It's already spring in St. Petersburg in mid-March, which means that the average temperature is finally close to freezing. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info In another month, all the ice and snow in the city will melt.

In such a cold weather, the French ambassador to Russia invited the British ambassador to Russia to dinner. According to the characteristics of the French, the French ambassador first asked the British ambassador how he felt about the beautiful scenery in North America and the feeling of being an American. The British ambassador knew that Britain had become an American country and was ridiculed by the European countries, after all, Europeans always felt that Europe was more noble than other regions.

"The scenery in Quebec is beautiful." The British ambassador replied calmly.

The French ambassador's face changed, and the British ambassador's counterattack really hit the sore spot in the hearts of the French. Quebec was taken by force from the French by the British. But the quickness of his tongue itself had to be prepared to be fired back, and the French ambassador was not embarrassed, he picked up a thin bread stick wrapped in slices of raw ham and stuffed it into his mouth. The rich aroma of salted fresh meat, the charming taste of hazelnut nuts, the aged oil and gas full of cheese, and the smooth and round raw ham melts tenderly in the mouth. Paired with a sip of red wine, it really makes you feel refreshed.

The British ambassador was equally pleased with the ham and red wine, but the British ambassador was somewhat surprised. Hungary has always been a major exporter of red wine in Europe, and the royal families of various countries have special wine spots in the Hungarian wine producing areas. However, this Hungarian ham is clearly learning the taste of Spanish ham, and yet it is so easy to enter the high-end hotels in Russia. This change is unusual.

After the appetizer had passed, the French ambassador said: "Russia has made a request to the Ottoman Empire to give independence to the Slavic regions of the Balkans. If the Ottoman Empire did not accept it, Russia would have to do it. My Government has told Russia not to do so. But the Russian Foreign Minister told us that Germany and Austria had already stated that they would not interfere in Russian actions in the Balkans. I don't know what the attitude of the UK is. ”

The British ambassador to Russia was silent for the time being, and the Crimean War decades ago was a joint effort between Britain and France to counter Russian expansion in the Black Sea region. Russia is a country that is interesting, they have access to the Atlantic, but they are blocked by Germany. They had access to the Black Sea, but the Ottoman Empire blocked the Russian Navy's main route to the Mediterranean. Free entry and exit in either direction is only a stone's throw away, but that is the end of the world.

"Is Russia capable of conquering Constantinople now?" The British ambassador to Russia asked the French ambassador. Most of the money for Russia's industrialization in recent years has been borrowed from France, and the British ambassador also knows that Russia's steel industry is developing rapidly, and it is said that Russia can produce 6 million tons of crude steel per year, which is 1.5 times that of France. The British Empire produced only 9 million tonnes of crude steel in 1910.

"Is Britain ready to take a risk and see if it happens?" The French ambassador rolled his eyes. Britain and France have a common interest in preventing Russia from entering the Mediterranean, and letting the bear's paws stir up in the big bathtub of the Mediterranean will never stir up small winds and waves.

The British ambassador to Russia also did not want to talk nonsense, this was a strategic issue, and there was no room for small tricks on strategic issues. Either way, Britain did not want Russia to rush into the Mediterranean. Britain once thought that the rising civil dynasty would take action against Russia, but the civil dynasty pinched persimmons but did not pick up soft persimmons, but went straight to the big rock of North America. After the Republic of China crushed the North American part of the United States, it was discovered that the people were holding large diamonds that had been peeled from the rocks. Russia's petty profits were not taken seriously by the People's Republic of China at all.

"I'll go and meet the Russian Foreign Minister." The British ambassador to Russia gave an answer, "I'll go after dinner." ”

The meal was very good, and as soon as it was finished, the two ambassadors to Russia saw that their subordinates had come side by side. This is not a common situation, and the biggest possibility is that something big has happened. The two ambassadors took the note from their subordinates with some uneasiness, and the British ambassador stood up after reading it, "I will take my leave, and I will go to see the Russian Foreign Minister now." ”

"Let's go!" The French ambassador stood up decisively and said.

It was already warm spring on the southern shore of the Black Sea, thousands of kilometers away from St. Petersburg, and the bright sun was not even blocked by the smoke created by artillery. Russia dispatched the entire main force of the Black Sea Fleet, and eight warships, which could probably be classified as battleships, were firing wildly at about seven large Ottoman warships, and columns of water rose on the sea. In the distance, four large Russian warships and two large Ottoman warships left the battle area in smoke.

When the large warships were bombarded, the small warships that were supposed to cast the fish lei did not dare to come up at all, and could only watch this extremely lively naval battle from a distance on the periphery.

