The subsequent development of the Balkan war situation also proved that his judgment was correct. Except for the Serbian army in Macedonia, which made certain progress due to the lack of defense there, the attacks of the other three countries all evolved into brutal offensive and defensive battles in key areas...especially
In Shkodra, the war started for a week, but not only failed to capture this long-awaited city, the Montenegrin army also suffered more than 6,000 casualties, so that the current Montenegrin army was exhausted. Although Nicholas I urgently recruited
He recruited 20,000 mountain people, and then armed himself with the weapons given to him by the British and went to the battlefield. However, it was obvious that he had lost confidence in taking the city in the short term.
He now hopes that his allies can help him cut off the supply line of the Shkodra garrison. After all, this city is in the far northwest corner of the Ottoman territory, and the Serbs who invaded Macedonia have already detached a group army to invade Algeria, but they failed
They were not here to reinforce the Montenegrins, but were heading straight towards Tirana, preparing to seize the city before the Greeks. It was obvious that the alliance was full of intrigues from the beginning.
The Serbs' little thought was actually completely unnecessary, because the Greeks were also blocked in Arta at this time, and their victory was also far away. Here, the Chinese students and the French students collided hard, but
Judging from the current situation, the Greeks were beaten badly, with nearly 10,000 casualties in a week. After all, their teacher was beaten violently by the opponent's teacher not long ago.
The Greeks attacking Salonika made pretty good progress, but they avoided the city of Salonika, which they should focus on attacking and which was also the focus of the Ottoman army's defense. Instead, they attacked north along the flat corridor.
When entering Macedonia, I guess they had the same mentality as the Serbs. In the final analysis, this war is nothing more than everyone grabbing the territory together. In the end, whoever can rob the other will make more money. The Ottoman Empire was released in Thessaloniki, surrounded by mountains.
A whole army group, a fool did not rob Macedonia, which had no defense, but went there to kill and bleed it like a river! By then, he would have lost his troops here. The Serbs easily took over the entire Macedonia, how could they expect them to take over them after the war?
Separate the occupied territory? The Greeks were not so naive.
Another important force, the three Bulgarian armies marched southward to the Thrace Peninsula aggressively, trying to attack Istanbul like a raging wave. Unfortunately, a total of 250,000 Turkish troops, including 100,000 new troops, were in Egypt.
The Dirney line built a steel embankment for them, firmly blocking Ferdinand I's ambitions.
"Your Majesty, our best plan right now is to play defensive counterattack. We don't have enough troops. Even if we include the old army that has not been reorganized, the number that can be put into the Balkan battlefield will not exceed 500,000, while our enemy has 800,000.
The total strength of the army is small. Before the newly recruited recruits complete three months or even half a year of training, sending them into the battlefield is equivalent to death. Therefore, they currently have no ability to counterattack and can only defend and use defensive operations to consume the enemy's strength.
In modern warfare, with the emergence of the machine gun barbed wire trench defense system, coupled with a large number of rapid-fire infantry artillery and mortars, the defensive power has far exceeded the offensive power. It can be said that whoever attacks will be unlucky, unless like in
The German Army is the same. It is equipped with a large number of large-caliber heavy artillery and sufficient supplies of materials. It can use steel instead of the bravery of soldiers to break open the opponent's defense line. Otherwise, the best choice on the battlefield is to be the defensive side.
We put our reduced forces in coastal fortresses such as Shkodra and Alta Saloniga, relying on supplies from the sea to hold on. At the same time, we used the main force to firmly block the Bulgarians on the Edirne line to ensure the safety of Istanbul and others.
They can occupy any place they want, even if they occupy the entire backwaters of Algeria and Macedonia. Before shrinking their troops, they will distribute a large number of weapons to the local Muslims, grant them official posts, give them rewards, and let the imams tell them that they are the same as the infidels.
war, calling on them to organize to attack the infidels, contain the enemy's mobility, and attack their supply lines, while our main force relies on sea transportation to continuously receive supplies, using steel and explosives to tear apart the enemy's attack, allowing them to
The blood dries up.
Three months later, when their blood has been drained, our newly recruited 400,000 army troops have also completed their training. Then they will roll over the Balkans as easily as a steamroller, take back everything we have lost, and even directly
Attack their capital and force them to double compensation for our losses.
Of course, the premise of all this is that we must ensure sea control." In the Ottoman Army General Staff in Istanbul, Lieutenant General Qin Hanting, the head of the Chinese advisory group responsible for guiding this war, pointed to the map and said to Hamid II.
Hamid II is still very satisfied with the head of the advisory group. After all, he is also a famous general who captured an American secretary of war. As for sea control, he is not worried about this, although Greece has a powerful army.
