By the time Prince Constantine decided to defend on the spot, the fate of the Greek army was already sealed!

The Ottoman army did not attack immediately, after all, Edkhpasha was a veteran in the army, in terms of military literacy, he was born in the aristocracy, he received a systematic military education since he was a child, and his ability is still good!

The Greeks' plan was clear to him, and in order to defend the back of the army led by the Duke of Cyril in the Epirus region, Prince Constantine had to defend the city of Trikala to the death!

In the same way, if the Ottoman Empire wants to win this war, Edkhpasha only needs to get rid of the army in front of him, and he can go straight in, and Greece will no longer have a decent army!

The two sides are fighting each other around the city of Trikala, and there are no big battles, but small battles are continuous! Even so, there are thousands of casualties on both sides every day!

The Ottoman army is a regular army, and there is an advantage in troops, so it can still bear such a small loss!

But the Greeks couldn't stand it, they were already at a disadvantage in terms of troops, and now with such a small attrition, Prince Constantine was surprised to find that the exchange ratio between the enemy and us was as high as 1 to 1.5!

It's okay, it's already at a disadvantage, and now it's so consumed, the first to collapse will be the Greeks! It's a pity that now he is powerless, and the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be improved in a day or two!

Although the Ottoman army also lacked training, they had fought battles! Even if he only suppressed a few rebellions, he still saw blood, and he was much stronger than the recruits on the Greeks' side!

Prince Constantine has asked for help from home many times, although he also knows that Greece will not be able to come up with reinforcements, and even the current logistics supply lines make him worried!

In order to hold the line, Prince Constantine suggested that the army attacking the Epirus region be withdrawn and jointly flank the Ottoman army in front of him!

Of course, these are all illusions, and he knows that even if he can't get reinforcements in the country now, it is impossible to withdraw the troops in the Epirus region!

Ottoman reinforcements have arrived, not only is there a lot of pressure on his side, but the Greek army in the Epirus region is also uncomfortable, and if you want to withdraw, you have to do the same with the Ottomans?

Otherwise, if you are retreating, others are chasing and fighting behind, and if you accidentally retreat and turn into a rout, it will be miserable!

If the Greek army had been expanding before, it would have been possible to retreat in an orderly manner.

Now? Stop dreaming! Unless the Greek government is willing to break the wrist of the strong man, leaving two or three divisions to break the queen!

But is this possible? After leaving two or three divisions to break, it is equivalent to directly giving up these tens of thousands of troops, and the Greek government will never do this until the critical moment!

Anyway, Prince Konstantin, after a few encounters, he has now roughly figured out the combat effectiveness of both sides! The Ottoman army was slightly stronger than the Greek army before the expansion. Now? The combat effectiveness of the two sides is far apart!

Coupled with the superiority of the Greeks in terms of military strength, which is now gone, Prince Constantine has no hope that Greece will defeat the Ottoman Empire alone!

His real purpose is to put pressure on the country and drag the two allies into the water as soon as possible! The Balkan alliance is no secret to a high-level like him!

According to his idea, now Bulgaria and Mentenegro must be dragged into the battlefield, no matter what the cost!

Even so, Prince Konstantin did not think that this war would end soon, and it would be good to be able to rely on the joint efforts of the three countries to achieve a decent truce result!

After all, the Ottoman Empire has been accumulating prestige for a long time, and it was not very good before, and when it was at a disadvantage on the battlefield, everyone couldn't help but think of the glorious history of the Ottomans!

Pessimism began to spread among the Greek army, which of course was slightly better than in history, and although it was dangerous, it could still be barely supported! Of course, if there is no intervention of Zaili, it is only a matter of time before it falls!

At this time in history, the Greeks were miserable, and after a week of fighting, they were driven back by the Ottoman army, and then the Ottoman army galloped across the territory of Greece!

Receiving news from the front, the Greek government has made a mess. The Greek Army, which had high hopes, told them with practical actions that although the Ottoman Empire was decaying, it was not something that Greece could challenge!

After receiving the battle report of the Greco-Turkish battlefield, Ferdinand knew that the Greeks were going to be unlucky!

Originally, the combat effectiveness of the Greek army was not as good as that of the Ottomans, and if the battlefield was placed on the mainland, it would be used to protect the homeland and defend the country as an excuse to boost the morale of the army. It's worth fighting!

Now, the Greeks took the initiative, stretched the battle line, dispersed their forces, and if the Ottomans could not win, they would be blind!

