Bulgarian Empire

Due to the victory in the naval battle, the Ottoman navy was wiped out, and it was already a matter of time before they landed on the Asia Minor peninsula.

Asia Minor Peninsula, also known as Anatolia Peninsula, is a peninsula in western Asia, covering an area of ​​about 50 square kilometers. It borders the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Armenian Plateau to the east. It is mainly composed of the Anatolian plateau and low mountains.

The Asia Minor peninsula is about 1,000 kilometers long from east to west, and 400-600 kilometers wide from north to south.

To the east, you can attack West Asia, control the center of the world island and the oil fields in the Middle East and the Caspian Sea; to the south, you can occupy North Africa and the Suez Canal area, and control the strategic shipping routes of the world; region; to the north it could threaten Ukraine and Russia, and hit the breadbasket of Europe. Deploying a strategic force here really has the effect of occupying one place and shaking all directions.

The Asia Minor peninsula is an important place in maritime military geography, and its importance lies in its control over the Black Sea.

For Bulgaria, if it controls the Asia Minor peninsula, then sitting on the two peninsulas is really safe strategically, and it can sit back and watch the situation in Europe.

Under normal circumstances, Bulgaria should attack the Asia Minor Peninsula with all its strength now, but now Ferdinand really has no intention of going to the Ottomans to die.

The reason is simple, if you want the Ottoman Empire to give up the Asia Minor peninsula, unless they are defeated directly, the Sudanese government will fight you to the end!

Don't look at the Ottoman Empire now sitting on a territory of several million square kilometers, but their core is still in the Asia Minor peninsula, which has half of the population of the Ottoman Empire and 70% of its industry and commerce.

It can be said that once it reaches 6, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire will never die! Considering the secret support of the Allies, Ferdinand wondered if Bulgaria would be able to get out once it jumped into this huge pit?

It's okay to fight for a year or a half, but if it drags on for three to five years, Ferdinand can only cry! Based on the principle of finding soft persimmons, Bulgaria's main target now is Libya, the enclave of the Ottoman Empire!

Oh, Libya in this era had no oil yet, was extremely poor, and had a population of only a few hundred thousand. Except for Tripoli in the coastal area, there was no decent city to be found!

It's easy to beat, and it's easy to manage! Isn't it just a few nomadic tribes? When they bullied the Italians, they played it horizontally. The Bulgarian Army said that three infantry divisions and two cavalry brigades were completely using anti-aircraft guns to fight mosquitoes!

Ferdinand didn't have a good way to deal with the nomads, but there was a bad idea, and the collective farm seemed to be very suitable for them!

No matter how many there are, first arrest all of them, and then slowly educate them. One or two years won't work, but ten or twenty years, if you really can't be educated, you can only fuck!

Moreover, the two sides of Libya are Tunisia of the French and Egypt of the British. Bulgaria's operation has already won the support of the two countries. All kinds of materials can be obtained from the colonies of Britain and France. Enough to give Ferdinand a headache!

On April 26, under the escort of the Bulgarian Navy, a 60,000-strong army set out from Crete and marched towards Libya in a mighty manner, in Tobruk and Tripoli.

The result is of course overwhelming. Although Bulgaria has been fighting the Ottoman Empire for more than two months, the local defenders are still standing still, unprepared at all, and were caught off guard by the Bulgarians!

Oh, it's useless even if you're ready. It's more reliable to count on those tens of thousands of people to block the Bulgarian army than to expect a tsunami in the Mediterranean Sea to engulf the Bulgarian army directly. !

After receiving the news of Bulgaria's attack on Tripoli, the Sudanese government seemed very calm. Anyway, the recent bad news continued.

Don't care about one more.

What the hell were Tripoli and Cyrenaica to Ottoman noblemen? If you lose it, you lose it, as long as it doesn't affect their happy life of drinking and drinking!

But the Italians were blown away. They were still willing to be spectators in the war between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire, and they were even ready to do everything after the failure of the Ottoman Empire. Unfortunately, the Bulgarians were the first to take Tripoli. !

Tripoli is on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and faces Sicily across the sea. It is a very important strategic location for Italy.

In order to seize Tripoli, the Italian government began preparations decades ago. The "Austro-Germany-Italian Alliance Treaty" signed in 1882, and the "French-Italian Agreement" in 1900, if there is no Ferdinand's butterfly effect If so, the Italians will sign the "Italy-Russia Agreement" with Russia this year.

Vittorio Emanuele III has long regarded Tripoli as the meat in the bowl, but he was preempted by the Bulgarians. It is no wonder he is not angry!

In fact, the Italians have long been ready to attack Tripoli. It's just that after the failure of the expedition to Ethiopia, the Italians were not confident in the power in their hands, and they were still somewhat afraid of the Ottoman Empire!

It is different now. If Tripoli falls into the hands of the Bulgarians, it will be difficult to get it back.

Take it by force? This item flashed in the mind of Vittorio Emanuele III. Now the Mediterranean is still in the hands of Britain and France. It is obvious that the actions of the Bulgarians have won the support of Britain and France.

If it is not possible to seize it by force, it can only be done through diplomatic means!

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. We want to show Bulgaria a little color!"

It's just that what he didn't know was that the Germans also had the same idea, so the two hit it off, and the Italians still thought they had a big face and were proud of themselves!

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In the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Franz Joseph I was still hesitating, he didn't know whether he should join in or not.

Although the rise of Bulgaria may threaten the interests of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the two countries have always maintained good diplomatic relations and have cooperated many times.

Once participating in this operation now, there will be no room for relaxation between the two countries. Then the military pressure of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the European continent will increase in the future, and they will face Russia and Bulgaria at the same time!

As for knocking down Bulgaria at once? Everyone knows that this is impossible. Britain, France, and Russia can tolerate the weakening of Bulgaria, but they absolutely cannot tolerate the end of Bulgaria, otherwise the advantages of the Allied Powers on the European continent will no longer exist!

But without joining, can Baoao live in peace? No one can answer his question!

If Ferdinand was here, he would definitely say yes! Fighting kills people, even if a world war breaks out, Ferdinand is still willing to fight a fake war with Austria-Hungary!

If possible, he hopes that the Austro-Hungarian Empire can be kept forever, so that Bulgaria's military pressure from the European continent will be much less!

"Phase, what do you think?" Joseph I asked

"Your Majesty, the rise of Bulgaria is too fast. If you don't stop it, it will be difficult to restrict them after they annex the Asia Minor peninsula!" Xiang Xiang said after thinking about it.

The world is so big, and the rise of every country will face competition for resources. Even Ferdinand has always recognized the Ottoman Empire's relentless beating, which has attracted the attention of all countries.

It’s just that the Allies still need Bulgaria now, and Bulgaria’s expansion direction is also in line with the strategic needs of the Allies, so Britain, France, and Russia will support Bulgaria’s actions; Germany, Italy, and Austria are different. As competitors, if Bulgaria is not stumbling, Is that still imperialism?

"Well, I see! Let's lift the embargo on the Kingdom of Montenegro first!" Joseph I said lightly

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