The transaction was completed, and the Northwest officers' regiment did not leave. Turkey is a good place. It is located at the junction of the three continents. It is very close to Basra, the only port in the northwest, and is connected to the Baghdad Railway. The transportation is extremely convenient. It is a good choice to maintain a certain amount of contact with the Turkish government at least when facing certain emergencies.

The 600 people who came were military observers, so they performed their duties as military observers. In addition to some of the staff members who worked with Germany to help Turkey formulate strategies, the remaining people entered the recruit division and grassroots level, trained the recruits, and passed on the more advanced shooting experience in the northwest.

Of course, it is just the most basic experience, some specialized training for snipers, and they are careful not to teach them. But this is also a great improvement for the Turkish army. 500 real sharpshooters may not be as comprehensive as special forces. However, in terms of shooting, the sharpshooters in the northwest will not be worse than any special forces. Some of their experience is simply the best experience for some Turkish soldiers with more shooting talents. The Turkish sharpshooters began his tradition from this day on.

The situation in Turkey has stabilized. With its huge foundation, after Turkey recovered, it began to put huge pressure on the Kosovo countries. Romania is Russia's protector. After Turkey repels them, it has not taken any further steps. All 10 Russian-Turkish wars were defeated. Turkey has almost no courage to challenge Russia. If it causes German interference, it may be another Russian-Turkish war. Turkey has retreated in the Balkan alliance, not to mention Russia, which has defeated them in the past two centuries.

Persimmons always have to pick up soft ones to pinch them. Turkey dared not touch Russia, so it had to take other people to attack Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and even Greece. These countries from the territory of the Ottoman Empire step by step are all the targets they target, regaining the territory and restoring the glory of the Ottoman Empire.

Turkey's 15 divisions began to cross three fulcrum cities and attacked in depth. Because of the counterattack of the sharpshooter troops and Turkey, the three countries that could not resist were at all, were immediately under a huge pressure. The front was pushed 80-120 kilometers by the Turkish army, with brilliant results.

Three of the four Balkan countries were under great pressure and almost asked for help from behind. The Allies looked at them. The situation on the Balkans became completely nervous. The reason why the Balkans dared to attack the powerful Turkey was the decline of the huge Ottoman Empire, and the other was that the Allies supported behind the back and the support from Britain, France and Russia, greatly increasing their courage.

The Balkans are very simple. In Europe, it is not a core area, but it is the root of the turmoil. When Turkey was preparing to take action against the Balkan alliance, Britain, France and Russia almost stood up. Britain, France supported Greece, Serbia, and Russia supported Romania. It suddenly left Turkey full of ambitions with no choice. It had clearly occupied his territory, but had no choice. It clearly had an advantage, but it had no choice.

Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire could not let their younger brother suffer, and they also stood up. Especially the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they almost regarded the Balkans as their own. They were still immersed in the glory of the Holy Roman Empire. As one of the three and a half emperors in Europe, the Austro-Hungarian Empire still wanted to recreate its former glory. To the northwest, because of Germany's relations, there was no way. Russia was to the east, and the Balkans became his most coveted.

The Balkans are indeed a powder keg. The crisis caused by Turkey and the Balkan alliance once again made the two major groups stand together and face each other in a tit-for-tat way. Except for the fence-bearing Italy, the rest stood up and faced them directly.

There is serious friction between the two major groups, and Germany's reaction is particularly strong. Before, Turkey was defeated by the interference of Britain, France and others, and was almost defeated by the Balkans. It has just stabilized and is preparing to recover lost territory, but it has been blocked by Britain, France. This is absolutely unacceptable.

Britain, France and Russia are even more tough. The Balkans cannot be handed over to Turkey. Otherwise, Turkey will completely join the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany, forming a whole, and completely divide the Allies into two halves. In any case, they will be under tremendous pressure. The gunpowder smell on both sides is getting stronger and stronger, and they will almost go off fire.

The British and French Mediterranean fleet came directly to the front of the Dardanelles of Turkey and began to issue an ultimatum. If Turkey does not change its original intention and insists on continuing to attack the Balkans, Britain and France will directly interfere.

The naked threat between Britain and France immediately put a lot of pressure on Turkey. Although all the battleships were dispatched were in front of the battleship level, they were all battleships of the battleship level. 12 battleships with 11-inch and 12-inch main guns were simply irresistible for Turkey, which had only two old battleships purchased from Germany. The Turkish soldiers defending the fortress faced the 12 battleships and could only hide in the city defense. However, whether this city defense could withstand these huge artillery was really an unknown number.

