Chapter 431: Bases in the Middle East and West Asia
It was different from the Ottoman Empire because the Austro-Hungarian Empire was just a common confederacy in Central Europe.
It is a country jointly composed of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Austrian Empire, but the two countries enjoy a certain degree of autonomy in legislation, administration, justice, taxation, customs, etc. In addition to diplomacy and national defense, external affairs are handled by the central government of the empire.
At the beginning, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the second largest country in continental Europe after the Tsarist Russian Empire. Its population was also second only to the Tsarist Russian Empire and the German Empire, ranking third in Europe. It was also a multi-ethnic country, and its internal affairs were mainly governed by eleven major ethnic groups.
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However, various national independent ideas continued to develop in various parts of Europe at that time. However, during the development of the Republic for about 50 years, the economy of the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire also continued to advance and realized modernization and enlightened reforms. However, for a long time
, Austria and Prussia have been fighting openly and secretly for the leadership of Germany.
Therefore, the Austro-Prussian War broke out in 1866. In the end, Austria signed a peace treaty with Prussia due to its defeat, and then established the German Confederation headed by Prussia, which laid a solid foundation for the unification of Germany. After the war, Austria's national power was exhausted, and the final decision was made between Hungary and Austria.
The merger established the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, the Austro-Hungarian Empire
The emperor concurrently served as king of Hungary and Austria, so that the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire included Trieste, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Galicia, Croatia, Slovenia and now Hungary and Austria, becoming
It was truly the second largest country in Europe, but it disintegrated after World War I.
In Li Ningyu's eyes, the Ottoman Empire is a colonial empire, while the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a republican empire. The two are different concepts. At least in terms of strength, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a potential threat to the future development of the Far East Group, and the Ottoman Empire
It is a building that is about to collapse.
On this point, Li Ningyu agreed with William II of the German Empire, so in order to prevent the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire from being united, Li Ningyu helped William II reach some tacit strategic alliances, and at the same time, he also
Britain, the leader of the Allied Powers, launched an attack on the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
After all, in the eyes of the Allies, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was also a potential threat to them. If the Allies could lose this potential ally, they would be very willing to see it.
The Ottoman Empire unilaterally tore up the contract, so the Far East Allied Forces naturally began to attack. At this time, the war in the Balkans was coming to an end, but in addition to Bulgaria, which surrendered, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro were still fighting.
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Since the invasion of Saudi Arabia, the entire Ottoman Empire's war machine has been activated for four months. Therefore, in the face of huge military expenses, Hamid II gradually became unable to cope with the huge military expenses. In addition, he also needed to deal with
Uprisings broke out across the country, and finally the Ottomans and the Far Eastern Allied Forces had to return to the negotiating table again.
This was the second negotiation between the two parties, and it was also the most fierce negotiation. Li Ningyu personally went into battle to preside over it, and the bargaining chips doubled.
But throughout the negotiation process, Li Ningyu understood one thing. The war in the Balkans confirmed to a certain extent that the Balkans were a major powder keg. This was the factor that triggered World War I, but the war surrounding the land in the Balkans
, is not caused by the belligerence of various ethnic groups in the Balkans, but mainly by the situation of various parties intervening in the politics of the Balkans.
All of this is inseparable from the current situation of the major European countries and the world. If the major European countries had not all wanted to intervene in the situation in the Balkans, then the countries in the Balkans would not have been at war for a long time.
But in the end, they were just pawns on the political chessboard of the major European powers. It was these major European powers that determined the development and advancement of the war.
No matter what the motives of the major European countries were, it was precisely because of their intervention that the situation in the Balkans was further complicated, and eventually led to new contradictions and greater conflicts, and the Far East Group was no exception.
The conditions for the second meeting between the Far East Allied Forces and the Ottomans were established on the basis of the first one, but there were adjustments made in several places, mainly in the territory. This time Li Ningyu continued to advocate the construction of a military base.
The conditions include proposing that the Far East Group build two fifth-level military bases in the coastal city of Jerusalem, Israel, and Beirut, Lebanon, and three third-level military bases in Damascus and Qara, Syria, and Baghdad, Iraq.
Since planning to build the Dammam military base in Saudi Arabia, Li Ningyu has set a five-level classification for the military bases that Far East will build overseas in the future:
First-level military base (Level E): General intelligence station, communication point, observation point type base, covering an area of less than 500 hectares, and the number of garrisoned troops is less than 5,000.
Second-level military base (Level D): It is built as an overseas military base with one of the three armed forces: sea, army and air force. It covers an area of less than 1,000 hectares and has a garrison of less than 10,000 troops.
Level 3 military base (Level C): It is built as an overseas military base with one of the three armed forces: sea, army and air force. It covers an area of less than 1,000 hectares and has a garrison of less than 20,000 troops.
Level 4 military base (Level B): It is built as an overseas military base with two types of sea, land and air forces. It covers an area of less than 2,000 hectares and has a garrison of less than 30,000 troops.
Level 5 military base (Level A): It is built as an overseas military base with the navy, army and air force, covering an area of less than 3,000 hectares and with a garrison of less than 50,000 troops.
If the two Class A military bases in Israel and the Lebanese coastal cities of Jerusalem and Beirut are completed, the air force battle order and naval fleet battle fleet deployed in the Far East will have coverage and strike capabilities mainly concentrated in the waters of the eastern Mediterranean and the eastern Mediterranean.
Three countries and parts of the region, including Israel, Lebanon, and all of Jordan.
If three third-level military bases are built in Damascus, Qara in Syria, and Baghdad in Iraq, the extension range will be expanded to Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Kuwait, but these are all strategic extensions relying on the Far East Air Force.
The deployment is currently not visible to various countries.
But with the debut of the Far East Air Force battle sequence, countries around the world will immediately understand the far-reaching intentions of the Far East. Then the Far East Group will inevitably be surrounded by various countries. However, after the Far East proposed such conditions, the Ottoman Empire immediately agreed.
Because even if it is a fifth-level military base, it is only the size of a small town, but we don’t know what the Middle East, West Asia and the base group mean to the Far East.
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