Chapter 1140: War Passing Disks

  Chapter 1119 – War Pass Disk
Deliberately leaking the date of the declaration of war ahead of time, accidentally Franz set another historical precedent.

As an emperor, Franz’s every move is inevitably interpreted politically. What seems like child’s play is in fact another game between monarchy and theocracy.

The struggle between monarchy and theocracy in the European world has lasted for thousands of years, and the Reformation, initiated in the Middle Ages, held up the theory that Jesus had said, “God for God and Caesar for Caesar.”

But there is still no clear division between what belongs to God and what belongs to Caesar.

The default was religion and secularism, but religion in Europe was so integrated into people’s daily lives that religion and secularism were inseparable.

The Holy Roman Empire had never been able to say with certainty whether the monarch’s power was higher than the church’s power or the church’s power was higher than the monarch’s power.

Even when the confiscation of church assets, Franz was to make a deal with the Pope, taking the name of the Pope to force the bishops around the compromise, rather than in the name of the government.

Although the purpose has been achieved, but for such an operation can be one or two, but can not rely on the Holy See for a long time.

So in the decades since, Franz has been secretly weakening the influence of the Church, trying to put religion under the jurisdiction of the government.

By now, it was almost time for a showdown. The immediate and deliberate date of the declaration of war is a clear political signal.

It is to make everyone recognize the reality that the Pope has to act according to the will of the Emperor, so what right does the Church below have to be above the world?
People’s hearts are constantly changing, and the bottom line is constantly being breached. If we were to put it aside for a few decades, such a hint would naturally not be effective.

But now it is different, the power of the Church has declined significantly, the government has long been interfering in religious matters, just did not take it out in the open.

Now that it is on the table, it is both for the Catholics in the country and for the Protestants in the north.

The main purpose is to tell everyone: in the Holy Roman Empire, the Church has to listen to the Emperor, so the religious conflict is meaningless.

As for leaking the date of the declaration of war so that the British would be prepared in advance, that was not a matter at all.

The colonies were killing each other to the point of bloodshed, the places that could be defended had already been defended, and the places that weren’t defended didn’t need to be defended now.

……

No matter how tense the situation was, Misty City was still the same Misty City. Even though the air was already filled with the smell of gunpowder, compared to the thick fog, it was not worth mentioning at all.

The sound of mechanical turbines roared endlessly, and the ships coming in and out were as numerous as the stars in the sky. Under the thick fog, the port of London was still busy as usual, as if it was not affected by the situation at all.

Even due to the impact of the war, there are more ships coming in and out recently, only the direction of commodity trade has changed.

The original ships traveling between the English Channel, at this moment have turned to the ocean, engaged in ocean trade.

Ships still choose to stay, at the moment the business is not import and export trade, but dry up the passenger transportation.

In fact, since the news of the attack on the Suez Canal was sent back to Europe, the trade between Britain and the European countries ended, and the evacuation of foreigners was also put on the agenda.

Every major city rises without sucking the blood of its neighbors. As the number one international metropolis, London was naturally no exception.

Here gathered millions of immigrants from all over Europe, along with the approaching war, these expatriates naturally could not stay.

Fortunately, these people came from more than a dozen countries, otherwise the one-time evacuation of so many people, really can not be settled down.

……

The visibility was less than fifty meters in the foggy dock. The towering lighthouse has already begun its work week after week, dutifully guiding the direction for every ship.

Along with the approaching roar of the ships, more and more pedestrians converged on the pier. All of them were carrying large bags, as if they were fleeing from a disaster.

A middle-aged man in green sternly reprimanded, ”Hurry up and keep up, Andri. If you miss this boat, you brats are prepared to stay here …….”

Without waiting for him to finish his sentence, Andri’s teenager tossed his head and asked back disdainfully, “Is it bad to stay here?”

Seemingly feeling that his dignity had been provoked, the middle-aged man angrily cursed, “Andri, you’re truly a fool.

Don’t forget that you are a Sicilian, if you ask such an idiotic question again, don’t say that you are my Rudolph’s son.

Look at this damn weather, where can it compare to Sicily? And look at the eyes of the people around you ……”

Nominally an evacuation, but actually an escape. Can’t even take care of themselves, naturally have no heart to care about others training their sons.