In terms of total strength, the Greeks had the advantage, but unfortunately on the local battlefield, it was the Ottoman army that had the advantage in strength! If it's an ordinary area, it's a big deal to give up, but it's Trikala City, even if the Greeks lose a lot, it's a place that can't be lost!

If Ferdinand had been replaced, he would have concentrated his forces in the border area long ago, confronted the Ottomans, and waited for the alliance to enter the war before launching an attack, this is the most correct choice!

But now for the Greeks, it's too late! The region of Epirus has now basically been defeated by the Greeks, and it will be difficult for them to give up, and they still do not know whether to divide their troops to occupy it alive or dead!

As a result, as soon as the Ottoman reinforcements arrived, the Greek front attacking Epirus was embarrassed and could not concentrate its forces for a decisive battle with the Ottomans, and also because of the dispersion of forces, it was impossible to retreat!

You must know that in order to control the place, now the Greek army has scattered a small 30,000, and the main force concentrated together is now only more than 70,000 people, and the 40,000 Ottoman army is anxious together, and it is temporarily at a disadvantage!

It's not that the Greek army doesn't work hard, it's not that the Ottomans are too powerful, it's to blame a few of their logistics!

Of course, their logistics department is also very wronged, the front has advanced hundreds of kilometers, and there are no roads and railways to use, relying entirely on manpower and animal transportation, and can barely guarantee the supply of ammunition to the front line, which has been done very well!

In this case, it is difficult for the Greek army to gather, and the remnants of the Ottoman forces everywhere cannot be cleaned up all at once!

Digging roads and blowing up bridges have not happened less! The dispersed Greek army, in addition to maintaining the line of communication, can also collect food on the spot and solve the problem of feeding the army, if it is concentrated now, the commanders will have a headache about what to eat for the next meal!

As expected, the Greeks did come to the door, and Ferdinand, of course, did not come forward and handed it over to the Foreign Office to deal with.

Foreign Minister Metyev immediately understood what the boss meant, and not only refused the request of the Greek government, but also provided the Greeks with a lot of evidence that the Greek government was paddling!

Well, it's just nonsense! The combat effectiveness of the Greek army was originally terrible, and it was already good to be able to play at this level!

It's a pity that the Greeks themselves blew up the cowhide before, and now it is directly taken out by Bulgaria as a general!

Can the Greeks now deny it, and then say that they are weak??

If that were the case, not only would the Greeks now lose their place in the League; And the relationship between the two sides is also going to change, from the current union to the unilateral rescue of Greece by Bulgaria!

The political influence is too great!

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From the beginning of the war to the present, George I's mood has experienced great ups and downs, and it has not calmed down until now!

George I asked depressedly: "What do the Bulgarians say?" ”

To be honest, if he hadn't been forced to be helpless, he wouldn't have wanted to bow to Ferdinand, and don't forget that the two had signed a bet agreement before! Bowing to Bulgaria now means the distribution of benefits after the war, and Greece will lose its right to speak!

Provided that the Balkan Union can win the war!

The Foreign Minister smiled wryly and said: "The Bulgarians have made it clear that they are not ready now, and they are powerless to launch an offensive against the Ottoman Empire until the mobilization is completed!"

They believe that now that the main forces of the Ottoman Empire have not yet been put into the battlefield, with our strength we should be able to defeat the enemy in front of us in a short time! ”

Angry, George I scolded angrily: "Ferdinand, this is about to fall to the ground!" Doesn't he know that if we defeat Greece, Bulgaria will not be better? Could it be that he was willing to be held down by the Ottoman Empire forever? Or was it frightened by the Ottomans? ……”

When George I had had enough, the Foreign Secretary said apprehensively: "The Bulgarians are not unprepared, they have sufficient reasons to refuse our request, and they have provided us with a series of important information!"

The Ottoman Empire has already begun to mobilize, and at present, the entire Balkan region, the Ottoman army has reached 430,000 people!

Among them, 150,000 people are distributed in the Istanbul area; Not counting those who have already reinforced the front, there are still 80,000 people scattered in the Macedonian region; There are 30,000 people in the Albanian region; The Turkish army fighting against us at the front had 140,000 troops; The remaining 60,000 are scattered in other areas!

Judging from the information they provided, the current Ottoman army, about 270,000 people, is distributed around Bulgaria, and they have pinned down the main force of the Ottoman Empire!

