The surrender of the Ottoman Empire actually gave the Allies a sigh of relief.
To be honest, a big country like the Ottoman Empire is really difficult to fight.
Regardless of the fact that the allies are advancing in parallel, the effect is amazing, and it seems that the Ottoman Empire will be wiped out soon, but in fact the price paid by the allies is also very heavy.
After several years of fierce fighting, the Third Marine Division suffered more than 18,000 casualties. Recruits were replaced by veterans one after another, and the pension provided by the state alone was as high as one million.
As for the weapons and material supplies provided to several national defense forces, they are even more numerous.
Moreover, because of the long distance, the cost has increased sharply, and it has reached the point where there are complaints about logistics.
Zhang Yan once asserted that if the war continued for another three years, the National Defense Forces expedition to the Middle East would be cut off from supplies and would have to withdraw.
Can Constantinople be captured in three years?
Not to mention the generals on the front line, even Zuo Mengeng had no hope.
Apart from the National Defense Forces, the European coalition forces paid the highest price.
In order to retake Constantinople, the Europeans launched the most fanatical attack with the greatest enthusiasm, but the casualties were so high that they were broken.
The British suffered 87,000 casualties, the Dutch suffered 36,000 casualties, the Spanish suffered 41,000 casualties, the French suffered 56,000 casualties, and the Holy Roman Empire suffered 114,000 casualties.
It can be said that the entire Europe was greatly weakened because of this war.
If Constantinople hadn't been so close and the battle would soon be accomplished, the European countries would have given up.
Fortunately, the Ottoman Empire did not know the details of the Allies. They only saw a few attacks from the Allies and the entire country was in danger, so they quickly chose to surrender.
In Greece, the birthplace of European civilization, representatives of the Allies and the Ottoman Empire signed a peace agreement.
This agreement can be said to be a great victory for the Allies.
The Ottoman Empire paid a very heavy price in order to maintain its vitality.
First, everything west of the Bosporus, including Constantinople, was ceded to Europe.
In other words, the Ottoman Empire would never be able to set foot in Europe again and became a real Asian country.
After discussions, European countries decided to implement condominium control of Constantinople, making it a pilgrimage site for all Christians.
Greece gains independence and will complete its statehood with the support of its allies.
However, given that Greece has been ruled by the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years and has no economic foundation, the Allies will supervise Greece's industrial, commercial and financial industries, which is to say economic colonization.
In addition, other parts of the Balkan Peninsula were also divided among European countries.
This is the reward for European countries to send troops, even the empire has to agree.
In addition to Eastern Europe, various parts of North Africa have also achieved independence.
Unlike in previous lives, these places were gradually reduced to European colonies. Under the auspices of the empire, European countries and North African countries signed diplomatic agreements, recognizing the sovereignty and independence of North African countries.
The price paid by the North African countries is to open up the economy, commerce, ports, finance and other fields to the allies.
I believe that it won't be long before the allies will rely on their stronger strength to complete the penetration of North African countries.
There will definitely be chaos in these areas in the future, and colonial and anti-colonial struggles will not stop.
The empire saw it and deliberately ignored it.
This is laying a minefield.
Compared with European countries, the empire is far away in East Asia, so it naturally does not have as far-reaching influence as European countries on North Africa, and of course it will not cause any harm to North African countries.
When chaos breaks out in the future, North African countries will definitely turn to the empire for help if they want to get rid of European colonization and plunder.
At that time, the empire can legitimately intervene in North African affairs and seek benefits.
Countries in the Middle East have also become beneficiaries.
Both Saudi Arabia and the Safavid dynasty obtained a large amount of land, got rid of Ottoman rule, and became emerging countries in the region.
Among them, Saudi Arabia is the wisest.
They knew that they were the weakest and could easily become fat in the eyes of others, so they firmly clung to the Empire's lap.
Saudi Arabia spent heavily to invite the empire to station troops in the country and help train its troops.
The two countries have also signed a large number of infrastructure agreements, and Saudi Arabia has fully opened up to the empire in many areas.
This suddenly made the Empire the strongest ally of Saudi Arabia, and also gave Saudi Arabia a firm foothold in the Middle East.
When Zuo Mengeng learned about this, he almost died laughing.
He knows the importance of Saudi Arabia best, and he also knows what kind of wealth is buried under that country full of yellow sand.
Especially now in China, the research on internal combustion engines has actually begun.
Wan Chaosheng, Chen Shuangjin's favorite disciple, discovered as early as ten years ago that the energy of fuel deflagration is considerable and may become a new source of power.
His research received strong support from the royal family. Zuo Menggeng personally approved it and provided more than 100 million yuan in financial support to Wan Chaosheng's team.
Wan Chaosheng's team also lived up to his expectations.
With the industrial application of steam engines, many mechanical parts have been cast with corresponding precision and hardness, making internal combustion engines gradually a reality.
Just when Zuo Mengeng returned to Jinan, good news came from the laboratory.
The first detonation experiment of the internal combustion engine was a complete success. The new cylinder withstood the strong pressure of oil detonation and provided considerable rotational speed to the bearings.
Zuo Mengeng made a prompt decision and immediately ordered the rubber factory to develop new tires that could support land travel.
He had a hunch that maybe within five to ten years, cars would be available.
By then, oil will surpass coal, wood and steel and become the most important strategic resource.
While other powerful countries are focusing their attention on Eastern Europe and North Africa, taking the lead in operating the Middle East will definitely bring huge benefits to future industrial upgrading.
The war for the Ottoman Empire slowly came to an end, and the world's attention began to focus on the Volga River Basin.
The territorial struggle between the Empire and Russia attracted everyone's attention.
When the Russian army arrived in the Volga River Basin, they regarded Volgograd as a strategic fulcrum and deployed more than 300,000 troops here.
After more than a year of construction, Volgograd is impregnable.
Brigadier General Asimov, the Russian defender, threatened that Volgograd would be an unbreakable celestial city.
"There is no fortress or defense line in this world that cannot be breached. As long as we find the right way, victory will definitely be ours."
Zuo Xuanyan scoffed at the enemy's propaganda.
She had discovered the weakness of the Russian army.
"Order the First Front Army to break through the Don River and penetrate directly into Luhansk within ten days. Tell Le Xinfeng, don't worry about the rear and flanks, I only want Luhansk."
The Russian army wants to fight positional warfare with the Wehrmacht and use its complete fortifications to consume the Wehrmacht's weapons advantage. However, Zuo Xuanyan planned to use strategic detours and make full use of the flat and vast terrain of the Volga River Basin to complete the outflanking of the Russian army before winter arrived.
No matter how perfect the Russian army's defenses are, if the materials and supplies from behind cannot be transported, they will starve to death or freeze to death sooner or later.
