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Russian troops have already begun to assemble. War Minister Milyutin submitted a plan to Tsar Alexander II to assemble 48 infantry divisions, a total of 720,000 men and 3,000 guns, to form 16 corps.

Milyutin specially ran to the office of the Winter Palace to report to the tsar on the current situation.

"We are ready to deploy nine corps at the front, two of which form the Caucasian Army Group of about 100,000 men, under the command of His Majesty's younger brother, Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolanavich. Then militia groups from Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Oshediya and other places joined the Caucasian Army Group and fought to gain a defensive position. ”

"About 300,000 people in the other 7 concentrated armies are deployed on the Danube front, and the Bulgarian militia under the command of General Nikolai Grigorievich Stolletov on the right has also joined the Danube Army, and we expect that the Turkish army cannot exceed 150,000 on the battlefield because of the division of troops to suppress the Bulgarians, and the Russian army can quickly break through the Balkan Mountains with twice the numerical superiority, break through Istanbul before the Western reaction, and decide the situation of the war."

Milyutin's plan was to take Turkey before the British could defeat him, take Constantinople, and fulfill his responsibilities as the Third Rome. Although the commander of the Danube Army was the elder Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich, the Russian Tsar Alexander II and the entire court were with him, and it was actually the chief of staff Milyutin who commanded the operation.

"Russia has only one opponent left in Europe, and if we can achieve it within a month, the British will have nothing to do. We will force the Sultan to abdicate and divide Turkey into several countries, and if Turkey does not surrender, the Russian army will directly bulldoze Constantinople. If it weren't for the British, perhaps the country of Ottoman Turkey would no longer exist. ”

Milyutin added, "Thanks to the military assistance provided by the French, their machine guns have recently been equipped with more practical than we imagined." Not only did it simplify the firing steps of the old machine guns, but even the operation of the shooter. As long as you pull the trigger, you can shoot a bullet, which can definitely crush the Turks to the point that they can't lift their heads. Oh yes, we've had the Russian arsenal disassemble and copy one of them, and it won't be long before we can equip them in large quantities. ”

Of course, Miryutin took it for granted, he didn't realize at all that the gunpowder was no longer ordinary black powder, but improved smokeless gunpowder. Even if Russia could copy the Maxim machine gun, it would still have to buy ammunition from France.

At this time, Alexander II had turned a blind eye to everything else, and the only thing he wanted was the vassal states of Turkey and the Balkans occupied by him, which was the most important thing for Russia.

"As long as Your Majesty gives an order, the Russian army can immediately enter the Caucasus, and we are bound to win this war."

Alexander II took a deep breath, he was thinking about the possible consequences of war. Nicholas I lost his life in the Crimean War, and now the opportunity is in front of Alexander II, will he be a coward for the rest of his life, or a hero, even if only for a few minutes?

The army had already handed over the loaded pistol to Alexander II, and they would give the order to attack at the first command.

The main war faction can't wait to declare war, and the whole of Europe can't wait to start watching the Russian show.

"Declare war."

"Declare war on Ottoman Turkey."

In December 1876, the 10th Russo-Turkish War broke out.

Because of Napoleon's decision, the first butterfly effect of the war was a few months earlier than in history, when Alexander II joined forces with Paris and wanted to take the Caucasus.

Prime Minister Disraeli began to become anxious because by this time the Turkish Sultan had already sent him three telegrams asking for help.

The only thing Britain could use now was India's colonial and expeditionary forces, and the quickest action he could do was to get Indian troops into Macedonia and hold the Balkans from a complete collapse.

Then, following the example of the Ottoman Sultan, he sent three urgent telegrams to Paris.

It was too late for the British expeditionary force to go to Russia, and implored France to take the lead in sending troops to the aid of Turkey to relieve their war pressure.

But Paris's reply sent London furious.

"If France rashly sends reinforcements to Turkey, it will inevitably create an empty force at home, and if Germany takes advantage of it, we will be devastated. Unless Britain can guarantee the security of France, we will not dare to rush into increasing our troops! ”

Prime Minister Disraeli angrily tore the telegram to shreds in front of Russell and became angry at him.

"This is the ally you brought back for me? What can the French do? This determination is not as good as even Turkey! At least people have been defeated by Russia so many times, and they still have the courage to fight again. But what about Paris? After losing the Franco-Prussian War once, you can no longer hold your head up! ”

Prime Minister Disraeli's statement is not accurate, after the military reform of the Ottoman Empire, the whole army had more than 400,000 men and a total of 858 guns, of which 280,000 were concentrated in Europe, commanded by Abdul Kerim Nadir Pasha. 126,000 in Asia, commanded by Ahmad Mukhtar Pasha. And the rifle is also more advanced than the Russian one. This war was an opportunity for the Winchester rifle to go down in history.

Turkey's Black Sea Fleet has 22 armored ships, 82 unarmored ships, 763 naval guns, and 15,000 officers and men, which is qualitatively superior to the newly built Russian Black Sea Fleet.

It was only considering that the army was not strong enough to attack, and it was determined to rely on the Danube Four Corners and the Balkan Mountains for defense in depth, waiting for assistance from Western countries.

Britain is far away from the emperor, and other countries have adopted the mode of eating melon seeds and watching the show, at most, after Turkey lost, they pretended to intervene and mediate and get a piece of the pie.

He really didn't understand why France cowered to such an extent, but Britain really didn't want to see another conflict between Germany and France, so they secretly assured Paris that if Berlin marched on France, they would fully support France against the invaders. Including the dispatch of Anglo-French troops!

It's just that when Disraeli promised that he would become the protector of the weak chickens in Gaul, Napoleon also tried every means to incite Bismarck to start a war against France.

If France wants to win back the respect of other countries, the only way to get it is war!

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