Transatlantic expedition to Millican?

The topic itself is a false proposition, and the Government of the Kingdom of Italy has not been so impulsive, and has not made much diplomatic move other than to condemn the discriminatory immigration policies of the Millican government.

But Italy's opposition leader, Benue Locatelli, has always used various occasions to lash out at the government of the United States (North) in order to gain more social attention.

He stated;

"If he can be elected, he will personally lead the Italian expeditionary force of 80,000 people to expedition to Millican, and the number of troops will reach 300,000 within a month after landing, and 80~1 million in three months......

Benueuel-Locatelli's underlying logic is that the more than 8 million people of Italian descent who settled in North America were loyal fans of the Italian Expeditionary Force.

As soon as the king arrived, the servants gathered.

Regardless of whether this outrageous argument is ridiculous or not, the point is that Benueuel-Locatelli is so vigorous that he scolds Milicán and brings the British with his crooked mouth, which provokes an outcry from London, and serious concern from both Paris and Berlin.

As a result, the Government of the Kingdom of Italy had no choice but to come forward to refute the rumors, saying that Benue Locatelli's remarks were only personal.

It is a complete misunderstanding that the Government of the Kingdom of Italy does not have and has no intention of making territorial claims to the territory of the ancient Roman period.

Italians in southern Europe have a warm and impulsive personality, and often do not think about the consequences in their words and deeds, but only want to be happy in the moment.

Many Italian descendants who immigrated to North America in the early days have few relatives and have nothing to do with them in Europe, and they identify more with their identity as Americans.

The delusion that the Italian expeditionary force would be welcomed by the melancho as soon as it landed in North America was simply a dream.

The White House retorted; "Monsieur Benuet-Locatelli's dream of the Roman Empire can be awakened, and he will not be welcomed, given his own obvious immigrant tendencies and the need to bring more Italians to North America."

Since the Russian Empire officially declared war on the Ottoman Empire on April 24, a number of Balkan brothers Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro have followed suit and officially declared war on the Ottoman Empire.

Tsarist Russia, a behemoth, came to an end, gathered 700,000 troops to force the Danube, and attacked with superior forces, opening the prelude to the 10th Russo-Turkish War.

The outbreak of war has put a heavy pressure on almost all of Europe.

War broke out around us and outside borders, and a large number of refugees fleeing the war fled across the border.

The distance is so close and the feeling is so real, which naturally attracts great attention from European countries.

The original military superiority of the Ottoman Empire was immediately lost, and the heavy army group was forced to shrink its defensive points, and was crumbling in the fierce offensive of the Tsarist Empire, hoping for the arrival of British reinforcements.

More than 4 months have passed, and Britain has sent a Royal Navy fleet into the Black Sea to warn Tsarist Russia not to cross the minepool, and then there is no more......

It stands to reason

The Balkans are not far from the British Isles, and it is very convenient to transport the British Army by sea, but why has not a single soldier been seen so far?

This is not at all the same style as the British, French, Tang, and Sardinia kingdoms (the predecessor of the Kingdom of Italy) during the Crimean War (the 9th Russo-Turkish War) in 1853, when they joined forces to gather millions of troops and beat the Russian army?

In fact, the British have said bitterly that the alliance of the Russian, German and Austrian emperors against France has taken shape, and the three major European land powers have been huddled together, which has greatly squeezed the strategic maneuver space of the British.

Since Tsarist Russia took the initiative to send troops to invade the Ottoman Empire, it did not touch the common defense mechanism of the Three Emperors Alliance, and Germany and Austria did not need to send troops to participate in the war.

However, the system of the Three Emperors Alliance was tantamount to setting up a safety valve for Tsarist Russia, ensuring that its territory would not be invaded by Britain, France and other world powers, which greatly contributed to the arrogance of the Tsarist court.

I can beat you, but you can't come and hit me.

To put it simply, the Russian court was able to easily make the big decision to invade the Ottoman Empire. It is because the war losses are controllable and will not affect their own territory.

The British and the Tang Dynasty's bias towards Germany in the Franco-Prussian War greatly hurt the strong self-esteem of the French, and it has only been a few years?

Without the strong support of the French army, the Tang Dynasty was far away on the other side of the Atlantic, and it was impossible for the British Army to go up alone to support the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire has more than 400,000 troops, and the British also has more than 400,000 troops, and the two families add up to more than 800,000.

Tsarist Russia sent more than 700,000 troops after the outbreak of the war, and after mobilization, there are still 100,000 troops in the country ready to go, plus 100,000 troops from several younger brothers in the Balkans, the situation is quite grim.

The survival of the Ottoman Empire was related to the overall strategy of containing the westward advance of Tsarist Russia and the basic national policy of Britain of the "balance of power in Europe".

Otherwise, once the decaying Ottoman rule falls apart and the Balkan and Caucasus barriers are lost, the fun will be great.

The imperial capital is Chang'an

Diligent Palace

Emperor Richard received Lord James Cleveland, the Queen's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Minister of the Colonies, Palmerston, Governor General of Canada, and was accompanied by the Imperial Prime Minister Dong Jie.

