Mediterranean Hegemony Road

To solve the currency problem, it cannot be solved in a day or two. The top priority for Bulgaria is to conquer Constantinople as soon as possible, completely eliminating the thoughts of the Sudanese government!

Ferdinand raised this issue now, mainly to allow the government to prepare in advance, but also to put pressure on the bureaucrats, forcing them to come up with a solution as soon as possible!

If there is no better way, then allowing the Royal Bank and Union Bank to obtain the right to issue banknotes is their only choice!

At this moment, the Battle of Constantinople has entered a critical moment. After half a month of storming, the First Army has occupied half of the area of ​​Constantinople.

The First Army Command has advanced several times. The doctor looked at the map with a happy smile. Obviously, the speed of the troops' advancement in recent days satisfied him!

Judging from the advance speed of the troops in the past few days, he came to a conclusion: The Ottoman Empire is about to fail!

The husband smiled and said: It's time for the chief of staff to send a report to the country, and now it's time for the navy to play!

Petrov nodded and said, Yes, judging from the amount of artillery fire by the Ottoman army, their ammunition reserves have almost been exhausted, and now the time for the navy to pass through the Bosphorus has come!

Under the dark sky, the Ottoman fortress was bombarded like lightning and thunder, and there were few sparks to counterattack.

The continuous war of attrition has made the Ottoman Empire unable to support it anymore, especially the weapons and equipment made by all nations, and the chaotic ammunition caliber, which seriously dragged down the fragile logistics supply system of the Ottoman army!

During the half-month siege, the First Army consumed more than 3 million rounds of various shells and hundreds of millions of bullets. But the price paid is worth it, and the results achieved are equally brilliant!

Captured half of Constantinople, wiped out more than 30,000 Ottoman troops, and captured more than 50,000 enemy troops. If the casualties in the previous battles for positions are added, this number can be doubled!

Of course, the first army did not pay a small price. Counting the casualties of the newly formed cannon fodder, more than 30,000 casualties have been paid in the siege battle!

If the previous part is added, the First Army has already suffered nearly 50,000 casualties in the entire Battle of Constantinople!

Of course, not so many died directly, otherwise the husband would have fainted in the toilet by now!

Thanks to Bulgaria's establishment of a comprehensive battlefield emergency medical team,

Most of the casualties still saved their lives, and the death toll was successfully controlled within five figures!

At this point in the war, the defenders of Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire, the veterans have almost lost, and now most of the replenishment is newly recruited recruits!

After all, their Asian region is not peaceful, and the local army can't be mobilized casually! Now the insurgents who can be named in the Ottoman Empire have exceeded double digits, and there are countless unknown bandits and bandits left. Of course, they are distributed on their millions of square kilometers of land. No punches!

And their ammunition reserves in Europe have long been exhausted! Let alone weapons and ammunition, even food and firewood must be mobilized from Asia!

The material consumption of more than 100,000 people is definitely an astonishing figure, and it is undoubtedly a huge challenge to the poor logistics system of the Ottoman Empire.

At this moment, Eder Pasha was furious at the headquarters.

Bastard! Those bastards in China, have they forgotten what time it is?

Luckily, I worked hard on the front line, so it’s okay for you to deduct military pay, but now even weapons and ammunition have to be played for fun?

Do you think that Constantinople is really forged, and the Bulgarians are really invincible?

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After venting for a while, Edel Pasha yelled loudly: Adjutant, send me a report to the country, telling them that the weapons and ammunition on the front line are insufficient now, and ask them to replenish immediately, otherwise I will collect my body!

Eder Pasha, who was about to go mad with anger, no longer cared about his aristocratic demeanor. As the Bulgarian army gradually advanced, his pressure was increasing!

The supplies that just arrived from China were reduced by half again, no matter how good the cultivation was, he couldn't take it anymore!

Of course, he wronged the person in charge of the logistics department this time. Corruption in the Ottoman Empire was rampant. When were the official warehouses in various places full?

Weapons and ammunition are no exception. Taking rebates is not my Qing Dynasty's patent. Naturally, the amount of deductions will not be enough!

The materials in reserve are even worse. Each person in charge divides up a little, and the longer the time, the fewer materials will naturally be lost!

The fact that the previous batches of materials can be gathered is enough to show that the bureaucrats in the logistics department have performed very well!

At this time, the palace in Ankara was not peaceful. After so long, the continuous failure of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans has spread throughout the country!

The Turkish Youth Party, which had just been suppressed by the Sudan, became active again, agitating patriotic student demonstrations everywhere, and calling on the people to participate in the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal movement!

