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"Enver Pasha, for today's Ottoman Empire, the biggest problem is actually the public morale, which has been extremely low."

"Never before has the Ottoman Empire desperately needed a victory to prove itself"

After Prime Minister Venizelos came, Enver sat alone in the back garden with a sad face, echoing the words of Venizelos.

As Venizelos had guessed, Enver was a rare war-fighting faction at the top of the Ottoman Empire. Ever since the news of the war between Bulgaria and Greece came, Enver thought it was the Ottoman Empire taking back Thracian territory. Perfect timing.

Especially after the news that the Macedonian defense line of Bulgaria's 400,000 troops attacked Greece was frustrated, Enver was even more certain of this.

The military information returned by the border soldiers also confirmed his judgment. Bulgarian soldiers stationed on the border were constantly transferred after the war with Greece.

At first, the Bulgarian army deployed about 100,000 people in Eastern Thrace. According to the estimates of intelligence personnel, the number is only 40,000 to 50,000.

The next day, Enver came to the mansion of the Grand Vizier Saeed Halim Pasha of the Trust, just like in the past.

The newly appointed Said only felt a headache when he saw Enver coming again: "Enver Pasha, for God's sake, the Ottoman Empire can no longer withstand even a small war, we enough troubles."

"Liberals plotting coups, **** Armenian radicals, Arab political groups demanding self-government, government with empty finances, oh my God, Enver Pasha, the Ottoman Empire has been ravaged miserably enough, don't drag her into the flames of war"

"Enver Pasha, I don't want to be assassinated at the High Gate by angry people like Surfcott (the former Grand Vizier who was killed for signing the London Treaty

The Grand Vizier of Surfcott was directly assassinated by the angry people for signing the "London Treaty" after the defeat.

In addition, this defeat also cost the Ottoman Empire a huge price.

In the Treaty of London, the Ottoman Empire ceded 60,000 square miles of land and lost nearly 4 million subjects.

One thing Venizelos said is true, the morale of the entire Ottoman Empire has fallen to its lowest point.

"Enver Pasha, if the Ottoman Empire suffers another military defeat, the empire will be doomed"

Said Grand Vizier, looking at the unwilling Enver, said impatiently: "Or are you going to point a pistol at my head and force me to agree to your military action?"

"His Excellency Grand Vizier, now the Bulgarian army is fighting fiercely with the Greek army and has no time to take care of East Thrace. This is the best time for us to regain our territory. Once the two countries are divided, there will be no such good opportunity again. , so the Ottoman Empire really lost these territories," Enver said regretfully.

Seeing that Syed was still in his old attitude and opposed any military adventure, Enver had no choice but to say bitterly: "If those in power don't have the guts to make sharp and decisive decisions, then I will do it myself."

Enver held the position of Minister of War. In name, he was in charge of all the troops of the Ottoman Empire. In addition, Enver had this lofty prestige in the army.

Therefore, if Enver privately mobilized his troops and launched an attack on the Bulgarian troops stationed in Eastern Thrace, it was entirely possible for him to do so.

After all, Enver didn't stop, turned around and hurried away.

Seeing that Enver left in indignation, Said, who was originally angry, gradually eased his expression, as if the two had never had a fierce quarrel.

Said's housekeeper Carters stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency Grand Vizier, Enver Pasha is so reckless that he dares to mobilize the army without permission. Should he be stopped?"

Said was silent for a moment, then calmly said: "Enver is from a military background and has a more impulsive personality. There is no need to stop him."

"The number of soldiers stationed by Bulgaria on the border is constantly decreasing. For the Ottoman Empire, it is indeed a good opportunity to regain territory, but military operations are too sensitive in the current Ottoman Empire, and the Ottoman Empire can no longer afford a failure."

"If he fails, put all the blame on him. He is the army that he mobilized without the knowledge of the Grand Vizier. In any case, I don't know at all," Said said.

"What if he really succeeds? The Ottoman Empire has won a great victory after suffering humiliating defeats one after another. The entire Ottoman Empire will rejoice, and his prestige will be even more outstanding," the butler Carters asked.

A smile appeared on the corner of Said's mouth: "If he succeeds and the Ottoman Empire's army regains the territory, wouldn't it be a good thing for me as the Grand Vizier?"

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After leaving Constantinople, Prime Minister Venizelos went to Romania on the cruiser Esmeralda and arrived in Constanta on July 1, where he visited the Romanian Conservative Party leader who had been waiting here, and at the same time The current Prime Minister of Romania, Bredianu.

"Prime Minister Bredianu, you already know the purpose of my visit to Romania," Venizelos said straight to the point after the meeting.

"The expansion of the Bulgarians in the Balkans has seriously threatened the security of neighboring countries"

"If Bulgaria really wins this war, as Bulgaria's neighbor, what should Romania do?"

As a Balkan country, Romania is not a good thing either.

It's no secret that Romania has ambitions for Dobroga in Bulgaria.

The Romanian government at the meeting demanded a territorial compensation from its neighbors' profits, supposedly in return for Romania's neutrality in the war

In talks in London after the last Balkan war, Romania, a country that did not participate in the war, even asked for a trophy.

Before the First Balkan War, the two countries had a disagreement over the sovereignty of Silistra, which is located in South Dobroga and also has a majority Bulgarian population, but Romania wanted to occupy the town.

Eventually in 1879 an international committee of powers allowed Romania to occupy only the Arabian Tabia fort overlooking Silistra, but not the town itself.