A similar scene is being staged in countless families at this moment. Have to admit that this year’s Britannia is really full of temptation for ordinary people.

Growing up in London, second-generation yes, third-generation immigrants have become attached to this country, and the concept of the mother country is already minimal.

Unfortunately, as an island country of Britain, inherently lack sufficient inclusiveness, even the Irish can not accommodate, naturally, can not accommodate them these other country travelers.

Discrimination was everywhere, especially as the war approached, and the immigrants had a harder time. They were watched, questioned, and even detained for no apparent reason.

Either they could not stand the strange stares around them, or they were worried about their future, countless immigrants were forced to choose to return to their home countries.

As a matter of fact, those who are leaving now are either poor or too greedy and hold on to their luck.

The really smart people, as early as the beginning of the deterioration of the situation, have sold their assets in the British Isles, in preparation for running away.

Greed is the price to pay, did not cut meat in time to stop losses, now can only be sold in tears, a symbolic recovery of some of the costs, or even be occupied by the industry.

From the two men’s conversation can be heard, Rudolph and Andrew father and son is not what rich master. Anyone with a bit of money would have bought their own tickets and run away.

There was no way, the date of the Holy Roman Empire’s preparation for the declaration of war was all poked out by the media. No matter how slow to react, also know that if you don’t run now, then you really can’t run.

Naturally, there are those who choose to stay and share Britannia’s pain, but there are definitely not many such brain-dead people.

There is no way, even if you want to stay, you have to be willing to accept it.

As a matter of fact, returning to the country at this time also faces various problems.

Not only do you need to solve the problem of employment, but you also need to be monitored, which makes you feel like you’re not a human being inside or outside.

But Rudolph has no choice, stay in Britain will not only be discriminated against, but also may bring danger to life.

Thanks to the development of the British newspaper industry, Rudolph knew that the British Isles had limited food production and had to rely on imports for a long time.

It just so happens that the target of the war is the world’s number one exporter of agricultural products, once the war continues for a long time, it may be necessary to have a famine.

Even though the British government has repeatedly assured its own vast colonies, there are many food-producing allies, can guarantee domestic supplies.

However, the Irish workers next door, repeatedly popularized the black history of the British government, so that Rudolph is really difficult to have confidence in the British government.

In the peak of Britain, just a famine, just a few million of their own people starved to death, if there is a war still?
That’s right, in the eyes of ordinary people the British Isles are one, Ireland is also an important part of the British Empire.

The British government does not publicize the feud. Ordinary British people are half-understanding, out to make a living Rudolph, even more confused.

In contrast, back home at least the problem of food is guaranteed. Sicily is suitable for agricultural production, and is one of the few areas in Italy where agricultural products are exported.

Holy Roman Empire is the world’s number one exporter of agricultural products, even if war breaks out, it is unlikely to run to Sicily to collect food.

Anyway, the two Sicilian kingdoms in this war, but also just follow the soy sauce, the mainland fell into the battlefield is unlikely.

The government’s treatment of this war, most likely will not do its best. Even if they are being watched and investigated, the possibility of going through the motions is also high.

There are so many places that need spies, as long as the British are not brain-dead, they will not put the focus of intelligence gathering on the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

The heartbreaking scene was not only on the London docks, but also in almost all of Europe’s important ports.

Only the British who live away from the European continent, far less than the continent of Europe to Britain to make a living, the port of London seems to be extraordinarily noisy.

……

Time flew by, and the annual Christmas season came once again. Under the festive atmosphere, the smell of gunpowder in Europe washed away a lot.

If it wasn’t for the previous media outbreak of the Vienna government’s planned date for declaring war, which made a lot of noise. I’m afraid that people who don’t understand European culture thought that things were going to pass.

Under the thick festive atmosphere, both sides coincidentally pressed the pause button, even the colonial conflict has stopped.

The only ones suffering are the Russian troops in the Far East. The Japanese army doesn’t take a vacation on Christmas, so they can only follow the bitter fight.

Of course, that was nothing. Orthodox Christmas is next month, so it’s not too late to be sentimental then.

