Vol 4 Chapter 15: Start war

On the one hand, Bulgaria is the one who wants to fight, and on the other hand, the Ottoman Empire, which is preparing to go to war. If the results can be reached, that is the problem!
Time flies by. The multilateral negotiations that began on January 5 have now passed more than two months. Even though the Germans are already working hard for diplomatic mediation, the negotiations broke down on March 12!
At this time, the Foreign Minister hurried into the palace and reported the news to Fei.
His Majesty, Kavala negotiations have failed, and the Ottoman Empire has refused to budge! "Mev said with excitement
Fifedy said with excitement: "Ok! Immediately issue an ultimatum to the Ottoman Empire, and limit their response within 24 hours. Either accept our terms or war?"
Due to the German intervention, the Bulgarian government had to make concessions in this negotiation. From the beginning of the compensation negotiations, due to the lack of money in the Ottoman Empire, the two sides have already talked about territorial compensation.
Ferdinand was a little worried, and the Ottoman Empire agreed directly. After all, Bulgaria's appetite cannot be too great in the negotiations. As long as a dozen islands are thrown by the Ottoman Empire, it is almost complete.
For this reason, Ferdinand also deliberately launched the intelligence department to build momentum within the Ottoman Empire, seduce the main battle to send out trouble, hinder the negotiation process, and finally let the Sudanese government persist!
I insisted on it before. Will the Sudanese government compromise in the last 24 hours? Obviously this is impossible, if they give way now, their insistence in front will become meaningless!
斐 On March 14, Ferdinand convened an interim parliament in Sofia. The Bulgarian government submitted to the parliament a "Proposal for Declaring War on the Ottoman Empire", and within a short period of half an hour, the parliament had completed its vote and passed all votes!
On the same day, Ferdinand declared war on the Ottoman Empire on behalf of the Kingdom of Bulgaria; on the 15th, the Ottoman Empire also issued a war book to Bulgaria, and the second full-scale war between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire broke out.
This war can be said to be the first show of the Bulgarian Navy. As soon as the war broke out, the Bulgarian Navy took the initiative to seek the decisive battle of the Ottoman Navy. Unfortunately, the Ottoman Navy chose to avoid fighting.
As a last resort, the Bulgarian Navy was only able to cover the army first and carry out the island seizure operation, first on Samothrace and then on Lemnos, moving forward step by step.
In order to force the Ottoman navy to come to a decisive battle, Ferdinand still used the old tricks to create public opinion to put pressure on the Sudanese government. At the same time, the navy did not forget to leave it deliberately to lure the Ottoman navy!
What a pity, Ferdinand still overestimated the strength of the Ottoman navy, not that they did not want to come to a decisive battle, but that they simply did not have the power of a battle!
Since the Russians suffered heavy damage in the last Balkan war, they have not added a warship, and even post-war battleship repairs have been dealt with.
Although they still have 12 iron armored ships, four of them have been hit hard in the last war. The ships have also been repaired, and they can barely go out to sea, anyway, the Aegean Sea is less stormy!
The problem is that the lost artillery has not been replaced, many combat equipment are lacking, and even the ammunition reserves of the First World War are insufficient! In addition to the decoration of the warship is still luxurious, there is no shortage!
All this is an open secret at the top of the Ottoman Empire, but only one person does not know that he is the supreme leader of the Ottoman Empire-His Majesty the Sultan!
This is very troublesome. Fortunately, the Sudan also knows that the combat strength of the Ottoman navy is not bad. They were not expected to win the war, but they were required to go out to the sea to walk around in order to give an explanation to domestic public opinion.
I was forced to helpless navy, and now even the generals willing to go to sea can not be found, there is no way to risk too much, noble masters are unwilling to take risks.
Everyone knows that the Bulgarian Navy has been equipped with a fearless ship. Regardless of the combat effectiveness, just looking at the artillery and armor of the people, everyone knows that the Navy of the Ottoman Empire now meets people to deliver food!
Under normal circumstances, this outdated old-fashioned iron armored ship, when hit by a 12-inch (305) main gun, will hurt its bones and may even die for life; most of their equipment are 210mm main guns, probably Can tickle others.
The firepower of a cannon cannot match, even if the range is not normal. It does not matter if the rate of fire is not comparable. The key is trying to escape and not winning. Can this battle be fought?