Compared with Britain and France's ability to mobilize troops, Germany was one step away. The high seas fleet was still blocked in the Baltic Sea, and the Kiel Canal was still nervously escaping. Even if it was penetrated, facing the comparison of almost twice the main battleship, it was almost impossible for Germany to mobilize the high seas fleet. That would completely touch Britain, and a comprehensive war would break out almost instantly.

But it does not mean that Germany does nothing. Germany mobilized some warships, as well as the Austro-Hungarian navy. The most important thing is that the Seventh Army of Germany was ready to go while threatening Britain and France. The army of more than 180,000 people is definitely the elite German troops and will go to Turkey to fight through the Three B Railway as soon as possible.

Both sides did not give in, and the outbreak of the war was almost foreseeable. Such changes were greatly beyond Yang Yuanzhao's expectations. European intelligence agencies increased their actions and began to collect everything about Europe. Some of the news received by Turkey almost clearly stated. If things continue to deteriorate and the two sides continue to be tough, maybe World War I will break out. This is not only the view of the northwest, but also the view of the world. Most countries only woke up from their dreams. It seems that the war is so close to them, and it is still a war involving almost all the powerful European countries.

World War I broke out in August 1914 because of the Sarajevo incident. In a few days, major European countries were dragged into war. The current world situation was completely different from the previous life. Not to mention that Germany was strengthened to a certain extent, with the help of the Northwest, the army was directly the standard in the middle and late stages of World War I. The number of division-level artillery increased by 15 times compared to the past, and the number of division-level light machine guns and heavy machine guns was almost close to 1,000, which was dozens of times higher than the previous dozens. While the firepower increased, the combat power also increased several times.

In addition to the improvement of hardware and arms, and the earthwork industry, it is also the focus. Perfect trench tactics have entered the German vision several years in advance. They not only actively learn this tactic, but also try to crack it without much results. However, they have also summarized some experience, trench warfare. Only trenches can be dealt with. If the frontal impact has been fixed and the fully protected trench is simply a nightmare for attackers. Unless they use human lives to push, the possibility of breaking is slim.

A clear understanding has led to many of the German Army's combat plans being changed. The Seventh Army gathered and said it was interference, but the German Army had enough confidence that once the war broke out, it would be enough to block the attack of about three times the enemy.

In the army, Yang Yuanzhao's butterfly improved its strength, while the navy was more improved. The king-level was greatly enhanced because of Yang Yuanzhao's butterfly wings, and the improvement of the power system, which made the king-level strength a higher level. The most important thing is that the comparison of the naval in early 1913 seemed to be not much worse than the main battleships of the British local fleet. In this case, Germany was confident and tough.

Britain, France and Russia are even more confident, especially Britain started to prepare a few years ago. Now the British Royal Navy fleet has the advantage of the German high seas fleet not as big as a few years ago, but it also occupies an absolute lead in number. Britain, which has occupied the Trident of the Sea King for more than a hundred years, is confident that it is the strongest in the world in this field of battleships, and has a huge advantage over Germany and is not afraid of Germany's attack.

Tit-for-tat, but both sides remained cautious and restrained. After the Seventh Army assembled, they only moved on the border and went to the Austro-Hungarian Empire for a walk. They did not approach Turkey's territory at all. The British and French warships were just showing off their power outside the Dardanelles. Not to mention attacking the strait, even the main gun was not fired, as if they were just traveling.

All kinds of intelligence were summarized together. After Yang Yuanzhao read it, unless some accidents or force majeure occurred, the battle could hardly be fought. In fact, the development coincided with Yang Yuanzhao's expectations. The two sides persisted for almost a month, but they were just talking and without further action. This disappointed some countries waiting for the war to break out, especially in the northwest. Although the outbreak of the war would catch him off guard and many preparations were not done well, the earlier it broke out, the better the German side, and they could not afford to delay it at all.

Since the fight cannot be fought, it is impossible for both sides to continue to fight endlessly. Turkey's war was slowly extinguished on the 17th day after the Allies and the Allies held each other, under the joint mediation of several aspects. Both sides retreated to the actual control line before the outbreak of the Balkan War. This was an acceptable result for both sides. Germany and Austro-Hungarian Empire also had a step to go down, and Britain were helpless. After all, the Balkan Alliance did too badly. If it weren't for their access, Turkey might have counterattacked the country. The situation would be even worse.

A tense situation was temporarily extinguished because of the compromise between the two sides, but the conflict between the two sides completely emerged in this confrontation, and the Balkan alliance was also greatly hit. Turkey was licking its wounds, preparing to find an opportunity to fight the Balkans again. The fatal fuse was completely buried. The war was almost inevitable. (To be continued)

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