After the order of the Emperor Long Yufei, the Military Intelligence Agency, the General Staff and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were mobilized, and a large number of intelligence officers, military personnel and diplomats were sent to the Middle East to secretly contact Egypt and other peoples under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, ready to give them support and let them rise up against the rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The Empire promised that if they succeeded, it would recognize them and provide them with economic and military assistance.

It can be said that it is precisely because of the arrogance of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and its refusal to join the peaceful alliance led by the Ottoman Empire that the Empire has made up its mind to prepare to act against the Ottoman Turkish Empire. As long as these plans of the empire succeeded one after another, then the Ottoman Turkish Empire would be greatly weakened, if not destroyed. After losing the whole of the Middle East and North Africa, the power of the Ottoman Turkish Empire will naturally be greatly affected. Even if they joined the Holy Alliance, which was dominated by the German Empire, it would not have much impact on the Empire.

It's just that the Ottoman Turks seem to have been completely unaware of this. Only Mustafa. Lester. Pasha felt the indifference of the Chinese Empire to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. This made him feel extremely bad in his heart, so much so that before the meeting was over, he took his leave and left the Chinese Empire. In his opinion, since the Ottoman Turkish Empire had not joined the Peace Alliance, there was no point in him staying.

Before returning to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Mustafa . Lester. Pasha to Sultan Abdul. Mejid I sent a long telegram. In his telegram, he claimed that if the Ottoman Empire had to choose a side. It is better to choose the Peace Alliance. After all, relative to the Holy Alliance. The chances of a peaceful alliance are better. The Ottoman Empire was supposed to be on the side of the victors, and this was an important guarantee for the Ottoman Empire to ensure its own strength. Although the oil resources of the Persian Gulf are very important. But the Chinese will certainly not return the Persian Gulf to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. It would be unwise to put the Ottoman Empire in danger of collapse for the sake of oil in the Persian Gulf.

After all, it is the survival of the nation that matters. When a new world war was about to break out, it was almost impossible for the Ottoman Turkish Empire to stand alone. The only way, presumably, is to choose a strong ally. Mustafa. Lester. Pasha thought to himself that the Chinese Empire was the best choice. It's just that he didn't know because of the refusal of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The Chinese Empire no longer intended to co-opt the Ottoman Empire, but resorted to drastic measures to remove the threat of the Ottoman Empire and strive to solve the problem once and for all.

In late May, Mustafa. Lester. Pasha returned to Istanbul. At this time, Sultan Abdul. Majid I had already sent someone to wait for him at the docks, and he was needed to report on this visit to the Chinese Empire.

"See Your Majesty!" Meet Abdul. After Mejid I, Mustafa. Lester. Pasha saluted respectfully. At this time, in addition to Abdul. In addition to Mejid I, there was Ali. Pasha. Fouad. Pasha and Hussein. Pasha and other high-ranking officials of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. These few people constituted the pyramid at the top of the power of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

"Well, excuse me. Mustafa, this time for the trip. What's the catch? "Abdul. Mejid I asked.

"Your Majesty, this trip to the Chinese Empire has made me feel a lot of emotion. I have to admit it. The Chinese Empire is now the world's largest power, a well-deserved world hegemon. Their industrial, commercial and other industries are growing very rapidly. Especially their military prowess. It's very powerful. On the way from Singapore to Huaxia City, the Chinese prepared a special welcome ceremony for the missions of various countries. Eight of their most cutting-edge 'Northern Song Dynasty-class' battleships performed live firing. It was a powerful warship with a displacement of 30,000 tons and three triple 356-mm guns. As far as the current naval forces of the Ottoman Turkish Empire are concerned, hardly any battleship is capable of confronting it. Even the German Navy will have a hard time confronting the Chinese Navy. After all, the Chinese Navy had twice as many battleships as the German Navy! In addition, the Chinese are said to be building more new battleships, and next year there will be a super battleship with a displacement of more than 35,000 tons and equipped with 381 mm guns. It can be said that no country can shake the sea power of the Chinese. As for the army, with the population and industrial strength of the Chinese, even if it is armed with 20 million troops, it does not seem to be much of a problem! "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha said.

