Chapter 548： Airship bombing squadron (1/2)

Time passed quickly, and March passed in a flash. Declaring war without fighting for a month, if you change time, Franz can take this as a joke.

There is no way, war is for politics. This kind of nonsense really happened in reality.

In order to gain time for the Ottoman Empire, European countries evacuated expats at a snail-like speed. As its name suggests, when dealing with property, it is actually trying to buy time for the Ottoman Empire.

Don't expect free trade once the war has begun. The Vienna government issued a note early, however, and any ship entering the war zone will bear its own consequences.

This is also a tacit understanding reached by everyone. If the Ottoman Empire is over, the debts of Britain, France and other countries will be blown away.

Ottoman is also an old empire, even if it is gone, there are still family members. At that time, they were able to grab a lot of good things in Eurasia, and their payment ability was still very strong.

In the face of life and death, the Sudanese government has made every effort to raise funds to buy supplies. The treasures in the palace were evacuated, and the nobles took out a portion of their wealth symbolically to support the war.

In addition to this reason, training troops for the Russians is also a reason. Crossing the sea is not a joke. If it's okay to just spin around the Aegean Sea, the bear's health should be able to withstand it.

If they attack more distant areas, the soldiers will not have a maritime training, they will have a large area on the road, and they will also be soft-footed shrimp.

The Tsarist government is a group of dry ducks, and has no experience of crossing the sea, so it can be regarded as one thing.

Austria has a lot of experience. If you don't train, kick the seasick guy out, just wait and cry!

Faced with an unreliable ally, Franz decided to put up with it. After all, the Russians are fighting for Austria.

The fiercer the fighting in the Asia Minor Peninsula, the smoother the war in the Middle East. The last half of the 150,000 Russian army was blessed by God.

If the Russian commander is not capable enough, he may have to change rounds. No matter how good a strategy is, someone needs to implement it.

Theoretically, with the advantages of sea power, you can avoid the real situation and attack the weak areas of the enemy. But this also involves many factors such as intelligence, the judgement of commanders, and the speed of movement of the army.

Ottoman is a religious empire, and the Sudanese government has called for jihad. Regardless of their combat effectiveness, at least many people are willing to work hard.

The early resistance will certainly be very fierce, and this situation will only change after the tragic casualties exceed their mental capacity.

Didn't the Tsarist government want to use Austrian hands to train troops? There is no problem. After the war, the custody trained them to train an elite soldier, but they needed to shed more blood halfway.

Losing money or taking advantage is a problem that requires benevolence and wisdom.

Looking at the preparations of the Ottoman Empire, Franz wanted to make a false truce, and maybe it was more appropriate to go offensive after three or five.

At that time, the strategic materials bought by the Ottoman Empire were almost scrapped, and the government's wallet was emptied.

Or many shouting wolves come a few times, and may also achieve the effect of humiliating soldiers without fighting.

Think about it. This time the real goal is not the Ottoman Empire. Franz cannot change the strategy for the secondary goal.

After April Fool's Day, the ultimatum time has long passed. At this point, Franz could not afford to delay.

”Order the navy to attack and bombard the coastal cities of the Ottoman Empire. Remember to serve first, then we are civilized. Before the bombardment, we send airships to spread leaflets.

The bombardment of port cities in this era was not accurate at all. How many battle results can be achieved depends on character. The damage caused is far worse than the consequences of panic.

Franz, who always loves feathers, naturally has to be courteous. In case the people of the port run away, wouldn't even the eviction work be saved?

The goal of shelling the port city is not just to create chaos, but more to conduct fire detection and choose a landing site.

The Ottoman Empire has a large number of coastal ports, and it is impossible to fully deploy. There will always be weak points.

There were no radio stations in this era, and it was very difficult to gather information after the war broke out. Even if you get the information, if you want to pass it back, you have to go to the Persian detour. Time is not allowed at all.

There may even be a trap, which requires testing the commander's judgment.

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Constantinople, Allied Command

”At 10 am on April 5, 1874, our Mediterranean fleet launched shelling at the ports of Finike, Alanya and Anamur.

Preliminary judgments of the fire defense rating of Port Fickney are C, and the fire defense ratings of Port Alanya and Anamur are D.

At 3 pm on April 6, 1874, the Black Sea Fleet fired artillery shells at Ava and Karasu, and initially determined that the enemy's fire defense level was ah-B.

April 1874 ... ”

The fire defense level is artificially divided by the Austrian Navy in order to distinguish the fire strength of enemy shore guns. It is divided into seven levels SABCDEF from high to low.

Looking at the military map on the table, Arest was a little confused and didn't know where to start. As a naval general, the Marines were not his specialty, and it was too difficult for him to choose a landing site.

Soon he decided to give up and give the choice to the Russians. If the wrong place was chosen, the final loss would be heavy, and that was the Russians' own business.

”General Ivanov, where do you think it would be better to land?”

Without hesitating for too long, Ivanov gave the answer: ”It's Ava, it's the closest to the Bosphorus. After taking up to two months here, you can completely control the Black Sea Strait.

With this step, we have won most of this war. If the enemy wants to stay on the strait defense line, we can also drive straight and attack the Ottoman capital Ankara. ”

It is not necessary to know why, since the outbreak of the Near East War, Russian foreign trade has been inseparable from Austria.

Even if the Vienna government does not collect tolls, freight is always indispensable. Regardless of whether the two countries are allies or not, the railway company should receive a penny of money.