So far, Bulgaria has mobilized 310,000 troops, but they still have to defend themselves against the Romanians, so there are less than 200,000 troops that can be put into the battlefield!

The Bulgarian government has decided that it will carry out the long-term plan and will not enter the war in advance!

And warn us not to think about not contributing to the work, if we can't even withstand the more than 100,000 Ottoman troops, then the distribution of benefits after the war will have to be re-approved according to the degree of contribution! ”

George I was so angry that he vomited blood, theoretically 250,000 Greek troops against 140,000 Ottoman troops, with an absolute superiority in strength!!

It's a pity that now the front has advanced to the territory of the Ottomans, and after this division of troops, the advantage has become a disadvantage!

Of course, if the Greek army is really as powerful as they boast, this is not a problem, less is more!

In fact, the Foreign Secretary has not said anything, otherwise maybe George I would really vomit blood! Bulgarian Foreign Minister Medev is not a soft persimmon, and the angry kung fu is not blown!

First of all, he boasted about the bravery of the Greek army, and according to him, it was easy to defeat the Ottoman army!

Also directly using the Bulgarian war as an example, a Bulgarian regiment can chase a division of the Serbs.

It is recommended that the Greek army carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship, tiredness, and sacrifice, and bravely attack the Ottomans, and also wish the Greeks an early victory!

Well, these foreign ministers will never say it! Now the combat effectiveness of the Greek army, he thinks he has seen it clearly, it is a kind of goods, and it is useless!

It is very simple to come to this conclusion, the peasant rebel army of the Ottoman Empire can fight with the Ottoman army, and you know how talented the Ottoman army is!

Thus it is concluded that the Ottoman army was slightly larger than the rabble; And the Greek army behaved even worse, it could not win against the Ottoman army, it did not perform as well as the Armenian rebels on the battlefield, and then it came to the conclusion that the combat effectiveness of the Greek army was at the level of a rabble!

Don't be surprised, it's normal for civilian officials who don't understand military affairs to come to this conclusion! Purely from the perspective of battlefield performance, there is no problem at all, but in fact, the essence is ignored!

At least the Greek army led by Prince Constantine performed well, at least in the face of the Ottoman army with superior forces, it could still defend; And in the Epirus region, which has superior forces, the Greek army led by the Duke of Cyril performed very badly!

The objective factor is - logistics! The Ottoman army is fighting on its own, and there are some reserves in various places, plus supplies from the rear, there will be no shortage of supplies in the short term, and the Greeks will be tragic, they were already not well prepared, and now it is even worse!

At the critical moment, the prime minister opened his mouth to save the scene, he said: "Bulgarians have this attitude, it's normal!" Who told our army to behave so badly?

Don't say it's them, I still can't believe that this is the great Greek army, the strongest army in the Balkans, is that level?

Of course, now is not the time for us to hold us accountable, and it is imperative that Bulgaria know what we are really doing, even if it is to compromise on post-war interests!

Otherwise, they think that we are not doing our best and are delaying not to enter the war, and I am afraid that the front line will change over time! ”

The Prime Minister's words woke up George I, now Greece is already very dangerous, and if it is broken through in any direction, Greece will really have to fight hard, for which the Navy is ready to go ashore!

Of course, if the navy is really used as an army, it is estimated that Greece will be finished at that time, and it will be useless to do anything!

George I asked again: "What did Nicholas I say?" When can Mentenegro go to war? ”

The foreign minister was embarrassed and said: "This~, Mentenegro's strength is limited, they are willing to participate in the war, but before the Bulgarian attitude did not enter the war, they were very worried that they would be targeted by the Ottomans after entering the war!" ”

After all, Nicholas I was born in the army, participated in two Russo-Turkish wars, and won the title of marshal of the Russian Empire, and was still very clear about Mentenegro's military strength.

Even if it is the strength of the country, it can only come up with 20,000 or 30,000 troops, and as long as it fails once, Mentenegro will be finished!

This time, there was no reaction from everyone, and no one expected to rely on Mentenegro to break the game! Instead of counting on their 20,000 or 30,000 troops, it is more realistic to expect the Greek army on the front line to suddenly burst into combat effectiveness!

At this time, the Minister of War said: "Our strategic material reserves are running out, and the material consumption after the war will be much higher than we expected!"

Ammunition consumption, in particular, has increased by half of what we estimated, and at the current rate of consumption, it will last for another three weeks at most. If there is a decisive battle, I am afraid that the time that can be supported will be shorter! ”