiren Pasha was in the headquarters of Pleven and Osman Nuri Pasha. Nuri Pasha was talking about war and peace.
Osman Pasha? Nuri Pasha did not think it was a joke. He had thought that the war would not last long, but it turned out that he was wrong. The Russians had dug a 70 kilometre long circular trench around Plevin, which was guarded by 20 million Russians and 10 million Bulgarians. The 30,000 Russians did not dare to take the initiative to attack the 30,000 Osman soldiers in Pleven. This was Osman Pasha? The glory of Nuri Pasha. But the 30,000 Russians did not intend to let go of the Pleven fortress. Looking at their movements, Osman Pasha? Nuri Pasha would face a long siege.
"Li Pasha, how long do you think Pleven can keep the war on earth going?" Osman Pasha asked Li Weiren. Nuri Pasha asked Li Weiren.
"That depends on how long the Russians can hold out. As far as I am concerned, there should be at least a year. Does the Osman Army have enough troops to help us out? Even if they do, they can't just abandon Pleven. The rebels in the Balkans are rioting. Does the Osman Army have the ability to maintain the front line from the Balkans to Pleven? I personally am not optimistic. "Li Weiren's tone was very relaxed, as if talking about a war that had nothing to do with him.
Osman Pasha? Nuri Pasha admired Li Weiren's calmness. As a famous general of the Osman Empire, Osman Pasha did not have the experience of being surrounded for a long time. Nuri Pasha did not have the experience of being surrounded for a long time. At first, Li Weiren collected supplies everywhere, from food to fruit, from tobacco to cloth, and even firewood and straw. Li Weiren ordered the Osman Army to hoard all the supplies that could be hoarded.
Facing the Osman Army? Li Weiren's reason for questioning Nuri Pasha was, "If these can't be used, it's just a matter of more effort. Wars don't last for months. When you're squatting in the trenches, you have a lot of time to recover your strength. "
It turned out that Li Weiren was right. Although the three battles of Pleven were fierce, the actual time spent in the battle was very short. In November, the fortification work in Priven had been completed, and the Osman army could rest all day. If there were no fixed bombardment by the Russian army every day, the city of Priven could even be said to be very leisurely.
"Sir, we have a total of about 5,000 tons of food. Based on the calculation of one catty for each of the 30,000 soldiers, we will need 15 tons a day. In other words, we can hold out for a year. I think we can hold on for a longer time. It is estimated that we will only enter the stage of complete food shortage in December next year. "Li Weiren's tone was calm. Was he comforting Osman? Was Nuri Pasha trying to scare Osman? Nuri Pasha.
Faced with such an "optimistic" future, Osman? Nuri Pasha had nothing to say. If they could hold out for so long under such a tight blockade, Osman? Nuri Pasha had undoubtedly created a miracle in the history of European war. But would the Osman Empire really let this miracle happen? Osman? Nuri Pasha really couldn't rule out this possibility.
30,000 troops attracted 300,000 troops. From a war point of view, it was an extremely cost-effective thing. If Osman? Nuri Pasha was not entrenched in Pleven, but commanding the whole army in Istanbul. He would be very happy to see such a situation.
In Istanbul, Osman? Nuri Pasha had become a real hero. The Osman Empire didn't expect him to hold out in Pleven for half a year. But the city of Pleven had held out for half a year, and the flag of the Osman Empire was still flying on the city wall. Suleyman Pasha and the other troops held the mountain pass of the Balkan Mountains. In the direction of the Danube, less than 100,000 troops held back the 40,000 troops of Russia and the Balkan countries. On the Caucasus front, the 150,000 Osman Army had also stabilized the front, fighting back and forth with the Russian army, defeating several Russian troops that had advanced rashly.
The desolate Sudan province, under the management of the Chinese, had become a source of food for the Osman Empire. A large amount of beef and mutton had pulled down the meat market price of the Osman Empire by more than 20%. This was a time of war, a time when food prices skyrocketed. If this situation continued, the Osman Empire could rely on eating meat to survive the war. Could there be a more ridiculous fact than this?
It was unrealistic to rely on the Osman Empire's own strength to completely defeat Russia, but the Osman Empire saw the possibility of dragging down Russia. If Pleven could hold out, if China's meat supply could be maintained, the Osman Empire could continue to fight. It could even continue to fight with relative ease.
In addition to promoting the Osman Empire? Nuri Pasha's bravery, promoting the strength of the 30,000 Osman Army in Pleven, the Osman Empire had already begun to consider ways to win the war. A more relaxed way.