This time, London is in a real hurry.

In the British Cabinet

The Colonial Minister is the fourth most important cabinet minister after the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, who is responsible for administering nearly 30 million square kilometers of British colonies and dominions, and has tens of thousands of civil servants.

Lord James Cleveland's trip, in addition to bringing letters from Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister of the British Cabinet, also shouldered several important responsibilities.

First, in today's fierce European war, seek a united front with the Tang Empire, hoping to obtain the full support of the Tang State in terms of materials, weapons, transportation and military power.

In policy

The Tang Empire has been declared with the British;

Strongly opposed to the war acts of Tsarist Russia and its allies that brazenly changed the status quo in Europe, and will use all means, including but not limited to military action, to support the invaded Ottoman Empire.

Previous policy coordination has been limited to rhetoric, using diplomatic means to put pressure on Tsarist Russia and warn it not to go too far.

Obviously, this did not serve much in old fritter Tsarist Russia.

This brings us to the second issue, that is, the issue of Britain and Denmark jointly sending troops.

Look around the whole of Europe

The British found unprecedented loneliness, and in the absence of the French coaxing, only the Tang State had the military strength to go on expeditions, and as for the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, these small European countries, not to mention it, they really couldn't squeeze out a lot of troops.

Instead of spending that effort, it is better to negotiate with Tang Guo to have more expeditionary troops, and it will be more convenient.

The third problem is the enormous demands created by war.

It has been five months since the outbreak of the 10th Russo-Turkish War, and a large number of provinces affected by the war have been barren, which has exacerbated the great famine that has lasted for two years, and a large number of Ottoman people are struggling on the brink of life and death.

Among them, there were many Christian peoples, such as the Greeks, Bulgarians, Armenians, and West Slavs, all of whom were oppressed by the Ottoman Empire, who were suffering from the double tribulation of famine and war.

Lord James Cleveland will be carrying a large delegation with him to sign a series of large orders for food, clothing, leather goods and ordnance with the Tang Empire, and to cooperate more closely.

The British demand a lot of categories, the time is urgent, and the amount is still large, and only the Tang Empire has such a strong industrial and agricultural foundation to meet the demand.

The Tang Empire is now an economic power with a population of more than 100 million, the world's largest gross national product, a high degree of industrialization, developed agriculture and animal husbandry, and the world's largest exporter of grain and oil trade.

According to statistics

In 1876, the total amount of grain, oil and meat products exported by the Tang Empire (including the export volume of the Andean Governorate in South America) accounted for 66% of the world's trade volume, that is, two-thirds of the world's grain, oil and meat trade.

The United States of America and the Confederate States of Milliamerica, Canada, Chile, Venezuela, Brazil in South America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Ottoman, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries in Europe are all importers of grain, oil and meat products.

In addition to France, the Austrian Empire and Tsarist Russia, the three traditional agricultural powers, almost all of them were exporters of grain, oil and meat products of the Tang Dynasty.

The biggest problem caused by the 10th Russo-Turkish War was not purely military, but also the internal crisis of the Ottoman Empire, the double disaster of the Great Famine and the devastation of war, which was likely to cause the collapse of this great empire that spanned Europe, Asia and Africa.

The lesser of two evils

The purpose of British aid was to maintain the crumbling rule of the Ottoman Empire, which could not be completely defeated militarily and not completely collapsed politically, because the impact would be too bad.

The fourth issue is that Britain hopes to strengthen communication and cooperation with Tang on East Asian issues, and does not rule out the possibility of joining forces.

This area included the Qing Empire, Fuso, and the Korean Peninsula.

In 1877, there were frequent wars in East Asia, and Zuo Zongtang led the army to recover the four cities of Nanjiangdong successively. Taking advantage of the enemy's internal turmoil, he rushed into the four western cities and won successive battles.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, the remnants of Berke Huri, the son of Aguba, fled into Russia, and the complete pacification of the Nanjiang River was just around the corner.

As has happened in the past, the Southwest War broke out in this year, which was a continuation of the turmoil caused by the assassination of the second Prime Minister Shinyuki Matsuda by the reformists.

As a matter of fact

The British did not have any good intentions when they threw out this topic, they were guarding against and using the Tang Empire, so they wanted to test the attitude of the Tang Emperor Richard through the East Asian issue.

What the British fear most is that the Tang Empire will join forces with the Qing Empire, which will completely subvert the pattern of white domination of the world, and the harm will be incomparable.

How the world situation developed, the opinion tendency of the Tang Emperor Richard played a decisive role.

(Some readers criticized the update problem, this is the author's grape king's pot, I can't defend it, I can only try to ensure two changes a day.) There are many trivial things for middle-aged people, and recently my father-in-law was hospitalized for surgery, and I have to go to the hospital every day to report and accompany him, so the update is a little delayed. I can only try my best to ensure two or six thousand words, and sometimes I can't ask for leave, so please bear with me. ）

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