Chapter 1285: The War Expands

The triumvirate of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was Enver. Pasha, Zemar and Taler. Pasha. All three are leaders of the Turkish Shabaab Party. Pasha is the leader!

After sending off Zhang Shangyou, the Chinese ambassador to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Enver. Pasha immediately summoned Zemar. Pasha and Taler. The Pasha and the two discussed when the Ottoman Turkish Empire would join the war.

"Enver, here's our chance! Now the main jīng sharp forces of the Russians have all gathered in the Siberian Plain to deal with the Chinese! Their defenses in the Caucasus were very empty, with less than 200,000 troops, and if we attacked, we could defeat them easily! When the time comes, we will be able to regain the territories previously occupied by the Russians, and even more! "As the main commander of the army of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Zemar. Pasha almost jumped with excitement! Now the world's major countries are involved in world wars as work, but Turkey is still neutral, which makes him very regretful! And now, the war seems to be about to be decided, and if you join the war at this time, the Ottoman Turkish Empire will also become one of the winners of this war, which will be of great help to improve the international status of the Ottoman Turkish Empire!

"That's right, Enver, this is our chance, and we can't let it go! Now, the Chinese are about to launch an attack on Russia, and it took the Chinese just over a year to destroy the United States, their combat power is very strong, and the Russians will definitely not be able to resist the attack of the Chinese! We join the war at this time, just in time to get a good reward! What's more, our other enemy, Italy, has already betrayed the Allies, and there is no longer any obstacle for us to join the Allies in the war! "Thaler. Pasha also said that he was in charge of the foreign affairs of the Ottoman Empire, and his analysis of the international situation was more accurate. In addition to Russia, the old enemy of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Italy was also one of the main enemies of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and Italy's occupation of North Africa harmed the interests of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and Italy was one of the main countries of the Central Powers, which was the main reason why the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which was friendly with Germany, did not join the Central Powers. Now that Italy has betrayed the Allies and been beaten by Germany, Austria-Hungary and China, there is no longer any threat to the Ottoman Turkish Empire! Even after the end of the war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was able to recover its past losses and face from Italy as the victor! This was a good thing for the Ottoman Turkish Empire!

Enver. Pasha nodded, of course he knew how much benefit the Ottoman Turkish Empire would have if it had joined the war now! However, although the war is not over yet, it is obvious that Germany and China will compete for world hegemony in the international arena in the future. And the Ottoman Turkish Empire has always been friendly with Germany, and the strength of the Chinese in West Asia is not small, sandwiched between two large countries, the Ottoman Turkish Empire will be very dangerous!

"Enver, I know what you're worried about! After the war is over, China and the Germans will definitely have a serious conflict for world hegemony, and even cause war again! But what does this have to do with us? The Ottoman Turkish Empire is no longer in its former glory, we are now the sick man of West Asia, and we are not capable of participating in the struggle for world hegemony! We can do whatever is good for us, whether it is Germany or China! "Thaler. Pasha said! Although the national strength of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was weak, its geographical location was very important, and when it came to competing for world hegemony, whether it was Germany or China, it would definitely win over the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Then the Ottoman Turkish Empire will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to develop! But if they make the wrong choice, they may bury themselves in it!

"Hmmm! Okay, we'll think about it later! Since it's in our interest to join the war now, let's join the war! Thaler, you inform the Germans that we, the Ottoman Empire, want to join the Allies and declare war on the Entente! Zemar, you and I will go with you to His Majesty the Sultan and ask His Majesty permission for us to declare war on the Entente! "Enver. Pasha said! At this moment, the Sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Mehmed V, was nothing more than a puppet. Pasha and the others were even more obedient. Enver. The Pasha asked Sultan Mehmed V to declare war on the Entente, and that was no problem!

The German side also immediately granted the request of the Ottoman Turkish Empire to join the Central Powers! The Ottoman Empire made friends with Germany, and their accession to the Central Powers would undoubtedly expand Germany's power even further!

On March 29, 1913, Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Turkish Empire declared in Istanbul that the Ottoman Turkish Empire would declare war on the Entente from now on! The Ottoman Turkish Empire will be against the Entente! Country!

