Chapter 189： Change nationality

On June 25, 1852, Austria again sent troops to attack the Ottoman Empire. Within a month, it fought hundreds of miles in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, rescued more than one million people slaved by the Ottoman Empire, and passed the dawn of civilization to the Balkans ...

——The above is the annual work report of the Austrian government

In fact, after the withdrawal of the Ottoman army, the Austrian army took over the local defense and maintained social order.

The Serbian region was well managed these years. Serfs in the countryside were very peaceful. Although mobs were born in the city, they still remained in the streets.

Under the iron fist of Austria, the remnants of these Ottoman empires vanished in an instant. The rest seemed to be good children. Of course, this was also related to the large number of young people who were taken away by the Ottomans when they evacuated.

This is not the Ottoman's kindness, nor is it that they have done stupid things. The war required a lot of cannon fodder and civilian husbands. If these young people were left behind, they would be funding the enemy.

The Duchy of the Danube is an example. Now the Russian army has recruited at least 150,000 people from the local area. These people can also become soldiers when necessary.

Without the dedication of these people, the Russians would have to transfer civilians from the country. The Tsarist government is not a fool. Such a multiple choice question would naturally be done.

Too many young people who are transferred from the country will also affect production. It does not matter if the husbands are transferred from the two principalities. This is a territory belonging to Austria, and the Russians are not distressed even if the loss is heavy.

The Russians didn't care, and Franz didn't care. Without the atrocities of the Russian army, how can it set off Austria?

Now that these Romanians have not joined Austrian citizenship, they are not Austrians and have never paid taxes to Austria, and the Austrian government naturally has no obligation to provide them with protection.

As for the economic losses caused by it, it is even less worth mentioning. These areas are not much developed at all, nothing more than a reduction in grain production.

Thick Black thought that if these young men suffered heavy losses on the battlefield, it would be difficult for Austria to rule the local area in the future.

If you want to avoid Russian recruitment, joining Austrian nationality is the only option. Russians will not recruit Austrians.

Everyone gets what they need. The Russians have gained a lot of people's husbands, and Austria has also issued a lot of nationalities to go out. It has collected a group of supporters. On this issue, Russia and Austria have cooperated very happily.

This time the Serbian Raiders, although the strength of the Austrian government's input is small, does not mean that it is not taken seriously. On the contrary, Franz also attaches great importance to this source of future scourge.

In order to annihilate this European source of war at its source, the Austrian government has also formulated special measures.

Military management is a must, and cleaning the local Ottoman influence is also essential. In order to deal with the problem, Franz also specially instructed to transport a large amount of flour and soybean flour as relief food.

The geographical conditions of Belgrade are unique in the Balkans.

Located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, it is also where the plains of Pannonia and the Balkans meet. As the contact point between Europe and the Near East, it has always been known as the "Key of the Balkans".

But now, Belgrade's garrison commander Azsala Pasha doesn't think this Balkan key is a good place.

The surrounding areas gave up, leaving him as a bad guy to guard the lonely city.

The idea of ​​abandoning Belgrade's run was not only emerging in his mind once, but Azshara Pasha didn't dare to act.

Abdul Mejd I gave him a death order to keep this gated city of the Balkan Peninsula and lay the foundation for future counterattacks by the Ottoman Empire.

Azaras Pasha was sneered at counterattack Serbia. If the Ottoman Empire had this strength, this war would not have hit this point.

The person who came up with this idea was obviously going to pit him. As the loser of the political struggle, Azsala Pasha was prepared intentionally. He submitted his resignation as early as the Near East approach and was rejected.

There are only two ways before him, either defend Belgrade or kill the battlefield. He dare not choose the rest of the way, it is better to kill him than the whole family.

Unless the Ottoman Empire wins the war, it can be solved by looking for someone and giving a few extra gifts.

According to Azsala Pasha, the odds are infinite. The scapegoat cannot be won if the war is not won, and the loser of his political struggle is just right.

"Send someone to investigate, what are the enemies doing, why haven't they launched an attack for so long?" Azsala Pasha ordered.

Three days ago, the Austrian army surrounded Belgrade and, apart from firing a few artillery shots on a daily basis, it did not move.

This unusual behavior naturally aroused the vigilance of Azsala Pasha. No matter how cautious he is, the enemy will not attack. His series of preparations were naturally useless.

Azsalas was anxious, and Lieutenant General Fezlav outside the city was even more anxious. It's okay to bring a bunch of reserve to the battlefield, anyway, the enemy is more garbage.

But the headquarters' order ordered him to keep the casualties to less than a thousand people, which made it difficult for him. The Ottoman army had evacuated in the past, and there were basically no casualties in the direct takeover of the place. Now it is impossible and no cost to attack Belgrade?

The somewhat politically savvy Lieutenant General Fislav knew that the government was not enthusiastic about the war, and even the offensive order in Belgrade had only four words-act wisely.

The big brothers above do this obviously, it has something to do with politics. The Russo-Austrian alliance is no longer a secret. There are divergent views on the content of the covenant.

Fislav speculates that the country did not want the Russians to conquer Constantinople, and was limited by the covenant and had to support the Russians. In this case, the Austrian army passed the soy sauce.

