Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Compared with the French government, which is up for grabs, the Vienna government is much more straightforward. The British Empire is very powerful, but this kind of arrogance has nothing to do with them.

Even if the Royal Navy dominates the world, it is impossible to go to the Adriatic Sea to show its prestige, but Bulgaria next door is more terrifying.

At this time, if they are on the wrong team, their life will not be over.

The Otranto Strait is a Bulgarian inland river. As long as Bulgaria has a military exercise here every three or five times, the shipping of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be directly finished.

Maritime transportation is only a small problem. As a land-based country, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has always had very little choice in diplomacy.

Just as they had to deal with the Germans before the First World War, they also had to deal with Bulgaria after the First World War, and they had almost no choice in diplomacy.

It can only be said that God did not bless them, and the geographical location determined their tragic life.

In the Crimean War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire betrayed its ally, the Russian Empire, causing heavy losses to the Russians, which opened the prelude to the conflict between Russia and Austria.

In the First World War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire betrayed the Germans again, this time to avenge the Austro-Prussian War, but since then Germany and Austria have also forged a deadly feud.

Traitors are always the most hateful!

If there were no major changes, the hatred between Austria-Hungary and Germany and Russia would not be resolved in a short period of time.

At this time, if you have a fight with Bulgaria again, you will not be able to think about it!

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Bulgaria is going to dig the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba. This news has caused a lot of uproar in the European continent. There are different opinions. Many people are speculating that the conflict between the British and the Bulgarian is about to break out.

However, one thing is certain, that is, it has something to do with the Suez Canal Management Company's increase in navigation fees, and the conflict of interest is the most irreconcilable contradiction.

Almost all countries in the world are looking forward to the intensification of the conflict between Bulgaria and the British Empire, and it is best to fight directly.

In particular, the revolutionary party in Southeast Asia, which is fighting for independence, received this news from the Japanese and was even more encouraged.

Obviously they thought too much. As time went by, the contradiction between the two countries did not escalate, except for a scolding war between the two countries in the newspaper, and then it was over.

No, just Bulgaria is over. The UK is very lively. The media in London are arguing about this issue. There are all kinds of arguments, and no one can convince the other.

However, the London media still highly praised the performance of Stanley Baldwin's cabinet in this incident.

From the beginning to the end, Stanley Baldwin's cabinet was very calm in fighting with the Bulgarian government. It did not intensify the contradiction between the two sides, and it was not stupid to just start it.

After all, although the Suez Canal has great political influence, it has nothing to do with the vast majority of British people economically except for the people involved.

Whether the economic interests are damaged, they have no real pain, and of course they do not want the conflict to escalate.

Even if the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba is opened, the role of the Suez Canal will indeed be reduced, but the core interest value will remain unchanged, and it can still connect the most important colony of the British Empire - India.

As long as the core interests are preserved, the loss of some navigation fees is not within the scope of most people's concern. No matter how much the Canal Company earns, it has nothing to do with them.

In the eyes of ordinary people, if the Bulgarians want to dig a canal, they can dig it. If they dig a canal on their own land, the British Empire is not easy to intervene!

Moreover, the canal cannot be dug in one or two days. The Suez Canal has been dug for more than ten years, not to mention the construction of the Gulf of Aqaba Canal, which is more difficult and farther away?

According to British media reports, the most optimistic estimate will take ten years, and most of them are expected to be dug for 20 to 30 years. The most pessimistic estimate is a series of lifetimes.

Their calculation method is based on the engineering volume of the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal,

As for the organization ability and scientific and technological progress, they are directly ignored by them unconsciously.

Everyone is an amateur. If you guess correctly, you can report that they have foresight in the future. If you guess wrong, it doesn't matter. You can find a lot of reasons to prove it.

As journalists, as long as there is a topic, they are not the chief engineer of the Gulf of Aqaba Canal, and they do not need to be responsible for these remarks.

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Your Majesty, something happened to the British colonies in Southeast Asia! said Foreign Minister Metev gloating over the misfortune

The British colonies in Southeast Asia are filled with gunpowder every day. What big things can happen? Ferdinand said indifferently.

In his opinion, most of the British colonies in Southeast Asia have fallen, no matter how bad the situation is, it will be like that.

On May 8, 1927, the rebels in Southeast Asia launched a counter-offensive against the British at the same time. The British army was almost completely defeated, and Singapore fell. If Mr. Churchill hadn't run fast, he would have become a prisoner.

Not only that, the British warships moored in the Singapore port were also sunk by the rebels a battleship and two cruisers! Metev replied solemnly.

It's impossible! Is the British army a sucker? Is this a record that the Southeast Asian rebels can achieve? Ferdinand questioned.

This is no longer an impressive record, this is simply a mythical record!

What's more, the battleships have sunk, are you sure they haven't opened up?

No matter how poor Churchill's commanding ability is, the army in his hand can't be fake, can't he defeat rebellion in the jungle, can't he also defend the city?

How is the combat effectiveness of the rebels, is there any doubt? Must be the rabble? Couldn't the British army even win against a mob?

Your Majesty, this news is true! I have already verified that it was not the rebels who defeated the British this time, but the harsh weather conditions in Southeast Asia.

According to the information we have collected, Southeast Asia has entered summer since March, and a large number of mosquitoes and ants have proliferated.

After being bitten by mosquitoes, the British army suffered a very serious non-combat attrition, and the morale of the army had already dropped to an underestimate.

Most of these foreign reinforcements lost their combat effectiveness because of the unacceptable conditions, and the rest were panicked and unwilling to fight. ' Metev explained

No, it hasn't been a day or two since the British occupied Southeast Asia. It's impossible for them not to know about these issues. Since they should have been prepared, how could such a low-level mistake be made? Ferdinand asked in confusion.

