Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Chapter 18, Undercurrent

When Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire were torn apart, the situation in Europe was also quietly changing.

The Germans have realized that, with the establishment of the Four-Power Entente, they have become increasingly powerless to control the situation in Europe.

Austria-Hungary and Italy are not so obedient, just like this time the soil protection war, the two brothers did not do their best, otherwise Bulgaria would never have started so soon!

"Allies", this is the first time after Germany's reunification that I feel that I desperately need allies!

Think back to the time of Besmarck, when Germany was allies all over Europe, and they could even use diplomatic means to isolate the French and the British, but I don't know since when, all this has changed!

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At the Royal Palace in Berlin, Germany, the Chief of Staff is analyzing to Wilhelm II the ongoing Homeland War in the Near East. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

"Your Majesty, Bulgaria is advancing very fast in the Aegean Sea, and I'm afraid it won't be long before all the Ottoman islands will be lost!

Strategically, the Ottoman Empire has lost in this war, and they have not been able to take advantage of the island chain.

If they had organized their resistance from the very beginning, they would have been able to hold back the Bulgarians for at least a year or two. Obviously, Bulgaria would not be able to wait that long!

In order to end the war ahead of schedule, the Bulgarians had to go to the 6th Asia Minor peninsula to fight them decisively. Compared with the war at sea, they still have at least one battle strength on the 6th land! "

William II frowned and said in a very unhappy mood: "So, the Ottomans are going to lose again this time? Could it be that the new 6th Army we trained for them only has the strength to fight in one battle?"

The chief of staff replied affirmatively: "Yes! The new 6th Army of the Ottoman Empire is just a pretense,

Even their soldiers were trained by us and changed their equipment. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

But their senior officers are still a bunch of idiots. After our instructors left, most of their army training was abandoned again, except for a very small number of troops. We have reminded them of this, but it did not cause the Sudanese government. of attention.

If the Bulgarians rush to 6, there will only be a limited number of 6 points, and they can also take advantage of geographical advantages and military strength to level the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides!

But when the Bulgarians gained access to the Aegean Sea, they could choose to climb 6 points at will, and it would be difficult for the Ottomans to defend themselves! "

William II said helplessly: "Well, don't worry about whether the idiots of the Sudanese government can win, just treat them as defeated!

So who can tell me what will happen to the Ottoman Empire after this war? What will be the impact on the empire? ”\u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The Minister of Foreign Affairs thought for a while and said, "The government of the Sudan is already very unstable, and if there is another major defeat, the government may collapse at any time!

After the fall of the Sudanese government, the most likely to come to power is the Turkish Youth Party. We have already had contact with them. Their attitude towards the empire is still very friendly and will not affect the interests of the empire!

However, the coup d’etat in the Ottoman country is likely to attract the intervention of the Allied Powers, and even the Ottoman Empire will be divided up by the Allied Powers!

At least Bulgaria, who is at war with them, will definitely take action. Unless they find a way to contain them, the Ottoman Empire will be in trouble this time! "

William II nodded and asked, "So what should the empire do? We have invested too much in the Ottoman Empire, especially the Baghdad Railway, which must not be affected!"

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After thinking about each other, he said: "Your Majesty, if you just contain Bulgaria, there is still a way to do it!

After the Balkan Wars, Bulgaria's strong rise has caused strong unease in their neighbors.

And they have territorial disputes with each other, but because Bulgaria is too powerful, they have to endure it!

Once the main force of Bulgaria penetrates into the Asia Minor peninsula, we will support it again, then there is a great possibility that they will move! "

William II said uncertainly: "Is this possible? You must know that Bulgaria's current strength has left them far behind. Even with our support, Romania and Greece alone are probably not their opponents?"

The Foreign Minister reminded: "Your Majesty, and the Kingdom of Montenegro!"

That's right, the kingdom of Montenegro in this plane is much stronger than they were in the history of parallel time and space. The population has exceeded 1.2 million, and the combat effectiveness is not bad. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

William II shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this still requires the cooperation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the madmen of the Montenegrin Kingdom will turn their backs on their side. Their relationship with the Russians is too deep!"

Xiang added: "Your Majesty, the rise of Bulgaria, the Russians are not so reluctant, but they are rising so fast that St. Petersburg has to recognize it by pinching its nose!

As long as we do something with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Tsarist government will surely cooperate! Anyway, our purpose is just to keep the Ottoman Empire and beat Bulgaria by the way!

