The sun never sets in America

Chapter 283: Russian-Turkish Storm: Han-Russian War

[Hanguo Daily: Russian troops in Alaska are provoking trouble. Our navy fought back and defeated several times the Russian army with fearless spirit]

[Xijing Daily: The navy has landed in Alaska. It is reported that at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Alaska was occupied by Russian invaders]

[The Marine Corps defeated thousands of Russian bandits. According to the battle reports from the front, these bandits robbed the good local Indians, raped and plundered, and committed all kinds of evil: Jinshan Times]

[Chaobao: Minister Qi urgently summoned the Russian minister in Xijing to strongly criticize the Russian army’s aggressive behavior and demand compensation and apology from Russia. 】

On May 5th of Longwu, the second day after the war broke out, newspapers throughout the Han Dynasty were full of news about the Russian invasion and the Han Dynasty's "fight back".

In these reports, they focused on the Russian army's "picking quarrels and provoking troubles" and "cruelty."

Finally, there is the "restraint", "patience", and so-called "bravery and fearlessness" of the Han army.

Even within hours of the outbreak of war, the Russian legation received so-called "protests".

As for the content, it is nothing more than the same old routine in diplomatic situations, "beat it up and rake it up", plus "make trouble".

The Russians' reactions were, "What", "A fight in Alaska??", "Occupied", and even the so-called "process" of the war.

While the Russians were still struggling with what happened, the Han State had already notified almost all countries. Finally, there was a question: What should we do if the Russians invade? ?

It wasn't until this moment that everyone realized that you were engaging in a "beat them up and rake them all up" thing! !

The first person to stand up and express his support was Osman, who said a lot of disgusting words, such as "Han-Austria is friendly" and "Justice will prevail."

As for the attitudes of other countries, they are quite ambiguous. The British directly stated that this war "may" be caused by the Russians, but it is wrong for Han to directly occupy Alaska. Then they talked about the so-called "international law" and "The Hague Tribunal".

France's attitude is relatively clear. It is "inconvenient" for them to intervene in the affairs of Russia and Han. In the end, they condemned the current Russian-Turkish war.

As for the attitudes of other countries, they are relatively ambiguous. Basically, it depends on the results. If Han wins, then they will support Han. If Russia wins, they will support Russia. It is a two-sided situation. In Liu Peng's words:

"A group of free-standing countries without any strategy or choice. Their existence is to serve as cheerleaders and pawns for a big country like us!!"

Of course, there are also countries that are clearly opposed to Han, and that is the United States, which is also a country in the Americas. Basically, the United States will oppose anything Han wants to do. Even this "conflict" between Han and Russia, in the eyes of Americans, is An excellent opportunity, an opportunity to drag Han into the quagmire of war.

If Liu Peng knew what Americans were thinking at this time, I don't know how "happy" he would be.

In Liu Peng's eyes, the essence of this war was actually a war in the fringe areas. This kind of war would greatly restrain Russia, but the losses to Han would be very low.

In the final analysis, it is because of geography and current events. From a geographical point of view, Russia's control of Alaska is beyond its reach, even reluctantly, but it is very easy for Han to control it, and it does not even need to garrison. This is a geographical advantage.

From the perspective of current affairs, the same is true. At this moment, Russia is basically at the forefront of the Ottoman War. Britain, France, and even most European countries have expressed their opposition. Under such circumstances, even if they know that Han is doing this, it is "Take advantage of the situation", but they have no choice but to do so.

After all, compared to the desolate Alaska, the Balkans, which concerns everyone's interests, really affects people's hearts at this time.

Coupled with the current situation and the "rout" of the Ottoman army, even Britain and France, who were waiting to see the excitement of Han, had to accommodate Han in many places. After all, if Han did not take the field, they would have to do it themselves. .

The "shadow" of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars is still there. At this time, participating in a huge continental war involving more than 500,000 people, even Napoleon III, who was eager to prove himself, would not jump so "foolishly".

It is even more impossible for the cunning British to join this large-scale land war that may expose their "underwear" without France clearly participating in the war.

In this way, the Han State, which was far away in America, had difficulty occupying the core interests of Eurasia, and was in conflict with Russia, became the best white glove.

This can be seen from the British minister who has been requesting to meet with Hu Junding since the Alaska incident. The British are hypocritical and righteous in their opposition on the surface, but behind the scenes they really hope that Han will take over the baton from the Ottoman Empire and "barbaric" Fight the Russians.

And Liu Peng would not let go of such a good opportunity and made a straightforward request that the United Kingdom bear the "military expenses."

The British directly opposed this request. After all, although the British Empire is rich, it is not a fool. If you fight the war and I pay, what good does it do to me? ?

Liu Peng naturally knew the British thoughts, and then implicitly proposed that some soldiers could be sent to support the Ottomans.

The UK said, how much is your part? ?

I don’t know what conditions were negotiated in the end. In just a few days, the British attitude made a 380-degree turn. The Times published a front-page headline accusing Russia of its ambitions in this crisis and Aggressive nature.

