Except for the small episode of a loan of 60 million Australian dollars from the Russians, the situation in the world has been stable for a short time.

Of course, no one can anticipate and prevent events that will destabilize the world situation, such as a war that suddenly broke out in Europe.

It is said that it broke out suddenly, but in fact, the outbreak of this war was predicted, and even the promotion of the world alliance led by Britain and France was indispensable behind it.

Speaking of this war, it is impossible not to mention the peace agreement signed after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at that time.

Originally, this peace agreement had been implemented for several years, but in recent years there have been some problems with the order of the Ottoman Empire, which has also led to a new round of conflicts between the Balkan countries and the Ottoman Empire.

Yes, this sudden outbreak of war was about the Ottoman Empire, to be precise a war between Greece and the Ottoman Empire about territory.

The peace treaty signed by the Ottoman government cost the Ottoman Empire all European territories except Istanbul, as well as important Middle Eastern lands such as Iraq.

At present, in addition to Anatolia, the Ottoman Empire controls only a small part of the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia and Syria.

After the lack of Iraq, an important grain-producing region, the Ottoman Empire's grain production ushered in a halving decline, and a prolonged food crisis broke out in the country, leaving the Ottoman Empire's rule to the brink of collapse.

Danger made great men, and so did the Ottoman Empire. When the imperial government was crumbling, the famous Kemal led the Turks to revolt and established the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Anatolia.

It is said to be a parliament, but in fact the Turkish Grand National Assembly also has the functions of the government. To be precise, it is a combination of legislative, executive, and judicial powers, equivalent to the governments, parliaments, and courts of other countries.

Speaking of which, we have to mention Kemal's high prestige in the Ottoman Empire.

Kemal's full name was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and after crushing the Anglo-French offensive at the Battle of Gallipoli, he was revered as an idol by the Ottoman military and enjoyed good prestige in military circles.

Immediately afterwards, Kemal was revered as the "Savior of Istanbul" for his contribution to the protection of Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and was given the title of "Pasha".

Pasha is the title of a high-ranking official in an Islamic state, usually referring to governors, generals, and high-ranking officials.

The Pasha does not represent a specific position, which is an honorific title for a person of higher status, equivalent to the more famous lords of the British Empire.

It was because of these titles and deeds that Kemal began to make a name for himself in the Ottoman Empire and in Europe, which laid the foundation for Kemal's current government power.

With the creation of such a powerful organization as the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Kemal became in fact the biggest obstacle to the Ottoman Empire's fulfillment of the treaty.

Because Kemal was a more practical revolutionary and reformer, he did not agree with the peace treaty signed by the Ottoman Empire, and his consistent opinion was to reform the Ottoman Empire, or even carry out a revolution.

Under such a conflict, Britain and France naturally did not sit idly by and watch Kemal become stronger, and formulated two related policies to threaten the Ottoman Empire.

The first of these policies was to support the rebellion in Asia Minor. The Ottoman Empire was not a unified mono-ethnic state, but a chaotic state made up of multiple ethnic groups.

This also means that there will always be people who disobey the rule of the Turks, and with the weakening of the Ottoman Empire, there are actually no shortage of rebellions in the territory.

In addition to these, Britain and France were also looking for countries that could pose a threat of force against the Ottoman Empire, and even used force to extinguish the ongoing flames of national liberation in the Anatolian Peninsula.

Under such circumstances, the Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos and Britain and France hit it off and volunteered to be the vanguard of the military oppression of the Ottoman Empire, which was the real reason for the war between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.

In normal times, Greece may be worried about the huge territory and manpower of the Ottoman Empire, but with the support of Britain and France, the Greek king Constantine I was very relieved, and even personally signed a declaration of war against the Ottoman Empire.

At the end of June 1920, the war between Greece and the Ottoman Empire broke out, and it succeeded in attracting a lot of attention in Europe.

One of the things that catches the eye is that the Ottoman Empire was the defeated country in World War I, while Greece was the victor in World War I.

The war between the two countries was a bit of a continuation of World War I, because the most fundamental cause of the war was the crisis of the peace treaty caused by the changes in the Ottoman Empire.

Naturally, this war also reached Arthur's ears. To be honest, Arthur was not optimistic that Greece would win the war without real military assistance from Britain and France.

Although the Ottoman Empire was annexed after World War I, the Anatolian Peninsula alone was several times the size of present-day Greece, including the population.

