During the World War, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, mainly the Southern African Expeditionary Force, fought for 11 months in the Dardanelles Strait and won the final victory, sounding the death knell of the Ottoman Empire. For this reason, 44,000 people from the Allied Powers died and nearly 100,000 were killed.
11,000 ANZAC soldiers were killed and 25,000 wounded.
The leaders of the League of Nations also knew how much the Allies paid for the Dardanelles, but they did not feel the pain. Seeing that the League of Nations troops could no longer be maintained, Arthur could not place his hopes on the League of Nations.
Arthur's meaning is very simple. If Said succeeds in restoring the country, he will give the Garibaldi Peninsula independence or autonomous status, so that southern Africa can continue to exert influence on the Black Sea outlet without gaining nothing.
Although this request is a bit excessive, Said has no choice. Without the commitment of southern Africa, even if Said has the support of France, Said may not be able to unify the Asia Minor Peninsula. Said has no time to worry.
Just when Arthur and Said reached an agreement, the conflict between the League of Nations forces and the Straits Management Committee finally broke out.
The old city of Niconia military camp, during the Battle of the Dardanelles, was the headquarters of Rock's expeditionary force. When Angie was the commander-in-chief of the League of Nations forces, the headquarters of the League of Nations forces was once moved to a nearby valley. Later, Charles
·Manking became commander-in-chief, and the headquarters moved back to the old city.
"There is no appropriation and no self-funding is allowed. Do you think that the officers and soldiers of the League of Nations are iron men who do not need to eat or drink?" Paul Coker was furious. The League of Nations' neglect of the League of Nations troops made Paul Coker feel betrayed.
seriously offensive
"Paul, the League of Nations is in an unprecedented difficult period. You should have an overall view -" Sir Elinor didn't take it too seriously. He was a British man and the director of the Straits Management Committee.
"Looking at the overall situation, the salary of Geneva officials is not a penny, so the officers and soldiers of the League of Nations are not human beings?" Paul Coker yelled, and it was enough to force honest people to do this.
Sir Elinor frowned, obviously not used to Paul Coker's way of saying things with a gun and a stick.
A knight, even if his rank is not high, he is still a noble.
Aristocrats are not supposed to be elegant and graceful. They are definitely different from the fighting men who wallow in mud puddles all day long.
It must be said that the importance attached to military personnel in Europe and the United States is completely different from that in southern Africa.
Even in the most difficult times, the federal government of Southern Africa has never deducted the salary of military personnel, even if government officials took the initiative to reduce their salaries.
European and American countries have gone too far. There are still countries that are in arrears with the pensions of veterans of the World War, let alone the League of Nations, which is a force that is not loved by grandma and uncle.
After all, the League of Nations troops are mainly composed of soldiers from southern Africa. Many countries are very resentful that the League of Nations spends money to raise troops in southern Africa.
However, they are unwilling to change the status quo, do not want to help southern Africa raise troops, and their own country does not want people to join the League of Nations troops, so this is a deadlock.
"Paul, calm down, at least it's not your place to say this." Sir Elinor had a sullen face, seemingly very unhappy.
"I am the leader of the League of Nations troops. If I don't say this, who should say it?" Paul Corker completely broke his face. If the officers and soldiers were dissatisfied, they would not go to Geneva to find someone to settle the score. They would only think that Paul Corker
I am incompetent. Once this idea spreads, Paul Cocker will not be far away from being ruined.
"Okay Paul, I will send a telegram to Geneva." Sir Elinor repeated his old trick. He had said this countless times during this time.
"Sir, don't use such meaningless words to deal with me. Three days. I only give Geneva three days. If Geneva does not give me a satisfactory result within three days, then the southern African soldiers will withdraw from the League of Nations." Paul.
Coker did not give Eleanor any time to delay. He had had enough of this kind of hostility. If it was no longer possible, Paul Coker led his troops back to southern Africa.
As for who will maintain order at the Black Sea outlet?
Love so and so!
Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and there was still no result.
This cannot be blamed on Eleanor. Eleanor did send a telegram to Geneva, but with the efficiency of the League of Nations headquarters, it was impossible to discuss a result within three days.
Generally speaking, when discussing anything at the League of Nations headquarters, the time unit is calculated in "months".
Sometimes it's even "year".
This is really not an exaggeration. In the years since its establishment, the League of Nations has done very few things. Most of the time was spent fighting for power and making noises. Many things fell apart after arguing and arguing, just like the last disarmament conference.
On November 5th, the League of Nations troops blockaded the Bosporus Strait and refused to allow any ships to pass. Public opinion in the countries surrounding the Black Sea and the Mediterranean was uproar.
