Bulgarian Empire

The foreign minister said anxiously: "The Germans asked us to compromise with Bulgaria. They said that this incident is very unfavorable to us diplomatically, so..."

"Humph!"

Sudan snorted coldly in dissatisfaction, and said, "How to compromise? Bulgaria obviously came prepared this time. This is all their conspiracy. Do we still want to satisfy their conspiracy?"

"This, the Germans also said, if we are not willing to compromise, then we must immediately prepare for war. This time, the Allies will try their best to contain other members of the Allied Powers!" The Foreign Minister added

Sudan's complexion improved slightly, and he thought for a while and said, "The Germans mean to let us face Bulgaria alone, right?"

"Yes!" replied the Foreign Secretary

Immediately afterwards, he added: "The current situation is very unfavorable to us. The attitudes of the big powers are mostly inclined to Bulgaria. The Allies will definitely support Bulgaria this time!

Even the Austro-Hungarian Empire is very dissatisfied with us because of the death of the envoy, and has lodged a severe protest to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, demanding that we hand over the murderer and compensate for the loss!

Twelve countries, including the British, French, Russians, Spain, and Belgium, also protested to us and demanded that we be responsible for this matter! "

Sudan's calm face just now became embarrassing again, and he said angrily, "Has the murderer been found out?"

What he wants most now is to find the murderer and prove that this incident has nothing to do with the Ottoman Empire, so as to get rid of the diplomatic dilemma!

The prime minister smiled wryly and said: "I found it, the ones who did it were the defenders of the Ottoman Empire stationed on Thasos Island, and the leaders were several young officers, and they were all of noble origin!

They are all patriotic youths, nobles who were repatriated by Bulgaria after the Balkan War. They have a deep hatred with the Bulgarians. They have publicly stated many times that they want to fight Sofia and let the Bulgarians pay for their blood!

In terms of motivation, it is entirely possible that they planned this event! "

"Patriotic youth!" Sudan gritted his teeth and said these four words

He knew that this time the Ottoman Empire was suffering from the so-called "patriotic youth"! These aristocratic officers all had grudges against the Bulgarians, and it was impossible for them to be bribed by the Bulgarians. He couldn't even get rid of the blame now!

If it cannot be confirmed that this incident was planned by Bulgaria, then regardless of whether it has anything to do with the Ottoman government, it is the active army of the Ottoman Empire who did it, and the Ottoman Empire must be responsible for it!

"Arrest the whole family of these bastards, I will kill their nine clans!" Sudan said coldly

The prime minister hurriedly dissuaded him, saying, "This~ great sultan, the domestic public opinion is very sympathetic to them now, especially after knowing that they killed three Bulgarian generals, many people regard them as heroes. If their family members are arrested now, may cause..."

Hearing the Prime Minister's words, Sudan's face became even more ugly, and he said with a sneer, "Hmph! Don't pay attention to the public opinion. If you just let them go, won't everyone follow suit?"

After much hesitation, the foreign minister said, "Great Sultan, this matter is not that simple. All countries have sent representatives to interrogate the murderer captured by Bulgaria!

It has been determined that these people have participated in many domestic political groups, including the United Progressive Party, the Avengers Alliance, the Youth Officer Corps and other radical groups. It seems that these groups are also involved in this incident! "

Everyone's face changed drastically, that's right! Several young officers must not be able to plan this operation, at least someone provided them with coordinates, otherwise they would not be able to hit the target so accurately!

"Arrest! Any group that may be related to this incident, no matter what their origin, we will arrest them all!" This was Sudan's first reaction

Now that the mastermind behind the scenes has been locked, how could he let it go? Even in order to give an account internationally, the Ottoman government must take action!

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The Sudanese government, through brain-filling reasoning,

In the end, the black hands behind the scenes were locked on the civil radical groups, and only they were eager to start a war. They thought that as long as they started a war, they could take back Constantinople!

At this time, Kavala was also under martial law throughout the city, and the military and police were dispatched to arrest the accomplices who provided the coordinates.

Of course, the real culprit will definitely not be caught, but many suspects have been caught, including street gangsters and spies from various countries.

Most of the spies were taken back by others. After all, this time when the mission had an accident, Bulgaria's security work was not done properly, and it was also the wrong party. Now that they are caught, it is natural not to embarrass them. Everyone is even. Yes, complement each other to investigate the matter!

As for the rest? The mine is their best home!

Is it real? Undoubtedly Ottoman spies lurking in Kavala - come out and top the tank! Under everyone's constant request, all these people were wiped out!

Ferdinand also personally visited the injured ministers and government officials of various countries, and made it clear that the Ottoman Empire would give a satisfactory answer to everyone!

Sympathetic to this, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also made a request to the Ottoman Empire, ordering the Sudanese government to hand over the murderer within ten days, and compensate Bulgaria for economic losses and casualties totaling 92.16 million pounds, and compensate the ministers of various countries 16.26 million pounds!

According to Ferdinand's calculation, the dead Bulgarian general, the lieutenant general, 6 million pounds, the admiral 10 million pounds, the injured 1 million pounds each, and the other deceased's compensation for casualties totaled 5 million pounds, as well as the mental loss of those present. Fees range from £500 to £30 million!

