Of course, Hamid II still has to pay a certain price for offending the dignity of the British Empire. Although the British have no reason to beat him directly, they can use other methods to severely punish him, such as instigating the Young Turks in exile in Europe.
Return to the country and start a revolution, or encourage the Arabs to rebel, or instigate uprisings in places like Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace in the Balkans, but these will take some time to carry out.
Anyway, at least at this time, the British Empire was clearly losing in the Middle East. The Baghdad Railway Company, privately established by Hamid II, sold out all its issued shares in a very short period of time, and several major German consortiums divided up hundreds of shares.
Sixty/sixty, the remaining part was divided up by investors from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Italy and China, and then a large number of engineers hired from Germany and China arrived in Baghdad and Konya respectively, and began construction from both ends at the same time. As for the line exploration and design
These Germans have already completed it before, just take out the drawings and follow them.
Including materials for railway construction, they are also imported from China and Germany. In particular, Chinese construction workers also bring a large number of new road construction machinery. It is just a single-track railway of several hundred kilometers, and in the arid Middle East, there are many obstacles along the way.
There are few obstacles such as rivers, mountains and dense forests, so it will probably be almost completed in two years at most.
In this way, the construction of the Baghdad Railway officially started. Prime Minister Balfour, who had suppressed his anger, showed his claws on the same day when the construction started, while Hamid II was still attending the ceremony in Konya. Kosovo's
Albanians, with the help of British volunteers, raised the flag of Albanian independence.
Although the power of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans had shrunk significantly by this time, it still ruled the vast land from the Black Sea to the Adriatic Sea, including modern northern Greece, southern Bulgaria, the entire Albania, Macedonia, and southern Serbia. In addition,
Bosnia and Herzegovina is nominally owned by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although this concept is quite unique, the actual situation is like this. Historically, it was not until 1908 that the Bosnia and Herzegovina was purchased for a price of 2.5 million pounds.
The sovereignty of both lands was sold to Emperor Joseph.
But these lands are actually more like a burden to Hamid II, because the behind-the-scenes support of Russia, Austria-Hungary, including Britain and France, in this high mountains where Orthodox, Catholic and Muslim are entangled with each other, everywhere
They all looked at him with hatred. Not only could they not bring him any substantial benefits, but they had to use a large number of troops to maintain their rule. The Ottoman Empire, which was already considered the sick man of Europe, was largely abandoned by these tasteless people.
It's a pity that the useless land was dragged to death. In Yang Feng's opinion, the best way to deal with such land is to sell it at a good price and then grab it back when the strength recovers.
Of course, Hamid II definitely did not have this consciousness. For this emperor, since it is a rebellion, it is natural to put down the rebellion. Fortunately, he does not care about Albania. These rebellious officials and traitors often have nothing to do.
He engaged in uprisings and so on. Every time he was suppressed, I believe this time is no exception. In addition, his performance this time satisfied the young people in the country. It was the time for the military to support him. He did not care about fighting.
A battle.
Although the Albanian rebels are supported by Britain and France behind the scenes, there is no one behind him. William has promised that if necessary, Germany can provide him with all the help he needs, even including sending an advisory group to guide operations. Of course, Hamid II
Shi is confident that he is not at that level yet, and this little thing will not make him worry too much. What the Emperor is most worried about now is his alliance with China. In his opinion, no one is safe in the current situation in Europe.
, only relying on Yang Feng, who is far away in Asia, is the safest option.
"The Albanian uprising will probably be followed by the Balkan Alliance." Emperor Yang smiled happily at this time. Although the first Balkan War in history was originally to be fought ten years later, under the current form, it will be fought ten years ahead of schedule.
There is nothing strange about it. This damn place is a famous powder keg. Ever since the decline of the Ottoman Empire, it has not stopped for hundreds of years. The most suitable thing for those messy idiots is to be ruled by a powerful monarch, such as
Let's talk about Osman in his glory days, and take Tito for example later. Once there were no shackles around their necks, they didn't know what the world was like.
Especially for a country like Serbia, a small and broken country that is a pie in the sky if it can win, it actually imitates others and plays the game of turmoil. It is totally deserved to be killed.
"Hurry up and sign the alliance treaty with Hamid. Of course, the treaty is only for Russia and will only be effective if Russia invades. In addition, if there is an invasion by other countries, we can also provide necessary help according to the situation."
Huo then said to Zhang Quan.
