The Crescent of the Sultan

France's behavior cannot be said to be devoid of martial ethics, it can only be said to have no bottom line.

After long discussions in the Constituent Assembly, they finally decided to send troops, finally discussed the amount of troops, finally decided on the direction of sending troops, and finally finalized the battle plan, so they dispatched troops gloriously.

All we can say is long live the French Revolution. At the same time that France declared war, his army had already crossed the border between France and Germany.

As for who is leading the team now? Naturally, it was General Dumouriez who had defected to Robespierre.

It has to be said that although General Dumouriez is not a very good character, he likes to go against the grain.

But he was really good at it. The Austrian troops guarding the border of the Netherlands were severely beaten by him.

As for the reason for sending troops, of course it was to spread the advanced ideas of the French Revolution and help the European people liberate.

Overthrow the kings, nobles and churches that oppressed them, so that the European people could be cleansed by the free ideas of the French Revolution and learn to fight for their own rights and interests.

Do you think the European people are willing? This is not a question for French revolutionaries to consider. What we want to do is spread it, and whether you accept it or not is up to you. If there is no spread, how can there be acceptance?

Of course, first of all, the European people are definitely willing. Who would like to be oppressed? Isn’t freedom and democracy better than the abominable monarchy?

Second, the early chaos prevented the Constituent Assembly from completely controlling France even today.

Unrest continued to occur across France. At the same time, even in some border and coastal areas, such as the Normandy region of France, local farmers actually tried to lure British warships and soldiers to land.

Fortunately, the local army quickly suppressed this activity, but this is undoubtedly a situation where the French government or the current Constituent Assembly is gradually losing local control.

What's more, the Prussian and Austrian troops have been deployed on the border, and they may come in to intervene at any time. In this case, why should they be left behind?

Civil unrest can be easily suppressed, it is not difficult at all, but foreign troops make the Constituent Assembly feel like a thorn in the back, which must be resolved.

There is another very important point.

These revolutionaries in France understood that from Robespierre's speech, from the moment they voted to convict Louis XVI, from the moment they decided to execute Louis XVI, they had already entered into conflict with all the monarchs in Europe. Standing on the opposite side.

Oh, there is no Emperor Cyprus, and Emperor Cyprus is not afraid of the spread of the ideas of the French Revolution.

Emperor Sai had used the last Russo-Turkish war to destroy the two principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. Now the people of Moldavia and Wallachia have a strong dislike for the Russians.

Under Selim's instruction, the Ottoman Empire deliberately publicized this point, publicizing the atrocities committed by the Russian army, such as burning, killing, looting, and raping women.

It directly inspired all the residents of Moldavia and Wallachia to resist the Russians.

What follows is nothing more than aggravating this hatred, and at the same time transforming this hatred of the Russians into a desire to serve the country with fists and fists against the Ottoman Empire.

What is independence in this case? What are you resisting? It's not necessary.

Although the Ottoman Empire did almost nothing during its five hundred years of rule, it did not complete the assimilation of the Balkans.

But one thing to understand is that the Ottoman Empire actually caused serious damage to the national identity of the local people.

Take Greece as an example. After the disappearance of Western Rome, Rome and Greece actually had a trend of integration.

After the rise of external forces such as Arabia, the Byzantine Empire was oppressed from all sides, and integration accelerated. In the era after Heraclius, Rome had almost been deeply integrated with Greece.

To what extent does this integration reach? After the Latin Rebellion in 1204, the Latin Empire occupied Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

At that time, it was the Greek monarchies that carried the banner of restoring Rome, but there were also conflicts among Greece. After the Latin Rebellion in 1204, many Greek monarchies declared themselves the successors of Rome. Were the Nicaean monarchies and Epirus working together?

Definitely not, we can't play together.

What's more, the Ottoman Empire's conquests of various Greek regions were not simultaneous, but at intervals, which further aggravated this gap.

If the national identity of the Greeks is like this, how much stronger will people in other regions be than this?

The national reconstruction and construction of the modern Balkan countries (some of the nationalities only took shape in modern times) were originally completed in the struggle with the Ottoman Empire. One wanted to be independent and the other was against independence, which is not good.

For people in these disaster-stricken areas, the displacement caused by the last war is not over yet. Although plans for the reconstruction of the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia have been released.

But there are still residents of the two principalities who are displaced. Even for those who have returned, their living conditions are not good.

Firstly, there was not enough to eat, and secondly, it was the Russians who did it.

There is not enough to eat, and a target has been set up. Under such circumstances, what space is there for the dissemination of national ideas?

As for the Greek side, Emperor Cyprus has mixed a lot of sand into the Greek side and transferred many Muslims there.

At the same time, with the help of the last great purge incident, the entire Greek power suffered a huge blow. They have lost their glory of the past, have become a dwarf politically, and have been plundered economically by Emperor Sai. How can they still survive? Do you have the ability to oppose this?

As for the Serbs and Bulgarians, these two did not suffer much damage. However, as far as Xinchao Yazheng knew, as far as Emperor Serbia knew, since Anna announced her surname change, many Orthodox Christians have found the local mosque. It was hoped that the ulama would preside over improvements for them.

This is not easy. Finally, a sultan treats the people at the bottom as human beings.

Of course, the most important point is that those who now understand the ideas of the French Revolution are the upper class of the Ottoman Empire.

Will the upper class understand this and oppose it?

They have not advanced to this point yet, and the lower class cannot understand, so how can they object?

Besides, it’s not like Emperor Sai was not improving the lives of the lower class, allocating land to farmers, and abolishing slavery. This in itself is a kind of progress and improvement.

Emperor Cypriot need not worry, other monarchs are not the same, and of course France is not.

As far as France is concerned, the current ruling party, whether it is the Girondins or the Jacobins, do not have a good impression of the monarch, and they all try to abolish the monarch. Such political ideas are bound to be resisted and opposed by other monarchies. of.

As for the Pingyuan faction, although they are neutral factions, this does not mean that they have much affection for the monarch. They also hope to limit or abolish the monarch's power.

What also prompted France to send troops was after these chaos. The economic situation in France as a whole is already in a mess.

The high debts left by Louis XVI were not offset. Necker could not solve this situation at all. He had fled. Before this situation, Parliament had to restore the French economy.

How to recover? , pass on the pressure and promote production. The fresh and delicious Rhineland, Netherlands, and Northern Italy are waiting for France's favor.

As for the behavior of Emperor Cypriot Francie, it is none of my business. You are fighting the war, I will get married, and everyone will have a bright future.

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