With the accession of Austria-Hungary, an agreement was reached within the Central Powers on the question of containing Bulgaria's expansion.

However, since the current situation in Europe is the opposition of the two major alliances, it is impossible for the three countries to directly attack Bulgaria, otherwise it is likely that a full-scale war between the two major alliances will break out, which is unacceptable to everyone!

After all, everyone was not ready at this time, and the Germans had not developed to their peak, especially the gap in the navy, which was very obvious, and they did not even have the strength to fight a war!

Since it is inconvenient for the boss to come forward, it is the turn of the younger brother to appear. Therefore, it became imperative to persuade Romania, Greece, the Kingdom of Montenegro and the Ottoman Empire to form an anti-Bulgarian alliance!

The Ottomans were the best thing to do, and as long as anyone was willing to help contain Bulgaria, they would welcome it, even at a small cost.

The question is why did the Greek, Romanian, and Montenegrin kingdoms take such a big risk to make enemies of the Bulgarians?

Even if everyone has contradictions, but also consider the difference in strength?

Combined, the population of the three countries is less than 10 million, less than half that of Bulgaria; The industrial gap is even greater, less than a fraction of Bulgaria's!

Even if the alliance provides equipment, the three kingdoms can storm a million soldiers, and they have to have time?

The conspiracy of your top government can be kept secret, but can the large-scale army mobilization also be kept secret?

I'm afraid that just now the expansion of the army has begun, and Ferdinand knows the news, won't Bulgaria strike first?

In addition to Romania, which still has some strength, whether it is the Kingdom of Montenegro or the Kingdom of Greece, they cannot stop a wave of attacks by the main forces of the Bulgarian army!

Everyone knows this, so it is easy to convince these three countries to join the anti-protection alliance, but it is even more difficult to get people to take practical action!

After all, whether it is a Greek or a Romanian, no one is a fool, and the Kingdom of Montenegro may have a little more young people, but the king Nicholas I is not stupid?

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"Your Majesty, the Italian minister has lodged a diplomatic protest with us demanding my withdrawal from Tripoli!" Foreign Minister Metev said lightly

Obviously, he also did not take the protests of the Italians to heart, and if the Italians really wanted to act, it would not be the Italian minister in Bulgaria who would have come now, but the Italian navy that directly blocked the port of Tripoli!

Ferdinand smiled faintly and said, "It's not impossible to tell the Italians if they want Tripoli, but what can he get in exchange?" ”

How could the changes of the Allies be hidden from Ferdinand's eyes? Even if the German and Italian high-level could not penetrate it, Austria-Hungary really had no secrets for him!

Tripoli may mean a lot to Italy, but to Bulgaria it's just a newly acquired colony!

The strategic value is not as important as planting a small island in the Aegean Sea, and the economic value is no more than the income of a medium-sized city!

With the attributes of the Italian selling his teammates, Ferdinand is looking forward to what kind of chips the Italians can make this time?

Otherwise, even if Bulgaria can't hold Tripoli, Ferdinand will lose it to the British and disgust the Italians to death!

That's right, the anti-Bulgarian alliance secretly planned by Germany, Ferdinand did not stop it, but was happy to see it come to fruition!

Needless to say, Greece, who called them so important in terms of geographical location, and they just occupied so many islands, and they still didn't let go!

What about Romania peeking into Bulgaria's Northern Dobroč, and Ferdinand peeking into Romania's Danube Plain?

Well, Ferdinand even fancy the capital of other people, Romania put the capital in Bucharest, which was originally for strategic security considerations - to avoid the edge of the great powers, but unfortunately now it really can't be avoided!

Although the Kingdom of Montenegro is now considered a little brother of Bulgaria, it is a pity that this little brother is disobedient, and he does things twice in three days, and it is a big thing and no small things, Ferdinand has long wanted to beat them.

If the Kingdom of Montenegro jumped back, Ferdinand laughed, everyone knows that there are a lot of things in the second middle school, then it should be a headache for the Germans, and the relationship with Austria-Hungary alone will not be coordinated!

That's right, Ferdinand dared to break off even if Montenegro jumped back now, he would come back obediently later, the second junior Serb in their country was already a blood feud with Austria-Hungary, how could they cooperate?

Therefore, so many disadvantages add up, Ferdinand did not think that the anti-Bulgarian alliance tossed by the Germans had any substantial effect!

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Things often change due to people's will, and Romania, which has always been ignored by Ferdinand, was the first to join the anti-Bulgarian alliance, why?

