A ship of supplies set out from Britain, transported to the Persian Gulf through the Suez Canal, and then transferred to the Ottoman Empire by land through Persia.

The arrival of international aid directly stimulated the Ottoman resistance movement. The Sudan seemed to have been injected with chicken blood and burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm.

The frontline officers and soldiers felt the most obvious, and the enemy's resistance became increasingly tenacious, and even the elderly, weak, women and children picked up guns and shot them.

Before this, the Ottoman Empire had limited weapons and some regular troops were not equipped with them, and some soldiers were still using the original flintlock rifles.

The people's equipment is mainly cold weapons, and occasionally a few old antique hunting rifles appear, which are all treasures and are not a big threat to the coalition forces.

After receiving the assistance from the British, the situation was different, and the embarrassing situation of insufficient weapons and equipment was changed.

Perhaps because of the insufficient military production capacity of Britain, the new rifles in the Ottoman army did not increase much, but the old weapons and equipment have increased significantly.

It can be seen that the British cleared their inventory this time. There are all kinds of weapons, and some cannons can be traced back to the last century.

No matter what century it was, these thermal weapons fell into the hands of the Ottomans and could still exert considerable power under special geographical conditions.

Affected by this, the pressure on the coalition forces on the battlefield increased greatly. The first thing they could not stand was not the Principality of Montenegro, but Greece, which had more troops.

There is no way, the Duchy of Montenegro cannot afford to die. Maxim Trentiev inherited the combat tradition of his ancestors and adhered to the maximum killing of the enemy with the minimum casualties.

The war lasted for more than a month, and the port was almost flattened by the Austrian Navy. The Montenegro army landed without success, so they naturally felt that it was not deep.

Greece is different. After successfully landing, it has been fighting with the Ottoman defenders, and every step forward requires huge casualties.

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

With such a large piece of meat, Russia and Austria can always drink soup with them? Not to mention too much, any fraction of it is enough to take Greece to go further.

You should know that there were hundreds of thousands of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire. If you brought these people back in one piece, Greece's national strength could be directly doubled. This is the last hope of Greek nationalists.

Originally, the anti-war factions had the upper hand in the Greek government and were not prepared to participate in this war at all. The sudden "ministerial case" stimulated the Greek people and joined the war under the instigation of nationalists.

Even Publius was not an orthodox soldier, and his other identity was the leader of Greek nationalism.

Maybe it was because the war slogan was shouted too loudly or it was very talented, which attracted the attention of King Ludwig I and received this "national hero" with the highest standards.

Without waiting for him to react, he was appointed as the "Interim Marshal" and was ordered to command the troops to the battlefield.

It is not ruled out that there is a suspicion of killing people with a knife. After all, Ludwig I was born in the Lombardy royal family and was not influenced by Greek nationalism and had no interest in reviving the Greek Empire.

Not only Publius, but also the noisy nationalists in Greece were basically sent to the battlefield by Ludwig I under the banner of national justice.

As the saying goes: "Patriotism" means fighting for the country. What's the point of hiding behind and shouting?

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of this Greek expeditionary force is particularly touching. If it weren't for landing, many people would have become deserters if they hadn't traveled back.

A middle-aged man complained: "Marson, if this continues, we have lost more than 5,000 people in just over a month since the war started.

Russia and Austria wanted to take over the Ottoman after the war, and the coalition command deliberately arranged a mission to kill us to consume our strength."

Publius glared at him fiercely: "Shut up, McKentos!"

"You idiot, can you use your brain to speak? We are responsible for the combat in the Marmara Sea War Zone. The coalition command means that we can stay at home and take care of our children.

We formulate the combat plan, we command the battle, and we can still hold others responsible for the heavy losses?

Besides, are we suffering heavy losses? You have also read the war report. Austria suffered 10,000 casualties and Russia suffered 18,000 casualties. Which one is not more than us?

If you lose a battle, you have to admit defeat. You are here to blame others and shirke responsibility. Are you still a soldier?"

It’s not that Publius is angry. No matter how suspicious he is, can these words be said?

Even if it is true, they can only blame their lack of strength. They are using open conspiracy. Since they take the initiative to take over the task, they must swallow this bitter fruit.

Admiral McKentos defended: "But Marshal, the enemy's resistance is much more tenacious than we expected, and it is no longer appropriate to continue the previous plan.

