Chapter 687 The Fourth Pasha

"I'm so happy for you. You don't know how those London bankers have been scolding you recently. You have intercepted a lot of German companies, right?" Louisa Morgan pointed at Sheffield with her index finger and said with a sly smile, "Aren't you afraid that others will be jealous of you and intercept in the British colonies?"

"What are you afraid of? It's more than just a British colony! Let's deal with the Germans first." Sheffield tilted his neck and accepted all the compliments from Louisa Morgan. "Now it seems that being friends with the Germans is still very beneficial. This is what I deserve. Besides, isn't it for our children to have more inheritance in the future?"

"I gave all my steel business to Edith's son. Are you not tempted at all?" "I have too many children. If I don't work hard to make money, how can I divide my property among so many heirs?"

"I didn't say anything!" Louisa Morgan said, "Being a man like you is something that all men in the world envy. If Edith and I were given to other men, it would be enough for a man who has accomplished nothing to become a successful person."

"You guys don't like it either, what's the point of saying this?" Sheffield asked knowingly, stretching out his voice, "Hmm?"

Recently, European countries have launched offensives at the same time, and the war has become a mess. This is in line with Sheffield's idea. Germany on the Western Front is against the British and French coalition forces, Italy in the Mediterranean is against France, and the German-Austrian coalition forces on the Eastern Front are against the Russian Empire. The Ottoman Empire is against the Russian Empire on the Caucasus front, and the Ottoman army on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean is against the British army.

Don't be idle, contribute your own strength in the world war, so as not to disappoint the original intention of participating in the war. As for Sheffield himself and his world's second largest conglomerate, they will do a good job of supporting the participating countries. Why is it the second largest? The formal name of the largest conglomerate is the German Empire, which has 60 million employees.

Even now, the needs of the European warring countries have not yet been reflected, but Sheffield is still profitable, with a $50 million airship contract and a $30 million shipbuilding contract. In addition, due to the good relationship with Germany, many German companies in British colonies have taken the initiative to ask to be acquired. Since this matter is still in progress, it is impossible to calculate it.

This is also the purpose of Louisa Morgan's visit. Sheffield's skills in the financial field are truly disappointing. The controller of Morgan Stanley came here specifically to check things out.

After an in-depth and frank exchange, Louisa Morgan, who received a satisfactory answer, hugged Sheffield's head and said with satisfaction, "I am just worried that you will suffer a loss. I am really worried about you operating this matter alone. Your financial methods are really far inferior to those of the British."

The slave owner, holding a cigarette in his mouth, nodded and said, "I am not a greedy person, and you are not an outsider. We can certainly do the same thing together, which is also good for the development of Morgan Stanley."

"And there's my brother's bank. With him here, we have a better chance of success. Our family still has a lot of face in front of the British." Louisa Morgan twisted her body and talked about the various advantages of doing this.

The midterm elections were over before they even started. The League of Nations refrained from criticizing Britain for only a few days, but as the election approached, it had to criticize Britain again, accusing the Republicans of wanting to drag the United States into a world war, and that choosing the Republicans meant choosing war.

The Democrats know that the United States has descendants of immigrants from many countries and will not join the war. Just take a quick look at the history of the Democratic Party and you will find that accusing the Republicans of joining the war is untenable. But who made the former president speak about supporting the Anglo-French Allies and defending modern civilization? The Republicans must pay the price for this.

Facts have proven that the citizen class is easy to deceive. Judging from the situation in this mid-term election, the Democratic Party is now far ahead. With such a result, Sheffield feels that it is not unacceptable to criticize the UK.

When the slave owner was about to move from one victory to another, the military attaché of the Ottoman Empire in Washington came to visit him. His visit at this time must be about something important.

"William Pasha, my name is Hafiz Samuddin." The man greeted Sheffield politely when he saw him.

"Are you Kurdish?" Sheffield read a lot of books and guessed the other party's ethnic composition.

"Yes, I received an order from Enver Pasha to come and find William Pasha." Hafez Samuddin nodded, and then stated his purpose. The Ottoman Empire hoped to get help from Sheffield.

"This? After all, I am a citizen of the United States!" Sheffield hesitated. With the entry of Italy and the Ottoman Empire into the war, he was ready to return to his nature as a businessman and do business honestly.

The old friend of the German people, the son-in-law of France, the protector of the Grand Duchess of Imperial Russia, the Ottoman Pasha, these labels are just words and should not be taken seriously. Anyway, he himself did not take them seriously.

