Chapter 438: Near East Synergy
If audio player doesn't work, press Stop then Play button again
Looking at the panic-stricken Grand Marshal in front of him, Abdul Mejid I basically ruled out the possibility of being sent to death.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Mahmoud himself is a senior acting school, and he tricked Abdul Mejid I into circles with his acting skills.
"You really don't know?" Abdul Majid I raised his eyebrows slightly and questioned.
"Your Majesty, do you think I should know?" Marshal Mahmoud responded to Abdul Mejid I.
Abdul Mejid I was silent for a moment, and then gently stroked the jewel-encrusted handle, and said to Mahmoud, "I remember you once said that the empire should use..."
Abdul Mejid I told Mahmoud what Mahmoud had suggested to him.
"Your Majesty, I really thought about doing this!" Mahmoud said with sincerity: "But I found that I couldn't do it myself to sink the ships and soldiers that I had worked so hard to build the Russian Empire. In Ottoman Before leaving, I specifically told him to be careful!"
Afterwards, Mahmoud asked where Osman Pasha was now.
"Uthman (Pasha) is dead!" Abdul Mejid I responded to Mahmoud.
"What?" Mahmoud showed a surprised expression, and then asked: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for asking, how did Osman die?"
"I don't know!" Abdul Majid I shook his head and responded, "I also got this news from advisor Slade!"
"What about the casualties at Sinop port?" Mahmoud asked Abdul Mejid I again.
"I don't know!" Abdul Mejid I shook his head and responded to Mahmoud: "According to Slade's description, the number of casualties should not be too few!"
"That's the case, Your Majesty! I implore you to convene the Great Imperial Council again in the near future!" Mahmoud immediately said to Abdul Mejid I.
"Convening a grand council? Why is this?" Abdul Mejid I, who was immersed in sadness, immediately asked.
"Since our navy has been defeated, then we can ask the General Assembly for a second vote on the conditions previously proposed by Russia!" Mahmoud said to Abdul Mejid I.
"Do you want the empire to perish?" Abdul Mejid I said to Mahmoud in a bad tone.
"Your Majesty, I don't want the empire to perish!" Marshal Mahmoud explained to Abdul Mejid I: "Only by using this method can we force Britain to participate in the war against Russia! We can't force Britain to declare war on Russia, and we can also let the French Empire keep us safe!"
Mahmoud wanted to use this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to force Britain to provide protection for the Ottomans. As long as Britain was not willing to sit back and ignore the Ottoman Empire, he would definitely join the fight.
There are now 20,000 French soldiers stationed in Rhodes Island. If Britain hadn't deliberately blocked them, they could join the battle to support the Ottoman Empire at any time.
"I see!" Abdul Majid I nodded after hearing Mahmoud's explanation, and then told Mahmoud that he asked Slade to write a naval battle report, and that Jiang's naval battle report was sent to Kan Ning this matter.
Mahmoud agreed with Abdul Mejid I's actions.
Subsequently, Mahmoud left the Ottoman palace, and Abdul Mejid I also left the conference hall.
The next day, it rained again in Constantinople, which was already in the early autumn season, and the sky was also shrouded in gray.
Under such weather, Canning, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, received melancholy news.
"What? Has the Ottoman Empire's warships been defeated by the Russian Empire?" Canning asked Slade in surprise.
"Your Excellency Ambassador, it is annihilation, not defeat!" Sly reminded Canning.
"Have all the fleets been wiped out?" Ambassador Canning asked Slade again for detailed information.
Slade shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly to Canning: "If you don't add it, the remaining fleet in Constantinople!" Slade paused and added: "Of course, now These remaining fleets are no match for the Russian fleet at all!"
"What happened?" Canning asked Slade with a dignified expression: "If I remember correctly, the strength of the Russian Navy and the Ottoman Navy in the Mediterranean Sea is roughly equal! No matter what, the Russian Empire is impossible. Really easy to kill the Ottoman Empire!"
"Your Excellency Ambassador, although it is a shame to say that this annihilation battle was a disgrace in my career as a naval officer, the Ottoman Empire was indeed defeated by the Russian fleet!" Slade emphasized again: "The Russian army used a This kind of ammunition is different from solid shells. After hitting the wooden ship, the shell exploded inside the ship, causing secondary damage, and it only took one and a half hours for the entire fleet to be completely destroyed!"
