Chapter 616 About Albania (Part 2)

Compared to Albania, the Indian subcontinent was obviously much more important. At this time, the British government had not received news of Afghanistan's invasion of the Kalat Khanate.

Robert Peel only knew that Henry Harding's progress was slow. Although the latter claimed to be making steady progress, the members of Congress and the financial backers behind them obviously did not buy it.

What those people want is a broader market, more sources of raw materials, and higher profits.

So Robert Peel decided to send some more men to help Sir Henry Harding speed up, and also to warn Austria.

Austria increased its troops by 3,000, and Britain increased its troops by 5,000. But if Robert Peel knew what was happening in the Indian subcontinent at this time, he would have added 30,000 troops.

The Sikh Empire did not surrender, and the Afghan invasion forced Sir Henry Harding to mobilize more troops.

As a result, the rear was unstable and attracted a group of sharks that smelled blood, including Persia and Oman.

Of course, the former is just a thought, while the latter is really ready to take action, because Oman actually controls Gwadar, and they can use it as a base to start a battle against India.

It's just that Emperor Said was a little scared by the Austrians. He didn't want to make the same mistakes again and decided to wait and see.

At the same time, something even more unfavorable to the British happened. Afghanistan and the Sikh Empire settled their differences and formed an alliance to fight against the British.

It has to be said that Akbar Khan's personal ability was indeed outstanding. He defied all opinions and formed an alliance with the feuding Sikhs, which completely exceeded the expectations of the British.

In fact, before this, Henry Harding was still studying how to make the Afghans and Sikhs fight among themselves, and then the British would benefit.

However, as the world's No. 1 troublemaker, even if the opponent forms an alliance first, he still has to stir things up.

After Austria added 3,000 troops, Tranquiba's total strength reached 7,000, including 5,000 Austrian troops, 500 Danish mercenaries, and about 1,500 local troops.

Although the increase in troops was nominally three thousand, in fact in addition to the army there were also a large number of craftsmen, officials and missionaries.

Religion may not be useful against the great powers and those countries with strong national self-confidence, but it is really useful for the early civilizations of the colonies.

Especially the Austrian Catholic Church, which has accumulated rich experience in "MLM organizations". Under Franz's transformation, they have learned how to "adapt to local conditions", "do as the locals do" and "flexibly practice religion".

Compared to sending troops to conquer India, Franz felt that religious victory was easier.

And because of the relationship between Hinduism and the caste system, it was naturally suitable for Austrian missionaries. Of course, if some missionaries were unfortunately martyred, Austria would have even more reason to send troops and demand compensation.

Catholicism, like many early religions, has strong control over the grassroots, and it is easy for them to form a special political force to influence the situation.

In this regard, Protestantism is much worse. Their spread speed and control over primitive civilization are far inferior to the former.

The prosperity of the Austrian church made the Prussian church very unhappy. In 1845, the Prussian church hoped to transform the church like Austria and turn it into a subordinate institution of the state.

At that time, the Prussian church worked closely with the government, which issued pastoral qualification certificates, stipulated educational content, and managed church property.

This official church model was widespread in Europe in the 19th century and was called the state church system.

The Prussian church is obviously not willing to do this. Some believers and pastors are calling for self-reform of the church, such as improving the quality of education and improving the treatment of pastors.

At the same time, some religious leaders promoted Catholic teachings and traditional theological views in the fields of education, society, and politics. They especially liked to compare their next-door neighbors, Austria, which made King Frederick William IV of Prussia particularly unhappy.

However, the reality is that the Prussian Protestant Church has been unable to escape the control of the state in the process of modernization. Coupled with the continuous religious reform, and without a colony to increase the number of believers, it has increasingly lost its original political, social status and independence. .

Even if the churches want to prevent this from happening, they cannot escape the role of political appendages.

In the end, the church's dissatisfaction was only blown away by Frederick William IV.

As a result, some aspiring "magic sticks" have targeted Austria, a country that can "flexibly practice religion" and are ready to make great achievements.

Russia in the North was unexpectedly calm after learning about the competition between Britain and Austria in Albania. It did not rush to express its position, but instead observed the development of the situation.

In fact, this is not because Russia has become smarter, but because the intensity and intensity of the war in the Caucasus is much higher than the same period in history, and the tsar really has no time to deal with Albania's affairs.

The Tsar's delay in taking a stand made everyone else embarrassed. Austria and Britain began to quarrel, and the Ottoman Empire took longer to investigate.

California.

Fremont was still a little dissatisfied before seeing Friedrich's fleet, because after Austria incorporated this huge fleet of nearly 70 warships, they actually changed those warships into fishing boats and cargo ships.

This was an insult to the Americans who surrendered. Although those warships were originally converted from fishing boats and cargo ships, it was still the place where they had fought.

In fact, this is also a helpless move. With the wealth of California, it is not a problem to support tens of thousands of navy, but these navy cannot be all Americans.

Franz did not believe that the descendants of the British could always be peaceful, so when he first recruited these fleets, he used the method of mixing sand to dilute a wave, and then after reorganization and reorganization, the number of Americans was finally reduced to less than 40%.

But these people are still proud. They think that the navy of the Austrian Empire is not good. Not only California, but even the entire Austrian Empire needs them as a facade.

However, after Friedrich's fleet arrived, this pride was shattered.

Because those huge battleships are completely incomparable to the California fleet. At this time, the largest flagship in Fremont's hands is only 2,100 tons, and the smallest of the ten new steam battleships brought by Friedrich is 4,500 tons.

As the flagship, the Prince Eugen is a monster of nearly 7,000 tons. In front of these behemoths, the "battleships" of less than 1,000 tons in the California fleet look particularly petite and cute.

At the same time, the regular army of the Austrian Empire also left a deep impression on Fremont, who had previously thought that the Austrian army that defeated Robert Stockton must be the most elite Austrian army.

However, when the Austrian navy led by Archduke Frederick disembarked, the surrendered American troops felt inferior.

This was naturally intentional by Franz, and the purpose was naturally to make a show of force.