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Ships and supplies departed from Britain and were transported to the Persian Gulf via the Suez Canal, and then by land to the Ottoman Empire.

The arrival of international aid directly stimulated the Ottoman resistance movement.Sudan seemed to have hit chicken blood, and broke out with unprecedented enthusiasm.

The frontline officers and soldiers felt the most clearly. The resistance of the enemy became more tenacious. Even the old, weak women and children took up guns and shot them.

Prior to this, the Ottoman Empire had limited weapons, and the regular army was insufficient. Some soldiers were still using the original flintlock.

People ’s equipment is mainly based on cold weapons. Occasionally several old antique shotguns appear. They are all treasures and pose little threat to the coalition forces.

After receiving British assistance, the situation is different, and the embarrassment of the Ottomans' insufficient weapons and equipment has changed.

Perhaps the military capacity of the British is insufficient. The new rifles in the Ottoman army have not increased much, but the old weaponry equipment has greatly increased.

It can be seen that the British are clearing their inventory this time.There are a variety of weapons, and some artillery can be traced back to the last century.

Regardless of the century, these hot weapons fell into the hands of the Ottomans, and they can still exert considerable power under special geographical conditions.

Affected by this, the pressure of the coalition forces on the battlefield increased greatly.The first to bear it was not the Principality of Montenegro, but Greece with more troops.

There is no way for the Principality of Montenegro to die less, and Maxim Trentiev inherited the fighting tradition of his ancestors, adhering to the enemy with the greatest casualties with the least casualties.

The war has been going on for more than a month, the port is almost flattened by the Austrian navy, the landing of the Montenegrin army was unsuccessful, and the feeling was not deep.

Greece is different. After landing successfully, it has been defending with the Ottoman army, and every step forward has to pay huge casualties.

The "Great Greek Empire Dream" prevented Pubulius from being passively idle. Although the Ottoman Empire declined, the territory was not small at all, with a total area of ​​more than 1.4 million square kilometers.

Such a large piece of meat, Russia and Austria eat meat, they can always drink soup?Without further ado, just a few fractions are enough for Greece to go further.

To know that there are hundreds of thousands of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire, and to get these people back together, the national strength of Greece can be directly doubled. This is the last hope of the Greek nationalists.

Originally, the anti-war faction prevailed in the Greek government, and it was not prepared to participate in the war. The sudden "public minister case" stimulated the Greek people and joined the war only with the encouragement of nationalists.

Even Pbulius is not an orthodox soldier, another layer of his identity is the leader of Greek nationalism.

It may be that the slogan of war was too loud, or it was talented, which attracted the attention of King Ludwig I and received the "national hero" with the highest standard.

After waiting for him to react, he was appointed "Interim Marshal" and was ordered to command the troops on the battlefield.

It is not ruled out that there is a suspicion of murder by borrowing a knife. After all, Ludwig I was born in the Lombard royal family, has not been influenced by Greek nationalism, and has no interest in reviving the Greek empire.

Not only Pbulius, but the nationalist elements in Greece, were basically sent to the battlefield by Ludwig I under the banner of national justice.

As the saying goes: "Patriotic" fights for the country, what is it to hide behind and shout?

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of this Greek expeditionary force is particularly touching.If it is not already landed, you ca n’t go back and estimate that many people are deserters.

A middle-aged man complained: "Marshal, let's go on like this. It has only been more than a month since the war, and we have lost more than 5,000 people.

Russia and Austria want to monopolize Ottoman after the war. The coalition headquarters has deliberately arranged a death mission to consume our strength."

Pubulius gave him a hard look: "Shut up, McKendos!"

"You idiot, can you use your brains to speak. It is our own request to be in charge of the Marmara theater. The coalition command means let us stay at home with children.

The battle plan is made by us, the battle is under our command, and the heavy losses can make others responsible?

Besides, are we just going to lose a lot?You have also read the battle report. There are 10,000 casualties in Austria and 18,000 in Russia. Which loss is not greater than ours?

If you lose a battle, you must admit defeat. Here you blame others and shirk responsibility. Are you still a soldier?"

Not to blame Pubrius for being angry and doubting, can these words be said?

Even if it is true, it can only blame them for their lack of strength.People are using Yangmou. Since they have taken the initiative, they must swallow this bitter pill.

Admiral Mackendos defended: "But Marshal, the resistance of the enemy is far stronger than we expected, and it is not timely to continue planning.

The coalition headquarters also ... "

Puglius flicked the table sharply: "Enough, McKendos. Now I'm completely sure that you are a stupid idiot.

