In the run-up to the third five-nation meeting, there was a paradox on the battlefield in Syria.

On one side, more than 100,000 Egyptian troops rushed to the road, on the other side, 4,000 Sequoia troops were in hot pursuit, and the Austrian and Ottoman armies followed behind were stop-and-go.

At this time, Ibrahim was no longer as confident as he used to be, and he felt that the tide had turned, and all he had to do now was to bring as many people back to Egypt as possible to preserve the fire for the future.

The experience of several battles with the armies of the great powers made him completely lose confidence in his army, and as for the low-level Egyptian soldiers, they did not want to fight at all, and they joined the army purely to avoid the oppression of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and ran to the army to make ends meet.

At this time, the 130,000 army at the time of the expedition had become 60,000, of which 9,000 were killed, more than 20,000 were captured, and the rest were missing.

Since the coastal area of Egypt had been plowed by the Austrian navy, it was difficult for the British navy to do more at this time, so it could only bombard Alexander to vent his anger.

The British Navy's approach has planted a bomb for them, which will leave them with a painful memory in the future, which is not listed here.

The Austrian army, under the influence of Franz, began to cherish its feathers and was completely indifferent to the pursuit of the Egyptian army.

The Ottoman army was also less interested in pursuing the Egyptians, and their large numbers meant that more supplies were needed, and the recaptured lands also needed to be garrisoned, so that the forces were more dispersed.

The attitude of the Ottomans towards the Syrian guerrillas was to exterminate them as much as possible.

True, the Ottomans responded to the Syrian rebels, who were armed and had been fighting against the Egyptians, with all their might.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand, because these Syrian guerrillas were also a destabilizing factor for the Ottoman Empire.

Caesars Grand Hotel, Vienna.

It was chosen as the venue for the Five-Nations Conference because of its size and grandeur, as well as its versatility, which could be used for large balls and banquets.

The owner here, Solomon Rothschild, naturally had to leave his "territory" for the time being and find another place.

In fact, although it was a five-nation meeting, seven countries came.

The Five Kingdoms naturally refer to Great Britain, France, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, while the other two are the Ottoman Empire, and the other, which may come as a little surprising, is Serbia.

Britain was represented by the new Foreign Secretary Stratford Canning; From France is Guizot, who is currently at the helm of the French government; Austria is naturally Prime Minister Metternich, the former prime minister of Europe; Russia came from Foreign Minister Nesherlov, who had two labels: Anglophile, reckless; Baron Thurville of Prussia, introduction omitted.

The Ottoman Empire sent the former Grand Vizier, the backstabber in the history of Fer Chak, the most unlucky Grand Vizier, the traitor, the biggest tumor in the Ottoman Empire, the executioner who suppressed the people, and the blasphemous

The old man did not know how many humiliating treaties he had signed all his life, so much so that he himself was numb to them, and the whole Ottoman court always remembered him whenever they encountered a thankless errand.

Fer Chuck suppressed numerous uprisings in various places, signed death sentences against the remnants of the Guard, and even clashed with the Order, arresting and executing the leaders of the Order who opposed the New Deal.

But in a sense, he was only carrying out the Sultan's orders, and not his own brutality.

Serbia was represented neither by the powerful Seventeen Parliament nor by Vučić, who was backed by Russia, but by Miloš, who had demagogized the Serbs in East Bosnia.

Miloš will appear here, naturally, by the French, who do not want the Austrians to take Belgrade and Western Bosnia safely.

Although he called himself a pacifist, he also provoked many disputes, and never stopped guarding Austria, instigating the three southern German countries and Sardinia to fight against Austria, and instigating Pius IX

As soon as the meeting began, Metternich felt that the wind was not in the right direction.

Because the British took the initiative as soon as they came up, talking about sanctions against Egypt, but Guizot, who should have jumped out to oppose it, nodded frequently, and instead of the slightest intention of defending, he clapped his hands.

The draft charter is:

First, the Ottoman decrees applied to Egypt and Sudan (in this case, the Sultanate, which was a backward slave state in the south of Egypt). ）。

Second, Egypt was taxed in the name of the Sultan, and one-third of the total revenue was paid to the Ottoman Sultanate. At the same time, Egypt had to pay an additional £100,000 a year to the Sultan (previously £10,000).

Thirdly, Egypt must be disarmed, the number of standing troops must not exceed 20,000, warships must not be built without the orders of the Sultan, and the uniforms and flags of the army must be the same as those of the Ottoman army.

Fourth, Egypt must return Syria and Crete, and the Ottoman Sultan appointed Muhammad Ali as the governor of Egypt and Sudan, and Egypt and Sudan would henceforth exist as Ottoman provinces rather than kingdoms.

Fifth, Muhammad Ali could appoint an heir, but he had to go to Istanbul to accept the appointment of the Sultan.

Sixth, both sides returned prisoners of war.

The fact that the French representative, who had thought that he would fiercely oppose it, did not say a word, which was very strange to the other powers.

You must know that the French government and opposition at that time were very dissatisfied with the Anglo-Austrian joint attack on Egypt, and demanded a declaration of war to protect France's rights in the Near East.

Thiers had previously added five battleships to France's Eastern Fleet and recruited 10,000 new sailors.

King Louis Philippe of France even declared in public that he wanted to go to war with the Great Powers, even more so than the words of the Bonapartists.

The French military even formulated a special offensive plan for this purpose, cutting off the Strait of Gibraltar at sea to prevent the British navy from entering, and then using the strong forces of the Eastern Fleet to destroy the British and Austrian navies in the Mediterranean Sea and force the Ottoman Empire to surrender.

Attacking the Rhine region and northern Italy simultaneously on land, declaring war on Prussia and Austria, and especially after the British advance fleet was heavily damaged by the Egyptian navy, the French became extremely fanatical and the recruiting stations were packed.

In response, Prussia and Austria increased their troops to the French border, and on the surface a major war seemed imminent.

But in reality, Louis Philippe did not want war, so Thiers, who advocated war, stepped down and was replaced by the aging Marshal Soult, and the pro-British Guizot was in charge of the negotiations.

Guizot always believed that if France wanted to be strong, it must maintain friendly and peaceful relations with Britain, and for this he even betrayed the intelligence of the Egyptian navy in exchange for the trust of Britain.

The French government's attitude of inaction has also gradually calmed down the French, and many people have begun to realize that there is no chance of winning and that launching a war is not the only option.

At the same time, unlike Palmerston, Canning hated Austria but not France, and after leaving Austria, he went to France without stopping and assured Louis Philippe that he would save face for France.

What seems to be a simple sanctions agreement is actually a malicious one, and Britain has already set up a gallows for the participating countries.

The content is not all in the vernacular, if it is not all spoken, some people will be guilty of literary youth, and if all the content is spoken, people will spray copy the book Xiaobaiwen.

You can understand the battle, it's hard for me.

(End of chapter)