"This war is of great importance to the Ottoman Empire. William Pasha, please help us. Enver Pasha also knows your difficulties, but now we can only turn to you. We are not beggars and are willing to make an equal exchange." Hafez Samuddin's eyes were burning and full of determination. "Whether we can avenge our humiliation requires not only a brave heart, but also necessary guarantees."

As soon as he heard the word "avenge", Sheffield knew who it was aimed at. It was to make the Ottoman Empire feel ashamed. There was no other country on this earth except the Russian Empire, which was established after the ten Russo-Turkish wars.

What really hurt the Ottoman Empire was the recent 10th Russo-Turkish War. Since the Treaty of Berlin in 1878, the three Anatolian provinces of Kars, Batumi and Ardahan in the Ottoman Empire fell into the hands of the Russian Empire. Although the Ottoman Empire had long been accustomed to the repeated defeats and losses of cities and territories in the past two hundred years, this was the first time that the land where the Ottomans were the majority fell into the hands of another country. For the empire, this pain was no less than Alsace-Lorraine to France. Of course, it was completely impossible for the Ottoman Empire to defeat the Russian Empire and recover its territory with its own strength.

To be honest, Sheffield did not want to participate. The Ottoman Empire did contribute its due strength in World War I, and it was indeed remarkable when facing the Allies. But this was against the British army. The Ottoman Empire had exchanges with the British army in the Middle East and even had the upper hand at one point.

But that was not the case with the Russian army. While beating the British army, the Ottoman Empire was also being beaten by the Russian army in the Caucasus. The British army in the Middle East battlefield, together with the colonial army, numbered nearly one million, and the Ottoman Empire fought back and forth. At its peak, the Russian army in the Caucasus was only half of the British army in the Middle East, but it overwhelmed the Ottoman army. It can only be said that when facing the Russian Empire, the Ottoman soldiers already had a psychological shadow and thought they could not beat the other side.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the Ottoman army was able to gain the upper hand for a time when facing the British army, whose supplies and weapons were better than those of the Russian army, but was beaten from beginning to end when facing the Russian army, and only gained the upper hand after the collapse of Imperial Russia.

This was indeed the case. Grand Duke Nicholas was still on his way to take office. When the Ottoman Empire joined the war, Grand Duke Nicholas, the commander-in-chief of the southern front, had not yet arrived. General Bergman of the First Caucasian Army led the First Caucasian Army to advance to the Aras River and launched a surprise attack on the positions of the Ottoman Third Army stationed in eastern Anatolia. After many days of fierce fighting, the Turkish army suffered more than 8,000 casualties, while the Russian army also paid the price of more than 5,000 casualties and nearly 1,000 soldiers freezing to death. Despite the heavy losses, the Turkish army successfully stopped the Russian army's advance.

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"Hafiz, I can't do this." Sheffield finally refused. The first battle turned out like this, where did his confidence come from? Did Enver Pasha feel that compared with previous Russo-Turkish wars, this start was already a good one?

In Constantinople, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire formally launched a holy war against the Allied camp in the name of the Caliph, and appointed Enver Pasha as the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Army.

After taking office, Enver Pasha immediately formulated a plan to attack the Russian Empire and set his sights on the Sakalemysh Fortress in the rear of the Russian army. Sarikamish is located at the end of the Russian Caucasus Railway. It is the only way for the Russian army in the border area to reach Kars and Tbilisi in the rear. It can be said to be the Achilles' heel of the Russian army in the entire Caucasus border area. Once Sarikamish is captured, the road to Kars in the rear of the Caucasus Russian army will be cut off, and the entire army will fall into the hands of the Ottomans and be destroyed. This will be a great victory comparable to the Battle of Tannenberg, and the Ottoman Empire will regain the three provinces.

While formulating an ambitious plan, Hafez Samuddin came to Sheffield again, hoping to provide the gap in supplies. After making the request, Hafez Samuddin also said, "Enver Pasha has appointed William Pasha as the commander of the southeastern front of the Persian Gulf in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Army, commanding all local subjects."

Sheffield was about to refuse again, but he took back his words and asked doubtfully, "Does it also include the Arab land along the west coast of the Persian Gulf?"

"Yes, William Pasha, you are even the fourth Pasha of the empire now." Hafez Samuddin said, "The military forces on the front line of the Persian Gulf are under your command."

"Then I really have to take on some responsibilities!" Sheffield did not refuse this time and said, "Make a list of the gaps in military supplies for me. I will fully support the Empire in its war efforts."

(End of this chapter)