Chapter 1691: Hints

Looking at Hamid's agitated state, Prince Yong said, "Don't be in such a hurry. The Train can be discussed, but with the current industrial level of your Ottoman Empire, there is simply no Method to mass-produce trains."

"It will still require the support of Longyan's technical teams to renovate the Factory; of course, you could choose to purchase finished trains directly from Longyan."

"Then use Longyan's technical personnel to assemble them within your Ottoman Empire. This is no small project."

"This kind of thing requires Railway foundations and level ground; at the very least, the elevation cannot be too steep. It requires all sorts of modifications. Building a railway several thousand meters long cannot be accomplished in less than three to five years."

"This timeframe refers to our current construction speed in Longyan."

"But if we are talking about the current level of technology in your Ottoman Empire, I can only say it is hard to say."

Prince Yong looked at the Ottoman with extreme seriousness as he spoke these words; it was not that he was exaggerating, but that the facts were exactly so.

At the same time, this was also a hint to Hamid; it was a hint that Prince Yong hoped Hamid would carry out reforms.

Hamid also heard the subtext in Prince Yong's words.

He sighed deeply, but the Ottoman Empire's existing national conditions were as they were.

There was no Method to adopt the best plan: manufacturing them himself.

Although doing so would give the Ottoman Empire's factory level a qualitative leap, Hamid had no way to accomplish such a thing.

The current Ottoman was already in a state of stagnation.

It needed the stimulation of certain events.

Not only that, as the monarch of Ottoman, Hamid could most clearly feel the decline of Ottoman; currently, civil wars were frequently erupting within the Ottoman Empire.

If he could build railways and trains, it would create a huge advantage for his army's combat.

This was something Hamid absolutely could not ignore.

Thinking of this, Hamid sighed heavily and said, "Prince Yong, I must admit that what you say is very correct, but we in Ottoman have our own national conditions; there is no Method."

"I can only choose the simplest and fastest Method."

"I choose to import from Longyan and assemble them directly in Ottoman," Hamid said in a deep voice.

Hearing this answer, Prince Yong sighed, looked at Hamid with an incomparably complex expression, and shook his head.

Although the Ottoman Empire had experienced the Industrial Revolution and achieved development, its system had not undergone any changes as a result.

It remained a traditional Absolute Monarchy.

Prince Yong knew very well what the national conditions Hamid spoke of actually were. Longyan had also experienced such things in the past, but fortunately, Liu Zheng had stood up at that time and carried out a series of reform measures, which allowed Longyan to have its current situation.

He also anticipated what Hamid was going to do with the railways and trains.

But doing that was simply treating the symptoms but not the root cause; it would only be able to extend the life of the Ottoman Empire for a period of time.

The destruction of the Ottoman Empire under an Absolute Monarchy was an inevitable event.

But that was the Ottoman Empire's own business; Prince Yong would not interfere too much in such matters.

Prince Yong could only look at Hamid and say indifferently, "Very well. After this war ends, I will have people negotiate the matter of building the railway with you."

Hamid nodded.

……

At this moment, on the other side of Europe.

Tsarist Russia!

As a veteran European power, the strength of Tsarist Russia remained formidable, even though they had been defeated miserably in the battle against Longyan.

But this did not dampen the fighting spirit of the Russians.

After being routed by the Longyan Army, Tsarist Russia vigorously developed its Cavalry; to this day, the number of Cossack Cavalry had already reached over thirty thousand.

This number was already very terrifying.

After all, for the current Tsarist Russia, training a Cossack Cavalry was a very difficult thing.

However, this cavalry force had not allowed Tsarist Russia to achieve great victories on the European battlefield.

They had encountered the Longyan Army.

They had encountered the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry!

At this time, Moscow.

Elizabeth was in the Imperial Palace located in Moscow, looking at the map of Europe, at her wit's end.

The current battlefield situation was already extremely unfavorable for them.

Especially now, ever since the Longyan Army captured Boerniefu and achieved various combat victories from Poland, their Russian Army had been forced to retreat to the vicinity of the Polish ports.

For Tsarist Russia, this was a very heavy blow.

Elizabeth I stared at the map and said in a deep voice, "Now we must think of a Method. This war must continue; we have not obtained what we wanted."

She turned her head to look at the Spokespersons of the two Conservative Faction families, Dolgorukov and Naleishi; these two families were also the most important power components of the current Tsarist Russia.

They held great influence, and only by joining forces could Osilev and Elizabeth I balance these two families.

All three parties had conflicts and interests between them.

But at this moment, the three parties were highly unified in their opinions; the current Tsarist Russia had indeed reached its most critical moment.

They had to expand their territory and could not continue to huddle here.

If they did not have an Ice-free Port, they would be trapped on the continent and gradually weaken.

Elizabeth I cast her gaze onto Naleishi, stared at him, and said in a deep voice, "Lord Naleishi, you understand war; how do you see this war now?"

"And how should we in Tsarist Russia continue in this war?"

Naleishi stared at the map; the current situation was already a mess and very unfavorable for the offensive of Tsarist Russia.

He sighed, "I believe that at present, Tsarist Russia must join up with our allies as quickly as possible."

"Currently, the Austria troops are still in Poland. I believe we can cross the Aode River, meet with the Allied forces, and march on Berlin."

"But if we do this, we need to face the attack of the Longyan Army directly; this river is currently controlled and occupied by the Longyan Army."

Hearing this, the originally bright gaze of Elizabeth I dimmed a little; a direct confrontation on the battlefield.

They do not fear any enemy, yet they harbor fear only toward the Dragon Flame Army.

On the battlefield, the Russian Army has not been defeated by the Dragon Flame Army once or twice, but in countless battles.

When facing the Dragon Flame Army in combat, they rarely see any hope of victory.

Thinking of this, Elizabeth I said with a complex expression: "Morale is currently low, and I have heard that terrifying legends of the Dragon Flame Army are even circulating within the military; Lord Naleishi, this is not a good thing."

"If we do not put a stop to such rumors, the troops will become afraid to fight the Dragon Flame Army."

"We will have no Method to achieve victory."

Naleishi nodded; this is what he is currently doing, and he is also deeply aware that the Russian Army units, now broken by the Dragon Flame Army, have no ability to complete his plan.

If they cannot fight the Dragon Flame Army, then forming an alliance with the Austrian Army to attack Poland is nothing but empty talk!

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