Finally, he talks about the importance of so-called "peace"! !

Britain moved, and France naturally followed suit. France also asked Russia to explain the incident. Of course, there was no talk of compensation. After all, the Russian bear's "self-esteem" still had to be taken care of.

As Britain and France entered the camp of blaming Russia, a large number of European countries also joined the ranks of blaming Russia "indiscriminately", as Liu Peng said:

"The diplomacy of these countries is almost constantly modified based on the looks of major powers."

In St. Petersburg, although it was still spring and even approaching summer, the people in the Winter Palace felt a colder climate than usual. This climate was not the weather itself, but the people's hearts, or in other words, His Majesty the Tsar.

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A vase with a painting of the Madonna was thrown to the ground by Nicholas. Among the fragments, half of the inscription can still be seen;

[Porcelain making factory in Xijing, Han Dynasty]

The manufacturing and year are no longer available, but we can still tell the place of origin of this vase. It’s funny to say that this vase was a national gift from the Han Dynasty on Nicholas’s birthday last year because it has a beautifully painted image of the Virgin Mary. , Nicholas liked it very much, so he put it in his office, but now, he no longer likes it as much as he did at first. There is only endless "humiliation" left.

The country where the vase is located is using the most "despicable" means to deal with his empire, and even said something to ask the Russian Empire to apologize and compensate. This is something that the proud Nicholas cannot accept.

In the Winter Palace, Nicholas's chest kept "rising" and his face turned red. It was obvious that he was very angry during this period.

In the past few days, he used the most curse words in his life to insult Han, such as "Han monkey", "American thief", "shameless bastard", etc., which he thought were enough to "humiliate" the other party.

After all, he is a noble and a member of the royal family. He has been required to behave in a disciplined manner since he was a child. To be scolded like this can also show how angry Nicholas is.

After "slowing down", Nicholas tidied up his already wrinkled collar and ordered the trembling attendants beside him:

"Inform the ministers to come for a meeting."

"By the way, where is Araf now??"

At this time, Nicholas suddenly remembered the general who had stayed in Han and understood Han, but was demoted by him because he angered him, and was recently reinstated because of the war.

"Your Majesty, Lieutenant General Araf is in the Caucasus."

Hearing this, Nicholas said "hmm" and then said nothing. After all, he would not admit his mistakes and his current "helplessness" against the Han Dynasty.

In the following meeting, Nicholas cursed Han as usual, and then ordered an ultimatum to Han.

It's basically a replica of Han's accusation against Russia.

The final result was naturally an unhappy ending.

A few days later, when the Russian army was about to occupy the two Balkan principalities, Britain and France simultaneously announced the failure of "mediation".

On May 11, Han declared a state of war with the Russian Empire and submitted a declaration of war to the Russian embassy.

In Russia, due to the construction of the Atlantic Telegraph, at ten o'clock the next morning, Russia also declared a state of war with Han and submitted a declaration of war. At the same time, it ordered the minister in Russia to leave Russia within seventy-two hours. (Due to time and space reasons, it was built in advance)

Because of this move, the Han Dynasty also counterattacked and took corresponding expulsion measures against the Russian minister.

In Shanhai Street, the British and French ministers smiled broadly as they looked at the Russian minister leaving in a carriage.

For them, they are most afraid that Han and Russia will stop fighting after the war, and the alliance will sell them out. Now Han and Russia are completely at odds, which means that the relationship between the two parties has been broken, and it will be difficult to repair it for a while. .

Since it cannot be repaired, they have the confidence to support Han to continue fighting until they reach a place that is in line with their "bottom line" of interests.

As Han and Russia declared war on each other, the first to respond was the Ottoman Empire, which was currently "suffering" from aggression.

The Ottoman Sultan called Han the "defender of order", the "light of justice", and the "warrior against Tsarist Russia".

He also hoped that Han would send troops to Europe to fight against "cruelty".

The Han State stated that it still needed mobilization and "adjustment", and hoped that Osman would "withstand" and "come soon."

Osman was naturally dissatisfied with this, and did not let Han go "temporarily" until he provided another batch of weapons and ammunition.

In the Americas, as Alaska entered the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty also dispatched officials to the area and levied high "life-buying money" on the local Russian fur traders.

And dispatched an army brigade on the west coast and three Marine Corps regiments to form an expeditionary force to attack Kamchatka and even the Russian army in the Far East.

The total number of people was less than twelve thousand.

The fundamental reason is that there are not many Russian troops in the Far East. In addition, the distance is long, so it is better to transport more ammunition than to transport people. It seems that there are only more than 10,000 people, but according to someone from the logistics department later:

"We gave them more than twice the ammunition and weapons of our own, which means that for these 10,000 people, the actual firepower and ammunition reserves should be 30,000."

On the mainland, in fact, according to the mobilization order, three armies, a European army of 100,000 people, have actually been mobilized.

This group of European troops actually stepped in at the right time.

