Bulgaria had a reason to fight, and the Ottoman Empire now also had to fight!

After the defeat in the Balkan Wars, the Ottoman Empire carried out a top-down reform that, on the surface, was a success.

As a result of this reform, the Government of Sudan has increased its overall national capacity in a short period of time and has established a modernized army.

At the same time, nationalism began to flourish in the country, and if you look at the radical groups that have emerged in the country, you can see that the internal stability of the Ottoman Empire is not so stable!

It is also a good option for the Sultan government to start a war to divert internal contradictions, but this time should not be now, at least the Ottoman navy - they do not want a war with Bulgaria until the reconstruction is completed!

However, it is a pity that Ferdinand will not give them this opportunity, after the "Kavala shelling incident", the Sudanese government knew that the war was going to break out early!

That's right, this shelling incident was mistaken by the Sudanese government for a radical group in the country!

They believe that the radicals in the country have lost their patience and desperately want to start a war, and even if the problem is solved this time, the radicals will continue to cause trouble!

Unless all the radicals in the country can be wiped out, this kind of thing is inevitable!

It is impossible for the Sudanese government to wipe their asses for them all the time, at least for now, the Sudanese government can't hold back!

As for the sky-high compensation of 100 million pounds proposed by the Bulgarians, it is absolutely impossible for the Sudanese government to come up with it, and if they had this spare money, they would have used it to expand their armaments and war.

Oh no! The normal operation is that they all go into the pockets of officials.

This ancestral magic skill has now been exerted by the Ottoman bureaucrats to the pinnacle and return to the realm of simplicity!

Although the Sultan government has carried out a reform, the nobility is still the nobility, the officials are still the officials, the people have not changed, and the essence of course cannot change!

Ferdinand was ready for war, and the Bulgarian diplomatic delegation was simply sent to deal with the situation, so he naturally did not care about the outcome of the negotiations.

But the Sultan can't, the Ottoman Empire attaches great importance to this negotiation, even if it can't settle Bulgaria, at least it has to deal with other countries, right?

To put it simply, it's just a heads-up reluctance, and the group fight is better to forget it!

The Ottoman Empire has always been close to the European continent, and the Sultan still has some knowledge, and he can't do anything about the declaration of war by all nations!

Even if there are only a dozen countries involved, the Ottoman government has decisively said that it is cowardly!

If you can't afford to provoke it, you can't afford to provoke it, whether it's an apology or a compensation pension, it's negotiable, as long as it's not too much, I agreed!

"How's the negotiations going?" The Sultan asked with concern

The Prime Minister was very embarrassed and said: "The negotiations are not going well, the British have accepted the Bulgarian demand for compensation, and they believe that the amount of compensation set by the Bulgarians for diplomats is in line with their value!"

And also received the support of representatives of several countries, who ordered us to compensate for the damage as soon as possible, including Austria-Hungary! ”

This can't be blamed on the Austro-Hungarian pit teammates, after all, people are also dead, and as a victim, they also need to be compensated! If you can make a profit, why give up?

You know, according to Bulgaria's proposal, Austria-Hungary can claim five million pounds sterling just by the dead minister, why should they give up this huge amount of money so easily?

Even the Germans cannot prevent them from defending their interests!

The Sultan said angrily: "Are they all taking advantage of the fire?" Prime Minister, what advice do you have for resolving the difficulties that come from various countries? ”

The prime minister thought for a moment and said, "Great Sultan, they all know about our finances.

Knowing that it is impossible for us to pay this huge amount, they still insist, I am afraid that they have asked for something else!

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, we may have to figure out their purpose first, and then it may be easier to negotiate! ”

After listening to the Prime Minister's words, the Sultan's face improved slightly, as long as these dozen or so countries can be settled, just facing one Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire still has the strength to fight, and no matter how bad it is, there will be no catastrophe!

Anyway, Bulgaria is not a hairy bear, it is impossible to swallow the millions of square kilometers of territory of the Ottoman Empire in one bite, and the great powers will not agree.

"Well, then I'll leave the rest of the matter to you, and you have to solve this farce no matter what!"

That's right, in the eyes of the Sultan this is a farce from beginning to end, nothing more than a farce that threatens the life and death of the Ottoman Empire!

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Not to mention the diplomatic affairs of the Sultan government, the Bulgarian government is now also discussing the war against the Ottomans.

For the sake of secrecy, only two or three people knew about the "Kavala shelling incident" planned by Ferdinand, and even the cabinet was concealed.

