Bulgarian Empire

Since he can't do it by himself, supporting the puppet is also a good choice! The Ottoman Empire is indeed weak, but it can't stand the feud between Russia and Turkey! God knows, will Sudan go crazy one day, come here?

Isn't the Armenian issue an example? If you do it, just do it, why keep it a secret? The Russian Empire has done a lot to suppress ethnic minority rebellions, but when the news leaks out, it has already been done! When have you ever been caught by the international community?

In the eyes of the Russians, this is completely worrying about IQ! Oh, completely ignored the gap in national strength between the two sides! If the Armenian issue happened in the Russian Empire, it is estimated that the people will shout two voices, and most governments will pretend not to see it! !

The strategy of the Russian Empire has to start from the beginning, and it was all forced out!

The predecessor of the Russian Empire was the Principality of Moscow. It is located in the middle of the Eastern European Plain. Most of the territory has a high latitude, a cold climate, and a harsh environment. Therefore, the focus of Russian expansion is to go south, west, followed by east, and finally north. .

To the north is the Arctic Ocean. As we all know, the climate of the Arctic Ocean is extremely cold, and the navigation conditions are poor. The long Arctic Ocean coastline has only Murmansk as an outlet, and it is the only ice-free port in the Arctic Ocean.

But Murmansk is an estuary port with a high latitude and a cold climate. In August, the highest temperature during the day is 12 degrees above zero, and the night is 0 degrees. In winter, the lowest temperature at night has reached more than minus 60 degrees. To develop the port on this icy and snowy wasteland, The difficulty can be imagined.

The road to the north is blocked, and looking to the west, the Russians have been fighting with their neighbors in the west for hundreds of years. It successively snatched part of the coastline on the east coast of the Baltic Sea from countries such as Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, and Poland, but the Baltic Sea is a closed inland sea!

The Russian navy is limited to the eastern part of the Baltic Sea, and if they want to go out, they must annex Sweden, Germany, Denmark and other coastal countries. However, regardless of the size of the coastal countries, they are all unbeatable Xiaoqiang, and no one is easy to mess with.

First, Denmark's Kalmar ruled the roost, then Gu Erye's Sweden was awesome again, and now it's Germany's turn to rise, anyway, it's not something the Russian Empire can settle!

Next, let’s go south. Unfortunately, the Black Sea is still closed than the Baltic Sea. If you want to go out, you have to go through Turkey, and you have to go through the Mediterranean Sea if you want to go out of Turkey.

The Russians tried to snatch the Bosphorus from Turkey, only to have the Anglo-French partnership beaten back in the Crimean War.

The current situation is obvious. Even if the Russian Empire can PK Turkey, it will have to be beaten back after entering the Mediterranean. Therefore, the Russian Empire has put its strategic focus on the Far East!

In contrast, Europe is tough, and the Far East is soft!

The Russians have seized a large tract of land from the food empire and obtained the natural harbor of Vladivostok (Vladivostok).

However, although Vladivostok has good conditions, there is a freezing period, and it is surrounded by the Japanese archipelago, the Korean Peninsula, and the Aleutian Islands. The Russians have to use the Pacific Ocean if they want to get out.

However, if you compare them, you will find that compared to the PK with Britain and Germany in Europe, the small troubles of Japan and North Korea are simply insignificant!

The Russian Empire has no plan to take advantage of it. Since it is fancy, it will be good to grab it soon! Anyway, Japan and North Korea at the end of the 19th century were weak chickens, and they were not considered by the Russians.

Now that Russia has found the best breakthrough, it will naturally not stay in Europe and continue to play Hell Dungeon. The navy wants to open up the route to the Mediterranean in advance, but it is just a rainy day. It is good to succeed, but it does not matter if it fails!

There is another reason that I can’t say, it’s just to brush up the sense of presence! To support the Bulgarians to come out to grab the strait, there must be a navy, right?

As for the pocket-sized Bulgarian navy, it is okay to catch smugglers in the offshore; if it sails, it may be directly wiped out by pirates?

The value of the Russian Navy,

Isn't it reflected? According to the traditional practice, the Bulgarian Navy is the Russian Navy wearing a vest. From establishment to training, the Russian Navy should take care of everything, including command authority!

As for Bulgaria's attitude, does it matter? Can I not eat the pie delivered to my door? Anyway, the future will be part of the Russian Empire, just like several kingdoms in the German Empire, the present efforts are for future gains!

After all, before the opening of the Siberian Railway, the power that the Russian Empire could deploy in the Far East was extremely limited, and the navy was going to be reduced to a spectator!

This is intolerable to the Ministry of the Navy. Whether it is for personal or collective interests, the Minister of the Navy must keep the navy alive at all times!

Then the obedient Bulgaria entered the eyes of everyone. It just so happened that in the Second Bulgarian War, the Bulgarian army performed well and won the true heritage of the Russian Empire! (Remarks: Before 1886, the Bulgarian Army was run by the Russians. From establishment to training, it was completed at the request of Russian instructors!)

Supporting Bulgaria to ban the Ottoman Empire's monopoly on the Strait is a very good choice!

As for whether Bulgaria will become bigger? Sorry, doesn't exist! At least in front of the Russian Empire at its peak, even if Ferdinand ruled over the Balkans, he had to be an honest younger brother!

At the end of the 19th century, in terms of comprehensive national strength, the British Empire was the well-deserved leader, followed closely by the Russian Empire. Germany and the United States were still practicing their internal skills!

Until 1905, this ranking has not changed! The Franco-Russian alliance suppressed the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy in Europe. In order to reduce the pressure on the European continent, all countries (except France) unanimously chose to divert the disaster to the east.

Austria and Hungary have to pretend to be grandchildren, and only by relying on Germany can they barely compete with the Russian Empire, let alone Bulgaria! Decades later, Bulgaria has risen, and the two countries have long been tied together, and it is no longer possible to untie each other!

The Minister of the Navy's argument, as early as more than ten years ago, the Russian Empire had a similar plan, but due to various reasons, it has not been implemented.

Since Bulgaria's independence, the Russian Empire has had a strong influence, and even once mastered the Bulgarian Army, until 1885.

Now I bring it up again, and the difference from the past is that Bulgaria's strength is a little bit stronger. In order to avoid dissatisfaction among the Bulgarians, Alexander III began to use gentle methods!

So far, it seems that the effect is not bad. The "Great Bulgarians" promoted by Bulgaria is essentially the same as the strategy of Slavic national unification proposed by the Russian Empire. The only difference is that the appetite is smaller!