After much calculation, George I found that although the Bulgarian army was larger, the Istanbul area was close to Constantinople, and the Bulgarian army had to bear the main force of the war.

I am still full of confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Greek Army, if it weren't for the fear that Bulgaria would be a fisherman, the Greek government would be ready to single out the Ottoman Empire!

"Good, Ferdinand! I gambled on behalf of the Greek government! Don't you regret putting this article into the treaty? George I said confidently

Ferdinand smiled slightly, and when the Greek Army performs, you will cry when the time comes!

On August 12, 1895, Ferdinand and King George I of Greece signed the famous Balkan Treaty on the outskirts of Sofia, marking the initial establishment of the Balkan Alliance!

The treaty stipulates: 1. For the Ottoman Empire, the two countries assume national defense tasks for each other; In the event of a war between either of the two countries against the Ottoman Empire, the other country must also unconditionally declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

2. Within three months before the outbreak of war, the other party must be notified to prepare in advance, otherwise the other party can join the war one week after the outbreak of war!

3. The time of the outbreak of the war must be five years later, otherwise Bulgaria will have the right to delay its entry into the war for a month! (This was suggested by Ferdinand, citing the fact that Bulgaria had just finished fighting Serbia and needed to recuperate.) ）

4. On the issue of spoils of war, in principle, individual operations are on a first-come, first-served basis, and the number of enemies destroyed is the criterion for judging joint operations. (Lest one party watch the excitement)

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In addition to the secret treaty, Bulgaria and Greece also signed a treaty of friendly commerce and trade, of course, it was no longer Ferdinand and George I who signed it, and the ordinary treaty was naturally handled by the foreign ministries of both sides.

The contents include: 1. The two countries give each other the most favored nation treatment to facilitate direct commercial and trade exchanges between the two countries.

2. The two countries should strengthen people-to-people cooperation and encourage cultural exchanges.

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After digging a deep pit for the Greeks, Ferdinand returned to the palace satisfied. Since the Greeks are not on the Tao, then it is no wonder that he has black hands.

However, Bulgaria's strategy is about to change slightly! The access to the Mediterranean Sea does not have to be Albania, it is all Macedonia, plus Thrace and Ipilus may be a better choice!

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In fact, Ferdinand did not care about the "Balkan League", and the combat effectiveness of the Greek army at the end of the 19th century is really doubtful.

Serbia has been abolished, and they will not appear in the Balkan wars for at least twenty years. Twenty years later, if not annexed by Austria-Hungary, it would be too late to bubble up.

The size of the Negoro (Montenegro) is too small, even if it is a liver and kidney, at most 20,000 or 30,000 troops can be gathered, and it is okay to fight soy sauce.

The main purpose of the alliance was to cheer up the Greeks and encourage them to come out and challenge the Ottoman Empire. It would be perfect if by the way the Turks could abolish Greece as it did in history!

If George I knew what Ferdinand really thought, I don't know if he would be! Now he is returning to Athens with confidence. Since Ferdinand asked to put the war five years later, the Greek government has not even started to prepare for the war, and of course there is no money to do it!

Ferdinand didn't know that when he was scheming against Greece, there were also people who played into his doctrine. After the Second Bulgarian War, Bulgaria entered the eyes of those who have a heart, and this foreign loan has become a game of great powers!

Ever since the Bulgarian loan program was proposed, it attracted the attention of the Great Powers. Foreign Minister Mejev, Chancellor of the Exchequer Kennedy, and Prime Minister Konstantin have all become the focus of public relations of various consortiums.

Of course, this is not a good thing, because now Germany and Austria, France and Russia have joined forces to form a consortium, and the British Empire is naturally still working alone, in addition to the banking consortium of the United States, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium and other countries are also involved.

Bulgaria will face another diplomatic choice, and aside from all else, Bulgaria must make a choice between Germany and Austria and France and Russia!

The advantage of choosing Germany and Austria is: you don't have to repay the long-term loan later, anyway, as soon as the world war breaks out, Germany and Austria will not have the ability to collect debts, and after the war, maybe Bulgaria will be able to pay off its debts for a hundred leva.

But in the next expansion of the Balkans, Bulgaria will be embarrassed, and Germany will give up the Ottoman Empire for Bulgaria? Ferdinand wouldn't believe it anyway!

The point is the retaliation of the Russian Empire, which Bulgaria is unable to bear. Ferdinand didn't think that his political skills were so rebellious that he could be left and right!

Even if it knew that the conditions offered by Germany and Austria were more favorable, Bulgaria had no choice. Ferdinand knew this problem, and others also knew, and it is estimated that Germany and Austria themselves did not have much hope, and it was more likely to add to the blockage of the Russians!

The British are worthy of being-stirring sticks, and the ability to fool people is not covered. In addition to the loan, Bulgaria was proposed to build a navy, and Bulgaria was invited to participate in the struggle for African colonies.

It was so dizzy that even Ferdinand was secretly distracted. You must know that the end of the 19th century was the peak period of the great powers to carve up Africa, and there was no such shop in this village after that!

If there is the support of the British, Bulgaria will concentrate all its strength and smash the fleet out, and it will definitely not be able to get a piece of the pie in Africa.

Ferdinand still refused ruthlessly, the navy was not built in a day, and when the Bulgarian fleet formed a combat force, it is estimated that the daylilies will be cold!

A big picture cake, you can't see it. I don't know if the Greeks were fooled by the British like this, desperately smashing the fleet, and in the end the colonies didn't catch it, but played a dead game with the Ottoman Navy!

Do you think that after refusal, the British will die? Then the British Empire invited Bulgaria to join the intervention forces and intervene in the Armenian question. Oh, and the Greeks have joined.

This time the temptation was much greater, and the three countries would join forces to overthrow the Turks, and theoretically there would be no problem at all, and then the Balkans would be divided between Bulgaria and Greece.

Ferdinand knew that it was actually a huge pit. The navy may be easy for the British Empire to deal with the Turks, but the army Bulgaria is ready to fight the Turks alone!

It's not that Ferdinand looked down on the British Army, if it weren't for the training in the Boer War, World War I, there would be no room for the British Army to play at all!

Ferdinand had to use his personal prestige to forcibly suppress the commotion in the hearts of the people at home, and also made him deeply aware of the influence of the British Empire!