Armed missionary work is still a matter of course, after all, Zhenla is too far away from the Austrian Empire.

Moreover, because of the geographical location of Siam, many great powers had their own interests in Siam, and if Austria wanted to blatantly monopolize the place, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among some countries.

Not to mention that the Yuan, Ming, and later American armies were planted in Vietnam, another cemetery of Asian powers, so Franz did not want to follow in his footsteps.

However, the idea of forcing the other side to cede land and pay compensation and engage in dumping trade is still good. Because even if the Austrians don't do it, the French will do it themselves.

Rather than letting the latter take advantage, it is better to take it yourself. Of course, as long as Vietnam is not intended to be occupied for a long time, it is not very difficult to fight.

Vietnam's long and narrow corridor is high in the west and low in the east, and three-quarters of the territory is occupied by mountains. Among them, the high mountains and plateaus are distributed in the north and northwest, and the Changshan mountain range in the center runs through the north and south.

The plains are mainly concentrated on the eastern coast, where the terrain is low and flat, and the river network is dense, which is very suitable for the development of agriculture.

This is also an important reason why neither the powerful Ming nor the invincible descendants of Genghis Khan were able to conquer Vietnam in history. Its long and narrow territory, complex terrain, harsh climate and other unfavorable factors caused headaches for the conquerors. In the end, the supply of the army was unsustainable, and it had to return in vain.

However, there are exceptions, such as the French, who have discovered a trick. Since it was risky to attack from land, Vietnam was attacked from the sea. In this way, you can hit the weak part of the abdomen, turning passive into active.

Vietnam has two of the most economically developed and densely populated regions, the Red River Delta Plain in the north and the Kowloon River Plain in the south. The Kowloon River is connected to the Mekong River in Chenla. This created good conditions for the invasion of the Austrians.

The enemy's naval fira was unbearable and completely unable to master the sea. Therefore, it is crucial to use the absolute superiority of its maritime power to constantly harass its waters and carry out port raids to take Vietnam.

Then, when his army was exhausted, he sent a large army down the Mekong River to take the Jiulong River Plain, forcing the other side to surrender and cede land and pay reparations.

It may be that heaven and earth are working together, or that people are unlucky to drink cold water and stuff their teeth.

At this time, the Vietnamese captured and executed a group of French missionaries, and their monarch Ming Ming Emperor unabashedly revealed his dislike of Catholicism, so this gave Austria a near-perfect excuse for war.

And the first emperor of Vietnam was already terminally ill, and was succeeded by his son Nguyen Phuc Thanh, and changed the yuan to "Shaozhi". This Emperor Shaozhi did not have his father's grand plans, but his heart was higher than the sky.

He didn't even look down on what his father did in his later years, thinking that it was because Ruan Phuc Hung became deaf and dumb in his later years that he was defeated at the hands of those high-ranking natives of Zhenla.

As for begging for peace with the "red hair", it is completely unnecessary, as long as he makes some efforts, all the red and yellow hairs will tremble under the iron hooves of Da Yue.

(Red hair is the Vietnamese name for the British and French.) Yellow hair, referring to Austrians. ）

Although Emperor Ming Ming had maintained a tributary relationship with the Qing Dynasty and still claimed to be "Vietnam" in his dealings with the Manchus, he had always regarded himself as the lord of the "Great South" in private.

His greatest dream in life was to conquer the Central Plains, for which he stationed 150,000 soldiers in northern Vietnam, built countless weapons and armor, and also asked people from all over the country to repair roads.

After seeing the fighting power of the Yellow Hair and the Red Hair successively, Nguyen Phuc Huong lost his dreams and feared that the foreign powers would invade his territory with the help of sea superiority.

As a generation of Vietnamese emperors, after discovering this possibility, Nguyen Phuc Tran tried his best to nip this risk in the bud.

On the one hand, Nguyen Phuc Thanh sent a delegation of officials to France to prepare to join forces with him against the British. He even made concessions on missionary matters that he had always been sensitive.

On the other hand, he issued an edict to lay hidden piles at the mouth of the country's rivers to reduce the risk of invasion at sea.

At the same time, he ordered officials to build forts in dangerous places, and was responsible for training sailors, and even planned to evacuate residents from coastal areas to enforce a sea ban.

Unfortunately, due to the very bad impression of Emperor Minh Minh and the Vietnamese in the Western world, the mission was not personally received by Louis Philippe upon its arrival in Paris.

To sum it simply, Vietnam had received help from the French during the difficult times, but instead of reciprocating their kindness, they imposed heavy taxes on merchants, expelled ambassadors, and hunted down missionaries.

Celebrities from all walks of life in Paris appealed to Louis Philippe not to meet these barbarians. In fact, Guizot hoped that France could establish a colony in Vietnam, but he could not get along with the "public opinion".

And the king himself was not very concerned about the affairs of Southeast Asia, so the mission sent by Emperor Ming could only return in vain.

Emperor Minh Minh's coastal defense measures caused people to complain at the same time, but also affected the interests of the noble officials, coupled with the new defeat in Chenla, for a time the Vietnamese people were in turmoil, and the lord of the Nguyen Dynasty was ill.

This is where Emperor Shaozhi slaughtered the French missionaries.

Having said that, these French were really unlucky, they were originally hired in Paris to gather local intelligence. Previously, the Vietnamese were not aware of the potential dangers of this work because of their low stance.

What they didn't expect was that they would be caught together as soon as they landed on the shore and finally executed. Emperor Shaozhi didn't expect that this was obviously a move to show his martial virtues, but it became an excuse for Austria to go to war with it.

For this war, Franz also made special preparations.

The news of the murder of the French missionary was already being carried out by the French Church, and at this time Franz added another fire.

An article titled "Ten Hates" quickly dominated the front pages of major European media outlets, written by the queen of a small country in Southeast Asia (Queen An Mei).

A great hatred, invades our land and kills our people.

The second hatred is to destroy my temple and kill my monks. (Translated, burn churches, slaughter priests.) ）

The three hatreds, taking my family and country, killing my father and emperor. (The previous king, An Than, died in the palace of the Vietnamese.) ）

The four hatreds, imprison my sisters, and abandon the corpse in the river. (In order to weaken Chenla's resistance, Vietnam once imprisoned and tortured Queen An Mai's sister to death, and then threw her body into the river.) ）

The five hates, supporting the traitorous party, and messing with our dynasty. (Establishment of a puppet regime)

Six hates, forcible seizure, bad my market. (Hindering free trade)

The seven hatreds, captives people as slaves, and forced good people to become prostitutes. (Slave Ownership, Slave Trade)

The rest is not written.

The whole of Europe was amazed that there was such a barbaric and arrogant country in the world, and no one could doubt the justice of this war.

When the Austrian Empire announced that it would help Chenla in its crusade against Vietnam, the enemy of civilization, there were only a few voices of praise.

The protection of Christians, the emancipation of slaves, the free trade, the spread of civilization, any of these can be justifications for this war, and they are very good reasons.

(End of chapter)