Bulgarian Empire

While the Second Fleet was fighting bitterly with the Ottoman Navy, the First Fleet had already completed its scheduled goals, successively captured Rhodes Island and Karpathos Island, and controlled the Karpathos Strait.

The problem of Crete is imminent. On April 17, the First Fleet issued an ultimatum directly to the "Ottoman defenders" on the island, either surrender or be wiped out!

Oh, the Greeks on the island have been confused. When they became the Ottoman army, people with quick minds have already guessed that the Bulgarians have taken a fancy to Crete.

As for the war ultimatum issued, it was just an excuse. In theory, the sovereignty of Crete belongs to the Ottoman Empire, and George I served as the governor of Crete. It is reasonable for Bulgaria to clean up the unstable factors during the war!

After receiving the news, the Greek government was furious. It was too bullying. As far as the relationship between Greece and the Ottoman Empire was concerned, it would be good if the rocks were not exhausted. How could it be possible for them to take advantage of the fire?

King George I scolded angrily: "Bastard! Ferdinand is a scoundrel, is he going to eat us? If you make me anxious, he will fight..."

George I in this plane did not live as comfortably in the parallel time and space. First, he suffered a disastrous defeat in the PK with the Ottoman Empire, and then he was betrayed in the post-war negotiations. Then the government went bankrupt and the finances were taken over by the big powers.

It was nothing at first, and he was not someone who could not accept failure. The key was that Ferdinand was next to him for comparison. The strength of Bulgaria and the decline of Greece formed a set of sharp contrasts.

Even if his means of political struggle are a few blocks away from Ferdinand, it doesn't help! The people only saw the failure of Greece and the success of Bulgaria.

"Reform to become stronger, Greece must reform to become stronger now!"

This is already the consensus of all walks of life in Greece, and the neighbor next door is a good example. Twenty years ago, Greece and Bulgaria were a pair of rotten brothers and rotten brothers, and they were almost the same. Now there is a gap of dozens of times in national strength between the two sides. Doesn't this explain the problem?

Fortunately, Bulgaria also has a constitutional monarchy. If it were a republic, King George I would have been unstable for a long time.

Xiangyu said earnestly: "Your Majesty, the way to be a king is to be calm! You are so rushing..."

King George I yelled angrily: "Enough! Tell me, what should we do now?"

I can't help but not be angry, he has been a king for so many years, and the current prime minister dares to teach him the way of being a king. You must know that the previous prime ministers were all tamed and obedient by him. The blind guy in front of him has already told the other party to leave, but now Huluopingyang is being bullied by dogs, so he can only bear it!

"Dismissed"? King George I can only think about it, the current Greek government can't stand the toss, and if he doesn't do well, his throne will be unstable!

what to do? In fact, Xiang didn't know, the strength gap between the two sides was too big, they couldn't win if they fought, and they couldn't explain to the Chinese people if they gave in. According to Xiang's idea, it would be better not to have Crete at the beginning, and not to be so troublesome now!

I thought so in my heart, but I couldn't say it out of my mouth. As a politician, acting skills are an innate talent. I saw that the Prime Minister said righteously: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately protested to Bulgaria, and let the Bulgarians see our determination to defend Crete to the death. At the same time, we invited foreign powers to intervene. Intervene!"

After listening to the prime minister's words, George I rolled his eyes, it was completely the same as not saying anything!

Protesting to Bulgaria is definitely useless. Since the army is about to do something, it is naturally ready! Bulgaria is not the country of the sun in the Far East, the army has the ability to kidnap the government!

Invite the Great Powers to Intervene? Anyone who understands the current international situation knows that the two major alliances of the Entente and Allies dominate the world, and the United States and Japan are playing soy sauce on the side.

Can the Greek government still persuade the Allies to support them? Otherwise, the great powers will split into two groups. Can this little diplomatic pressure scare Bulgaria?

With the rise of Bulgaria,

The status of Greece is declining day by day, not because the big powers do not want to support them, but because everyone knows that Greece cannot be supported at all!

Population, land, and resources are all you need, and there is an astronomical foreign debt. The Ottoman Empire next door is a hundred times larger than their value support!

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Discussions and discussions, in short, this time the Greeks were angry and protested the most severely to Bulgaria.

However, Ferdinand shamelessly ignored the protests of the Greeks, saying that this was a war between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. If any Greek troops appeared on the battlefield, it would be deemed to have declared war on Bulgaria!

Then two army divisions in Bulgaria landed on Crete, and the "Ottoman defenders" fought for a while, and found that they were no opponents at all, so they surrendered decisively!

