Chapter 18, Undercurrent

While Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire were torn apart, the situation in Europe was also quietly changing.

The Germans had realized that with the establishment of the Quadruple Entente, they were increasingly powerless to control the situation in Europe.

The two younger brothers of Austria-Hungary and Italy are not so obedient, just like this Turkish protection war, the two younger brothers did not do their best, otherwise Bulgaria would definitely not have done so soon!

"Allies", this is the first time after the reunification of Germany that they feel that they need allies so urgently!

Back in the time of the British Bismarck, Germany was full of allies in Europe, and they could even use diplomacy to isolate the French and the British, but I don't know when that all changed!

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In the royal palace in Berlin, Germany, the chief of staff is analyzing the situation of the ongoing Turkish protection war in the Near East to Wilhelm II.

"Your Majesty, Bulgaria is advancing very fast in the waters of the Aegean Sea, and I am afraid that it will not be long before all the Ottoman islands are lost!

Strategically, the Ottomans had already lost the war, and they were not able to take advantage of the island chain.

If they had organized themselves to resist from the very beginning, they would have been able to hold the Bulgarians for at least a year or two, and it is clear that Bulgaria would not have been able to wait so long!

In order to end the war early, the Bulgarians had to land on the peninsula of Asia Minor and fight them in a decisive battle, and they had at least one more battle on land than the war at sea! ”

Wilhelm II frowned, and said in a very unhappy mood: "So, the Ottomans are going to lose again this time?" Could it be that the new army we have helped them train only has the strength to fight a war? ”

The chief of staff replied in the affirmative: "Yes! The new army of the Ottoman Empire is just a showmanship, even if their soldiers have been trained by us and have changed their equipment.

But their top officers are still idiots, and after the departure of our instructors, the training of most of their troops, with the exception of a very small number of troops, has been abandoned again, as we have reminded them, but it has not attracted the attention of the Sudanese government.

If the Bulgarians land in a hurry, there will be only a limited number of landing sites, and they can also take advantage of the geographical advantage and the superiority in troops to close the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides!

But when the Bulgarians gained the waters of the Aegean Sea, they could choose the landing site at will, and it would be difficult for the Ottomans to defend again! ”

Wilhelm II said helplessly: "Well, don't worry about whether the Sultan government can win or not, just treat them as if they have been defeated!"

So who can tell me what will happen to the Ottoman Empire after this war? What impact will it have on the Empire? ”

The foreign secretary thought for a moment and said: "The rule of the Sudanese government is already very unstable, and if there is another big defeat, the government may fall at any time!"

After the fall of the Sudanese government, the most likely to come to power is the Turkish Al-Shabaab, we have already been in contact with them, and their attitude towards the empire is still very friendly and will not affect the interests of the empire!

However, a coup d'Γ©tat in the Ottoman country is likely to lead to the intervention of the Entente, and even the Ottoman Empire will be divided by the Entente!

At least Bulgaria, which is at war with them, will definitely take action, unless it finds a way to contain them, otherwise the Ottoman Empire will be difficult this time! ”

Wilhelm II nodded and asked, "So what should the empire do?" Our investment in the Ottoman Empire is too great, especially the Baghdad Railway, and we must ensure that it is not affected! ”

The prime minister thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, if you just contain Bulgaria, there is still a way to do it!"

The strong rise of Bulgaria after the Balkan Wars has caused strong unease among their neighbors.

And they have territorial entanglements with each other, it's just that because Bulgaria is too strong, they have to endure it!

As soon as the main forces of Bulgaria penetrate deep into the peninsula of Asia Minor, and we support them a little more, then there is a great possibility that they will move! ”

Wilhelm II was uncertain and said, "Will this work?" You must know that the strength of Bulgaria has left them far behind, and even with our support, Romania and Greece alone are probably not their opponents, right? ”

The Foreign Minister reminded: "Your Majesty, there is also the Kingdom of Montenegro! ”

That's right, the Black Mountain Kingdom of this plane is much more powerful than them in the history of parallel time and space, with a population of more than 1.2 million, and its combat effectiveness is not bad.

Wilhelm II shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this still needs the cooperation of Austria-Hungary, and it will be difficult for the group of madmen in the Kingdom of Montenegro to defect, their relationship with the Russians is too deep!" ”

The prime minister added: "Your Majesty, the Russians are not so reluctant to rise Bulgaria, but they are rising so fast that St. Petersburg has to pinch its nose and admit it!"

