The Rise of the Empire

The prince's preparations for the war were proceeding in an orderly manner. In just one week, two batches of 3,500 officers and soldiers of the Blue Legion and their equipment were transported to North Africa. The navy's preparations are also proceeding according to plan. Rear Admiral Scheer is ready to take his fleet to the Mediterranean. \u003c/p\u003e The warship sold to Turkey this time is the third ship of the Mainz-class armored cruiser, the Prince Albert. Some Turks have already come to Germany. Although most of the positions on this warship are held by the German Navy, it is a warship sold to the Turks after all. There must be an honorary captain and some officers and soldiers on it... \u003c/p\u003eIn terms of diplomacy, Germany and Austria-Hungary also clearly informed Italy that Germany and Austria will accept Turkey as a member of the Allied Powers. At the same time, Germany also expressed that it will help Turkey build a "defense fleet." I hope that through these means, the Italians can rein in the precipice and not do things that "harm the interests of the Allies". But it is a pity that both Germany and Austria underestimated Italy's determination to war! \u003c/p\u003e"The Germans and Austrians want to use intimidation to bring Italy into submission. They did it a year ago." Italy's Foreign King Umberto I said, looking at a large-scale map of the Mediterranean Sea hanging on the wall. \u003c/p\u003e"But they were wrong. We are committed to restoring the glory of Italy in Rome and its status in Europe. How could we give up because of a verbal threat?" King Umberto turned his head and asked the ministers below : "Is our fleet and landing force in place?"\u003c/p\u003e "All the troops are ready, we just need a reason to go to war now. Your Majesty the King." The Prime Minister said respectfully, the entire Italian fleet has been concentrated In Sicily and Taranto, the first batch of 25,000 landing troops has also assembled at the port, and a transport fleet of 80 ships of various types is also ready to go. \u003c/p\u003e"Okay then, let our people quickly create some troubles, and then let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issue a statement, we must hurry up, and get rid of the Turks quickly before Germany and Austria are ready!" Accompanied by Weng The Italian-Turkish war started nearly 10 years ahead of schedule with the order of Beto I. The rumbling chariots sailed towards an unpredictable future. Italy and Turkey were placed on the balance of war. A newly rising country and a The aging empires collide head-on! \u003c/p\u003eI have to say that the Italians made very good preparations this time. First of all, the Italians learned about the attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the spies deployed in Austria-Hungary. The Austrian parliament has not held an emergency meeting recently, let alone the Hungarian parliament. They don't even care about the naval construction of the empire, so how can they care about Turkey? The army has not changed much either, that is to say, if nothing else, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will only talk about it at best. \u003c/p\u003eThe Germans have made some moves. For example, some Bavarians have appeared in Libya's coastal ports. At the same time, Germany will also provide Turkey with a Mainz-class armored cruiser. The former is naturally the work of Bavaria, which has always advocated establishing a good relationship 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. \u003c/p\u003eAnd the most important thing is that it will take about 2 weeks for the German warship to be delivered! The British have guaranteed that the Suez Canal will not allow this German warship to pass, so as long as the Italian government can block the **** Strait, then this warship will not be able to reach Turkey! Although the Mainz-class armored cruiser is powerful, it is not nb enough to single out the entire Italian fleet, right? \u003c/p\u003eIn fact, the Italian Navy did just that! According to Duke Abziru's opinion, all light warships and speedboats of the Italian Navy will form three cordons in the **** Strait,

The fleet will be divided into two parts, and all battleships will be gathered and moored at Licata in southern Sicily, ready to intercept the armored cruiser Prince Albert at any time. The cruiser fleet will be responsible for the safety of the transport fleet. And support army operations. In order to ensure the smooth communication, the Italians also arranged for a radio relay ship to forward the message! \u003c/p\u003eAs for the Army's combat plan? Compared with the navy's more rigorous blockade plan, the army has almost no plan. It's a joke. From the perspective of the Italians, there are 25,000 people on their side, and the same number on the Turkish side. In this case, how could the Italian army lose? You know, in the Battle of Adwa, the African natives also concentrated more than five times their strength to defeat the Italian army. With the same number of people, how could the Italians lose? \u003c/p\u003eEverything unfolded according to the Italian script. Three days later, a large-scale riot broke out in Tripoli, and several Italians died or disappeared during the riot. The next day, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement requesting the Turkish government to open the port of Tripoli so that Italian troops could enter to ensure the safety of the Italians here, but 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 opinion of the Italian government within 48 hours, then the two sides will be in a state of war! \u003c/p\u003e"Damn Italians!" Prince Ruprecht, who was in Vienna at this time, was also a little worried when he learned that Italy had declared war on Turkey. After the war, most of the army's personnel and materials have already been transported, and the remaining small part can also be transported to Libya through Egypt through secret channels, but what about the navy? Without the restraint of the armored cruiser Prince Albert, neither unloaded delivery nor mine laying could be carried out! \u003c/p\u003e"They will definitely block the **** strait. It is almost impossible to break through!" The prince immediately turned down all the entertainment, even the invitation to the banquet from the Austrian emperor. He now needs to immediately contact the German ambassador to Austria in order to exchange and research countermeasures as soon as possible! \u003c/p\u003e"No matter what, we must find ways to let the fleet pass by. We must prepare the warships for the Turks as soon as possible. Before the Turks have deployed mines, we can only rely on the fleet to block them. If mines are deployed, We have no chance at all!" wrote the prince in a telegram to Berlin. \u003c/p\u003eAlthough people are a little caught off guard, the war still has to go on. It is not the style of a prince to give up when encountering a little accident or setback! Under the Kaiser's strict order, the entire task force began to work overtime to prepare, shortening the preparation time that originally required 2 weeks to 5 days! \u003c/p\u003eThanks to book friends fly Doomhammer, 1st Guards Tank Brigade, 2013, Wu Yue, Fisherman Zhi, Sea Boundary\u003c/a\u003e~~~! And \u003c/a\u003e support from book friends such as what you think, Pig Coke, such a big rabbit, metatron, cesium \u0026 strontium read~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e