Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The Russians' support for Bulgaria was not kept secret at all. After learning the news, Nicholas I immediately ordered the Mentenello government to pass the military expansion bill regardless of the government's financial capacity.

Disregarding the bad relationship with Bulgaria after the Bulgarian-Serbian war, they moved in through the Russians and joined in, trying to get a piece of the pie!

Ferdinand happily invited the future kingdom of Montenegro to join the alliance, and the Balkan alliance was officially formed!

Of course, the most important thing is: Mente Negro (Montenegro) has limited strength, and even with the support of the Russians, it cannot eat much.

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

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

The young Alexander I had been cornered and 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 about in Bulgaria in history, does not even have a shadow at this moment. Communism began to flourish in Serbia.

The leader of the rebels, who escaped catastrophe, accepted the influence of communism. Now it is mixed with the radicals in Serbia, and they are preparing to overthrow the traitorous government by force and expel Austria-Hungary!

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

Well, the Serbian government was really wronged, they were still qualified at the end of the 19th century. Through their unremitting efforts, Serbia barely managed to keep its national sovereignty.

As for social contradictions, it is entirely the sequelae of the Bulgarian War. Under the situation of domestic and foreign difficulties, being able to guarantee that the relief food will be distributed on time is enough to prove their ability!

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

Completely ignoring the contribution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Serbian government is doing its best for the country's actual situation!

No way, who calls Serbian activists more? The undercurrent of revolution is surging, and Ferdinand estimates that within two or three years, a new round of great uprising will break out!

Ferdinand knew that after the end of the Balkan War, Bulgaria would border Austria-Hungary, and due to the existence of the Bulgarian-Russian alliance, the tacit understanding between the two countries would cease to exist.

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

If it were Ferdinand, he would never be as indecisive as the Austro-Hungarian Empire! Either directly control Serbia like Bosnia and Herzegovina and find an opportunity to directly annex it; or simply support the pro-Austro-Hungarian government and make Serbia completely independent.

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

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that what Austria-Hungary has paid to Serbia is completely disproportionate to the gains!

"Dou Mian, Sheng Mi Chou"! In the eyes of blindly idealists and radicals, only the exploitation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire remains!

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Time flies by, and we enter 1896 in a flash. In the new year, the situation in the Balkans is getting worse.

The actions of the Balkan countries still attracted the attention of the Ottoman Empire. There are also a few sensible people in the decaying empire, Harim Pasha, then the foreign minister,

is one of them.

As the foreign minister of the old empire, Halim Pasha is also arrogant enough to disdain the actions of the three small Balkan countries.

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 a settlement with the British so that he could focus on solving the Armenian problem at home.

Like most of the Ottoman nobles, Harim-Pasha also supported the sultan and used iron and blood to suppress the domestic revolution.

He believes that once the Armenians are allowed to become 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 is not good, the Ottoman Empire may fall apart, which is unbearable for any Turkish noble!

The Balkan issue has always plagued the Ottoman Empire. Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Mentegro have no peace of mind, and they are all eyeing the Ottoman suzerain.

In Harim-Pasha's view, if it weren't for the intervention of the foreign powers, the Ottoman Empire would have solved these disorderly parties long ago!

After finally waiting for the two countries to fight against each other, I thought I could spend a few days of peace of mind, but I didn't expect the Serbs to be so useless, and they were done by Bulgaria.

Now the actions of the three Balkan countries make him very uneasy! The British fiddled with the plan to carve up the Ottomans, and Halim Pasha was very terrifying. For this reason, the Sudanese government also launched diplomatic efforts, and finally persuaded the Germans and the French, gained support, and made a move to the Russians. In exchange for a concession, the neutrality of the Russians was exchanged.

Halim Pasha is very clear that the actions of the Balkan countries are absolutely indispensable to 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 put forward the request for the Ottoman Empire to give up the sovereignty of the Bosnia and Herzegovina region, but he justly rejected it!

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

Halim Pasha, who knew that he was in great trouble, just made a proposal to the Sultan, namely: give up the Bosnia and Herzegovina region in exchange for the support of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; recognize the status quo in the Egyptian region 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 it does come, then it's worth it!"

The Minister of the Interior said angrily: "Don't scare us here, if the situation is so serious, now it's not a few clowns tossing around, but the coalition of Britain, Russia and Austria!

Can the British and the Russians compromise? Aren't the British afraid of the Russians entering the Mediterranean? If so, wouldn't their Crimean war be a waste of time?

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

The Minister of War added: "The British have an invincible navy, but the army? That's it! For the sake of a Boer War, they have to expand. Do they still have the energy to trouble us?"