Bulgarian Empire

Chapter 18, Undercurrent

While Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire were fighting each other, the situation in Europe was also quietly changing.

The Germans have realized that with the establishment of the Quadruple Entente, they have become increasingly unable to control the situation in Europe.

The Austro-Hungarian and Italian younger brothers are not so obedient, just like this time the land protection war, the two younger brothers did not do their best, otherwise Bulgaria would never have done it so soon!

"Allies", this is the first time after the reunification of Germany, I feel that I need allies so urgently!

Back in the days of Bismarck, Germany had allies all over Europe at that time, and they could even use diplomatic means to isolate the French and the British, but I don’t know when it all changed!

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In the Royal Palace of Berlin, Germany, the chief of staff is analyzing the situation of the civil war in the Near East to Wilhelm II.

"Your Majesty, Bulgaria is advancing very fast in the Aegean Sea, and I am afraid that all the Ottoman islands will be lost in a short time!

Strategically speaking, the Ottoman Empire had already failed in this war, and they failed to take advantage of the island chain.

If they organized resistance from the very beginning, they could hold the Bulgarians back for at least a year or two. Obviously, Bulgaria would definitely not be able to wait so long!

In order to end the war early, the Bulgarians had to land on the Asia Minor peninsula and fight them decisively. Compared with the war at sea, they at least had the power to fight on 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 army we trained for them is only capable of fighting?"

The chief of staff replied affirmatively: "Yes! The new army of the Ottoman Empire is just a show, even if their soldiers received our training, they also changed their equipment.

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

If the Bulgarians rush to 6, there will only be a limited number of 6 points. They can also use their geographical and military advantages to even out the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides!

But after the Bulgarians have acquired the Aegean Sea, they can choose to land at 6 o'clock at will, and it will be difficult for the Ottomans to defend! "

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

So who can tell me what will happen to the Ottoman Empire after this war? What effect will it have on the empire? "

The Minister of Foreign Affairs thought for a while and said: "The rule of the Sudanese government is already very unstable. Once another big defeat occurs, the government may fall at any time!

After the collapse 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 Ottoman domestic coup 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, which is in a state of war with them, will definitely make a move. Unless they find a way to contain them, it will be difficult for the Ottoman Empire this time! "

William II nodded and asked: "Then what should the empire do? We have invested too much in the Ottoman Empire, especially the Baghdad Railway, and we must ensure that it will not be affected!"

Xiang Xiang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, if you just want to contain Bulgaria, there is still a way to do it!

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

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

Once Bulgaria's main force goes deep into the Asia Minor peninsula, we will support it again,

Then there's a good chance they'll move! "

William II said uncertainly: "Can this work? You must know that the current strength of Bulgaria has already left them far behind. Even with our support, Romania and Greece alone are probably not their opponents?"

The foreign minister reminded: "Your Majesty, there is also the Kingdom of Montenegro!"

That's right, the Black Mountain Kingdom in this plane is much stronger than them in the history of parallel time and space, with a population of more than 1.2 million, and its combat effectiveness is not bad.

William II shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this will require the cooperation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but it will be difficult for those lunatics in the Kingdom of Montenegro to turn against them. Their relationship with the Russians is too deep!"

The prime minister added: "Your Majesty, the Russians are not so willing to rise to the rise of Bulgaria, but their rise is so fast that St. Petersburg has to pinch its nose to recognize it!

As long as we and the Austro-Hungarian Empire make some moves, 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 to want them to turn around! Besides, in their eyes, is Albania still a part of them? "

"Madman" is the deep impression left by politicians all over the world after the Kingdom of Montenegro supported the Serbian independence movement.

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

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A conspiracy is brewing against Bulgaria, but Ferdinand knows nothing about it!

It wasn't that he relaxed his vigilance, but that he never thought that the Germans would make the attack this time. It can only be said that Ferdinand was too deeply influenced by his previous life and ignored the Germans' diplomatic means, which were very powerful at the time!

At this time, the naval battle outside Karaburun Port also entered a fierce moment. Of course, the Constantinople was no longer an opponent of the Ottoman Navy, but with the addition of the Harmony, the situation changed slightly.

Although the coastal defense battleship Harmony is not large in tonnage, in a decisive naval battle, its combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of an armored cruiser!

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

At this time, the quality of the gunners of the Bulgarian navy has been demonstrated. Although there are only two ships and the artillery is only a quarter of that of the opponent, the number of hits is indeed evenly matched.

Oh, this also has a very important relationship with the performance of the artillery. The Harmony has been hit by three shells, but none of them hit the vital point. Of course, they also hit the enemy twice. The Ottoman Navy has another ironclad ship and began to slowly descend. sink!

The Constantinople on the other side was even worse. It had been hit by two shells before, and now it was hit by another one. It was an added injury.

A good record was achieved, but Ahmed Pasha didn't have a trace of joy on his face!

Without him, the firepower of the ironclad ship is too weak. In addition to the main gun can cause a little damage to the opponent, the secondary gun is completely tickling the enemy; but the enemy's artillery is different, as long as the opponent's main gun hits the hull , you can declare that it is over, even the secondary battery is enough to make the railway ship hurt!

Now that the war has been fought, he has already sunk two warships, one ironclad ship was seriously injured, and two were slightly injured. Basically, as long as there is another one, these ships will be useless!

And what about the enemy? There were already quite a few shells, but they were all minor injuries. Especially the Harmony suffered three shells, which scratched the skin a bit, and the artillery and power system were not affected!

One of the cannons of the Constantinople was hit, and it was scrapped immediately, but the question is, did they turn the ship around, or continue to fight? Serious injuries haven't reached that point yet!

"General, the enemy's reinforcements are coming!" A soldier's exclamation woke up Ahmed Pasha who was in deep thought.

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

Ahmed Pasha pretended to be calm and said: "The order, immediately go up to the enemy and engage in hand-to-hand combat. 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 would arrive in a short time. The most correct way was to leave the three wounded ironclad ships behind and cover the main force to retreat.

But Ahmed Pasha didn't dare to do this. In the Ottoman Empire, only the warships that were sunk can be counted as achievements. As for the damage to the enemy's warships, the Sudanese government doesn't believe it?

Therefore, for the sake of my own life, I still rushed forward and killed the two warships in front of me, so that I could go back to do business!

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

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

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

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!

At this time, the Ottoman Navy was also desperate, but before it could 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 tofu project extremely. He still remembered that it was one of the injured warships last time. It was hit by an enemy shell, and it was not a critical point, so he declared it was over! If there is no problem here, is there a ghost?

The morale of the Ottoman Navy, which had just been raised, suddenly fell to the bottom. This is the beginning? Two of these ships have sunk, and one is about to sink, plus three injured, and half of the warships are almost gone. How can this battle be fought?

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