The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven

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Austrian Empire, Vienna.

Viscount Stratford (Canning's cousin, also called Canning), was sitting alone in the carriage, and he was not in the mood to look at the scenery outside the window.

Because the burden on his body almost crushed him, he not only wanted to persuade Austria to stand by the British side, to suppress Egypt to prevent Ali from making a comeback, but also to get Austria to support the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. At the same time, the actions on land also needed Austria cooperation.

The British army can't afford to fail again, otherwise it would not be enough to ask all the cabinet members to resign collectively to apologize for this huge pot.

If Russia's hegemony over the Straits can be eliminated, then the Near East crisis will be considered a successful mission.

In fact, Viscount Stratford's ambitions are not too big. If it were Palmerston, he would definitely take Russia and France and solve Austria.

In fact, the situation of the war is far less serious than these politicians imagined.

At this time, the British lobster soldiers can be said to be invincible in the world. In history, 2,000 lobster soldiers under the cover of seven warships drove Ibrahim's 30,000 troops out of Beirut.

Although Ibrahim is now leading an army of 20,000 to besiege Beirut, the British soldiers in Beirut are not at all timid.

Ibrahim sent troops to attack three times, each time they were defeated. On one occasion, the Anubis Legion had even stormed the city.

However, this army, which was considered to be the servant of death, was driven out by the British with bayonets.

(The Anubis Legion is a slave army that worships the **** of death, and regards Ali as the incarnation of Anubis, the **** of death. But the combat effectiveness is just like that.)

Ibrahim did not dare to continue the siege if he could not attack for a long time, because Beirut as a sea channel was cut off, and the supply line on the road was constantly harassed.

And once the British cut off the supply line of the Red Sea, the 130,000 Egyptian troops remaining in Syria will be lost forever.

However, in the eyes of British politicians, it is extremely dangerous. The British army has only 2,000 troops in Beirut. Although the Royal Navy has more than 7,000 people, they refuse to participate in the war and spend their days and nights near the port every day.

It's okay to ask them to join the war, but you have to pay more.

William Simond's resume can be described as brilliant. He used to be a crew member of the Victory, and then started as a frigate captain. He has experienced countless wars. Someone even suggested that he be the commander of the North Sea Fleet, but he was rejected. He himself refused.

But William Simmond was also a troublesome general. He would only complete the work within his scope of responsibility, and often asked the government to reward his soldiers or allow him to plunder.

Naturally, the British government will not be threatened by a general, ordered to remove him, and continue to send reinforcements to Beirut.

However, the rising anti-war sentiment in the country, coupled with the previous fiasco of Helmut, made the British government unable to afford another failure.

Viscount Stratford must persuade the Austrian Empire to join the war as soon as possible, so as to ensure victory in the war against Egypt.

Viscount Stratford finally arrived at the meeting place, but Metternich seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Mr. Metternich, hello. Stratford Canning, British ambassador. I would like to congratulate your country on its first naval victory in its history."

At this time, the accompanying British officials whispered to Viscount Stratford.

"Mr. Ambassador, the Austrian Empire has won many naval battles before."

"Oh? Really? That's really embarrassing, I always thought that the Austrian Empire didn't have a navy." Viscount Stratford said slightly apologetically, but his expression was a bit contrived.

Metternich understood that British diplomats always like to give others an insult first, and the British, who hold the hegemony of the world's seas, always like to point their nostrils toward the sky.

Originally, this level of provocation would not work against people like Metternich, but Franz has been brainwashing him, saying that the British are bullying and fearing hard, and your kindness and politeness will be regarded by the other party as a sign of weakness, and they want to defend Austria. The fruits of victory cannot be compromised blindly.

"Did you know? Pirates are annoying

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It's annoying, you don't take the initiative to provoke them, but they come to provoke you. For these annoying guys, countries generally adopt hanging. "

Viscount Stratford certainly understood what Metternich meant by pirates. However, he provoked it first, and it is understandable that the opponent fought back forcefully. But he is not ready to give up, after all, the opponent is just a bad old man.

"Did you know? Pirates are actually very respectable, because they are the forerunners of democracy and freedom, and they are the most fair people in the world. We have never had pirates in Britain, and some are just a group of sea gentlemen with privateering licenses. "

Due to the influence of modern film and television works, we often have an inherent impression of pirates, full of alcohol, dirty and torn clothes, hoarse voices constantly greeting other people's family members, with iron or wooden prostheses on their legs, holding with an old musket and a noisy parrot on his shoulder.

But in fact, the pirate chiefs are usually elected democratically, and every pirate participates in voting, which is truly full participation.

In addition, pirates not only rob houses, but they also participate in trade, and usually have decent clothes.

The Viscount Stratford felt that he had the chance to win, so he took out an expensive Cuban cigar and put it in his mouth, while the entourage at the side hurriedly took out a box of the latest luxury matches.

With the sound of "呲", the match was ignited, exuding a faint fragrance, and each match was made of olive branches, which can be said to be very expensive.

It’s just that there are many problems with this early match. The first is the bad taste. The gas from the simultaneous combustion of antimony sulfide, potassium chlorate, gum and starch can often make people cough and cough again and again.

So much so that there was usually a slogan on the matches at the time: "Please try not to inhale the gas. People with sensitive lungs should not use this product."

And mixing frankincense and myrrh in it will greatly reduce the peculiar smell produced when burning, but the price is a little bit..

At the same time, this kind of match also has a huge problem, that is, it is very flammable, and it may be ignited with a slight bump. Therefore, the Viscount Stratford must hand over such a dangerous thing to someone else.

A box of such matches costs £5 ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ which is equivalent to 4-5 months' wages of a British worker at this time.

The Viscount Stratford exhaled a long smoke ring, and just about to show off, he heard a "bang", and as the metal box lid was opened, a flame burst out.

Prince Metternich lit his cigar with the lighter that Franz gave him, and with a crisp metal impact, the flame was extinguished, and then carefully put the lighter into his pocket.

"Legal pirates are still pirates, and real nobles don't want to be gentlemen at sea."

Viscount Stratford knew that he could not get benefits from Metternich, so he simply changed the subject.

"Your Excellency, what did you use just now?"

"It's called a lighter. My student gave it to me. It's a small toy." Metternich knew what the other party meant, and he didn't want to make too much noise. Rather than such a tense, tit-for-tat dialogue, he prefers to immerse both parties in the dance and wine.

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