The exchange of fire on the border between Bulgaria and the Ottomans immediately attracted the attention of various countries. The Balkans is a sensitive area, and Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia, the United Kingdom, and Germany all have interests here. Therefore, every move that occurs in the Balkans is particularly interesting.
People pay attention.
The sudden exchange of fire between Bulgaria and the Ottomans on the border made Carlo first ask about the attitude of the allies. After all, there was too much attention in this place, and no one was sure whether an ally was instigating it behind the scenes.
But soon, Carlo no longer had this doubt, because both Berlin and Vienna sent telegrams of inquiries, and it was obvious that they did not know anything about it.
Since no one knows about it, this matter becomes a bit interesting.
For the sake of conservatism, Carlo ordered the Italian troops in Albania and Kosovo to stop taking leave and be on full alert. In addition, for the sake of safety, the Army also dropped two divisions from the mainland and temporarily entered these two provinces.
As for the dispute between Bulgaria and the Ottomans, we can only wait and see how it changes.
At present, European countries are very similar to Italy regarding the dispute between Bulgaria and the Ottomans. They are not busy and will wait and see how the situation develops next.
The onlookers did not disappoint. After the border exchange between Bulgaria and the Ottomans, both countries mobilized troops to the border. The two sides refused to give in, just as they wanted to fight.
Of course, the governments of various countries still have to make calls for peace, and several ambassadors even called on the two countries to calm down. Appeals are appeals, but what the actual situation is like is not known to the people at the bottom.
When Bulgaria and the Ottomans were at odds with each other, and all countries thought that a war was about to break out between the two parties, suddenly a country came into the eyes of all countries.
This country is Greece. The Greeks claim that the Greeks in South Macedonia are oppressed by the Ottoman government and demand that the Ottoman Empire withdraw from South Macedonia and hand it over to Greek supervision. After a year, the people of South Macedonia will decide on their own.
The sudden appearance of the Greeks made all countries immediately feel that Bulgaria and Greece must have reached some agreement, at least on the issue of dealing with the Ottomans.
While all countries are thinking about this, it is of course impossible for the Ottomans, who are targeted, to accept Greece's demands.
One more thing to say here, there is currently a drought in the Ottoman Empire. Last winter, there was little rain in the Ottoman Empire, and when spring came, there was no rain at all.
As we all know, the grain-producing areas in the Ottoman territory have a Mediterranean climate. The lack of rain in winter will lead to a reduction in grain production, not to mention that there is still no rain in spring and there is basically no rain in summer, which also leads to the outbreak of drought in Ottoman.
The outbreak of drought plunged the Ottomans into internal troubles, and Bulgaria and Greece saw this opportunity and prepared to compete with the Ottomans for southern Macedonia and Thrace.
Faced with the pressing pressure of Bulgaria and the Greeks, the Ottomans did not intend to give up. The decline of the Ottomans in recent years has led to the loss of a large amount of territory, which has long aroused the dissatisfaction of the Ottoman people. Before this, the Turkish Youth Party came to power.
a manifestation of dissatisfaction.
Although Al-Shabaab was pushed out of power by other political parties due to its political immaturity, everyone knows that Al-Shabaab has now become a force that cannot be ignored in the Ottoman political arena.
Therefore, no one in the Ottoman Empire dared to accept such a condition of ceding territory. After learning about the unreasonable demands of the Greeks, Al-Shabaab even encouraged the people to defend the Ottoman Empire.
After the Ottomans rejected their request, Greece immediately declared war on the Ottomans. The day after Greece declared war on the Ottomans, Bulgaria also declared war on the Ottomans.
At this point, the Balkan War broke out, and Bulgaria and Greece jointly launched an attack on the Ottomans.
The key point of this war must be Adrianople, located at the confluence of the Maritsa and Densa rivers.
This is the current Ottoman military stronghold and the last solid line of defense for the Ottoman capital Istanbul. Before this, Italy and Bulgaria worked together to conquer the city.
However, due to various reasons, Adrianople returned to the arms of the Ottomans. After it was lost and recovered, the Ottomans, under the guidance of German military advisors, further built and strengthened the fortress city. Among them, Mount Aidouar on the north side
The fortress built formed a diagonal relationship with Adrianople to the south, stabilizing the Ottoman advantage in the city.
The first battle of this war took place in this area. The Bulgarian First Army repelled the Ottoman 10th Division defending the Maritsa River and arrived around Adrianople.
Rather than saying that the Bulgarians repelled the Ottoman army, it is better to say that they retreated to Adrianople with a little resistance. Here, the Ottomans gathered an army of 178,000 people. 94,000 of them were new troops trained with the help of German military advisers.
, its equipment and training level are among the top in the Ottoman army.
Currently, there are only 161,000 troops in the Ottoman army trained by German advisers. Except for those stationed in the capital Istanbul (43,000) and South Macedonia (23,000), they are all here.
Facing the elite troops gathered by the Ottomans, Bulgaria was not bad either. After the war broke out, Bulgaria established three armies with a total strength of 217,000. Except for the third army with poor personnel and equipment that stayed at home (29,000
(people), the other two armies were on the front line of Adrianople. However, in view of the strong fortifications of Adrianople, the Bulgarians did not take action immediately. They needed to remove the surrounding strongholds first.
Therefore, the two armies of Paul and Austria were engaged in a not fierce but extremely bloody battle in Adrianople.
While the battle in Adrianople was going on, Greece, as an ally of Bulgaria, also took action against South Macedonia. A 94,000-strong Greek army, led by Crown Prince Constantine, launched an attack on the Ottoman army in South Macedonia.
There are currently only over 50,000 Ottoman troops stationed in South Macedonia. Facing the Greek offensive, they can only choose to hold on.
This time the Greek army avenged its shame. After a month of fighting, the Greek army defeated the Ottoman army and captured Thessaloniki, Veria, Edessa, Kavala and other southern Macedonia and Thrace from them.
Some cities.
In addition to the battles on land, the sea also did not fall behind.
The Greek Navy was also engaged in naval battles with the Ottoman Navy in the Aegean Sea. After a hard battle, the Greek Navy successfully repulsed the Ottoman Navy. Then the Greek Navy successfully blocked the Dardanelles Strait, the outlet of the Ottoman Navy, and defeated the Ottoman Navy.
Locked up in the Black Sea.
From the beginning, the Ottomans were passive on both the sea and land fronts. The high fighting spirit of Bulgaria and the Greeks in this war surprised observers from all over the world. As for the Ottoman army, although there were many more troops trained by German consultants than before
, but their fighting will is not as good as that of their opponents. Not to mention that the performance of those troops that have not been trained is somewhat disappointing.
Faced with such a situation, the Ottomans did not sit still and wait for death. In addition to constantly mobilizing troops to fight between the two countries, the Ottomans also set their sights on other countries.
