Vol 2 Chapter 69: Back Pot Man-Russian

To solve the currency problem, it cannot be done in a day or two. The most urgent task for Bulgaria is to conquer Constantinople as soon as possible, and completely eliminate the idea of ​​the Sudanese government!
Ferdinand is now raising this issue, mainly to allow the government to prepare in advance, but also to put pressure on the bureaucrats to force them to come up with an early solution!
If there is no better way, then allowing Royal Bank and Union Bank to obtain the right to issue notes is their only choice!
At this moment, the Battle of Constantinople has entered a critical moment. After half a month of assault, the First Army has occupied half of the area of ​​Constantinople.
The Command Headquarters of the First Army has moved forward several times. Popov looked at the map with a smile of joy. Obviously, the speed of the advancement of the troops in recent days has made him very satisfied!
Judging from the advancing speed of the troops in the past few days, he has come to a conclusion: "The Ottoman Empire will soon be unable to hold it!"
Popov said with a smile: "It's time for the Chief of Staff to report to the country. Now it's time for the Navy to play!"
Petrov nodded and said: "Yes, judging from the amount of artillery fired by the Ottoman army, their ammunition reserves have almost been consumed, and now the time has come for the navy to pass through the Bosphorus!"
Under the gloomy sky, the Ottoman fortress was struck by lightning and thunder, and there were very few counterattacks.
The continued war of attrition, the Ottoman Empire has been unable to sustain it, especially the weapons and equipment made in all nations and the messy ammunition caliber, which seriously dragged down the fragile logistics supply system of the Ottoman army!
In the half-month siege, the First Army consumed more than three million rounds of various artillery shells, hundreds of millions of rounds. But the price paid is worth it, and the results achieved are also brilliant!
Captured half of Constantinople, annihilated more than 30,000 Ottoman troops, and captured more than 50,000 enemy troops. If you add in the casualties of the previous battles, this number can be doubled!
Of course, the price paid by the First Army is not small. Including the casualties of the newly formed cannon fodder, more than 30,000 casualties have been paid in the siege!
If the previous part is added, the First Army has already paid nearly 50,000 casualties in the entire Battle of Constantinople!
Of course, not so many died directly, otherwise Popov would have been crying in the toilet now!
Thanks to the establishment of a complete battlefield emergency medical team in Bulgaria, most of the casualties were saved, and the death toll was successfully controlled within five figures!
At this point in the battle, the defenders of Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire, the veterans, have almost lost, and now they are mostly newly recruited recruits!
After all, they are not peaceful in Asia, and the local army can not be mobilized at will! Now the rebels that can be named in the Ottoman Empire have surpassed double digits. The remaining unknown bandits and bandits are countless. Of course, they are distributed on their millions of square kilometers of land. Don't hit the eye!
And their ammunition reserves in Europe have long been exhausted! Now let alone weapons and ammunition, even food and firewood must be mobilized from Asia!
The material consumption of more than 100,000 people is definitely an astonishing number. It is undoubtedly a huge challenge to the terrible logistics system of the Ottoman Empire.
At this moment, Edel Pasha is furious at the headquarters.
"Asshole! Do you forget what time it is now?
Fortunately, I'm working the front line, so you only need to deduct the army's salary. Now you even have to play with weapons and ammunition?
Do you think that Constantinople is really hard to beat, and the Bulgarians really can't break it? "
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After venting for a while, Edel Pasha shouted: "Adjutant, send a report to Lao Tzu to tell them that the weapons and ammunition on the front line are insufficient, and let them replenish it immediately, otherwise, let Lao Tzu collect the body!"
Edel Pasha, who was maddened by anger, could no longer care about noble demeanor. With the gradual advancement of the Bulgarian army, his pressure became greater and greater!
The supplies that had just arrived from the country were reduced by half, and he couldn't stand it, no matter how good it was!
Of course, he wronged the person in charge of the logistics department this time. Corruption and corruption in the Ottoman Empire were rampant. When did the official warehouses in various places become full?
Weapons and ammunition are no exception. Rebates are not my Daqing patent. The amount of deductions is naturally not enough!
The reserves of materials are even worse. Every responsibility is divided up a bit, the longer the time, the less the materials will be!
The fact that the first few batches of materials can be made up is enough to show that the bureaucrats in the logistics department have performed very well!
At this time, the Ankara Palace was not calm. After so long, the consecutive failures of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans have spread throughout the country!
The Turkish Youth Party, which had just been suppressed by the Sudan, became active again, encouraging patriotic students to march around, calling on the people to participate in the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal movement!
