Vol 4 Chapter 17: Tangled

The Ottoman's bizarre theory has nothing to do with Ferdinand. Now that the battle has progressed, the first step strategy can basically be announced, and it has been achieved!
The Greeks were very disturbing at the moment. The Northern Sporades, Cyclades, and Kunupia were all in their hands. The most important Crete was also in their hands.
"A man is guilty and guilty of guilt!" Is the true portrayal of Greece now. The Greeks occupied Kofu Island in the Mediterranean and threatened Epirus; in the Aegean Sea they occupied a series of archipelagoes and hindered Bulgaria's control Strategies in the Aegean Sea.
The Greek issue was very difficult for Ferdinand. After the Balkan war of George I, he had been pretending to be a grandson, and took the initiative to ease the diplomatic relations with Bulgaria.
Even the thought of hating Bulgaria in Greece was led to the Ottoman Empire, and no one believed it to make an excuse for war?
Take out the prestige of the great powers, and fight directly?
This is not Ferdinand's style, but he has always opposed the war of aggression!
Whatever it is, it must be convincing on the surface, otherwise hatred will grow!
Just like the war between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire, it is still the war between Bulgarians and Turkish nobles. The other ethnic groups in Ottoman, including ordinary Turkish people, are indifferent. This war has nothing to do with them!
What should we all do? Rebellion, rebellion, independence and independence, but there is no room for easing the internal contradictions of the Ottoman Empire.
At least the Turkish Al-Shabaab considers this to be a war provoked by the Sudanese government in order to divert domestic conflicts!
Had there not been the "Kavala bombardment", it would have now become a war between Bulgaria and the nations of the Ottoman Empire.
Greece is indeed weak enough, with a population of just over 2.5 million, including more than 600,000 in concentration camps, and only 1.8 million real Greeks.
These are all the after-effects of the Greek-Turkish war. They were scourged by the Ottoman army for more than half a year, and were then cultivated again by exiles. The population directly decreased from 2.2 million in the peak period to more than 1.7 million. Zhuang has suffered heavy losses, so he has been recovering all these years!
Militaryly, two Bulgarian infantry divisions are enough to sweep Greece. This is not bragging. After the Greek government went bankrupt, it was taken over by all countries, and military expenses were immediately suppressed to the lowest point in history. Maintaining order was not bad, let alone combat effectiveness!
Attacking Greece had to consider international influence, at least the debt they owed to the major powers was an insurmountable obstacle.
In 1897, the total debt of the Greek government was approximately 1.08 billion levs (approximately 432 million pounds); in 1898, this number increased to 1.65 billion levs (approximately 6.6 million pounds); this number has now reached It increased to 206 million levs (about 8.24 million pounds).
There is no way, even the interest cannot be settled, and the profit margin is so abnormal. If there is no accident, the Greek government will probably never clear this foreign debt!
Unless the Greeks take the initiative, or Bulgaria is willing to take over this foreign debt, don't touch it.
"What do you think of Greece?" Ferdinand asked at the diplomatic advisory conference.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer suggested: "Your Majesty, we can contact the Greek government to buy these islands, anyway, the Greeks now ..."
Ferdinand interrupted the finance minister and said, "No! It is because the Greek government's finances have been taken over by the powers that they will not sell.
Even if all the islands are sold, not all the money is in the pockets of the powers. What good is it for the politicians of the Greek government? "
That's right, the Greek government is now curiously poor, but it can't hold people apart. Is it possible for Bulgaria to pay a sky-high price to solve their debt crisis?
After thinking about it, Constantine said domineeringly, "Your Majesty, the easiest way is to directly occupy it and cause the established facts. The powers can only recognize it. The Greeks would not dare to declare war anyway!"
Ferdinand shook his head and said, "No, this will damage our international image!
If Crete's sovereignty belongs to the Ottoman Empire, we have already waged war with the Ottoman Empire, and it is reasonable to directly occupy it.
But the sovereignty of the Northern Sporades and Cyclades is Greek, and we ca n’t do it directly!
Unless the Greek government enters the collective brain and declares war on us, then we cannot say anything even if we occupy the Athenian powers! "
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While Ferdinand was having a headache for Greece, the battle on the front had changed again, and the Bulgarian army had advanced to Rhodes.
This godly operation not only shocked the military, but even Ferdinand was scared, thinking that the Ottomans were conspiring.
