The Ottoman Empire, also called the Ottoman Turkish Empire, has a history of more than 600 years since its establishment in 1300 AD. It was once a super empire spanning three continents: Asia, Europe, and Africa. Its territory reached its peak in the 17th century, and its powerful navy became even more powerful.

For a time, it controlled navigation rights in the Mediterranean.

As written in the opening chapter of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the general trend of the world must unite if divided for a long time, and unite for a long time. This empire with 600 years of glory has finally come to an end. In fact, at the end of 1917, the Ottoman Empire, which joined the Allies to participate in the European War, was already showing signs of collapse.

In early 1918, the Ottoman Empire was fighting a fierce battle with the Russian army in the Caucasus, and a massive Arab uprising suddenly broke out in the country. This uprising swept through most of the empire's territory, and under the influence of the uprising, the imperial regime was on the verge of collapse, and indirectly caused the disastrous defeat of the Caucasus Campaign.

, and thus failed to recover.

After October 1918, the Ottoman Empire government forces failed to suppress uprisings in various places. Various ethnic groups in the empire rebelled one after another, and a huge empire came to an end. By March 1919, although the Ottoman Empire still existed in name, it had actually fallen apart.

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Denikin led the remaining troops quickly south and disappeared in the border area before the Red Army pursued them. Tukhachevsky and Egorov's troops joined forces in the North Caucasus and continued to encircle and suppress Denikin's remaining troops.

On the other hand, they proudly reported their glorious results to Commander-in-Chief Trotsky. In the telegram, Tukhachevsky and Egorov said this: "In the great, glorious and correct Comrade Ilyich

Under the leadership of the wise and capable Comrade Trotsky, the glorious Soviet Red Army fought successively and under the guidance of the revolutionary spirit of selfless sacrifice. After half a month of fierce fighting, it heroically defeated Denikin's reactionary forces and completely eliminated the Tsarist Russian and Belarusian forces in the Caucasus.

The strength of the bandits. Except for the bandit leader Denikin and a small group of die-hard elements who fled abroad in embarrassment, the rest of the white bandits have been completely wiped out..."

Trotsky was overjoyed after receiving the telegram and quickly forwarded it to Comrade Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov in Moscow. Of course, Trotsky did not forget to delete the original telegram when forwarding it.

He also added some extremely disgusting words to praise Comrade Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. When the good news reached Moscow, he was lying on the hospital bed recuperating.

Comrade Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov almost jumped up with excitement. A minute ago he was groaning and hahaha from the pain. In the blink of an eye, he became energetic. It was as if this telegram was like

It's like a panacea. My waist is no longer sore, my back is no longer painful, and my legs are no longer cramped. I feel energetic. My food tastes great, my teeth are good, my appetite is good, and I don't feel tired now when I run up to the fifth floor.

Stimulated by the good news, Comrade Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov fell ill and convened a Central Committee meeting to commend the frontline soldiers. At the same time, in the name of the Central Committee, he asked the frontline soldiers to continue their efforts and repeatedly attack Denikin.

Remaining strength, completely eliminate the reactionaries. At the same time, accelerate the revolution in the Caucasus region, mobilize the masses, dig deep into the hostile elements hidden among the people, and use thunderous means to ensure the fruits of revolutionary victory.

Not to mention what the Red Army did after receiving the order in the Caucasus. After crossing the border, Denikin's remnants took up the banner of the Armenian Fifth Column and quickly connected with the people who responded to them.

After resting for a few days at the camp of the Armenian Army, Denikin and others, who had left behind the wounded and sick, continued southward and then eastward with the cooperation of the other party. A month later, with the help of the Ottoman Navy, they were quietly sent out from the Caspian Sea.

Returned to Russia. Denikin returned to Russia cautiously, staying out at night and day. All the way eastward, he finally arrived in the Bargosh Lake area in May 1919. At this time, Denikin only had less than a few people left with him.

4,000 people.

"Denikin's troops have arrived at Lake Balgosh."

At the State Council, Fang Zida immediately laughed when he received the news that Zhou Yuanliang rushed to report. Now the Secret Service has been officially separated from the General Staff, the Intelligence Bureau and the Security Bureau have also been established, and Zhou Yuanliang has served as the director of the Intelligence Bureau. Security Bureau

The position finally fell to Chen Guofu, who was recommended by Jiang Zhiqing.

Speaking of choosing Chen Guofu, this was an accident. Jiang Zhiqing didn't know where he got the information. When he learned that Fang Zida was planning to dismantle the Secret Service and establish the Intelligence Bureau and Security Bureau, he specifically recommended Chen Guofu to Fang Zida. Chen Guofu is Chen Qimei's nephew.

He was the founder of the famous "Zhongtong" in later generations. He followed Jiang Zhiqing in the financial market over the years. However, compared with Jiang Zhiqing, Chen Guofu was just a "helper". Jiang Zhiqing considered the reason why Chen Qimei committed suicide after defeating the army.

He was not allowed to hold public office directly, but kept him by his side.

