Supporting Bulgaria and the Turks in the struggle for the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, is not big enough, and it is not enough to change the strategic center of gravity of the Russian Empire; It's not small, it means that a new round of Balkan war is about to break out!

In the first Balkan War in history, the Russian Empire supported the Ottoman Empire's dominance in the Balkans, one of the purposes of which was for the Bosphorus!

But it is a pity that this strategy was not realized due to the intrigues of the Balkan Union! Bulgaria's status in the hearts of the Russians has been greatly reduced, after all, the Bulgarian army was only more than 20 kilometers away from Constantinople at that time!

No matter what reason the Bulgarians had, but did not take Constantinople and complete the strategy of the Russian Empire, this pot was decided!

In the eyes of the Russians, this is a manifestation that Bulgarians only want to take advantage and do not want to take responsibility! There is also a hidden factor, which is the desire of the Bulgarian government to suppress the influence of the Russian Empire at home - exposed!

Moreover, the position of the Bulgarian government at that time, which vacillated between the Central and Entente powers, was even more dissatisfying to the Russian Empire. Of course, Ferdinand's title of Tsar was even more embarrassing to Nicholas II, who once declared: one Tsar in the world is enough!

The combination of so many factors, together made the Russians abandon Bulgaria and choose to support Serbia!

Now everything is different, crippled Serbia, now the meat of the mouth of Austria-Hungary, even if the Russian Empire wants to support them, there is nothing it can do!

To put it simply, without the nod of Austria-Hungary, it would have been difficult for the Russians to enter Serbia, so what else could they talk about?

After a brief silence, the Chancellor of the Exchequer questioned: "Will the Bulgarians be able to complete this plan?" Don't forget, no matter how weak the Ottoman Empire is, it is a large country with a population of more than 30 million, how can it be compared to small Bulgaria? ”

The Chancellor's opposition came as no surprise. Well, basically it costs a lot of money, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer doesn't like it!

The Foreign Secretary opened his mouth and explained: "I can answer this question. In a simple comparison of comprehensive strength, the Ottoman Empire did far surpass Bulgaria.

But now the Turks are not having a good time, with revolutions in the country and the British fighting Egypt and the Euphrates Valley; The French and Italians are eyeing Libya and Morocco in Africa; Of course, their main force is still staring at us!

They are very strong, and they can only use three or four points in the Balkans, which is still based on the premise that they are very heavy on the capital Constantinople and prepare in advance!

If the Turks were smart, they should have solved the Armenian problem right now, not caring about international public opinion!

Now none of the powers, except for the British, intend to attack them, and it just so happens that the British are being dragged back again, and the Italians are again mired in Ethiopia! It will be much easier to solve domestic contradictions as quickly as possible, and then meet the challenges from them!

Of course, even so, in the Balkans, the Ottoman Empire could theoretically gather 400,000 troops.

It's still challenging for Bulgaria, and without our support, both sides would probably lose both! ”

Nicholas II's eyes lit up and he asked incredulously: "Is it?" Bulgaria now has the strength to defeat the Ottoman Empire? ”

The Minister of War smiled and boasted: "Your Majesty, the Bulgarian Army was trained by us. What about combat effectiveness? Our War Department knows best, even if it is a little far from us, but it is still much stronger than the Turks! ”

The Minister of War's explanation, everyone took it for granted, the current Russian Empire is so good! Otherwise, how could we suppress the German-Austrian alliance and still have the confidence to challenge the hegemony of the British Empire?

The words of the Minister of War gave Nicholas II enough confidence. He is young and vigorous, and now he needs to make achievements and prove his ability to the world!

It's nothing more than "civil rule and martial arts, diplomatic conspiracy"! There is no need to consider "cultural governance", this is a long-term project, and it is not too late to look at it in ten or eight years.

What about "martial arts"? Now the Russian Empire is in full swing, the Trans-Siberian Railway has not been opened, and Europe is full of great powers, and it is difficult to make a breakthrough. Unless going to the ocean, in fact, now the expansion on the mainland of the Russian Empire, has reached its limit!

Diplomatically, during the reign of Alexander III, the "Franco-Russian Alliance" and the "Russo-Bulgarian Alliance" were established. International diplomacy? I'm sorry, but now the German-Austrian alliance is unbreakable, the "Anglo-Russian contradictions" cannot be resolved, there is no room for him to exert himself!

The Far East strategy is now the most important link of Nicholas II, but the Far Eastern transportation has restricted the eastward expansion of the Russian Empire!

Historically, in order to concentrate on eastward expansion, the Russian Empire made concessions to Austria-Hungary on the Balkan issue in 1897, and the situation in the Balkans stabilized for ten years. And Austria-Hungary is no better, ten years of busy cleaning up the mess at home!

For the small Balkan countries, this is a "golden decade", but unfortunately everyone has not grasped it!

Greece and the Ottomans came to a friendship PK, and the vitality was greatly injured and licking the wounds.

Bulgaria is busy with political struggles at home.

Serbia, King Alexander I was busy amending the constitution, plus the embarrassment (taking a court maid ten years older as queen. Well, compared to him, the Emperor of the Apocalypse is weak! ）； The people were busy rebelling against the king, such as the assassination of Alexander I in 1903.

After Russia's strategic center of gravity shifted eastward, first the big foodie empire poured blood mold, and then it was the turn of the Japanese.

Nicholas II's attitude towards the Japanese can undoubtedly be described as "bad", and the scar on his forehead is a shame for his life!

Historically, after the First Sino-Japanese War, the "Three Kingdoms Intervention and Restoration of Liao" took place against this background.

…… (omitted some)

The proposal of the Minister of the Navy was still very much to the liking of Nicholas II, for the sake of the Bosphorus, his ancestors did not work with the Turks, and now it would be better if it was easy to get started!

He smiled and said: "Since the Bulgarians have that strength, how can we not push it?"

Let Ferdinand master the Bosphorus for us first, and if we can, including the Aegean Sea, we can support them! ”

The prime minister laughed and said: "Your Majesty, the Bulgarian army still has some combat effectiveness, the navy?" Do they have this class? How do I remember that it was just an anti-smuggling brigade! Isn't it a joke to rely on them to control the strait? ”

The crowd burst into laughter. That's right, can the Bulgarian Navy be considered a navy? All the tonnage combined, it's not as good as a battleship! The Russians have enough confidence to despise the weakest navy in the world.