It's strange that the Sudanese government can survive a series of blows!
Sultan said with a gloomy face: "Let's talk about it, what should we do now? Edel Pasha's rice bucket is asking for help again. It seems that Constantine's battle is tight again!"
At this time, the Minister of War buried his head very deep, as if he hoped that everyone could forget him. There is no way that the Ottoman Empire will be defeated all the way.
Not right, at least on the battlefield in Greece won!
It is a pity that Edkh Pasha is not only a lieutenant general, but also a very savvy political mind. The Sudanese government has conquered their orders to reinforce Constantinople several times, but he has rejected them on the grounds that the war in Greece is tight!
Not only Edkh Pasha, as long as there are normal-minded generals in the Ottoman Empire, no one is willing to lead soldiers to fill the bottomless pit of Constantinople!
This is the core reason why Constantinople's reinforcements are mostly recruits. After all, it is the last year of the dynasty, and the generals are no longer obedient!
Normal orders can still be completed smoothly, even if they are sent to death, people will be mutiny if they are forced to do so!
The Minister of Foreign Affairs smiled bitterly and said: "The front line has become like this. Now even if the powers are asked to mediate, it is useless. The Russians will not abandon the Bosphorus this time!"
The Chancellor of the Exchequer added: "The government's finances are already very tight now, and our newly issued bonds are getting cold in the international market again!
The major consortia in Europe are not optimistic about us now. If the war continues, we will not even have money to pay pensions! "
After hesitating for a while, the Prime Minister said: "I am afraid the situation is much worse than we expected. Now it is difficult for us to end the war decently!
We have already contacted Bulgaria through the Germans, and now as long as the Russians do not let go, they will not abandon Constantinople! "
Sultan said angrily: "Damn Russians, they are always so greedy! Minister of War, tell me how are you going to fight the next war?"
The named war minister said with a trembling voice: "This~ a~, judging from the current situation, the Russians have already personally ended. They disguised the soldiers as civilians and immigrated to Bulgaria. Now they are attacking. The main force of Constantinople!
Therefore, we actually did not lose to the Balkan League, it was the Russians who really defeated us! "
At a critical moment, the Minister of War had an idea and thought of throwing the pot to the Russians. It is impossible for Sudan to verify with the Russians anyway!
Losing to the Balkan League is unacceptable, but losing to the Russians is normal!
Anyway, the Russian-Turkish War has been fought so many times, especially the last few singles. Basically, the Ottoman Empire lost!
After hearing the words of the Minister of War, the old and cunning Prime Minister discovered the problem for the first time, but he did not reveal it. Now the Balkan War has clearly failed, and an acceptable reason is needed.
It is just right for the Russians to bear the blame. Anyway, the Russian-Turkish relationship will not be better, and I don't care about this more!
Moreover, they are not wronged. The Bulgarians’ cannons were provided by them, not to mention the naval fleet, who didn’t know it was the Russian Black Sea Fleet!
So he asked in cooperation: "How many troops do the Russians have in the Balkans? Is it possible for UU reading www.uukanshu.com to continue to increase troops, or is it a sign of an offensive in other areas?"
The Minister of War was immediately dumbfounded, Khan! I'm just talking about it, just an excuse. Can I say anything at this moment, of course I will continue to edit it down!
"We are not sure about the specific figures, but from 1891 to the present six or seven years, the Russians have successively immigrated to Bulgaria by 600,000 to 700,000, and most of them are young and strong. It is estimated that it will not be less than four. 150,000 Russian troops!
Judging from the current situation, they have the upper hand on the battlefield. They will not increase troops in the short term, and there is no sign of direct war against us!
However, they hoarded a large amount of troops on the border with us, which contained a large part of our troops, so that our strength could not be concentrated, which was also one of the reasons why our Balkan war failed! "
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With the cooperation of the ministers of the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan was fooled into a daze. He really thought that the Balkan War was lost to the Russians, and there was no energy to find them at the moment!
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However, Ferdinand in the Sofia Palace is in a bad mood now, and the "Bulgarian Navy" rejected his order!
Well, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet still gave him face, and did not directly refuse, but proposed to send a telegram to St. Petersburg, and ask the Tsar to make a decision!
Ferdinand, who felt his dignity had been insulted, had already blacklisted the navy in his heart.
If it weren’t for the Battle of Constantinople to be too important, he was ready to let the front-line troops shame them and release water when suppressing the Ottoman shore artillery!
Ferdinand, who was stimulated, has decided to build a completely autonomous navy! Of course, he is now busy protesting to Nicholas II. According to the original agreement, he also has command over this fleet!