Bulgarian Empire

Bulgaria has reasons to fight, and the Ottoman Empire also has reasons to fight now!

After the failure of the Balkan War, the Ottoman Empire carried out a top-down reform, which was successful on the surface.

After this reform, the Sudanese government has improved its comprehensive national strength in a short period of time and established a modernized army.

At the same time, domestic nationalism has also begun to flourish. If you look at the endless radical groups in the country, you will know that the interior of the Ottoman Empire is not so stable!

For the Sudanese government, it is also a good choice to launch a war to divert internal conflicts, but this time should not be now, at least the navy of the Ottoman Empire-they do not want to have a war with Bulgaria until the reconstruction is completed!

However, it is a pity that Ferdinand would not give them this opportunity. After the "Kavala shelling incident", the Sudanese government knew that the war would break out early!

That's right, this shelling incident was mistaken by the Sudanese government for domestic radical groups!

They think that the radicals in the country can't stand it anymore and are eager to start a war. Even if the problem is solved this time, the radicals will continue to cause trouble!

Unless the radicals in the country can be wiped out, this kind of thing is inevitable!

It is impossible for the Sudanese government to wipe their buttocks for them all the time, at least for now, the Sudanese government can no longer handle it!

As for the sky-high compensation of 100 million pounds proposed by the Bulgarians, it is absolutely impossible for the Sudanese government to take it out. If they had this spare money, they would have already used it to expand their armies and prepare for war.

Oh no! The normal operation is to enter the pockets of officials.

The ancestral magical skill of floating foam has been brought to its peak by the bureaucrats of the Ottoman Empire, and it has returned to the original state!

Although the Sudanese government has carried out a reform, nobles are still nobles, officials are still officials, people have not changed, and of course the essence cannot be changed!

Ferdinand was already ready for war, and the Bulgarian diplomatic delegation was simply sent to deal with it. Naturally, he didn't care about the outcome of the negotiations.

But Sudan can't do it. The Ottoman Empire attaches great importance to this negotiation. Even if Bulgaria can't be settled, at least other countries must be settled, right?

To put it simply, it's a one-on-one fight, let's forget about group fights!

The Ottoman Empire has always been close to the European continent, and the Sultan still has some knowledge. He can't do the thing of declaring war among nations!

Even though there are only a dozen countries involved now, the Ottoman government also decisively expressed, fear!

If you can't afford it, you can't afford it. Whether it's an apology or compensation, it's all negotiable. As long as it's not too much, I agree!

"How is the negotiation going?" Sultan asked concerned

The Prime Minister was very embarrassed and said: "The negotiation is not going well. The British have accepted Bulgaria's claim for compensation. They think that the amount of compensation set by the Bulgarians for diplomatic personnel is in line with their worth!

And also won the support of representatives of many countries, ordering us to compensate for the losses as soon as possible, which also includes the Austro-Hungarian Empire! "

This can't be blamed on the Austro-Hungarian Empire for cheating teammates. After all, they are also dead, and they need to be compensated as victims! If you can make a fortune, why give up?

You know, according to Bulgaria's proposal, the dead envoys of the Austro-Hungarian Empire can claim five million pounds. Why do they easily give up this huge sum of money?

Even the Germans cannot prevent them from safeguarding their own interests!

Sudan said angrily: "Are they taking advantage of the fire? Prime Minister, do you have any suggestions to resolve the difficulties from various countries?"

After thinking for a while, the Prime Minister said: "Great Sultan, they all know about our financial situation.

Knowing that it is impossible for us to pay this huge sum of money, they are still insisting, probably because they are asking for something else!

Therefore, to solve this problem,

I'm afraid we have to figure out their purpose first, and then it may be easier to negotiate! "

After listening to the prime minister's words, Sudan's expression improved slightly. As long as these dozen countries can be settled, the Ottoman Empire will still have the strength to fight against Bulgaria alone. No matter how bad it is, there will be no catastrophe!

Anyway, Bulgaria is not a bear. It is impossible to swallow the millions of square kilometers of the Ottoman Empire in one go, and the big powers will not agree.

"Well, I will leave it to you to handle the rest of the matter, and we must solve this farce no matter what!"

That's right, in the eyes of the Sultan, this is a farce from beginning to end, but it is just a farce that threatens the life and death of the Ottoman Empire!

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Regardless of the diplomatic aspects of the Sudanese government, the Bulgarian government is also discussing the war against the Ottomans this time.

For the sake of secrecy, only two or three people knew about the "Kavala shelling incident" planned by Ferdinand, and even the cabinet was kept secret.

