Soon after entering 1876, criticism of the monopoly of the domestic economy and people's livelihood by Chinese American capital in the United States of America became louder, involving complex political struggles, and the heat continued for a while.

At the instigation of well-intentioned people, the antagonism between the Chinese and the white ethnic groups was like a flame poured with oil, surging upwards and attracting widespread attention.

New York University Chancellor John Springs wrote an article in the New York Daily newspaper warning; "This is an unhealthy antagonism, and the government's connivance has exacerbated the situation, threatening to tear apart the current peace and stability, with unpredictable and serious consequences."

Only a handful of people remained calm, and many more prominent upper-class people were involved in this open war of scolding.

As New York Water Authority Commissioner Morett leaps from a tall building, the social hotspot shifts from government corruption to ethnic antagonism, and the public is unwittingly led astray.

The United States of America is a free society that embraces democracy and freedom of speech, and even the president is mercilessly ridiculed and abused, not to mention anything else?

Fortunately, the Second North American War that ended 14 years ago is not far away, and there are many people in the United States (North) who have experienced this unprecedented bloody and tragic war, and they still remember the ferocity of the Eastern Army, and there is a deep fear in their bones.

This made the public opinion war between the two sides in the United States of America not turn into a wild horse, and stick to the bottom line;

That is, the name of the Tang Empire must not be clearly pointed out, let alone the imperial family.

However, the negative impact of the intensifying public opinion turmoil is obvious, after 3~4 months, Chinese people in various cities in the United States of America are often verbally abused and attacked by whites, and even beaten in the streets.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Empire immediately lodged a strong protest, solemnly sent a note to the ambassador of the United States of America, and put forward three requirements to control the sentiment of public opinion in the United States;

First, we must put a stop to this malicious tendency to create ethnic antagonism, control the trend of public opinion, severely punish the murderers, and avoid malicious smears and rumor-mongering.

Second, we must take a correct view of the tremendous contribution of Chinese American capital and immigrants to the reconstruction of the United States of America, know how to be grateful, and guide the society to treat residents of different ethnic groups in a just and correct manner.

Third, it is necessary to severely punish those who incite right and wrong and maintain the stable and prosperous situation of the North American unified market.

Under strong pressure from the Tang Empire, the President of the United States of America, Benjamin Disraeli, made a public statement, calling for calm and regretting the current war of public opinion.

And then, there is no then......

This was originally the issue of racial antagonism provoked by the top level of the White House, which has well diverted the focus of government corruption.

The problem of corruption in the United States government has a long history, originating from the British colonial period, when British colonial officials were known for their corruption and incompetence, and were passed down by the United States Yankees.

In the 19th century, corruption and incompetence flourished in all levels of government, and evolved into a traditional program of officialdom.

Between 1869 and 1871, the construction of a New York City Legislature cost four times as much taxpayer money as the British Houses of Parliament.

And the courts are still unbuilt, and the MI Chattel Credit Bank scandal has exposed alleged corruption in the construction contract of the New York City Court of Credit for about $20 million and Union Pacific Railroad.

Incredibly, the cost of the contract was subsidized by the federal government, and the railroads distributed stock to politicians of both parties to ensure support.

In the process of dividing the cake, the powerful "Liberal Party" was excluded, which naturally aroused strong resentment among the Liberal Party legislators, who were mainly of Chinese descent, and also became one of the main cases of corruption in the government and municipalities.

Although Morrit, the head of the New York Water Authority, jumped from a tall building, he saw God without surprise.

But there are too many stains on the US government, there are a lot of loopholes, and the corruption case files can be piled up in most of the room, and the federal prosecutors have not stopped investigating, but the social heat has decreased a lot.

In this case

The White House does not want the spearhead of public opinion to be directed at itself, saying that whether it is intentional indulgence or guidance, the hot spot of public opinion is always fermenting on the issue of ethnic contradictions......

This small-scale public opinion storm in North America has not attracted the attention of the world powers, mainly Europe, who now have even more headaches to deal with.

In the autumn of 1875, the Great Famine broke out in the northern and central regions of Asia Minor, which intensified in the new year, and the Ottoman Empire's finances were on the verge of collapse, and the shadow of foreign power intervention loomed over the country.

With the Balkan uprisings raging one after another, the Ottoman army carried out brutal repression.