The coalition command also..."

Publius slapped the table suddenly: "Enough, McKentos. Now I'm completely sure you are a foolish fool.

Don’t bring any set of your external cognition into the army. Orders are orders, and there are not so many conditions to talk about.

If the enemy resists tenaciously, it can become a use of not executing orders, and then there is no need to fight the war."

Military orders on the battlefield are as high as a mountain, and there is no price to say.

Moreover, they had already formulated their own combat plan and submitted it to the coalition command for approval. Now the command center has asked them to complete the task, and no one can say that it is wrong.

...

Not only was the Greeks troubled, but also looked at the increasing number of casualties, Albrech, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, was also very distressed.

Casualties do not mean death. The Austrian army's medical assistance system has basically been improved, and most soldiers can still return to the army after being cured.

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

Although the exchanges on the battlefield were astonishing, the Ottomans paid a heavier price behind the casualties of the coalition forces.

As the war has been held, the Ottoman side has suffered at least 500,000 casualties, and the coastal areas have basically been demolished to white ground.

This was just the beginning. After entering the inland areas, the Austrian Navy's firepower support could no longer be expected. Instead, the Ottomans occupied the territory and people.

The deeper the front line, the more obvious the geographical advantage that the Ottoman can play. Fortunately, the Asia Minor Peninsula is not big, and is only about 600 kilometers wide from north to south.

The coalition attacked from both sides, which was equivalent to going deeper on one side of more than 300 kilometers. The front line was not too long. Otherwise, the Ottoman Empire would have exchanged space for time, which might have really changed dramatically in the international situation.

After looking at the map, Albrech made a decision: “Give power to Vienna and report on the situation on the battlefield.

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

In the name of the coalition command, the Caucasus War Zone and the Middle East War Zone were ordered to march into the Mesopotamian River Basin to cut off the ties between the Ottomans and Persia."

The free trade system is also targeted.

When the British sell goods to the Ottomans, it belongs to the category of free trade; when Persia and the Ottomans do business, it is not free trade, but to be enemies with Austria.

It is the essence of international politics to look at people. The same thing happens to different countries and the effect will be completely different.

Austria cannot do anything to the British, and even protests will not work much; it is different for the Persians, and the Austrian army can reach them.

...

The wonderful performances of the British, the Vienna government seemed to be collectively blind, unable to see anything, and had an attitude of indifference.

Of course, it is not that the Vienna government cannot see it, nor is it that the Vienna government cannot interfere. There is only one truth, and it was suppressed by Emperor Franz.

The telegram, including Albrech, was also suppressed by Franz, and also rejected the combat plan to cut off the Ottoman lifeline.

Franz asked: "Have the cannon fodder troops been formed?"

Army Secretary Feslav: "The African Legion is not full, and the colonial indigenous people are limited, and only 70,000 people have been raised.

For the vacancy, the Army Department used criminals who entered the country illegally to redeem the amount. 50,000 people have been recruited and it is expected to be full next week."

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

The main force Franz was reluctant to let go, so he could only let the cannon fodder troops go.

Originally, the African colonial army was the first choice, but the colonial government was too chasing too hard. The high number of people directly caused the indigenous population to grow negatively. Now the number is seriously insufficient.

Originally, the Vienna government could also recruit cannon fodder troops from other colonies, but unfortunately the transportation cost was too high and it was not economical at all.

Then we can only make up the numbers with the "criminals". Anyway, the 150,000 cannon fodder troops will be filled and they will fight the Ottoman Empire for life.

This is just the first wave, and it is not enough to continue later. Letting the British transfusion of blood to the Ottoman 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 consume cannon fodder troops that have lost value and may become hidden dangers.

As for cheating allies, it was a complete unexpected gain. In the original plan, Franz was not prepared to cheat his teammates.

After all, Greece and Montenegro are too weak and are not worth Franz's attack; the Russians themselves are seriously injured, so there is no need to bleed them.

Franz nodded: "After gathering the number of people, send them to the battlefield as soon as possible. The casualties on the front line are getting bigger and bigger, and the commanders are almost unable to withstand the pressure.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a painless protest to the Persians, focusing on criticizing them for colluding with the Ottomans and intervening in the Near East War.

Grasp a certain degree and don’t scare the Persians. We also need them to be the transport captain of Ottoman.”

"Yes, your Majesty!"

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Chapter completed!