Mediterranean Hegemony Road

With the war on the southern front imminent, how could Ferdinand sit still?

In the previous Western Front War and Eastern Front War, Bulgaria was playing soy sauce on the side, and now the feng shui turns and finally it is Bulgaria's turn to be the protagonist. aq52o,.

It's a pity that Ferdinand didn't want such an opportunity to be in the limelight at all. If he wins, it's a tragic victory, not to mention if he loses.

Although the cannon fodder is not valuable, they are also valuable, at least it has increased Bulgaria's right to speak in the Allied countries, and can barely communicate with Britain, France and Russia on an equal basis.

If the loss in this war is too great, it will be miserable. If it is won, it will be fine, and the loss can be made up later. If it loses, it will be troublesome, which will inevitably affect Bulgaria's status in the Entente.

Just like the current Russians, although their status in the Entente is still very important, they will definitely not get the biggest share in the future distribution of benefits due to the great loss of strength.

Of course, the situation on the southern front of Bulgaria is still much better than that of the Russians on the eastern front a few months ago, at least the enemy is not as strong as before.

And no matter whether the Russians intentionally or not, as long as they are still a member of the Allied Powers, they will help Bulgaria contain a large number of German-Austrian forces.

In addition, Britain and France on the western front are almost ready, and they cannot continue to sit and watch Bulgaria lose in the southern front, otherwise they will face the German-Austrian coalition alone.

In this respect, the Russians are tragic, their teammates overestimated their strength, including Ferdinand, no one thought that they would lose so fast that they did not have time to support them.

Otherwise, the decisive battle between the Allies and the Allied Powers would have already started in advance. After all, everyone pitted their teammates just to drain their strength, but there was no intention to let the Germans win this world war.

After much deliberation, Ferdinand finally decided to pull Britain and France into the water. As long as the Western Front fought, Germany would not be able to continue to increase its troops to the Southern Front. With their current strength alone, Bulgaria could still survive.

Even as long as the Allies gain an advantage on the battlefield, or the two sides are in a stalemate, it is possible to induce the Russians to come out and regain lost ground. The war on the Eastern Front explodes again, and Bulgaria's southern battlefield will be stabilized.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately communicated with Britain and France, telling them that we do not have the strength to face the German and Austrian attacks alone, and if they cannot launch a full-scale counterattack against the Germans on the western front, we will simply abandon Romania.

If they don't want the Germans to get Romania's granaries and oil and let the war drag on, then let's all work together to hit the Allies hard this winter and end the war the following year.

At the same time, let’s get in touch with the Russians, who have just suffered a big defeat, and we don’t ask them to go to war again, as long as the Tsarist government allows the front-line troops to come out from time to time to show their presence.”

I can't blame Ferdinand for being shameless. It's true that the Russians were pitted by John Bull before. Fortunately, Bulgaria's material reserves are enough to fight one or two major battles. Otherwise, he would have to worry about whether John Bull would find him after the war broke out. An excuse to delay Bulgarian strategic supplies.

Foreign Minister Metev replied calmly: Yes, but, should we communicate with the British and ask for an increase in the supply of strategic materials?

We are about to fight a battle with the Allies on the southern front, and there may even be a war on the entire border between us and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and now it is completely reasonable to ask for an increase in supplies.

Like the Russians, after the outbreak of the war, Bulgaria also owed debts to Britain and France. Most of the materials, including strategic materials and production raw materials, were on credit, so the supply of materials had to be controlled by others.

Of course, without the British, Bulgaria and Russia would not be able to bring the supplies back even if they bought them, simply because there are not enough ocean-going cargo ships and there is not a global navy to escort them.

Ferdinand thought for a while and said, Well, yes, it's time to communicate with the British,

According to the current material supply, it cannot support the battle of more than two million troops.”

Yes, Ferdinand changed his statement. The scale and scope of the southern battle have been expanded. From the Kingdom of Montenegro to the Kingdom of Ukraine are battlefields, and the troops participating in the battle naturally include the defenders on the border between the two sides.

Is there any problem with this algorithm? Naturally, there is no. The battle on the southern front has not yet started. How wide is the scope and scale? Who dares to guarantee it?

This is also the current status of the Allied countries. In order to induce Bulgaria to put more troops into the Balkan battlefield, Britain and France promised that any strategic materials consumed by the Balkan war could be owed on credit.

A large part of this is still guaranteed by Britain and France, and Bulgaria borrowed from American financial institutions to purchase strategic materials.

Otherwise, without the support of Britain and France, Bulgaria's heritage cannot support the long-term war of millions of troops.

Even so, the consequences are very serious, Bulgaria owes huge foreign debts to Britain, France and the United States.