But pressing the watermelon and floating the scoop, the entire Balkans were in full swing with a national awakening movement, which made the Ottoman Empire anxious.

In this situation, the domestic political struggle is heating up.

May 30, 1876

Sultan Abdul Aziz was overthrown and Murad V was appointed sultan, and only three months later, on 31 August, Abdul Hamid II overthrew the deranged Murad as the new sultan, changing hands three times in a year's time.

The awakening of national consciousness led to large-scale uprisings in Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Bulgaria, which soon spread to Serbia and Negro, two vassal states of the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire brutally suppressed the uprising, but failed to control the change in the situation, and its rule in the Balkans began to waver.

In this stormy time

The tsarist government saw an opportunity and lost no time in interfering in the internal affairs of the Ottoman Empire under the banner of "saving the Christians oppressed by the Turkish Empire" and "protecting the Slavic brothers".

Tsarist Russia first exerted diplomatic pressure on the Ottoman Empire, but the effect was not significant.

Its proposal for the collective protection of the Slavs was opposed by Britain, France and the Don state, and the world powers were surprisingly united in their positions on the Balkan question;

That is to prevent Tsarist Russia from taking advantage of this to try to dismember and greatly annex the Ottoman lands, extending its black hand to the warm Mediterranean.

Subsequently, Tsarist Russia failed to make another plan and proposed autonomy in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Bulgaria, which was also flatly rejected by the Ottoman Empire.

But all this

Tsarist Russia was not able to stop it, and the great East Slavic Empire, with its obsession with colonial expansion, could hardly contain its aggressive impulses.

This made Britain and other world powers like a great enemy, but they had to deal with it head-on, and once the 10th Russo-Turkish war broke out, the European powers would have to intervene.

The biggest problem now was that Anglo-French relations were not as close as they were under Napoleon III, although France was actively moving closer to Britain to resist the pressure of the Three Emperors' Alliance.

But the French do not forget that in the Franco-Prussian War, the British were on the side of the Germans.

There was also the Tang State, which was in cahoots with Germany, although it upheld a neutral position on the surface, but in fact it sent a large amount of war materials, experienced generals and advanced weapons and equipment to Germany.

And after the fall of France, large-scale smuggling, seriously damaged the interests of France and hurt the feelings of the French people. It's only been a few years, how can you be so forgetful?

If France were to join forces with these superficial and behind-the-scenes world powers against the enemy, it would be emotionally impossible to pass this hurdle.

Without the help of the French army, this made the British sit on the line, and he did not dare to face the powerful Tsarist Imperial army alone!

The British Empire was indeed powerful, almost invincible in all parts of the world, and for more than 200 years it was unrivaled, always able to achieve the final victory in key battles.

But that refers to the British Royal Navy, not the British Army.

Objective evaluation

Germany, France, and Russia were the leading armies among the European powers, surpassing other countries in size and strength, including Britain.

If you add the Tang Kingdom, it can basically rank fourth or fifth, which is probably on par with the British Army.

There is a precondition here: it is the large-scale use of troops in Europe.

In view of the ultra-high difficulty of projecting troops across the ocean, and the overall size of the Tang Imperial Army, even after several colonial expansions after the North American War, the overall size of the Royal Army remained between 35~360,000.

In addition to this, there were 100,000 Royal Janissaries.

According to the current scale of the Tang Empire's troops, not a single soldier of the 100,000 Royal Praetorian Guards will be transferred, and its combat scope is limited to North America, or even to the empire itself.

The Royal Army's 360,000 men are tasked with the heavy task of defending the country, and in the province of Cloudsa and the new colony of Colombia, the continuous clearance operations have not stopped, but are going on year after year.

Coupled with the North American garrison, the Royal Army of the Tang Empire will never be able to send more than 60,000 troops overseas, and it will increase by 30,000 (Note; Specifically in the absence of mobilization for war).

This kind of military strength can be said to be almost equal to nothing in Europe, which is known as the world's monster room, and it will not play a role at all.

You must know that the standing strength of the Tsarist Russian Empire in Europe is more than one million, the Ottoman Empire has nearly 500,000, Germany has 700,000, France has more than 600,000, and even the British Army has more than 300,000 troops.

Tens of thousands of troops thrown in, what can be helped?

