The Rise of the Empire

The Allies and the Entente entered into the most frenzied state of war preparations in 1909. Neither side knew when the war would begin, but they knew that if they fell a little behind today, the price they paid would be the empire's tomorrow. Under this circumstance, neither the Entente nor the Central Powers wanted the war in the Balkans to distract everyone. Without the support of the financial backers, the Balkans finally ushered in the dawn of peace.

Although the German support is relatively limited, the Turks' performance is still very good. At least Bulgaria has made almost no progress in the south. The territory gained by Greece and Serbia is still very limited compared to history. However, what is surprising is that although Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria did not break out for a second time due to the issue of uneven distribution of spoils this time, But in the middle and late stages of the war, Romania actually joined the war! The Romanians launched a fierce attack on Bulgaria's back. It can even be said that for this reason, it directly led to the early end of the Balkan War!

"What the hell, what is going on?" Ruprecht was a little confused about the situation. Romania is a small country. They actually dared to attack the Balkan Alliance, which was supported by the Allied Powers. That was really audacious. Who gave it to them? courage?

For this reason, Ruprecht made a special call to the Kaiser, wanting to know where the Romanians had the courage to attack the Balkan Alliance.

"Romania's actions have the support and acquiescence of the Empire. As our important potential ally, especially if they are willing to help the Turks who are also allies, the Empire has no reason to object." The Kaiser's answer made Rupre Hit was quite surprised.

Love turns out to be about helping one’s relatives! The Romanian royal family and the German royal family are really from the same origin, they are both different branches of the Hohenzollern family. Before the start of World War 1, Romania was really leaning towards Germany. However, after the start of World War 1, due to the temptation of the Allies and domestic problems, Romania decisively sided with the Allies, and was then severely beaten by Mackensen.

Of course, the final result was good. Romania gained a large amount of territory from Hungary, and its territory more than doubled! Basically, the wish of Greater Romania was realized. Similar to Romania, there is Greece. The princess of the King of Greece is the sister of William II. This guy originally planned to be neutral, but because the British and French landed in Greece, it destroyed the neutrality of Greece, so It was vaguely drawn into the Allied camp, but in the end Greece also got a share of the corpses of the Allies in World War 1, and did well.

The final result of this Balkan War was that although Serbia and Greece both gained some territory, they were still smaller than the two countries after the end of the Balkans in history. Bulgaria is the kind of country that steals chicken but loses rice. The territory gained after the war is almost equal to the territory lost.

In Ruprecht's view, generally speaking, the Balkan Alliance did not make much from this war. In terms of economic and national power consumption, the gains outweighed the losses. Serbia and Greece almost staked their own coffins. Although some territory was gained, there was also population pressure on the territory. Under the huge foreign debt, the two countries were also responsible for the livelihood of the new population. In the next three years, the war that swept the entire Europe The war on the mainland is about to break out. When the time comes, it is still a question of how much combat power they can squeeze out.

Of course, Turkey obviously suffered a loss this time, but what is better than in history is that Turkey did not have to fight on two fronts this time. Although it lost territory, the country was not damaged.

On the contrary, after the war ended, it strengthened Turkey's idea of ​​​​standing on the side of Germany and Austria. The Allied Powers have told Turkey with practical actions that even if Turkey surrenders now, the Allied Powers will still take action against this sunset empire lying on the European hospital bed! Instead of doing this, it's better to give it a try. In the following more than two years, the efficiency of the Turks' army formation was indeed not low. The prince even believed that to some extent it was better than the Austro-Hungarian Empire...

"What do you think of the situation in the Balkan countries?" In October 1909, Moltke came to Munich again. After talking about the business, he asked Ruprecht about his views on the situation in the Balkans.

"After this war, the political map of the Balkans has become clear. Serbia will stand firmly on the side of Russia, Greece will lean towards the Allies, Romania is a speculator, and Bulgaria and Turkey will become our allies." Ruprecht said .

"As for the military? Serbia's military strength cannot be underestimated. I think that at the same scale, the Austro-Hungarian army cannot defeat the Serbs. Although their army is no different from beggars, it still has combat effectiveness. The Turks have made certain progress. Under special circumstances, they can resist the attack of the Allied forces, but it is difficult to make a breakthrough. I only have two requirements for them. The first point is to defend the oil fields and transportation channels in the two river basins, and the second point is to try their best to to contain Britain and France."

"Why do you think Romania will betray the empire? We have a very good relationship with Romania, and the royal families of both parties are of the same origin. Romania should be on our side." Little Maoqi asked with some confusion.

"Because we can't give them what they want, and in the eyes of outsiders, our chances of winning are even smaller. Don't forget that now there are three big countries fighting Germany and Austria. In the face of national interests, whether it is past relationships or blood ties They all have to stand aside," Ruprecht said.

"This is a matter on the Eastern Front. The specifics should be of concern to you and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. I will not interfere too much. But I will inform the Kaiser of your opinions." Xiao Maoqi thought for a while and said.

"Okay, I will take care of it." Ruprecht nodded with satisfaction. He had already greeted Little Moltke, and Little Moltke said that he could handle it by himself. He represented the German General Staff to a certain extent. The Ministry took a stand. Well, if Romania makes some "unfriendly" moves, then Ruprecht is very willing to take over the oil field within one month!

"What is peace? It's just a short break between two wars!" Ruprecht believes that this sentence is a very appropriate description of the era before World War II. The Sino-Japanese War, the Spanish-American War, the Boer War, the North African War, the Russo-Japanese War, and now the Balkan War. It’s really one after another. And in just a few years, a real world war is about to break out!

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