Chapter 345: Ship Approaching Istanbul
"They will not participate in the coup d'Γ©tat in Turkey, all of them will return to their home countries after the event, but their equipment will remain, about 30% of which will be given to the Turkish Sultan as a greeting gift, and the other 70% will be given to our partners!" The prince said. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"You're in a hurry, aren't you?" Mackenson said with some surprise.
"We can't afford to wait. The sooner the better! "Princes rarely make loss-making deals, and it is unlikely that General Shefkite will pay for this batch of arms after it has been thrown out. Even after the deed is completed, it may be difficult to recover the arrears, as for getting Prussia to reimburse? People have handed over the whole business of Turkey to you, are you embarrassed to ask for it?
Therefore, if you want to make up for your losses as soon as possible, you must let Turkey turn the sky as soon as possible! Get rich as soon as possible, only with money will Turkey be able to order arms from Bavaria, and the poor artillery and machine guns with few Turks in history add up to a few dollars? The market potential is huge!
After three days of sailing, the huge German fleet finally reached the Dardanelles, and since the Crimean War, this fleet had never visited the Turks outside the Dardanelles, a sick man who was called the sick bed of Europe, and the Turks were still very wary of the arrival of this fleet.
"Let's get started, send a signal." With the order of General Boer, the cruiser Hamburg left the queue, and then signaled the opposing side to send a guide ship. Half an hour later, a Turkish torpedo boat sailed out of the Dardanelles Strait and gave a clear response of "Follow me".
However, what Turkey did not expect was that it was not the German fleet that entered the Dardanelles first, but a transport ship flying the German flag. When the Turks asked why the fleet did not follow, the Germans replied: "This is a greeting gift from the German Empire to the Turkish Sultan." β
The Turks were horrified to know that the Germans were strong this time, and that they were somewhat beyond the scope of diplomatic exchanges, especially after seeing that the fleet led by the eldest grandson of the Bavarian king actually included a fully manned Guards regiment. However, there are more elements of surprise, and less fear, after all, it is only one regiment, and Turkey will not be frightened by a regiment no matter how cowardly.
But this time, Turkey is still a little confused, everyone knows what Germany has done in this era, it belongs to the kind of master who always puts a gun in hand when negotiating, especially the master who leads the team in front of him, who has not cleaned up Japan, Russia, Portugal, and France? This time, he personally led the team over, and before the fleet entered the port, he first began to arrange gift .......
What a big face? Let's not talk about sending more and sending less, at least this attitude is very good! This makes Turkey feel more face-saving, and if you have to draw an analogy to this incident, it is similar to the feeling in history when Germany agreed to "sell" Goeben to Turkey after the outbreak of World War 1 and was willing to lend Turkey? No, it's better than then, if Germany was forced by the situation during the 1st World War, then this time, the Germans did it very sincerely!
The big country is polite to the small country, that is to make the small country take a stand! If you choose to cooperate, everyone will be happy at that time, hello and me, and if you choose to refuse, it will be shameless! The consequences can be severe! After a brief hesitation, the Turkish monarch decided to put on a higher profile, and the Turkish Sultan Hamid II would personally go to the port anchorage to greet the arrival of the German delegation.
"This is the German fleet, I have never seen such a powerful warship, neither in France nor anywhere else." As the huge German fleet slowly sailed into the military port, in an inconspicuous corner where the Turks greeted the procession, a Turkish officer who was nearly 30 years old looked at the huge fleet in front of him and muttered to himself.
"French? Jemal, the French you adore have just been picked up by one of the battleships in this fleet! See the second battleship? It's that weirdly laid out battleship with 4 turrets! In West Africa, this guy hit three in one ship! The French fleet was vulnerable in front of him! A young colleague next to him said mockingly.
Although France and Germany have kept a low profile about the exchange in West Africa, under the deliberate manipulation of some countries and some people, more and more details have also leaked out, and ordinary people may still be ignorant, but some professionals have understood some. Although the Turkish Navy cannot be called very professional, the Turks naturally knew most of the situation when the Germans showed off some of the photos of the French battleships on the other side's table.
Jemar, now he is not the Turkish Triumvirate, the Turkish Navy Minister. Now he is just a mid-level officer in the Navy (this is a ...... made up by the author's brain. Unlike the government's more pro-German political stance, the future Admiralty Chancellor was a pro-French ....... Historically, Turkey ordered two warships from Britain and hired British instructors to train the Turkish Navy, which is probably inseparable from the naval minister.
"Really?" Jemal's position is not yet in touch with these things.
"It's true, my uncle was in the Admiralty, and he saw with his own eyes the pictures of the French battleships after the war, and it was a miserable thing, the bridge was burned to ruins, and the new battleships of the French sank if they had not run aground on the beach. But now it seems that sinking and not sinking have little to do with it, and there is no way to repair it. The colleague next to him boasted to Jemal.
"This is the Ottoman Empire that shocked the whole of Europe back then, their fleet was at war with the Christian combined fleet throughout Europe, the Battle of Lepanto, and Turkey was still glorious in defeat." Rear Admiral Pol looked at the former maritime power and couldn't help but sigh.
"It's a pity that he's in decline now, and he's dying, you know? Now when Turkey is mentioned, there is speculation about how long it will be before it collapses. Tirpitz's words were full of disdain. After saying that, Tirpitz approached the prince and said in a low voice: "I don't think that our efforts will be rewarded enough, Turkey is rotten from the roots." β
"Then you can go back and see if there is a more suitable partner in the whole of Europe. In the future, if we face the most dangerous situation, any ally is precious, and the strength of allies is our strength! Although the prince is also dissatisfied with the current situation in Turkey, the so-called life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills, even if the prince believes in Christianity in this life, he did not believe in religion in his previous life, and he has to act for the sake of profit at this time! This is the third ally of the future allies.
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