Another World: Naval Storm

"I wonder what the Empire will talk about with the Ottomans?" On the Arminius, Leo and his adjutant Musler were also discussing one of the destinations of the trip, the Ottoman Empire.

"What else can we do except win them over?" Leo asked, "Our Majesty is about to convert to Islam. I heard that the Pope is so angry in the Vatican that he wants to excommunicate His Majesty!"

"Indeed, your Majesty's words have a huge impact!" In front of the tomb of the Muslim hero Saladin, the Emperor of the Drak Empire claimed that he was disgusted by the quarrels within the Christian world and that if he was not born a Christian, he would choose to become a Muslim. After this statement came out, many people thought that Emperor Drak was a madman.

"It would be a good thing if we could win over the Ottomans. After all, they have all kinds of supplies that the empire needs. Although the Ottomans are no longer as brave as they were a few hundred years ago, at least they still have a few capable troops on top of their huge army base." Leo said word by word while looking at the narrow Dardanelles Strait, "The location of the Ottomans is too critical!"

达达尼尔海峡溛挥谛⊙窍秆前氲氦溣牍伊莫斯半岛溨间,是奥托曼海峡的一部分,也是连接地中海満秃诤￥湹难屎硪道,海峡长65公里,最窄处只有1.3公里,由于是双向潮流,海峡经常有疾风大浪,造成航行困难。 达达尼尔海峡,上面是加里波利半岛 达达尼尔海峡是亚拉东斯大陆和欧内巴罗亚大陆的天然分界线,其东侧是亚洲大陆,西侧是长103公里,宽6~21公里的加里波利半岛。半岛上狭长而荒芜,地形以山地、丘陵为主,山脊和陡坡不仅能提供良好的视野,还易守难攻。奥托曼人的主要防御力量,就布置在这个半岛上。

"What a great place that's easy to defend but difficult to attack!" Musler held up a telescope and observed this vital throat.

"The Ottomans don't take it seriously. There aren't many cannons in the fortress. If I were the Ottomans, I would definitely deploy heavy troops here and spread mines everywhere. Give me 10,000 men, and I can withstand the attack of 100,000 men!"

"Look at what you are capable of. If you really want to form an alliance with the Ottomans, the Imperial Army will help them. The Imperial Army is more professional than you in defense!"

The person who came to greet them was General Yahya Sariya, the leader of the Ottoman Youth Party, who had suppressed ethnic rebellions in Ottoman territory with an iron fist and now had command of several elite troops. What was even more rare was that he was pro-German.

The Ottoman Empire has not yet completely sided with Drake. Although the army is inclined towards Drake, there are many pro-Tarun and pro-French people in the Ottoman Empire.

As the huge warships entered the naval port, the Ottomans were commenting on them.

"What a powerful warship! The two Frankish battleships were defeated by such a warship!" said an Ottoman naval officer.

"Hayreddin, this type of battleship was first built by the Drakes, and other countries don't have it now!" a companion next to him introduced.

"It's amazing. The Drak people are rising so fast. When will the Ottomans have a powerful fleet again..." Hayreddin was a little disappointed. In 1571, the Ottoman fleet fought back and forth with the Christian joint fleet of the entire Onebaroa continent.

Looking at the old ironclad ships that had been docked in the naval port for many years, which had witnessed the decline of the Ottomans, a small seed was planted in Hayreddin's heart.

The current Ottoman Navy Minister is pro-Tarun. Since taking office, he has ordered two warships from Tarun and hired Tarun instructors to train the Ottoman Navy. After seeing the dreadnought, Hayreddin no longer had any expectations for the Tarun warships he bought. Everyone knew what the Navy Minister had bought.

"Your arrival has greatly reduced my stress." General Yahya smiled and shook hands with Special Envoy Claus.

"The Empire has always attached great importance to the Ottoman Empire. I hope that the friendship between the two countries will be further developed!"

"That depends on what you brought Klaus?"

"The Ottomans will be satisfied!" The Ottomans with a population of 3000 million are worth the Drake Empire's heavy bet. Drake plans to develop some basic industries here, and the production of artillery and ammunition must be able to be partially self-produced. The Drake Empire is afraid that if a war breaks out, it will not be able to provide supplementary supplies for the Ottomans, which will affect their combat effectiveness.

目前奥托曼军队由陆军和海军组成，海军的力量非常薄弱，无力执行进攻任务，因而陆军是奥托曼最重要的军种。陆军拥有13个军、2个独立步兵师和1个骑兵师，这样总计41个步兵师和1个骑兵师。一个步兵军辖有3个步兵师、1个步兵团、2个骑兵团、1个军属山地炮兵营（12门火炮）和1个军属重炮兵营（12门火炮），还有工兵营、辎重营等单位。

A standard Ottoman infantry division was composed of three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment, plus one independent infantry battalion. Each infantry regiment had three infantry battalions and one machine gun company, with three companies in each battalion. The artillery regiment had two artillery battalions, each with two artillery companies, and four guns in each company. Thus, an Ottoman infantry division had 3 infantry battalions (1 men each), 1 machine guns, and 3 guns. An Ottoman army had 1 infantry battalions, 2 cavalry companies, 2 artillery companies, 4 guns, and 10 machine guns. The Ottoman infantry was basically equipped with 750mm Mauser rifles, and the artillery was mainly 12mm Krupp field guns, with 16 Austrian-made 33 howitzers and 10 18mm Krupp howitzers. Compared with the infantry divisions of other major countries, the Ottoman infantry divisions had too few machine guns and lacked heavy artillery, which greatly limited the combat effectiveness of the Ottoman infantry divisions.

The number of artillery pieces in a division of the Drak Empire exceeded 72, which was as many as that of an Ottoman army, and it was a relatively elite army.

Yahya has always been concerned about the fact that his army's weapons and equipment lag behind those of other countries. However, as his country is already terminally ill, he can only manage his own troops and try his best to prolong the life of the Ottoman Empire.

After several days of negotiations, although the Ottoman Sultan did not sign any substantive documents on military cooperation due to obstruction from pro-Tarun and pro-French ministers, some economic treaties were still reached.

They did not see the look in Yahya's eyes, but Special Envoy Claude saw it clearly: the fire in Yahya's eyes was burning fiercely.

"The Ottoman Empire will undergo changes in the future!" This was the last sentence in the telegram that Claude sent to the Empire.