December 2, 1912, 2753 AD, Wuhan.
"Mr.
Wen, there's a war in the Balkans."
Gu Xiaolu hurriedly ran into the office with a telegram.
"Oh, they finally started fighting.
I thought they would delay it until next year."
Wen Desi received the telegram with some surprise.
The telegram was sent by Chinese intelligence personnel in the Balkans.
It introduced the current situation in detail. , and the current state of affairs in various countries.
The Balkans region is located at the border of Europe and Asia.
It is the lower abdomen of Europe and strangles the throat of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
Its strategic location is very important.
At the same time, the ethnic composition here is complex and the religions are diverse.
This has been the powder keg of Europe since ancient times.
The Balkan War in this plane broke out later than in the original time and space, but the temperature of this "Balkan powder keg" is already high enough, and the explosion is only a matter of time.
The conflicts among the Balkan countries have reached the extreme, and with the great powers fanning the flames, negotiations can no longer solve the problem and can only be done once.
The Balkans issue has been around for a long time.
There are many ethnic groups on this peninsula.
Ever since the Ottoman Empire defeated the Balkan coalition forces in the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 and occupied the entire Balkan Peninsula by force, the Yugoslav nation has been ruled by the Ottoman Empire for a long time.
Since the 19th century, nationalists in the Balkans have continuously launched armed uprisings in an effort to gain independence from the Ottoman Empire.
In 1830, Greece successfully achieved independence with the support of Britain, France, and Russia, which greatly encouraged the various ethnic groups in Yugoslavia.
As for Russia, it has been launching the Eighth Russo-Turkish War in order to seize the Mediterranean Sea.
The Ottoman Empire was defeated and sued for peace.
After signing the Treaty of San Stefano, Serbia and Montenegro were allowed to become independent.
Romania was merged with Wallachia and Moldova.
In addition, a Greater Bulgarian Principality was established, and Bosnia gained "autonomy".
With the support of Russia, Pan-Slavism became the mainstream ideology in the Balkans.
Countries in the Balkans also actively expanded their armies and conducted diplomatic work, seeking support from European powers and hoping to seize the Ottoman Empire's territory in the Balkans.
In March 1912, Serbia and Bulgaria formed an alliance; in May, Montenegro and Greece also participated; the above four countries formed the Balkan League.
Montenegro first declared war on the Ottoman Empire on December 1, 1912.
Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece also issued ultimatums to the Ottoman Empire on the 7th and 8th, demanding that the Ottoman Army withdraw from the Balkans and grant autonomy to all ethnic groups. right.
The Ottoman government of course rejected this request and began mobilizing its troops.
This constitutes a direct excuse for the Balkan Alliance to declare war on Turkey.
On December 9, Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece also launched attacks on the Ottomans.
By the time the report was sent, the armies of both sides were already on the move.
"Okay, notify relevant personnel immediately and convene a special meeting on Balkan affairs in the afternoon," Wen Desi immediately ordered.
In the following hours, intelligence personnel and diplomats from all parties also sent back relevant information.
After being summarized and summarized by the Bureau of Strategic Intelligence Analysis, the information was compiled and handed over to Wen Desi.
The participants had already arrived after lunch.
Mr.
Wen let them read the relevant information before starting the meeting.
Wen Desi said: "Now that everyone understands the basic situation, let's talk about it now.
How do we intervene in this Balkan war?
How do we intervene and which side are we on?"
In fact, the great powers had already intervened before the war in the Balkans began.
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Tsarist Russia's support for the Balkan Alliance is completely open, while the German-Austrian Allies support the Ottomans.
If the enemy opposes it, we will support it.
Although Britain and France did not express their positions clearly, they were clearly on the sidelines.
In the original time and space, China definitely had no part in this matter, but after China in this plane took the cock, it was already recognized as a great power, and it was naturally qualified to get involved.
Chief of General Staff Xin Jie said: "I think there are more benefits to helping the Ottomans.
The Ottomans are basically defeated in this war, but our Asia-Europe Railway still needs their cooperation, so even if they lose we will support them."
Premier Zhang Lizheng also agreed: "Yes, Türkiye should be supported just because they have a deep hatred with Russia."
In fact, the policy of supporting Turkey has been decided by the top leaders of the Socialist Party of Science and Technology long ago.
Now that the big guys from the military and political parties are speaking out, they are just trying to make their attitude clear to the people below.
The Balkan Peninsula is located at the confluence of the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa.
It not only controls the gateway to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, but also controls the route to the Indian Ocean.
It has a very important strategic position and is rich in natural resources.
The best situation for such a place is of course that it is under its own control, but at this time China's national power is still limited and its power cannot be projected there.
So, if you are currently unable to control it, let others also be unable to control it.
So this time Wen Desi planned to be a troublemaker and prevent Niuniu Zhuanmei from being better than before.
"The humanitarian relief supplies we previously stored in the Middle East can be given to Türkiye first.
Another batch will be given to Turkey," Wen Desi said.
The Ottoman Empire at this time is no longer the powerful Ottoman Empire hundreds of years ago.
Since the 19th century, the country has been in decline, getting worse year by year, and now it is extremely weak.
His opponents, the countries of the Balkan Alliance, all surpassed the Ottoman Empire army in terms of the number of soldiers and the quality of weapons, especially the quality of artillery and the level of military combat training.
What's more, the Balkan Alliance also had the support of the Allied Powers.