Zhang Quan was stunned for a moment. According to his understanding of Yang Feng, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly added such a special clause. It was obvious that there was some conspiracy brewing. Moreover, this clause made Hamid II a huge profit.
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"Don't understand?" Yang Feng said with a smile.
Zhang Quan shook his head.
"It's very simple. The Ottoman Empire's rule over the Balkan territories was already shaky. Now that these guys have the support of Britain and France, it will definitely be more difficult to deal with. By then, Hamid's army will be deep in the quagmire. With the strength of Britain, it will dominate the terrain.
Relatively flat South Africa was disgraced by the Boer guerrillas, not to mention that Hamid, with his little strength, had to deal with the same type of enemies in the high mountains of the Balkans.
Once his army is consumed in this quagmire, the surrounding Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, and Montenegro will definitely not miss this opportunity to completely expel the Ottoman Empire from the Balkans. Otherwise, once the Ottoman Empire completely suppresses the Albanians, they will
There is no chance, and it is very likely that we will have to face the return of the old masters. What's more, these four countries are already thinking about these lands, and they have support behind them. The original counter-rebellion will inevitably evolve into the four Balkan countries with the support of Britain and France.
War with the Ottomans.
At this time, we can confidently provide help to Hamid. Arms, advisors, and even sending some troops are all perfectly fine. Of course, it depends on the situation. In short, the ultimate goal is to cripple these countries.
, beaten to exhaustion and turned into a lamb to be slaughtered, the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the north will never let go of the opportunity at this time. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire invades Serbia or Montenegro, then Britain and France will definitely not be able to accept it, and war will become the only option.
choose.
Britain and France will definitely go to war against Austria-Hungary, and then Germany will be involved in the war. A war between Germany and France will also mean a war between Germany and Russia. The war we are looking forward to throughout Europe will officially be staged. If they can control the rhythm, it is estimated that we will see it in 2005.
This scene and this time are in line with our standards." Yang Feng said with some excitement. Only then did he realize that it was incredible that a battle in history could be delayed until Princip's shot. The two Moroccan crises
, the two Balkan wars, the Italian-Turkish war, the Bosnian crisis, how many fuses were lit in less than ten years.
Zhang Quan looked at him dumbfounded. Your Excellency, the Foreign Minister, really didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor planned such a clear step, but if he really followed his plan, a world war would really not be a dream.
With Emperor Yang's personal concern, the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Empire quickly signed a Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance in Beijing, formally establishing an alliance. This treaty stipulated that if either of the two countries was invaded by Russia, the other would be
All countries are obliged to send troops to participate in the war. If they are invaded by a country other than Russia, although the other country has no obligation to send troops, it can provide the help it deems appropriate. Of course, the flexibility of this appropriateness is very large. It can be just a non-Russian country.
You can state whether it hurts or not, or you can just carry a knife and do it together. Everything depends on the need.
This treaty surprised all European countries. No one thought that Hamid II would throw himself into the arms of Yang Feng so simply. But if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising. The biggest enemy of the two countries now is Russia.
, Yang Feng needs someone to contain Nicholas for himself in the West, and Hamid II needs a backer who can ensure that he will not be annexed by Nicholas. It can be said that it is normal for the couple to get together.
The situation in Europe has no impact at all. Even for Britain, it is much better for Hamid II to fall into the arms of Yang Feng than to fall into the arms of William.
And in this way, Nicholas has completely given up on going south, and can concentrate on helping them keep an eye on Germany's back. After all, Britain and France are not very confident about him, and now someone can completely block his way south.
The two families were still secretly happy about the dead alliance.
Of course, the Russians were very angry about this. In addition to publicly protesting against this treaty with Russia as the imaginary enemy, the Russian government also announced that it would withdraw from the Caribbean Alliance on this grounds.
At this time, negotiations between Britain and Russia have begun. With France coordinating them, the three-nation alliance is about to become a reality. With Britain as an ally, Nicholas no longer needs to worry about the infringement of his interests in America. He could have been infringed upon.
That is, the United Kingdom, so the Caribbean Alliance has lost its meaning to him.
Of course, his withdrawal had no impact on the alliance. At this time, the United States had already been defeated. The Four-Nation Alliance turned into the Three-Nation Alliance and continued to march sideways in America. Emperor Yang only expressed regret, but Russia
The queen expressed her dissatisfaction to him. (To be continued...)