On April 14, the Lublin garrison surrendered.
In April, the garrison of Warsaw surrendered.
On April 16, the Kraków garrison surrendered.
The bad news in these three days was equivalent to giving Joseph three heavy blows, almost twice the time he expected.
Joseph's plan is to use first-tier cities such as Warsaw to delay the enemy for about two months, second-tier cities for four months, and third-tier cities for six months. This can extend the war to more than a year.
If the defenders on the three lines of defense can be more tenacious, they can buy the empire about two years, which is enough to reverse the previous unfavorable situation.
However, Krakow, which is now on the second line of defense, has also been lost. It took the enemy only one and a half months to penetrate the second line of defense.
What's even more terrible is that originally the cities of Dresden, Prague, Brno, and Bratislava could play the role of the original plan on the third line of defense.
But as Vienna was besieged by the Ottoman army from Hungary, Bratislava, not far away, was also in danger.
The city's defenders reported that they had been attacked by a joint attack from the Ottoman air force and navy. The city's defense situation was extremely bad. If reinforcements did not arrive, Bratislava would most likely be lost.
The Ottoman navy sailed upstream from the Danube River and sailed into the hinterland of the empire. Although the tonnage of the warships was not large, only a thousand tons, they were ultimately unable to withstand the imperial army.
It is not that the imperial troops failed to make efforts. At least the Vienna garrison was still stubbornly resisting the siege of the Austrian army.
In order to capture Vienna as soon as possible, the Ottoman Air Force dispatched hundreds of bombers to raid the city every day.
The Holy Roman Empire Air Force is based in Brno and dispatches hundreds of fighter jets every day to compete with the opponent for air supremacy.
If both sides were "Albatross" fighter jets, then this air battle would be considered fair and reasonable.
However, the Ottoman Air Force was equipped with a large number of second-generation fighters such as the "Blackfoot Albatross", which turned the air battle into a one-sided massacre.
In 1730 AD, the Ming Empire began to sell "Black-footed Albatross" fighter jets overseas.
The Ottoman Empire, a die-hard ally, became the first country to obtain the "Black-footed Albatross".
Thanks to Ibrahim's efforts, Osman not only enjoyed the privilege of importing 100 aircraft per year, but also introduced a fighter production line.
Although the early stage can only be regarded as using imported parts to assemble fighter jets, it is still a remarkable achievement.
In the early days, the Ming Empire only sold "Black-footed Albatross" production lines to three countries: France, Ottoman, and Inca.
The total number of finished fighter jets exported every year is only one, and it is not easy for the Ottomans to get a share of one hundred, because there is competition from the Inca Empire, a wealthy country that is also not short of money.
The export unit price of the "Black-footed Albatross" reaches a minimum of 10,000 silver coins. Such sales criteria can only be suitable for selling to countries that are willing to spend huge sums of money.
By the time the war broke out in 1733, the Ottoman Air Force had nominally acquired 400 "Blackfoot Albatross" heavy fighters.
According to the agreement signed by both parties, the number of pilots lost during training in the early stage will not be included in the supply quantity.
In other words, Osman will still pay for the fighter jets that are dropped during training, but it cannot be subtracted from the one hundred aircraft per year.
This ensured that even if the Ottoman Air Force conducted intensive training, it could obtain sufficient supplies.
At some point, those fighter planes that were not completely destroyed but could still be repaired were reported to the Ottoman Air Force generals.
Regarding this, Emperor Haojing certainly knew what was going on, but he readily agreed.
This means that the number of "Black-footed Albatross" aircraft imported by the Ottoman Air Force from the Ming Empire every year exceeds the 100 aircraft stipulated in the agreement.
From 1730 to 1733, the total number of finished "Blackfoot Albatross" fighters obtained by the Ottoman Air Force was nearly 600. @*~~
Regarding the export of the "Black-footed Albatross", Louis XIV could only think that Leopold and his son were a pair of fools!
The intellectual development of the offspring of non-distant marriages is indeed abnormal!
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At any rate, you have to wait until 1730, when you obtain the finished product and production technology of "Black-footed Albatross" from the Emperor of the Ming Empire before you fall out?
Well, once the Ottomans obtain this kind of heavy fighter, it will mean that the battlefield air supremacy will be tilted towards it.
Fortunately, France and the Ottomans obtained relevant finished products and technologies at the same time, otherwise even the strength of the French Air Force would be weakened.
Any country that obtains a "black-footed albatross" must sign relevant agreements.
