Chapter 433: Italy started

The prince’s preparations for war proceeded in an orderly manner. In just one week, two batches of 3,500 Blue Army officers and soldiers and their equipment were shipped 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.

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

In 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 said that it will help Turkey build a "defense fleet." It is hoped that these means can be used to rein in the Italians and refrain from doing things that "harm the interests of the Allies." But it is a pity that both Germany and Austria underestimated Italy's war determination!

; "The Germans and Austrians want to rely on intimidation to make Italy surrender. They did this a year ago." Umberto I outside Italy looked at the large-scale Mediterranean map hanging on the wall and said.

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

; "All the troops are ready, we just lack a reason to start war. Your Majesty." The Prime Minister said respectfully, the entire Italian fleet has been concentrated in Sicily and Taranto, the first batch of 25,000 people landed The troops have also been assembled at the port, and the entire fleet of 80 ships of various types 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 fast, while Germany and Austria are not ready, quickly settle the Turks!" accompanied by Umberto I In this way, the Italian-Turkish war began nearly 10 years in advance. Rumble’s chariots were driven into the unpredictable future. Italy and Turkey were put on the scales of war, a newly emerging country and a declining old man. There is a direct collision between the empires!

; I have to say that the Italians have done a very good preparation this time. First of all, the Italians learned about the attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the spies deployed in Austria-Hungary. The Austro-Hungarian Empire did not want to interfere in this matter. There is no emergency meeting, let alone the Hungarian parliament. They don't even care about the construction of the imperial navy, 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 be able to slap in the mouth.

; The Germans have some actions, for example, some Bavarians appeared in the coastal ports of Libya, and Germany will also provide Turkey with a Mainz-class armored cruiser. The former is naturally done by Bavaria, which has always insisted on establishing good relations with Turkey. Although the latter shows the tendency of the German central government, there is no more evidence that Germany will take more actions.

; And 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 the German warship to pass, so as long as the Italian government can block the strait, it will be impossible for the warship to reach Turkey! Although the Mainz-class armored cruisers are powerful, they are not nb enough to single out the entire Italian fleet, right?

In fact, the Italian Navy did just that! According to the opinion of the Duke of Abuqilu, all Italian naval light battleships and speedboats will form three cordon lines in the strait. The fleet will be divided into two parts. All battleships will be gathered together and anchored in Licata in southern Sicily, ready to intercept Albert. The armored cruiser Prince Prinz. The cruiser fleet will be responsible for the safety of the transport fleet. And support army operations. In order to ensure the smooth flow of communication, the Italians also arranged a radio relay ship to forward the message!

; As for the Army combat plan? Compared with the navy's more rigorous blockade plan, the army has almost no plan. A joke, in the eyes of the Italians, there are 25,000 people on their side, and the same number on the Turkish side. In this case, how can the Italian army lose? You must know that in the Battle of Adua that year, the indigenous Africans also concentrated more than five times their military strength to defeat the Italian army. With the same number of people, how could the Italians lose?

; Everything started according to the Italian script. Three days later, a large-scale riot broke out in Tripoli. Several Italians died or disappeared in the riot. The next day, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement requesting the Turkish government to open the port of Tripoli in order to allow Italian troops to enter to ensure the safety of Italians here, and this request was naturally rejected by the Turkish government. On the third day, the Italians formally 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 at war!

; "Damn Italians!" Prince Ruprecht, who was in Vienna at this time, was also a little worried after he learned that Italy had declared war on Turkey~www.wuxiaspot.com~The Italians moved too fast, almost before they finished their preparations. The war has been launched. Most of the army’s personnel and materials have been transported. The remaining small part can also be transported to Libya through Egypt through secret channels. But what about the navy? Without the containment of the armored cruiser Prince Albert, neither the unloaded ship nor the mine can be carried out!

"They will definitely block the strait, it is almost impossible if they want to break through!" The prince immediately turned off all the entertainment, even including the invitation of the Austrian Emperor to a dinner. He now needs to contact the German ambassador to Austria immediately to exchange research strategies as soon as possible!

"Now anyway, we must find ways to let the fleet pass. 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, we can only rely on the fleet to blockade. If we plant mines, we will even The chance is gone!" the prince wrote in a telegram to Berlin.

;Although people are a little caught off guard, but the war still has to go on. In the event of a little accident and setback, it is not the style of a prince to give up! Under the strict orders of the German Emperor, the entire task force began to work overtime to prepare, shortening the preparation time that originally required 2 weeks to 5 days!

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