Although Germany and Austria supported them, their strength was quite limited because of William II's hesitation.
In this case, Osman has absolutely no chance of winning unless he cheats.
Wen Desi had no way to let them win at this time.
After all, they were too far apart and the Asia-Europe Railway was not open to traffic.
Although Osman cannot win, it can make their loss look better.
"What's going on over there at Gongyang?"
Wen Desi asked.
Wang Qi quickly replied: "Under our activities, the appointment to send him to Bulgaria as a military attache has been cancelled.
He has now successfully gone to Salonika and served as the leader of a main infantry regiment, and his troops We also have strong support.”
"Very good.
Turkey will definitely attack this time, but we can't let the Balkans win too easily.
The most important thing is to let the Rams improve their reputation.
After all, they are also our satellite party.
Hahahaha" Wen Desi laughed.
Wen Desi has never had a good impression of the countries in the Balkan Peninsula, because this peninsula is rich in weird flowers, each one more beautiful than the next.
Don't look at the fact that they are using the banner of "national liberation" this time, but in fact it is dog eating dog.
In the original time and space, after they teamed up to fly the local chicken car away, they immediately divided the spoils and started pinching each other again.
The most desperate country in Europe is undoubtedly "Pingdu Zhenlu Dabobo", and the runner-up until the tenth place is all in the Balkans.
The current runner-up is undoubtedly Serbia.
This country is not big but has great ambitions.
They want to build a "Greater Serbia".
This "Greater Serbia" includes most of the Balkan Peninsula including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Old Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia and the regions of Srem, Vojvodina and Dalmatia.
This time Serbia is preparing to divide Albania, occupy Salonika, and gain access to the Aegean Sea and the Adriatic Sea.
Several other countries also have great ideas.
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Greece's dream was to restore the Greek-Byzantine Empire that spanned Europe and Asia.
Under the guidance of this "Great Greek Thought", it not only wanted to take back the island of Crete across the water from the Ottoman Empire, but also prepared to expand in both directions to the west and north, eating up large tracts of land in southern Macedonia and Albania.
Bulgaria attempts to realize the ideal of "Santo Stephano Bulgaria", monopolizing Macedonia and Thrace, with ports such as Thessaloniki and Kavala, and access to the Aegean Sea.
Negro Montenegro is not far behind, and they also have their own ideas.
Although this little fart country is not easy to find on the map, this country with a big nose is a standard little power.
At its peak, the Ottoman Empire conquered the entire Balkan Peninsula and even came to Vienna.
But in the little fart country of Montenegro, The place was in ruins one after another.
Every time I came, I would kneel down and rush to the end of the street.
In the end, Montenegro became the only land in the Balkans that was not conquered by the Ottomans.
Of course, they are all in a quarrel, and they can fight well when they take advantage of their home court advantage to defend home, but if they want to be drawn out to fight, forget it.
But now that it has such a good opportunity, it also wants to expand its territory, divide Novi Basa, and occupy northern Albania, bordering Serbia.
So Mr.
Wen planned to help them bleed this time and make them be more honest.
Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki is an ancient city that was once the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia.
During the Roman period it developed into an important trading crossroads, with a Roman road linking Byzantine Constantinople to Dirashi, present-day Durres, Albania, for trade between Europe and Asia.
In the Byzantine Empire, its importance was second only to the capital Constantinople, and it was one of the two most important commercial centers of Byzantium.
After being ruled by the Ottoman Empire, Thessaloniki became a provincial city of the empire and one of the most important trade and commercial cities of the Ottoman Empire.
The railway arrived here in 1888, and modern port facilities were built between 1896 and 1904.
Now it is one of the most important Ottoman cities and the most coveted target of the Balkan League.
At this time, in an ancient villa in Salonika, a group of young Turkish officers were having a secret gathering.
"Comrades, let me tell you some good news.
Chinese comrades have sent us a lot of weapons. 30,000 rifles and 6 million rounds of ammunition, 10,000 pistols and 1 million rounds of ammunition, as well as 400 machine guns, 200 After the cannon fire, weapons and medicines will continue to arrive," the host said with a smile on his face.
The host is an active-duty army lieutenant colonel in his thirties, his name is Mustafa Kemal, a top student at the Istanbul Military Academy and the Khabay Staff College, and the current commander of the 33rd Infantry Regiment of the Ottoman Empire Army.
Most of the members present were young officers from various units in Salonika.
They belong to an organization called the "Turkish Scientific Socialist Party".
The officers below became excited.
"Great, with these weapons, we can arm all our comrades and peripheral members, and give those Balkan jackals some color."
"Mustafa, we should take this opportunity to kill Hamid II, the foolish king, establish a republic, and implement socialist reforms."
At this time, several fanatical party members began to shout.
Kemal said in a deep voice: "No, the time is not ripe now, and our organization is not strong enough.
If we kill Hamid II now, we can only benefit those traitors, so our goal now is to protect Hamid II."
De II, let this empire continue until we are strong enough."
"How long will it take?
I can't wait."
"Don't worry, comrades.
According to the news from Chinese comrades, the international situation is about to undergo drastic changes.
The two imperialist blocs will soon break out into a war that will last for several years.
At that time, it will be a good time for us to grow.
After this war, It’s the best time for us to establish a republic, and China’s fraternal parties will fully help us,” Kemal said with confidence
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