"Do we have this kind of ammo?" Canning blurted out.
Canning, who heard the new weapons, immediately changed his concern from the Ottoman Empire to artillery shells. He was afraid that Russian artillery shells would pose a certain threat to Britain.
"Your Excellency, don't worry! This kind of artillery shell has already been developed in the Kingdom of Great Britain! It's just that our fleet has not yet undergone actual combat!" Slade said with relief.
"That's good!" Canning breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, this kind of shell is devastating to wooden ships! If there are two shells equipped with the same type of shells, there is a high probability that both will be destroyed together!" Before the dawn of the ironclad ships, Blossoms are veritable wooden warship killers, so Slade can't help but worry about the future of the British Navy.
Canning didn't say much. He didn't know much more than an ordinary person about naval issues.
"If this is the case, we must consider the maritime security of the Ottoman Empire!" Canning frowned and said to Slade.
Slade spread his hands and said nonchalantly: "Your Excellency Ambassador, these are the issues that your diplomats need to be concerned about! I also have to write a naval battle report for His Majesty the Sultan, so I won't stay here any longer!"
Slade, who had achieved his goal, left the British embassy and returned to the hotel he rented in Constantinople to write a report.
On the other hand, Canning, who was staying at the embassy, could not help but fall into contemplation. After getting up and pacing for three or four laps, Canning decided to go to the French embassy.
Canning, who was walking alone through the desolate streets because of the rain, soon arrived at the gate of the French Embassy.
It was none other than Klein, the third secretary of the French Embassy.
"Klein, is Ambassador Valewski at home?" Canning asked Klein kindly.
"Your Excellency Ambassador, you're still resting! May I ask what's the matter?" Klein, who was half-body still inside the door, asked.
"That's it! I have some urgent matters that I want to communicate with Ambassador Wallevsky!" Canning was reluctant to tell Klein specific things, and instead said with a vague concept.
"Then please come in!" Klein gave way and Canning entered the embassy.
Klein, who had settled Cunning on the embassy sofa, turned to the bedroom on the second floor and pushed open the door of Wallewski's bedroom.
At this time, Wallewski did not rest, but was standing in front of the distance window lattice and looked far into the distance.
After Klein entered the room, Valewski said, "Is Canning here?"
"Yeah!" Klein looked at Wallevsky with a little longing. He didn't understand why Wallevsky could "calculate" that Canning would go to the embassy.
"Then wait!" Wallevsky continued to look into the distance with his hands behind his back, and turned his back to Klein with emotion: "The easier things are to negotiate, the harder it is to cherish sometimes!"
Klein smiled noncommittally.
The room fell silent again.
Another ten minutes passed, and Wallevsky tidied up the corners of the wrinkled lichen a little and said to Klein, "Let's go!"
Wallewski went downstairs with Klein and met Canning on the top of the embassy.
"Ambassador Canning!" Wallewski shook hands with Canning warmly and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry to keep you waiting!"
"Nothing!" Canning responded with a wave of his hand to Wallewski.
Afterwards, the two sat down and started chatting casually.
"Mr. Wallevsky, I don't know if you have heard such a rumor that ~www.novelhall.com~ The Ottoman Navy warships have been wiped out by the Russian Empire!" Canning pretended to be casually testing Wallev Ski.
"Oh?" Wallevsky showed just the right amount of surprise, as if he knew it for the first time, "This is the first time I've heard of it, where did you hear the rumor, it's really ridiculous !"
"Is there a possibility that this rumor is not a choreography, but a real situation!" Canning said in a calm tone.
"That's too bad!" Valevsky responded with a pompous expression: "If this is the case, the Ottoman Empire is like a ji girl who has been taking off her coat, allowing the Russian Empire to gallop!"
"Who said it wasn't!" Canning sighed, and his expression gradually turned serious: "So we must not let this happen!"
"Your Excellency Canning, can I understand that the Kingdom of Britain is willing to work with France to maintain peace in the Black Sea!" Valewski asked Canning bluntly, he did not want to give Canning any leeway.