In St. Petersburg, the Tsarist government likewise received the Holy Roman Empire’s plan to declare war. With war on the horizon, the battle over routes was once again a hot topic in Russia.

Military technological innovation was essentially aimed at studying how to kill people efficiently.

The use of machine gun trenches and barbed wire tactics certainly helped the Russians hold their ground; however, the advent of tank armor helped the Japanese open a new door.

As a result, both the Japanese and the Russians paid much higher casualties than in history.

This is a minor issue, the Tsarist government had gray animals; the samurai mindset of Japan, also possessed the spirit of not being afraid of death.

Both sides could afford to die, and how could the Tsar’s government be embarrassed when the tactic of the sea of men failed overnight?

What really shook the Russians was the problem of logistics.

Along with the tension of the situation, and then want to rely on the Vienna government to help smuggle strategic supplies, obviously unrealistic.

Right now can get, that is, before the part of the hoard, once consumed, that there can only be bitter from the European mainland transportation.

After the French laborers work around the clock, the Siberian Railway was finally completed before the year opened to traffic.

Just this is pinned high hopes of the railroad, and not be able to play everyone expected role, and even in the process of opening the car on the accident.

If not for the driver to deal with the train properly, out of the railroad train, do not know what will happen.

In the opening of the link are able to malfunction, a strong Russian manufacturing, in miles away people can ask.

No one would have believed that there was nothing wrong with the train or the railroad, and that the main reason for the accident was the lack of compatibility between the train and the tracks.

“A tiny fraction of a second is a thousand miles away.”

The facts proved once again that the Russians were not suited to play with the finer points of manufacturing. Even after importing a full set of train production technology from Shinra, accidents still occurred at critical moments.

The tracks could not be moved, so solving the problem of compatibility fell to the trains. Along with the pre-produced trains, they now had to be rebuilt.

Just fine tuning doesn’t require much investment, the biggest cost is time.

This is just the beginning, the future to provide logistical support to the hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line, the need to face the reality of the problem will only be more.

Even if they were able to secure logistical supplies and defeat the Japanese, they would not be able to continue their eastward advance in a short period of time.

The longer the front line is pushed, the greater the logistical pressure will be.

Moreover, Japan was an island nation surrounded by sea, so a victory in land battle could only be considered as a partial victory, and a victory in sea battle was necessary to bring the war to an end.

Everyone had faith in the Russian Empire and wasn’t at all worried about not being able to defeat the Japanese. The problem was that to accomplish all of these war plans, a lot of money needed to be piled up.

Unlike in the past, now the big money makers were also going to war with the British. No matter how good the relationship was, at times like this everyone was looking out for themselves first.

“Fully self-funded”, just thinking about it is scary. If they really did that, they would have to suck the Russian Empire’s financial markets dry.

In contrast, the situation in the south was much better. The Shinra Army also had plans to attack India, and it was entirely possible for everyone to join forces.

Politics is tied to profit, and the Russian Army’s attack possessed enough strategic value that it could naturally continue to reach out to the Vienna government for money.

When it comes to the future fate of the country, naturally it cannot be decided in a few words. It needs to be studied, studied, and studied again, and met, met, and met again ……

For the indecisive Nicholas II, this kind of endless dispute over strategic lines was undoubtedly a kind of mental torture.

The advantages and disadvantages of the two paths are in front of us, it seems very simple to choose one, as long as the pros and cons of weighing the most favorable one on the line, but unfortunately Nicholas II can not do ah!

There is no such thing as peace. Time waits for no one on the battlefield, if you don’t prepare in advance, once you miss it, you really miss it.

……

Without any surprise, the day after Christmas, the Canal Attack Inquiry released its results to the public, and the evidence pointed to the murderer who was clearly the British government.

Without waiting for any explanation from the British government, the Vienna government issued a final order to the British, ordering them to hand over the murderer within 24 hours and pay compensation for the economic loss of 28 million Shendian.

Immediately afterward, the countries of the Continental Union came up with lists of losses and demanded compensation from the British government.

Handing over the person was impossible, originally the British government had balked at not knowing, if they handed the person over, would they not be admitting without a fight that they had planned the canal attack.

Compensation is even more impossible, the war is imminent, where is the argument of funding the enemy on the battlefield?
(End of chapter)