The strongest reaction was from Russia.
As Russia's most important external channel, starting in 1696, a century-long Russo-Turkish War broke out between Russia and the Ottoman Empire in order to open up the Black Sea outlet.
In 1841, the European powers and the Ottoman Empire signed the Straits Convention in London, which abolished Russia's privileges at the Black Sea outlet and placed the Black Sea outlet under international public control for the first time.
After that, the Crimean War (known as the Eastern War in Russia) broke out between Britain, France and Russia in order to compete for the Black Sea outlet. A major contribution of this war was the adoption of the Declaration of Principles of International Law at Sea. To this day, the Declaration is still the basis of international law.
important parts of.
After returning to the League of Nations, exchanges between Russia and Europe increased day by day, and the Black Sea outlet became increasingly important to Russia. League of Nations troops blocked the Bosporus Strait, directly cutting off trade between Russia and countries surrounding the Mediterranean. Russia's anger
One can imagine.
"General Coker, if the League of Nations forces do not lift the blockade of the Bosporus as quickly as possible, it may trigger a war between the League of Nations and Russia. None of us can afford this responsibility. When the time comes, you
He will become the sinner of the entire League of Nations." Sir Elinor did not expect that Paul Coker would risk the disapproval of the world and directly block the strait.
"If that day comes, those League of Nations officials in Geneva will be the guilty ones." Paul Cocker is not afraid. Russia is shouting loudly. If it really wants to provoke World War II, Russia does not have the courage.
Russia has finally returned to the League of Nations. Unless it has no choice, Russia will not fall out with the League of Nations casually.
After all, it is extremely rare for someone like Xiang Mustache to withdraw from the League of Nations.
"What do you want? If it's just military expenses, I can guarantee that all arrears of military expenses will be paid in one week at most." Sir Eleanor has no other choice. The League of Nations troops are not under the jurisdiction of the Strait Management Committee and directly report to the International
The League was responsible, while the League of Nations handed over the task of pacifying the League of Nations troops to the Strait Management Committee.
This creates a bit of chaos. The Straits Management Committee has no jurisdiction, and the League of Nations troops are not subject to management. Just appropriating funds will not appease the officers and soldiers of the League of Nations troops whose patience has been exhausted.
"Then once the military spending is in place, the blockade of the strait will naturally be lifted." Paul Coker will never trust anyone again.
Just after the League of Nations troops blocked the Bosporus, the former Ottoman Prince Said suddenly raised the banner of restoration in Theodosius. This incident immediately diverted people's attention and effectively reduced the blockade by the League of Nations troops.
The Bosphorus thing is hot.
As the only two empires to be destroyed during the World War, European countries, especially the countries in the Balkan Peninsula, were sufficiently wary of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire, which had long dominated the intersection of Eurasia, was gone. No one wanted the Ottoman Empire to come back.
.
Except Said.
Even Tony Dart didn't want to. If it wasn't for the purpose of restoring the right to rule the Mandate, Tony Dart wouldn't care what Said thought.
As a former member of the royal family of the Ottoman Empire, Said still has prestige among the Ottomans. After raising the banner of "restoration", Said raised nearly 3 million rand in military expenses in just ten days, all of which was used
Said is used to purchase weapons and ammunition.
To be honest, Said really didn't like the single-shot rifles provided by the French.
And the key is that the aid promised by the French has not yet arrived. Tony Dart still underestimated the degree of involution in French politics. After Said launched the banner of "restoration", the attitude of the French government began to change and began to treat Tony
· Dart’s decision reviewed again.
Unlike Tony Dart, the French government does not want to see the Ottoman Empire resurrected from the dead. After all, France participated in the entire destruction of the Ottoman Empire. After Said's restoration, God knows whether he will come back to settle accounts with France.
By then, France's interests in the Mediterranean will be affected, let alone France's mandate on the Asia Minor Peninsula.
At this time, we can see the advantage of Said finding another backer. Without the support of the French government, Said and Arthur still have one.
"So, you want to rebuild Theodosius, but have you ever considered what if the French come back again?" Arthur's support for Said is also limited. If Said wants to buy weapons and ammunition,
As long as Said can pay, Arthur will not set up obstacles.
But for Arthur to spend as much as he wants like Stoudemire, Arthur really can't do it.
Stoudemire does things similar to Rock, hitting here and there with a hammer and a stick seemingly without any order.
The difference is that Roque has a better beginning and end than Stoudemire. At least he won't spend millions like Stoudemire without even seeing a splash.
"I plan to establish a navy in the Sea of Marmara. If the French come back, I will return Theodosius to the French, but only to Theodosius." Said made conditional concessions, which is already good.
