Chapter 1035 The second country to perish
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The orange-red flames shone in the muzzle of the battleships. Battleships were roaring, pungent smoke floating in the air, and the sound of cannons echoed across the entire sea.
Eight battleships of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy were desperately firing on the shore, and balls of fire rose in the city of Athens. Buildings were constantly being destroyed, including houses in the city, fortifications of the Greek army, as well as temple ruins in the city and other buildings.
"God! The Chinese artillery fire is too fierce, we can't resist it at all. Let's run away quickly!" The soldiers in charge of guarding the Greek army on the shore were finally scared after their comrades were torn to pieces, and they all ran out of their positions and ran into the city in a panic. However, even if they ran into the city, they could not guarantee their safety.
In the basement of the Greek palace, the Imperial Navy's violent shelling shot into the palace, which scared King Otto so much that he hurriedly hid in the basement.
"Hell, what's going on? How did those Chinese warships appear? Why are Ottoman transport ships and merchant ships everywhere on the sea?" King Otto was almost losing his mind, and fear had made him feel a little abnormal.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed beyond our expectations. The Ottoman Turkish Empire's army was blocked by us at the Hot Spring Pass, but now it seems that they have given up breaking through the land and instead seeking a breakthrough from the sea." Army Secretary Miaoris said in frustration. There is no doubt that when the Greek army gathered on the Hot Spring Pass, Athens' defense was very empty. There was only a force of less than 20,000 people.
"His Excellency Miaoris, can our army defend Athens?" Originally, they thought they could use the hot spring defense line to resist the attack of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, so that they could continue to drag it down until the European war situation would undergo fundamental changes. But now it seems that the Ottoman Turkish Empire would not give them such a chance at all.
"Prime Minister, this is very difficult! You know, we only have 20,000 people in Athens. According to our estimates, the troops of the Ottoman Turkish Empire that are about to land are no less than 50,000. Coupled with the artillery support from the Chinese Navy, it is almost impossible for us to block the Ottoman Turkish Empire." said Army Secretary Mia Oris.
"In other words, can't Athens be defended?" King Otto said in a daze. Greece finally asked the colonial rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire to win independence. But now, Greece is about to perish again. As a king, he will become the king of the destruction of the country.
"Your Majesty. The enemy is powerful now. Athens probably cannot defend it anymore. Please leave Athens with Your Majesty and the Prime Minister!" Miaoris said.
"Leaving Athens? Where can we go? After Athens is lost, the entire Greece will be occupied by the Ottoman Turkish Empire!".
"His Excellency, go to the Austro-Hungarian Empire! First go to the Austro-Hungarian Empire by sea. After the war is over, if the North Atlantic military alliance can win the victory of the war, then Greece will be able to restore its country and even become stronger!" Miaoris said.
The dense explosion sounded like the sound of death drums that made them frightened. In the end, they fled Greece for the time being and headed for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and returned when the Greek Kingdom was restored after the war was over. It was not that they were unwilling to live and die with the Greek Kingdom, but that they wanted to continue to lead the Greek battle and preserve their strength for Greece! Of course, this was just a high-sounding reason. In fact,.
The shelling of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy ended for only an hour. After the shelling, most of the defense lines of the Greek army on the shore had been destroyed. What is even more incredible is that the Greek army, which was responsible for defending the beach, almost abandoned their positions and fled. They were all scared by the fierce artillery fire of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy.
The city of Athens was also full of fire. The Greeks cried and prayed to God in the fire, asking for God's blessing.
"General, our mission has been completed, and it's time to see you next!" Lieutenant General Lu Haipeng, commander of the 5th Fleet, said on the bridge of the battleship "Han Wudi".
"Thanks to the Chinese Navy, you have cleared the obstacles for us. Next, we will eliminate all the Greeks who are fighting stubbornly!" General Mohammed said confidently.
The 50,000 Ottoman Turkish Army began to land in Athens. Their landing was almost unblocked and they easily completed the landing. Then, the Ottoman Turkish Army invaded the city of Athens and began to clear out the remaining enemies in the city.
The attack of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was very smooth. Perhaps because the Greek army had lost hope, they surrendered to the Ottomans in groups. In just two days, Athens fell into the control of the Ottoman army.
However, the army of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was unable to capture King Otto of Greece and a group of ministers. King Otto of Greece and a group of ministers had already fled here long before Athens was captured. They fled from Greece by boat and fled to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If it weren't for the Strait of Gibraltar under the control of the Imperial Navy, they might have taken the opportunity to escape to Britain.
After the Ottoman Turkish Empire captured Athens, the troops began to attack everywhere, attacking the Greek army stationed at Hot Spring Pass. Under the attack on both sides, the Greek army was defeated.
Most of the Greek army gave up resistance. However, a small part of the Greek army still insisted on fighting guerrilla warfare in the mountains and fighting the Ottoman Turkish army. After the Ottoman Turkish Empire left an army of 50,000 in Greece, the other troops retreated to the Balkans and prepared to face the challenge of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. For the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Greek Kingdom was just a trivial trouble, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the greater enemy.
The Greek Kingdom was destroyed less than two months after the outbreak of the war, becoming the second country to be destroyed after the Netherlands. This would be a heavy blow to all the countries in the North Atlantic military alliance. Especially the people of various countries were panicked, fearing that the next country would be their turn.
On the other hand, the countries in the Asian-European military alliance have greatly boosted their morale. One enemy after another is destroyed, which sounds really exciting. In fact, the demise of the Kingdom of Dutch and the Kingdom of Greece has little impact on the countries in the North Atlantic military alliance.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Greece are both the weakest countries in the North Atlantic military alliance. The Kingdom of the Netherlands has a population of more than three million, and the army that can be mobilized is only 300,000. The Kingdom of Greece has only a population of more than one million, and the army that can be mobilized is only 200,000. Such a small army is less than a fraction of the few major powers.
Moreover, the demise of the Kingdom of Dutch and the Kingdom of Greece also sounded a wake-up call to the countries of the North Atlantic military alliance. In order to avoid the next country to be destroyed, they had to do their best to fight with the Asian-European military alliance. Several major powers, such as Britain, France and Austro-Hungary, gradually showed their strength, which made the scale of the battlefield in Europe continue to expand. The number of troops invested by both sides on the battlefield was also increasing, which directly led to the increasingly chaotic war situation in Europe.
After fleeing to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the kings and senior government officials of the Greek kingdom organized a Greek government in exile in Vienna. They called on the Greeks to continue to resist the rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Many Greeks also obeyed their calls and took up weapons to fight the Ottoman Turkish Empire. However, during the war, Greece had suffered heavy losses, and most of the regular troops had been annihilated, and even the young and middle-aged people in the country had lost most of the country. Even though the Ottoman Turkish Empire only had 50,000 troops in Greece, this was already a mountain that the Greeks could not overthrow.
Moreover, the resistance of the Greeks would only increase disaster to them. After the continuous killing of soldiers from the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the troops stationed in Greece's Ottoman Turkish Empire were angry. They searched everywhere for resistance Greeks, and with the attitude of rather than letting go of one, they launched a large-scale massacre in Greece. Countless Greeks suspected of having connections with resistance organizations were directly executed, which directly led to a further reduction in the population of Greece. Before the war, the total population of Greece was still more than one million. However, after the end of the war, the total population of Greece had dropped to less than half a million. Moreover, most of these surviving people were elderly people, women and children, and young and middle-aged men were almost slaughtered.
The Greek king Otto and his ministers also hoped that the North Atlantic military alliance would win the war in the end, but they failed. This led to the restoration of Greece and became a delusion. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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