The 30 million pounds was set by Ferdinand based on his own worth. The specific reference is the quotation Nicholas II made to the Japanese back then. This is already very conscientious!

Don't think it's expensive. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: This incident has caused heavy losses to the top leaders of the Bulgarian army.

The most important thing is that you almost hurt our great king, and only charged you 30 million pounds for mental damage, which is very little!

As for the compensation to the ministers of various countries, if you think they are not worth the price, you can go and talk to them!

Oh, as far as the Ottoman Empire is concerned, economic compensation is easy to deal with. "Excessive asking prices, and repaying the money on the ground", both sides have something to talk about!

The problem is to hand over the murderer. Everyone knows that the murderer is either dead or in the hands of the Bulgarians. Where can the Sudanese government find them?

The most important thing is that once the Sudanese government hands over the murderer, it is equivalent to admitting that this incident was planned by them, and diplomatic troubles will be enough to make them collapse!

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Although the Sudanese government knew that the chances of a settlement through negotiations this time were very low, they still asked the Germans to mediate, and the two sides came to the negotiating table.

This time, the Sudanese government was very embarrassed. Since the diplomatic envoys of many countries were injured, they were all the sufferers. The negotiation became a rally against the Ottoman Empire from the very beginning!

Well, everyone is a sensible person and knows that this incident was not planned by the Sudanese government, but it does not prevent them from finding trouble with the Ottoman Empire!

The plan to "carve up the Ottoman Empire" has been made by more than one country, at least the British, French, Russians, and Italians have all made it!

If it weren't for the Germans trying their best to persuade Austria-Hungary and Italy, the Ottoman Empire might have been divided now, let alone negotiations.

Although the Allies reached an agreement for strategic purposes, the Allied Powers are now interested in carve-up of the Ottoman Empire.

It's just that the French are held back by the Germans on the European continent, and Mao Xiong is busy with internal reforms. As long as the Bulgarians and the British have spare power, otherwise the multinational joint force has now been formed!

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Negotiations belong to negotiations, and Ferdinand's military preparations have not stopped. Now Bulgaria is no longer what it used to be, with his order.

In just one week, 500,000 troops have been mobilized across the country, and the standing army has exceeded 800,000!

As soon as the Kavala shelling incident occurred, public opinion in Bulgaria exploded, and all walks of life clamored to declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

However, Ferdinand is still waiting for the outcome of the negotiations. After all, in a magical country like the Ottoman Empire, nothing is impossible. What if he foolishly agrees?

If there are tens of millions of pounds in income, Ferdinand said that this war can be avoided!

It's a big deal, just make excuses next time! Anyway, if you want to start a war, you will never lack excuses, but it is not as perfect as the excuse for this war!

At this time, the German government is also very embarrassed. There is no way for the younger brother to be worried, and the boss is also worried!

Don't look at them temporarily convincing Austria-Hungary and Italy, but if the Allied Powers really carve up the Ottoman Empire, these two younger brothers don't mind taking a share!

As for fighting for the Ottoman Empire and the Allies, don't even think about it!

The Italians have been eyeing the Ottoman Empire for a long time, but the diplomatic envoy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire died this time. If they don’t find a reasonable explanation, the country will not be able to explain it. How is it possible to let them fight for the Ottomans?

But can Germany abandon the Ottoman Empire? The answer is: no!

Not to mention the interests of the Germans in the Ottoman Empire, just from a strategic point of view, the Ottoman Empire can contain Russia and Bulgaria at the same time.

They can also close the Black Sea Strait at any time and cut off the Russian sea passage.

There are still a large number of islands in the Aegean Sea. Even the Germans only need to deploy a submarine force to separate Bulgaria from the Russians, divide the Allies into three, and defeat them one by one strategically!

Everyone knows this, which is why Ferdinand is in a hurry to launch a war now!

After all, history has changed. In the Balkan Wars, the Greeks gained most of the islands in the Aegean Sea and added the Allied Powers. Later, Britain and France launched the Battle of the Dardanelles in an attempt to open up a line of communication with the Russians!

But now? Despite the addition of Bulgaria, it can be seen from the map that Bulgaria's outlet in the Mediterranean may be blocked by the Italians at any time;

Then after the outbreak of the World War, the passage of the Aegean Sea is still the lifeline of the Russians' maritime transportation, and it is also the lifeline of the maritime transportation of Bulgaria!

If these islands were not seized, Ferdinand was very suspicious. After the war broke out and was blocked, Bulgaria could only pretend to be a grandson and be a turtle until the war was won!

There is no way, Bulgaria's basic market is so big now, once a world war breaks out, the consumption of strategic materials will be overwhelming!

According to the estimates of the General Staff, the strategic materials that can be provided by the country, coupled with the advance reserves, can support the defense of two to three million troops, and it can still last for four or five years!

What about attacking? They will also feel the material distress faced by the Russians and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I!

Although the Germans have not yet considered that a world war will break out, they still hope to keep the Ottoman Empire as an ally, so as to reduce the pressure of the Allies on the European continent!