Istanbul, which is famous all over the world, has been sparsely populated lately, and even pedestrians on the road are in a hurry. There is no way, the empire is in some difficulties now, so as a person in the capital, he can naturally feel the danger of the situation.

Of course, in addition, the recent rampant spies are somewhat arrogant, which is also one of the reasons why the people in the capital are reluctant to go out. Some time ago, several bold people were caught in prison for dissenting the Imperial Government's mishandling of this war.

According to the reason, the arrest of a few people should not be known to everyone, the problem is that these people are very famous in the empire, so it is obvious that they will be in a big uproar.

Of course, no matter how much trouble is made, it still does not affect the overall situation of the empire.

But if there's one of the busiest places in Istanbul right now, it's the War Department.

The War Department located in Suman the Great Street was full of people, even if it was close to evening, it was still full of people. The current war has kept the War Department very busy, and this brain needs to be fully operational, whether it is troop deployment, material supply, troop recruitment, and other work.

As the brain of the brain, the Minister of War Nuri Pasha is naturally more busy, and many things need to be signed and agreed by him, and these are all important issues, and there is no sloppiness in the slightest.

So during this time, the old marshal basically lived in the War Department, and rarely even went back to his home. When you are tired, lie down on the camp bed in your office for a while, then get up and continue to work.

This kind of life made the old marshal, who was originally a little blessed, lose several pounds in less than half a month.

But even so, Marshal Nuri Pasha was still heartbroken for the Ottoman army.

"Send a telegram to Lieutenant General Himan Pasha asking him to keep an eye on the movements of the Greeks and allow him to retreat to Salonica with the Twelfth Army if he encounters a large number of troops."

The 12th Army in Nuri Pasha's mouth is a newly formed unit of the Ottomans this year, and its subordinates have three divisions, 47, 49, and 64.

And their previous task was to monitor the movements of Greece, and when the Greeks had bad intentions, they waited for help and waited for the rescue of other troops.

However, the current situation forced Nuri Pasha to change their mission, because the current Ottoman army was simply not enough, so they would give priority to retreat when attacked by the Greek army. As for its officers and soldiers, which were formed mainly by locals, the retreat could erupt into big problems? He couldn't care about that much.

Although the two countries of Cyprus and Greece? No troops have been sent yet, but the situation is already very unfavorable for the Ottomans. The Balkan countries are adding an Italy? So that the current army of the Ottomans is simply not enough. Nuri Pasha also knows this? So the staff officers are stepping up to work out new mobilization orders.

While the old marshal was busy giving orders, the adjutant hurried in? He came to the old marshal and whispered in his ear.

After hearing the adjutant's words, Nuri Pasha spoke with wide eyes. "Come in, please."

He then went on to speak to the rest of the office. "You go out first."

In the face of the words of the Secretary of War? The others left in a hurry? Although they wanted to know which big man was visiting, no one dared to stay and find out.

It was only after the others had been emptied that the adjutant came in with a man who had wrapped himself tightly in a hood.

At the first sight of the human figure, Nuri Pasha was immediately happy. "Your Excellency the Grand Vizier? What are you doing here? Are we afraid that someone will know about us? ”

That's right, it's Camille Pasha. I saw that after he lifted his hood, he saw the old marshal in front of him and said helplessly. "Marshal Nuri Pasha, I don't want to do that either, but sometimes to avoid suspicion? It had to be so. ”

Although Camille Pasha didn't say who he was afraid of, the old marshal knew what it meant? I saw that his face was tense. "If Your Majesty asks, I will answer truthfully."

Of course Camille Pasha knew the attitude of the old marshal in front of him? He sensed that the other party had misunderstood. Besides, the most trusted person in the Sultan, he is crazy to talk to this nonsense.

"I'm not going to hide it? It's just to avoid the crazy words below. ”

Camil Pasha's explanation? Marshal Nuri Pasha also believed? After all, the other party also knows who he is and is loyal to His Majesty the Sultan.

"Then Your Excellency, what is the matter with me this time?"

Faced with the question of the Minister of War, Camille Pasha did not answer immediately, but asked. "I don't know Your Excellency Marshal, do you think that our country still has a chance to win this war?"

In the face of Camille Pasha's inquiry, Marshal Nuri Pasha was silent, he was the one who knew the battle situation with his mouth, and of course he was the one who knew the facts best. Fighting Italy alone, he was 50% sure that the balance of the war would be maintained, and while this might have cost the Ottomans the Mediterranean islands, at least the core European territories would be preserved.

But with the addition of Bulgaria and Montenegro, then he has only three layers of certainty, giving up part of the territory, holding on to various key cities and waiting for reinforcements from Asia.

Marshal Nuri Pasha was mainly discouraged by Bulgaria, which was located to divide the Ottoman territories in Europe, linked by the coastal strip of Western Thrace. This is a big taboo in military affairs, and there is no way to change it. Unless he wanted to provoke the 11th Russo-Turkish war, this outcome could not be changed.

Although relations between Bulgaria and Russia have been poor lately, if the Empire shows its intention to deal with Bulgaria, it will bring the two countries closer quickly.

As for the current situation, even Marshal Nuri Pasha, who is a famous general, also knows that in this war, the Ottoman is already in a situation where he must lose, and the only result is how much he loses.

But even then, he won't show his bottom. "Although our situation is not good, the Imperial army is also not afraid, although we do not have the confidence of victory, but they also need to pay the price of blood."

Well, the old marshal pointed out the east and west, and answered the question.

Seeing the person in front of him, he didn't say the result, of course Camille Pasha knew what the other party was taboo.

As the first person in the military, if he says that he has no confidence, then the army will have even less confidence and morale.

Since the other party didn't want to say it, then Camille Pasha didn't embarrass him. I saw him speak. "If this war continues, the losses of the empire will be very large, and the conditions will be even harsher."

"Smack! Do you want to make peace? ”

Faced with Camille Pasha's words in front of him, Marshal Nuri Pasha immediately got up and slapped the table and angrily scolded the other party. "What does this make the officers and soldiers who are fighting bloody in front think, you must know that this will cause a big mess. Do you have collusion with the Italians? ”

In the face of the angry old marshal, Camille Pasha did not speak, just looked at each other quietly, with peace in his eyes.

Faced with the look of the Grand Vizier, Nuri Pasha gradually calmed down his anger.

"After this war, whether I win or lose, I can't continue to sit in this position, so this time I have nothing to fear. Yes, the Italians contacted me and offered their terms with Bulgaria and Montenegro. ”

Then Camille Pasha stated the other party's conditions, and after hearing the news that Italy needed the Libyan region and Albania, and then the independence of Crete, the Marshal Nuri Pasha was flushed, and when he heard that Bulgaria wanted half of Macedonia, he could not sit still.

"They are delusional, and we, the Ottoman army, will never agree."

Marshal Nuri Pasha's stubborn performance gave Camille Pasha a headache, what is it delaying at this time?

Just as he was about to open his mouth to persuade the other party, the door was suddenly opened, and the adjutant walked in with a telegram with a look of urgency.

"Marshal, Comodini has fallen. The enemy has captured the city. ”

"What!"

Marshal Nuri Pasha and Camille Pasha at the scene exclaimed in unison.