"From a general point of view, your statement is generally ... there may be no problem!" Canning still spoke to Wallewski in a British-specific tone of diplomatic bureaucracy.
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
Looking at the panic-stricken Grand Marshal in front of him, Abdul Mejid I basically ruled out the possibility of being sent to death.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Mahmoud himself is a senior acting school, and he tricked Abdul Mejid I into circles with his acting skills.
"You really don't know?" Abdul Majid I raised his eyebrows slightly and questioned.
"Your Majesty, do you think I should know?" Marshal Mahmoud responded to Abdul Mejid I.
Abdul Mejid I was silent for a moment, and then gently stroked the jewel-encrusted handle, and said to Mahmoud, "I remember you once said that the empire should use..."
Abdul Mejid I told Mahmoud what Mahmoud had suggested to him.
"Your Majesty, I really thought about doing this!" Mahmoud said with sincerity: "But I found that I couldn't do it myself to sink the ships and soldiers that I had worked so hard to build the Russian Empire. In Ottoman Before leaving, I specifically told him to be careful!"
Afterwards, Mahmoud asked where Osman Pasha was now.
"Uthman (Pasha) is dead!" Abdul Mejid I responded to Mahmoud.
"What?" Mahmoud showed a surprised expression, and then asked: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for asking, how did Osman die?"
"I don't know!" Abdul Majid I shook his head and responded, "I also got this news from advisor Slade!"
"What about the casualties at Sinop port?" Mahmoud asked Abdul Mejid I again.
"I don't know!" Abdul Mejid I shook his head and responded to Mahmoud: "According to Slade's description, the number of casualties should not be too few!"
"That's the case, Your Majesty! I implore you to convene the Great Imperial Council again in the near future!" Mahmoud immediately said to Abdul Mejid I.
"Convening a grand council? Why is this?" Abdul Mejid I, who was immersed in sadness, immediately asked.
"Since our navy has been defeated, then we can ask the General Assembly for a second vote on the conditions previously proposed by Russia!" Mahmoud said to Abdul Mejid I.
"Do you want the empire to perish?" Abdul Mejid I said to Mahmoud in a bad tone.
"Your Majesty, I don't want the empire to perish!" Marshal Mahmoud explained to Abdul Mejid I: "Only by using this method can we force Britain to participate in the war against Russia! We can't force Britain to declare war on Russia, and we can also let the French Empire keep us safe!"
Mahmoud wanted to use this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to force Britain to provide protection for the Ottomans. As long as Britain was not willing to sit back and ignore the Ottoman Empire, he would definitely join the fight.
There are now 20,000 French soldiers stationed in Rhodes Island. If Britain hadn't deliberately blocked them, they could join the battle to support the Ottoman Empire at any time.
"I see!" Abdul Majid I nodded after hearing Mahmoud's explanation, and then told Mahmoud that he asked Slade to write a naval battle report, and that Jiang's naval battle report was sent to Kan Ning this matter.
Mahmoud agreed with Abdul Mejid I's actions.
Subsequently, Mahmoud left the Ottoman palace, and Abdul Mejid I also left the conference hall.
The next day, it rained again in Constantinople, which was already in the early autumn season, and the sky was also shrouded in gray.
Under such weather, Canning, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, received melancholy news.
"What? Has the Ottoman Empire's warships been defeated by the Russian Empire?" Canning asked Slade in surprise.
"Your Excellency Ambassador, it is annihilation, not defeat!" Sly reminded Canning.
"Have all the fleets been wiped out?" Ambassador Canning asked Slade again for detailed information.
Slade shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly to Canning: "If you don't add it, the remaining fleet in Constantinople!" Slade paused and added: "Of course, now These remaining fleets are no match for the Russian fleet at all!"
"What happened?" Canning asked Slade with a dignified expression: "If I remember correctly, the strength of the Russian Navy and the Ottoman Navy in the Mediterranean Sea is roughly equal! No matter what, the Russian Empire is impossible. Really easy to kill the Ottoman Empire!"
"Your Excellency Ambassador, although it is a shame to say that this annihilation battle was a disgrace in my career as a naval officer, the Ottoman Empire was indeed defeated by the Russian fleet!" Slade emphasized again: "The Russian army used a This kind of ammunition is different from solid shells. After hitting the wooden ship, the shell exploded inside the ship, causing secondary damage, and it only took one and a half hours for the entire fleet to be completely destroyed!"
