One premise must be clear: for Britain to control the Black Sea outlets, it is not necessary to control all the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosphorus.

This was not the case for the Russian Empire, which, in order to gain access to the Black Sea, had to control all three of the above in its hands, so that the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Empire could freely enter and exit the Black Sea.

Now that the Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmara are under the control of the Mediterranean Fleet and the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, the only thing that the Russian Empire can fight for is the Bosphorus, so Roque is really not in a hurry, the Anglo-French forces are in a very urgent mood to open the Black Sea outlet, and the Russian Empire is even more urgent.

As Roque said, the entire coast of the Sea of Marmara, the Ottoman troops were empty in defense, full of landing points for troops to land, under the cover of the Mediterranean Fleet, on July 1, the 9th Anzac Division landed near Scharkei in only three hours, and after crushing the defenders, the regiment advanced inland into the mountains and directly behind the Second Army's defenses.

In the previous phase of the operation, the Anzac suffered heavy losses, and the small harbor named "Anzac Bay" became a sad place for all Anzac officers and men.

The 9th Division arrived in the Mediterranean relatively late, and did not have time to participate in the previous stage of fighting, and now the 9th Division is holding its breath and wanting to be ashamed.

On July 2, a brigade of the 19th Division landed at Gazikoy, followed by another brigade at Tekilda, closer to the Bosphorus, both of which were moving quickly,

Like the 9th Division, in the previous stage of the operation, the 19th Division was used as a reserve for the entire Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and was not put into operation at all, and now the 19th Division still retains a complete formation, so at the beginning of the third stage, Roque sent the 19th and 9th Divisions to the front line to give other units more time to rest.

The 19th Division is composed mainly of Bechuanazhou people, and the main members of this unit are also of Chinese descent, accounting for more than 80 percent of the total number, and it is one of the units with the highest proportion of Chinese soldiers in southern Africa.

In July, in addition to the rapid progress of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, there was finally some good news for the Entente powers, the biggest development being that the Kingdom of Italy finally entered the war.

However, it remains to be verified whether this news is good news.

In order for the Kingdom of Italy to enter the war, the Entente made great efforts, and since October last year, the Entente has been lobbying the Kingdom of Italy, hoping that the Kingdom of Italy will defect from the Central Powers to join the Entente.

In order to bargain as much as possible to get more benefits, Antonio Salandra claimed that the Kingdom of Italy could send 1 million troops to fight abroad, Britain and France coveted the 1 million troops who did not even see the shadow, and Germany and Austria-Hungary also had expectations for the Kingdom of Italy, but the attitude of Germany and Austria-Hungary towards the Kingdom of Italy was not unified, Austria-Hungary hoped that the Kingdom of Italy, which had not yet joined the war, would appear on the Eastern Front as a mediator so that Austria-Hungary could get out of the mud, while Germany saw the essence of the Kingdom of Italy through the Italo-Turkish War and only hoped that the Kingdom of Italy would remain neutral.

In this way, it became clear that the Entente offered the Kingdom of Italy better terms, and the terms offered by the British Foreign Secretary Grey to the Kingdom of Italy were very tempting, and if the Kingdom of Italy entered the war, then after the war the Kingdom of Italy would be able to acquire the seaport city of Trieste and a vast area south of the Albis Mountains, and at the same time the islands in the Aegean Sea, a part of the lands of the Balkan Peninsula, plus a part of the lands of the peninsula of Asia Minor, Tripoli and Cyrenaica were also brought out as a condition for negotiations, As long as Italy joined the Entente, then the Entente recognized Italian ownership of Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

It is worth noting that most of the lands promised by Gray belonged to the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires, so the Kingdom of Italy could not get these lands until the Central Powers were defeated, and the Kingdom of Italy would not get anything until the Central Powers were defeated.

Look at the negotiations, they played with generosity, and on the surface they promised a lot of things, but in fact Britain had nothing to lose, and they had 1 million more troops to help.

If the 1 million troops promised by Antonio Sarandra can really play the role that Gray expects, it is clear that Gray is taking the 1 million troops promised by Antonio Sarandra as a formidable force similar to the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

On June 20, the Kingdom of Italy officially declared war on Austria-Hungary.

Funnily enough, at this time, the Kingdom of Italy was still nominally an ally of Austria-Hungary, and the Triple Alliance still existed.

On July 5, the Kingdom of Italy officially launched an attack on Austria-Hungary, and the First Battle of Isonzo began.

Seeing this "first time", many brothers should know that this is another super long series.

