Chapter 22: The Turning Point
On the battlefield in the Near East, an exciting scene appeared. At the height of the front, there was chaos in the Ottoman rear.
The Armenians rebelled, the Greeks rebelled, the Slavs rebelled, and even the Kurds showed signs of instability.
There was no rebellion, there was no one to instigate them. Otherwise, the rebellious nations in the Ottoman country would have to increase by a large group.
The previous waves of national uprisings were the result of the anti-Turkish alliance. Everyone knows that the Ottoman Empire is going to be cold, and it will be too late if you don't change jobs.
If the upper class wants to find a way, it is natural to accept the name. If you don't take action to prove your position at this time, how can you protect your position in the future?
If the anti-Turkish alliance opens the door at this time, it is estimated that there will be people within the Ottoman government who will change jobs.
There is no doubt that civil strife hastened the decline of the Ottoman Empire.
Unlike previous national independence movements, this time the rebels were armed, and the Austrian airships were empty of weapons and ammunition for the rebels.
The aftermath of the multi-ethnic state erupted, and although the rebels were only a minority, they were stabbed at this time, which caused the Sudanese government to lose trust in the country's ethnic minorities.
Affected by the rebellion, the ethnic contradictions in the Ottoman Empire were also intensified.
Half of the morale of the Sudanese government, which has been so hard to muster, has been lost, and the sense of belonging of ethnic minorities to the country has been sharply reduced.
First the Austrian army captured Krsehir, then the Russians also conquered Ottomanczyk, and the two countries were about to meet on the Kyzyl River.
Once this battle plan was completed, the Ottoman Empire was split in two by the anti-Turkish alliance, and the end could not be taken care of.
The elite areas of the west, in particular, were completely encircled by the anti-Turkish alliance and could not receive any assistance from the outside world.
It is impossible to abandon the west, the capital Ankara is west of the Kyzyl River.
Moreover, the Austrian army had already entered the valley of the two rivers, and the territory of eastern Ottoman was equally insecure.
The narrow territory of the peninsula of Asia Minor created favorable conditions for an anti-Turkish alliance, and the coalition forces could cut in the middle and divide the Ottoman Empire in two.
The "Kizil River Division" is only one of the alternative plans, and the two river basins can also be connected. Unfortunately, the Caucasus is mountainous, and the Russians are still playing mountain warfare with the Ottomans in the Greater Caucasus Mountains.
Due to the tense situation, the Ottoman Empire had to shrink its forces.
The main forces shrank back, and the burden of defense fell entirely into the hands of local militias, whose commanders were not government-appointed officers, but religious leaders......
When it comes to faith, the combat effectiveness is always bursting. Although inferior to the regular army, the fighting power of the Ottoman militia shocked the anti-Turkish alliance.
In Constantinople, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Command Albrech was furious: "Marshal Publius, are you here for a vacation, or are you here to fight?" ”
For a military man, such an accusation is undoubtedly the greatest insult. Fortunately, Publius is a pseudo-soldier who became a monk halfway, and his face is closer to that of a politician.
"Your Excellency, Commander, this was a complete accident. No one knew that the Ottomans would put the main forces in ......"
Before he could finish speaking, the commander of the Russian army, Ivanov, interrupted unceremoniously: "The battlefield is not an amusement park, don't make so many excuses for failure."
And where the main forces of the Ottomans are, everyone knows very well, we are not unscrupulous politicians, and no one listens to you playing tricks here. ”
There was no way, in the recent battle, the Greek army was ambushed by the Ottoman guerrillas, and unfortunately lost dozens of heavy artillery.
Originally, some losses on the battlefield were nothing, but the problem was that the Greeks did not blow up the artillery when they broke through, and these artillery pieces, along with ammunition, fell into the hands of the Ottoman army.
Having lost such a big person, the Greek army naturally concealed it and did not report it. In the ensuing battle, these shells fell on the Russians.
Due to the lack of preparation in advance and the miscalculation of the enemy's firepower, the Russian army lost thousands of people by surprise.
After figuring out the causes and consequences of the captured prisoners, the Russians naturally refused to suffer this dumb loss, which led to this coalition meeting.
Originally, a soldier from an orthodox background like Ivanov looked down on a parallel marshal from a politician like Publius.
Now that there is such a thing again, naturally you will not be polite. The commanders of the armies of the four countries in the headquarters of the coalition forces all hold the title of marshal, and they are also divided into three, six, nine and so on.
Ivanov and Albrech were both orthodox military backgrounds, and they also had military exploits, so their status was naturally first-class.
Montenegro's commander-in-chief, Maxim Trentiev, although he has no military merits, is also from an orthodox military background.
Even though Greece is stronger than Montenegro, Maxim Trentiev still has a higher status than Publius.
This subconscious judgment has been proven on the battlefield. Russia and Austria are the main forces, and the results will naturally not be bad.
Although the Duchy of Montenegro has few soldiers, its combat record is almost the same as that of the Greeks.
The army is a place where the strong are believed, and no matter what tactics are used, the generals who can win the battle are the most respected.
Fortunately, Publius had a good mentality, and if ordinary people had collapsed, they would have collapsed long ago.
"Marshal Ivanov, we are very sorry about this matter. We didn't get any news because the troops escorting the artillery that day were all wiped out, so we ......"
This explanation is obviously unsatisfactory, but everyone is under the banner of the coalition forces, and political interests determine that everyone cannot turn the other cheek.
Albrecht's initial taunts, which seemed to be aimed at Publius, were actually more aimed at easing the conflict.
No matter how wasteful Publius is, it is also a Greek representative, and the Russians cannot be clicked in anger.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary people can't do anything about the representatives of their allies, but this doesn't mean that the Russians can't do it either.
Albrech did not expect anything from the violent temper of the Russians.