As long as we make some moves with Austria-Hungary, the tsarist government will surely cooperate! Anyway, our purpose is only to keep the Ottoman Empire, and by the way, knock Bulgaria!

As for the madmen of the Kingdom of Montenegro? As long as there are enough benefits, it is not difficult to get them to defect! And in their eyes, Albania is still part of them? ”

"Maniac" is the deep impression that the Kingdom of Montenegro has made on politicians around the world after supporting the Serbian independence movement.

There is no way, normal people would not be stupid enough to challenge Austria-Hungary for the sake of Serbia! The difference in strength between the two sides is too big, it's almost like looking for death!

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A conspiracy against Bulgaria is brewing, but Ferdinand knows nothing!

It's not that he relaxed his vigilance, but he didn't expect that it would be the Germans who made the attack this time, and it can only be said that Ferdinand was too deeply influenced by his previous life and ignored the diplomatic means of the Germans, which was also very powerful at that time!

At this time, the naval battle outside the port of Calabron also entered a fierce moment, and the Constantinople was certainly no match for the Ottoman navy, but with the addition of the Harmony, the situation changed slightly.

The Harmony coastal defense battleship, although the tonnage is not large, but in the decisive naval battle, the combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of an armored cruiser!

With the addition of the Harmony, the pressure on the Constantinople was much less, although it was still at a disadvantage, but the officers and men had adjusted their mentality and were able to aim and shoot, not as flustered as before, just trying to shoot the shells.

At this time, the quality of the gunners of the Bulgarian Navy had already been brought into play, although there were only two ships, and the artillery was only a quarter of the opponent's, but the number of hits was really equal on both sides.

Oh, and this also has a lot to do with the performance of the artillery, the Harmony has already taken three shells, but none of them are on the point, of course they have also hit the enemy twice, and the Ottoman Navy has another ironclad ship that is slowly sinking again!

On the other side, the Constantinople was even worse, it had received two shells before, and now it has received another one, which can be regarded as an aggravated injury.

A good result, but there was no trace of joy on Ahmed Pasha's face!

Without him, the firepower of the ironclad ship is too weak, in addition to the main gun can also cause a little damage to the opponent, the secondary gun is completely to tickle the enemy again; The enemy's artillery is different, as long as the enemy's main gun hits the hull, it can be declared finished, even the secondary artillery is enough to break the bones of the railway ship!

So far, he has two warships sunk, and one ironclad ship has been seriously injured, two have been slightly injured, basically as long as there is one more shot, these ships will be scrapped!

And what about the enemy? There have been a lot of shells, but they are all minor injuries, especially the Harmony suffered three shells, and it has scratched a little skin, and the artillery and power system have not been affected!

When one of the guns of the Constantinople was hit, it was scrapped, but the problem was that the ship was reversed, or was it still fighting? The serious injury is not there yet!

"General, enemy reinforcements are coming!" The exclamation of a soldier woke Ahmed Pasha from his contemplation.

But can he retreat now? The reputation of the defeated general has been with him for a long time, and if he is defeated again, the Sultan will also kill!

Ahmad Pasha pretended to be calm and said: "Order, immediately lean up and engage the enemy in close combat, and after killing the two warships in front of us, we will retreat!" ”

He knew that the enemy's reinforcements had appeared in sight and would not be long before they arrived, and the most correct way was to leave the wounded three ironclad ships behind and cover the main retreat.

But Ahmad Pasha did not dare to do this, in the Ottoman Empire, only the warships sunk can be counted as a battle, as for the warships that damaged the enemy, the Sultan government does not believe it?

Therefore, for the sake of his own life, he still rushed forward and killed the two warships in front of him, so that he could go back to the business!

As long as there is a record, it's a big deal to spend money to get through the relationship and artificially create a big victory.

Even the last naval defeat and the loss of Constantinople were just because of the results of the battle, and with his hard work, he was only dismissed!

No matter how you fail this time, your political influence will be much smaller, and as long as you deal with the past in face, everything will be easy to say!

When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!

At this time, the Ottoman Navy was also desperate, but before it could rush up, another ironclad ship was heavily damaged, and if it was not rescued in time, it would be sunk soon!

At this time, Ahmad Pasha hated the tofu scum project very much, and he still remembered that one of the injured warships last time was hit by an enemy shell, and before it was critical, it was directly declared over! If there is no problem in this, there will be ghosts?

The morale of the Ottoman Navy, which had just been raised, suddenly fell to the bottom. This is just the beginning? Two of them have been sunk, and one is about to sink, plus three wounded, half of the warships are almost gone, how can this battle be fought?

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