My Italian Chapter 200

The Ottoman army finally came to Zabadani, but by the time they arrived here, the church had become a scorched earth, which was a trace of the fire.

After some searching, only a few charred corpses were found, and it was impossible to tell who came. In the face of this situation, the Ottoman officers who led the team knew the seriousness of the problem, and the lesson plan was not limited to the Far East.

Immediately, he reported the incident to Damascus. In addition, Imam Agali, the culprit responsible for the destruction of the church, was detained. In addition, more than a dozen leaders who were captured after an interrogation were added.

But although he handled it well, he couldn't hide it at all. A few days later, the report was first published by the Florence Evening News in Italy,

In the newspaper's report, two innocent Italian priests were persecuted by the Ottoman religious forces, and their grievances have been lingering in Syria. At the end of the newspaper, it was written that this does not rule out that local religious forces have obtained the government's acquiescence. Otherwise, how could such a tragedy occur in a small town only 60 kilometers away from Damascus.

The Florence Evening News was quite subtle, but the report still caused an uproar, and the media that followed up on the report were more outspoken. This tragedy was the default of the Ottoman government.

There were even newspapers writing that the whole thing was planned by the Ottoman government, who did not want their people to see the light of the Lord shining on the place. (This is going too far, they completely ignore the total number of Christians in the Ottomans.)

And the hype of many media is naturally inseparable from the microwave behind the scenes.

As the main driving force behind the scenes is our esteemed King Carlo. Of course, when he first learned of the tragedy in Syria, Carlo's first reaction was that this was an opportunity, and his second reaction was that the timing was not very good.

Because Italy is not fully ready, but considering this opportunity is good, after Carlo got the news, he called the important ministers to discuss.

The result of the negotiation is that the government believes that it can wait, because the preparations for Italy have not been completed, and it is best to wait until it is fully prepared before declaring war on the Ottoman Empire.

The military's attitude is that although the preparations have not yet been completed, this opportunity is too rare, and the military believes that war can be declared against the Ottomans.

In particular, Admiral Saragate, who is the Minister of War, said it with plausibility. "Although the army's transformation has not yet been completed, our army has the confidence to launch a winning attack on the Ottoman army."

The main reason for Admiral Saragat to have such confidence is the disparity in the weapons of the two armies. Although the number of the Italian army is smaller than that of the Ottoman Empire, most of the army officers and soldiers who have changed to new standard rifles are better than the Ottoman army who still use old-fashioned rear-loading guns and even some single-loading rifles. too much.

Not to mention that in terms of army support firepower, the Italian army was able to hang the Ottoman army. At present, Italian artillery is basically an advanced rear-mounted cannon, which is not comparable to the Ottoman army, which has not even retired the front-mounted Napoleon cannon.

To this end, Admiral Saragate also assured Carlo that in just one month the Italian army would be fully loaded, in two months the Italian army would be expanded to 700,000, and in three months it would reach 85. million people.

After the Franco-Prussian War, all countries have strengthened their mobilization capabilities, and although Italy's mobilization speed cannot be said to be fast, it is not slow at all.

In addition, one more division of the Italian Army currently has a full establishment of more than 15,600 people, but in peacetime, its establishment fluctuates between 8,400 and 12,100 people. An Italian army has two divisions, plus one or two mountain brigade or cavalry, artillery and other attached troops, in the case of full force, it can reach about 45,000-52,000.

Therefore, the Italian Army currently has ten troops, which is not low at all, and is still maintained at a scale of 280,000 to 300,000 people on weekdays.

Of course, in addition to Admiral Saragat, Admiral Golek of the Navy is even more confident, because the Navy of the Ottoman Empire is not worth mentioning.

Since the Tenth Russo-Turkish War, the Ottoman Navy has been locked in the bay of Istanbul by its Sultan Abdul Hamid II. In the past five years, the Ottoman Navy has not added a ship with a tonnage of more than 1,000 tons. The main force of its fleet is still the old guys who have experienced the Turkish-Russian war. In addition to being able to cooperate with the fort to defend the Black Sea Strait, such a navy can be of any use. If they encounter it in the sea, two Venetian modified cruisers can hang them.

So compared to the army, the navy has no suspense at all.

When the two generals representing the army and navy said there was no problem, Carlo felt that this opportunity could not wait.

You must know that a situation like the murder of a priest is the most likely to arouse public anger. Because people from all over Europe basically go to church, no matter who they are, this is inevitable.

And pagans kill innocent priests, which can arouse the emotions of the people even more.

So Carlo resolutely agreed to the military's request after thinking it over and over again. The government did not insist on it after Carlo agreed. After all, when a war breaks out, it is still up to the military to speak. Although the preparations are not perfect, nothing can be very fulfilling.

With the promotion of all parties, the murder of the two priests in Syria caused such a stir in Italy. Otherwise, two priests were killed, there would be such a big movement.

Regarding the current outbreak of public opinion, the current strength is not enough. He and the government need to wait until the public sentiment is at its highest before announcing actions against the Ottoman Empire.

But before that, it is also necessary to guide the emotions of the people.

So these days Carlo has been in the palace, paying attention to the fermentation of public opinion.

But today, there was a little accident, and the captain of the guard, Fili Mitch, walked in with a strange look on his face, holding a telegram.

"What's the matter, Chief Guard?"

Looking at Felipe Mitch's expression~www.mtlnovel.com~ Carlo couldn't help but ask.

"Your Majesty, this is a telegram from the Vatican."

Carlo was also surprised by the words of the head guard. Immediately, he thought, those old antiques are real, they are only two or three kilometers apart, and they actually need to send telegrams?

"Pull it over and let me see."

Out of curiosity, Carlo wanted to see what was written in this Vatican telegram, and what the **** was that Leo XIII trying to do.

As a result, looking at the contents of the telegram, Carlo also showed a strange expression. There is no way, anyone who sees someone who has been against him all the time suddenly has a 180-degree change in attitude will have such an expression.

"Are you sure it's from the Vatican?"

"Okay, I've called to confirm."

Facing the answer from the head guard, Carlo was also a little confused. The content of this telegram was very ordinary. It was to thank the Italian government for its support of the servant of God, and hope that the Holy See and the Italian government can be good neighbors and friendly.

The content of this telegram is very simple and ordinary. If it is placed in other countries, it will be considered nonsense at most. After the telegram came from the Vatican at that time, this treasure is not ordinary. You must know that the telegrams sent by the Vatican before, except for protests, are protests, or warnings, anyway, there are no good words.

So a slightly normal telegram is surprising.

"I see, let the prime minister get in touch with the Vatican and see what they're thinking."

Although Carlo didn't know the Vatican's mind, he tried to get in touch to see if his attitude was good, and it wouldn't be a loss anyway.

So while arousing public opinion, the Italian government tried to contact the Vatican, which has always been hostile to itself.

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