Of course, Hamid II would not know that he was playing a role for Yang Feng in provoking a world war. His alliance with China made his position in the country more stable, even if those Arabs who were about to move quickly stopped at this time.
..The Grand Sharif of Mecca knew very well that he had a dog raised by Yang Feng by his side, waiting for an opportunity to pounce on him and bite him at any time. In recent years, with the support of Yang Feng, Ibn Saud was conquering the Arabian Peninsula and encroaching step by step.
They occupy the territories of surrounding neighbors, and sometimes even the Chinese garrison in Kuwait will personally go into battle. The current His Highness the Emir of Riyadh has nowhere to expand. If an anti-Ottoman uprising breaks out in Hijaz, then he will definitely not miss grabbing a holy place.
There is no chance of the title of Guardian. After all, the caliph's hat is still on the head of Hamid II. Even the title of Guardian of the Holy Land of the Hashemite family is theoretically granted by someone else.
Prime Minister Balfour didn't pay much attention to the Arabs' retreat. He didn't expect these Bedouins to accomplish anything. This is a nation that is truly like the land they live in, just like sand.
Sows can also climb trees. Besides, the Arabian Peninsula itself is of little value. If you don’t have time to waste your emotions on this vast desert, you might as well study the powder keg of the Balkans!
At this time, the Albanian rebels had occupied many cities, and the wave of independence was sweeping across Albania and Macedonia. The Ottoman troops originally stationed here were old-fashioned garrison troops. Although they were large in number, they were severely lacking in training and their equipment was compared to
The rebel army, which was armed with a large number of British lusts, was much worse. What's more, the people who guided the rebel army were officers transferred from South Africa by the British. These guys had been dealing with the Boer guerrillas for two years and had extremely rich combat experience.
, the Ottoman army could only huddle in various castles.
However, as the new Ottoman army was trained by the Chinese and joined the battlefield under the guidance of Chinese advisors, it was the rebels who were unlucky. Especially the emergence of large-scale killer weapons such as gas bombs and flamethrowers on the battlefield.
The insurrectionary army that was originally put together was beaten to pieces. The power of poison gas bombs was infinitely magnified in Albania and Macedonia, which have high mountains and dense forests. Although there are restrictions in the Beijing Convention, the problem is that the Beijing Convention is only used to limit wars between sovereign states.
Counter-insurgency wars like this are definitely not within the limits. In fact, this is also stated in the convention. When the Ottoman Army burned the rebels to death all over the field, the British found that it would be difficult to achieve their goals if this continued.
Those Albanian rebels are not fools. They are also very clear about the goals of the British. They only support them because Hamid II offended the British Empire. Of course they can take the opportunity to gain some benefits for themselves. But if it is for the sake of the conflicts between these big countries
You would be a fool if you bleed the blood of your own nation through gambling. After suffering a heavy blow, the local tyrants and evil gentry who led the uprising immediately began to want to quit. Some people even started to bargain with Hamid II. Obviously, if the price is reasonable,
, they would not mind leaving aside the righteous people in Britain.
In this way, the British began to incite the surrounding countries. Among the current four Balkan countries, the Grand Duchy of Bulgaria still belongs to the Ottoman Empire in name, but in fact it is a vassal of the Russians. This country was also established with the support of the Russians. Of course,
It is much smaller than modern Bulgaria. It is for this reason that the current Archduke Ferdinand I is ambitiously thinking about taking back the land that should have belonged to him from the Ottoman Empire. The Serbs next to him are also thinking about creating a country that will encompass Bosnia.
Greater Serbia including Macedonia, and they also have a weird king.
The King of Serbia, Alexander, faced the angry gaze of the whole country and married an old widow who was fifteen years older than him. She was also a wild old widow and might not be able to have children anymore, because he was in the country at this time.
Their status was in jeopardy. Originally, in history, this couple was worried about passing the throne to their uncle, so the angry military broke into the palace and shot them to death.
Now His Majesty the King is also thinking about diverting the conflict outwards, especially at this time, Britain, France and Russia are coming to support him. Alexander, who is confident, naturally looks forward to proving his authority by opening up new territories. If he can start from
If a beautiful piece of fat is torn off the dying body of the Ottoman Empire, at least the current predicament it faces will be greatly alleviated. It will not be impossible for him to be able to transform himself into the great emperor in the eyes of the people by then.
Montenegro, or Montenegro, is a powerful small country. The Ottoman Empire, which conquered the entire Balkans and even came to Vienna, failed again and again in this huge place. In the end, it became the only part of the Balkans that was not conquered.
