"Your Excellency Pasha, what about the attitude of the Ottoman Turkish Empire?" Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and then looked at Mustafa. Lester. Pasha. Compared to the Republic of Mexico and the Brazilian Empire, the attitude of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was the most important. Compared to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, those two countries undoubtedly seem insignificant.

As the winner of the last world war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire reaped enormous benefits in the war. The Ukrainian plain and the Balkan Peninsula have become the territory of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire's colonies in North Africa have also been strengthened, except for Egypt, which still maintains a high degree of autonomy, the rest of Libya, Algeria and Tunisia have returned to the colonial rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Of course, the revolt in these regions still existed, but it was no longer able to confront the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

With the huge indemnities received during the war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire developed extremely economically, industrially, and militarily. Their navy, starting next year, will be the most powerful in the Mediterranean. After the main forces of the Chinese Navy were transferred out of the Mediterranean, the entire Mediterranean Sea will become their bathtub. Their army still has a million-dollar army. And, if they want to, their land forces can more than triple in size. With the assistance of the Chinese Empire and Germany, the industry of the Ottoman Turkish Empire also developed greatly. Among other things, they have been able to produce all their own weapons, including rifles, machine guns and light artillery. The shipyard was also able to build gunboats and torpedo boats of several hundred tons. This is a huge development compared to the beginning.

It can be said that if the Ottoman Turkish Empire joined the anti-Chinese alliance. This would undoubtedly further increase the chances of victory for the German Empire. The Ottoman Turks could capture the Persian Gulf with their powerful army and navy. Cutting off the oil needs of the Chinese will also be able to cut off the Suez Canal. As a result, the Chinese had to be cut off from Europe. In this way, the German Empire would be able to take the opportunity to advance wildly in Europe, uproot all the Chinese strongholds in Europe, and then integrate the forces of the whole of Europe to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese Empire. If all of them succeeded, the German Empire would have a much better chance of winning. Even if you can't completely defeat the Chinese Empire, at least you can tie it and square the world with the Chinese Empire.

As for the Ottoman Turkish Empire, they will certainly encounter a strong counterattack from the Chinese Empire. However, this has little to do with the German Empire. By that time, the Ottoman Empire had lost its usefulness. Perhaps the German Empire will take the opportunity to stab the Ottoman Empire in the back and snatch the Ukrainian plain and the Balkan Peninsula out of the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Further strengthening the power of the German Empire. It can be said that the Ottoman Turkish Empire was the cannon fodder of the German Empire, the object of the wrath of the Chinese Empire.

The German leadership believed that the Ottoman Empire was very likely to join the anti-China alliance. Although the relationship between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Chinese Empire was equally close, because of the oil resources of the Persian Gulf, the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire were in a tense situation, and they almost used force. The oil resources of the Persian Gulf made the Ottoman Turkish Empire very jealous, and there was this temptation to save zài. The Ottoman Turkish Empire would not have given up lightly. Of course, with the strength of the Ottoman Turkish Empire itself, if it wants to confront the Chinese Empire, there is almost no chance of victory. So. Forming an alliance with the German Empire to jointly deal with the Chinese Empire became their best choice.

Mustafa. Lester. Pasha's brows furrowed tightly. He knew very well what the Germans were calculating. Feud between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Chinese Empire. The whole world knows it. In particular, the father-in-law of the Chinese Emperor Long Yufei, the Sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Abdul. Mejid I had already made no secret of the Ottoman Turkish Empire's desire for the Persian Gulf. Arguably. As long as the Ottoman Empire did not abandon its ambitions for the Persian Gulf, a war between the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Empire would inevitably break out.

The demand for oil in the Chinese Empire was undoubtedly the highest in the world. The oil exploitation of the Chinese Empire was mainly concentrated in the South China Sea and the Persian Gulf, especially the Persian Gulf, which has now become the main oil producing area. Seventy percent of the oil consumed by the Chinese Empire came from the oil fields of the Persian Gulf. This made it impossible for the Chinese Empire to abandon the Persian Gulf. In order to protect the oil resources of the Persian Gulf, they will not hesitate to fight. As long as the Ottoman Turkish Empire had ambitions for the Persian Gulf, the powerful Chinese would undoubtedly tear the Ottoman Turkish Empire to pieces.

