My Italy

During this time, the Balkans were turbulent. Not to mention the war between the Ottomans and Italy. This war is seen by many as a war between the weakest power and the strongest sub-power. Many people feel that this war needs to be fought for at least a year and a half before it is possible to see the outcome.

But they soon learned that the text had been misjudged, because during the Italian-Turkish War, other countries joined in.

The first one to make a statement was the Grand Duchy of Montenegro. On the third day after Italy landed on Crete, Grand Duke Nicholas I of Montenegro declared a state of war with the Ottoman Empire.

The next day, the 14,000 Montenegrin troops, who had already completed their general mobilization, invaded Ottoman territory under the leadership of the Grand Duke.

Such quick action, without any sloppiness, is the norm in the battle between Montenegro and the Ottomans. The greatest interest and hobby of this country that developed entirely around Cetinje is to fight against the Ottoman Empire. In this Italian-Turkish war, if Italy had not asked him to slow down, he might have also fought against the Ottoman Empire on the day Italy declared war. Then war was declared.

Of course, Montenegro had his own reasons for being so enthusiastic about dealing with Osman. Montenegro is basically a mountainous area, and the local products are not rich enough, so many Montenegrins have started businesses without capital.

After the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, King Nicholas I felt that continuing like this was not an option, so he organized his lawless mountain people to beg for food from their wealthy neighbors next door.

But when he made his neighbor furious and wanted to beat him, he retreated, fortified the wall and cleared the field (he was so poor that he couldn't grab it even if he wanted to), and returned to Cetinje to stick to it (if you look at it, you will know that that place is absolutely disgusting) People, no matter how many people there are, it’s useless).

The Ottomans were disgusted by such shameless neighbors who could not be beaten, and who would come to your house to drop by and take things when they had nothing to do.

Of course, the Montenegrins also know that they can’t make too many enemies, so they won’t rob anyone around them, but they will rob you, Osman. This move also received praise from other countries, giving the Montenegrins a good reputation in the Christian world.

So didn't this pay off? The Grand Duchy of Montenegro, which was only 8,000 square kilometers, won the friendship of the Kingdom of Italy and became an ally.

Since it was an ally and an ally against the Ottomans, Montenegro was even more enthusiastic and mobilized an army of 14,000 people, which was impossible before. The ability to mobilize so many people this time was thanks to the help of their ally Italy, which sent them guns and food, allowing them to unleash their maximum mobilization capabilities.

Of course, no matter how much Montenegro mobilizes, it still cannot achieve the situation that makes Istanbul look at it. In fact, the problem is on the Bulgarian side.

At the request of Ottoman Minister of War Osman Nuri Pasha, the Ottoman government extended goodwill to Bulgaria.

For this reason, the Ottoman Foreign Minister even told the Bulgarian envoy privately that the Ottomans planned to divide the Macedonian region into two and give it to Bulgaria.

Of course, it is impossible for Bulgaria to win half of Macedonia for free. For this reason, Halim Pasha gave a condition, that is, Bulgaria must fight with the Ottomans to resist the Italian attack. Bulgaria only needs to send 50,000 troops. No matter what the final result is, the Ottoman Empire will give half of Macedonian territory to Bulgaria.

To be honest, when the news was sent back to Sofia, many people in Bulgaria were shaken. One side must participate in the war with all its strength, and only by winning can it obtain North Macedonia, while the other side only needs to send 50,000 troops to obtain half of Macedonia. This choice is too good.

This situation also affected the new king. King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria summoned the prime minister for this purpose to test his tone and whether the Ottoman conditions should be considered.

Facing the king's temptation, Prime Minister Stambolov was worthy of being Bulgaria's Bismarck. He saw at a glance that this was just a delaying tactic by the Ottoman Empire, and he dissuaded the king with righteous words.

There is no free lunch in the world. If Osman can offer such generous conditions, whether it can be implemented will be a big problem. And if Bulgaria makes hasty moves, it is very likely that it will get nothing in the future. In addition, in the Macedonian region, this is related to the strength of the Ottomans in Europe. It is very unrealistic for them to give half of it to Bulgaria.

After Prime Minister Stambolov's persuasion, King Ferdinand I gave up this idea.

However, the re-suppression and integration of internal differences delayed Bulgaria for an additional four or five days. At this time, a piece of intelligence was obtained, and Bulgaria realized that this was just a ploy by the Ottoman Empire to delay them.

Bulgarian spies obtained a piece of intelligence from a confidential staff officer of the Ottoman Eighth Army transferred from Asia. The intelligence showed that the destination of the Ottoman Eighth Army was Adrianople, where they would stand firm to prevent Bulgaria's attack.

This piece of information made the Bulgarians immediately realize that this was just a delaying tactic by the Ottoman Empire.

And another ally, Montenegro, has declared war on the Ottomans. Faced with this situation, the Bulgarians, who were deeply afraid that their future victories would be greatly compromised by long nights and dreams, also issued a declaration of war against the Ottoman Empire two days after Montenegro declared war.

With Bulgaria's declaration of war, the Ottoman Empire's military was troubled because it had not been a week and the troops were not yet in place.

But now that the Bulgarians have declared war, they can only find a way quickly.

At present, in addition to asking the troops to speed up their march, the only option is to rush the troops in the Thrace Passage to the key points to build fortifications.

Of course, faced with the Ottoman army's remedies, the Bulgarians would not just look at it like this. On the day after the declaration of war, 70,000 people from the Bulgarian First Army crossed the border and attacked Komodini. This city is the key city with the narrowest passage in Thrace. It can mainly capture the city of Komodini. It can block the coastal passage of the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire also knew this, so the city currently has more than 30,000 troops stationed in the city. They chose to stay and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

The Bulgarian offensive is not limited to this route. The Bulgarian Second Army started from Procadiv and attacked Adrianople along the Maritsa Valley. Their mission was to contain the enemies in Istanbul and capture Como for the First Army. Deeney creates the conditions.

In addition, the Third Army also crossed the border and attacked Kilkis along the Struma Valley, because behind Kilkis is Saloniga, the largest port city in Macedonia, which can allow They were supported by allies.

The total strength of these three armies is as high as 165,000. In addition, Bulgaria also mobilized 50,000 to 60,000 to defend its homeland. It can be said that Bulgaria used all its strength for this war. (Don’t talk about Bulgaria’s mobilization of nearly one million troops in World War I. Times are different, so are their mobilization capabilities, and that was more than three years of total mobilization.)

The participation of Bulgaria and Montenegro in the war made Carlo in Rome extremely happy. In order to prevent the war from falling into a stalemate, the allies he chose were all so powerful.

Bulgaria, with a population of more than 3.2 million, has excellent mobilization capabilities. Of course, Montenegro is not bad either. After all, Montenegro has less than 200,000 people in the country.

But just as Carlo was looking at the map happily, the captain of the guard, Filmicchi, ran in with an anxious look on his face, holding a telegram.

"Your Majesty, urgent telegram."

Facing the look and conversation of the captain of the guard, Carlo felt that something must have happened beyond his control. He took the telegram and read it at a glance. The more he read, the angrier he became.

After reading a telegram, Carlo threw it to the ground. "Damn these damn speculators."