"The railway from Basra to Istanbul that China suggested is very beneficial to the Empire's victory in the war. Can we really discuss the possibility of building this railway with China? "The Sultan put forward his opinion in his court.
The Osman Empire's merchant ships traveled between the Osman Empire and the Red Sea, transporting large amounts of marinated meat and cheese to Istanbul and coastal cities. If there really was a railway, the Osman Empire's Sixth Army could carry out internal transportation more quickly and appear in areas that needed to be invested in troops. The Osman Empire had military schools, and this level of understanding of the war was not a fantasy for the Osman Army.
The proposal was quickly passed in the Osman Palace. At this time, if China could be dragged into the water, at least China would contribute to the victory of the Osman Empire, which would be of great benefit to the Osman Empire.
After receiving the request of the Osman Empire, the China Ambassador to the Osman Empire asked a question. "Can the British agree?"
In the face of the China Ambassador's question, the Osman Empire's negotiator did not show any surprise. The Persian Gulf was not a place like Sudan. Sudan was in the Red Sea, and the British Mediterranean Fleet could blockade the Red Sea at any time and attack the small Port Sudan at any time. The geographical location of the Persian Gulf was so important that it directly threatened India. Queen Victoria of India could not accept such a threat.
Unless the Chinese Navy could sail the Indian Ocean and beat the British Navy until they did not dare to go out. As long as the British Navy was the overlord of the Indian Ocean, if they wanted to build anything near India, they would have to get the approval of Queen Victoria of India. With the armistice relationship between China and the United Kingdom, the Osman Empire had the obligation to abide by the neutral country's obligation and not do business with China. The Osman Empire could now purchase meat and dairy products in large quantities from the Sudan Province because the Sudan Province belonged to the Osman Empire in name, and this trade was "domestic trade." To persuade the British, the Osman Empire had to do it in person.
When the representative of the Osman Empire asked the British side, the British representative gave a frank answer. "Our country believes that this railway will affect the regional situation and destroy regional peace. So we oppose the construction of this railway. "
"We are building a railway in our own country, what does it have to do with the British?!" The representative of the Osman Empire wanted to speak his mind directly, but the representative could only think it in his heart. Without the strong support of the British, the strategic situation of the Osman Empire would become worse. At this time, they could not anger the British. The British had expressed serious concerns about allowing China to grow alfalfa in the Sudan Province. Because China did not send a fleet to Port Sudan, the British were barely able to restrain their actions.
The news that Turkey wanted to build the Basra Railway reached Nanjing, but Vézé was too lazy to comment. He just went to inspect the Nanjing shipyard. Learning from the previous experience, the 850,000 ton heavy cruiser had been built. The warship was equipped with a brand new 45 times diameter 25 horsepower steam turbine, which was being powered at the power plant, and the 60,000 horsepower steam turbine was being built in the workshop of Nanjing Heavy Industry. The 15,000-ton battleship was still being shot nervously in the drawing room of the Bureau of Shipping Design, and the completed official drawings had accumulated to three tons. The battleship drawings were all completed, and the total weight was estimated to be at least 30 tons.
In this era, the larger the caliber, the more freedom, the faster the firing, the more democracy, and the more turrets, the more equality. Before the Chinese and British navies decided the winner, there was no basis for frank dialogue between the two countries. China hoped to be able to resume frank dialogue between the two countries, and so did the British. Both sides had worked hard to complete the manufacturing of a new generation of battleships. If the new warship was not sunk by the other side, how could the Chinese and British know that the other side had the strength to sink their own warship?
It was now 1877, and there were still three years before the widely believed showdown in 1880. Thinking of these three years, Vézé couldn't help but feel a little heavy in his heart. These three years would not be easy to endure.
The flames of war burned in Europe, Asia, and America. The scale of Japan's southwest war wasn't too big, but it was extremely fierce. With the bullets and cannons purchased from China, the 40,000 Satsuma Domain landowning soldiers engaged in a fierce battle with the 70,000 Meiji government troops. In Shimonoseki, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto, the soldiers of both sides braved the fierce cannons and faced the oncoming bullets, shouting the slogan "Long live the Emperor of Japan" and engaged in a bloody battle.
Most of the officers of the Satsuma Army were the backbone of the Bochen War. They were rich in experience and dared to fight. Especially in hand-to-hand combat, the Satsuma samurai, who were proficient in the "Manifestation Style", rushed to the front line, and the ordinary soldiers were no match for them. Once there was a hand-to-hand combat, the front line would collapse. The Satsuma Army took advantage of the situation to push the small artillery carriage and chase after them, using the Gatling gun to shoot wildly, reaping hundreds of lives in one shot.
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