Chapter 1029: The Balkan War

The weakest country in the North Atlantic military alliance is undoubtedly the Kingdom of Greece. The country, which was originally under colonial rule by the Ottoman Empire, did not officially become independent until 1830. Even now, the total population of the Kingdom of Greece is only a million people. Compared to the mighty Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Greek kingdom was too weak. Without the support of Britain, France, and Russia, the Kingdom of Greece would not have been able to gain independence at all.

But now, the war has begun. The main forces of Russia were held back by the Chinese Empire and suffered heavy losses. The remaining Russian forces were also defeated by the Ottoman Empire, and there were no more troops left to support the Greek kingdom. As for Britain and France, it was impossible for the Kingdom of Greece to receive support from Britain and France, given that the sea supremacy in the Mediterranean was already in the hands of the Chinese Empire.

After the start of the war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire sent its main forces to attack Russia. On the other side, an army of 200,000 troops was dispatched, led by the valiant and skilled Umar. Led by Lutfipasha, he attacked the Kingdom of Greece.

According to the promises made at the London Conference, the Kingdom of Greece, with a total population of only one million, promised to mobilize an army of 200,000 to fight the war. In fact, the Kingdom of Greece did fulfill its promise, and their army did number 200,000. However, teenagers as young as 12 years old and old people as old as 60 years old were recruited into the army. Some auxiliary units, such as the Logistics Force, are women who are recruited directly. It can be said that in order to raise these 200,000 troops, the Kingdom of Greece did its best.

In addition, the dilemma faced by the Kingdom of Greece. And that's not all. If you have enough troops, you have to arm them. Originally under colonial rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The industry of the Kingdom of Greece was almost a blank slate. Even the rifles and bullets needed support from Britain and France. You can't build it yourself. Although, before the start of the war, Britain and France gave the Kingdom of Greece a lot of support, so that the Kingdom of Greece was able to arm itself without gambling. However, with the control of the Mediterranean Sea in the hands of the Imperial Chinese Army, the Kingdom of Greece could no longer receive any support. Their armament and ammunition are used a little less. Initially, the Greek Army was able to withstand the Ottoman Turkish Empire's attacks. However, as the tide of the war evolved. The massive consumption of various war materials, the combat effectiveness of the Greek army also decreased sharply. If it weren't for the fact that Greece had many dangerous places to defend, perhaps the Kingdom of Greece would have perished.

For example, dangerous places such as Thermopylae have become a key area for the Greek army. Officially owning these strategic locations, the Greek Army was able to withstand the Ottoman Turkish Empire's attack. Otherwise, perhaps even Athens would have been lost.

Athens, the capital of Greece, is already a buzz here. Almost all of Greece, men, women and children, were busy with this war. Inside the Greek royal palace. King Otto is receiving Prime Minister Alexandros in the Government. Mavro Kozatos and War Minister Miaoris and others.

"Your Majesty, the current situation is very dangerous for us, 200,000 Ottoman troops have invaded the Peloponnese, and most of our territory has been lost. If this continues. We probably won't last much longer! "Government Prime Minister Alexandros. Mavro Kozatos said. There was no doubt that the nascent kingdom of Greece was too weak to be able to participate in such a large-scale war. The Ottoman Turkish Empire alone was not something that the Greek kingdom could handle.

King Otto's face turned pale. He didn't seem to have expected the situation to turn out like this. Originally. He argues that, of course, the Greek kingdom is weak. But. Britain and France are strong. They might be able to send troops directly to help the Kingdom of Greece. With their help, perhaps the Greek kingdom could withstand the Ottoman Empire's attack, or even defeat the Ottoman Empire. As long as victory can be achieved, then the territory of the Greek kingdom can be further expanded.

But now, the development of the situation seems to be completely different from what King Otto expected! Britain and France lost their control of the Mediterranean, and naturally there was no way to talk about support for Greece. The Kingdom of Greece could only hold on to its own strength. Only by holding out to the end, and waiting until Britain, France, Russia and other countries have defeated the strong enemy, will they have the opportunity to come to their rescue. But will the weak Greek kingdom be able to hold out for so long? Even King Otto himself could not believe this.

