While the Battle of Constantinople was in full swing, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Medev was secretly leaving Sofia, accompanied by Chekov, the cabinet minister and education minister.

To be able to get the two giants of Bulgarian politics to secretly go out together at the same time is definitely a big deal for Bulgaria!

On the train, Metyev said worriedly: "Mr. Chekov, this trip to Vienna may not be smooth sailing!" ”

Chekov nodded and said, "Hmm! After the Balkan War, we were a competitor of Austria-Hungary, and this negotiation may well end in nothing! ”

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At Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Felanz-Joseph I said plainly: "Has the secret mission of the Bulgarians arrived?" ”

The attendant replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, they are still in Hungary, and under normal circumstances they will arrive in Vienna tomorrow evening!" ”

"Gather the cabinet members to come over and discuss the matter!" Felanz-Joseph I said lightly

At this time, Foreign Minister Metyev and Cabinet Minister Chekov were in Hungary, visiting dignitaries everywhere and seeking support!

"Your Excellency, do you really want to turn Austria-Hungary into a triadic empire, and another Slavic federation will come out and compete with you for resources?" Chekov said with a smile

The Hungarian Prime Minister said with a gloomy face: "Mr. Chekov, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with your country!" Does Bulgaria still intend to interfere in our internal affairs? ”

Chekov laughed: "How is that possible? It will only be the British and the Germans who will be able to interfere in your internal affairs, and not Bulgaria!

I came to visit Your Excellency, of course, for the sake of our common interests, as long as the interests of this world are the same, many issues can be cooperated! ”

The Prime Minister asked suspiciously: "Oh! Mr. Chekov has something to say! Where do we have common interests? ”

Chekov explained: "After the Balkan Wars, Bosnia and Herzegovina will soon join the Austro-Hungarian family, and Serbia is also in your pocket!"

With the addition of these two families, your country's status in the empire has declined! And I have heard that now the Austrians seem to be intent on merging Bosnia and Herzegovina with Serbia to form a new kingdom, in an attempt to create a triadic empire! ”

The prime minister sneered and said: "Wishful thinking! Their plot will not succeed! Great Hungary is never on an equal footing with the Serbs! ”

Chekov went on to explain: "Of course, with the strength of your country, the United Kingdom of Bosnia and Herzegovina plus Serbia is not enough to shake your country's position in Austria-Hungary!

But what if you add Albania and Mentenegro, or maybe something bigger? For example, Croatia, Slovenia!

Taken together, a kingdom with a population of more than 10 million and a territory of more than 200,000 square kilometers has been formed. ”

After listening to Chekov's words, the prime minister smiled and said: "It turns out that the purpose of Mr. Chekov's visit this time is Albania!" It's a pity that there is nothing I can do to help in this matter!

As for Your Excellency's alarmism, it is enough to bluff people. The Austrians do have that plan, but they don't have many supporters at all on this issue!

Your Excellency just said that common interests are the basis of cooperation, and you are the beneficiaries on this issue! ”

Well, politicians are old foxes, and it is difficult to impress them without real benefits! At the first stop, Chekov hit a soft nail.

Metyev's trip did not go well either, either he coped with it or simply refused, the Hungarians were not keen on the Balkan issue!

Ferdinand, who received the news, breathed a sigh of relief, the Hungarians were not interested in the Balkans, which also meant that the possibility of Austria-Hungary directly intervening in Bulgaria was reduced!

This is also Ferdinand was busy with the Balkan Wars and ignored this period, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was actually not calm, many domestic problems were exposed, and Hungary was the hardest hit area of the national problem!

Historically, in 1897, Austria-Hungary and the Russians reached a compromise on the Balkan issue, and the core factor was that the Austro-Hungarian Empire had to deal with internal contradictions, and the Russians had to implement the Far East strategy!

In this context, it is Hungary that dares to conclude that the Austrians do not dare to engage in a three-element empire now, which will further intensify the national contradictions in the country!

"Tell Chekov that they will continue to work hard and not ask them to support us directly, as long as they can be neutral and not stand up against us!"

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Chekov finally saw the corruption of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and under the offensive of large sums of gold, many resolute opponents suddenly became neutrals, and there were even people who directly marked the price, how much neutral charged, how much help charged, and there was a clear fee standard for helping!

This series of changes made Chekov stunned, and he asked suspiciously: "Mr. Metyev, the ministers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this is how they work?" ”

Foreign Minister Metev was used to seeing it, and said with a smile: "Actually, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is quite good, at least these ministers are still a little disciplined, they don't dare to accept any money, and when it comes to the fundamental interests of the country, it is difficult for them to be bribed!"

If it was the Ottoman Empire, if you could afford it, they would dare to sell anything, I heard that the naval guns of the Greeks, some of them were dismantled directly from their warships!

In this regard, only the great empire in the East can compete with them, it is said that corruption is legalized, and it is enough to pay a ransom for crimes! ”

Chekov was surprised and said: "It seems that I am rare and strange, there should be no such people in Bulgaria, right?" ”

Metev said with a smile: "Yes, but they have all joined the railway company, and I guess they won't think of it in their lives!" ”

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After the delegation arrived in Vienna, Ferdinand decided to find something to do for Austria-Hungary to divert their attention!

Soon, a news came that Austria-Hungary was going to annex Serbia, and the Serbian rebel army, which had been in a latent state, reappeared again, and now they have been renamed the "Serbian Revolutionary Army for National Independence and Liberation"!

After three years of accumulation, the strength of the revolutionary army is no longer what it used to be. With the defeat of the Bulgarian War, the contradictions in Serbia were intensified.

The contradiction between the black and the Serbs, the direct contradiction between the locals and the outsiders, it can be said that the current Serbia is a powder keg, and against this background, the revolutionary army is expanding rapidly like a snowball!

With the experience of the last defeat, this time the leaders of the revolutionary army learned a lesson, and directly played the game of attacking the east and west, and specially jumped to the areas where the government's military strength was weak!

Is there still a place in Serbia where there is a strong military force? Apart from that royal guard, there is no second armed force in the whole country!

There is no doubt that the Serbian puppet government turned to Vienna for help, and they wanted to use this opportunity to regain the right to form an army!

When Felanz Joseph I received the news, he was angry and then happy, and the time was finally ripe for the annexation of Serbia! Five Austro-Hungarian infantry divisions were immediately mobilized to put down the rebellion in Serbia.

The attitude of Austria-Hungary on the Albanian issue also changed because of the Serbs' trouble, and the Vienna government said that it had no time to deal with it, and the Bulgarian delegation came back in such a gloomy manner!

Ferdinand was so angry that of course he would add to the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

It's okay to send people to support the revolutionary army, but the Bulgarians can't come forward, and the contradictions between the Bulgarians and Austria-Hungary are no less than they are with Austria-Hungary!

Under the relocation of Bulgarian intelligence officers, Mentenegro became their new supporter!

It just so happened that Nicholas I, who was also suffering from being surrounded by Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary, could not break through strategically, and the Serbs suddenly came to his door, which provoked his ambition again - to establish the kingdom of Montenegro!

At this moment, Mentnegro already borders Serbia, and the weak Mentnegro can no longer satisfy the ambitions of Nicholas I, and the annexation of Serbia has become the only option at the moment!

There are always some similarities in history!

The Serbian Revolutionary Army behaved very well, as long as it drove out the Austro-Hungarian Empire and overthrew the dictatorship of Alexander I, it would support Nicholas I as the new king of Serbia and realize the union of the two countries!