At this time, Abdul. Mejid I and the other high-ranking officials of the Ottoman Empire were all silent. They knew that the Chinese Empire was strong, however, by Mustafa. Lester. As Pasha spoke, they had a more intuitive understanding of how powerful the Chinese Empire was. Now it seems that the gap between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Chinese Empire is too great!

After a long time, Abdul. Mejid I said: "The Chinese Empire is very powerful. But we don't mean to be hostile to them. The current Ottoman Turkish Empire just didn't want to get involved in the war. We'll be neutral in the war, so let's do it! ”

Obviously, this is nothing more than a self-deceptive statement. How could the Ottoman Turkish Empire remain neutral all the time? Neither the Holy Alliance nor the Peace Alliance would tolerate such a situation. The Ottoman Turkish Empire was at its best, and it had to choose a side.

"Your Majesty, as long as we refuse to give up the oil resources of the Persian Gulf, war between us and the Chinese Empire is inevitable!" Mustafa. Lester. Pasha continued.

"Humph! The Persian Gulf would have been ours. If it weren't for the despicable means used by the Chinese, now the Ottoman Turkish Empire would have been able to enjoy the rich oil revenues of the Persian Gulf! "Abdul. Mejid I snorted coldly. It can be seen from this that he has always been obsessed with oil in the Persian Gulf. And this is the inextricable hatred between the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

"With the development of industry, the use of oil has become more and more important. In the future, oil will soon replace coal as the most important industrial fuel. Whoever controls the oil will be able to control the world. Therefore, oil in the Persian Gulf is very important. "Hussein. Pasha said.

"However, we do not have the ability to keep the Persian Gulf!" Ali. Pasha also said.

"So what are we going to do? Do you just give up the Persian Gulf and beg for mercy like the Chinese? "Abdul. Mejid I said angrily. He would never have been able to do such a thing. He has always believed that the Persian Gulf was taken away by the Chinese conspiracy and deceived by the Chinese. The Chinese deserve to return the Persian Gulf to them.

Actually, Abdul. Mejid I was blinded by the huge oil revenues of the Persian Gulf. This makes it seem as if he no longer sees a threat. And this will undoubtedly bring disaster to the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

"Your Majesty, even if we don't have the Persian Gulf, we still have the Ploiesti oil field. The Ottoman Turkish Empire did not consume much oil, and the Ploiesti oil fields alone were enough for us! "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha said.

"However, the Ottoman Empire was too poor, and we needed a lot of money to develop the country. What's easier than selling oil? "Abdul. Mejid I asked rhetorically. He was bent on building the Ottoman Turkish Empire into a strong, rich state. And he's always done that. After a few years of development after the war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire had developed into a powerful state. However, there is still a big gap compared to the world's top powers. So, Abdul. Mejid I wanted to be able to support the development of the country through the oil of the Persian Gulf.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have made great concessions to the Chinese. As long as they are willing to let us share a share of the Persian Gulf's oil revenues, we will no longer have a claim to the Persian Gulf. However, the Chinese rejected our request. They are too greedy to monopolize the oil revenues of the Persian Gulf, which is absolutely impossible!

Besides, although the Chinese Empire is strong, the Holy Alliance is not weak. The main opponent of the Chinese is the German Empire, not us. The reason why the Ottoman Turkish Empire did not join the two military alliances was that it wanted to remain neutral. When the situation becomes clear, we will decide which side to join. In this way, you can get the maximum benefit with the least effort. When the time comes, we will be able to play a decisive role, and we will also be able to show the role of the Ottoman Turkish Empire! This, I believe, was in the interests of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. ”

Abdul. Mejid I always wanted the Ottoman Empire to become the world's top power on a par with the Chinese Empire and the German Empire. He believed that if the Ottoman Empire was once again on the side of the victors in the next war, then his goal would be highly likely to be achieved.

After all, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was also a country with a population of tens of millions, a powerful army and navy. Whether it is the Holy Alliance or the Peace Alliance, it will only win over the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Abdul. Mejid I was convinced of this. (To be continued......)

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