Now the Ottoman Empire can fight the Tsarist Russian Empire because of the friendly countries of Britain, France, and Tang, knowing that these world powers will definitely hold on to the end.

In the Crimean War (the 9th Russo-Turkish War), which was fought from 1853 to 1856, the Russian army lost more than 522,000 people, the Turkish army lost nearly 96,000 people, the French army lost 95,000 people, the British army lost 102,000 people, and the Tang army lost 9,300 people, and Russia spent about 800 million rubles for this war, and the Allies spent about 600 million rubles.

From this simple casualty figure, we can see how firm is the will of the world powers led by Britain to contain the Tsarist Russian woolly bear?

Even at the cost of huge casualties and property losses, the Tsarist Russian woolly bear will never be allowed to cross the thunder pool.

The key is that the Ottoman Empire has enough confidence, but the British have no bottom in their hearts?

The huge gap between the strength of Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire could not be filled by Britain alone, the British Army did not have such a strong strength, and the British were not willing to do this wrong.

European security and stability are related to the interests of the European powers themselves, so why should the British pay alone?

But look around

The British sadly found that they could not find help, and France, which had been seriously injured in the Franco-Prussian War, was still feeling sorry for itself, and it was difficult to coax for a while, which was an inescapable reality.

Tang Guo is far away on the other side of the Atlantic, and in the past few years, there have been constant filthy disputes between the two countries, and they have exchanged hands several times openly and secretly, and the relationship is not as good as before.

Even if the Tang State sent troops as scheduled, it would be limited by the vast Atlantic Ocean, and it would be in the middle and late stages of the war, and the number would not be large.

Look again at the fledgling German Empire, well...... Forget it.

After the rapid rise of the German Empire in Europe, Britain quickly distanced itself from Germany in the fundamental interests of the "continental balance policy", and instead continued to approach and support its old enemy, France.

The British and German in-laws drifted apart, with Germany now an ally of the Russians and the Austrian Empire, known as the "Three Emperors' Alliance".

In the face of today's critical situation in Europe, the British said that they were very panicked, and they had no time to care about any bullshit in North America.

On the other hand, the Russians also have a heart disease, and they have been beaten out of the psychological shadow by the British and French and other world powers, although the greedy desire for expansion in their hearts is high, but they are very afraid of Britain and other European powers.

The father of the current Tsar Alexander II, Nicholas I, was killed in the Crimean War, only 20 years ago.

The Ottoman Empire, the Tsarist Empire and the British Empire formed a chain of fears of each other, thus forming a delicate balance.

June 30, 1876

Serbia and Montenegro officially declared war on the Ottoman Empire, and Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro were eager to join the fight against the Ottoman Empire.

The aggravation of the situation in the Balkans upset the original delicate balance, and these little Karami in the Balkans were completely inadequate and at an absolute disadvantage compared to the powerful Ottoman army.

If the Russian Empire did not intervene, these rebels would be crushed to death one by one like small worms, and there would be no second way out.

The situation in Europe has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the moment of the final showdown is approaching......

This time in East Asia

In April 1876, the army under the command of Zuo Zongtang swore in Suzhou (now Jiuquan), and the general of the Hunan army, Premier Liu Jintang, led the army into Xinjiang in a big way, and soon collected the pastureland, Urumqi, Manas and other places.

Playing a triumphant song all the way, the Agubo rebels who beat the farts and urine flowed, it was like destroying the withering and decaying.

Zuo Zongtang's army took advantage of the situation to recover most of the territory in northern Xinjiang, and set up the ministers of the Qin Mission in Urumqi to encircle the Agubo rebels, and they were all killed.

From the beginning of the war, the Hunan army showed a strong combat effectiveness like a rebirth, using sharp guns and artillery to hit the Agubo rebels fiercely, killing people with rolling heads and rivers of blood.

Among the up-and-coming ministers of the Han family who purged the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there was not a soft-hearted master. Whether it is Li Hongzhang, Zeng shaved his head or Zuo Zongtang, they are all ruthless characters who kill people like numb hearts and iron stones.

In the face of the Han people, it is even more impossible to be merciful in the face of foreign races.

In the war of waving the army into the river to regain the lost territory, the Hunan army under Zuo Zongtang was really killed, and even the old and weak women and children of the Agubo rebels were not spared......

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