But tragedy for them soldiers. Without war, there is no merit. This kind of unwillingness to accept the merits of the construction site can only be regarded as hard work.

Fislav asked: "The topographic map of Belgrade is here, the enemy is not a fool, and the defense is very tight.

Does anyone have a way to win this city without incurring heavy casualties? "

A young military officer eagerly said, "Hi Commander, I have no good way, but there are two stupid ways. Would you like to try?"

Fislav smiled cheerfully, saying, "Wasim, as long as he can take Belgrade with reduced casualties, that's a good way!"

"Yes, Commander!"

"Belgrade is located at the junction of the Tisza and the Danube tributaries. As long as we build a dam to store water in the upstream area, we can use water attack to overcome the city.

However, Belgrade is located in the Pannonia Plain. It is difficult to estimate how much damage the flood will cause.

The second method is to drive people into the city. There are many locals in Belgrade's garrison. We can drive the families of the soldiers and those who prefer the Ottoman Empire to the city of Belgrade.

If the garrison releases them into the city, these people will increase their food consumption; if the garrison refuses them to enter the city, they are driven to attack the city with a wooden stick and consume the enemy's ammunition.

However, the consequences of doing so were too great, and we had to seal them after the war. "Wassim said

The crowd took a breath, and the solution was a good one, but it was too poisonous.

The impact of siege with large waters is too large to control the losses; driving people into the city, and the post-war seal is actually killing people. Only when these parties die, the impact can be minimized.

After hesitating for a long time, Fislav slowly said, "Apply for help from the country, and let the government send water experts, and we will flood Belgrade.

Even if we drove the people to attack the city, we also mobilized a large amount of food for disaster relief in China. If we suffocate people, who will they use to help them? "

In the flooded city, Fislav dared to do it, and he could not afford this ruthlessness to drive the people to attack the city. The domestic relief food was just an excuse.

Now the young people in Serbia are taken away by the Ottomans, and they cannot do anything to attack the city with armed cannon fodder.

With the rest of the old, weak, and sick, these people have no value in arming. Siege the city with wooden sticks, shouldn't they let them die? As Wassim said, it can only consume enemy ammunition.

God knows how many people are going to die before they can run out of enemy ammunition. If it does, there will be a large number of unmanned villages and towns in Serbia after the war.

After conquering Belgrade, it is still necessary to carry out a big exit. The Danube River that does not kill will change color, for fear that it will be difficult to end.

Belgrade will definitely not have any living people, and none of the captured cannon fodder will survive. Fislav was not a butcher, and could not do such a thing.

Vassim's proposal seems normal in this era. Americans are slaughtering Indians. British are killing in Australia and New Zealand. The Qing government in the Far East is fighting a killing match with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The main characters in this war, Mao Xiong and Ottoman are also the ones who kill and do not blink. Killing good ones and taking good ones is one of their main sources of military merit.

When their troops cross the border, they often produce unmanned villages. With such a large area of ​​the Ottoman Empire, the population growth can be well controlled, and the Ottoman army has also made outstanding contributions.

In the days when the crows were generally dark, the Austrian army after being purged was a clear stream among them. In the Near East War, it was famous for its military discipline.

There are advantages and disadvantages. Fislav did not drive the people to attack the city, and the Austrian government sent a large amount of relief food. Serbia quickly stabilized.

Although the number of young people is scarce, the Austrian government has adopted work as a moratorium, recruiting the old and the weak to repair roads and restore traffic.

Those who excel in the construction process are eligible to apply for Austrian citizenship. Only when you have Austrian citizenship can you be eligible for office.

At this time, the Ottomans ran, the original ruling class was over, the social order was reshuffled, and a large number of local officials were needed.

Speculators are naturally scrambling to apply to join Austria, after all, this is the best opportunity to change class.

Not to mention that now, even people who had Austrian nationality before are more respected here, and officials of the Ottoman government are also afraid of causing diplomatic disputes.

People are obedient. When they see others joining, they naturally follow suit.

I don't know when it started, news came to join Austrian nationality, serfs could get free citizenship, and then they went crazy.

From Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia to the duchy of the Danube, many people are eager to join Austrian citizenship, most of them serfs.

However, at this time, the threshold of restriction came out. To become Austrian, you must first learn Austrian.

This scares them, as long as they apply, the Austrian government will send language teachers to teach. After learning the daily language, they can become a member of Austria.

The local officials copied the Austrian land redemption policy, and forced the redemption regardless of the opinions of the land owner.

Even if they have opinions, their land ownership is certified by the Ottoman Empire and has nothing to do with Austria. People who are absent are regarded as landless.

As for whether the Austrian government ’s approach is legal, no one has considered it so much. Anyway, it ’s Austrians who have the final say.

Interest is always the best weapon. Austria did not acquire the sovereignty of these lands, but instead turned the local people into Austrians.

If Austria can rule for two or three years, and the local mainstream population has joined Austrian nationality, then the latter things will be interesting.

One day, the Sudanese government resumed these lands through negotiations and sent officials to take over. Then suddenly it was discovered that this land was actually foreigners, and I didn't know what they thought.

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