After Datang adjusted the garrison in the European theater, about 50,000 people from three divisions were stationed in the Netherlands and Belgium, including one European division; Two divisions were stationed in Estonia and Latvia, including a European division; Three divisions were stationed in the Carthaginian Territory, including one European division. On the Dalmatian side www.biquge.info a Marine brigade was responsible for the defense, and Split, Dalmatia, was one of the main anchorages of the Tang North Atlantic Fleet. Additional anchorages for the North Atlantic Fleet of the Tang Navy are in Vlissingen in the Netherlands, Tallinn in Estonia, and Casablanca in North Africa.

Although the deployment of the Tang Army appeared somewhat cramped by such an adjustment, it actually did not affect the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army in Europe. Germany and other countries also know this, but they still try to minimize Datang's direct influence and threat to it.

The "no war in Europe" said by Germany and other countries is actually a pretext, because not long after the Tang Dynasty completed the relocation of its garrison, war broke out in the Balkans.

Since 1798, when the Tang Dynasty and the European powers dismembered Turkey, Turkey's state has plummeted and become weaker and weaker. Originally, as a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, there were many contradictions in Turkey, and everything could be suppressed when the Ottomans were strong, but once the empire lost its deterrence, then all kinds of people would come out of the ground.

The war in the Balkans was not a national war, but a civil war. The instigators of the war were the Serbs who lived in the Balkans with Orthodox Christianity. During the centuries of Turkish rule in the Balkans, the Ottoman Empire retained a policy of religious freedom, but there was no doubt that pagan aliens were largely marginalized. Serbs have always had the idea of fighting for independence, and after the decline of the Ottomans, it was a good opportunity for the Serbs to realize their dreams.

Turkey's control over various parts of the country has been somewhat weakened after losing large swaths of territory, which has also made it easier for Serbian independence elements to operate. The Serbs quickly found a number of supporters, including Russia, Austria, Britain and even Germany, and many European countries wanted to block Turkey. These countries had money to pay for and guns to shoot, and soon the Serb independence forces became stronger.

Finally, in Belgrade on Christmas Day 1805, Serb forces launched an uprising, and the Turkish army was slow to react. Turkey, which was already in the twilight of the empire, did not train the national army more advanced after the last defeat, and although some equipment was procured, the empire was full of ills, all kinds of resistance also existed, and there was no bold man to lead the new reforms, and the country was sliding into the abyss in decay.

The Turkish army was disorganized and easily defeated by the Serb rebels in Belgrade. The leader of the Serbian rebels, Karcioraj, declared Serbian independence and assumed himself king of the Kingdom of Serbia. Having enlisted the support of a large number of Serbs, Kalchoraj fought fiercely with the Turks in a relative lack of supplies and ammunition.

The Serbian army established its own base in a relatively short period of time and gained relative superiority in the war. Turkey hastily mobilized troops from other regions to Serbia to suppress the uprising, and the Serbian side also lost several battles due to its weakness and continued to retreat.

At this time, the Austrians themselves came down. Austria has always been dissatisfied with Turkey's control of the Balkans, after the loss of Czechoslovakia, Austria's power has distanced itself from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Spain and Italy and other European powers, but the Habsburgs still want to become the hegemon of Europe, so the conquest of the Balkans is their best choice.

The Austrian army is indeed not weak, especially after the European War, the Austrians also have a deep reflection on their own army building line, and after reconciling with the Tang Dynasty, they also have the opportunity to purchase advanced weapons and equipment. Although the country's industrial strength is relatively poor, it is stronger than Turkey.

Austria sent more than 20,000 troops into the Balkans, armed with aircraft, artillery and tanks, more than a point or two stronger than the still unmodernized Turkish army.

However, Austria was not so easy to achieve a quick victory, and at the beginning of the war, Austria was not particularly familiar with the use of new armies and made some mistakes, although Turkey fared even worse. The Austrian army also had Serbian armed forces, so they did not suffer any more than the Ottomans in terms of troops. After eight months of fighting, the Austrians and Serbs had driven Turkey into Bulgarian territory, and the Turkish troops from Bosnia to Serbia had been largely driven away.

But it was at this time that the Austrian Emperor Franz I did something stupid. He placed the Austrian troops on the front line under house arrest the Serbian king Karcho Raj who had come to celebrate his victory with the Austrians, and declared the provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia as part of the Austrian Empire. Although Kalchoraj did not have any outstanding abilities and did not win the love and support of all Serbs, he was at least the nominal head of state of Serbia. No country now recognizes Serbia, but the Serbs themselves value this title. Kalchoraj was placed under house arrest, which led directly to a complete reversal of Serbia and Austria.

Comrades who had fought side by side had become swords and swords, and during the war, the Serbian armed forces had grown considerably, and in fact Serbia had the support of Montenegrins, who were close to their own ethnic beliefs, and the support of the Croats. So when the angry Serbs attacked the Austrians, Austria itself was the first to be caught off guard. At this time, a young general in the Serb army, Obrenovic, came to the fore and led the Serbian coalition to several major victories with fewer victories.

Although the Austrian army was not small, it was also equipped with some relatively good weapons. However, the Serb army, which had a geographical advantage, under the leadership of Obrenović, constantly attacked the Austrian army by means of breaking it into pieces, and even seized some weapons warehouses and supply depots of the Austrian army, making the Serb army even stronger. In the Battle of Zenica, Obrenović led more than 3,000 Serb troops to attack Austrian reinforcements from the flank, so that Austria was defeated, and the more than 20,000 people sent to the Balkans were almost completely annihilated.

Enraged, Franz I could not tolerate defeat and was about to continue to build up his army to annex Serbia, but at this time he was stabbed in the back. (To be continued.) )