It is prohibited to export finished fighter aircraft and parts to the Holy Roman Empire and its affiliated Electoral States.
If any country is found to have violated this agreement, it will lose the qualification to purchase weapons, equipment and related technologies from the Ming Empire in the future.
Another point is that in order to encourage Ibrahim to kill Leopold and his son, Emperor Haojing specially approved the export of air defense radars to the country!
The unit price is 10,000 silver coins, and the total is 20,000 silver coins. It is a shocking price, but it is also a preferential price for hardcore allies.
The "Eagle Eye" radar has a detection range of about 30 kilometers and a detection height of about 30 meters. It can achieve 360-degree detection without blind spots.
According to the order of His Majesty the Sultan, one "Hawkeye" radar is deployed in Istanbul, Cairo, Budapest, Baghdad, and Athens.
Because this kind of radar is very large, it is not easy to deploy on the front line. If one's own protection is not good, it is also vulnerable to sneak attacks by the opponent's fighter planes.
With the significantly superior performance of the "Black-footed Albatross", the Ottoman Air Force's frontline units no longer need the assistance of radar.
Ground troops can be assisted by "Black Hawk" armed helicopters and "Vulture" utility helicopters, which are fully capable of quickly inflicting heavy losses on their opponents in the field.
By the time the war began, the Ottoman Air Force had acquired a total of 400 helicopters of these two types, and had also achieved its small goal of assembling them locally.
The Ottoman ground forces thus obtained strong air cover, coupled with the armored aircraft fleet and cavalry units that already had a great advantage.
As well as officers and generals who studied and served as observers in the Ming Empire, they returned to the Ottoman Empire one after another and served as brigade and battalion-level commanders, bringing the overall strength of the Austrian army to a new level.
The Austrian army imitated the Ming Empire's navy, land and air forces in many aspects in terms of training, equipment, command, coordination, and logistical support, and now it has achieved some success.
This is also the fundamental reason why 200,000 Austrian troops were able to successfully invade the hinterland of Austria and arrive at the gates of Vienna just a few days after the war began.
The Holy Roman Empire is also making continuous progress. However, compared to the Ottoman Empire, which consulted its teachers directly, this progress seems too small, and it is even regressing in comparison.
In addition to the cavalry and local garrisons, due to no shortage of fuel, the main field force of the Ottoman Army has been mechanized. This is also the second army in the world to achieve mechanization.
As the Ming Dynasty arsenal opened to Ibrahim, the T-6 light tank and T-7 heavy tank naturally appeared in the equipment sequence of the Ottoman Army.
After His Majesty the Sultan had a detailed understanding of the performance of these two tanks and personally tried them out, he placed an order for two thousand tanks each.
Now more than one new tank has gathered on the front lines of Austria and Moravia, forming two torrents of steel.
When the renewed Ottoman army invaded Austria, the Holy Roman Empire troops responsible for local garrison resisted at first.
After failing to block it, they were chased by swarms of helicopters, which eventually led to a complete collapse, allowing the opponent to push them flatly into the city of Vienna in one breath.
The persuasion to surrender was rejected, and immediately the Ottoman air force began to bombard the heart of the Holy Roman Empire indiscriminately, without any need for politeness.
Although in a month of air battles, the Holy Roman Empire Air Force shot down more than ten "Hercules" bombers and more than 20 "Blackfoot Albatross" fighter jets through sneak attacks, it could not fundamentally reverse the situation of the war.
Moreover, the Holy Roman Empire lost nearly two hundred "Albatross" fighter jets and a large number of experienced pilots.
Fighters can be obtained from neighboring countries, but pilots are difficult to replenish at once. @·No mistake first release~~
For this reason, Joseph had to push up the reserves from the rear.
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At that time, Leopold once again asked European countries for pilots who were willing to come to fight.
Even if the monthly salary is as high as one hundred silver coins, and there is also an appearance fee of one hundred silver coins, it is still acceptable.
Because just one month after the war began, the Holy Roman Empire Air Force lost nearly half of its pilots.
Fighters continue to roll out of the factory in Munich, but novice pilots cannot gain experience immediately.
Fortunately, after generous salary packages were offered, about 300 pilots from France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Prussia and other countries were willing to come and participate in the war.
This is a great supplement to the Holy Roman Empire's air force, and it can finally breathe a little easier.
But these pilots have to be divided into two in order to be deployed on the two battlefields of the Southern Front and the Eastern Front.
