Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The foreign minister said in an uneasy mood: The Germans asked us to compromise with Bulgaria. They said that this incident was not good for us diplomatically, so...

Humph!

The Sultan gave a cold drink in dissatisfaction and said, How to compromise? Bulgaria is obviously prepared this time. This is all their conspiracy. Do we still need to satisfy their conspiracy?

This, the Germans also said, if we are not willing to compromise, then we must prepare for war immediately. This time the Allies will try to contain other Allied members as much as possible! the foreign minister added.

The Sultan's face improved slightly, he thought about it and said, The Germans mean that we will face Bulgaria alone, right?

Yes! replied the Foreign Secretary

Then he added: The current situation is very unfavorable for us, the attitude of the foreign powers is mostly in favor of Bulgaria, and the Entente will definitely support Bulgaria this time!

Even the Austro-Hungarian Empire is very dissatisfied with us because of the death of the minister in Bao, and has lodged a stern protest to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asking us to hand over the murderer and compensate for the loss!

The British, French, Russians, Spain, Belgium and other twelve countries also protested to us and asked us to be responsible for this!

Sultan's face that had just eased, suddenly became embarrassed again, and 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!

Xiang said with a wry smile: I found it, it was the Ottoman Empire's defenders stationed on Thassos Island, led by a few young officers, and they were all from aristocratic backgrounds!

They are all patriotic youths,

The nobles who were repatriated by Bulgaria after the Balkan War had a deep hatred with the Bulgarians. They have also publicly stated many times that they would hit Sofia and let the Bulgarians pay their debts with blood!

In terms of motivation, it's entirely possible that they planned the event!

patriotic youth! Sultan said these four words through gritted teeth

He knew that this time the Ottoman Empire was harassed by the so-called patriotic youth! These noble officers all have hatred against the Bulgarians, and it is impossible for them to be bought by the Bulgarians.

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 that is involved, and the Ottoman Empire must be responsible for this!

Arrest me the whole family who get out of here, and I'm going to punish their nine clans! Sultan said coldly.

Lian quickly discouraged: This great sultan, now the domestic public opinion is very sympathetic to them, especially after knowing that they killed three Bulgarian generals, many people regard them as heroes, if they arrest their families now, may cause...

After listening to Xiang's words, the Sultan's face became even more ugly, and he said with a sneer: Humph! Don't pay attention to public opinion, you have caused so much trouble. If you just let them go like this, won't everyone follow suit in the future?

After hesitating for a while, the Foreign Minister said, Great Sultan, this matter is not so simple, all countries have sent representatives to interrogate the murderer caught by Bulgaria!

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

Everyone's face changed greatly, that's right! Several young officers must not have the ability 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 the background is, we will arrest all of them! This was Sudan's first reaction.

How could he let it go now that he has locked down the mastermind behind the scenes? Even in order to account for it internationally, the Ottoman government must act!

...

The Sudanese government, through brainstorming reasoning, finally locked the culprits behind the civil radical groups, and only they desperately hoped to start a war, and thoughtlessly thought that as long as a war was started, Constantinople could be recaptured!

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

Of course, the real culprit cannot be caught, but a lot of suspects have been caught, including street gangsters and spies from all over the world.

Most of the spies were taken back by others. After all, the security work in Bulgaria was not done properly this time, and it was also the one who was at a loss. Now that they have caught people, it is not easy to embarrass them. Everyone is even. Yes, complementation is pursued!

As for the rest? Mine is their best home!

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

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

Sympathizing with 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 a total of 92.16 million pounds for economic losses and casualties, as well as 16.26 million pounds for the ministers of various countries!

According to Ferdinand’s calculation, for the dead Bulgarian general, the lieutenant general is £600,000, the admiral is £1000, the injured person is £100,000, and the other deceased’s casualties are compensated for a total of £500,000, as well as the mental loss of the people present. Fees range from £5oo to £000,000!

The ooo 10,000 pounds was set by Ferdinand based on his own worth. The specific reference was the quotation made by Nicholas II to the Japanese back then. This is already very conscientious!

Don't think it's expensive, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: This incident caused heavy losses to the high-level leaders of the Bulgarian army, and they were almost taken away. Isn't it worth the money?

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, in fact, for the Ottoman Empire, economic compensation is easy to deal with, the sky is the price, and the money is paid back, both parties have to negotiate!

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 go to 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 the diplomatic troubles will be enough to make them collapse!

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Although the Sudanese government knew that the chances of a negotiated solution were low this time, 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 diplomats of many countries were injured, they were all suffering, and the negotiation became a criticism meeting against the Ottoman Empire from the very beginning!

Well, everyone understands that this time, it was not planned by the Sudanese government, but it does not prevent them from finding trouble with the Ottoman Empire!

More than one country has a plan to divide the Ottoman Empire, at least the British, the French, the Russians, and the Italians have all formulated it!

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

Although the Allies have reached an agreement for strategic purposes, the Allied countries are now interested in dividing up the Ottoman Empire!

It's just that the French were held back by the Germans in the European Big 6, and Mao Xiong is busy with internal reforms. As long as Bulgaria and the British have spare power, the multinational joint force has now been formed!

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Negotiations are negotiated, Ferdinand's military preparations have not stopped, and now Bulgaria is not 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!

During the life of the Kavala shelling incident, public opinion in Bulgaria exploded, and all classes clamored to declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

However, Ferdinand is still waiting for the outcome of the negotiations. After all, in such a magical country as the Ottoman Empire, nothing is impossible. What if they foolishly agree?

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

The big deal is to find an excuse next time! Anyway, if you want to start a war, there will never be a shortage of excuses, but it is not as perfect as this war excuse!

At this time, the German government is also very embarrassed.

Don't watch them temporarily persuade Austria-Hungary and Italy, but if the Allied Powers really carve up the Ottoman Empire, these two little brothers don't mind taking a piece of the pie!

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

The Italians have long been eyeing the Ottoman Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s diplomatic envoy died this time. If they don’t find a reasonable explanation, they can’t explain it at home. How can it be possible for them to 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, cutting off the sea passage for the Russians.

There are still a large number of islands in the Aegean Sea, and even the Germans only need to arrange a submarine force to separate the Bulgarians from the Russians, divide the Entente into three, and strategically destroy them one by one!

Everyone knows this, that's why Ferdinand is in a hurry to start war now!

After all, history has changed. In the history of 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 Dardanelles in an attempt to open up the line of communication with the Russians!

But what about now? Although Bulgaria has joined, it can be seen from the map that Bulgaria's exit to the Mediterranean Sea 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 maritime transportation for the Russians, and it is also the lifeline of maritime transportation for Bulgaria!

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

No way, now Bulgaria's basic board is so big, once the world war breaks out, the consumption of strategic materials will go to the sea!

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

If attacked? They will also feel the material distress faced by the Russians and Austria-Hungary 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 on the Allied countries in the European Big 6!

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