Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The history of the Balkans has been changed beyond recognition because of Ferdinand's intrusion, but the track of world history is still running along the original track!

Neutral in the Anglo-Boers War in order to persuade the Germans to give up their support for the Boers. On May 28, 1898, the British and Germany signed a proposal between the two countries on the partition of Portuguese African colonies. This time is more than 5 months earlier than in history.

The treaty stipulates that when Portugal is in financial crisis, the two countries will jointly provide loans, and the Portuguese African colonies will be the collateral.

Southern Mozambique and central Angola were owned by the British; northern Mozambique and southern Angola, and the Pacific island of East Timor were owned by the Germans.

Well, now with the financial crisis of the Portuguese government, the usury empire has already started lending, and even some of it has been issued.

But the confident Wilhelm II believed that as long as Britain and Germany joined forces, the French would definitely surrender!

Apparently the Germans miscalculated, the British were just wolves with empty gloves. After the agreement was signed, the British took this proposal and found the Portuguese government. Under some coercion and inducement, the British successfully turned the Portuguese government.

On June 7, 1898, Britain and Portugal signed the "Windsor Treaty", the content and history are similar, but the time is 16 months earlier than the parallel time and space.

The treaty stipulates: 1. The British have the obligation to protect all Portuguese colonies; 2. The Portuguese government cancels its neutral position in the Anglo-Boers War, allows the British to use the port of Portuguese Mozambique, and the Portuguese government cuts off the passage from the Portuguese colonies to the port. The material transportation line of the Boer Republic!

While forcing the Portuguese to compromise, the British once again found the French government with this agreement.

Taking advantage of the conflict between France and Germany, John Bull successfully persuaded the French government to remain neutral in the Anglo-Boers War and give up support for the Boers because the French did not want Germany to continue to expand its strength.

Of course, this also involves the British making substantial concessions to the French on certain issues in North Africa, and ensuring that the French interests in Portugal will not be affected!

There is no doubt that the Germans were tricked by John Bull this time!

One of William II's inattentive, signed a draft agreement, which was used by the British, and successfully broke the boycott of the European continent against the United Kingdom!

The Germans became the victims of the British in this diplomatic game. However, the German government was powerless to deal with the treachery of the British.

When the French withdrew from the operation against the British, the Russians also withdrew from the operation. This is the tacit understanding brought by the "French-Russian alliance"!

Previously on the Near East issue, the French supported the Russians, and now the Russians will naturally have to reciprocate!

Bulgaria, of course, also withdrew from the operation. Ferdinand didn't have the courage to provoke Huxu from the British. Then Belgium, Denmark and other countries also withdrew from the operation.

William II, who knew that he was trapped, could only shout a few times on his mouth. After all, at sea, Germany, Austria and Italy joined the alliance of three countries, and they were not the opponents of the British.

Without the support of European countries, the Boers have once again embarked on the old road of history. Of course, I can't see it now. In the previous wave of support from various countries, the Boers now have more than tens of thousands of mercenaries with strong combat capabilities, which will still be pressing the British lobster soldiers to fight.

Even though the British had blocked the port, there were always bold capitalists smuggling supplies into the Boer Republic.

As for whether there are shadows of other forces here? Ferdinand can say with certainty, of course! Germans, French, and Dutch are all indispensable. If Bulgaria was not too far away, Ferdinand would want to participate!

Anyway, these little actions are not on the table, even if they are discovered by the British, they can still make the Russians top the cylinder!

The Anglo-Boer War, now Ferdinand can ignore it. Anyway, in two or three years, it will not end without exhausting the supplies of the Boers!

Ferdinand even suspected that if the European continent could continue to transfuse blood to the Boer Republic, it might be another war of independence.

The performance of the lobster soldiers in this war is really disgraceful. However, there is no harm without comparison. The performance of the US Army in Cuba shocked Ferdinand even more, and he can only sigh that this is a bad era!

Of course, the Spanish Army is not much better, and even the Cuban Revolutionary Army can't handle it. Even so, they can still beat the US military.

However, the fighting scale of the Cuban War Army was not large. Seeing that the Spaniards were not easy to deal with, the Americans directly fooled the Cuban Revolutionary Army into charging, but the result was naturally that the Spaniards were over, and the main force of the Cuban Revolutionary Army was almost exhausted.

After the Americans wiped out the Spanish Cuban fleet, 24,000 Spanish troops, surrounded by Cuban insurgents on July 10, surrendered to the U.S. military.

It is not without reason that the Spanish-American War was called by Lenin one of the signs of the age of imperialism. (There are also the Anglo-Boers War, the Russo-Japanese War, which are also symbols of the imperialist era)

The surrender ceremony, the Cuban rebels were excluded. Of course, this is a small section. If you feel a little wronged, the Cuban rebels can still bear it!

On December 10 of the same year, the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, which stipulated that the Kingdom of Spain would give up all rights and interests in Cuba, Cuba would gain independence, and the island of Cuba would be occupied by the US military; the United States invested 20 million US dollars to purchase the Philippine Islands...

When the U.S. occupied Cuba, the Americans immediately turned their backs, first forcibly disbanding the Cuban insurgents. Under the conspiracy of the Americans, after the Cuban rebels were disbanded, the U.S. imperialists raised the butcher's knife to the top officials of the Cuban rebels, and the Cubans' independence movement failed.

