The prince's preparations were carried out in an orderly manner. In just one week, two groups of 3,500 Blue Army officers and soldiers and their equipment were transported to North Africa. The navy's preparations were also carried out according to the plan. Admiral Schell was ready to take his fleet to the Mediterranean.

The warship sold to Turkey this time was Prince Albert, the third ship of the Mainz-class armored cruiser. Some Turkish personnel have arrived in Germany. Although most of the positions of this warship are held by the German Navy, after all, it is a warship sold to the Turks. There must be an honorary captain and some officers and soldiers on it...

In terms of diplomacy, Germany and Austro-Hungary also clearly informed Italy that Germany and Austro-Austria would accept Turkey as a member of the Allies, and Germany also stated that it would help Turkey establish a "defensive fleet". It hoped that these means could make the Italians stop at the cliff and not do things that "destroy the interests of the Allies". Unfortunately, Germany and Austria both underestimated Italy's determination to war!

"The Germans and Austrians wanted to rely on intimidation to make Italy surrender. They did this a year ago." Umberto I, a foreigner in Italy, said, looking at the large-scale Mediterranean map hanging on the wall.

"But they were wrong. We were committed to restoring the glory of Italy during the Roman period and its position in Europe. How could we give up because of a verbal threat?" King Umberto turned his head and asked the minister below: "Have our fleet and landing forces in place?"

"All the troops are ready, and we are just missing a reason to start a war now. Your Majesty the King." The Prime Minister said respectfully. The entire Italian fleet has been concentrated in Sicily and Taranto. The first 25,000 landing troops have been assembled in the port, and a transport fleet of 80 various ships is also ready to go.

"That's good, let our people quickly create something, and then let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issue a statement. We must be quick and quickly resolve the Turks while Germany and Austria are not ready!" With the orders of Umberto I, the Italian-Turkey War, which had been ahead of schedule for nearly 10 years, began like this. The rumbling chariots drove towards the unpredictable future. Italy and Turkey were placed on the scale of the war, and a newly rising country and an old empire collided directly!

It has to be said that the Italians made very good preparations this time. First of all, the Italians learned about the attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through spies arranged in Austro-Hungarian. The Austro-Hungarian Empire did not want to interfere in this matter. The Austrian Parliament has not held an emergency meeting recently, let alone the Hungarian Parliament. They don’t even care about the empire’s naval construction, so how could they care about Turkey? The army has not changed significantly, that is, if nothing unexpected happens, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will only be able to verbal fire at most.

The Germans have some actions, such as some Bavarians appearing in the coastal ports of Libya. At the same time, Germany will also provide Turkey with a Mainz-class armored cruiser. The former is naturally what Bavaria, which has always advocated establishing good relations with Turkey, while the latter shows the tendency of the German central government, but there is no more evidence that Germany will take more actions.

And the most important thing is that it will take about 2 weeks to deliver the German warship! The British have already guaranteed that the Suez Canal will not allow the German warship to pass, so as long as the Italian government can block the ****** Strait, the warship will not be able to reach Turkey! Although the Mainz-class armored cruiser is powerful, it is not as NB as it can fight the entire Italian fleet alone, right?

In fact, this is what the Italian Navy did! According to the Duke of Abuqilu, all Italian Navy light warships and speedboats will form three cordons in the *** Strait, and the fleet will be divided into two parts. All battleships will be concentrated and parked in Licata, southern Sicily, ready to intercept the Prince Albert armored cruiser at any time. The cruiser will be responsible for the safety of the transport fleet and support army operations. In order to ensure smooth communication, the Italians also arranged a radio relay ship to forward messages!

As for the army's combat plan? Compared with the navy's relatively strict blockade plan, the army has almost no plans. Joke, in the eyes of the Italians, there are 25,000 people on their side, and the same number of people on Turkey. In this case, how could the Italian army lose? You must know that in the Battle of Aduva, the indigenous people in Africa also concentrated more than five times the strength to defeat the Italian army. With the same number of people, how could the Italians lose?

Everything was based on the Italian script. Three days later, a large-scale riot occurred in Tripoli, and several Italians died or disappeared in the riots. The next day, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement asking the Turkish government to open the port in Tripoli so that Italian troops could enter to ensure the safety of Italians here. This request was naturally rejected by the Turkish government. On the third day, the Italians officially issued an ultimatum, announcing that if Turkey does not accept the Italian government's opinions within 48 hours, the two sides would be in a state of war!

"Damn Italians!" Prince Ruprecht, who was in Vienna, was also worried after learning that Italy had declared war on Turkey. The Italians were moving too fast, and they had already started a war before they completed their preparations. Most of the army's personnel and materials had been transported, and a small part could be transported to Libya through Egypt through Egypt, but what should the Navy do? Without the restraint of the Prince Albert armored cruiser, it would be impossible to carry out whether it was unloaded or mined!

"They will definitely block the ******* Strait. If you want to break through, it is almost impossible!" The prince immediately turned down all social engagements, including the invitation from the Austrian Emperor. He now needs to contact the German ambassador to Austria immediately so that he can exchange and study countermeasures as soon as possible!

"Now, no matter what, we must find ways to get the fleet over. We must prepare the warships provided to the Turks as soon as possible. Taking advantage of the fact that the Turks have not deployed mines, they can only rely on the fleet to blockade them. If mines are installed, we will not even have a chance!" The prince wrote in a telegram to Berlin.

Although it caught people off guard, the war still had to go on. Giving up the style of a prince when encountering a little accident and setback! Under the strict order of the German Emperor, the entire task force began to work overtime, shortening the preparation time that originally took 2 weeks to 5 days!
Chapter completed!