古德明英语军事小故事：同胞之义 (中英对照)
古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。同胞之义
the seven weeks' war in 1866 was fought between austria, seconded by some german states, and prussia, allied with italy. it was largely provoked by prussian chancellor bismarck as a way of expelling austria from the german confederation, thereby assuring prussian hegemony there.
early in the campaign, bismarck sanctioned general manteuffel's divisions to cross the elbe into austrian territory. "treat them as fellow countrymen," bismarck ordered the general, "homicidally if necessary."
一八六六年，奥地利和普鲁士爆发七星期战争：奥地利获一些德意志国家支持，普鲁士则和义大利结盟。战争由普鲁士首相俾斯麦挑起，旨在把奥地利逐出德意志联盟，确立联盟内普鲁士的霸主地位。
战争初期，俾斯麦批准曼陀菲尔将军率兵渡过易北河，入侵奥地利国土。他给曼陀菲尔的命令是：「对奥地利人，要像对同胞一样，必要时就像杀同胞一样。」
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