As for those lunatics in the Kingdom of Montenegro? As long as there are enough interests, it is not difficult for them to defect! Besides, in their eyes, is Albania still a part of them? "

"Madman" is the deep impression left on politicians all over the world after the Kingdom of Montenegro supported the Serbian independence movement. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

No way, normal people would not foolishly challenge the Austro-Hungarian Empire for Serbia! The strength gap between the two sides is really too big, almost like courting death!

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A conspiracy was brewing against Bulgaria, but Ferdinand knew nothing about it!

It's not that he relaxed his vigilance, but he didn't think that this shot would actually be a German. It can only be said that Ferdinand was too deeply influenced by his previous life and ignored the Germans' diplomatic means, which was also very powerful at that time!

At this time, the naval battle outside the port of Karaburun also entered a fierce moment. A Constantinople is of course not an opponent of the Ottoman Navy, but with the addition of the Harmony, the situation has changed slightly.

Although the tonnage of the coastal defense battleship Harmony is not large, in the decisive naval battle, its combat power is not comparable to that of an armored cruiser! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

With the addition of the Harmony, the pressure on the Constantinople is much less. Although it is still at a disadvantage, the officers and soldiers have adjusted their mentality and are able to aim and shoot. They are not as flustered as before, just want to shoot the shells out. .

At this time, the quality of the Bulgarian naval gunners has been shown. Although there are only two ships and only a quarter of the opponent's artillery, the number of hits on both sides is indeed equal.

Oh, this also has a very important relationship with the performance of the artillery. The Harmony has already suffered three shells, but they are not critical. Of course, they also hit the enemy twice, and the Ottoman Navy has another ironclad. sink!

On the other side, the Constantinople was even worse. It had suffered two shells before, and now it had suffered one more injury.

A good record was achieved, but there was no joy on Ahmed Pasha's face! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Without him, the firepower of the ironclad is too weak. In addition to the main guns that can cause a little damage to the opponent, the secondary guns are completely scratching the enemy. The enemy's artillery is different, as long as the opponent's main guns hit the hull , you can declare the end, even the secondary artillery is enough to make the railway ship break the bones!

Now that the war has hit, he has sunk two warships, and one ironclad ship was seriously injured, and two suffered minor injuries. Basically, as long as there is another one, these ships will be scrapped!

And the enemy? There were already quite a few shells, but they were all minor injuries, especially when the Harmony suffered three shells, and it was scratched a little. The artillery and power system were not affected!

One of the artillery pieces of the Constantinople was hit and it was directly scrapped, but the question is, the hull has been turned around, or are they still fighting? Serious injuries haven't reached that point yet!

"General, the enemy's reinforcements are coming!" A soldier's exclaimed cry woke up Ahmed Pasha, who was in deep thought. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

But, can he retreat now? The reputation of the defeated general has been with him for a long time. If he is defeated again, the sultan will also kill!

Ahmed-Pasha pretended to be calm and said, "Send the order, immediately go up to meet the enemy, and after killing the two warships in front of us, we will retreat!"

He knew that the enemy's reinforcements had already appeared in sight, and it would not be long before they arrived. The most correct way was to leave the three injured ironclad ships broken and cover the main force to retreat.

But Ahmed Pasha didn't dare to do this. In the Ottoman Empire, only the warships sunk can count as a victory. As for the warships that damaged the enemy, the Sudanese government doesn't believe it?

Therefore, for the sake of my own life, I still rush up and kill the two warships in front of me, so that I can go back to work!

As long as there is a record, the big deal is to spend money to open up the relationship, and artificially create a big victory.

Even the last time the navy was defeated and Constantinople was lost, just because of the victory, under his hard work, he was just dismissed from office!

No matter how you fail this time, your political influence will be much smaller. As long as you can deal with the past in terms of face, everything will be fine!

When the road meets, the brave wins!

At this time, the Ottoman navy was also desperate, but before it had time to rush up, another ironclad ship was severely damaged. If it was not rescued in time, it would sink soon!

At this time, Ahmed Pasha hated the bean curd project very much. He still remembered that one of the wounded warships was hit by an enemy shell. If there is no problem here, is there a ghost?

The morale of the Ottoman Navy, which had just been mentioned, suddenly fell to the bottom. Is this just the beginning? Two ships have been sunk, and one is about to sink. With three more injured, half of the warships are almost gone. How can we fight this battle?

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