"Do we have this kind of ammo?" Canning blurted out.
Canning, who heard the new weapons, immediately changed his concern from the Ottoman Empire to artillery shells. He was afraid that Russian artillery shells would pose a certain threat to Britain.
"Your Excellency, don't worry! This kind of artillery shell has already been developed in the Kingdom of Great Britain! It's just that our fleet has not yet undergone actual combat!" Slade said with relief.
"That's good!" Canning breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, this kind of shell is devastating to wooden ships! If there are two shells equipped with the same type of shells, there is a high probability that both will be destroyed together!" Before the dawn of the ironclad ships, Blossoms are veritable wooden warship killers, so Slade can't help but worry about the future of the British Navy.
Canning didn't say much. He didn't know much more than an ordinary person about naval issues.
"If this is the case, we must consider the maritime security of the Ottoman Empire!" Canning frowned and said to Slade.
Slade spread his hands and said nonchalantly: "Your Excellency Ambassador, these are the issues that your diplomats need to be concerned about! I also have to write a naval battle report for His Majesty the Sultan, so I won't stay here any longer!"
Slade, who had achieved his goal, left the British embassy and returned to the hotel he rented in Constantinople to write a report.
On the other hand, Canning, who was staying at the embassy, could not help but fall into contemplation. After getting up and pacing for three or four laps, Canning decided to go to the French embassy.
Canning, who was walking alone through the desolate streets because of the rain, soon arrived at the gate of the French Embassy.
It was none other than Klein, the third secretary of the French Embassy.
"Klein, is Ambassador Valewski at home?" Canning asked Klein kindly.
"Your Excellency Ambassador, you're still resting! May I ask what's the matter?" Klein, who was half-body still inside the door, asked.
"That's it! I have some urgent matters that I want to communicate with Ambassador Wallevsky!" Canning was reluctant to tell Klein specific things, and instead said with a vague concept.
"Then please come in!" Klein gave way and Canning entered the embassy.
Klein, who had settled Cunning on the embassy sofa, turned to the bedroom on the second floor and pushed open the door of Wallewski's bedroom.
At this time, Wallewski did not rest, but was standing in front of the distance window lattice and looked far into the distance.
After Klein entered the room, Valewski said, "Is Canning here?"
"Yeah!" Klein looked at Wallevsky with a little longing. He didn't understand why Wallevsky could "calculate" that Canning would go to the embassy.
"Then wait!" Wallevsky continued to look into the distance with his hands behind his back, and turned his back to Klein with emotion: "The easier things are to negotiate, the harder it is to cherish sometimes!"
Klein smiled noncommittally.
The room fell silent again.
Another ten minutes passed, and Wallevsky tidied up the corners of the wrinkled lichen a little and said to Klein, "Let's go!"
Wallewski went downstairs with Klein and met Canning on the top of the embassy.
"Ambassador Canning!" Wallewski shook hands with Canning warmly and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry to keep you waiting!"
"Nothing!" Canning responded with a wave of his hand to Wallewski.
Afterwards, the two sat down and started chatting casually.
"Mr. Wallevsky, I don't know if you have heard such a rumor that ~www.novelhall.com~ The Ottoman Navy warships have been wiped out by the Russian Empire!" Canning pretended to be casually testing Wallev Ski.
"Oh?" Wallevsky showed just the right amount of surprise, as if he knew it for the first time, "This is the first time I've heard of it, where did you hear the rumor, it's really ridiculous !"
"Is there a possibility that this rumor is not a choreography, but a real situation!" Canning said in a calm tone.
"That's too bad!" Valevsky responded with a pompous expression: "If this is the case, the Ottoman Empire is like a ji girl who has been taking off her coat, allowing the Russian Empire to gallop!"
"Who said it wasn't!" Canning sighed, and his expression gradually turned serious: "So we must not let this happen!"
"Your Excellency Canning, can I understand that the Kingdom of Britain is willing to work with France to maintain peace in the Black Sea!" Valewski asked Canning bluntly, he did not want to give Canning any leeway.