Of course, if the Ottoman Turkish Empire can gain access to the Persian Gulf, they can also take off quickly with the oil resources there and become a truly world-class powerhouse. It will not be like now, with the name of only a world power, but in fact there is still a lot of gap. There are many, many people who think like this in the Ottoman Turkish Empire, including some high-ranking officials and generals of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and even Sultan Abdul. Mejid I had such thoughts.

"Your Excellency, there is an inextricable feud between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Chinese Empire. However, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was not ready for war now, and for the time being it had no intention of joining the anti-Chinese alliance! "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha pondered his sentence for a moment, then said. Even so, war was inevitable between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Chinese Empire. However, they were also reluctant to go to war in the first place. It's best to wait until the battle is clear, so that they can get the maximum benefit at the minimum cost. Just like they did in the last war? After the Chinese attracted the main forces of the Russians, the Ottoman Turks sent troops, which allowed them to quickly conquer the Balkans and the Ukrainian plain. This time, the Ottoman Empire apparently had the same purpose.

"Your Excellency Pasha, I'm afraid the Chinese will not give the Ottoman Turkish Empire a chance. Even if the Ottoman Turkish Empire does not join the anti-Chinese alliance, in order to ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and the security of the Mediterranean shipping routes, the Chinese will inevitably remove all potential crises. At that time, the Chinese are afraid that they will launch a preemptive strike against the Ottoman Turkish Empire! Without the support of its allies, would the Ottoman Turks be able to stand alone against the Chinese Empire's attack? "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said. He knew that the Ottoman Turks wanted to be the grass on the wall, but obviously they would not give the Ottoman Turks this chance!

Mustafa. Lester. Pasha was shocked, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was thinking that there would be such a threat, so he was asked to come to this Berlin Conference, in order to leave a way back for the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

"The Ottoman Turkish Empire is not a soft persimmon to be ravaged by, and we can arm millions of troops to fight the Chinese to the end. As long as the Chinese are not kicked in the head by a donkey, they will not find us in trouble at the first time! "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha said stiffly. In any case, the Ottoman Turkish Empire would not take it lightly.

"Your Excellency Pasha, the geographical location of the Ottoman Turkish Empire is very important, if the Ottoman Turkish Empire joins the anti-Chinese alliance, we will have a great chance of winning! When the time came, the German Empire would support the Ottoman Turks in retaking the Persian Gulf and even extending its territory to Central Asia and beyond. The colonies in Africa that were extremely allies of the Chinese Empire would also be assigned to the Ottoman Turkish Empire! "Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Earl Ron said.

Mustafa. Lester. Pasha knew that this was the condition offered by the Germans. To be honest, the conditions offered by the Germans were quite lucrative, which made him very excited. However, these temptations are also very likely to kill the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, the Ottoman Turkish Empire will not abandon its interests in the Persian Gulf. It's just that for the time being, the Ottoman Turkish Empire has no intention of joining the anti-Chinese alliance! "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha continued. His meaning is obvious, although the Ottoman Turkish Empire has enmity with the Chinese Empire, it does not intend to join the anti-Chinese alliance at this stage. Of course, this does not preclude the Ottoman Turkish Empire from joining the anti-Chinese alliance in the future.

"In addition, if the Ottoman Empire were to remain neutral, we would also be able to supply the German Empire with scarce oil and other resources. The oil fields in Ploiesti could be sold to the German Empire, except for the Ottoman Empire's own consumption. In this case, the war potential of the German Reich would not be affected. "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha said.

Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck nodded, he knew Mustafa. Lester. The meaning of the Pasha can also be understood. After all, the German Empire wanted to use the Ottoman Turkish Empire as cannon fodder. But again, the Ottoman Turks had their own interests, and in the uncertain situation, they obviously wouldn't have made such a bet lightly.

However, given the importance of the Ottoman Empire, it is clear that the German Empire will not give up on this, and they will think of other ways to draw the Ottoman Empire into their camp. (To be continued......)

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