The Russians broke through Istanbul, and the Turks amassed 80,000 troops in vain in an attempt to stop the Russians, but the Turks were completely defeated before the much larger Russian army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe two sides used the method of decisive battle, the Russian army concentrated more than 1,000 artillery pieces to bombard the Turkish army's front, after the Turkish army wavered, it used tanks to attack, the Turkish army lacked enough anti-tank weapons, and the performance and number of artillery were also weak, and finally more than 20,000 of the 80,000 Turkish troops were annihilated, and most of the rest fled and were captured.

Alexander I even shouted the slogan of revenge for Byzantium and wanted to be ashamed of the Orthodox Church.

The Russian troops who invaded Istanbul turned into excited and cruel bandits, who rushed into the homes of the Turks in groups, killing men, dragging women out and committing violence, even sparing children. The centuries-old wealth of the Turkish capital became the spoils of the Russians during the plunder, and the Russians even forbade the Romanian and Bulgarian armies to enter the city and share with them.

The Russian soldiers not only killed people, set fires and looted things, but also destroyed all pagan existences, such as monasteries and texts. The sabotage even affected other non-Turkic Turks, such as the Greeks and Bulgarians who lived here, and Russian soldiers slaughtered and looted indiscriminately, regardless of their faith or ethnicity.

The atrocities of Tsarist Russia shocked the world, especially after the Tang Dynasty led countries to sign international conventions, and such crimes of massacres and ****** were strictly forbidden. The Russians have blatantly violated international law, and not only Datang is outraged, but even several European countries have pretended to condemn Russia. Although Russia is also considered a Christian force, and the killing is also Turkish, but the behavior is not good-looking, even if it is not a big deal in the heart, but it must be condemned from a moral standpoint.

After all, the times are different, but it is precisely because the times are changing so fast that the development of the news media has brought more civilians into contact with world affairs, and politicians and those in power under the influence of traditional thinking have not yet realized this problem.

Datang originally didn't plan to care about the Balkan issues, but he didn't expect Turkey and Austria to collapse so quickly, and Bai Nan was also very surprised. Austria was directly annexed by Germany, and Turkey was even killed by Russia in Istanbul after losing Yugoslavia. Datang doesn't mind Turkey being beaten by Russia, but Datang doesn't want to see Russia occupy Istanbul and the Bosphorus, and from now on be able to freely enter the Mediterranean Sea from the Black Sea, which is a major impact on Datang's overall European defense.

As a result, Tang President Bai Nan made a stern speech in Beijing, he said: "...... We will not allow such a dark and brutal ****** of massacres and destruction to continue in this new era, and the actions of Tsarist Russia will not be tolerated by the whole of human society. Datang made the most serious condemnation here, and ordered Russia to withdraw from Istanbul immediately for 72 hours, if the Russian army did not withdraw from Istanbul, the Tang army will launch an attack on the Russian army to save this humanitarian disaster. ”

Four hours after Bai Nan's speech in Beijing, Tang Foreign Minister Chu Bai, who was on a visit to France, and the foreign ministers of several major European countries who had come to Paris urgently, issued a joint statement, which was similar to what Bai Nan said, severely condemning Russia's actions and demanding the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops.

Germany was somewhat reluctant, and Germany hoped that the European Union would have Tsarist Russia, an eastern power, and Germany's policy of cooperation had already begun, and Britain, Spain, and Italy all showed great interest in participating in the European Union at this time. However, Russia has made such a fuss at this time, if European countries do not follow Datang to condemn Russia, it will not only be a matter of moral stance, but will make Datang even more suspicious.

So at this time, Russia had to be betrayed by the Western European countries that did not look down on them very much.

Alexander I was also a little confused by Datang's tough statement, he thought that Datang would understand Tsarist Russia on the issue of dealing with Turkey, but now Datang is putting on a posture that he will kill you if he disagrees. Speaking of which, Alexander I still has some confidence. His Russian army has 300,000 troops in Turkey, while Datang's troops in Europe are only more than 100,000, and they are deployed in different places. It is difficult for Datang to pose any real threat to the Russian army in a short period of time.

In fact, the massacre in Istanbul was more or less beyond the imagination of Alexander I, who really wanted to teach Turkey a lesson, to give a victor to the centuries-old Russian-Turkish dispute, and to rob Turkey of its wealth by the way. But after all, he was in Moscow and had no knowledge of things at the front. And it is impossible for the commander of the Russian army to tell him how many people the Russian army killed in Istanbul.

If he knew, he would have felt terrible. In a week and a half, the Russian army killed nearly 200,000 Turks. This has to do with the fierce resistance of the Turks in Istanbul, the Orthodox Russian who are running to destroy the Turkish faith, and the Turks must dedicate themselves to fighting the Russians for this sacred call. The more they resist, the harder the Russians, a single-celled fighting people, will kill.

Alexander I was a little uneasy, he did not want to withdraw from Istanbul, as long as he occupied it, then Russia's centuries-old dream of access to the Mediterranean Sea would be realized. Even if Datang is dissatisfied, then when Datang really sends an army over, it is not impossible for him to admit it again. At that time, everything that should have been looted was looted, although it was impossible to really occupy Istanbul, but Russia could be regarded as maximizing its interests.

Bai Nan also really knew the unfavorable factors on the Tang army's side, 300,000 Russian troops were a trouble, and the Tang army would not be afraid of the Russian army. It's just that Datang wants to send a large army to fight in the Balkans, which will take a lot of effort and bring an unexpected military expenditure. It's not that Datang can't afford this money, but now that he has fought this war, there is almost no return for Datang.

Occupy Istanbul? It's not impossible, but the immigration needs of North America alone account for the absolute majority of the immigrants sent from China by the Tang Dynasty every year, and there are very few immigrants to Europe. Even if it is occupied, what Datang will harvest will be a devastated land, which will require a huge amount of energy to govern.

Handing it over to Turkey also seems to be worth the cost. The relationship between Datang and Turkey is not good, and Turkey's ghost is basically finished, so it is better to keep it for yourself.

So what Bai Nan was thinking about was how to solve this crisis in the Balkans with minimal expenditure. (To be continued.) )