The sudden war also interrupted the layout of the cabinet. Now to re-plan, we must first meet the needs of the war. After all, Bulgaria has to fight now!

Prime Minister Constantine said suspiciously: "Your Majesty, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the war, the country has now begun to implement wartime economic policies, the arsenal is also running around the clock, and many related companies have also been included in the overall plan.

However, just to deal with an Ottoman Empire, we don't need to do our best, right?

The Ottomans' navy is limited. As long as we control the sea, we will basically be invincible. Are we going to annex Asia Minor this time? "

In fact, not only Constantine was puzzled, but the top Bulgarian government officials were also very confused. The war was coming, but this time the Bulgarian government did not have time to formulate strategic goals. No one knew how far this war would go.

Of course, the military has its own strategic goals!

As soon as the Balkan War ended, the army formulated a plan for crossing the sea. Now the battle plan for the Ottoman Empire alone may not be able to pile up a room.

Different strategic goals naturally have different operational plans.

The most radical battle plan is to intersperse with the Asia Minor peninsula and go directly to Africa; the most conservative battle plan is to seize the islands in the Aegean Sea and gain sea dominance in this area.

But it is absolutely impossible for the Bulgarian government to formulate a national strategy in accordance with the military's combat plan! Otherwise, the war funds alone would be enough to bring down the government n times!

In fact, all the big strategies in Bulgaria were arranged by Ferdinand, and everyone filled in and perfected them under the strategic direction formulated by him!

"The core of this strategy is still to weaken the Ottoman Empire. Under this premise, I think it can be divided into four steps.

The first step is to seize the islands of the Ottoman Empire in the Sea of ​​Love;

The second step is to seize the Libyan region in North Africa;

The third step is to land on the Asia Minor peninsula and turn the Sea of ​​Marmara into our inner lake;

The fourth step is to occupy the peninsula of Asia Minor and turn this rich land into our homeland!

However, considering the current actual situation, it is difficult for us to achieve all our goals, so let the military fight first, and wherever we can fight, that's where it is! "

Well, in fact, Ferdinand still doesn't know where the bottom line of the great powers is!

After all, this time the Ottoman Empire committed public outrage, and it is in the common interest of everyone except Germany to teach them a hard lesson!

But now Germany does not have much strength in the Mediterranean, and can only be realized through their allies Austria-Hungary and Italy. Therefore, their attitude is better to say that it is the attitude of Italy and Austria-Hungary!

If it was before, it would be fine! As long as the Austro-Hungarian Empire makes military threats, Bulgaria will definitely back down, but now it is different.

Due to the closeness of the two sides in strength, the Austro-Hungarian Empire made military threats, and Bulgaria is likely to confront each other. Would the Austro-Hungarian Empire be willing to risk an all-out war to help their former enemy?

This question is hard to say!

If the Austro-Hungarian Empire refused to go all out, then the influence of the Italians would become very limited.

After all, it has just entered the era of dreadnoughts, and the naval power of the Allied Powers has an absolute advantage, and the Germans have no time to explode the navy!

Now the strength of the German navy is not even comparable to the French, let alone the British. In this case, do the Italians dare to do it?

Oh, and Ferdinand also didn't dare to gamble, there is no way, who told the Russians to be out of shape now?

Now the tsarist government is busy dealing with internal conflicts and carrying out system reforms. If a war breaks out now, can Mao Xiong break out to fight against Austria-Hungary and hold back Germany?

If not, then in order to win the war, Bulgaria can only explode its liver to overthrow Austria-Hungary, and then hold back the Germans!

Just thinking about this terrible scene, Ferdinand was decisively persuaded. He didn't want to take advantage of his hard-earned family fortune for a war!

Of course, Ferdinand's worries, he absolutely can't speak out, there is no sign of a war breaking out in the European continent, if he speaks out, it might be taken as a joke!

"Your Majesty, where is our bottom line?" Constantine asked with concern

Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "Control the waters of the Aegean Sea, let the Ottoman Empire cede all their islands in the Aegean Sea, and other issues are easy to discuss!"

"Your Majesty, does this include Crete in the hands of the Greeks?" Naval Minister Petrov asked with concern.

Ferdinand smiled slightly and said, "As long as the sovereignty belongs to the Ottoman Empire, it is our goal. Does it matter who owns it?"

Well, the Greeks are lying down again, and Bulgaria is now showing its imperialist arrogance to the outside world for the first time!

Unfortunately, Greece has once again become a stepping stone!