Now that Canning fully understands the unknown transactions between France and Britain, he has the obligation to "add bricks and mortar" to promote cooperation between Britain and France.
"Ambassador Canning! We really need your help!" Walewski said to Canning sincerely: "We hope that you can give the Ottoman Empire maximum support. We are very worried that the Ottoman Empire will directly surrender to the Russian Empire.
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Although the negotiations between Rifat Pasha and Menshikov were just stalling for time, no one could guarantee whether the false negotiations would turn into real surrender.
Once the Ottoman Empire cannot withstand the pressure of the Russian Empire and surrenders, France's desire to go to war with the Russian Empire will most likely die in the womb.
After all, the two principals have already announced their mutual understanding, and a third party declares that the understanding between the two of you does not constitute a legal effect. Such an act of forcibly starting a group is simply trampling on "peace" underfoot.
Don't look at Jérôme Bonaparte and the military command members surrounding him secretly bragging all day long that "the truth is only within the range of the cannon!", but on the surface they must love peace more than anyone else.
Regardless of whether it is a war in the East or a war in the West, we must pay attention to what we have learned.
Even in the future World War I, it was Serbian-trained assassins who killed Archduke Ferdinand, and public sentiment in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was heated.
With a vengeful mentality, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire officially proposed harsh conditions to the Serbian government, some of which even related to Serbia's own territorial sovereignty. Only after Serbia sought help from the Russian Empire, the big brother behind it, did the Russian Empire declare
The issue of safeguarding Serbia’s sovereignty.
After that, Austria-Hungary's allies gave Austria-Hungary a bad check with a smile. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary, Germany declared war on Russia, and then declared war on France.
In this way, the battle started in confusion. The Austro-Hungarian "division" was that their Grand Duke was shot dead by an assassin trained by Serbia. The Russian "division" was that Austria-Hungary's conditions for Serbia were too harsh.
Although the reasons of both sides are far-fetched, each one is enough to declare war on the opponent.
Of course, the final outcome was very tragic. The three crowns fell, the Austro-Hungarian Empire disintegrated, and the French Republic directly wiped out a generation.
It can be said that both sides suffer losses.
The nationalist general war still needs a suitable name, not to mention the semi-aristocratic nature of the war, which requires a lot of whitewashing to successfully deceive the country.
"Is the French Empire not ready yet?" Ambassador Canning asked doubtfully.
"This is a collision between great powers. You can't be too careful!" Valewski answered cautiously, and then added: "Don't worry! It won't be long before France will be free to stand side by side with Britain."
Fight!!"
"I understand!" Ambassador Canning nodded and said to Walewski.
Now that the French government behind Walewski has prepared for war, the British Kingdom is more confident.
The land army of the French Empire and the maritime army of the British Kingdom combined together were truly invincible.
On April 5, a late telegram appeared at the British Embassy in the Ottoman Empire.
The telegram once again appointed Stratford Canning as the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, and also gave Canning once again the power to call for support from the Mediterranean fleet.
Now Kan is about to stage the drama of the return of the king.
That afternoon, Canning went to Muhammad Ali's mansion in person.
Canning in the mansion made an impassioned speech calling on Muhammad Ali to maintain a tough attitude towards the Russian Empire. At the same time, he personally assured the Ottoman Empire that if the Russian Empire attempted to invade the Ottoman Empire, the British Mediterranean Fleet would be the first to attack the Ottoman Empire.
Immediately rushed to help the Ottoman Empire.
Muhammad Ali was overjoyed to receive Stratford Canning's guarantee. He originally thought that Canning would choose to support Redeshed again after his return, but he did not expect that Canning would make such a guarantee to himself.
Now, Muhammad Ali, who had the dual blessings of Britain and France, was no longer afraid of the Russian Imperial Army. He also personally assured Ambassador Canning that he would obey the orders of the British Kingdom and be a loyal lackey of the British Kingdom.
Canning did not believe Muhammad Ali's assurance.
If the current situation were not turbulent and rashly intervening in the replacement of the Ottoman Prime Minister would cause unnecessary trouble, Canning would definitely replace Muhammad Ali with Mustafa Reshid.
Subsequently, Canning adhered to the principle of feud between Britain and France and told Muhammad Ali in a subtle way that Menshikov had no reason to attack the Ottomans. The key was that the Ottoman Empire must unswervingly resolve the Holy Land dispute with Russia.
separate other aspects of the problem and make it an independent issue.