"Have our ambassadors to England and France, to Russia and Austria-Hungary replied?" King Otto asked. Now, the Kingdom of Greece could only pin its hopes on the help of other countries.

"Your Majesty, England and France have made it clear that their main forces will now be devoted to attacks on the kingdoms of Belgium and Prussia. At a time when the British Navy had no way to defeat the Chinese Navy and regain control of the Mediterranean, they did not have the spare forces to rescue us. As for Russia, the same is true of the defeat of the Chinese Empire in the Western Siberian Plain, and in the Ukrainian Plain, by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The Russians are not even able to protect themselves, where are the surplus troops to come to our rescue. On the contrary, Austria-Hungary said that they would attack the Ottoman Empire in the near future in order to contain the main force of the Ottoman Empire. However, according to the information we have received, Austria-Hungary has placed the direction of its attack in Germany. In other words, the number of troops they can devote to the Balkans will be very scarce. We can imagine the help we can make! "Alexandros. Prime Minister Mavro Kozatos said.

"Hell! We were deceived by them, if we had known, we should not have joined the North Atlantic Military Alliance! "King Otto regretted it a little. Of course, the main thing is his own ambition. Thinking that the Ottoman Turkish Empire has fallen into decline, perhaps he can use this major war to cut off a piece of fat from the Ottoman Turkish Empire. As a result, I didn't expect that if I didn't do it, I would even lose myself. This can be regarded as stealing chickens and not losing a handful of rice.

"Your Majesty, even if we don't join the North Atlantic Military Alliance, once the Asia-Europe Military Alliance wins the war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire will not let us go. When the time comes, we will also face an even stronger Ottoman Turkish Empire! War Secretary Mia Oris said.

After all, it has only been more than 20 years since the Kingdom of Greece became independent. In addition, the Kingdom of Greece won independence to a large extent because of the suppression of the Ottoman Turkish Empire by Britain, France and Russia, and without the help of Britain, France and Russia, it would have been impossible for the Kingdom of Greece to defeat the army of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and win national independence.

Previously, because of the strength of Britain, France, and Russia, the Ottoman Turkish Empire had to allow Greece to stand on its own. But if Britain, France, and Russia were defeated in the war, then the Ottoman Turkish Empire would certainly not sit idly by and let Greece do nothing. At the beginning, the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, in order to draw the Ottoman Turkish Empire into the Ottoman Turkish military alliance, promised to give the entire Balkan Peninsula and the Black Sea coast to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. It can be said that unless the Eurasian military alliance loses the war and the Ottoman Turkish Empire is defeated, the Greek kingdom will not end well.

"So, what do we do now?" King Otto is a bit of a six-god owner.

"Your Majesty, all we can do now is wait. Wait for the battle on the European continent to decide the winner. If the North Atlantic military alliance can win, then Austria-Hungary will definitely send troops against the Ottoman Turkish Empire soon, and a large number of troops from Britain and France will also pass through Austria-Hungary and attack the Ottoman Turkish Empire. In that case, our chance has come. "Alexandros. Prime Minister Mavro Kozatos said.

King Otto nodded, a little aggrieved, but he also knew that this was the last resort.

"Your Excellency, can we hold it?" King Otto asked.

"Your Majesty, there are indeed some difficulties in this! Still, I think we should be able to hold it! After all, a series of strategic points on the peninsula are still under our control, and although the Ottoman Turkish Empire is strong, it is still very difficult for their land forces to break through these strategic points. We can hold on forever, and we have to divide the victory and defeat in the European theater! Miaoris said.

Miaorris's words made King Otto feel reassured.

For the present Kingdom of Greece, the situation is dangerous. However, if it can hold on, the Kingdom of Greece has a chance to win. Of course, this opportunity does not seem to be great.

Similarly, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was a little anxious at the moment. 200,000 troops, all gathered on the Peloponnese, were unable to break through the Greek army's defenses. Although in the previous phase of the war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire had succeeded in defeating the Greek army. However, due to the influence of the terrain, it was unable to expand the results of the victory and destroy the Greek kingdom. This was unacceptable to the Ottoman Empire. Coupled with the fact that Austria-Hungary had sent troops to the Balkans, Austria-Hungary was even more eager to destroy the Kingdom of Greece and then concentrate on dealing with Austria-Hungary. (To be continued......)

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