Chapter 224: It's a mess

During this time, the Balkan Peninsula was turbulent. Not to mention the war between the Ottomans and Italy, which is seen by many as a war between the weakest power and the strongest and second strongest. Many people feel that this war will need to be fought for at least a year and a half before it is possible to see the clues of victory or defeat.

However, they soon learned that they had made a mistake in their judgment, because other countries had joined in during the Italian-Turkish War.

The first of these was the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, which declared a state of war with the Ottoman Empire on the third day of the Italian landing on Crete.

The next day, the 14,000 Montenegrin army, which had already completed the general mobilization, under the leadership of the Grand Duke, invaded Ottoman territory.

Such a quick move and no drag at all was the norm in Montenegro's battle with the Ottomans. The greatest interest and hobby of this country, which had developed entirely around Cetinje, was to oppose the Ottoman Empire, and if Italy had not slowed down the Italian-Turkish War, perhaps on the day Italy declared war, he would have declared war.

Of course, Montenegro was so enthusiastic about dealing with the Ottomans, and naturally there were his own reasons. Montenegro is basically mountainous, and the local products are not rich enough, so many Montenegrins have started a business without capital.

After the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, King Nicholas I felt that this was not the way to go, so he organized his lawless mountain people to beg for food from their wealthy neighbors.

And when the neighbors were angry and wanted to whip him, he retracted, and the strong wall cleared the field (the poor jingle sounded, and he couldn't grab it if he wanted to), and returned to Cetinje to hold on (when he went to see it, he knew that the place was purely disgusting, and no matter how many people there were, it was useless).

In the face of such a dead-faced neighbor, the neighbor who can't hit and can't hit it, and who runs to your house to walk around the door when he has nothing to do, disgusts the Ottomans.

Of course, Montenegrins also know that they can't make too many enemies, so no one around them will rob them? Just rob you Ottoman. This kind of move has also been praised by other countries? It's good to make Montenegrins look good in Christench.

So isn't this a reward, the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, which is only 8,000 square kilometers? To win the friendship of the Kingdom of Italy? became an ally.

Since it was an ally, or an ally to fight the Ottomans? Montenegro even burst out of milk and mobilized an army of 14,000 people in one fell swoop? This was simply not possible before. To be able to mobilize so many people this time? Thanks to the help of its ally, Italy, which sent them guns and food, allowing them to burst out to the maximum of their mobilization capacity.

Of course, no matter how much Montenegro mobilizes, it still can't reach the situation where Istanbul is sideways? In fact, something happened on the Bulgarian side.

At the behest of the Ottoman War Minister Osman Nuri Pasha? The Ottoman government unleashed goodwill on Bulgaria.

For this reason, the Ottoman foreign minister even privately told the Bulgarian envoy that the Ottomans intended to divide the Macedonian region in two and wanted to give it to Bulgaria.

Of course, it is also impossible to make Bulgaria Bade half Macedonia, for which Harim Pasha gave a condition? That is, Bulgaria was to fight alongside the Ottomans against the Italian attack. Only 50,000 troops are needed from Bulgaria? Regardless of the final outcome, the Ottoman Empire would cede half of Macedonia to Bulgaria.

Honestly? When the news was sent back to Sofia, many people in Bulgaria were shaken. One side has to go to war with all its might? Only by winning can you get the North Macedonian region? And the other side only needs to send 50,000 troops? You can get half of Macedonia, such a choice is too easy to do.

This situation also affected the new king, for whom King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria summoned the prime minister to test whether the Ottoman conditions should be considered.

In the face of the king's temptation, Prime Minister Stambolov was worthy of being the Bismarck of Bulgaria, and he saw at a glance that this was nothing more than the delaying trick of the Ottoman Empire, and he dissuaded the king with righteous words.

There is no such thing as a free lunch, and if the Ottomans can offer such generous terms, it will be a big question whether they can be implemented. And if Bulgaria makes a move, then there is a high probability that nothing will be gained in the future. In addition, Macedonia, which is about the strength of the Ottomans in Europe, is very unrealistic to give half to Bulgaria.

It was only after the persuasion of Prime Minister Stamborov that King Ferdinand I dismissed this idea.

However, the re-suppression and consolidation of internal divisions delayed Bulgaria for an additional four or five days. At this time, the acquisition of an intelligence made Bulgaria know that this was nothing more than a trick by the Ottoman Empire to delay them.

Bulgarian spies had obtained information from a confidential staff officer of the Ottoman Eighth Army who had been transferred from Asia that the Ottoman Eighth Army was destined for Adrianople, where they were to hold out against a Bulgarian attack.

This information immediately convinced the Bulgarians that this was nothing more than a delaying ploy by the Ottoman Empire.

And another ally, Montenegro, has already declared war on the Ottomans. Faced with such a situation, the Bulgarians, who were afraid that the fruits of their future victories would be greatly detracted by long nights, also issued a declaration of war against the Ottoman Empire two days after the declaration of war on Montenegro.

With the declaration of war by Bulgaria, the Ottoman military was very troubled, because it was less than a week, and the troops were not in place at all.

But now that the Bulgarians have declared war, then they can only hurry up and find a way.

During this time, the Balkan Peninsula was turbulent. Not to mention the war between the Ottomans and Italy, which is seen by many as a war between the weakest power and the strongest and second strongest. Many people feel that this war will need to be fought for at least a year and a half before it is possible to see the clues of victory or defeat. However, they soon learned that they had made a mistake in their judgment, because other countries had joined in during the Italian-Turkish War.

The first of these was the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, which declared a state of war with the Ottoman Empire on the third day of the Italian landing on Crete.

The next day, the 14,000 Montenegrin army, which had already completed the general mobilization, under the leadership of the Grand Duke, invaded Ottoman territory.

Such a quick move and no drag at all was the norm in Montenegro's battle with the Ottomans. The greatest interest and hobby of this country, which had developed entirely around Cetinje, was to oppose the Ottoman Empire, and if Italy had not slowed down the Italian-Turkish War, perhaps on the day Italy declared war, he would have declared war.

During this time, the Balkan Peninsula was turbulent. Not to mention the war between the Ottomans and Italy, which is seen by many as a war between the weakest power and the strongest and second strongest. Many people feel that this war will need to be fought for at least a year and a half before it is possible to see the clues of victory or defeat. However, they soon learned that they had made a mistake in their judgment, because other countries had joined in during the Italian-Turkish War.

The first of these was the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, which declared a state of war with the Ottoman Empire on the third day of the Italian landing on Crete.

The next day, the 14,000 Montenegrin army, which had already completed the general mobilization, under the leadership of the Grand Duke, invaded Ottoman territory.

Such a quick move and no drag at all was the norm in Montenegro's battle with the Ottomans. The greatest interest and hobby of this country, which developed entirely around Cetinje, was to oppose the Ottoman Empire, and this Italian-Turkish war, if Italy had not slowed him down, perhaps on the day Italy declared war, he would have declared war.