Don't bring any set of external knowledge to the army. Commands are commands. There are not so many conditions to talk about.

If the enemy resists tenaciously, it can be used without executing orders, and the war does not need to be fought."

There is no price for the military orders on the battlefield.

Moreover, they still submitted their own battle plan to the coalition headquarters for approval. Now the headquarters forces them to complete their tasks, and no one can say that it is wrong.

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Not only did the Greeks have a headache, but looking at the increasing number of casualties, Albrech, the coalition commander-in-chief, was also very distressed.

Casualties are not equal to death. The medical assistance system of the Austrian army has been basically improved, and most soldiers can still return to the army after being cured.

But the number of casualties has grown rapidly, especially in the last week, the number of casualties in the Austrian army has increased by 21% compared with last week, and the number of casualties in the coalition has increased by 31.4%.

Despite the amazing exchange ratio on the battlefield, the Ottomans paid a heavier price behind the casualties of the coalition forces.

Including civilians, until the war, the Ottoman side has suffered more than 500,000 casualties, and the coastal areas have basically been beaten to the ground.

This is just the beginning. After going deep into the inland area, the Austrian navy ’s firepower support could not be expected, but the Ottomans occupied the geographical position, the people and the peace.

The deeper the front, the more obvious the geographical advantages that Ottoman can play. Fortunately, the Asia Minor Peninsula is not large, only 600 kilometers wide from north to south.

The coalition forces attacked from two sides, equivalent to a depth of more than three hundred kilometers on one side. The battle line was not too long. Otherwise, if the Ottoman Empire exchanged space for time, it might really be able to sustain the international situation.

After looking at the map, Albrecht made the decision: "Generate Vienna and report on the battlefield.

It is recommended that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs put pressure on Persia to force them to close the trade channel with Ottomans and cut off the lifeline of Ottomans.

In the name of the coalition command, the Caucasus theater and the Middle East theater were ordered to march into the two river basins, cutting off the link between Ottoman and Persia."

The free trade system is also targeted.

When the British sell materials to Ottoman, it belongs to the category of free trade; when Persia and Ottoman do business, it is not free trade, but is against Austria.

Seeing people serving food is the essence of international politics. The same thing happens to different countries, and the effect is completely different.

Austria can't help the British, and even protests have little effect; unlike the Persians, the Austrian army can reach them.

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The wonderful performance of the British people, the Vienna government seems to be collectively blind, see nothing, an attitude of being unheard of.

Naturally, it is not that the Government of Vienna cannot see it, nor that the Government of Vienna has no way to interfere. There is only one truth, which was suppressed by the emperor Franz.

Including Albrecht's telegram, was also suppressed by Franz, and incidentally rejected the plan to cut off Ottoman's lifeline.

Franz asked: "Has the cannon fodder been assembled?"

Secretary of the Army Feslav: "The African Legion is not full, the colonial indigenous population is limited, but only 70,000 people have been gathered together.

For the shortfall, the Ministry of Army used criminals who entered the country illegally. It has already recruited 50,000 people and is expected to be full next week."

The casualties of soldiers on the front increased, and the Vienna government would naturally not be invisible.To destroy Ottoman, a large amount of cannon fodder was required to fill the hole.

Franz, the main force, was reluctant to let the cannon fodder on board.

Originally, the African Colonial Corps was the first choice. However, the colonial government had tossed too much. The high head tax directly caused the indigenous population to fall into negative growth. The number is now seriously insufficient.

The Vienna government could have recruited cannon fodder troops from other colonies. Unfortunately, the transportation cost was too high and it was not economical at all.

Then it can only be counted as "criminals". Anyway, 150,000 artillery ashes should be filled up and used to fight against the Ottoman Empire.

This is just the first wave, not enough to continue.Allowing the British to give Ottoman blood transfusions is essentially to solve the hidden dangers more thoroughly.

The more tenacious the Ottoman government resisted, the smaller the hidden dangers left after the war. By the way, it can also help the Vienna government to consume the cannon fodder that has lost value and may become hidden dangers.

As for the pit to reach allies, it was totally a windfall. In the original plan, Franz did not prepare pit teammates.

After all, Greece and Montenegro are too weak to be worth Franz ’s shot; the Russians themselves are badly hurt and there is no need to bleed them again.

Franz nodded: "As soon as the number of people is gathered, they will be sent to the battlefield as soon as possible. The casualties on the front line are increasing, and the commanders are almost unable to withstand the pressure.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a Persian protest to the Persians, focusing on the fact that they colluded with Ottoman and intervened in the Near East War.

Grasp a degree, don't scare the Persians, we also need them to be the transport captain Osman."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

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