After a series of blows, it is no wonder that the Sudanese government can cope with it!

Sultan said with a gloomy face: Let's talk about it, what should we do now? That idiot Eder Pasha is asking for help again. It seems that Constantine's battle situation is tight again!

At this time, the Minister of War buried his head deeply, as if he hoped that everyone could forget him. Who could make the Ottoman Empire lose all the way?

No, at least they won on the Greek battlefield!

It's a pity that Edhe Pasha is not only a veteran in the army, but also very shrewd politically. The Sudanese government ordered them to reinforce Constantinople several times, but he rejected them on the grounds that the war in Greece was tight!

Not only Edhe Pasha, as long as there is a normal-minded general in the Ottoman Empire, no one is willing to lead troops to fill the bottomless pit of Constantinople!

This is the core reason why most of the reinforcements received in Constantinople were recruits. After all, it was the end of the dynasty, and the generals were no longer so obedient!

Normal orders can still be completed smoothly, even if you die, people will mutiny if you are in a hurry!

The foreign minister said with a wry smile: The front line has become like this. Now even if the big powers are asked to intervene, it is useless. The Russians will not give up the Bosphorus this time!

The Chancellor of the Exchequer added: Now the government's finances are already very tight, and our newly issued bonds have been cold in the international market again!

The major consortiums in Europe are not optimistic about us now. If the war continues, we will not even have the money to pay pensions!

After hesitating for a moment, the Prime Minister said: The situation is probably much worse than we expected, and it is difficult for us to end the war decently now!

We have already contacted Bulgaria through the Germans, and now as long as the Russians don't let go, they will not give up Constantinople!

Sultan said angrily: Damn Russians, they are always so greedy! Minister of War, tell me the next war, how are you going to fight?

The Minister of War who was named said in a trembling voice: This~~, judging from the current situation, the Russians have already ended up in person. They disguised soldiers as civilians and immigrated to Bulgaria. Now they are attacking The main force of Constantinople!

So, we didn't actually lose to the Balkan League, it was the Russians who really defeated us!

At the critical moment, the Minister of War had an idea and thought of throwing the blame on the Russians. Anyway, it is impossible for the Sudan to verify with the Russians now!

Losing to the Balkan League is unacceptable, but losing to the Russians is normal!

Anyway, the Russo-Turkish war has been fought so many times, especially the last few heads-ups, basically the Ottoman Empire lost!

After listening to the words of the Minister of War, the old and cunning Prime Minister discovered the problem immediately, but he did not expose it. Now that the Balkan War has obviously failed, an acceptable reason is needed.

It's just right to let the Russians take the blame. Anyway, the relationship between Russia and Turkey is not easy, and I don't care about the extra money!

Besides, they are not wronged. They provided the Bulgarian cannons, not to mention the naval fleet. Who doesn't know that it is the Russian Black Sea Fleet!

So he asked in cooperation: How many troops do the Russians have in the Balkans? Is it possible to continue to increase their troops, or is it a sign of launching an offensive in other regions?

The Minister of War was suddenly dumbfounded, Khan! I'm just talking, just an excuse. What else can I say at this moment, of course I will continue to compile it!

We are not sure about the exact number, but in the past six or seven years since 1891, Russians have successively immigrated to Bulgaria by six to seven million people, and most of them are young and strong. It is estimated that it will not be less than four One hundred and fifty thousand Russian troops!

Judging from the current situation, they have the upper hand on the battlefield. They will not increase their troops in the short term, and there is no sign of directly launching a war against us!

However, they hoarded a large number of troops on the border with us, restraining a large part of our troops, making our strength unable to concentrate, which is also one of the reasons for our failure in the Balkan War!

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With the cooperation of the ministers of the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan was fooled into a daze. He really thought that the Balkan War was lost to the Russians, so he didn't have the energy to settle accounts with them right now!

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However, Ferdinand in the Sofia Palace is not in a very good mood now, and the Bulgarian Navy rejected his order!

Well, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet still gave him face, he didn't directly refuse, he just proposed to send a telegram to St. Petersburg, and ask the tsarist queen to make a decision!

Ferdinand, who felt that his dignity had been insulted, had blacklisted the navy in his heart.

If the Battle of Constantinople hadn't been too important, he would have let the troops on the front line give them a hand, and release water while suppressing the Ottoman shore artillery!

Ferdinand, who was stimulated, has decided to build a completely independent navy! Of course, he is busy protesting to Nicholas II now. According to the original agreement, he also has command over this fleet!