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During this period, the Balkans were turbulent. Not to mention the war between the Ottomans and Italy. This war was seen by many as a war between the weakest power and the strongest sub-power. Many people felt that this war
It takes at least a year and a half of fighting before we can even get a clue of the outcome.
But they soon learned that the text had been misjudged, because during the Italian-Turkish War, other countries joined in.
The first one to make a statement was the Grand Duchy of Montenegro. On the third day after Italy landed on Crete, Grand Duke Nicholas I of Montenegro declared a state of war with the Ottoman Empire.
The next day, the 14,000 Montenegrin troops, who had already completed their general mobilization, invaded Ottoman territory under the leadership of the Grand Duke.
Such quick and sloppy actions are the norm in Montenegro's battle with the Ottomans. This country, which developed entirely around Cetinje, has its greatest interest and hobby in fighting the Ottoman Empire, and this time it was intended to
Turkey war, if Italy had not asked him to slow down, maybe he would have declared war on the day Italy declared war.
Of course, there are naturally reasons why Montenegro is so enthusiastic about dealing with the Ottomans. Montenegro is basically mountainous, and the local products are not rich enough, so many Montenegrins have started businesses without capital.
After the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, King Nicholas I felt that continuing like this was not an option, so he organized his lawless mountain people to beg for food from their wealthy neighbors next door.
But when he made his neighbors furious and wanted to beat him, he withdrew, fortified the wall and cleared the fields (he was so poor that he couldn't grab it even if he wanted to), and returned to Cetinje to stick to it (you will know when you look at it, that place is absolutely disgusting)
People, no matter how many people there are, it’s useless).
The Ottomans were disgusted by such shameless neighbors who could not be beaten, and who would come to your house to drop by and take things when they had nothing to do.
Of course, the Montenegrins also know not to make too many enemies, so they will rob you of the Ottomans without anyone around them. This move has also received praise from other countries, giving the Montenegrins a good reputation in the Christian world.
So didn't this pay off? The Grand Duchy of Montenegro, which was only 8,000 square kilometers, won the friendship of the Kingdom of Italy and became an ally.
Since they are allies, are they fighting against the Ottomans? Montenegro was even more enthusiastic and mobilized an army of 14,000 people? This was impossible before. Can so many people be mobilized this time? Or is it thanks to its ally Italy?
With help, Italy sent them guns and food, allowing them to unleash their maximum mobilization capabilities.
Of course, no matter how much Montenegro mobilizes, it still cannot reach a situation that makes Istanbul look at it? In fact, it is Bulgaria that has the problem.
At the request of Ottoman Minister of War Osman Nuri Pasha? The Ottoman government showed goodwill to Bulgaria.
For this reason, the Ottoman Foreign Minister even privately told the Bulgarian envoy that the Ottomans planned to divide the Macedonian region into two and give it to Bulgaria.
Of course, it is impossible for Bulgaria to win half of Macedonia. For this reason, Halim Pasha gave a condition? That is, Bulgaria must fight with the Ottomans? To resist the Italian attack. Bulgaria only needs to send 50,000 troops, no matter what the final result is.
In this way, the Ottoman Empire will cede half of Macedonian territory to Bulgaria.
To be honest, when this news was sent back to Sofia, many people in Bulgaria were shaken. One side must participate in the war with all its strength, and only by winning can it get North Macedonia? And the other side only needs to send 50,000 troops to get half of Macedonia, like this
The choice is too good.
This situation also affected the new king. King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria summoned the prime minister to test his tone and whether the Ottoman conditions should be considered.
Facing the king's temptation, Prime Minister Stambolov was worthy of being Bulgaria's Bismarck. He saw at a glance that this was just a delaying tactic by the Ottoman Empire, and he dissuaded the king with righteous words.
There is no free lunch in the world. If the Ottomans can offer such generous conditions, then whether they can be implemented will be a big problem. And if Bulgaria makes haphazard actions, it is very likely that it will get nothing in the future. In addition, in Macedonia, this
Regarding the Ottoman strength in Europe, it is unrealistic for them to give half of it to Bulgaria.
After Prime Minister Stambolov's persuasion, King Ferdinand I gave up this idea.
However, the re-suppression and integration of internal differences delayed Bulgaria for four or five days. At this time, a piece of intelligence was obtained, and everyone in Bulgaria realized that this was just a ploy by the Ottoman Empire to delay them.
Bulgarian spies obtained a piece of intelligence from a confidential staff officer of the Ottoman Eighth Army transferred from Asia. The intelligence showed that the destination of the Ottoman Eighth Army was Adrianople, where they would stand firm to prevent Bulgaria's attack.
This piece of information made the Bulgarians immediately realize that this was just a delaying tactic by the Ottoman Empire.
Moreover, another ally, Montenegro, had already declared war on the Ottoman Empire. Faced with this situation, the Bulgarians, who were afraid that their future victories would be greatly compromised by long nights, also issued a declaration of war against the Ottoman Empire two days after Montenegro declared war.
With Bulgaria's declaration of war, the Ottoman Empire's military was troubled because it had not been a week and the troops were not yet in place.
But now that the Bulgarians have declared war, they can only find a way quickly.
During this period, the Balkans were turbulent. Not to mention the war between the Ottomans and Italy. This war was seen by many as a war between the weakest power and the strongest sub-power. Many people felt that this war
It would take at least a year and a half of fighting before it was possible to see the outcome. However, they soon learned that their judgment of the evidence was wrong, because during the Italian-Turkish War, other countries joined in.
The first one to make a statement was the Grand Duchy of Montenegro. On the third day after Italy landed on Crete, Grand Duke Nicholas I of Montenegro declared a state of war with the Ottoman Empire.
The next day, the 14,000 Montenegrin troops, who had already completed their general mobilization, invaded Ottoman territory under the leadership of the Grand Duke.
Such quick and sloppy actions are the norm in Montenegro's battle with the Ottomans. This country, which developed entirely around Cetinje, has its greatest interest and hobby in fighting the Ottoman Empire, and this time it was intended to
Turkey war, if Italy had not asked him to slow down, maybe he would have declared war on the day Italy declared war.
During this period, the Balkans were turbulent. Not to mention the war between the Ottomans and Italy. This war was seen by many as a war between the weakest power and the strongest sub-power. Many people felt that this war
It would take at least a year and a half of fighting before it was possible to see the outcome. However, they soon learned that their judgment of the evidence was wrong, because during the Italian-Turkish War, other countries joined in.
The first one to make a statement was the Grand Duchy of Montenegro. On the third day after Italy landed on Crete, Grand Duke Nicholas I of Montenegro declared a state of war with the Ottoman Empire.
The next day, the 14,000 Montenegrin troops, who had already completed their general mobilization, invaded Ottoman territory under the leadership of the Grand Duke.
Such quick and sloppy actions are the norm in Montenegro's battle with the Ottomans. The greatest interest and hobby of this country that developed entirely around Cetinje is to fight against the Ottoman Empire, and this time it was intended to
Turkey war, if Italy had not asked him to slow down, maybe he would have declared war on the day Italy declared war.
