Vol 2 Chapter 63: Spartan Warriors Reappearance

Time passed quickly, and three days passed in a flash. The Second Army has swept across the Macedonian region. Except for very few fortresses and Turkish troops resisting, the entire Macedonian region has been taken!
When Ferdinand received the report, his mouth was crooked. The Macedonian region of this era is much larger than the later Republic of Macedonia (25,713 square kilometers)!
It also contains the four regions of later Greece: Eastern Macedonia, 14,157 square kilometers, Central Macedonia, 19,147 square kilometers, Western Macedonia, 9,451 square kilometers, Epirus 9,200 square kilometers, and parts of Bulgaria and Serbia. It is more than 80,000 square kilometers.
In addition, the Kosovo area and the Thrace area of ​​10,980 and 75,200 (including the eastern Thrace area of ​​24,476, the Western Thrace area of ​​0.8578 million, and the area of ​​North Thrace area of ​​421,500) are added. Albania is about to get 28,748, and the Istanbul area is 5,343 square kilometers.
These areas add up to a total of more than 200,000 square kilometers, almost twice the size of the current Bulgarian territory!
Once Bulgaria has completed the annexation and digestion of these regions, the Balkans will give birth to a medium power with a territory of more than 300,000 square kilometers and a population of more than 10 million!
If the rich resources of these regions are used to develop, the future powers clubs will have to add a new member!
While Ferdinand was dreaming, he was interrupted by a news!
"What? The Ottomans surrounded Athens, and the Second Army sent troops to Thessaly, ready to rescue Greece!
Tell Dante-Christopher to stay honestly and to prohibit one soldier from entering Greece without my order!
And also asked him for me, is the Second Army the Bulgarian army or the Greek army? What does the life and death of the Greeks matter to them?
Is their Second Army panicking? If you have nothing to do, let's take Albania with the Third Army first! "
Ferdinand's sudden anger shocked everyone. The Second Army just put forward a suggestion, and didn't really send troops after beheading!
But since the boss is angry, then they deserve Dante Christopher's luck!
Constantine said embarrassingly: "Grand Duke, now that the Ottoman army has surrounded Athens, the Greeks are afraid that they will not be able to withstand it. Are we really going to send troops to rescue?
In international public opinion, I am afraid it will be very detrimental to us! And it is easy to cause concern among our other allies! "
Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "Well, the Greeks have been asking for help over and over again. If they really don't send troops, it won't make sense, but now we are also in short supply!
So, order Dante Christophe to reinforce Greece as soon as possible, tell the Greeks that we have sent troops, and let them hold on!
In addition, considering the needs of the war, the Second Infantry Division, the Sixteenth Infantry Division, and the Seventeenth Infantry Division are now drawn from the Second Army to reinforce the Constantinople front; and then the Fourth Division is transferred to the Albanian theater. "
Obviously everyone was defeated by Ferdinand's shameless defeat, and the idiot would believe that this was rescuing Greece. The Second Army was mobilized by half of its forces and had to defend the Norwegian Macedonia region. The Second Army had troops to rescue Greece. What?
This is not to tell the Ottomans, don't worry, I'm here to make soy sauce!
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After receiving two telegrams with different contents, Dante Christophe was immediately depressed.
He smiled bitterly and said: "The Chief of Staff, you guessed it, the country has no intention of rescuing Greece. It seems that this group of Ottomans has escaped!"
The chief of staff laughed and said: "Isn't this obvious? If it weren't for the harassment of the Greeks, you sent a telegram to ask, I guess the country will continue to pretend to be confused!
Our battle with the Ottoman Empire is almost over. It's about time to divide the spoils. You are going to save the Greeks now. There is not one more person fighting for the spoils! "
Dante Christophe said in disbelief: "No! We won these territories. Why should the Greeks fight for it?"
The chief of staff sneered: "How can there be no reason? For example, the Greeks say that Macedonia is their homeland. We can't grab the territory of our allies!
Or in other words, they dragged down the main force of the Ottoman army, wiped out how many Ottoman troops, how much contribution they made to the alliance, etc. There are many reasons!