The sudden war also interrupted the layout of the cabinet. Now to re-plan, we must first meet the needs of the war, after all, now Bulgaria also has to fight!

Prime Minister Konstantin said suspiciously: "Your Majesty, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the war, the country has now begun to implement the wartime economic policy, the arsenal is also running around the clock, and many related enterprises have also been included in the overall planning.

However, just to deal with one Ottoman Empire, we don't need to do our best, right?

The Ottomans have a limited navy, and as long as we control the sea supremacy, we are basically invincible, so are we going to annex the peninsula of Asia Minor this time? ”

In fact, not only Konstantin was puzzled, but the top level of the Bulgarian government was very confused, and the war was coming, but this time the Bulgarian government did not have time to formulate strategic goals, and no one knew how far this war would be fought.

Of course, the military has its own strategic goals!

As soon as the Balkan War ended, the army drew up a plan for crossing the sea, and now the battle plan for the Ottoman Empire alone may not be a room full of piles.

Different strategic objectives naturally have different combat plans.

The most radical combat plan was also interspersed with the peninsula of Asia Minor and directly attacked Africa; The most conservative combat plan is to seize the islands in the Aegean Sea and gain sea supremacy in this area.

However, it is absolutely impossible for the Bulgarian government to formulate a national strategy in accordance with the military's battle plan! Otherwise, the war budget alone will be enough to drag the government down n times!

In fact, all the big strategies of Bulgaria were handled by Ferdinand, and everyone was filled and perfected under the strategic direction he formulated!

"The core of the strategy this time is still to weaken the Ottoman Empire, and under this premise, I think it can be divided into four steps now.

The first step is to seize the islands of the Ottoman Empire in the Sea of Love;

The second step is to seize the Libyan region of North Africa;

The third step is to land on the peninsula of Asia Minor and turn the Sea of Marmara into our inner lake;

Step 4: Take all of Asia Minor's peninsula and turn this rich land into our homeland!

However, considering the actual situation now, it will be difficult for us to achieve all the goals, so let's let the military fight first, and wherever we can, even if we can! ”

Well, in fact, until now Ferdinand does not know where the bottom line of the great powers is!

After all, this time the Ottoman Empire was guilty of public anger, and it was in the common interest of everyone except Germany to teach them a harsh lesson!

However, Germany did not have much strength in the Mediterranean, and could only do so through their allies Austria-Hungary and Italy, so their attitude was not so much that of Italy and Austria-Hungary!

If it's before, it's fine! As long as Austria-Hungary threatened militarily, Bulgaria would definitely back down, but now it was different.

Due to the proximity of the two sides in strength, Austria-Hungary made a military threat, and Bulgaria was likely to fight-for-tat. Was Austria-Hungary willing to risk a total war to help their former enemies?

It's hard to say!

If Austria-Hungary is not willing to go all out, then the influence of the Italians will become very limited.

After all, it has only just entered the era of dreadnoughts, and the naval power of the Entente has an absolute advantage, and the Germans have not had time to explode the navy!

Now that the strength of the German Navy is not even comparable to that of the French, let alone the British, will the Italians dare to do it in this case?

Oh, and likewise Ferdinand didn't dare to bet, no way, who told the Russians to be out of shape now?

Now that the tsarist government is busy dealing with internal contradictions and carrying out structural reforms, if war breaks out now, can't the woolly bear break out to defeat Austria-Hungary and drag Germany down?

If not, then if it wants to win the war, Bulgaria can only blow up its own liver to overthrow Austria-Hungary and drag the Germans!

Just thinking about this terrible scene, Ferdinand was decisive, he didn't want to build up the family wealth he had so hard to accumulate for a war!

Of course, Ferdinand's concerns, he could never say it, and now there is no sign of a major war breaking out on the European continent, and if he said it, he might be regarded as a joke!

"Your Majesty, where is our bottom line?" Konstantin asked with concern

Ferdinand thought for a moment and said, "Control the Aegean Sea, let the Ottoman Empire cede all the islands in the Aegean Sea, and all other issues are negotiable!" ”

"Your Majesty, does this include Crete in the hands of the Greeks?" Admiral Minister Petrov asked with concern

Ferdinand smiled slightly and said, "As long as the sovereignty belongs to the Ottoman Empire, it is our goal, as for whose hands, is this important?" ”

Well, the Greeks are lying down again, and Bulgaria is now showing its imperialist domineering to the outside world for the first time!

Unfortunately, Greece has once again become a stepping stone!