Five hundred and ten. Political warfare
The German army is advancing towards Ankara, and Ankara itself is also beginning to have great problems.
Now, Britain and the Soviet Union have to consider sending troops directly to Türkiye.
But even if they send troops, they will not choose to fight a decisive battle with the German army in Ankara. No matter from any aspect, this is not allowed to fight a decisive battle in Ankara.
What they needed was that the Turkish army could withstand the enemy's attack in Ankara, consume the strength of the German army to the greatest extent, and gain the maximum time for the British and Soviet army.
At this time, on the front of Ankara, the German Waffen SS and the Wehrmacht were approaching Ankara step by step, and the Bulgarian and Yugoslav troops on both wings were also completing the siege of Ankara.
With the end of the Battle of Ayash, the Turkish army suffered another loss of 80,000 people, and its defense in Ankara dropped sharply to more than 400,000 people.
This is the last little capital of the Turkish government
No one knows how long the Turkish army can hold on in Ankara, no one knows when the German army will appear in Ankara
On July 27, Turkish government President Inonu issued a statement calling on the entire Turkish people to arm themselves and fight for Turkey's freedom. At the same time, he solemnly declared that he and the Turkish government would fight in Ankara until the last moment!
The situation of a decisive battle has been opened
On that day, Inonu appointed Deputy Chief of Staff General Kistafa as the commander-in-chief of all Turkish armed forces, and appointed General Rosen as the general counsel. The two of them commanded all Turkish troops to carry out the decisive battle in Ankara!
Although General Rosen is not optimistic about Turkey's future and is also one of the representatives of the "negotiation faction", his honor for the soldier still allows him to put all his thoughts into the decisive battle of Ankara.
Less than two hours after President Inonu's statement was issued, the Supreme Command of the German "Balkans" issued a statement by Marshal Ernst Alexander von Breme.
In the statement, Marshal Ernst urged the Turkish government to surrender unconditionally immediately to avoid the destruction of Ankara by war. At the same time, he called on the people of all Turkish people to unite to overthrow the rule of the great-grandson Inonu and restore Türkiye to an atmosphere of fairness, justice and democracy.
Not only that, Baron Alexand also strangely praised the Ottoman Empire at that time. He believed that the once extremely powerful Ottoman Empire could truly represent Turkey, and believed that Turkey could only become stronger again under the leadership of the Ottoman Empire.
The German public opinion propaganda agency made full efforts to promote the "great merits" that the Ottoman Empire once made. He repeatedly mentioned Abdul Hamid II, who unfortunately died at the hands of the rebels. Otherwise, Turkey would never face a terrible war.
Germany seems to be providing a very strong signal: the German government only trusts the former Ottoman rulers.
The senior leaders of the Allies immediately saw the German conspiracy, which was to restore the Ottoman Empire's rule in Turkey. A completely majestic monarchy is more in line with Germany's interests.
But to be honest, Germany's move is still very useful, especially for the Turks who are suffering from war.
Humans are always such a strange animal. When you decide to overthrow a regime, you want to completely erase its influence. Once this regime is overthrown and the new regime cannot satisfy you, you will often miss the old regime again.
New and old regimes are often entangled in such complex feelings
The last period of the Ottoman Empire was weak and **, known as the "Sick Man of Siya", and when it was overthrown, most Turks felt no sympathy at all.
However, when the shadow of war appeared unstoppable and even their capital was about to be occupied, these Turks began to miss the Ottoman Empire infinitely again.
It is not easy to build a new regime and restore an old dynasty. At this moment, Baron Ernst Bryme has begun to vigorously create a great momentum!
Marshal Gorris's provisional government as consul was nothing more than a transitional organization.
The ultimate goal of war is to serve politics
The Ankara government immediately launched a political counterattack, citing the darkness of the Ottoman regime, and emphasizing that the existing government can truly represent the entire Turkish people.
Before the decisive battle in Ankara broke out, the political war of words between the two sides had begun in advance.
