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Let's talk about the impact of the Bulgarian mobilization, without mentioning the thoughts of Greek Prime Minister Trikupis.

Since both Serbia and Greece have received information, of course the Ottoman Empire as the country concerned has also received the information. However, thanks to his "excellent" intelligence work, Osman received the news five days later than the two countries.

Faced with the unexpected situation, the Ottoman rulers and ministers hurriedly began to discuss countermeasures after being taken aback.

"How's the situation in Bulgaria?"

It was rare that Hamid II, His Majesty the Sultan, was the first to ask.

"Your Majesty, I just asked the Bulgarian envoy in Istanbul, and he said that this was just Bulgaria's natural reaction to this war. In order to prevent the war from spreading to Bulgaria, they carried out a small mobilization. The number was not large, only About 40,000 people."

Harim Pasha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, answered the inquiry from His Majesty the Sultan.

However, the Foreign Minister's answer made Hamid II smile.

"Do you believe the Bulgarian's answer?"

"If you don't believe it, the Bulgarians must have some kind of intention, especially when there are a lot of Italian weapons in their army, we can't believe their words."

Obviously, the Bulgarians can't even fool the children of Istanbul.

However, although knowing the intention of the Bulgarians, this matter is still difficult to handle. Just open the map to see how crucial Bulgaria's position was to the Ottoman Empire.

Bulgaria's location just happened to threaten the safety of the Ottoman Empire's Aegean Corridor. This corridor is a key point for Istanbul to link Balkan territories such as Macedonia and Albania. As long as this corridor is cut off, the army in places like Macedonia, Albania, etc. will lose contact with Istanbul. This would be even more dangerous, especially when the Italians still held the command of the sea.

Therefore, in this case, the Ottoman executives will be so concerned about Bulgaria's actions, which is simply putting a sharp knife at the heart of the Ottomans.

However, in the face of Bulgaria's already showing hostility, the Ottoman executives are not fools.

Nuri Pasha, the Minister of War, then spoke up.

"Can the government find a way to salvage this situation?"

Save what? Although Nuri Pasha didn't say it, everyone present knew what it meant.

Facing the words of the old marshal, Harim Pasha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, replied after thinking about it. "This is unlikely. We all know Bulgaria's mind. They want the whole of Macedonia and Western Thrace, and we can't give it to them at all."

Hearing Harim Pasha's words, the old marshal shook his head and said. "You misunderstood me. I meant to talk to the Bulgarians. I think you should know more about the negotiation, Harim Pasha, than I do. In fact, it takes many days of wrangling for a small issue."

Nuri Pasha said it so blatantly that the people present didn't understand what it meant. This is an attempt to stall time and give the Ottoman Empire more time.

"Then how long does the marshal think we should talk?"

It was Grand Vizier Kamil Pasha who asked this question. After all, it is not only for diplomats to be in a relationship with Bulgarians, but also requires the cooperation of other departments.

Faced with the question from the Grand Vizier, Nuri Pasha said naturally. "Naturally, the longer the better, but it should be at least a week."

The old marshal gave the minimum time of one week, which was also the minimum number of days he approved. Because of the need to protect the long and narrow coastal passage of West Thrace, the number of troops is indispensable.

At present, there are more than 200,000 troops in the Ottoman Balkans such as Macedonia. This may seem like a lot, but it's still not enough. Because the Ottomans have so much to do. It is necessary to defend against the attack of Italy, guard the coastline, and monitor the necessary forces of other Balkan countries, and then reserve enough mobile forces, then it is not bad to be able to deploy 40,000 people locally.

With 40,000 troops, how could this stop a possible Bulgarian attack. Although Bulgaria has a small population, it is still possible to mobilize more than 100,000 people with a population of more than three million, which requires the deployment of troops from Istanbul. However, Istanbul is the capital city, and the deployment of more troops is to give the Bulgarians a chance to seize the city. Besides, there are only 60,000 troops in Istanbul at present, which is not suitable for drawing too much. So the only way at the moment is to transfer troops from Asian territories.

Of course, before that, the Minister of War, Nuri Pasha, had done it again. However, the number of troops dispatched is not too many, only more than 60,000 people have been dispatched from Asia, and more than 60,000 people are on their way. And the time for these people to come here is about a week.

With these 60,000 people plus the 40,000 people that Macedonia can provide, and another 20,000 people from Istanbul, 120,000 people to defend, although it is not enough, but if you only do defensive tasks, it is almost the same. . This is why Nuri Pasha asked for seven days.

Facing Nuri Pasha's request, Kamil Pasha glanced at Harim Pasha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and finally said. "Then our government is going all out to delay it for a week."

After receiving assurances from the government, the old marshal had no problems. Although there are still issues such as ordnance materials, it is not suitable to discuss here at present.

And after solving the Army's problems, Kamil Pasha turned to look at the meeting, almost like a transparent man, Admiral Hardman Pasha.

Yes, the Hardman Pasha in charge of the Ottoman Navy really looks like a transparent person, but this time he is not transparent.

"Hardman Pasha, can your navy go to sea to protect the Empire's waterway in the Love Sea?"

If Camille Pasha's words were placed in Italy, it would definitely be insulting the other party and not being asked to duel on the spot. It is considered a good-tempered Minister of the Navy.

It's just that this sentence is placed on the current Ottoman Navy, but it does not mean to insult the other party at all. The dispatch of the aging navy is also the reason why Camille Pasha wants to speed up the delivery of supplies to the Macedonia region.

Although Nuri Pasha promised that the Ottoman army would be able to make a defensive deployment in just a week, there were surprises in everything. And in order to prevent the possibility of being cut off after an accident, it is always good to transport more supplies to the past.

Facing the question of Grand Vizier Kamil Pasha, Hardman Pasha stood up and said with impassioned expression. "Your Majesty, everyone, although the situation of our navy is not very good, as long as your majesty orders, the imperial navy will still do its best to fulfill your majesty's request."

Hardman Pasha's words caused several others to scold an old slicker. This is said and not said, and the choice is left to His Majesty the Sultan.

However, his plan failed. Facing the words of Hardman Pasha, Sultan Hamid II glanced at the Minister of the Navy, and then turned to the Grand Vizier Kamil Pasha. "What does the government need the Navy for?"

In the face of the Sultan's inquiry, Kamil Pasha hurriedly palletized the idea of ​​transporting supplies by boat.

Kamil Pasha's words made the respected Sultan consider for three seconds, "Since the navy is needed, let the navy do it."

The Minister of the Navy who had no scruples standing beside him forced a smile~www.mtlnovel.com~ In this regard, Camille Pasha made an apologetic look to him, and he did not expect this to end like this.

Of course, Camille Pasha only left the other party with an apologetic expression. Originally, he had a lot of things, but now there are more things. Of course, being able to get this occasion to say is a big deal.

Kamil Pasha then raised the need to strengthen intelligence work on other Balkan countries to prevent the Bulgarian incident from happening again.

This proposal is very important, and everyone present is unanimous.

And just as the meeting was coming to an end, a servant suddenly rushed in with a telegram.

After reading the telegram, Hamid II said a message with an unpleasant expression.

"The Italians landed on Crete."

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