Anglo-French Entente

The Near East War had intensified. Aside from politicians, it had attracted no attention whatsoever from the onlookers.

The House of Habsburg and the Ottoman Empire were hereditary enemies; the Tsarist Government and the Ottomans were likewise hereditary enemies. Even Greece and Montenegro had long-standing blood feuds with the Ottoman Empire.

With a common enemy, it was perfectly normal for the four nations to form the Anti-Ottoman Alliance. One only had to open a history book to see that these countries went to war with the Ottomans every other year.

The Ottoman Empire had already declined. As early as the First Near East War, it had been forced out of the Balkan Peninsula. The Asia Minor Peninsula was simply too far away from everyone.

The focus of public opinion remained the French Revolution. Although the Paris Commune movement had come to an end, the political repercussions it brought were far-reaching.

Smashing the Palace of Versailles might have looked like retaliatory venting, but in truth, it had dragged the majesty of monarchs down from its pedestal.

The revolutionary factions unwilling to accept defeat seized this final ripple and vigorously spread revolutionary ideas, leaving governments across the continent scrambling to put out fires.

These messes seemed to have nothing to do with the Anti-Ottoman Alliance. Newspapers had always followed sales, and news happening close to home drew far more attention than events overseas.

The people of Europe had their eyes fixed on revolution, while the people of the four Anti-Ottoman Alliance nations remained focused on the Near East War.

Human beings had always been the most vindictive creatures. The Ottoman Empire, that great villain, had successfully drawn everyone's attention, leaving them no time to care about revolutionary ideas.

Fortunately, information did not travel widely in this era, and people's knowledge of the