However, there is no pressure on Ferdinand in this regard. The foreign debts of Britain and France can wait for the devaluation of the pound and the franc.

As for the money owed to the Americans, the one who owes the money is the uncle, which is also applicable in this era. Anyway, Britain and France have done it in history. It doesn't matter if you add a Bulgarian this time.

While Ferdinand was trying to pull Britain and France together to fight against the Allies, John Bull also had the same idea. For the world hegemony of the British Empire, the war must be ended as soon as possible.

Don't look at the fact that John Bull has just been tricked by Baofa, and he is passive in diplomacy, but as long as the allies are defeated, their strategic purpose will be achieved.

The two old rivals, Russia and France, have been weakened in this war. The biggest enemy, the German Empire, will also disappear in this war. The old empire, Austria-Hungary, is crumbling. Italy has fallen. also lose a lot

Looking at the European Big 6, the major powers are finished, weakened and weakened. Who else can threaten the hegemony of the British Empire?

The premise is that the Allies can defeat the Allies as soon as possible, otherwise the Germans will continue to loot.

In history, John Bull made a miscalculation. He overestimated the strength of the Russians and caused the situation to get out of control. In the end, he had to pull the Americans to save the game.

Ferdinand may not have dreamed that he would join the British on the Italian issue, but instead made John Bull wake up and realize that the situation was not under their control, so he adopted a more conservative strategy

In the short term, this is a good thing. It will help the Allied powers unite and end the war by defeating the Allies as soon as possible. In the long run, it will be uncertain. The conservative strategy will naturally greatly reduce the losses of the British in this war, allowing them to stay in the war. Stronger after the war

The British want to end the war quickly, not to mention the French. Now the Western Front is fought on their homeland. It can be said that the French are the most unaffordable.

Everyone is in the same position now, so they hit it off, and a full-scale counterattack against the Allies is about to explode

As for the original main force in the Allied Powers, the Russians were directly excluded this time. In addition to the fact that Mao Xiong was severely damaged in the previous war, their strength was too strong.

Once the Russians got the German-Austrian industry and made up for the last shortcoming, this is another German

This is also one of the main reasons why John Bull is in a hurry to fight the Allies. This winter is the weakest time for the bear

After a new round of international order is established, even if Mao Xiong recovers its vitality, it will not have the strength to face the entire European Big Six.

The General Headquarters of the Allied Forces on the Western Front, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces Ferdinand Foch, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force Douglas Haig, and the commander-in-chief of the French army Joseph Jacques Cesaire Chaffey gathered together.

The time has finally come for the strategic counter-offensive they have been waiting for. Now the Allied forces on the Western Front have almost reached their limit, and their strength has reached its peak.

The Germans on the opposite side are now a little bit hard. Although the Italians were not very effective in combat, they still have more than one million troops, so that the two sides have reached a balance in terms of military strength.

Now, although the German government has also increased its troops, their army is still only more than three million, and the Allies have occupied an absolute advantage in terms of troops.

As the commander-in-chief of the coalition, Foch said arrogantly: The two Allies have made a decision to fight the Germans this winter, and Bulgaria will also attack on the southern front, but we are in this war. main force

Therefore, we must have a more comprehensive and complete plan to hit the Germans hard this winter in order to end the war as soon as possible.”

War is a continuation of politics. The Allied Powers never thought of keeping the big moves secret. Politicians have already started to publicize with great fanfare: end the war in the coming year.

Well, Ferdinand said it was sponsored by his friendship, no thanks

Anyway, this was negotiated by the Allied countries. He just exposed the news in advance, just so that the countries can use it to appease the people, so that everyone does not have to worry that the war will continue.

Of course, this also has a little sequelae. If the Entente did not win the war in 1997, the French will definitely fall to the cabinet again, and the British don't mind changing positions. Although they should have changed, they were People who are ousted from office and those who step down after the end of their term are not the same concept at all.

Of course, everyone is very confident now that after the news was leaked, there was no blockade, but it was fueling the flames.

The effect of the propaganda is still very obvious. As soon as the news came, the people breathed a sigh of relief. This brutal war is finally coming to an end, and the support rate of the two governments has greatly increased.

Ferdinand's goal has also been achieved. The politicians of Britain and France have already boarded the ship. It is difficult to get up and go down.

Anyway, ordinary British and French people will not listen to their explanation of national interests. No matter how great the interests are, in the eyes of ordinary people, defeating the Allies and ending the war as soon as possible is the top priority.

Even for their own political lives, the British and French forces must hit the Germans hard in this war, otherwise, what will they do to end the war next year?

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