This is not to blame the British people pit them, who is the ship owner of the Ottoman Empire? Basically, they were all before 1874. With their warships of the same period, the British were retired!
But when the Bulgarian navy aimed at Lesvos, the Sudan swelled, and it was not a matter of being beaten up!
If Bulgaria is to follow its own strategy and wait for others to control the coastal islands, then wherever you want to land, where do you land from?
Yeah, the Sudanese government's strategy misjudged. According to their estimates, the Bulgarians should land directly from Pan Amma and attack the Asia Minor Peninsula.
After all, after the Balkan war, the Ottoman Navy withdrew from the Marmara Sea, and several broken ships left in Bulgaria were enough.
Who knows, Ferdinand will choose to do it in the Aegean Sea? After all, this is likely to become a protracted war. Even if the coastal islands are completely occupied, it is not enough to compromise the Sudanese government!
The Sultan said angrily: "I don't have any reason for you, the Navy must be dispatched, you all go out and listen to what the people say!
I said that we have reached a traitorous deal with Bulgaria and gave the Aegean islands to Bulgarians!
Otherwise, where is our navy? Even if you ca n’t beat Bulgarians, at least go out to harass people ’s transportation lines. Is this difficult?
Uh ... "
In the face of the angry Sudan, nobody in the Ottoman government dare to scratch his tiger's beard, but was forced to help but find a dead ghost!
Ahmed-Pasha has once again appeared in everyone's eyes. The last time this bad luck was defeated by the Russians, and now he has been removed from his job and idle at home.
This is a personal talent. How can it be wasted? Must be used immediately, although the last defeat, but the opponent is a Russian, although defeated.
I at least kept the navy's main force, didn't he? Now the national crisis is taking the lead, of course, this kind of elite must come out of the mountain!
Hey, don't want to do it? Are you not patriotic? Or are you dissatisfied with the Sudanese government?
Alas, Ahmad Pasha was re-appointed as naval commander of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
While the Austro-Hungarian Empire is worrying for naval officers, the Bulgarian army is singing and advancing. Ferdinand receives good news these days!
The description of war is not very appropriate, and armed marches seem to be more suitable! First, the navy bombarded, then the army landed, and it was finished!
This is not because the Ottomans did not work hard. The key is that the island is small. How can they resist the thousand and eighty people deployed on the island?
The Sudanese government can't bear to take the new army that it was lucky enough to train and send it over as cannon fodder! Even a rifle can't do it by one hand. How strong can an army with a large sword and spear be?
It wasn't until Lesvos that the Bulgarian army first encountered the established enemy, which caused a little trouble for the landing army!
Lesvos is an island in the Aegean Sea. It is 10 kilometers away from Turkey and covers an area of ​​1632.8 square kilometers. It has fertile land, rich vegetation, and a mild climate. It is an important island in the Ottoman Empire.
At this time, the Bulgarian army has invested five landing regiments, and the main force of the navy has arrived in Chios ~ EbookFREE.me ~ This has created opportunities for the Ottomans!
Ahmed Pasha, who just came out of the mountain, knows that trying to win the Bulgarian navy is tantamount to dreaming, even if his fleet increases tenfold, it is useless!
Now there is no ship in the Ottoman Empire that can catch up with the enemy! To put it simply, when you meet an enemy, you can win well, if you can't win, you're finished!
This is the reason why no one can serve as a high-powered officer in the Navy Commander. Everyone knows that taking the Ottoman naval fleet with a maximum speed of 16 knots and a Bulgarian fleet starting at a minimum speed of 20 knots means what it means. !!
Seeing that the main forces of the Bulgarian navy had already left, Ahmed Pasha decided to go out to sway around and send a batch of supplies to Lesvos.
After all, Lesvos is still a little famous in the Ottoman Empire. If it is left completely, domestic public opinion will not be easy to explain!
The most important thing is to be close. Lesvos is only ten kilometers away from the mainland. It is not far from the nearest port. Even if you meet the Bulgarian Navy, everyone can run back!
"Deputy, inform the government to let them raise a batch of supplies, we will send them to Lesvos, it is best to organize another batch of reinforcements, we will send them together!" Ahmed Pasha said without any hesitation

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