Regarding the Holy Land dispute, Russia does have the right to demand the restoration of privileges according to the treaty, but in order to safeguard Turkey's sovereignty, Russia's other demands must be rejected. What religious rights the Sultan's subjects should enjoy must be granted by the Sultan by virtue of his status as the monarch of the Ottoman Empire
, rather than being determined by some system controlled by Russia.
In other words, all France's efforts before December 20 will be wiped out, so that France and Russia can stand on the same starting line again.
Faced with Canning's suggestion, Muhammad Ali obviously resisted.
Now that the Ottoman Empire has offended the Russian Empire, there is no need or ability to cause trouble for the French Empire.
Otherwise, with its small size, the Ottoman Empire would really not be able to withstand the attacks of the two European army powers.
Therefore, Muhammad Ali politely rejected Canning's suggestion.
Seeing that the diplomatic relations between France and the Ottomans could not be shaken, Canning couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Now it seems that Muhammad Ali is not entirely a "fool" obsessed with power struggles.
Next, Canning and Muhammad Ali discussed Menshikov's condition that all Orthodox Christians and Greek churches in the Ottoman Empire be handed over to the protection of the Russian Empire.
The two reached an agreement on this issue. They believed that Menshikov...no, it should be said that the tsar behind Menshikov regarded the Holy Land dispute and the protection of the Greek Church as a Trojan horse in the ancient Greek wars. Through this
A "Trojan Horse" completed the penetration and dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire.
After the long and boring analysis, Canning stood up and said goodbye to Muhammad Ali.
Muhammad Ali enthusiastically sent Canning out of his mansion.
After Canning left, Muhammad Ali once again called Foreign Minister Fat Pasha and former Foreign Minister Fuad Effendi.
The three people sat on sofas in three different directions and exchanged views on the situation in the Ottoman Empire.
Muhammad Ali believed that the Ottoman Empire should give Menshikov a firm rejection in order to dispel Menshikov's unrealistic ideas.
Fuad Effendi and Rifat Pasha gave Muhammad Ali completely different views.
Fuad Effendi and Rifaat Pasha believed that the Ottoman Empire should persist in delaying so that it could wait for assistance from the West, especially the French Empire.
They who once served as Ottoman ambassadors to the Kingdom of Britain really lacked enough confidence in the combat effectiveness of the British Kingdom's native troops.
In their words, "The British Kingdom dispersed its limited troops throughout many colonies, and the troops they left on the mainland were simply not enough to support a high-intensity war. Moreover, the favorite method of recruiting troops for every British war was to
Tramping homeless people on the street, and then ordering them to fight each with a gun.
The combat effectiveness of those compulsorily recruited soldiers can be imagined, not to mention that some British officers can purchase them as long as they spend a certain amount of money.
Unlike French officers, most of them relied on military exploits or came out of military academies!"
To sum up, Fuad Effendi and Rifat Pasha believe that the quality of French soldiers is much higher than that of the British Kingdom.
The war between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire was not only a war on the Black Sea, but also a war on land.
As a matter of fact, they should help France continue to delay.
At the insistence of Fuad Edifin and Rifat, Muhammad Ali gave up his idea and ordered Rifat Pasha to do his best to hold back the Russian Empire.
Rifat Pasha said that he would definitely continue to deal with Menshikov.
From April 6 to 26, Rifat Pasha tried his best to deal with Menshikov.
Including but not limited to pretending to be sick, going out, handling other diplomatic affairs, etc.
Menshikov, who had not seen progress in negotiations for a long time, was held accountable by Nicholas I. Nicholas I criticized Menshikov in harsh terms and ordered him to get the Ottoman Empire to sign the treaty as soon as possible.
On April 28, Menshikov came to Muhammad Ali's mansion and issued a final message to Muhammad Ali, ordering them to hand over a solution as soon as possible, otherwise the Ottoman Empire would suffer the ruthlessness of the Russian Empire.
Ground strike.
Muhammad Ali fully agreed to Menshikov's opinion and turned around and handed everything over to Rifat Pasha.
Rifat Pasha continued to delay.
In early May, Menshikov approached Muhammad Ali for the second time. This time his words were more severe and he restricted the Ottoman Empire to give him a suitable solution within two weeks.
At this time, Muhammad Ali reluctantly agreed to Menshikov's suggestion. He told Menshikov that the Imperial Council would discuss Menshikov's request on May 17.
