A wave of unsettled waves!

The year 1909 that has just ended was a turbulent year, and the international situation had undergone earth-shaking changes!

At the beginning of the year, there was the "Kavala shelling incident", then the Near Eastern War broke out between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire, and then with the intervention of the Germans, the anti-Bulgarian alliance was established, and the Second Balkan War broke out!

The Ottoman Empire had a coup d'état, the Turkish Al-Shabaab had stepped onto the stage of history, the anti-Bulgarian alliance had been defeated, and the international situation in the Near East had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Relations between Bulgaria and the Germans deteriorated rapidly, and at the same time, the contradictions between the Entente and the Central Powers deepened, and under the influence of the Second Balkan War, the main war factions of Russia and France began to rise, laying a hidden danger for the outbreak of World War I!

The strategic layout of the British on the European continent was initially completed, and after the end of the Second Balkan War, the Anglo-German negotiations on limiting the naval arms race came to an end!

The possibility of the Anglo-German alliance that the Germans were looking forward to was completely shattered, Britain and Germany officially embarked on a confrontation, and the naval arms race escalated!

In the same year, the British and the Kingdom of Siam signed the Treaty of Bangkok, and the British completed their expansion into the Malay Peninsula.

Oh, and former Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi was assassinated in North Korea, and since then the Japanese government has begun to embark on the road of no return to *******, and by the way, the Japanese army launched a coup d'état, but it was temporarily suppressed by the Japanese government!

In the ancient country of the East, the failure of constitutional reform, the countdown to the start of the Manchu Dynasty, the intensification of internal contradictions, and the death of Zhang Zhidong, the last banner of the Westernization Movement in the same year, announced the end of an era.

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The international situation has affected the whole body, and Ferdinand's butterfly effect has had an increasing impact on the world, and history has become unrecognizable.

In the palace of Sofia, Ferdinand was teaching his sons imperial scholarship, and Foreign Minister Metelf hurriedly broke in.

"Your Majesty, something has happened!"

Ferdinand looked at Mejev's nervous appearance, he was stunned for a moment, then reacted casually, and asked suspiciously, "What happened?" ”

Metev tried to calm down his mood, tried his best to suppress his emotions, and said: "Your Majesty, just now the Berlin embassy sent a message, the German Foreign Minister announced at today's press conference that Romania, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Montenegro have officially joined the Central Powers, and the situation in Europe is about to change greatly!" ”

Ferdinand's face changed drastically, although he had expected it, he still didn't expect it to happen so soon!

Oh, this is also Ferdinand's butterfly effect, how can the Germans not give a commitment if they want to win over the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania to form an anti-Bulgarian alliance?

Without the endorsement of the Allies, even if the two countries are dissatisfied with Bulgaria, they will not come out!

Now it is time for the Germans to fulfill their promises, and after the end of the Second Balkan War, both the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania are under serious military pressure and are in dire need of the Germans to stand up!

And the newly ruling Turkish Al-Shabaab in the Ottoman Empire also needs to hand over a satisfactory answer sheet.

Against this background, wouldn't it be chilling if the Germans didn't let these three little brothers join the Allies?

You must know that the world war has not happened at this time, and everyone still has to face as a great power, even if they form an alliance, they must look at their strength!

Otherwise, if everyone puts down their faces and goes directly to pull the younger brother, it will not be the "Triple Alliance" and the "Four-Power Entente" now.

If the Allies begin to pull their younger brothers to join, then the Entente will inevitably follow suit, and then the countries of the European continent will be forced to take sides, so that the scale of the world war is likely to be further expanded!

Ferdinand was not worried, now that Bulgaria was surrounded on all sides by the Allies, who could guarantee that the Entente would win if the scale of the world war was further expanded?

In the history of parallel time and space, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and other countries have all chosen neutrality, and now Ferdinand is not sure what choice they will make.

But one thing is certain, the choice of these countries will have a very significant impact on the international situation, and even affect the trend of the world war!

