Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Bulgaria has a reason to have to fight, and the Ottoman Empire also has to fight now!

After the failure of the Balkan Wars, the Ottoman Empire carried out a top-down reform that, on the surface, was successful.

After this reform, the Sudanese government increased its comprehensive national strength in a short period of time and established a modernized army.

At the same time, nationalism in the country has also begun to flourish. If you look at the endless radical groups in the country, you will know that the interior of the Ottoman Empire is not so stable!

For the Sudanese government, launching a war to divert internal conflicts is also a good choice, but this time should not be now, at least the navy of the Ottoman Empire - they do not want a war with Bulgaria until the reconstruction is completed!

However, it is a pity that Ferdinand will not give them this opportunity. After the Kavala shelling incident, the Sudanese government knew that the war was about to break out ahead of schedule!

That's right, this shelling incident was mistaken by the Sudanese government as a domestic radical group!

They think that the domestic radicals have been unable to hold back and desperately want to start a war. Even if the problem is solved this time, the radicals will continue to create troubles!

Unless the domestic radicals can be wiped out, this kind of thing is inevitable!

It is impossible for the Sudanese government to wipe their butts for them all the time, at least for now, the Sudanese government can no longer hold back!

As for the astronomical compensation of up to 100 million pounds proposed by the Bulgarians, it is absolutely impossible for the Sudanese government to pay.

Oh no! The normal operation is all into the pockets of officials.

The ancestral magic skill of floating foam has now been brought to the extreme by the bureaucrats of the Ottoman Empire, returning to the realm of simplicity!

Although the Sudanese government has carried out a reform, the nobles are still nobles, and officials are still officials. People have not changed, and of course their essence cannot be changed!

Ferdinand was ready for war, and the Bulgarian diplomatic delegation was simply sent to deal with the matter, so he naturally didn't care about the outcome of the negotiations.

But the Sultan can't do it. The Ottoman Empire attaches great importance to this negotiation. Even if Bulgaria cannot be settled, at least other countries must be settled, right?

To put it simply, it's a one-on-one fight, and a group fight is fine!

The Ottoman Empire has always been close to the European continent, and the sultan still has some knowledge. He can't do anything about the declaration of war by the nations!

Even though there are only a dozen or so countries involved now, the Ottoman government resolutely said, Coward!

If you can't afford it, you can't afford it. Whether it's an apology or compensation, it's all negotiable. As long as it's not too much, I agree!

How is the negotiation going? Sultan asked with concern

The Prime Minister said very embarrassedly: The negotiation is not going well. The British have approved the compensation request made by Bulgaria. They believe that the compensation amount for the diplomats set by the Bulgarians is in line with their worth!

And it has also won the support of representatives of many countries, and ordered us to compensate for the losses as soon as possible, including the Austria-Hungary Empire!

I can't blame the Austro-Hungarian Empire for pitting teammates,

After all, people are also dead, and as a victim, they also need compensation! If you can make a fortune, why give up?

You know, according to Bulgaria's proposal, the Austro-Hungarian Empire can claim five million pounds for the deceased envoys. Why should they give up this huge sum so easily?

Even the Germans can't stop them from defending their own interests!

Sultan said angrily: Are they all taking advantage of the fire? Prime Minister, do you have any suggestions to resolve the difficulties from various countries?

After thinking about it, the Prime Minister said: Great Sultan, they all know about our financial situation.

Knowing that we can't pay this huge sum of money, they are still insisting, I am afraid they are asking for something else!

Therefore, if we want to solve this problem, we probably have to figure out their purpose first, and then it may be easier to negotiate!

After listening to the Prime Minister's words, the Sultan's face improved slightly. As long as these dozen countries can be settled, the Ottoman Empire will still have the strength to fight against one Bulgaria, and no matter how bad it is, there will be no disaster!

Anyway, Bulgaria is not a hairy bear, it is impossible to swallow the millions of square kilometers of the Ottoman Empire, and the foreign powers will not agree.

Well, I'll leave the rest to you. No matter what, this farce must be solved!

That's right, in the eyes of the sultan, this is a farce from start to finish, but a farce that threatens the life and death of the Ottoman Empire!

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Not to mention the diplomatic overreach of the Sudanese government, now the Bulgarian government is also discussing this war against the Ottomans.

For the sake of secrecy, only two or three people knew about the Kavala shelling incident planned by Ferdinand, and even the cabinet was deceived.