Not only Germany and Türkiye, but all the forces were brought in
The Turkish Provisional Government was the first to make a statement under the instruction of the Germans, supporting and missing the once powerful Ottoman Empire. If possible, they were willing to contribute their entirety to restore the prosperity of the Ottoman Empire.
Then, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and other Axis countries also expressed their nostalgia for the Ottoman Empire.
The Allies quickly expressed their firm support for the Ankara government
In a mess! Military has become secondary
The Ankara government did not care about the enemy's attitude. What they really care about was the Turkish reaction, but the result disappointed them.
Remarks such as restoration of the Ottoman Empire or being able to end this terrible war have begun to spread among the Turks.
The change in Turkish attitudes is what scares those in power the most.
Wang Weiyi in Ankara was not idle either. He instructed the German spies active in Ankara to buy a large number of idle classes in Ankara and encouraged them to conduct demonstrations.
In the face of money, many people with weak will have been bribed
In the early morning of July 28, a parade of more than 100 people appeared on the streets of Ankara, holding up slogans and shouting slogans, demanding that the existing government step down immediately, restore the honor of the Ottoman Empire, negotiate immediately with Germany, and end the war as soon as possible.
Such a parade was quickly dispersed by the police and it had no effect at all, but the Germans took the initiative to involve themselves in this at this time.
But less than an hour after the parade was dispersed, German Radio announced a "stunning" news:
In Ankara, a huge demonstration of tens of thousands of people demanding the dissolution of the Turkish government, but was brutal suppression by President Inonu and Turkish military and police. The patriotic Turks fought with it, resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries.
No one knows what the real situation in Ankara is like yet, but with the intentional arrangement of the German government, this news spread wildly in Türkiye.
Suppression - this is not what a democratic government should do! Everyone has the right to express their voices - this is what Kemal, the first president, said when the Turkish Republic was founded!
But now his successor has violated such a vow
First around Ankara, then this news began to spread in Ankara. Many times, people would rather not believe in their eyes than what their ears heard.
Then, several small parades broke out, but the scale was not very large, and the most were still only about one hundred people, but the significance of these parades is completely different in the eyes of the Turks.
And in a certain parade, something even more terrible happened:
Gunshots pierced the parade!
Those who participated in the parade ran around under the intimidation of gunfire, but ended up trampling one person to death and injured two people. This soon became a new evidence of the Turkish government's suppression of patriots!
More Turks are beginning to become dissatisfied with the current government
The German army, which was originally unstoppable, deliberately slowed down its advancement!
"Everything is planned," said Henry, the chief intelligence officer of the British Ankara, a little helpless: "Everything is going in an orderly manner. When something should happen, it is completely controlled. If I guess well, there is a German organization in Ankara that is planning and directing all these things."
General Rosen's face was solemn, and Ambassador Swelling and Lehl also had a heavy face. What was going on? In fact, they had already guessed it without Henry's reporting.
The Germans made too much and made too meticulous preparations in order to successfully occupy Türkiye.
But where is the German organization hiding now? Several people have their eyes on Lieutenant Erne
Second Lieutenant Erne shook his head in despair. He really couldn't give them a decent answer: "I think the previous cases of rescue of Kahn, kidnapping Karami, and blasting the dock were all done by this organization. But unfortunately, we can't find their hiding place."
General Rosen looked at Henry with dissatisfaction, and Henry could only shrug helplessly.
What is the solution? Those Germans dare to do anything, even under their noses, Germans who operate as precisely as machines will do everything in their hands.
The Turks put all the hope of cracking down on the German lurking organization on the British, and the British were entrusted to the Turks playing a greater role in their capital.
Rosen smiled bitterly. He knew these things very well in his heart, and the Germans knew them as well as themselves. Perhaps now, those Germans are hiding in some dark place and laughing secretly.
There seemed to be an illusion in front of him, a German avatar that made a sarcastic laughter. The avatar was so clear, but it was unpredictable.
I seem to have seen it somewhere.
No, I must have seen this person somewhere! (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!)
Chapter completed!