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Han Jing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.

"Is your country really no longer thinking about it? In any case, war is a regrettable thing. Your country and the Ottoman Empire are both important friends of our country, and it will be very difficult for us to wage war against the Ottomans now......"

Foreign Minister Cavour closed the notice he had just received and said with a look of embarrassment.

Early this morning, the Russian Imperial Ambassador to China, Kupenschi, came to the door and handed over a Russian circular. The main thing is: Russia is about to declare war on the Ottomans!

If it were replaced by the previous Daqing, I would never come to say hello in the style of a hairy bear. But now it's different, the woolly bear now relies on China for many supplies, and Osman is also an important customer in China, and now that he has to do a fight with Osman, it is naturally impossible not to say hello. Otherwise, if you annoy China, you only need to cut off the supplies to be provided, and there will be no place to cry.

Besides, China is now recognized as a first-class power, and it also needs to say hello because of the principle of unanimity among the great powers.

Kupenschi spread his hands and said with a regretful face: "Mr. Minister, we in Russia are also peace-loving countries, and this is entirely due to the fact that Ottoman Turkey rejected the goodwill of our country. Their repeated denial of access to the Bosphorus and Dardanelles by their repeated denial of our country is a great disrespect to our country......"

"Oh, can't you talk about it anymore, we believe that this disagreement can be resolved through negotiation......" Cavour grimaced.

"We have repeatedly asked them to negotiate, but regrettably, the Turks have no intention of negotiating at all. Kupenschi also had a sad expression.

"In that case, it would be a pity. Since war is inevitable, we want to end it as soon as possible......" Cavour shook his head helplessly.

"Of course, Mr. Minister, this is only a punitive war, and it can ......be stopped as long as Turkey accedes to our request," Kupenschi said.

If you have the upper hand, you'll spit out what you eat! Cafu scolded himself. Maozi's words have always been unreliable, and only fools will believe them, but Ambassador Kupenschi said it without blushing.

Then he solemnly said: "His Majesty the Tsar of our country hopes that in the event of a war between our country and Turkey, your country will be able to maintain neutrality......"

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An hour later, the Presidential Palace.

As soon as Cavour had sent Kupenschi away, he rushed to the presidential palace and reported the matter to Wendesi. Wen Desi also attached great importance to it, and immediately summoned relevant high-level cadres to come to the meeting.

For the top of the CSO, the impending war between Russia and Ottoman Turkey was both unexpected and reasonable.

With the relations between Russia and Ottoman Turkey, it would be strange if there was no fight this time. The two rivals were bitter enemies for centuries, and from the 16th century onwards, Russia and Ottoman Turkey fought a series of wars, including 10 important ones, for control of the Caucasus, the Balkans, the Crimea, and the Black Sea.

There have been many wars between Russia and Turkey on and off, and if it were made into a strategy game like "Three Kingdoms", it would definitely be a fairly long series. From the first work in 1568, "The Russo-Turkish War 1 - The Ambition of Ivan the Terrible", to the tenth work in 1877, "The Russo-Turkish War X - The Smoke of the Balkans", the time span before and after is more than 300 years, and there is a large-scale war in less than 19 years on average, which is probably the longest war series in the history of the world.

Moreover, this Russo-Turkish war series is not only a matter of the two of them, such as Austria, Britain, France, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, etc., have also participated in it with great interest, acting as a trick or friendship.

It has been 38 years since the end of the 10th Russo-Turkish War in 1878, and judging by the historical records of these two countries, it is quite unusual that peace can be maintained for such a long time, and it is time to fight. If there are no new works, players are impatient.

Given the poor relations between these two countries, it is not surprising that war has broken out. And it is normal for hairy bears to provoke a war first, because they have a psychological advantage. Judging from the historical records, in the previous Russo-Turkish wars, Turkey won less and lost more, and was basically beaten by woolly bears, and the result of this series of wars was that Russia gradually expanded its territory, while Turkey gradually declined. And now, the difference in strength between the two countries is even greater, so they are full of confidence in this Russian-Turkish war.

As for the consequences of failure? The hairy bear has not thought about it at all, so how can it fail? Who will be bitten by the barbecue on the plate when he eats? In the eyes of the Russian leadership, Turkey is a piece of Turkish barbecue that is grilled to a good and fragrant degree, and whenever the interest comes, he goes over and takes a bite.

Yes, it is not strange that these two countries are fighting, but it is stranger to choose this point in time.

You know, the current situation of the Russians is not good, after the outbreak of World War I, they originally wanted to wait for Germany and Britain and France to get almost the same, and then pick up the bargain, and also sold Serbia easily. But the sky doesn't follow people's wishes, I didn't expect Erdezi to be so able to fight, and he beat the rooster to cry and cry in less than half a month, and the woolly bear had to end. As a result, he was violently beaten by the Germans, lost hundreds of thousands of people in one go, and was driven back to China. Even Austria-Hungary showed considerable combat effectiveness, making it difficult for them to advance an inch.