Then he ordered pro-American elements to form a Cuban puppet government, and then signed a very harsh treaty with the United States.

The Cubans had just gained independence from the Kingdom of Spain and immediately became an American colony. Such a blatant move by the United States to impose unequal treaties on its neighbors is rare in modern diplomatic history.

When the Spanish-American War broke out, the Germans were not idle. Prior to this, the German government had negotiated with the Kingdom of Spain to purchase the Philippine Islands and other Pacific Islands.

When the Spanish-American War broke out, the British, German and Japanese navies were in Manila Bay. The Germans, unwilling to lose the Philippine Islands, were ready to intervene. At this time, the five German warships in Manila were stronger than the American fleet, but with the arrival of the Japanese and British fleets, the Germans did not dare to act rashly.

Ferdinand conjectured that the Japanese in later generations must have regretted their death in their hearts. They knew that the Germans had plans to fight, and they would not go to Manila Bay if they were killed, and they even had to find a way to help transfer the British!

But there is no such thing as history, and the Japanese personally put the Americans in!

Otherwise, if the Germans had acquired the Philippine Islands, the Japanese would have acquired the Philippine Islands in the First World War and mastered their gateway to the Pacific Ocean, and they would not have to take the risk of attacking Pearl Harbor in the Second World War. The pattern of the world may happen. Change!

Of course, the German government did not give it in vain. They still spent five million dollars to purchase some islands in the Spanish Pacific Ocean, which was regarded as the appearance fee for this operation.

The influence of the Spanish-American War was far-reaching. As a direct result, the U.S. government directly annexed the Kingdom of Hawaii after the war. As for the original natives, later generations have disappeared into the long river of history!

Immediately after, the US government launched the "open door" banner and joined the plundering of China. ... (10,000 words omitted here)

Far away in Sofia, Ferdinand really watched a good show. The wonderful game between the powers made Ferdinand refreshing. In contrast, the battles of the Balkan countries can only be pediatrics.

Of course, Ferdinand wasn't idle either, and he didn't have the ability to block the Americans, but that doesn't mean he couldn't block his neighbors either!

The first to bear the brunt is the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is also a challenging job to be neighbors with the foreign powers, even if this power is very empty!

Since the Austro-Hungarian Empire sent troops to Serbia, the Bulgarian military had to cheer up and stare at the border line of the border.

No way, now the international situation is changing so fast, who knows if the Austro-Hungarian Empire will go crazy to Bulgaria.

However, the performance of the Austro-Hungarian army quickly reassured Ferdinand. Now the Austro-Hungarian Empire has more than 200,000 troops in Serbia, but in the face of the Serbian Revolutionary Army, they can only defend the northern plains and some major cities!

For the mountains in southern Serbia, they have attacked many times, but in the end they lost their troops and returned without success.

It can't be said that there is no gain at all. They still killed a lot of the Serbian revolutionary army. After all, Serbia is so big, and the revolutionary army can't escape if they want to!

Of course, the combat effectiveness of the Serbian Revolutionary Army was also built on the selfless dedication of the Kingdom of Montenegro, and a large part of it was paid for by Ferdinand!

Of course, Bulgaria was behind the scenes, and it was the Russians who were blamed. Ferdinand didn't dare to come out and be a hero!

Every time Nicholas I asked Bulgaria for support, Ferdinand asked him to convince the Russians first, and then wait for the telegram from St. Petersburg, which was Ferdinand's weapon to deal with the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

Ferdinand also repeatedly complained to his uncle in Vienna, urging them to quickly get the Serbs, or get the Russians, and don't make it difficult for him!

Well, with the contradiction between Paul and Sai, it is enough to believe that he is unwilling to support the Serbian Revolutionary Army. It is all done by Russia and the Kingdom of Montenegro, and Bulgaria is only responsible for soy sauce. Even so, the Vienna government is putting more and more pressure on him!

At this time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was also a little difficult to ride a tiger, and they also wanted to save face. Now the newspapers in Austria-Hungary are all accusing Serbia of being ungrateful and wanting to teach them a lesson.

If they step back now, where will their faces be? If this is retired, will they still have a foothold in the world? At least, the interests of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Balkans will be devastated!

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Metev, hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, the Austro-Hungarian Minister has just sent an invitation letter, inviting us to send troops to Serbia together!"

"What? Inviting us to send troops to Serbia together, the Vienna government is in the water?" Ferdinand asked in disbelief

Metev said with a wry smile: "Yes! This news is indeed shocking, but the invitation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is indeed true!"

Ferdinand calmed down, pondered for a moment, and said fiercely: "No! The Foreign Ministry politely rejected the Vienna government and told them that we have no interest in Serbia!"

What's not interesting? Ferdinand is self-aware, Bulgaria is now the most important thing is to digest the fruits of the war, rather than go to Serbia to grab territory!

The Austro-Hungarian Empire lured Bulgaria to send troops, mainly because they thought that the southern mountains of Serbia were troublesome to manage, and now the revolutionary army is still entrenched.

It is estimated that it is based on the idea of ​​​​losing the burden, otherwise, I really think that the Austria-Hungary Empire has become ruthless, and it is impossible to deal with a disabled Serbia?