Bulgarian Empire

Chapter 21, Anti-Guarantee Alliance

With the accession of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, there was an agreement within the Allies to contain Bulgaria's expansion.

However, since the current situation in Europe is that the two major alliances are opposing each other, it is impossible for the three countries to directly attack Bulgaria, otherwise a full-scale war between the two major alliances may break out, which is unacceptable to everyone!

After all, everyone is not ready yet, and the Germans have not reached their peak, especially the gap in the navy, which is very obvious, and they are not even capable of fighting!

Since the boss is inconvenient to show up, it's the younger brother's turn to show up. Therefore, persuading Romania, Greece, the Kingdom of Montenegro and the Ottoman Empire to form an anti-protection alliance has become a top priority!

The Ottoman Empire is the best. As long as someone is willing to help contain Bulgaria, they are welcome, even if they pay a little price, it is acceptable to them.

The problem is that Greece, Romania, and the Kingdom of Montenegro, why should they take such a big risk to become enemies of the Bulgarians?

Even if everyone has conflicts, we still have to consider the strength gap, right?

The combined population of the three countries is less than 10 million, less than half of Bulgaria's; the gap in industry is even greater, less than a fraction of Bulgaria's!

Even if the alliance provides equipment, the Three Kingdoms can have a million soldiers, and there must be time?

The conspiracy of high-level officials in your government can be kept secret, but can the large-scale mobilization of the army also be kept secret?

I am afraid that Ferdinand has just started to expand the army, and Ferdinand will know the news. Could it be that Bulgaria will not act first?

Except that Romania still has some strength, neither the Kingdom of Montenegro nor the Kingdom of Greece can stop a wave of attacks from the main force of the Bulgarian army!

Everyone knows this, so it is easy to persuade the three countries to join the anti-guarantee alliance, but it is difficult to get them to take practical actions!

After all, neither Greeks nor Romanians are fools. The Kingdom of Montenegro may have a little more middle-aged and second-year youths, but the king Nicholas I is not stupid, is he?

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"Your Majesty, the Italian envoy lodged a diplomatic protest with us and asked me to withdraw from Tripoli!" Foreign Minister Megeve said lightly

Obviously, he didn't take the protests of the Italians to heart either. If the Italians really wanted to take action, it would not be the Italian ambassador to the security guard who came now, but the Italian navy directly blocked the port of Tripoli!

Ferdinand smiled lightly and said, "It's not impossible to tell the Italians if they want Tripoli, but what can he exchange for it?"

How could the changes of the Allies be hidden from Ferdinand's eyes? Even if the top leaders of Germany and Italy can't penetrate, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire really has no secrets for him!

Tripoli may be of great significance to Italy, but to Bulgaria it is just a newly acquired colony!

The strategic value is not as important as planting a small island in the Aegean Sea, and the economic value is no more than the income of a medium-sized city!

With the attribute of the Italian selling his teammates, Ferdinand is looking forward to what kind of bargaining chips the Italian can offer this time?

Otherwise, even if Bulgaria can't keep Tripoli, Ferdinand will throw it to the British, disgusting Italians!

That's right, Ferdinand didn't stop the anti-guarantee alliance secretly planned by Germany, but he was happy to see it succeed!

Needless to say, Greece, who told them that their geographical location is so important, and they occupy so many islands, they still refuse to let go!

Romania peeks into Bulgaria's North Dobroch, and does Ferdinand peep into Romania's Danube Plain?

Well, Ferdinand even took a fancy to others. Romania will be placed in Bucharest. It was originally out of strategic security considerations-to avoid the edge of the big powers, but unfortunately it really cannot be avoided now!

Although the Kingdom of Montenegro is now Bulgaria's younger brother, it's a pity that this younger brother is disobedient, making troubles every day and every day, and there are no small things like big things.

Ferdinand had long wanted to beat them up.

If the Kingdom of Montenegro went backwards, Ferdinand would laugh. Everyone knows that middle school teenagers have a lot of shit, then the Germans will have a headache, and the relationship with Austria-Hungary alone will not be able to coordinate!

That's right, if Ferdinand dared to break it, even if Montenegro turned around now, he would come back obediently later. The second-year-old Serbs in their country have already had blood feuds with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. How can they cooperate?

Therefore, with so many unfavorable factors added up, Ferdinand does not think that the anti-guarantee alliance tossed by the Germans has any substantive effect!

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Things are often shifted by people's will. Romania, which has been ignored by Ferdinand, is the first to join the anti-guarantee alliance. Is there a reason?

It's all about money. After the Balkan Wars, the Russians imposed double tariffs on the export of Romanian agricultural products in order to combat their competitors.

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians withdrew from the Sea of ​​Marmara, and Bulgaria took over the strait, but this policy was continued!

Oh, the Russian navy withdrew from the strait, but Ferdinand still had to give it face. All import and export duties involving Russia were collected by them themselves, and the French also had this treatment.

