Facing the secret message sent by the captain of the guard, Carlo read it as quickly as possible.
This is the news detected by Italy's intelligence network in Istanbul. It shows that an arms dealer named Yuri Orlov sold a large number of arms to the Ottoman Empire.
How big is this batch of arms? The telegram shows that this batch of arms is worth up to 50 million Ottoman liras, with a total of 87,000 Berdan rifles, nearly a hundred artillery pieces of various types, and some other military supplies. You can tell who sent this batch of arms at a glance. There are so many Russian weapons. Unexpectedly, the Russians were able to export arms to Ottoman in order to prevent Ottoman from suffering too much loss.
Seeing this, Carlo couldn't help but cursed. "These damn Russians."
At this time, Carlo's mind came to the words of Russian Ambassador Fedorovsky when he visited him before. "Your Majesty Carlo, since Russia is not enough to attract your country's attention, please look forward to the following."
Unexpectedly, the following is here. As for the arms dealer named Yuri Orlov, it is obviously just an excuse, in order to give Russia an extra layer of identity and avoid causing domestic dissatisfaction.
After all, this is what arms dealers do, and it has nothing to do with the Russians.
Thinking of this, Carlo immediately said, "Call the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and let others test the attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to see if its attitude changes."
Although the small actions of the Russians were not enough to scare Carlo, the changes in their attitudes meant that Italy must pay attention.
As for asking about the attitude of the Austro-Hungarians, it is very easy to understand. The country is an ally with Italy. If their attitude changes, then this will also mean that the Three Kingdoms Alliance, which has made Italy a lot of profits, has loosened. This is Card. Luo definitely didn't want to see it.
As the Italian army moves, Bulgaria and Montenegro, two important allies, are also making preparations. In Adrianople, a total of 168,000 people from the First, Second, and Third Bulgarian armies gathered here to confront the 210,000 Ottoman army led by the new Ottoman Minister of War Hamad Riza.
That's right, it's a confrontation. Although both sides are very cautious about large-scale decisive battles, they both try to solve each other after gaining an advantage.
On the Ottoman side, the main consideration is that although they currently have the advantage in terms of strength, they have too many new recruits, and a prolonged battle can easily trigger a chain reaction. Although Macedonia still has nearly 200,000 troops besieged, this matter cannot be rushed. If the reinforcements are defeated, they will be even more desperate.
In addition, the Ottoman side also has a small thought, that is, the continuous recruitment of new soldiers in its country. Although the Ottoman mobilization efficiency is not high, the more than 20 million people are not something Bulgaria can compete with. If it takes a little time, their troops will become more and more concentrated. The more, the more, until they have an absolute advantage in strength.
As for the Bulgarian side, it goes without saying that their purpose is only to delay the opponent, not to defeat the opponent. They are willing to wait, because after all, they can get reinforcements from Italy and Montenegro after Macedonia is solved.
So the two sides faced each other in Adrianople while reinforcing their positions, trying to wait for the opportunity. Whether the Ottomans waited until their forces were overwhelmed, or whether Bulgaria waited for reinforcements after Macedonia was solved, it depends on which of the two is faster.
Therefore, the movements of the Italian Balkan Army fighting in Macedonia are extremely critical. They need to deal with Macedonia's enemies early before they can reinforce the main Bulgarian force and defeat the last Ottoman military force. I believe that at that time, the Ottomans will know how costly it is to break the contract.
Although this task is demanding and time is not sufficient, the three countries still have an unspoken agreement, which is to isolate the Serbian and Greek armies from the war zone.
In the south, the Bulgarian Third Army left a division of troops along the Ariakamonk River to keep the Greek army out of Macedonia. Although this only has the strength of one division, as long as the Greeks are not stupid, they will know that they will not be able to reap the benefits of being involved.
As for the north, the Bulgarian army dispatched from the country has seized the valley section of the upper reaches of the Morava River, isolating Serbia from Macedonia, making it impossible for it to follow this most convenient road to the east of Macedonia.
As for the other passage through Kosovo, with three Italian divisions working overtime to attack, nearly half of Kosovo has fallen into Italian hands. Moreover, Italy has also issued a warning that anyone who is not an Italian army in Kosovo will be ruthlessly attacked. It is self-evident to whom this sentence is addressed.
When Italy and other countries were targeting Serbia and Greece, they did not just give in. Although they did not dare to send troops across the border, they could still do it with a small move in private. This is especially effective when seeking help from the supporting powers behind it.
"Your Majesty Carlo, our country is deeply puzzled by your country's practice of excluding Serbia and Greece from the war. Whether your country's approach in this matter is appropriate, please consider it carefully."
In the palace in Rome, the British Ambassador to Rome Fulam expressed Britain's dissatisfaction to King Carlo with a serious face.
Facing the British challenge, Carlo, the King of Italy, smiled and said. "That's it, Your Excellency Ambassador. Since Italy and Sechi have not had much contact before, when faced with Osman's sudden repentance, we must let him know the consequences of his repentance as quickly as possible. So we can only use The plan was made before, and since the two countries are willing to contribute to this, I will ask the military to formulate a plan for the two countries to participate, and when we have the plan ready, we will send it to the two countries."
Carlo's words are obviously shirk. When the plan is formulated, the war will probably be over. What else will happen between the two countries at this time?
So when faced with Carlo's words, Ambassador Fulam said directly after sighing. "Your Majesty, there is no need to bother. As long as your country agrees to send troops from Serbia and Greece, they will obey your command. After all, your country has no disputes with them and still maintains goodwill towards Italy and Italy."
For Ambassador Fulam to say such a thing, the two countries were anxious. Although the two countries took some advantage in the first phase of the war, as the war resumed, the two countries were directly excluded from the war. This means that they have no chance to speak at all in the subsequent negotiations.
So in order to get an excuse to get to the negotiating table in the future, they would rather put their troops under Italian command.
However, in the face of the requests from Serbia and Greece, Carlo was not interested at all. No matter how good Italy is to these two countries, it can be compared to Britain and Russia behind it. In this case, why should they offend Bulgaria, which is currently performing very well?
