Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

The five countries of Greece, Iran, Iraq, Serbia, and Bulgaria are intensively preparing for combat operations against Turkey.

Needless to say, Iran and Iraq are pro-German; Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and other countries do not dare to have any objections.

Now Germany has become the dominant power in Europe, and it may not be long before it becomes the world's hegemon. If these small countries anger Germany, there is no need for Germany to take action on its own. Just say hello and several countries will come to beat you, just like Turkey now.

By the way, how did Türkiye provoke Germany? They didn't want to take too much care. Anyway, they already had a feud with Turkey. They just took this opportunity to teach them a lesson and expand their territory. It was like killing two birds with one stone.

Germany has sold soon-to-be phased out fighter jets and tanks to several countries. Because the German army's weapons and equipment were updated too quickly, the equipment that had been eliminated by the German army was still very advanced for small countries.

The large-scale mobilization of troops to the border by several surrounding countries naturally aroused the vigilance of the Turks, and they also smelled a strong smell of gunpowder.

President Ismet Inonu called Prime Minister Refik Saidam to discuss countermeasures.

Ismet Inonu was a comrade-in-arms of Kemal, the founding father of Turkey, and one of his main military aides. During the Greco-Turkish War, he led the army to defeat the Greek invading army in two battles of Inonu (January 10, March 31 to April 1, 1921). The first time he prevented the Greek General Plas from breaking into central Anatolia. After reinforcements arrived, he handed over command, but the position was breached again and he returned to push back the enemy. In July, he was confused by the feint attack of King Constantine I of Greece and was outflanked by the enemy. He recognized the situation clearly and quickly withdrew his troops to the defense line of the Cassaria River. At the end of August, he smashed the Greek army's outflank on its southern flank. On September 10, Kemal launched a counterattack and repelled the enemy. In October, he assisted Kemal in his counterattack and wiped out the invading Greek army.

In 1922, he served as the foreign minister of the National Assembly government in Ankara and dealt with the great powers. He won the sympathy of world public opinion as a victim and forced his opponents to compromise as a victor. He demanded the unconditional withdrawal of Greek troops from Eastern Thrace and the withdrawal of British and French troops from the Strait. The British Foreign Minister George Curzon forced him to accept an agreement that undermined Turkey's sovereignty and threatened him: "There is only half an hour left to save your motherland." He replied firmly: " Please remember how to speak to the victor." He secretly divided the Anglo-French-Italian alliance and sought support from public opinion in newspapers. He listed the harm done to Turkey by the Allies and declared, "I cannot accept a plan that harms Turkey's territorial integrity. Equivalent to the status of a slave." Through strong pressure from public opinion, the opponent was placed in an embarrassing and passive position, and through some small concessions, the Treaty of Lausanne was finally signed, and Istanbul was taken back without a fight, opening up the Versailles system to a huge gap.

A powerful figure like him will naturally not be afraid of provocations from neighboring countries. But what frightened him now was the masterminds behind these countries, which had to make him worry about the fate of Turkey.

Prime Minister Saidam said with a puzzled look. "Could it be German? But we are a neutral country?"

Türkiye's predecessor was the Ottoman Empire, which was once a large country spanning Asia, Europe and Africa. In World War I, Türkiye chose to join the German camp in order to regain its former glory and overthrow Russia. However, after the defeat, Turkey, as a defeated country, suffered severe sanctions from the Allied Powers, lost all its external territory, and almost lost its country.

In World War I, Turkey lost its pants after being beaten, and the Russo-Turkish War also caused heavy losses to Turkey. By World War II, Turkey was afraid and did not dare to participate in the war rashly anymore, so it chose a neutral strategy to see the excitement rather than take risks! In addition, although Turkey is the most powerful country in the Middle East, it is still a second-rate country compared with Britain and France. Turkey does not have its own complete industrial system, nor does it have the strength to challenge the big powers. It has not even recovered from the trauma of World War I, so World War II has been While recuperating, for Turkey, no matter which side it joins, it can only be used as cannon fodder!

President Inonu said with a stern look. "Who else can there be besides the Germans? Neutrality in this world is no longer decided by us." Neutral countries are just a "consciousness" and "attitude" and cannot guarantee that they will not be invaded. Whether a neutral country can maintain its neutral status depends on whether the international community (especially the big and powerful countries) recognizes it. The essence of international diplomacy is: there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only eternal interests. Since countries have different interests and demands at different times, international relations are always changing.

Prime Minister Saidam said to himself. "Could it be that previous trade disputes angered the Germans?"

Before the war, Germany had extensive trade cooperation with Turkey. Germany imported chromium and other iron ores necessary for the arms industry from Turkey, as well as various other raw materials from Turkey such as leather, goat hair, cotton, oils and tobacco. Germany is the main customer of Turkey, and in exchange provides Turkey with the light and heavy industrial products it needs.

After the war broke out, Britain, France and the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiated. As a result, Turkey transferred most of its original trade with Germany to Britain and France, allowing Britain and France to jointly monopolize Turkey's remaining chromium for export.

But no one expected that France would be vulnerable on the European battlefield and was easily overthrown by Germany; and the British Empire also could not hold on for long.

This made Turkey very embarrassed. When Turkey wanted to resume previous trade with Germany, Germany ignored him. Although Turkey's chromium ore reserves are among the highest in the world, it is not unique. South Africa and Finland are also rich in chromium ore.

"Would you like to talk to the German ambassador? Find out what the Germans want?"

President Inonu shook his head. "It's obvious that the Germans are determined to deal with us. Instead of talking to the German ambassador, it's better to talk to the American ambassador. Maybe the Americans will provide some help."

"Americans?" Although the Americans declared war on Germany, they could only stare blankly when their homeland was bombed twice by the Germans, without the ability to fight back. What can they do?

Sure enough, they called the US ambassador for help, but the other party regretfully said that he was unable to do anything. According to Turkey's geographical location, the United States could not help even if it wanted to.

But he still had an idea. "How about you ask the Soviet Union for help?"

"impossible!"

The Black Sea is basically an inland sea of ​​the Soviet Union, but the entrance to the sea is controlled by Türkiye. Turkey has almost always been a thorn in the side of the Soviet Union. The Soviets always want to capture Turkey's Black Sea Strait and the Transcaucasus.

Therefore, Turkey has always been on guard against the Soviets. After all, since the establishment of the Soviet Union, it has almost inherited the Russian style and continued to expand externally. When it was still the Ottoman Empire, Turkey had been constantly dealing with this kind of old Maozi. Expanded externally.