As the Italian army moves into action, Bulgaria and Montenegro, two important allies, are also making preparations.
In Adrianople, a total of 168,000 people gathered in the first, second and third Bulgarian armies to confront the 210,000 Ottoman troops led by the new Ottoman Minister of War Hamad Riza.
That's right, it's a confrontation. Although both sides are very cautious about large-scale decisive battles, they both try to solve each other after gaining an advantage.
On the Ottoman side, the main consideration is that although they currently have the advantage in terms of strength, they have too many new recruits. If they continue to fight for a long time, it will easily trigger a chain reaction. Although Macedonia still has nearly 200,000 troops under siege, this matter cannot be rushed. If the reinforcements are defeated
, then they will be even more desperate.
In addition, the Ottoman side also has a little thought, that is, the continuous recruitment of new soldiers in the country. Although the Ottoman mobilization efficiency is not high, the more than 20 million people are not something Bulgaria can compete with. If it takes a little time, their troops will become more and more powerful.
The more you have, until you have an absolute advantage in strength.
As for the Bulgarian side, it goes without saying that their purpose is only to delay the opponent, not to defeat the opponent. If they wait, they are also willing. After all, after Macedonia is solved, they can obtain reinforcements from Italy and Montenegro.
So the two sides were facing each other in Adrianople while reinforcing their positions, both trying to wait for the opportunity. Whether the Ottomans waited until their forces were overwhelming, or the Bulgarians who waited for reinforcements after Macedonia was solved, it depends on which of the two is faster.
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Therefore, the movements of the Italian Balkan Army fighting in Macedonia are extremely critical. They need to deal with the Macedonian enemies as soon as possible before they can reinforce the main Bulgarian force and defeat the last Ottoman military force. I believe that by then, the Ottomans will know the price of breaking the contract.
How big is it.
Although this task is demanding and time is not sufficient, the three countries still have an unspoken agreement, which is to isolate the Serbian and Greek armies from the war zone.
In the south, the Bulgarian Third Army left a division of troops along the Ariakamonk River to block the Greek army from Macedonia. Although it only had one division of troops, as long as the Greeks were not stupid, they would know
If you mix it in, you won't get the same results as you.
As for the north, the Bulgarian army dispatched from the country has seized the valley section of the upper reaches of the Morava River, isolating Serbia from Macedonia, making it impossible for it to follow this most convenient road to the east of Macedonia.
As for the other passage through Kosovo, with three Italian divisions working overtime to attack, nearly half of Kosovo has fallen into Italian hands. And Italy has also issued a warning that as long as it is not Italian troops in Kosovo,
Then you will be mercilessly attacked. It is self-evident to whom this sentence is meant.
When Italy and other countries were targeting Serbia and Greece, they did not just give in. Although they did not dare to send troops across the border, they could still do it with a small move in private. Especially when seeking help from the supporting powers behind them.
, this is more effective.
"Your Majesty Carlo, our country is deeply puzzled by your country's practice of excluding Serbia and Greece from the war. Whether your country's approach in this matter is appropriate, please consider it carefully."
In the royal palace in Rome, the British Ambassador to Rome Fulam expressed Britain's dissatisfaction to King Carlo with a serious face.
Faced with the British challenge, Carlo, the King of Italy, smiled and said, "That's it, Your Excellency Ambassador. Since Italy and Sechi had not had much contact before, when faced with Ottoman's sudden repentance, we must use
As soon as possible, let them know the consequences of going back on their word. So we can only use the plan we made before. Since the two countries are willing to contribute to this, I will let the military formulate a plan for the two countries to participate. When we will
After the plan is drawn up, we will send it to both countries."
Carlo's words are obviously shirk. When the plan is formulated, the war will probably be over. What else will happen between the two countries at this time?
So when faced with Carlo's words, Ambassador Fulam sighed and said directly, "Your Majesty, it's actually not so troublesome. As long as your country agrees to send troops from Serbia and Greece, they will obey your command. After all, you
The country has no disputes with them and still maintains goodwill towards Italy and the two countries."
For Ambassador Fulam to say such a thing, the two countries were still anxious. Although the two countries had taken some advantage in the first phase of the war, with the restart of the war, the two countries were directly excluded from the war. This
This means that they will have no chance to speak at all in the subsequent negotiations.
So in order to get an excuse to get to the negotiating table in the future, they would rather put their troops under Italian command.
However, in the face of the requests from Serbia and Greece, Carlo was not interested at all. No matter how good Italy is to these two countries, it can be compared to Britain and Russia behind it. In this case, why should they offend Bulgaria, which is currently performing very well?
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Therefore, faced with Ambassador Fulam's words, Carlo did not answer. "Please wait until I discuss this question with the military before I can give an answer. After all, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and I need to respect the military's opinions."
This was another word of evasion. After seeing that the Italians were not willing to intervene between the two countries, Ambassador Fulam could only do nothing about it. Who gave the Ottomans their own brains? The British Empire negotiated such generous offers for them.
Conditions, they are so ignorant of their painstaking efforts.
Now unless the British Empire directly intervenes, this war will inevitably end in the defeat of the Ottomans. But why did the British Empire intervene? It was to prevent Russian forces from entering the Mediterranean, but now? In order to prevent the Ottomans from losing too much blood, the British Empire has intervened
It's been done once, and it's impossible to do it again. The reputation of the British Empire is not so easy to expose.
If the Greeks had not begged for help this time, Ambassador Fulam might not have come. All this is to blame on the damn Ottomans, especially those ignorant and ignorant Al-Shabaab.
After seeing off the British ambassador, Carlo couldn't help but smile. This sudden move by the Ottomans made the countries running for him so angry that they wanted to hit them, but this was a good thing for Italy. This
This kind of thing is very rare to come across, so this is really an unexpected surprise.
Just when Carlo was lamenting this great opportunity for Italy, the captain of the bodyguard, Filmicchi, hurried in with a telegram.
"Your Majesty, this is a secret message from Istanbul. Someone is secretly selling a batch of arms to the Ottomans."