So in this period of supremacy of various nationalisms (great ideals in Greece, Grand Serbism in Serbia, Greater Bulgaria in Bulgaria, etc.) Romania doesn't care about the local ethnic composition, as long as there are Romanians in this place that's it territory.

The reason why Bulgaria is for the territory of Macedonia is also related to the ceding of part of the territory of Dobroga to Romania.

Sofia believes that Bulgaria's lost territories must be reclaimed doubly.

It is for these reasons that Venizelos has great confidence in persuading Romanian troops to attack Bulgaria.

Bredianu said helplessly: "Romania is watching the war between Greece and Bulgaria in Macedonia. From Bulgaria's point of view, we certainly don't want Bulgaria to win, but Bulgaria has the support of Germany and Austria. We Romania as Germany's Allies, but it is not easy to directly attack Bulgaria"

"Prime Minister Venizelos, the Germans have a lot of influence in Romania. In fact, most of the capital behind Romania's oil exploration comes from Germany."

Romania owns the largest oil field in Europe. In 1913, Romania's oil output accounted for about 3.2% of the world's total output.

Romania's rich oil resources have a strong attraction to Germany, which lacks oil production areas.

Before 1900, British capital dominated the Romanian oil industry, and after that, with the rise of German capital, German chaebols replaced Britain in the Romanian oil industry.

Thinking of this, Venizelos is grateful for the low quality of the oil fields in Ferry, Greece.

The oil field in Ferry, Albania, is not very attractive to European imperialist countries due to its high sulfur content, viscous oil, high extraction cost and low annual production.

If the oil field in Ferry is a high-quality oil field, I am afraid that Greece's right to left and right in Albania will be questioned by various countries.

Venizelos does not believe Bredianu's words. I am afraid that Romania wants to wait for the war situation in Macedonia to become clearer. It is better to wait until Bulgaria can't support it. .

"The territorial conflict between your country and the Austro-Hungarian Empire means that Romania cannot become a member of the Allied Powers. As the Prime Minister of Romania, you should be very aware of this," Venizelos said.

There are a large number of "Romanians" living in Transylvania. After the reunification of Romania, the Varagians living in Transylvania identify with Romania more in national feelings than Hungary, which has ruled there for nearly a thousand years. .

The rift between Romania and Austria-Hungary over Transylvania undoubtedly provided favorable support for the Entente to win Romania out of the Allies.

It is impossible for Germany to offend its most important ally, Austria-Hungary, for Romania.

This is obviously impossible.

"Prime Minister Bredianu, Bulgaria has no defensive force on the Danube River. As long as the Romanian Army sends a small army, you can cross the Danube without hindrance and enter Sofia," Venizelos advised.

Bulgaria, which was tense in strength, probably considered it to be a country close to the Allies. At the same time, Germany and Austria made a political commitment. In the direction of the Danube, Ferdinand did not station any troops at all.

"Dobroga is a plain along the lower reaches of the Danube, and it is close to the Black Sea. Once it gets this Dobroga, Romania will not only get a piece of land with lush vegetation and fertile land, but also expand Romania's coastline."

The territorial division between Romania and Bulgaria is based on the Danube River, which is the boundary river between the two countries.

However, at the mouth of the lower Danube into the Black Sea, the Danube meanders all the way to the north, which makes Romania's Black Sea coastline very narrow.

This is also an important reason for Romania's eye fever for Dobroga in the lower Danube.

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In the end, Enver, who did not get the order to attack, finally mobilized a cavalry regiment and an infantry regiment privately, crossed the border just demarcated, and marched towards Edirne.

When the Ottoman army approached Edirne on July 8, it met only weak resistance, allowing Enver to easily lead the army into Edirne.

Facts have verified that Enver's guess is correct. Bulgaria, which is competing with Greece for the ownership of Macedonia, simply does not have enough troops to defend East Thrace.

In order to put pressure on the Ottoman authorities to support their claim to take the opportunity to regain Thracian territory, Enver happily accepted an interview with a British reporter on the day he entered Edirne.

Overnight, the news of General Enver's recovery of Edirne spread throughout the streets of Constantinople with the help of newspapers.

This also shocked the European diplomatic community, because Enver's actions meant that the Ottoman authorities had torn up the London Treaty just signed and declared war on the Bulgarian authorities.

After the news of Enver's army entering Edirne came, the Romanian authorities did not hesitate to send troops to cross the Danube and head towards Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria's empty defense, to join the team besieging Bulgaria.

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"The trenches are terrible" Until now, Ivanov has truly understood the cruelty of trench warfare!

Looking at the history of war in the past, it seems that the Prussian Sedan defeated France in the first battle of the war seems to be passionate, but there is no specific feeling.

But now, Ivanov really felt it, and after watching the battlefield again, he felt particularly intuitive and appalling.

The piles of corpses piled up on the battlefield are proof, and the display of blood and flames is the most intuitive.

"Can the lower Tarovs defense line really be captured?" Ivanov came up with such an idea~www.wuxiax.com~ In a dozen days, the Ivanov Legion sacrificed 50,000 people If we continue to fight this, how many days can we last?

Although the cannon fodder black natives on the opposite side also went a lot, but the Greeks took advantage of the inside to quickly reinforce each other's troops, which also made the Bulgarian army lose their minds in an instant.

"Evacuate one by one, and then leave some troops on alert. The main force is temporarily rested. At the same time, report the situation on the battlefield to the base camp. The Kavala Legion needs support, and we must also get rid of the current predicament diplomatically. We have caused enough trouble. The foundations of the kingdom are shaken, and if Germany does not keep its promises, the war could cost the kingdom of Bulgaria a great deal.”

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