In fact, even if three hundred pilots were placed on the Eastern Front battlefield, they would be of little help against the extremely powerful Ming Empire Air Force.
The Ming Dynasty Air Force deployed as many as four "Black-footed Albatross" on the front line alone, and there were two thousand "Albatross" on the second line.
After a month of high-intensity fighting, only nearly a hundred "Black-footed Albatross" were lost, and some of them can still be repaired and returned to the sky.
And Emperor Haojing can also replenish the air force fighting on the Western Front with two thousand fighter jets of the same model every year, which is equivalent to eliminating the air force's worries.
The use of refueling tactics is prohibited, so in the initial stage of the war, the Western Front Air Force went all out and used all its chips, which can also directly reduce its own casualties.
According to intelligence analysis, the Holy Roman Empire Air Force has at most two thousand aircrews, while the Western Front Air Force alone has four "Black-footed Albatross" aircrews.
Calculate the opponent's "Albatross" fighter aircraft and its crew based on the fighter aircraft of a "Blackfoot Albatross" and its crew.
Then the combat effectiveness of the "Black-footed Albatross" unit of the Western Front Air Force is equivalent to more than 20,000 "Albatross" combat units.
This means that the overall combat effectiveness of the two sides is about ten times different, and Emperor Haojing does not need to worry about battlefield air supremacy.
The Ottoman Air Force learned from the Ming Empire Air Force, the originator of the indiscriminate bombing school and the inventor of carpet bombing.
After penetrating the opponent's first line of defense, the Ming Air Force began to bomb many cities located on the second line of defense.
It is best for the opponent to surrender voluntarily, otherwise they will wait to be bombed. Warsaw is the most typical example.
Before the war began, the city had a population of tens of thousands.
After the surrender, after counting, including the wounded who were still breathing, there were only about 200,000 left.
Beautiful women and their families can enjoy special treatment and avoid being sent to mine.
Others were not so lucky, and for them the war was over.
At the very least, going mining is ten thousand times better than worrying about being blown up or burned to death every day...
If we could surrender earlier, maybe more people could come.
The deal is done, it's too late to say anything now.
rest in peace!
If you don’t want to rest in peace, please go find Leopold and his sons!
Theoretically, there was no deep hatred between the Ming Empire and the Holy Roman Empire.
However, the other party deliberately protected the fugitives of the Ming Dynasty and secretly encouraged European countries to fight against the Ming Dynasty.
In this regard, Emperor Haojing had only one sentence - I didn't want to destroy you, but you destroyed yourself!
Fortunately, Leopold also kept a new force looking forward to revenge for a long time, that is, the descendants of the former Tsarist Russia.
After they were destroyed in Russia, millions of people fled into the territory of Poland.
With the destruction of Boli, these people were forced to come to the Holy Roman Empire.
Although the languages are different, it does not prevent them from becoming part of the empire.
And it made up for the population losses caused to the Holy Roman Empire by the first European War.
Now that the total population of these Russian descendants is close to seven million, it is time to give them a chance for revenge.
Joseph was ordered to form ten corps with forty brigades and about 200,000 Russian troops, mainly infantry, cavalry, and artillery, equipped with a small number of tanks and trucks.
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The soldiers are mainly descendants of Cossacks. They are natural horsemen with excellent will and tenacity. They are very good at outflanking and attacking the enemy in roundabouts.
If necessary, Joseph can organize another 200,000 Russian troops, and now is the time.
According to his vision, 200,000 Russian troops could be deployed on both battlefields, the Eastern Front and the Southern Front.
Although its combat effectiveness is inferior to the elite forces of the empire, it can still contain a certain number of enemy troops.
However, the 200,000 Russian troops that Joseph spent a lot of money to form were met with a head-on attack by the Ming-Japanese coalition forces within three days of arriving on the battlefield. _o_m
A Russian unit of an army was attacked by an air attack on the west bank of the upper reaches of the Warta River. The air defense force of this unit was ineffective and could only choose to retreat after being passively beaten.
The other two armies were not afraid of the Ming army's reputation and chose to confront each other head-on in the plains of Silesia. As a result, they suffered heavy losses. From 40,000 people, less than 10,000 were left after the war.
The three armies suffered a double blow from the air and the ground. They were completely overwhelmed and collapsed without even setting up their formations.
The Russians had the most bizarre experience. They encountered a brigade of prairie cavalry halfway. They originally thought they could eat them in one bite. .bμtν
However, the opponent came to lure the enemy deeper and was dragged into the ambush circle of the helicopter formation...
