The war on the Southern Front was on the verge of breaking out, how could Ferdinand sit still?

The previous war on the Western Front and the war on the Eastern Front against Bulgaria were all playing soy sauce on one side, and now the feng shui is finally the turn of Bulgaria to be the protagonist.

It's a pity that Ferdinand didn't want this kind of opportunity to be in the limelight, and winning was a miserable victory, let alone losing!

Although cannon fodder is not valuable, they are also valuable, at least it has increased Bulgaria's voice in the Entente countries a lot, and it can barely communicate with Britain, France and Russia on an equal footing.

If the losses in this big war are too great, then it will be miserable! If it wins, it is fine, and it can make up for the losses later, but if it loses, it will be in big trouble, which will inevitably affect Bulgaria's position among the Entente.

Just like the Russians now, although their position in the Entente is still very important, due to the great loss of strength, they will definitely not get the largest share in the future distribution of interests.

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

And whether the Russians intentionally or unintentionally, as long as they were still part of the Entente, they would help Bulgaria contain a large number of German-Austrian forces.

In addition, Britain and France on the Western Front are almost ready, and it is impossible for them to continue to sit back and watch Bulgaria's defeat on the Southern Front, otherwise they will have to face the German-Austrian forces alone!

In this respect, the Russians were tragic, their teammates overestimated their strength, and no one including Ferdinand expected them to lose so quickly that they did not have time to support them.

Otherwise, the decisive battle between the Allies and the Entente would have started long ago! After all, everyone cheated their teammates just to consume their strength, but they didn't plan to really 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 troops on the Southern Front, and Bulgaria could still hold on to it with their current strength.

Even as long as the Entente has gained an advantage on the battlefield, or the two sides have reached a stalemate, it is possible to induce the Russians to come out and regain the lost territory, and the war on the Eastern Front will break out again, and the Bulgarian battlefield on the southern front will be stable!

"The Foreign Ministry immediately communicated with Britain and France, telling them that we did not have the strength to face the German and Austrian attacks alone, and if they could not launch a full-scale counteroffensive against the Germans on the Western Front, we would simply abandon Romania!

If they don't want the Germans to get the granaries and oil of Romania and let the war drag on, then let's do it together, wreak havoc on the Allies this winter, and end the war the following year!

At the same time, also get in touch with the Russians, they have just suffered a big defeat, and we do not ask them to start a war again, as long as the tsarist government allows the troops on the front line to come out from time to time and show their presence! ”

Ferdinand can't be blamed for being shameless, it's really that the Russians were miserable by John Bull before, but fortunately, Bulgaria's material reserves are still enough to fight one or two general battles, otherwise he will also worry about whether John Bull will find an excuse to delay Bulgaria's strategic materials after the war breaks out.

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

We are about to fight a battle on the southern front with the Allies, and it is even possible that a major war will break out on the entire border between us and Austria-Hungary, and it makes perfect sense to demand an increase in supplies now! ”

Like the Russians, after the outbreak of the war, Bulgaria also owed a lot of debts to Britain and France, including strategic materials and raw materials for production, most of which were on credit, so it had to be constrained in the supply of materials.

Of course, without the British, Bulgaria and Russia would not have been able to bring back supplies even if they bought them, for the simple reason that there were not enough ocean-going cargo ships and no global navy to escort them!

Ferdinand thought for a while and said, "Well, yes, it's really time to communicate with the British, according to the current supply of materials, it can't support the operation of more than two million troops!" ”

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

Is there something wrong with this algorithm? Naturally, there is no, the battle on the southern front has not yet begun, how wide is the scope and scale of this, who dares to guarantee the vote to be sure?

This is also the current situation of the Entente, in order to induce Bulgaria to invest more troops in the Balkan theater, Britain and France promised that all the strategic materials consumed by the outbreak of the big war in the Balkans can be owed on credit!

A large part of this was guaranteed by Britain and France, and Bulgaria borrowed money from American financial institutions for the purchase of strategic goods.

Otherwise, without the support of Britain and France, Bulgaria would not be able to support a long-term war with millions of troops.

Even then the consequences were severe, and Bulgaria owed Britain, France and the United States huge foreign debts.

However, Ferdinand did not put any pressure on this, and the foreign debt of Britain and France could wait for the depreciation of the pound and the franc!

