"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Orange-red flames shone in the guns of the battleships, and one after another, the battleships were roaring, the pungent smoke of gunpowder wafted in the air, and the sound of cannons echoed across the sea.

Eight battleships of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy were desperately firing on the shore, and balls of fireball rose in the city of Athens. Buildings were constantly being destroyed, including the city's dwellings, the Greek army's fortifications, and the ruins of temples in the city.

"Oh God! The Chinese's artillery fire is too fierce, we simply can't resist it, run for your life! The soldiers of the Greek army, who were in charge of guarding the shore, finally broke out of their fears after their comrades were torn to pieces, and ran out of their positions and ran towards the city. It's just that even if they run into the city, they can't guarantee their safety.

In the basement of the Greek royal palace, King Otto and Prime Minister Alexandros. Mavro Kozatos and War Minister Miaoris are hiding here. The heavy shelling of the Imperial Navy sent a cannonball into the palace, and King Otto quickly hid in the basement.

"Hell, what the hell is going on? How could those Chinese warships appear? Why are the seas full of Ottoman transports and merchant ships? "King Otto was almost losing his mind, and fear had made him a little out of sorts.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed beyond our expectations. The Ottoman Turkish army was held back by us at Thermopylae, but now it seems that they have given up on breaking through by land and are seeking to break through from the sea. War Secretary Miaoris said in frustration. No doubt. At a time when the Greek army was massing on the Thermopylae line, Athens' defenses were empty. There were less than 20,000 troops.

"Your Excellency Miaoris, our army. Will it be possible to hold Athens? Prime Minister Alexandros. Mavrokozatos' face was also a little ugly. Originally, they all thought that they could use the defense line of Hot Springs Pass to resist the attack of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, so that they could drag on until the situation of the war in Europe changed fundamentally. But now it seems that the Ottoman Turks would not have given them such a chance at all.

"Your Excellency, this is very difficult! You know, we only have 20,000 people in Athens. And according to our estimates, the army of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which was about to land, was no less than 50,000 people. Coupled with the artillery support of the Chinese Navy, it is almost impossible for us to try to stop the Ottoman Turkish Empire. War Secretary Mia Oris said.

"In other words, Athens can't hold it?" King Otto said with some distraction. Greece finally managed to rely on the colonial rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and won its independence. But now, Greece is going to perish again. He, the king, will become the king of the dead country.

"陛xià. Now the enemy is outstanding. Athens is estimated to be unable to hold on, and please leave Athens with His Majesty and His Excellency the Prime Minister! Miaoris said.

"Leaving Athens? Where can we go? After the fall of Athens, all of Greece will be occupied by the Ottoman Turkish Empire! "Alexandros. Mavrokozatos also said disappointedly.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, go to Austria-Hungary! First by sea to Austria-Hungary. Wait until the end of the war, if the North Atlantic Military Alliance can win the war, then. Greece will be able to regain its country, and even become stronger! Miaoris said.

King Otto and Prime Minister Alexandros. Mavrokozatos thought about it for a moment. The dense explosion was like the beating of a drum. Let them tremble. Eventually, King Otto and Prime Minister Alexandros. Mavrokozatos decided to flee Greece for the time being, to go to Austria-Hungary, and then return when the Greek kingdom was restored after the war. It's not that they don't want to live and die with the Greek kingdom, but they want to continue to lead Greece to fight and preserve their strength for Greece! Of course, this is nothing more than a high-sounding reason. In fact, neither King Otto nor Prime Minister Alexandros. Mavrokozatos didn't want to die here.

The shelling of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy ended in just an hour. By the end of the shelling, most of the Greek army's defensive line on the shore had been destroyed. What is even more incredible is that the Greek army, which was responsible for defending the beach, almost abandoned its position and fled. They were all frightened by the heavy fire of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy.

The city of Athens was also full of fires. In the light of the fire, the Greeks wept and prayed to God for his blessing.

"Your Excellency, our mission is accomplished, and it's up to you next!" On the bridge of the battleship 'Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty', Vice Admiral Lu Haipeng, commander of the 5th Fleet, said.