They conquered the land. Of course, the Grand Duke of Montenegro, Nicholas I, had a very simple mind. He did not have so many ambitions. He wanted to fight for hegemony and become a great power. Besides, he only had 20,000 to 30,000 guns. It would be inappropriate to discuss this kind of issue.
It's too unrealistic. He just wants to grab a real port for his country, such as Shkodra in Albania.
As for the rest of Greece, it goes without saying that this country will not miss the job of fighting the Ottoman Empire. Although they were beaten badly by the Ottoman Empire in the last Greco-Turkish war, they learned from their experience after the war.
With the support of France, they have recuperated their strength and felt that they could avenge their previous shame. Especially since they also have a powerful navy, and even have two Princess-class armored cruisers and four Soryu-class ships purchased from Sweden. Their strength is no better than that of the Ottomans.
The navy is far behind, and it has also ordered two perfect battleships in Sweden. However, due to order sequencing problems, the keels have only just been laid.
Encouraged by the three major powers, Britain, France, and Russia, the four small countries with their own evil intentions began to connect with each other. They even publicly expressed their indignation at the Ottoman army's use of poison gas, and claimed that the Ottoman army's suppression of the Albanians was
It seriously threatened the peace of the Balkans. In short, they showed a tough attitude and wanted to intervene to demonstrate to their old masters.
Of course Hamid II would not pay attention to them. The alliance treaty just signed gave the emperor enough confidence. Similarly, the Ottomans were also full of indignation towards these dogs that once lay at their feet. Now they dared to provoke their old masters, and even
There are constant voices supporting their emperor to restore the former glory of the empire.
After a period of deliberation, after confirming that there was indeed no hope for the Albanian uprising, Bulgaria officially declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire and became the independent Kingdom of Bulgaria. At the same time, it formed the Balkan Alliance with Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece.
However, although Britain, France and Russia tried their best to encourage them to go to war against the Ottomans, these guys were not without concerns. After all, China and the Ottomans had just signed an alliance agreement. Although it was aimed at Russia, the latter article also gave Yang Feng the opportunity to target others.
The basis for the country. If the British beat Hamid II, he would definitely not take action, but for a small country like them that cannot be beaten and can never threaten China, it is impossible for him to fulfill his alliance obligations.
Any pressure. It is no joke to offend this Tyrannosaurus Rex. No matter how arrogant the monarchs of these countries are, they know that they are just a pile of scum in front of Emperor Yang. Just look at the fate of the United States now.
Well, the four countries combined are not comparable to the United States. This is still very clear to the kings and princes.
In response to their concerns, Britain, France and Russia naturally patted their chests and promised that if the Chinese came to join the war, they would never sit idly by and ignore them, especially Nicholas even told his good buddies that if Yang Feng beat them
They, then Russia will definitely join the war.
In addition, at this time, the British also announced good news with great fanfare. Their first batch of six perfect battleships were put into service. However, unlike Yang Feng's, the tonnage of these six battleships was much larger due to the difference in welding technology between the shipyards.
In addition, the artillery technology is much inferior to that of Yang Feng. In order to meet the power, the 305 main gun is used, which is actually a diesel-powered version of the Dreadnought. It also uses the latest concentrated artillery developed by the United Kingdom.
The control system, of course, has relatively primitive performance, and in response to the terrifying armor-piercing capability of the Chinese battleship's 280 main gun, the armor has been thickened a lot. Of course, the result of this series of changes is that the tonnage of this battleship is close to two
Ten thousand tons, don't expect a speed of 32 knots. It is estimated that even 30 knots will be difficult, but for the purpose of publicity, the British public data is 30 knots.
Fortunately, in a real naval battle, such a speed gap is not very obvious. At most, it is to grab a good position, as long as the range, power and armor protection of the artillery can be guaranteed. At least this is what the British think. Of course, the main thing is
They really can't meet this speed target.
In order to cheer up the four Balkan countries, the first batch of six perfect battleships in service will all be deployed in Singapore. Anyway, there are more than a dozen similar diesel battleships in the UK, which are enough to cope with the situation in Europe. In addition, their second batch of perfect battleships will also be deployed in Singapore.
There will be a total of sixteen ships in this batch that will be put into service in the middle of next year, and the Germans' first batch of six perfect battleships will not be put into service for at least another six months.
William's perfect battleship is similar to the British. It is also a weighted version. It is also equipped with ten 305 main guns. It uses twin turrets with two in the front and one in the back. It looks like the British one.
Carved from a mold, it is currently being outfitted. (To be continued...)