The sudden war also interrupted the layout of the cabinet. Now to re-plan, we must first meet the needs of the war, after all, Bulgaria has to fight now!

Prime Minister Constantine said suspiciously: Your Majesty, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the war, the wartime economic policy has now been implemented in the country, the arsenal is also running around the clock, and many related enterprises have also been included in the overall planning.

However, just to deal with an Ottoman Empire, we don't need to do our best, right?

The Ottomans have a limited navy. As long as we control the sea, we are basically invincible. Are we going to annex Asia Minor this time?

In fact, not only Constantine is confused, but the senior leaders of the Bulgarian government are very confused. The war is coming, but this time the Bulgarian government has changed too late to set strategic goals. No one knows how much this war will be fought.

Of course, the military has its own strategic goals!

As soon as the Balkan Wars ended, the army formulated a sea-crossing battle plan. Now, the battle plan for the Ottoman Empire may not be piled up in one room.

Different strategic goals naturally have different operational plans.

The most radical combat plan is to strike directly from the Asia Minor peninsula to Africa; the most conservative combat plan is to seize the islands in the Aegean Sea and gain control of the sea in this area.

But it is absolutely impossible for the Bulgarian government to formulate a national strategy according to the military's combat plan! Otherwise, the war funding alone will be enough to bring down the government n times!

In fact, all the big strategies in Bulgaria were done by Ferdinand, and everyone filled and perfected them under the strategic direction he formulated!

The core of the strategy this time is still to weaken the Ottoman Empire. Under this premise, I think it can now be divided into four steps.

The first step is to capture the islands of the Ottoman Empire in the Aegean Sea;

The second step is to seize the Libyan region of North Africa;

The third step is to land on the peninsula of Asia Minor and turn the Sea of ​​Marmara into our inner lake;

The fourth step is to take the entire peninsula of Asia Minor and turn this fertile land into our homeland!

However, considering the actual situation now, it is difficult for us to achieve all the goals, so let the military fight first, wherever it can be hit, no matter where it is!

Well, in fact, now Ferdinand doesn't know where the bottom line of the powers is!

After all, the Ottoman Empire has committed public anger this time, and giving them a hard lesson is in the common interests of everyone except Germany!

But now Germany doesn't have much strength in the Mediterranean, and it can only be achieved through their allies Austria-Hungary and Italy. Therefore, their attitude is not as good as the attitude of Italy and Austria-Hungary!

If it was before, it's fine! As long as Austria-Hungary made a military threat, Bulgaria would definitely back down, but not now.

Due to the closeness of the two sides in strength, Austria-Hungary made a military threat, and Bulgaria is likely to face tit-for-tat. Are Austria-Hungary willing to risk a full-scale war to help their former enemy?

This question is hard to say!

If the Austro-Hungarian Empire refused to go all out, the influence of the Italians would become very limited.

After all, we have just entered the era of dreadnought ships, and the naval power of the Allied countries has an absolute advantage, and the Germans have no time to explode the navy!

Now the strength of the German navy is not comparable to that of the French, let alone the British. Under such circumstances, would the Italians dare to do it?

Oh, and also Ferdinand didn't dare to gamble, there's no way, who told the Russians to be out of shape now?

Now the tsarist government is busy dealing with internal conflicts and carrying out system reforms. If a war breaks out now, can't the bears break out to fight the disabled Austria-Hungary and hold back Germany?

If not, then if you want to win the war, Bulgaria will have to smash Austria-Hungary by itself, and then hold off the Germans!

As long as he thinks about this terrible scene, Ferdinand will resolutely counsel, he doesn't want to take advantage of the family that he has finally accumulated for a war!

Of course, Ferdinand's concerns, he absolutely can't say it, and now there is no sign of a war breaking out in the European continent, if it is said, it may be regarded as a joke!

Your Majesty, where is our bottom line? Constantine asked with concern

Ferdinand thought for a while and said, Control the waters of the Aegean Sea and let the Ottoman Empire cede all their islands in the Aegean Sea. Other issues are easy to discuss!

Your Majesty, does this include Crete in the hands of the Greeks? Admiral Petrov asked concernedly

Ferdinand smiled slightly and said, As long as the sovereignty belongs to the Ottoman Empire, it is our goal. As for whose hands, does this matter?

Well, the Greeks are lying down again, Bulgaria is now showing its imperialist arrogance to the outside world for the first time!

Unfortunately, Greece has once again become a stepping stone!

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