Chapter 80: Standing in Formation (18)
"This TM must have been done by the Russians!" At a meeting of the British Foreign Office, the Times was in front of several leaders, and one of them poked his finger at the newspaper's article about the bizarre suicide of the editor of the newspaper Izvestia in Bucharest, Romania, and shouted loudly.
At the end of the 20th century, the head of the British Foreign Office collected information by watching television, and in the late 19th century, the head of the British Foreign Office collected information by reading the Times. The Times is a very good piece of news, and even if it is sent to a small country like Romania, the quality of the Times reporters is still not ordinary. The whole thing is told clearly and clearly, and there is also a deep analysis of the complex international insider involved in this matter.
Undoubtedly, the Times identified the incident as a classic case of great powers wrestling in Romania. The Times reporters were not just talking nonsense, and the local reporters of the Times in this era were often regarded as the "second ambassador" of Britain, and Romania did not dare to offend the "second ambassador" of the British Empire. So the reporter found out that the editor of the Bucharest newspaper Izvestia spent a lot of pounds before he died. How could such a pound suddenly appear in the hands of an editor, if there is no intervention of a major country, no one will believe it.
Since the man died in pounds, it is easy to think of the role that Britain played in it. And the British knew very well that the newspaper that really accepted the instructions of the British was not the Bucharest Izvestia at all. The British did use the incident to try to stop Chinese business in the Black Sea. However, the British are only exploiting, not mastermind. The country most suspected of doing so is undoubtedly Russia.
But it's useless to shout, now that the person is dead, all that can be known is that the dead ghost editor received pounds before his death and used pounds. Moreover, this incident also made the "Chinese evil deeds" that the British had hyped up before come to a big reversal after they successfully attracted attention, and the bad perception of Chinese in Romania came to a 360-degree ...... in an instant, oh, a 180-degree reversal. From the point of view of who benefits and who is motivated. I am afraid that only the Chinese will be involved in this matter.
It's just that this matter has been hyped up, and even if it is scolded, the British have no intention of letting go. The foreign minister said in the tone of an imposter chef: "There are so many ingredients in this pot of rice, and if you wait and put some new ingredients in it, you may be able to make a very unexpected dish." β
And in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, the Russian ambassador held a meeting with a local newspaper. "This must have been done by the British!"
Immediately after gaining its independence, Romania revealed its white-eyed wolf nature, and they immediately turned to dΓ©tente relations with the Otiman Empire, but also began to guard against Russia. A pro-Romanian political party was established in South Bessarabia (El Salvador). Russia has its own attempts and demands of Great Russoism, and Romania, a small country, has actually developed the intentions and demands of "Great Romania". Not only did Romania not want to be someone else's little brother, but it also tried to bring all the land inhabited by Romanians into Romanian hands. For this newly formed country, Russia hates it to the teeth.
"If it doesn't do it again, Bulgaria will definitely repeat the mistakes of the past." The Russian ambassador told his subordinates, "We must start acting now!" β
This is not a discussion, this is an order. After the Russian ambassador had finished his thoughts, he began to arrange his tasks.
Bulgaria was not fully independent at this time, and was still nominally a region of the Ottoman Empire, but the local authorities were already autonomous. The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Bulgarian Army quickly received the Russian ambassador, who said with a stern expression: "We must do it now!" β
The deputy chief of staff looked embarrassed after hearing this, but the Russian ambassador did not give the deputy chief of staff any chance to shirk, and he said with a straight face: "I think you know very well who pushed you to this position. And you also know that your rival Pruston is pro-Ottiman, pro-British. If you can't continue to be the deputy chief of staff, how long will those people under you stay? β
The words worked, and the deputy chief of staff was silent for the time being. However, this silence was temporary, and he finally said: "There are still many loyal to Alexander in the Bulgarian army. β
"Are they really loyal to Bulgaria? They are allegiance to the Ottoman Empire! The Russian ambassador said angrily, "These people have forgotten about the blood shed in Bulgaria for several years." Or maybe they were frightened by the bloodshed! They want to learn from Romanians! β
The words did work, and there was obvious emotion in the eyes of the deputy chief of staff. During the 10th Russo-Turkish War, Russia, Romania, and Bulgaria all sent troops to attack the Ottoman Empire. Russia and Bulgaria paid the greatest price, the Russians paid more than 200,000 people, and the Bulgarian militia suffered nearly 100,000 casualties. In the fierce offensive and defensive battles of the Pleven fortress, the combined forces of Russia and Bulgaria were never able to win. In the end, the result of the war was the comfortable independence of Romania.
The Russian ambassador continued: "Having been appointed governor from the Ottoman Empire, I am afraid that it will not be long before Alexander will convert to Islam and marry an Ottoman princess, and he will henceforth be the Bulgarian prince of the Ottoman Empire!" And then wait for the complete extermination of the Orthodox Church from Bulgaria? As the Ottomans did in Constantinople? β
Hearing this sensational remark, the deputy chief of staff was a little unconvinced. However, the Russian ambassador has been spreading the news lately, and he has made full use of this looseness by the deputy chief of staff, "You ask Alexander for verification, and the result is probably that he will deny it now." However, it was a fact that he was going to accept Osman's appointment. That being the case, why not bring out a real Orthodox Christian? If this kind of thing is delayed any longer, when things get out of hand, it will be too late! β
The expression of the deputy chief of staff was rather struggling, and the Russian ambassador continued to agitate: "As soon as Alexander is expelled, we will immediately send the navy to Bulgaria." Once again, I state that Russia is not opposed to the union of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumilia. But Russia could not accept a Bulgarian Grand Duke who had been canonized by the Ottoman Empire! Just get rid of Alexander alone. Anyone can be the Grand Duke of Bulgaria, but not Alexander! β