At this time, the British Navy and the Minchao Navy had already arrived to watch, and it was the navies of these two countries that transmitted the matter to their own countries by radio. As for the 'accidental' transmission of the news to France by the intelligence agencies of the People's Republic of China, that is not within the jurisdiction of the onlookers of the Navy of the People's Republic of China. The naval personnel of the Republic of China and the DPRK, who were watching from afar, watched the warships full of Chinese style spewing flames in vain, and they really had mixed feelings in their hearts.

The Navy personnel of the Republic of Korea firmly believed that if these warships had been used by the Navy of the People's Republic of China, about half of the ships of the Russian Navy would have been sunk. However, the Ottoman navy was trained by the Republic of China, and judging from the performance of naval battles to the present, the Ottoman navy has shown an unprecedented level of daring and good fighting. There's really no way to ask of them more.

The British Navy did not feel so much, and the leader of the viewing group said to his colleagues: "A naval battle of 1850 was fought with warships that were not outdated in 1900. What do you think of this title? ”

The metaphor was in the style of a British joke, and the British naval personnel around him were unaware of it. Both sides did everything in their power to sink each other's warships, and the level of naval warfare displayed during the battle was very reassuring to the British Navy.

"If the Chinese warships against the Italian battleships, how many do you think will be able to deal with the Russian Navy?" The head of the British watcher group continued to ask.

The question struck a chord with the British Navy, and the battle of the guns washing the deck reminded the British Navy of the history of the battle between the British Royal Navy and the navies of the Republic of China. In that battle in Japan, the navy of the Republic of Korea used the firepower of eight guns per battleship against British warships with an average of 40 guns on each battleship. Then the British Far East Fleet was full of tragedy, and the terrible artillery fire washed away the overtime of the British Grand Fleet, just like the poor Italian battleship, which had 305 mm guns empty, but was washed by 150 and 125 mm guns, and finally had to flee in a hurry.

"One-on-one, the Russian Navy will definitely not work." Immediately, a British naval officer who had seen the last naval battle replied.

"But if the Chinese warship is hit by a shot, it will definitely not work. The Russian warship probably could not be sunk. Immediately, someone else was suggested.

"No, no, no, as long as the Russian warships start to take beatings, there is no chance to save the situation. They will be beaten all the time. When the Russian Navy loses its combat effectiveness, it will be possible to deal with Russian warships at close range with Yulei. ”

The British Navy was discussing the possibility of a Russian and Chinese naval battle, and no one mentioned the Ottoman Navy. After all, the Ottomans bought old Chinese warships, and according to the information obtained by the British, none of these warships were built after 1900, and in fact the youngest of them was built in 1893. While these warships can still stand up against the much younger Russian Navy, there is no point in discussing their battles with China's newer warships.

The battle was fought for several hours, and in the end even the onlookers were tired of watching. The navies of Russia and the Ottoman Empire, feeling equally exhausted, eventually withdrew their forces. This was on March 15, 1911, when the Ottoman-ruled Balkan Monegro Negro, later known as Montenegro, was the first to declare war on Turkey. The Balkan War broke out.

On the very second day, the ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Austria met with the Austrian Foreign Minister and asked Austria to ensure that the troops trained by Hungary in the Republic of China returned to Hungary from Austria. The Austrian Foreign Minister did not answer immediately, but first went back to discuss the matter with the Austrian upper echelons.

Hungary had no way to do it, Hungary had no access to the sea, and its four neighbors were Russia to the north, Austria to the west, Romania to the east, and the Ottoman Empire to the south. At this time, Romania had not signed an armistice with Hungary since it declared war on Hungary a few years ago, Russia went to war with the Ottoman Empire, and the Balkan countries had been reorganizing their armaments, purchasing weapons, and training troops over the years, and everyone knew that the Balkan war was only a matter of time. The Ottoman region bordering Hungary was the Balkans, and there was bound to be smoke everywhere. The only stable route is Austria. Austria's attitude towards Hungary, however, was anything but friendly.

The former Archduke Ferdinand had succeeded to the throne by this time, and there was a general feeling within his government that there was nothing wrong with making things difficult for Hungary. However, the former Archduke Ferdinand himself felt that it was not good to do this, not because it was not good for Hungary, but because making things difficult for Hungary would only cheapen Russia. Russia outnumbered Hungary in strength, and the Hungarian power confrontation could not yet be won. At this time, if you want to see Hungary's long-term war with Russia, even if you don't support Hungary, there is no need to pull Hungary back.

It's just that the attitude of these courtiers is to hope that Hungary will be ruthless, so that the former Archduke Ferdinand is very passive. In the end, the Austrian emperor could only turn to his cousin Wilhelm II, and German influence in Austria was not low. Wilhelm II responded to his cousin's request, and the German ambassador to Austria visited the Austrian ministers on official grounds and made clear the position of the German emperor. Then the Austrian emperor finally achieved his goal.

The Austrian Emperor took the names of these Austrian courtiers to heart and vowed to settle these old scores when he had the chance!