The situation in the Near East was indeed extremely complicated. Although the Black Sea naval battle had been lost and Admiral Dundas had been killed, quite a few British Army commanders at the front still believed the war had not yet reached its end and that they still had the strength to fight on.
Quite a few politicians also felt that the war should continue, but the problem was that this black pot was terrifyingly huge. No one could bear it—not even Prime Minister Gordon.
So everyone remained silent, and the atmosphere once again sank into an exceptionally awkward state.
Their previous situation had also been dire, but at least everyone had had a clear objective, because the matter of the Austrian Empire had to be resolved.
Yet now, things no longer seemed so urgent. The Russians might be vicious, but they lacked the ability to launch proactive offensives—or rather, the Ottomans stood in front of them. Thus, matters did not seem quite so pressing.
As for the war in North America, everything seemed to be proceeding very smoothly so far. According to reports from the front, the Americans in the occupied territories had been very compliant and had not taken the opportunity to cause sabotage.
Instead, many had begun serving the British Army. Not only could they provide the British Army with all manner of military supplies and transport provisions, they had even taken the initiative to form inspection squads to maintain order in the rear.
Furthermore, almost all Americans could speak English, making the takeover work as smooth as could be. Even the cost of the war had fallen considerably as a result.
The situation in the Near East was also far from as terrible as imagined. The Ottomans might be unreliable, but the Russians were not much