My Italy

The surrender of the Salonika garrison was a turning point in this war.

But in addition, what is even more worrying is that the Italian army has invaded Macedonia. The Ottoman Empire's current territories in Europe, except for East Thrace, where the capital Istanbul belongs, have existed for days.

Regarding such a predicament, the Ottoman senior officials are of course anxious, but there is no use in just being anxious. They need to come up with a solution. Of course, it is not that the high-ranking Ottoman officials don't know the method, but no one of them mentioned this method, and no one dared to mention it.

Since the only solution cannot be said or mentioned, then they can only act like ostriches in danger, burying their heads in the sand and pretending not to know anything.

But the Ottomans were not in a hurry, but others were anxious. Ambassadors from Britain, France, Russia and Austria met with senior Ottoman officials one after another and expressed their hope that the Ottoman Empire could take time to end this war.

Yes, the European powers that are not involved in the war are currently more anxious than the Ottoman Empire.

It is not difficult to guess the plans of their countries. Among them, Britain and France wanted to prevent the Ottomans from suffering serious losses, leading to chaos in the Near East and giving other countries the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

As for Austria and Russia, they also do not want the Ottomans to suffer too much losses in this war, allowing the Balkan countries to take the opportunity to grow and get rid of their influence and control.

Even though Austria-Hungary had just obtained the legal rule of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Ottomans, Russia and the Ottomans were still feuding. This will not delay them at this time, hoping that the Ottoman Empire will not die of excessive blood loss.

Therefore, the situation in Macedonia was so bad, and with the help of other countries, the Ottoman Empire finally had to face the problem of defeat.

Located in the New Palace in Istanbul, a topic about peace talks is being held here.

The superior Ottoman Sultan Hamid II, looking at the senior officials gathered together, rarely spoke first. "Yesterday, the ambassadors of Britain, France, Germany and Austria came together to see me. They planned to mediate the war between our country and Italy and other countries. I wonder, ministers, what do you think of this matter?"

Although Sultan said it tactfully, no one present who was not a human spirit could not understand its intention.

It's just that these words are difficult to answer. No matter how you answer them, they will leave troubles. Therefore, the ministers in the hall did not know how to speak for a while.

But just when no one spoke, a minister suddenly came out. Everyone took a look and saw that this was not the Minister of War, Nuri Pasha. This person was rarely the first to speak.

Rather than making his colleagues sigh, the next words of Nuri Pasha were even more surprising.

I saw Nuri Pasha bending down slightly and speaking. "Your Majesty, this war is currently very unfavorable to our country. As the direct commander of this war, our Ministry of War bears great responsibility, and I, the Minister of War, bear the main responsibility. For this reason, I sincerely request your Majesty to remove My duty is to control the people's hearts."

Nuri Pasha's sudden words surprised everyone. They did not expect that the Minister of War was so brave and directly willing to bear the main responsibility for the defeat.

But they soon saw why.

Faced with the Minister of War's move to take responsibility on himself, Hamid II, the Sultan, looked at him and said. "You are indeed responsible for the defeat of this war. Since you realize your mistake, then step down from the post of Minister of War and let your deputy take over. You can become my military adviser."

Well, this is not taking responsibility. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is the Sultan protecting the Ottoman marshal. To avoid possible liquidation in the future, pick it out first.

I really don’t know what to say, the treatment given to my confidants is indeed extraordinary. There is no difference between resigning or not resigning, Nuri Pasha is still the number one figure in the army. Of course, this also has a lot to do with his ability to win the trust of Sudan. After all, Sudan needs credible and capable people to sit in the army.

However, although others could guess part of it, they still made others drool with envy. In particular, Grand Vizier Kamil Pasha, Foreign Minister Halim Pasha and others were the most envious because they knew they would be the ones to take the blame next. Someone needs to be able to bear the responsibility for this defeat. In addition, someone needs to be responsible for the failed negotiations. There is no more suitable candidate than these two.

Sure enough, after the Minister of War was taken out, the Sultan's face immediately turned ugly. "Why did we fail in this war? Grand Vizier, please tell me the reason."

As the Sultan pointed out Kamil Pasha directly, many people breathed a sigh of relief. At least they no longer had to worry about their lives. After all, the main person in charge has been designated, and they are only jointly and severally liable at most, which is a great blessing among misfortunes.

As for Kamil Pasha who was named, he certainly knew why the Sultan asked for his name. Although he was indeed responsible for this war, the main responsibility really did not lie with him. However, this was no longer a question of whether he thought about it or not. Thinking about the survival of his family, he could only accept the Sultan's words.

"Your Majesty, the government bears a great responsibility for this defeat, especially the fact that I have failed to live up to His Majesty's expectations. For this reason, I implore Your Majesty to take back my position as Grand Vizier. I am willing to bear all the consequences."

As Kamil Pasha said that he was willing to take responsibility, Hamid II's face became slightly better. "Since you are willing to bear the responsibility for this defeat, I allow you to resign as Grand Vizier. However, considering that I do not have a suitable candidate yet, you will continue to serve until I have a candidate."

Although Hamid II said something to persuade him to stay, this made Kamil Pasha's face even more bitter. Any failure to find a candidate is an excuse. It is obvious that the Sudan wants to leave the two leaders alone and let him take the blame for the negotiations. As long as the peace talks are reached, there will be no good results for him who has lost his power and humiliated the country.

And he is still a scapegoat with no rights. Life is bleak like this.

But as for the Sudan, can he object? Since you can't object, you can only accept it.

"Your Majesty, I will stick to my duties during this temporary period."

After taking care of Kamil Pasha, the Ottoman Sultan's eyes began to patrol the crowd again, which made other ministers immediately frightened and uneasy. They were deeply afraid of being named at this time.

But soon most people breathed a sigh of relief.

"Halim Pasha, the next negotiations with various countries will be conducted by you, the foreign minister."

Halim Pasha, who was named, felt depressed in his heart. He also could not refuse the task assigned by the Sultan.

Now that the scapegoat was decided, the atmosphere of the following meeting became much better. The other ministers listened to the Sultan's instructions very seriously. Only Kamil Pasha and Halim Pasha were sad.

Others intentionally or unintentionally stayed away from the two of them, as if they had an infectious disease.

Then the news of Osman's request for an armistice and peace talks was sent out.

Facing Ottoman's request for peace talks, Carlo, as the king of Italy, naturally welcomed it very much. Although the current situation is excellent, the interference from other countries has made Carlo plan to stop there. After all, Italy does not have many interests in the Balkans, so there is no need to trap itself in it.

As Italy agreed to peace talks, Bulgaria and Montenegro, both allies, naturally had no choice but to stop. After all, they still need Italy's support to capture the fat war dividends.

As for Greece and Serbia, since Italy and other countries have agreed to a ceasefire, it is naturally impossible for them not to agree. After all, the supporters behind each have already expressed their attitudes. Moreover, it was impossible to defeat the Ottoman Empire just relying on the strength of their two countries.

Then, the war in the Balkans stopped, and then it depends on the efforts of diplomats. In this regard, Italy has enough confidence.