The Ottoman Empire became the third country of the Central Powers, and Italy, which had already betrayed the Central Powers, began to flood the Caucasus with millions of troops from the Caucasus, preparing to attack Russia from here. The navy of the Ottoman Turkish Empire also cruised in the Black Sea, and the driver launched an attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Although the naval strength of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was weak, the strength of the Russian navy was not strong, and the two sides could basically fight on par in the Black Sea!

Originally, with the strength of Russia, it was easy to deal with the attack of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

However, now the Russian army's Jīng Rui troops have been sent to the Siberian Plain, and the Caucasus is very empty. Tsar Nicholas II had no choice but to send troops to the Caucasus to prepare for an attack by the Ottoman Empire. And in doing so, it will undoubtedly make the defenses of other regions even weaker!

The Ottoman Empire was nothing more than the first country to join the Central Powers and declare war on the Entente with a clear banner. Two other countries in Southeast Europe are already the target of China's lobbying, Bulgaria and Romania!

Bulgaria was originally a province of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, but in 1878, in the 10th Russo-Turkish War, with the support of Russia, Bulgaria became independent and established the Grand Duchy of Bulgaria, but the Ottoman Turkish Empire often interfered in Bulgaria's internal affairs! It was not until 198 that Bulgaria became a fully independent kingdom. Although Russia is the backstage of Bulgaria, Russia is now shaky, and if you continue to follow the Russians, you will not only get no benefits, but also suffer heavy losses!

After seeing that the Ottoman Turkish Empire announced its accession to the Central Powers, King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria immediately took the initiative to send people to contact the Central Powers, saying that Bulgaria was willing to join the Central Powers to fight! Otherwise, once the Allies won the world war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire would definitely attack the Kingdom of Bulgaria!

Germany and Austria-Hungary agreed to the request of the Kingdom of Bulgaria! After all, although now the alliance formed by China and the Allies has achieved absolute superiority over the Entente. But to achieve complete victory in the war, I am afraid it will take some time and pay a heavy price! More and more countries are joining the Allies, which also means that the strength of the Allies will increase greatly after the war! In particular, Germany, the leader of the Allied Powers, hoped to confront China and compete for world hegemony after the war with the overall strength of the Allied Powers. Although the Ottoman Turkish Empire was somewhat dissatisfied, with the consent of both Germany and Austria-Hungary, it had to stop insisting!

On April 1, 1913, King Ferdinand I of the Kingdom of Bulgaria declared that the Kingdom of Bulgaria had joined the Central Powers and declared war on the Entente! The 200,000 troops of the Kingdom of Bulgaria will join the war against Russia through Austria-Hungary!

The accession of the Kingdom of Bulgaria to the Central Powers was a great stimulus to the Kingdom of Romania. The Kingdom of Romania was a continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire, and in the Middle Ages it included the three principalities of Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania, the first of which were autonomous states in the Ottoman Empire, and the latter which was later incorporated into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the Crimean War, France advocated the merger of the two principalities to prevent Russia from moving south. The Duchy of Wallachia and the Duchy of Moldavia merged in 1859 to form Romania and become attached to the Ottoman Empire. And on May 9, 1877, Rì declared independence. In 878 the region of South Bessarabia was subordinated to Russia. In 1881 Romania was renamed the Kingdom of Romania, in January 1918 Moldova (Bessarabia) declared independence, and in March of the same year it was merged with Romania. The Kingdom of Romania had good relations with Britain and France, and after the start of the world war, Austria-Hungary was hit hard by Russia at the beginning of the war! At that time, the Kingdom of Romania moved the idea of joining the Entente and fighting against the Central Powers! However, then Austria-Hungary defeated the Russian attack with the help of Germany, which made the Kingdom of Romania have to lie dormant again and wait for an opportunity!

However, as the tide of the war progressed, the situation became more and more unfavorable for the Entente. If the Allies won the war, what would happen to the Kingdom of Romania, which was friendly with Britain and France, would have been! Therefore, immediately after the Kingdom of Bulgaria joined the Central Powers, the Kingdom of Romania immediately followed, abandoning Britain and France, and declared its accession to the Central Powers!

From then on, the scale of the First World War expanded once again, affecting almost all parts of Europe except Northern Europe!