The reason why there are 100,000 people is because according to the negotiations with the British, if the Han Dynasty wants to receive assistance and distribution of post-war benefits, the minimum requirement is 100,000 people.

And these 100,000 cannot be pulled out temporarily, they must be full-strength regular troops.

Of course, it is unknown whether there is any "moisture" in this. After all, the regular army of Han Dynasty only has 60,000 people. Who knows the tens of thousands more? ?

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"I have long said that we should not overestimate Osman's strength. Now it seems that this is indeed the case."

"If we had known they were such useless people, we might as well have been in command from the beginning."

"Who knows, who could have imagined that Osman's morale collapsed so quickly!!"

Within the Ministry of War, several generals are discussing the current situation in the Balkans. According to the current speed of Ottoman "escape", the Russian army is destined to occupy the entire Romanian region.

This is also the most irritating time at the moment. Although the Han Kingdom has been quietly mobilizing since the beginning of this war, it is the first time that they are so passive like now. Everything is to blame on the "Ottomans"! !

"If you ask me, it would be better to take over the command of the Ottoman army directly. Their generals are really not that good anyway."

"After we took over, we were able to hold on, so that the Russians wouldn't be as rampant as they are now."

A brigadier named Jiang said.

Others also echoed, with phrases such as "If only it had been like this before", "Take over immediately", and "Ottoman waste" popping up.

In fact, these generals were not the only ones who had such an idea. The Han cabinet had already had this idea, but the Ottomans had to be "strong-mouthed" and engage in "self-reliance."

What's going on now? I'm no longer self-reliant, and my tough talk is almost gone.

"Everyone..."

"Everyone..."

While several people were "arguing", suddenly, a major general ran in and shouted.

Everyone turned to look at this "rash" general, wondering why he was so rude.

Everyone was excited until a word came out.

"The cabinet asked us to submit a command plan for the Balkans and asked us to focus on the Ottoman army."

boom! !

Everyone was "exploded". They understood the meaning of this sentence very well. This not only meant that the Han Kingdom had officially taken over the "baton" of the war, but also meant that the Ottomans had surrendered under such tremendous pressure.

Soon, the whole office rang.

"Quick, get the information out quickly."

“Where are the Russian troops? Where are they??”

"How many more people are there in Osman? How many people??"

"What the hell, these losers!!"

Outside Longjiang Port, a steamship carrying hundreds of Han army officers was making final preparations.

On the bow of the ship, there are "stars".

“Brother Yuzheng, I’m afraid this trip to Europe will be the first and last time I wait for!!”

Li Zihao looked across at Zhou Yuzheng and smiled.

"What Brother Li said is true, but in my opinion, there may be more in the future, but I may not be able to catch up."

"Ugh!!"

After Zhou Yuzheng finished speaking, he sighed, as if he had seen a scene in the future where "a new generation will replace the old."

Li Zihao, who is nearly 30 years old, has lost the "arrogance" he once had. He wears a general's military uniform and two stars, and there is a hint of restrained "heroism" between his eyebrows.

He didn't feel much about what Zhou Yuzheng just said. After all, he was still young, but the same could not be said for the unlucky guy in front of him.

Zhou Yuzheng also understood that he was older, so he just "smiled" and exposed the matter.

Finally, amidst the "cheers" of all the generals, the new steamship named Taiping left Longjiang, entered the vast Caribbean, and headed towards the Atlantic Ocean.

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Xijing Imperial Palace...

Liu Peng was looking through the latest information. The current situation is very pessimistic. Of course, this pessimism refers to Europe.

In addition to the Ottoman loss of the Balkans, there was also French hesitation.

It was originally agreed to send troops, but he began to hesitate and requested that the troops could only be sent in the form of "mercenaries".

In other words, on the surface France and Tsarist Russia can still maintain good diplomatic relations without collapsing due to war.

The consequence of this was to put all the pressure on Han and Britain.

The British were the first to be dissatisfied with this. Currently, Britain and France are already having "meetings" on this matter, and the results are estimated to be modest. It seems that Napoleon III is determined to maintain superficial peace on the premise of teaching Russia a lesson. This It is completely different from sending troops directly in the original time and space.

Regarding the changes in France, Liu Peng could more or less guess that it was nothing more than the "butterfly effect" brought about by the rise of Han.

This led to a change in France's attitude towards Russia.

Liu Peng looked at the battle plan in his hand, and then at the convenient information about France.

The look in his eyes was a little "complex". After all, the current situation was like this, and it had nothing to do with him.

After thinking for a while, Liu Peng finally picked up the pen, signed his name on the European combat plan, and stamped it with a jade seal.

Since then, Han State has gone further and further in intervening in the situation in Europe.

Except Liu Peng, no one knows what all this is for.

Liu Peng stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the huge and densely packed buildings outside. A trace of "satisfaction" flashed in his eyes, and then he said in a "relieved" tone:

"Who can tell the difference between Europe and America!!"

Just when Liu Peng was thinking about it, the Han expeditionary force had already set off from Xijing Port, and what awaited them was the war in the Far East! !

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