Greece’s Roman Road

As the de facto supreme commander of the Ottoman navy, Ramizbey is even more convinced that the reason why the Ottoman navy is inferior to the Greek navy is the status quo of the Ottoman Empire.

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If the gap between the Ottoman navy and the Greek navy is only in terms of warship performance, even if it is still unlikely to defeat the Greek navy, it will not make the Ottoman navy dare not even go out of the gate.

The performance gap between the warships of the two countries is only on the bright side. The real weakness of the Ottoman navy is more deadly in less obvious ways.

Due to limited funds, the warships of the Ottoman Navy have not been effectively maintained and maintained. Under the action of mechanical wear and rust, the two battleships purchased in 1906, the original speed of 16 knots, now the maximum speed can only reach 10 knots .

The second is the disparity in the quality of the crew.

Greece is a maritime country. In the era of city-states, the Greeks began to row boats to trade in the Mediterranean Sea.

Now Greece is also a big shipping country. Greeks are happy to be crew members, and the society has a strong atmosphere for learning sailing skills.

Coupled with the Greek Naval Technical College, a steady stream of shipping talents has been cultivated.

Therefore, the Greek Navy can recruit enough talents.

Unlike Greece, the Ottoman Empire is a land country, and it is not a big shipping country. There are simply not many qualified crew members in the Ottomans.

As for naval officers with higher ability requirements, it is even more appalling.

The education of the Ottoman Empire itself was very backward. Most of the officers in the navy completed their studies through German and British education.

And this status quo has led to another trouble, that is, the Ottomans who completed their naval studies overseas have seen with their own eyes the thriving society of the great powers.

These new-type talents who have completed their overseas studies are naturally elite talents with ideals and pursuits.

In the eyes of the old Ottoman bureaucrats, these people spent the government's money to study abroad, and after they completed their studies, they turned against their own country.

The naval talents, which were already in short supply, hated the Ottoman officials.

Thinking of this, Razizbey is also full of resentment.

If it weren't for the obstruction of these stubborn and conservative bureaucrats, the Ottoman Empire's purchase of two super-dreadnoughts from Britain would have been completed long ago.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the world's naval technologies emerged in an endless stream, and the turbulent turbulence was fueled by the naval competition between Germany and the United Kingdom. The new warships a few years ago were completely outdated after a few years.

In just a dozen years, armored cruisers, former dreadnoughts, strategic cruisers, dreadnoughts, and now super dreadnoughts.

In the eyes of feudal officials, the world is static, they cannot understand what is called rapid change and what is called technological innovation.

In their eyes, they are also large ships of 10,000 tons, equipped with indestructible iron armor and powerful artillery. The Turkish name of the ship) was not as powerful as the two Greek ships.

They don't even understand why the Navy's ships, even if they do nothing, need to spend a lot of money on maintenance and military exercises.

Due to the backward industry in the Ottomans, the shipbuilding industry is weak in technology, and the cost of maintenance and maintenance is also high, and it is unable to provide timely and effective maintenance and maintenance for the Navy's warships.

The warships of the Ottoman Navy have been moored in the naval port for many years, rusting and falling ashes.

They didn't think of the navy until the war was over.

There is a clear gap between the Ottoman Navy and the Greek Navy in terms of warship performance, naval personnel, and logistical maintenance.

Ramizbey knew this disparity in his heart, and naturally he would not lead the Ottoman navy to fight a sea battle that was inevitable.

Until Cantoriotis's clear-code telegram caused an uproar in the Ottomans, at a special moment when the Ottoman army was fighting fiercely against the Balkan alliance in Macedonia, the timid navy was extremely dazzling.

Under strong domestic pressure, Jamal Pasha deliberately went to the naval port, intending to persuade Razizbey to fight.

In Jemal's words, even if it knows that it is invincible, the navy should take some positive actions to inform the public that the warships that the Ottoman Empire spent countless money on are useful.

After all, the two super dreadnoughts purchased by the Ottoman Empire from the United Kingdom are still being built on the slipway, although after the outbreak of the war with the Balkan Alliance, they have been suspended due to lack of money to pay the bills.

In addition to loans from foreign countries, a considerable part of the purchase funds for these two warships was obtained through social donations. Even elementary school students in Constantinople donated money for these two super-dreadnought ships.

Why did the Ottoman people react so strongly to the Greeks' clearly insulting telegrams, because not long ago, everyone enthusiastically donated money to buy new warships.

In the end, the navy, which everyone enthusiastically supported, was like this.

Although it was reluctant, Razizbey was forced to agree to lead the navy into the Aegean Sea. The lieutenant general, who knew the gap between the enemy and us, did not plan to fight the Greek fleet head-on.

After preliminary analysis, the trajectory of the Greek warships has been roughly ascertained. In the absence of the Ottoman navy, the Greek destroyers were mainly responsible for reconnaissance and patrols along the coast of the Aegean Sea.

The main force of the Greek Navy, the two Invincible-class battlecruisers, are mainly anchored in the port of Limous Island to cultivate.

After Razizbey's meticulous calculation, a simple and effective strategy came out - use the bait to drag the Greek destroyer, create an opportunity for the main fleet to annihilate, and immediately return to the Dardanelles to avoid the two Greek capital ship.

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Therefore, last night, under the cover of darkness, the Ottoman fleet sailed out of the Dardanelles unknowingly and entered the Aegean Sea.

Under the cover of night, the two Greek destroyers patrolling the Dardanelles did not notice the abnormality at all.

For this plan, Razizbeyi believes that the probability of success is high.

Even if there is no success, there is nothing to lose.

After all, this is the naval strength of the entire Ottoman Empire against several auxiliary warships of the Greek Navy.

As for the two destroyers in the Dardanelles, they are also part of the Ottoman fleet. When the fleet returns, they can be dealt with along the way.

The two former dreadnought battleships Barbarossa Sea Reading and Torgut were escorted by the protective cruiser Mecidiye and four destroyers, a total of seven warships, majestic and majestic. Chase to the target sea area.

"Reporting to the General, the Tallinn steamship, which was acting as a bait, sent a telegram. They encountered two Greek destroyers at a distance of 120 nautical miles northeast of Limous Island and asked for fleet support."

The messenger reported the translated message to the brooding Razizbey.

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