Bulgarian Empire

Ferdinand's words were not without reason, and it was not without reason that the Greeks dared to single out the Ottoman Empire. It is true that the Turks are really weak now!

Compared with the first Balkan War, it is much weaker, otherwise the British would not plan to carve up Ottomans, and the Greeks would not have the courage to declare war on the Ottoman Empire!

For example, in the Macedonian region, the Ottoman Empire has a garrison of 110,000 troops in name, but the actual number may be less than half.

The saved military expenditures were divided up by the powerful in the country, and civilians could be caught during inspections. This was the status quo of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the 19th century!

Unlike Ferdinand, a traveler, Bulgaria had just gained independence from the Ottoman Empire, and was still in awe of the suzerain.

When formulating a strategy, I can't help but overestimate the opponent's strength! Their assessment of the strength of the Ottoman Empire is still very realistic.

After listening to Ferdinand's words, everyone looked a little embarrassed, but then heaved a sigh of relief. Since it is an enemy, the weaker the Ottoman Empire, the better. As for the plan? You can change it at any time, anyway, as long as you can win this war!

Well, everyone pretended not to see Ferdinand's sinister intentions of using immigrants as cannon fodder. Anyway, they are not citizens of Bulgaria, and no matter how many people die, they don't feel sorry for them. As for the Russians, they don't care about the life and death of gray animals!

Petrov said simply: Okay, I will revise the plan when I go back, and include the labor for road construction into the preliminary plan, and I will try my best to ensure the normal operation of the factory!

I thought of the main reason for Bulgaria's crushing defeat in the Second Balkan War, which was the lack of guns and cannons, and the army had nothing to fight. Unfortunately, there were no weapons and ammunition for them to use.

Therefore, Ferdinand warned again: In modern warfare, victory is no longer determined by the number of people! The competition on the battlefield is no longer just about people, weapons and equipment have become the core factor in determining the outcome of a war!

Of course, I am not saying that the human factor is not critical, and the training of soldiers must not be relaxed! But it is a fact that cold weapons cannot beat hot weapons. Don't hold guns and find ammunition, and have to let soldiers fight with bayonets, it will be embarrassing!

As soon as Ferdinand finished speaking, Prime Minister Constantine immediately expressed his position, saying: My lord, please rest assured, our government will definitely do its best to ensure the logistics supply!

In order to ensure the completion of the ammunition reserve, our cabinet will immediately allocate funds and order the arsenal to increase production lines. Even if it is a 24-hour rush, the reservation task must be completed in advance!

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With the government settled, Ferdinand finally breathed a sigh of relief. If there is a quarrel with the Russians now, Bulgaria will definitely not be able to eat and leave.

No matter how proud the Russians are now, they will cry when the Russo-Japanese War breaks out! As long as these ten years have passed, the balance of strength between a decimated Russia and a rising Bulgaria will fundamentally change.

This time the Russians were extremely efficient. As soon as the secret agreement was signed, the weapons and equipment of the Russian Empire began to be supplied to Bulgaria, and even some of the weapons and equipment banned by the French could be bought.

It's a pity that now Ferdinand: What is desirable is not useful, and what is useful is not desirable! It took the opportunity to purchase a batch of cutting-edge machinery and equipment from France, which enhanced Bulgaria's industrial strength.

Then, the symbolic Congress walked around, and Bulgaria's large navy plan was officially announced!

details? Sorry, God only knows what the Russians are going to do! Anyway, the Bulgarian government has no right to interfere with this new navy.

Ferdinand still underestimated the shamelessness of the Russians. The so-called Bulgarian Navy is directly a part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. It directly changed its flag and became the Bulgarian Navy!

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Fighting for control of the navy, even ordinary transfers must require the consent of the Russians. This is entirely because the Bulgarian government paid for the Russians to support the fleet. From ships to people, there is no place for Bulgaria to intervene!

Well, Ferdinand can only comfort himself: In fact, throwing 200 million levs into the mouth of the navy, a gold swallowing beast, can't make much waves. Isn't there a powerful existence fleet now?

Although it is not easy to use, it can be used to scare people, right? In terms of tonnage, Bulgaria is also one of the top ten naval powers in the world!

And it's not completely fruitless. Apart from being scary, at least the Russians helped Bulgaria set up a logistics service system.

There is an additional shipyard for warship repair and maintenance. Although it is a bit rotten, it can still carry out simple warship maintenance!

Of course, Ferdinand has always believed that this is because the high-level Russian navy directly threw these expenses to the Bulgarian government in order to embezzle military expenses!

However, he readily accepted it. In addition to the engineers sent by the Russians, the Bulgarian government also sent a group of workers to study, which was regarded as paying tuition fees.

Compared with the depression of the high-level government, the folks are much more lively. At the end of the 19th century, sea power had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. To measure the strength of a country, the navy is the most important indicator!

Ordinary people don't care, how much trickery is there in it? Anyway, this bought fleet hangs the Bulgarian flag and dangles in the Black Sea!

Everyone has something to brag about, and they have made a dream of a great country! Even with the big reserve training that started, they became more enthusiastic.

The changes in Bulgaria, people with a little common sense, know that a new round of Balkan war is about to start again!

Balkan countries quickly began to follow up. First, Montenegro (Montenegro) announced an expansion of its army by 10,000. It's nothing compared to other countries, but for Montenegro, it's already the limit!

A small country with a population of less than 400,000 has already raised an army of 25,000 after expanding its army, and it is already trying its best.

I have to admire King Nicholas I of Monte Negro, who succeeded the Grand Duke in 1860. He fought against the Turks twice in 1862 and 1876, and finally won a brilliant victory.

Through diplomatic efforts, it was decided at the Berlin Conference that its territory doubled and it became a sovereign state.

He visited St. Petersburg in 1868, made friends with the Russian Emperor Alexander II, and hugged the thigh of the Russian. Since then, the Tsarist Russian government has often provided him with money and arms support.

At the same time, he is also a huge supporter of Serbdom (serfdom), and hopes that the Serbs will unite and advocate the establishment of the United Kingdom. However, he is vehemently against Kara?or?evi?s (can't translate??).

During the Bulgaria War, the Montenegro government unequivocally sided with Serbia and severed diplomatic relations with Bulgaria.