Your Majesty, this may have something to do with politics. In order to suppress the rebellion as soon as possible, the reinforcements drawn by the British government from outside this time were sent to the front line before they could adapt to the local climate.

At the same time, the Japanese also took action this time, including the army that conquered Singapore. They were all led by Japanese expatriates. It seems that many Chinese also joined the rebels.

Their combat effectiveness is much stronger, and they have experienced Japanese officers in command. Moreover, in the battle for more than half a year, the rebels also obtained a lot of weapons from the British.

The elites of these rebels are not much worse than the British in their weapons and equipment. Under the conditions of the same force, the British are really not their opponents! Metev analyzed.

Ferdinand thought about it and found that it seems that there is such a possibility. In the history of the First World War, Mr. Churchill made this mistake.

For political needs, regardless of the actual situation, when the British and French forces were not ready, they ordered the launch of the Battle of Dardanelles, and staged a flower-style gift.

This time it is nothing more than changing a time point, changing a place, and making the same mistake. It seems that it is not impossible.

The rainy season in Southeast Asia is from May to October. If the rebels cannot be suppressed before the rainy season, after entering May, the British army can only be beaten passively.

Probably summing up the failure of last year, in February and March 1927, the British army has been playing very well, and has suppressed the scope of activities of the rebels.

Seeing that victory was in sight, Myanmar turned back and the previous efforts were in vain, so after the reinforcements arrived in April.

To fight back before the rainy season, to combat the arrogance of the rebels, to give an explanation to the country, and to ease the pressure on him, this is very similar to Mr. Churchill's style.

The result is that the reinforcements who are not accustomed to the soil and water, after being scattered on the battlefield, lost their combat effectiveness within a few days of fighting, and were finally taken advantage of by the enemy.

These are all made up by Ferdinand himself. The real situation has yet to be verified. There are many factors for the failure of the British, and it is definitely not as simple as it seems.

So what about the battleships? Even if the rebels took the British's artillery, the army's artillery couldn't sink the battleships!

Could it be that God was looking after them, there was a tanker right next to it, the insurgent artillery hit the tanker, then the fuel inside exploded, and finally took away a battleship? ' asked Ferdinand suspiciously.

Your Majesty, this is a really good idea, but it's a pity that the opportunity has passed. Otherwise, we can get a bunch of tankers and fill them with fuel to dock at the port of Singapore. It is estimated that this time, the British Far East will lose most of them.

It seems that the Japanese specially developed a suicide missile for the insurgent army. As long as there is a death squad, the cannonball can be used to attack the warship. This weapon is launched at close range, and the power is very huge!

This time, the insurgents launched dozens of suicide missiles before sinking a British battleship! ' Metev regretted

It seems that a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was missed. Not only Metev, but also Ferdinand secretly regretted not considering this issue.

Otherwise, the crude oil exported from Bulgaria to Japan can be docked at the Singapore port, and a fuel explosion of tens of thousands of tons, or even hundreds of thousands of tons, can fully cover the Singapore port.

At such a small price, quietly and silently killing one-third of the Royal Navy is a huge profit. It's a pity that such an opportunity is gone forever!

It's really a pity, not only did we miss this opportunity, but even our plan to use the colonial rebellion in Southeast Asia to hold back the British will be aborted.

With such a big incident, I am afraid that the London government will soon be replaced to preside over the counter-insurgency work in Southeast Asia, and with this lesson, the person in charge they will send out will definitely be a general! ' Ferdinand lamented

Civilians who preside over counter-insurgency will definitely consider politics first, then military, and even in many cases for political interests, even if they know that it is not desirable in military affairs, they will do it.

It would be different if they were military generals. Their political sensitivity would naturally be a little worse. They would think more about military matters, and their military commanding ability would be much stronger.

They don't develop strategies that appear to be strategically brilliant but are actually impossible to accomplish.

The situation in Southeast Asia is now completely corrupted, but it has become easier to pacify the chaos.

It's a pity that the rabble is a rabble. The origin of the rebels is too complicated. They can still work together when facing a common enemy. Once the enemy disappears, they will fight infighting.

When the British regroup and fight back, the rebels whose internal conflicts have intensified will no longer be a threat.

Unless there is a powerful group among them that can overwhelm everyone, integrate everyone and build a new country.

After reunification, they will have the strength to fight the British. After all, the army is not John Bull's strong point. As long as they win this battle, they can truly become independent.

However, Ferdinand was not optimistic about them at all. Next, the British will be serious. The British Empire, which is full of firepower, is simply not something that a group of rabble can deal with.

The Royal Navy blocked the coast, and with a steady general, 200,000 British troops were enough to quell these rebellions.

After all, Southeast Asia has not been fully connected, which is very unfavorable for the rebels. Under the blockade of the British Navy, it is difficult for them to obtain supplies.

After only a few battles, the insurgent army without ammunition will fall apart.

From this point of view, the uprising army has been able to persist until now, not only has not been destroyed but has grown, and Churchill, the British commander, is the first hero!

Your Majesty, should we now take advantage of the chaos in Southeast Asia to create a little trouble for the British? Metev suggested.

Well, now is the best opportunity to smuggle weapons, these rebels should have a lot of money, we will help them spend some.

By the way, the weapons and ammunition sold cannot be all produced in Bulgaria, but also mixed with weapons and equipment from other countries, so as not to let the British see the flaws!

Moreover, it is not convenient for us to appear in person this time. We hire a few people from outside to do it and let them show their faces. Our people try not to show up.

As long as the Bulgarian government does not participate in person, even if the British know that we did it, and they can't find any evidence, they can only suffer from this dumb loss! ' Ferdinand thought for a while and said

Yes, Your Majesty! Metev replied

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