After the Allies converged on the Eastern Front, the woolly bear would be even more unstoppable. The Russian army has been defeated in successive battles, and the number of dead exceeds one million. Later, it retreated all the way to Ukraine, and only then did it establish a defensive line along the Dnieper, and finally blocked the Allies on the Dnieper line.

Now they are still going to war against the Ottomans, which is unreasonable in the eyes of Wendesi.

"According to intelligence, now Russia has basically stabilized its position on the Eastern Front, but now the Eastern Front is the same as the Western Front, both sides are positional warfare, trench warfare, although they can hold their own defensive lines, but they are unable to break through the opponent's defensive lines...... "Chief of the General Staff Xin Jie introduced the situation in Russia, and then said: "...... Now Russia is preparing to break the stalemate, so it is ready to use Turkey to transport a force to Greece and land, and then penetrate Serbia from land to attack Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria. ”

"Is Greece willing to take advantage of the situation? If Russia attacks the Central Powers from Greece, then the Allies will definitely regard Greece as an enemy, and Greece will be able to stop it? Moreover, isn't there still a gap between Greece and Serbia, Macedonia and Albania?" Vice Premier Yuan Shikai looked at the map and couldn't help but ask.

Xin Jie smiled and said: "According to the information we have, Greece has agreed to join the Entente, but the premise is that Britain, France and Russia will send at least 300,000 troops to Greece to fight together." Therefore, as soon as the Russian army reached Greece, it was equivalent to entering the territory of the allies. As for why Greece agreed, the reason is very simple, this big roundabout operation is not a matter for Russia alone, Britain and France both endorse this matter. They promised to give them a reward for the victory over the Central Powers by dividing parts of Macedonia, Albania, and Bulgaria as long as Greece joined. Macedonia and Albania have only been independent for a few years, and both countries are too weak to matter what their opinions are. ”

"This is really the law of the jungle, the Entente first sold Serbia, and now they are going to sell Macedonia and Albania. At the beginning, they could vigorously support these two countries to become independent, and they could be regarded as their vassals......" Yuan Shikai shook his head and didn't say anything.

Xin Jie smiled: "Hehe, as long as the interests are enough, what is it to betray a few allies and vassals." Not to mention that neither Macedonia nor Albania is yet their ally. Moreover, the country is small and the population is small, and the two ** teams together are only a little more than 50,000, so it is impossible to stop the Entente. Greece is a country that has been trying to restore the so-called Greater Greece since it became independent, and now that they have the opportunity, how can they endure it......"

Wen Deji smiled and nodded: "Yes, in the Greek style, now with the support of the Entente, there will definitely be action." If the Ottomans agreed to the demand, they would have taken revenge, and in their opinion, the Ottomans would never have won Turkey. From this point of view, this eleventh Russo-Turkish war cannot be stopped......"

Mr. Wen said to Kafur: "Minister Kafuer, you reply to Russia like this, they can fight, but it must not affect our trade with the Ottomans. The spirit of free trade is inviolable, and we will not sit idly by if our trade routes with the Ottomans are affected......"

Cavour hurriedly replied: "Mr. Wen, the Russian ambassador to China, Kupenschi, has already conveyed the opinion of the Russian government on this matter, and they will not infringe on and hinder our trade with the Ottomans. ”

Mr. Wen thought for a while and said: "In addition, we should also let Russia pay attention to the fact that Persia and Afghanistan are our allies, and their sovereignty is inviolable......"

Although the relationship between the Ottomans and China is very good, they are only trading partners, and they are not yet ready to send troops to them. This is because they are still in power with the Young Turks Party, and some of the policies of this ruling party have serious differences with China's position, especially their ambitions in Central Asia, which cannot be tolerated, and President Wen has long wanted to remove them from power.

Now that the news of Russia's preparation for war with Turkey has come, although Mr. Wen and other high-level Chinese officials have expressed regret in their mouths, they are already overjoyed in their hearts. This Nima was simply trying to sleep, and someone sent a pillow, which was too positive. It was the opportunity to bring down the Young Turks and put the Austrian Socialist Party in power.

To tell the truth, Mr. Wen wanted to give Nicholas II a medal.

However, it is okay for the woolly bear to attack the Ottomans, after all, they have not yet formed an alliance with China, but Persia and Afghanistan are different. Both countries are countries of scientific socialism, and have officially joined the "League for Human Innovation", and China will certainly cover them. The woolly bear has always had thoughts about these two places, and it is necessary to remind them of it.

Mr. Wen continued: "By the way, we still have an escort fleet in Turkey, and we want to inform them to evacuate immediately." Don't get involved in the war......"