"From a general point of view, your statement is generally ... there may be no problem!" Canning still spoke to Wallewski in a British-specific tone of diplomatic bureaucracy.
Looking at the panic-stricken Grand Marshal in front of him, Abdul Mejid I basically ruled out the possibility of being sent to death.Of course, it is not ruled out that Mahmoud himself is a senior acting school, and he tricked Abdul Mejid I into circles with his acting skills."You really don't know?" Abdul Majid I raised his eyebrows slightly and questioned."Your Majesty, do you think I should know?" Marshal Mahmoud responded to Abdul Mejid I.Abdul Mejid I was silent for a moment, and then gently stroked the jewel-encrusted handle, and said to Mahmoud, "I remember you once said that the empire should use..."Abdul Mejid I told Mahmoud what Mahmoud had suggested to him."Your Majesty, I really thought about doing this!" Mahmoud said with sincerity: "But I found that I couldn't do it myself to sink the ships and soldiers that I had worked so hard to build the Russian Empire. In Ottoman Before leaving, I specifically told him to be careful!"Afterwards, Mahmoud asked where Osman Pasha was now."Uthman Pasha is dead!" Abdul Mejid I responded to Mahmoud."What?" Mahmoud showed a surprised expression, and then asked: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for asking, how did Osman die?""I don't know!" Abdul Majid I shook his head and responded, "I also got this news from advisor Slade!""What about the casualties at Sinop port?" Mahmoud asked Abdul Mejid I again."I don't know!" Abdul Mejid I shook his head and responded to Mahmoud: "According to Slade's description, the number of casualties should not be too few!""That's the case, Your Majesty! I implore you to convene the Great Imperial Council again in the near future!" Mahmoud immediately said to Abdul Mejid I."Convening a grand council? Why is this?" Abdul Mejid I, who was immersed in sadness, immediately asked."Since our navy has been defeated, then we can ask the General Assembly for a second vote on the conditions previously proposed by Russia!" Mahmoud said to Abdul Mejid I."Do you want the empire to perish?" Abdul Mejid I said to Mahmoud in a bad tone."Your Majesty, I don't want the empire to perish!" Marshal Mahmoud explained to Abdul Mejid I: "Only by using this method can we force Britain to participate in the war against Russia! We can't force Britain to declare war on Russia, and we can also let the French Empire keep us safe!"Mahmoud wanted to use this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to force Britain to provide protection for the Ottomans. As long as Britain was not willing to sit back and ignore the Ottoman Empire, he would definitely join the fight.There are now 20,000 French soldiers stationed in Rhodes Island. If Britain hadn't deliberately blocked them, they could join the battle to support the Ottoman Empire at any time."I see!" Abdul Majid I nodded after hearing Mahmoud's explanation, and then told Mahmoud that he asked Slade to write a naval battle report, and that Jiang's naval battle report was sent to Kan Ning this matter.Mahmoud agreed with Abdul Mejid I's actions.Subsequently, Mahmoud left the Ottoman palace, and Abdul Mejid I also left the conference hall.The next day, it rained again in Constantinople, which was already in the early autumn season, and the sky was also shrouded in gray.Under such weather, Canning, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, received melancholy news."What? Has the Ottoman Empire's warships been defeated by the Russian Empire?" Canning asked Slade in surprise."Your Excellency Ambassador, it is annihilation, not defeat!" Sly reminded Canning."Have all the fleets been wiped out?" Ambassador Canning asked Slade again for detailed information.Slade shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly to Canning: "If you don't add it, the remaining fleet in Constantinople!" Slade paused and added: "Of course, now These remaining fleets are no match for the Russian fleet at all!""What happened?" Canning asked Slade with a dignified expression: "If I remember correctly, the strength of the Russian Navy and the Ottoman Navy in the Mediterranean Sea is roughly equal! No matter what, the Russian Empire is impossible. Really easy to kill the Ottoman Empire!""Your Excellency Ambassador, although it is a shame to say that this annihilation battle was a disgrace in my career as a naval officer, the Ottoman Empire was indeed defeated by the Russian fleet!" Slade emphasized again: "The Russian army used a This kind of ammunition is different from solid shells. After hitting the wooden ship, the shell exploded inside the ship, causing secondary damage, and it only took one and a half hours