Navy, but it is still far behind the Ottoman Navy. After all, they only have two Princess-class ships while the Ottoman Navy has four. The difference in the number of warships built with the same set of blueprints is not due to the bravery of the soldiers or the level of the commanders.
What can be compensated for is that there are also a large number of Chinese advisors in the Ottoman Navy to guide operations.
In fact, because of the strength gap, the Greeks are more inclined to use their fleet to ensure the safety of Athens, rather than running out to fight the Ottoman Navy. You must know that these two armored cruisers and the four Soryu-class ships are all the Greek people's frugality.
, and even bought it with a loan from France. It is a guarantee of Greece’s national security in the next ten years. Even if this war is lost, as long as this fleet is here, there is no need to worry about the Ottoman Empire sending warships to Athens.
Come and cut yourself, the Greeks calculated this account very clearly.
As for the coastline security of its allies, this has nothing to do with the Greek navy, so even Hamid II claimed that he would send a fleet to bombard all ports along the Bulgarian coast, and gave Bulgarians and foreigners in each port 24 hours to evacuate.
, this fleet, which was also capable of bombarding Istanbul, still hid in the naval port of Athens and pretended not to hear.
The final result was that all four Princess-class and six Soryu-class armored cruisers of the Ottoman Navy were dispatched. Under the desperate eyes of the Bulgarians, they used white phosphorus incendiary bombs to directly burn Varna, the country's largest port, into ruins, leaving only casualties and injuries.
The number of civilians exceeded 6,000, causing Ferdinand I to curse King George I of Greece in the palace.
"All alliances are not like this!" Yang Feng said with disdain.
"It is said that dozens of Russians died in the fire in Varna. The Russian government is threatening Hamid II!" Zhang Quan said.
"Tell Nikolai that they have already announced that they will bombard Varna. If they don't evacuate quickly, they deserve to be killed. This war must be fought according to the rules. If he wants to break the rules, don't blame me. He broke the rules and asked Liu Buchan to sail the fleet to Yuanshan Port. He also announced that four more divisions would be added to the Shenyang Military Region and one division each to Kulun and Dihua." Yang Feng said with a sneer.
Following the order of His Majesty the Emperor, Liu Buchan led a huge fleet including the Kunlun and Qinling and sailed to Wonsan Port in a mighty manner, staring at Vladivostok and Aomori with eager eyes. The situation in the Far East suddenly became tense.
"Rules, I am the most disciplined person. I said I will not interfere in the Balkan war, so I will definitely not interfere. But if your country wants to intervene, then don't blame me for being rude. Since China and the Ottoman Empire If you are an ally, you must fulfill your alliance obligations." Yang Feng said proudly.
"Your Majesty, I hope you can understand that the Ottoman navy's brutal attack on the Port of Varna resulted in the deaths of forty-two Russian citizens. Hamid II and his army must accept punishment for this." Russian Minister Resa Er frowned and said.
"Your Excellency, the Ottoman Navy has given them enough time to retreat. Since they did not accept the warning, they can only bring it upon themselves. There is nothing wrong with the Ottoman Navy in this tragedy, and I think you should understand that the alliance The meaning of the treaty is that if your country goes to war with the Ottoman Empire, China must fulfill its alliance obligations." Zhang Quan said with a sneer.
"Also, if your country takes other actions that are inconsistent with its status as a neutral country, then the Chinese government will respond at the same level. For example, if your country's warships block the military operations of the Ottoman Navy on the high seas, then the Chinese Navy will Send a fleet to the Black Sea to help your allies safeguard their legitimate rights and interests." Yang Feng then added.
Resal reluctantly resigned. In fact, Nicholas was not prepared to fight at all. He just wanted to see Yang Feng's bottom line. Now that Yang Feng had made his attitude clear to him, there was no need to argue. , although he also knew that it was impossible for Yang Feng to really sail the battleship into the Black Sea. After all, there was still a British fleet watching here, but if this guy wanted to cause trouble for him, there were many ways. Apart from other things, he would just encourage the Japanese to play reconquest. The loss of land is enough for him to drink a pot.
In recent years, with the support of Yang Feng, the Japanese have begun to regain their strength. The army's strength has even reached the upper limit of 100,000 stipulated in the treaty, and it can be said that they are well-equipped and well-trained. Once trouble occurs, not the tens of thousands of Russian troops in Aomori can stop it. of.
There is also the ongoing oil development in Alaska. Without the drilling equipment imported from China, he can only look at the treasure underground and sigh in despair, not to mention the big killer of cutting off the supply of diesel engines. (To be continued. .)