So even if we want to save them, we have to wait until we eat all these sites in our stomachs! "
Dante Christophe thought for a while and said: "Forget it, politics is not for me, I'll fight it honestly! Order the 15th Division to attack Lapusani and rescue our allies!"
After receiving the news, in the Greek capital Athens, the Greek government is arguing over whether to move the capital!
Of course, the abuse of Bulgaria is indispensable. George I sat there with a sullen face and said nothing. He knew he had been cheated!
Thinking of the bet he had signed with Ferdinand, his face broke down. Now that the battle has been fought, the Greek army has occupied a Crete island, and the Ottomans are already in Athens!
Think about the treaty that whoever occupies first, George I has the heart to die, it is full of routines!
There is no doubt that the Ottoman Empire is already the biggest loser in this war, and Greece is about to become the second biggest loser!
With the combat effectiveness shown by the Bulgarian army, King George I knew that it was impossible for Bulgaria to spit out the meat that he had eaten in his mouth. In the 19th century, a big fist was justice!
"Can Athens hold it?" George I asked coldly
The arguing people stopped. This question brought everyone back to reality. Now there is no other army in the city except a mob with high morale!
The Minister of War said with a green face: "Difficult! The troops in the city have just been recruited, they have not undergone regular training, and they don't even have a rifle!
Although morale is high now, it cannot change the nature of low combat effectiveness! "
George I said coldly: "Then move the capital! But where can we go now? Although the Peloponnesian Peninsula is still in our hands, it can't stop the Ottoman soldiers!
Bulgaria has now made up its mind to watch from the sidelines, but can't count on it! It is estimated that after they conquered Constantinople, they will think of our ally! "
The Minister of the Interior said with a wry smile: "I suggest moving the capital to Sparta. Under the current circumstances, the Ottoman Empire will not last long!
Except for Constantinople, their Balkans are basically occupied by the Bulgarians. Once the Constantinople offensive and defensive war is over, the war will be over regardless of victory or defeat!
We must now ensure that Greece has not been subjugated before the end of the war! Only by participating in the negotiations as a member of the victorious country can our interests be preserved! "
Everyone smiled bitterly. In fact, what is most in line with the interests of Greece is to end the war with the Ottoman Empire as soon as possible. The Germans have already expressed mediation. As long as Greece is willing to pay no price, it can end!
Anyway, the interests of the Balkans no longer have Greece's share! If the alliance wins, Greece can get the name of a victorious country at most, plus a Crete island, it is more likely that nothing can be obtained, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, who said their homeland is still in the hands of the Ottomans?
But the sharp edge of nationalism has been activated, and it will be difficult to stop!
King George I smiled bitterly and said: "Okay, move the capital to Sparta! Tell the Bulgarians that Greece will stick to it, but our interests must also be guaranteed!"
The Foreign Secretary said with a wry smile: "Yes!"
What is guaranteed? It's nothing more than guaranteeing the local area, and expecting the Ottomans to cede land and pay compensation, don't dream! Unless the Alliance can hit Asia Minor, don't expect the Ottoman Empire to give in!
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After receiving the news from Greece, Ferdinand was a little bit dumbfounded!
On the one hand, he hoped that the Greeks would directly make peace with the Ottoman Empire and withdraw from the alliance, so that Bulgaria would have reason to look for the bad luck of the Greeks at the right time in the future; on the other hand, he hoped that the Greeks could smash the Ottoman Empire. Consume each other's national strength and weaken two competitors!
Ferdinand laughed suddenly, because he was too greedy, there is nothing perfect in the world!
At this moment, George I is summoning the legendary Spartan warrior in the Peloponnese. Simply put, the Greeks are conscripting again!
After deciding to move the capital, the Greek government simply dropped Athens and ran away. With the support of naval firepower, the defenders persisted for three days before finally declaring the fall of Athens!
In order to defend the Peloponnese, King George I concentrated his forces on the narrow strip of land connecting the peninsula and the mainland. At the same time, the Greek navy was transferred over and used naval guns as fire support!
The attack of the Ottoman army was temporarily blocked, but the crisis of the Greek government has not been lifted!
The population on the Peloponnese is limited. No matter how hard the Greek government tries, it cannot provide enough troops. Now the navy has become the government's last reserve team!