for the entire fleet to be completely destroyed!""Do we have this kind of ammo?" Canning blurted out.Canning, who heard the new weapons, immediately changed his concern from the Ottoman Empire to artillery shells. He was afraid that Russian artillery shells would pose a certain threat to Britain."Your Excellency, don't worry! This kind of artillery shell has already been developed in the Kingdom of Great Britain! It's just that our fleet has not yet undergone actual combat!" Slade said with relief."That's good!" Canning breathed a sigh of relief."However, this kind of shell is devastating to wooden ships! If there are two shells equipped with the same type of shells, there is a high probability that both will be destroyed together!" Before the dawn of the ironclad ships, Blossoms are veritable wooden warship killers, so Slade can't help but worry about the future of the British Navy.Canning didn't say much. He didn't know much more than an ordinary person about naval issues."If this is the case, we must consider the maritime security of the Ottoman Empire!" Canning frowned and said to Slade.Slade spread his hands and said nonchalantly: "Your Excellency Ambassador, these are the issues that your diplomats need to be concerned about! I also have to write a naval battle report for His Majesty the Sultan, so I won't stay here any longer!"Slade, who had achieved his goal, left the British embassy and returned to the hotel he rented in Constantinople to write a report.On the other hand, Canning, who was staying at the embassy, could not help but fall into contemplation. After getting up and pacing for three or four laps, Canning decided to go to the French embassy.Canning, who was walking alone through the desolate streets because of the rain, soon arrived at the gate of the French Embassy.It was none other than Klein, the third secretary of the French Embassy."Klein, is Ambassador Valewski at home?" Canning asked Klein kindly."Your Excellency Ambassador, you're still resting! May I ask what's the matter?" Klein, who was half-body still inside the door, asked."That's it! I have some urgent matters that I want to communicate with Ambassador Wallevsky!" Canning was reluctant to tell Klein specific things, and instead said with a vague concept."Then please come in!" Klein gave way and Canning entered the embassy.Klein, who had settled Cunning on the embassy sofa, turned to the bedroom on the second floor and pushed open the door of Wallewski's bedroom.At this time, Wallewski did not rest, but was standing in front of the distance window lattice and looked far into the distance.After Klein entered the room, Valewski said, "Is Canning here?""Yeah!" Klein looked at Wallevsky with a little longing. He didn't understand why Wallevsky could "calculate" that Canning would go to the embassy."Then wait!" Wallevsky continued to look into the distance with his hands behind his back, and turned his back to Klein with emotion: "The easier things are to negotiate, the harder it is to cherish sometimes!"Klein smiled noncommittally.The room fell silent again.Another ten minutes passed, and Wallevsky tidied up the corners of the wrinkled lichen a little and said to Klein, "Let's go!"Wallewski went downstairs with Klein and met Canning on the top of the embassy."Ambassador Canning!" Wallewski shook hands with Canning warmly and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry to keep you waiting!""Nothing!" Canning responded with a wave of his hand to Wallewski.Afterwards, the two sat down and started chatting casually."Mr. Wallevsky, I don't know if you have heard such a rumor that ~www.novelhall.com~ The Ottoman Navy warships have been wiped out by the Russian Empire!" Canning pretended to be casually testing Wallev Ski."Oh?" Wallevsky showed just the right amount of surprise, as if he knew it for the first time, "This is the first time I've heard of it, where did you hear the rumor, it's really ridiculous !""Is there a possibility that this rumor is not a choreography, but a real situation!" Canning said in a calm tone."That's too bad!" Valevsky responded with a pompous expression: "If this is the case, the Ottoman Empire is like a ji girl who has been taking off her coat, allowing the Russian Empire to gallop!""Who said it wasn't!" Canning sighed, and his expression gradually turned serious: "So we must not let this happen!""Your Excellency Canning, can I understand that the Kingdom of Britain is willing to work with France to maintain peace in the Black Sea!" Valewski asked Canning bluntly, he did not want to give Canning any leeway."From a general point of view, your statement is generally ... there may be no problem!" Canning still spoke to Wallewski in a British-specific tone of diplomatic bureaucracy.
