Bulgarian Empire

The Russians supported Bulgaria's move without keeping it secret at all. After learning the news, Nicholas I immediately ordered the Mentenegro government to pass the military expansion bill regardless of the government's financial capacity.

Regardless of the bad relationship with Bulgaria after the Bulgaria War, they joined in through the Russians, trying to get a share of the pie!

Ferdinand readily invited the future Kingdom of Montenegro to join the alliance. So far, the Balkan Alliance has been formally established!

Of course, the most important thing is: Montenegro (Montenegro) has limited strength, even with the support of the Russians, it can't eat much.

What's more, it is no longer the period of Alexander II, there is no interest binding, just out of sympathy, the Russian support for Montenegro has been greatly reduced!

As for Serbia, the main force of the Balkan Alliance in history, it is now difficult to protect itself. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was not a vegetarian, constantly eroding their sovereignty.

The young Alexander I, already cornered, began to give up on himself. Completely bid farewell to government affairs, and hid in the palace to entertain himself.

To Ferdinand's surprise, the Socialist Party, which has been tossing around in Bulgaria in history, has no shadow at the moment. Communism began to flourish in Serbia.

The head of the rebels who survived the catastrophe accepted the influence of communism. Now they are messing with the radicals in Serbia again, and are preparing to overthrow the traitorous government by force and expel Austria-Hungary!

In the face of the life and death of the country, Bulgaria is no longer the number one enemy of the Serbs. The Austro-Hungarian Empire, which worked hard, took over the position of the big villain, and the government that was working hard for the post-war reconstruction and recovery of Serbia has become a "decay" reactionary colonial government!

Well, the Serbian government was really wronged, they still qualified at the end of the 19th century. After their unremitting efforts, Serbia barely preserved its national sovereignty.

As for social conflicts, they are completely the aftermath of the Baosai War. Under the situation of domestic and foreign difficulties, being able to guarantee the distribution of relief food on time is enough to prove their ability!

However, it is useless, and idealists and radicals cannot see it! All this is attributed to the corruption of the government and the exploitation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

It completely ignored the fact that the Austro-Hungarian Empire contributed money and efforts, and the Serbian government did its best for the country!

No way, who said that there are many Serbian radicals? The undercurrent of revolution was surging, and Ferdinand estimated that within two or three years, a new round of uprising would break out!

Ferdinand knew that after the Balkan War, Bulgaria would border on the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Due to the existence of the Bulgaria-Russia Alliance, the tacit understanding between the two countries would no longer exist.

The small Balkan region can't accommodate two regional powers. Since the two sides are destined to be enemies in the future, he is also happy to see the jokes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

If it were Ferdinand, he would definitely not be as indecisive as Austria-Hungary! Either directly control Serbia as it did with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and find an opportunity to annex it directly; or simply support the pro-Austro-Hungarian government and make Serbia completely independent.

Now Austria-Hungary's attitude towards Serbia is vacillating. On the one hand, it is encroaching on the rights and interests of the Serbs in an attempt to make up for economic losses, and on the other hand, it is supporting the pro-Austro-Hungarian regime.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the contribution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Serbia is completely out of proportion to the harvest!

"Sheng Mien, Dou Michou"! It is commonly used in ancient and modern China and abroad. In the eyes of blind idealists and radicals, only the exploitation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire remains!

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Time flies by and enters 1896 in a flash. After entering the new year, the situation in the Balkans is getting worse day by day.

The actions of the Balkan countries still attracted the attention of the Ottoman Empire. No matter how decadent the empire is, there are a few sensible people, Harim Pasha, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time,

is one of them.

As the foreign minister of the old empire, Harim Pasha also had enough arrogance to disdain the actions of the three small countries in the Balkans.

What he cares about is the attitude of the powers behind him, and the extra fleet in Bulgaria is the focus of attention!

Harim Pasha has always advocated reaching a settlement with the British so that he can concentrate on solving the domestic Armenian problem.

Like most Ottoman nobles, Halim Pasha also supported the sultan and used iron and blood methods to suppress the domestic revolution.

He believes that once the Armenians are allowed to be independent, it is likely to cause a chain reaction. At that time, the Kurds, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Arabs will all ask for independence!

If it doesn't work, the Ottoman Empire may fall apart, which is unbearable for any Turkish nobleman!

The Balkan issue has always plagued the Ottoman Empire. Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Montenegro did not have a worry-free master, and they all stared at the suzerain state of Ottoman.

In Harim Pasha's opinion, if it weren't for the intervention of the great powers, the Ottoman Empire would have solved these chaotic parties long ago!

After finally waiting for Bulgaria and Sebastian to fight each other, I thought I could live a few days of worry-free life, but I didn’t expect that the Serbs were too useless, and they were settled by Bulgaria!

The actions of the three Balkan countries now make him very disturbed! Harim Pasha was terribly aware of the plan of the British to carve up Ottomans. For this reason, the Sudanese government also launched diplomatic efforts, and finally persuaded the Germans and French, gained support, and made a contribution to the Russians. A concession was made in exchange for the neutrality of the Russians.

Harim Pasha is very clear that the current actions of the Balkan countries absolutely cannot do without the support of the old enemy, the Russians!

Similarly, the Austro-Hungarian Empire must also support it. Not long ago, the Austro-Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed that the Ottoman Empire should give up the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but he rejected it with righteous words!

Harim Pasha knew that the Ottoman Empire could not resist Britain, Russia, and Austria-Hungary at the same time, even if they did not act together!

Harim Pasha, who knew he was in big trouble, just made a suggestion to the Sudan, namely: give up the Bosnia and Herzegovina region in exchange for the support of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; recognize the status quo in Egypt and obtain the understanding of the British!

Immediately there was a crusade!

The Minister of War sarcastically said: "Coward! The enemy hasn't come yet? I just want to surrender! If they do come, it's okay!"

The Minister of the Interior said eccentrically: "There is no need to scare us here. If the situation is really this serious, it will not be a few clowns who are tossing around, but the coalition forces of Britain, Russia and Austria!

Can the British and Russians compromise? Aren't the British afraid of the Russians entering the Mediterranean? If so, isn't their Crimean War in vain?

Can the Russians tolerate Austro-Hungarian expansion in the Balkans? If this is the case, it is estimated that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina long ago, and it is estimated that Serbia and Montenegro will no longer exist! "

The Minister of War added: "The British navy is invincible, but what about the army? That's it! For a Boer War, the army will be expanded. How can they have the energy to trouble us?"