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

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While Ferdinand tried to draw Britain and France together to attack the Central Powers, John Bull also had the same idea, for the sake of 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 pitted by the Protector and has fallen into diplomatic passivity, but as long as the Allies are defeated, their strategic goals will be achieved.

The two old opponents of Russia and France have been weakened in this war, and the biggest enemy, the German Empire, will also disappear in this war, the old empire Austria-Hungary is crumbling, Italy has sunk, and Bulgaria will naturally suffer heavy losses as soon as the battle on the southern front breaks out!

Looking at the European continent, the great powers are finished, weakened and weakened, and who else can threaten the hegemony of the British Empire?

The premise is that the Entente can defeat the Allies as soon as possible, otherwise let the Germans continue to plunder, and a bad one may really play around!

Historically, John Bull made a miscalculation, overestimating the strength of the Russians and causing the situation to get out of control, and finally had to pull the Americans to save the day.

Ferdinand, perhaps never dreamed that the British would be on the same page on the Italian issue, but John Bull would wake up and understand that the situation was not yet under their control, and adopt a more conservative strategy!

In the short term, this is a good thing, which will help the Allied forces to unite and end the war by defeating the Allies as soon as possible; Not necessarily in the long run, a conservative strategy will naturally greatly reduce the losses of the British in this war, so that they will have a stronger strength after the war!

The British want to end the war as soon as possible, let alone the French, and now the Western Front is being fought on their homeland, and it can be said that the French are the ones who can't afford to delay the most!

Everyone is now on the same page, so they hit it off, and a full-scale counterattack against the Allies is about to break out!

And the original main force in the Entente, the Russians were directly excluded this time! In addition to the fact that the hairy bears were greatly damaged in the previous war, there is also the fact that their strength is too strong!

Once the Russians have acquired the German-Austrian industry and made up for the last shortcoming, this is another Germany!

This is also one of the main reasons why John Bull is in a hurry to fight the Allies now, this winter is the weakest time for the woolly bears, and now that the Allies have been killed, they don't have the strength to come out and grab the territory!

After the construction of a new round of international order, even if the hairy bear recovers, it will not have the strength to face the entire European continent!

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The General Headquarters of the Allied Forces on the Western Front, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces Ferdinand Foch, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force Douglas-Haig, and Commander-in-Chief of the French Army, Joseph Jacques Césaire Chauffy, gathered together.

The time has finally come for the strategic counteroffensive that they have been waiting for, and now the Entente's forces on the Western Front have almost reached their limit, and their strength has reached its peak!

The Germans on the other side are now a little hard, and although the Italians were not very effective at the time, they still had more than a million troops, so that the two sides reached a balance in terms of strength.

Now, although the German government has also increased its troops, their army is still only more than 3 million, and the Entente has an absolute advantage in terms of military strength!

As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Foch said proudly: "The two Entente countries have made a decision to fight a decisive battle with the Germans this winter, and then Bulgaria will also launch an offensive on the southern front, but we are the main force in this war!"

Therefore, we must have a more comprehensive and perfect plan to inflict heavy losses on the Germans this winter in order to end the war as soon as possible! ”

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The war is a continuation of politics, and the big moves of the Entente did not even think of secrecy, and the politicians have long begun to advertise with great fanfare: end the war in the coming year!

Well, Ferdinand said that it was kindly sponsored by him, no thanks!

Anyway, this was also negotiated by the Entente, and he just exposed the news in advance, which was just enough for the countries to use to appease the people, so that everyone did not have to worry about the war going on forever.

Of course, there is also a little bit of sequelae here, in case the Allies did not win the war in 1917, the French would definitely fall again, and the British did not mind changing the prime minister, although they should have been replaced, but those who were ousted and those who stepped down after the end of their term of office are not the same concept at all!

Of course, now everyone is very confident, and after the news leaked, they did not block, but added fuel to the fire.

The effect of propaganda is still obvious, as soon as the news came, the people breathed a sigh of relief, this cruel war is finally coming to an end, and for a time the support of the two governments has increased greatly!

Ferdinand's purpose has also been achieved, the politicians of Britain and France have already boarded the boat, and it is easy to get up but difficult to go down!

Anyway, the ordinary British and French people will not listen to them explain any national interests, no matter how big the interests are, in the eyes of the ordinary people, it is imperative to defeat the Allies and end the war as soon as possible!

Even for their own political lives, the Anglo-French forces had to inflict heavy losses on the Germans in this war! Otherwise, on what basis will they end the war in the coming year?