At the beginning, there was Ottoman resistance in the island assault. Don't say resistance in the later stages. Many islands can't find even the Ottomans, and they left the islands to the Bulgarian army!
For all this, the Ottoman government was calm, and it seemed that these things could not move them.
But these things, annoyed one person-Ahmed Pasha, he was still looking for a flaw in the Bulgarian Navy's Second Fleet, and as a result, he was told, either to fight immediately or to sit dead!
On April 18th, 19o9, clear blue sky, Ahmed Pasha rushed to war and took the reluctant Ottoman naval officers and men to the sea. The scene is quite a bit windy, Xiao Xiaoxi, and water cold feeling!
Now the arrow is on the string, I have to! Once this time is missed, after the two Bulgarian fleets merge, there will be no battle!
That's right, Ahmed Pasha didn't even think about winning. He just hoped that while the Bulgarian navy would split the army, he could fight a successful naval battle and explain it to the Chinese.
If it doesn't work, let's bleed it! For his family, he had to fight too hard! After all, the dead will not be liquidated. Regardless of victory or defeat, the battlefield will never be blamed!
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At this time, the Second Fleet was still patrolling routinely, and it was not known that a war would begin.
The Battlecruiser Constanta outside the port of Calabrun, the sentry suddenly appeared in front of the fleet, exclaimed: "The enemy's navy has come out!"
After receiving this news, Captain Nicholas Ivanici immediately ordered: "Report to the fleet that the main force of the Ottoman navy has come out, and we will try our best to hold them back and let them come immediately to reinforce!"
The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, but the Constantinople did not choose to escape, but was ready to meet.
Don't look at this is just an armored cruiser, but in terms of firepower and armor, it is a far-Ottoman iron armored ship.
"All ready to fight!" Nicholas Ivanridge ordered.
He knew that it would take at least two hours to wait for the main force to come in, and even the closest battleship, Harmony, would take an hour, before which the Constantinople would face the enemy alone!
Rush to face it, that's impossible! This is that the armored cruiser is not a fearless ship. Even if it is far away from the enemy in terms of performance, the Tigers cannot hold the wolves!
Simply put, their main purpose is to look at the enemy. If the Ottoman Navy is going to run, he will follow behind; if the Ottoman Navy is attacking them directly, of course, they will run away!
Well, Nicholas-Ivan Riche has to be grateful that the Ottoman navy is enough garbage, or he might really need to get a box lunch.
The two sides started shooting at the university six or seven nautical miles. Originally, one-twelve was just to die, but beyond six or seven nautical miles (1 nautical mile = 1.852 kilometers), it does not matter, they have already passed the effective range of most artillery!
However, this is an era of rottenness. Both sides are rookies, and no matter whether they have entered the effective range or not, when they see the enemy, they start playing stupidly!
However, this is in line with the purpose of delaying Nicholas-Ivan Ridge. Anyway, as soon as the artillery fires, the warship's degree drops. If it can be hit at such a long distance, he has nothing to say!
War is the best teacher. After crackling for more than half an hour, neither side has any results.
At this point the distance between the two sides has been narrowed to three or four nautical miles. Nicholas Ivanic is still insisting, but the sweat on his face has begun to flow down.
The enemy was constantly approaching, and just once an artillery was ten meters away from the warship, it plunged into the sea and splashed a wave.
"Withdraw!" Nicolas-Ivanridge said with a sigh of relief.
At this point, the distance between the two sides was already very close. If you do n’t leave, you do n’t have to leave. Constantinople has been hit by two shells. One shell hit the bow. Fortunately, the Ottoman artillery was not good, otherwise The Constantinople will peel off even if it is not dead!
However, when the Constantinople retreated, ~ EbookFREE.me ~ the Ottoman navy behind it only had eleven warships, and the other one did not know what was going on. It had already withdrawn from the war and seemed to be still there. Start sinking slowly!
Nicholas-Ivan Ridge is a little bit blinded. When did he make the difference? However, it is still important to run, not the time to tangle this problem.
The Constantinople ran fast in the front, and the Ottoman navy was chasing behind. Even though Ahmed Pasha had ordered all forward, the distance between the two sides was getting farther and farther!
Time passed by one minute and one second, and soon the distance between the two sides opened again more than ten nautical miles. Nicholas Ivanridge ordered: "Stop, wait here for the Ottomans!"
At this point, the battleship Harmony has also entered the battlefield, and the Ottomans still know nothing!
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