Moreover, the current Kemal is not the previous Ottoman government, Kemal has a lot of prestige in the civil and military circles, and is also the founder of the famous Turkish Republic in history.

Under his leadership, the Ottoman army was definitely one level higher in combat effectiveness than in World War I, while the Greek army was basically not growing in strength.

With the material assistance of Britain and France alone, it was difficult to defeat the much larger Ottoman Empire.

In reality, the Ottoman Empire existed in name only. At present, Kemal is already the most powerful figure in the Ottoman Empire, and the Turkish Grand National Assembly he created has firmly controlled the executive power, so it can be said that the current Ottoman Empire is controlled by Kemal.

However, Arthur remembered correctly, after the victory in this war, Kemal directly abolished the feudal rule of the Ottoman Empire and established the Turkish Republic, which directly brought down the Ottoman Empire, which had ruled the region for hundreds of years.

In any case, the arms trade in this war and Australasia are destined to have nothing to do with it.

Greece has the support of Britain and France behind it, and it is also a loyal brother of the British Empire, and the arms trade must be with Britain.

As for the other side, the Ottoman Empire, Arthur did not intend to stand on the opposite side of Britain and France, although the probability of victory on the Ottoman side was greater, but after all, the Ottoman Empire was suspected of default.

Fortunately, the scale of this war is not large, and the number of armies on both sides will not exceed one million people combined, it is destined to be just a small deal, and Arthur does not care at all.

Australasia's main focus is still on domestic development, not on all parts of the world at a time when domestic development is in shambles, as was the case in Britain and France.

A closer look at the actions of Britain and France in the past few years shows that the first thing is to quell the national liberation movements in the colonies, including various acts of protest and non-cooperation.

Then, intervening in the Russian Civil War, this time the Greek-Turkish War, etc., basically there was no idle at all, either at war or on the way to war.

Perhaps it was the impact of this war that the situation in Europe was not so stable in the future, but it was mainly concentrated in the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

First of all, half a month later, Poland successfully conquered the entire Lithuanian region, and under the acquiescence of Britain and France, it supported the Lithuanian government close to it and established a completely independent Lithuanian Republic.

The relationship between Lithuania and Poland cannot be described at all by a single paragraph. However, the Poles, by virtue of the historical Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, still wanted to control the Lithuanian lands and thus create a similar federal state.

Both countries have a similar fate, having been annexed by the Russian Empire in recent times, and both have only become independent in recent years.

However, the fate of Lithuania was more tortuous, and after being occupied by Germany in World War I, the Kingdom of Lithuania, which was close to Germany, was established, but it was abolished after World War I.

After World War I, Russia took over Lithuania again, because Russia was soon in the midst of a civil war, so the Lithuanian government framework still existed.

This time, Lithuania appeared to be nominally independent, but in fact it was under Polish rule, a puppet state that was supported and established, similar to the previous Kingdom of Lithuania.

The independence of Lithuania ignited the situation in Eastern Europe, and the battle front, which had been dormant for months, was once again ignited by the flames of war.

Although this was a few days away from the summer offensive planned by Nicholas II, Tsarist Russia faced less pressure from the Soviet army with the Poles in check.

In this way, a war involving several countries broke out again, and the sound of fighting and artillery fire could be heard every day on the Eastern European continent, in stark contrast to the quiet and peaceful Western European continent.

The long war took a huge toll on Eastern Europe, and at the same time caused it to lose a large number of people.

It is not only Russia that is losing its population, but also Poland, Ukraine and other countries that are participating in the war, their populations are losing and increasing at a rapid rate.

The Russian civil war was more anxious, chaotic and unpredictable than it was in history.

Arthur asked the Military Intelligence to keep an eye on the development of the situation in Eastern Europe and to notify him as soon as there was news.

Historically, Poland's peace quest did not take place, and even the Poles became more ambitious under the independence of Lithuania and were already plotting for more Russian lands.

Although Nicholas II was reluctant to do this, Poland was his ally after all, and with the support of Britain and France, Nicholas II could only temporarily hope to settle accounts after the autumn and concentrate on the current summer offensive.

With a loan from Australasia, Nicholas II's confidence was relatively high. At least for the time being, the Tsarist Russian army still has an advantage in weapons and equipment compared with the Soviet Russian army, which is also Nicholas II's confidence in winning the war.

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