In other words, there is not much oil and water in this golden waterway now. Bulgaria is catching the Romanian family squeezing it. It is no wonder that Carol I did not explode!

The bourgeoisie and landlord class in Romania hope to break this status quo, which prompted the Romanian government to make this decision!

The same is true of the broken Greek government. After Bulgaria occupied Crete, the two sides tore their skins apart, and domestic anti-guarantee forces rose.

King George I's voice in the country is getting lower and lower, and he doesn't bother to interfere, so he just let the situation develop. In the end, the Greek government also made this risky decision under internal pressure!

Oh, Ferdinand was not surprised that these two joined the anti-protection alliance. The problem is that the Kingdom of Montenegro really jumped back!

I don't know what promise the Germans made. In short, the Kingdom of Montenegro also secretly joined the Anti-Protection Alliance.

You must know that the economy of the Kingdom of Montenegro has long been controlled by Bulgaria. If Ferdinand sneezes, the Kingdom of Montenegro will explode in a financial earthquake!

Kaiser Wilhelm II is being briefed by the Foreign Minister on the Near East in the Residenz Palace in Berlin, Germany.

"Your Majesty, although the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance has been established, neither Greece, Montenegro, nor Romania will send troops to help the Ottoman Empire. They dare not start a war with Bulgaria now!" the foreign minister said worriedly

That's right, as Ferdinand expected, it is easy to form an alliance, but it is difficult to send troops. If the four alliances can win the battle, it is estimated that everyone can unite sincerely for a while.

But now the army of the Ottoman Empire is the strongest among the four countries, but it is a pity that they have lost control of the sea and can only wait for Bulgaria to attack;

The other three countries also had a good navy in Greece, but a fleet that has not been allocated funds for ten years, how much combat power is there, can you imagine?

The great powers are not stupid. In order to let the Greeks repay their debts, the warships in the Greek navy were disposed of as early as ten years ago. down.

Therefore, it is impossible to seize command of the sea. If the three countries send troops now, it will be to top the tank for the Ottoman Empire and attract Bulgaria to attack!

William II frowned, and asked suspiciously: "Why have the Bulgarians been playing around all this time, and haven't landed on the Asia Minor peninsula yet?"

That's right, from the beginning of the war to the present, Bulgaria has been fighting against the Ottoman Empire, but it has not fought a decisive battle with the Ottomans. In addition to attacking Libya, it just robbed a bunch of islands. There is no decisive battle!

The Minister of Foreign Affairs explained: "Bulgaria is still making diplomatic efforts. The Bulgarians hope that countries will recognize their sovereignty over the Asia Minor peninsula, but we have resolutely resisted it!"

"Oh, hell! Don't we recognize their sovereignty over the Asia Minor peninsula, so they won't do anything?" William II asked wonderingly

The anti-guarantee alliance has been established, and when the Ottoman Empire drags down the main force of the Bulgarian army, everyone can tear a piece of meat from Bulgaria.

With a stalemate like now, isn't the anti-guarantee alliance a joke?

That's right, of the more than 800,000 troops mobilized in Bulgaria, less than 100,000 have actually gone into war. With this army of more than 700,000, who would dare to act rashly?

"Yes!" The Foreign Secretary replied in the affirmative

He also explained: "This war broke out too suddenly, and neither side had time to prepare. The appetite of the Bulgarians may not be as big as we thought. After eating the Aegean Islands, their strategy may have been completed!

Therefore, the expectations of the Bulgarian government are not high for what can be obtained later. Unless countries can recognize their sovereignty over the Asia Minor peninsula, they will not fight the Ottoman Empire! "

William II shook his head and jokingly said: "If we recognize Bulgaria's sovereignty over the Asia Minor peninsula, the Sudanese government will probably jump out of anger!

Now we are doing our best, the Bulgarians are not willing to go to 6, so it is impossible for us to tie them up!

Let him do the rest, it depends on what the Ottomans want, we are always ready to mediate this war! "

Obviously, this defeat is not worth mentioning to the Germans! William II didn't take it to heart either, after all, this is just a small part of Germany's world occupation!

"Your Majesty, perhaps the British now need the Bulgarians to attack the Asia Minor peninsula!" the foreign minister suggested.

"Continue!" William II said lightly

"After the Sudanese government completed its reforms, it established a new army with our help. The existence of this army has already threatened the interests of the British in Egypt. At least their expansion in the Eurades River Basin has been blocked. Forced to stop!" explained the Foreign Secretary

William II thought for a while and said: "Yes, the Suez Canal is related to the lifeline of the British, and they really hope that Bulgaria can severely damage the Ottoman Empire!

It seems that in this regard, we have a common topic again. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the London government will contact us to see if we can cooperate once again! "

Obviously, William II has not regarded the British as his greatest enemy at this moment, otherwise what he thought was how to break the British monopoly on the Suez Canal instead of weakening Bulgaria!

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