That's right, the Battle of Isonzo was fought a total of 12 times, and the Kingdom of Italy paid the price of 1.5 million people and did not break through the Austro-Hungarian defense line of the Isonzo River, in the twelfth Battle of Isonzo, that is, the Battle of Caporetto, only 10,000 people in the Kingdom of Italy were killed and 30,000 were wounded, but at the same time, 265,000 people voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered, and another 300,000 soldiers escaped as deserters.

The Battle of Caporetto also became a national shame for Italy.

Now the Entente did not know that the performance of the Kingdom of Italy would be so unbearable, and they were full of expectations for the Kingdom of Italy, and Xia Fei and Frenzi also expressed great welcome to the participation of the Kingdom of Italy in the war, but Roque did not think so.

According to Antonio Salandra's promise to Edward Gray, after the Kingdom of Italy entered the war, it would send five divisions to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force to assist the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in launching an attack on the Bosphorus.

This should be good news for Roque, who was short on hand, but Roque, who was impressed by the Kingdom of Italy, did not want these five divisions at all.

"The Kingdom of Italy during the Italian-Turkish War was a disaster, the Indian Legion behaved like Xiang, the troops of the Kingdom of Italy were not much better than the Indian Legion, they joined our Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, it would only become a drag on us, I didn't dare to send the Italians to the front, whoever cooperated with them was unlucky." Roque was dismissive of the Kingdom of Italy, and the five divisions were nearly 90,000 men, and he said he didn't want it.

"Although the troops of the Kingdom of Italy are not as good as the Southern African Expeditionary Force, they are not as bad as you think, the Kingdom of Italy was indeed scum during the Italian-Turkish War, but after such a long time, the Kingdom of Italy should have learned a lesson, even if they are not adapted to the world war, auxiliary operations should be competent." Winston still has expectations for the Kingdom of Italy, and he has yet to utter the famous phrase "a good appetite, but a mouth full of rotten teeth".

"The Italians can be sent to the mountains of the Garibaldi Peninsula to suppress bandits, so that we can draw out the 29th Division and the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Anzac." Ian Hamilton didn't know enough about the Kingdom of Italy either.

"Okay!" Since both Winston and Ian Hamilton agreed, Roque would not resolutely oppose it, hoping that the Kingdom of Italy would be mobilized faster.

The landing of the 19th and 9th Divisions caused great trouble for the Second Army, which was waiting for the battle, and Zanders did not expect Roque to abandon the land attack and instead send troops to land behind the Second Army.

In order to deal with the landing force of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Zanders mobilized troops to encircle and intercept the landing force, and surrounded the landing force of the 19th Division in Gazikoy.

"In order to encircle the Second Brigade that landed in Gazikoy, the Second Army dispatched three divisions, and it is estimated that Zanders wants to repeat the Battle of the Gulf of the Anzac, but we have sea and air supremacy, and the landing force can be withdrawn by sea at any time." Ian Hamilton said that the pressure is not too great, and under the premise of having sea supremacy, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force can advance and retreat freely.

"I can't retreat, order the second brigade to hold its position, send troops to land from both sides of Gazikoy, and carry out a counter-encirclement of the Ottoman troops, I want to swallow these three divisions and hit him in the center to blossom." Roque has a big appetite, the 501st and 502nd Divisions have completed the task of clearing the south side of the Dardanelles, the troops of the 1st Division of the Anzac Corps have taken over the defense, and now Roque has reserves in his hands, and it is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt his ten fingers.

"Landing for counter-encirclement-" Ian Hamilton is a head and two big, the landing operation itself is difficult enough, and now it is necessary to encircle the enemy in a roundabout way after landing, and then annihilate the enemy army, the difficulty is simply increased exponentially.

"The defense of the Second Army has been disrupted by us, and the 29th Division was ordered to launch an attack on Kavak so that Zanders could not support in time, and the 9th Division was ordered to advance towards Gazikoy and join the landing force for a joint operation." Roque was like a fish in water, and on the brutal Western Front, too many troops poured into the narrow front, and the troops had lost their room to detour and could only engage in brutal trench warfare.

Roque's side is much better, the troops have plenty of room to detour, and the Mediterranean Fleet has control of the Sea of Marmara, if Roque can't make a difference, then Roque is really sorry for the trust of Winston and Kitchener.

Now the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force has become a lifesaver for Winston and Kitchener, Kitchener hopes that Roque will make achievements and consolidate his position, so he does not hesitate to allocate the shells originally given to the Western Front to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, which leads to a further deterioration of relations with Frenzi.

Winston hoped to return to the center of power with the achievements of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and it was precisely because of Winston's insistence that the coalition launched the Battle of the Dardanelles.

(How many brothers are watching pirated versions?,The repeated 774 chapters are 500 subscriptions higher than the other chapters.,How can I bear it.、Heavenly reason.,It's half past three in the morning when I code this chapter.,Get up earlier than the chickens-)