Over the years, as Jiang Zhiqing's status increased, Fang Zida's trust in him deepened. In order to consider his brother's future for himself, Jiang Zhiqing also came up with the idea of ​​recommending Chen Guofu to Fang Zida. It happened that when he heard about the reorganization of the Secret Service,

After hearing the news, Jiang Zhiqing, who understood the importance of the Secret Service in Fang Zida's eyes, immediately knew that the opportunity had come, so he found this opportunity to recommend Chen Guofu.

At the beginning, Jiang Zhiqing did not expect Chen Guofu to rise to the top in one fell swoop. He just felt that he would be satisfied if Fang Zida could give Chen Guofu a good position if he came forward to recommend him. Who would have thought that when Fang Zida heard about Chen Guofu, he became interested in him and specially recruited him?

He came from Shanghai to meet him. The results of the two-way meeting were very good. Within a few days, Fang Zida recruited Chen Guofu into the party as the leader of KMT and appointed him as the deputy director of the Security Bureau.

The position of director of the Security Bureau is temporarily vacant. Chen Guofu, the deputy director, is actually the number one person in charge of the Security Bureau. Except for some internal staff who will be transferred from the original Secret Service, the rest of the staff of the entire Security Bureau will be transferred from the Police College, the Central Military Academy and the newly established

A training center under the Security Bureau was created to interact with the former Secret Service.

Rescuing Denikin's department from the predicament was Zhou Yuanliang's first important task after taking office as the director of the Intelligence Bureau. After Denikin failed to siege Moscow, Fang Zida began to make arrangements for this matter. Today's Russia except the Far East

and Siberia are still in the hands of the orthodox government of the Russian Empire, and the fertile lands in Europe have basically been controlled by the Soviet regime. Although Denikin had the upper hand for a while, his failure was doomed from the beginning. You must be aware of the Bolshevik agitation

, Fang Zida knew the organizational capabilities and combat effectiveness of the Red Army better than anyone in this era.

Denikin must be saved, and must be saved. As long as Denikin is around, the Soviet government cannot immediately launch large-scale military operations against the orthodox government of the Russian Empire. Although Russia is now divided into two halves on the territory, it cannot be compared with the Soviet government.

For example, in addition to owning land and a large number of citizens who fled to the East, the orthodox government of the Russian Empire cannot compare with the Soviet government in terms of basic industry, agriculture, commerce and even military strength. It will take a long time to reach the point of competing with the Soviet government.

Time, only by using Denikin to contain the Red Army can we gain this precious time.

In order to rescue Denikin, Zhou Yuanliang also used his brains. With Fang Zida's authorization, Zhou Yuanliang also contacted Wang Jixin who was far away in Europe and asked Wang Jixin to help contact the Ottoman Empire government and Armenian resistance forces and cooperate with Denikin when necessary.

Jin withdrew from the Caucasus to the Ottoman Empire, then detoured through the Caspian Sea to get rid of the pursuing Red Army, and returned to Russia from the east.

Wang Jixin may not have made much achievements in the military, and he is not very good at playing politics, but it is just right for him to do this kind of thing.

Due to the domestic Arab uprising, the Ottoman Empire has actually withdrawn from the European War. And when the European War is about to end and the Allies' defeat is a foregone conclusion, the Ottoman Empire is sad and looking for its own way out.

Although Wang Jixin represents the Republic of China, the status of the Republic of China within the Allied Powers has been improved. Coupled with the outstanding performance of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in the European battlefield, those Ottoman nobles who were in constant panic looked down upon them.

After their allies, Britain and France, closed the door, they were as excited about China's private negotiations as if they had grasped a life-saving straw.

Moreover, the collapse of an empire is often accompanied by chaos and corruption in the government and the army. Wang Jixin did not spend much effort to use money to bribe the other party. As for the Armenian resistance, it was even easier to contact them. After promising some benefits, he also gave away

After receiving a batch of guns and ammunition that they desperately needed, the two sides hit it off and reached an agreement. After doing this, Zhou Yuanliang sent personnel to pay close attention to the war situation in the Caucasus. When Denikin's defeat was determined, he immediately contacted the Orthodox Russian Empire in the Far East.

The government has presented this "gift" to Her Majesty the Queen.

As an important member of the orthodox government of the Russian Empire, Her Majesty the Queen would certainly not give up on her loyal subjects, but she was unable to rescue the war in the Caucasus. Just when Her Majesty the Queen learned that Denikin was defeated and fled,

When he was in tears, Zhou Yuanliang's "gift" arrived.

Being able to rescue Denikin was what the Queen wished for. When thanking the Chinese government for its help, Her Majesty the Queen wisely listened to the advice of the special envoy sent by Zhou Yuanliang and immediately contacted Denikin to follow the retreat route arranged by the Chinese. That is

In this way, Denikin was at the end of his rope and led his troops to escape the pursuit of the Red Army. Although his troops suffered heavy losses in the end, an elite force of 4,000 people was still saved. Denikin, who retreated to Lake Bargosh, jumped out.

They broke out of the encirclement of the Red Army and gained rare rest time and living space. At the same time, the Bargosh Lake area is not far from the Sino-Russian border. The Chinese government can not only transport the ammunition, materials and other supplies that Denikin's ministry desperately lacks through the border.
Chapter completed!