"Thanks to the Chinese Navy, you have cleared the way for us. Next, we're going to wipe out all the recalcitrant Greeks! Admiral Mohammed said confidently.

Fifty thousand Ottoman Turkish army troops, began to land in Athens. Their landing, with little hindrance, was completed with ease. Subsequently, the Ottoman army of the Ottoman Empire invaded the city of Athens and began to clear the city of remnants of the enemy.

The Ottoman Turkish attack was very smooth, perhaps because the Greek army had lost hope and surrendered to the Ottomans in droves. In just two days, Athens fell into the hands of the Ottoman Turkish army.

However, the army of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was not able to capture the Greek king Otto and a number of ministers. King Otto and his ministers had fled Athens long before it was breached. They fled Greece by boat and fled to Austria-Hungary. If it weren't for the fact that the Strait of Gibraltar was under the control of the Imperial Chinese Navy, perhaps they would have taken the opportunity to flee to Britain.

After the Ottoman Turkish army captured Athens, they began to attack everywhere and cooperated with Omar. Lutfipasha's army, flanking the Greek army stationed at Thermopyla. Under attack from both sides, the Greek army was defeated.

The vast majority of the Greek army gave up resistance. However, there was still a small part of the Greek army that insisted on fighting guerrilla warfare in the mountains against the Ottoman Turkish army. After the Ottoman Turks left behind an army of 50,000 men in Greece, the rest of the army withdrew to the Balkans in preparation for the challenge of Austria-Hungary. For the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Greek kingdom was nothing more than a trivial nuisance, and Austria-Hungary was the greater enemy.

The Kingdom of Greece was destroyed less than two months after the outbreak of the war, becoming the second state to be destroyed after the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This will be a heavy blow to the countries of the North Atlantic military alliance. In particular, the people of various countries are even more panicked because of this, for fear that the next country will be their turn.

On the other hand, the morale of the countries of the Eurasian military alliance has been greatly boosted because of this. The destruction of one enemy nation after another sounds very exciting. In fact, the fall of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Greece did not have much impact on the countries of the North Atlantic military alliance.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Greece are the weakest countries in the North Atlantic military alliance. The Kingdom of the Netherlands has a population of just over 3 million, and the army that can be mobilized is only 300,000. The Kingdom of Greece had a population of only a million and an army of only 200,000. Such a small army is less than a fraction of that of several large countries.

Moreover, the demise of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Greece was a wake-up call for the countries of the North Atlantic Military Alliance. In order to prevent the next country to be destroyed and still be their allies, they have to do their best to fight the Eurasian military alliance. Several major powers, such as Great Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary, gradually showed their strength, which led to the continuous expansion of the European battlefield. More and more troops from both sides are being put into the battlefield. The war situation in Europe is becoming more and more chaotic.

The kings and high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Greece, after fleeing to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, organized a Greek government-in-exile in Vienna. They called on the Greeks to continue their rebellion against the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Many Greeks, too, heeded their call and took up arms against the Ottoman Empire. However, in the course of the war, Greece had suffered heavy losses, and most of the regular army had been annihilated, and even most of the country's young men had been lost. Even if the Ottoman Turks only had 50,000 troops in Greece, this was already a mountain that the Greeks could not overthrow.

Moreover, the revolt of the Greeks would only add to their calamity. After a steady stream of Ottoman soldiers being killed, the Ottoman troops stationed in Greece became angry, and they searched for the Greeks who resisted, and with the attitude that they would rather kill 3,000 by mistake than let one go, they carried out a large-scale massacre directly in Greece. Countless Greeks suspected of having ties to the Resistance were executed, which led to a further decline in the Greek population. Before the war, the total population of Greece was more than a million. However, by the end of the war, the total population of Greece had fallen to less than half a million. Moreover, the vast majority of those who survived were elderly, women and children, and almost all the young and middle-aged men were slaughtered.

And the Greek king Otto and his ministers, hoping that the North Atlantic military alliance would finally win the war, did not succeed. This led to the restoration of Greece and became delusional. (To be continued......)

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