After thinking about it, Ferdinand said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicates with the other three countries as soon as possible to find out what their plans are, and we can adapt to the situation!" ”

In any case, Bulgaria's geographical location dictates that they can only be a partial, and their influence on the European continent is destined to be incomparable to that of other European powers!

To be honest, Ferdinand did not want too many countries to join the Entente, which would dilute Bulgaria's voice in the alliance and, more importantly, affect the distribution of interests after the war.

After all, the loot is limited, and the more people involved, the less everyone gets, which is inevitable!

If the trend of the world war does not change significantly, after the end of World War I, Bulgaria has a great possibility of becoming one of the giants of the Paris Peace Conference, and will have enough say in the distribution of interests after the war!

This is completely different from Italy and the United States, which are excluded in parallel time and space!

In the eyes of Britain and France, the Italians belong to the second and fifth boys, not their own people, and their status has always been lower than that of their allies, and their right to speak is already low; Coupled with their poor performance in the world war, it is really impossible to gain everyone's respect!

The Americans, on the other hand, joined late, and more importantly, Britain and France saw the great national power of the Americans and feared that the Americans would come out and snatch their world hegemony.

After Wilson put forward the "Fourteen Point Principle," this exposed the strategic goals of the United States after World War I.

That is, the Americans hope to expand their sphere of influence in the world by virtue of their strong economic strength, and under the guise of national self-determination and arms reduction, in exchange for the support of world public opinion, weaken competitors such as Britain and France, and then politically intervene and control the post-war world situation through the establishment of international alliances, and participate in the strategy of dividing up the world's colonies.

Then the contradictions between the two sides could no longer be eased, and Britain and France could not tolerate this kind of seizure of power by the United States, so they immediately put aside the contradictions between the two sides and joined forces to expel the Americans from the game!

Bulgaria and Britain and France have common interests in this regard! What else did Ferdinand want to incorporate the colonies into? How could it be possible for the colonial system to collapse so early?

After the war, the joint suppression of the United States and the locking up of the nascent Soviet Union were the interests of the three countries to continue to form an alliance!

Oh, and the premise is that the situation on the European continent does not change dramatically. Britain and France were hit hard by the Germans, and it was somewhat difficult to maintain their world hegemony; But you can't be beaten half-naked like in World War II and directly give up world hegemony!

Against this background, they will need Bulgaria as an ally! In the distribution of benefits after the war, Bulgaria will get a piece of the pie!

Therefore, for Ferdinand, it was now as few variables as possible, and it was not in the interests of Bulgaria to expand the scope of the world war.

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It turns out that to play diplomacy, the British are the kings of this era! At a time when Ferdinand feared that the scope of future world wars would expand, the London government had already come up with a practical plan!

There are now many countries on the European continent that are inclined to the Germans, and if the two sides put their horses on the table and directly force the countries to take sides, most of the Entente countries will fall behind.

There is no way, although the strength of the Entente is strong, the ability to pull hatred is directly proportional to their strength!

At this point, there is no way, the old empire occupies a large number of interests, and naturally it is accompanied by a large number of enemies, and interests are the source of contradictions!

But it doesn't matter, there is a third option - neutrality!

After all, in this era, the influence of Britain and France is unparalleled. Some of the European countries were inclined to the Allies, and naturally there were also those who were inclined to the Entente, and now on the surface, the strength of the Entente was still superior.

In this context, under this wave of operations of John Bull, the time for countries to stand in line has been greatly delayed.

Now that there is the containment of the Entente, the Germans can only induce and co-opt the countries, as for coercion? Wilhelm II was still worried about people going straight to the Entente?

Oh, maybe the Germans realized this, or maybe the German government was also confused, and in short, after pulling Montenegro, Romania and the Ottoman Empire on board, they also stopped their operations for the time being.

Seeing this, Ferdinand breathed a deep sigh of relief, no matter what, the European continent finally returned to calm for the time being!

As for how long this calm will last, Ferdinand has no expectations at all, and the international situation is destined to change in the next few years.