This is definitely the garrison of the Ottoman Empire. Doesn’t it make any sense without looking at the Greek government?

The Greek government was terrified, but the relationship between the two countries was completely over. Anti-guarantor demonstrations broke out in Greece, and the embassy was almost stormed!

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At this time, with the addition of reinforcements from the Second Fleet, the naval battle outside Karabrun Harbor also came to an end. From the beginning to the end of the battle, the naval battle lasted for more than six hours. Funny war!

Yes, it is very funny! Both sides made a series of mistakes. From the beginning, they fired blindly before entering the artillery range. Many soldiers were in a hurry during the battle, but it was even more disastrous for the Ottoman Navy!

With the addition of other warships from the Second Fleet, the commander of the Ottoman Empire, Ahmed Pasha, knew that he was powerless. Due to the disparity in the speed of the warships between the two sides, he couldn't run away, so he could only bite the bullet and fight decisively.

With a will to die, he directly ordered the formation to be disbanded, each fought separately, and even brought his flagship directly to the Constantinople. None of this could change the fate of the Ottoman Navy's entire army being wiped out!

However, the Second Fleet did not reap the benefits. The Constantinople, which was the first to participate in the battle, became a victim of this war. Because it was hit by six shells before, its power system was severely damaged. It was time to withdraw from the battle, but because the officers reacted a step slower, Ahmed Pasha's flagship hit the flank again and sank directly.

In addition, the coastal defense battleship Harmony was also severely damaged and needed major repairs. Several other warships were more or less damaged. In the next three months, the Second Squadron will lose its combat effectiveness!

After receiving the casualty report, Ferdinand was very dissatisfied. He originally had an absolute advantage, but in the decisive battle, half of the main force was absent, and the other half directly suffered a lose-lose situation with the opponent!

Of course, on the surface, the Bulgarian navy is indeed a big victory. The tonnage ratio of the sunken warships on both sides is 1:9, and the Bulgarian navy has a big advantage.

In essence, the analysis of the actual situation on the battlefield by the internal results of the Admiralty revealed that at least half of the warships in the Ottoman Navy had insufficient artillery, and even the one that sank initially was not hit by any shells, but due to the recoil of the cannons, the hull Crash!

After specific identification, an embarrassing fact was discovered. Basically, the warships of the Ottoman Empire navy were seriously injured after being hit by one shot, and sank after two shots.

Moreover, most of the officers and soldiers of the Ottoman Empire navy were recruited temporarily, and many of them were forced sailors. It was such a mob of soldiers, plus a garbage fleet, that severely damaged half of the main force of the Bulgarian navy!

Could it be that the mainland nations are not naturally suitable for playing the navy? Ferdinand maliciously guessed,

Oh, he completely ignored that the Ottoman navy had combat experience. Although it was the experience of losing a battle, it was also experience, wasn't it?

It hasn't been long, although the soldiers have changed, but the grassroots officers are still dawdling in there, and there are still instinctive reactions on the battlefield, which is not comparable to rookies!

However, this does not prevent Ferdinand from promoting the strength of the Bulgarian navy everywhere. After all, although everyone knows the garbage of the Ottoman Empire navy, the tonnage is also there.

Besides, no one knew that their warships were not well maintained, and they were paper tigers that could be broken at a glance. This time, the Ottoman navy was directly annihilated, and there was no chance to complain about it!

Therefore, the outside world still gave the Bulgarian Navy a good evaluation, which infinitely raised the combat effectiveness of the Bulgarian Navy!

Affected by this, Ferdinand had to announce the rebuilding of the Constantinople, and this time it was no longer an armored cruiser, but a dreadnought.

After all, according to the official propaganda, the Constantinople is also a heroic warship. The warship it overturned was almost three times its own tonnage, which is rare in naval history! If it is not rebuilt, the Bulgarian people will not agree!

Oh, the warship that the Ottoman Navy sank by itself was also counted as the record of the Constantinople. After all, it was there at that time, and no matter how much it had to do with it, it could only be counted on it.

Apart from ships, Ferdinand was more concerned about casualties. After all, as long as you have money, you can have as many warships as you want. Naval officers and soldiers with combat experience are rare, and this is the most precious asset!

"Has the casualty statistics come out?" Ferdinand asked.

Petrov said with a heavy heart: "A total of 5,967 officers and soldiers participated in this naval battle, including 1063 casualties, including 987 casualties of soldiers, 76 casualties of officers, and 23 missing. Search and rescue are still being organized!"

Ferdinand nodded and said, "Well, the casualties this time are a bit high. Compared with the naval power, it seems that our navy still has a long way to go!"

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