After the end of the Balkan Wars, the Russians, in order to fight their competitors, imposed double tariffs on Romanian agricultural exports.

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians withdrew from the Sea of Marmara and Bulgaria took over the straits, but this policy was continued!

Oh, the Russians' navy withdrew from the strait, but Ferdinand still had to give face, and all import and export duties related to Russia were collected by the people themselves, and the French also had this treatment.

In other words, there is not much oil and water in this golden waterway now, Bulgaria is squeezing the Romanian family, and it is strange that Carol I does not break out!

The desire of the bourgeoisie and the landlord class in Romania to break this status quo prompted the Romanian government to make this decision!

And the Greek government, which broke the jar and broke it, was similar, after Bulgaria forcibly occupied Crete, the two sides tore their faces, and the domestic anti-protection forces rose.

George I, the king, also had less and less say in the country, and he didn't bother to interfere, so he let the situation develop. In the end, the Greek government, under internal pressure, also made this risky decision!

Oh, these two joined the anti-protection alliance, Ferdinand is not surprised at all, the problem is that the Kingdom of Montenegro has really jumped back!

I don't know what promises the Germans made, but in short, the Kingdom of Montenegro also secretly joined the anti-Bulgarian alliance.

You must know that now the economy of the Kingdom of Montenegro has long been controlled by Bulgaria, and if Ferdinand sneezes, a financial earthquake will break out in the Kingdom of Montenegro!

In the royal palace in Berlin, Germany, Wilhelm II is listening to a briefing by the Foreign Minister on the Near East.

"Your Majesty, although the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance has been established, neither Greece, Montenegro, nor Romania will send troops to help the Ottoman Empire, and they dare not go to war with Bulgaria now!" The Foreign Secretary said worriedly

That's right, as Ferdinand expected, it was easy to build an alliance, but it was even more difficult to send troops, and if the four could win the battle together, it was estimated that everyone would be able to unite sincerely.

But now the Ottoman Empire's army is the strongest among the four countries, but unfortunately it has lost its sea dominance, and can only wait for Bulgaria to attack in the same place;

The other three countries also had a good navy in Greece, but a fleet that has not been allocated for ten years, how much combat effectiveness is still there, can you imagine?

The great powers are not stupid, in order to let the Greeks repay their debts, the warships in the Greek Navy were disposed of as early as ten years ago, and the rest were broken copper and iron, which could not be sold, so they were preserved.

Therefore, it is impossible to seize the sea power, and now if the three countries send troops, it will be to top the cylinder for the Ottoman Empire and attract Bulgaria to attack!

Wilhelm II frowned and asked suspiciously: "Why have the Bulgarians been fighting all this time and have not landed on the Asia Minor Peninsula until now?" ”

That's right, from the beginning of the war to the present, Bulgaria has been pressing the Ottoman Empire to fight, but it does not have a decisive battle with the Ottomans, except for attacking Libya, it just grabbed a bunch of islands, and Armageddon does not exist!

The Foreign Minister explained: "Bulgaria is still engaged in diplomatic efforts, and the Bulgarians want the countries to recognize their sovereignty over the Asia Minor peninsula, but we are resolutely resisting!" ”

"Oh, hell! If we do not recognize their sovereignty over the peninsula of Asia Minor, they will not do it? Wilhelm II asked in confusion

The anti-Bulgarian coalition has been established, just wait for the Ottoman Empire to drag down the main force of the Bulgarian army, and everyone will start to tear a piece of meat off Bulgaria.

Isn't this anti-protection alliance a joke if it is deadlocked like this?

That's right, of the more than 800,000 army troops mobilized by Bulgaria now, less than 100,000 have actually been put into the war.

"Yes!" The Foreign Secretary replied in the affirmative

He also explained: "This war broke out too suddenly, neither side had time to prepare, the Bulgarians may not have as much appetite as we thought, and after eating the Aegean islands, their strategy may have been completed!"

Therefore, the Bulgarian government's expectations are not high, unless the countries can recognize their sovereignty over the Asia Minor peninsula, they will not go to the Ottoman Empire! ”

Wilhelm II shook his head and jokingly said: "If we recognize Bulgaria's sovereignty over the Asia Minor peninsula, it is estimated that the Sudanese government will jump to its feet in anger!"

Now we are doing our best, the Bulgarians will not land, and we will not be able to tie up the people!

Let him do the rest, see what the Ottomans themselves want, we are ready to mediate this war at any time! ”

Obviously, this little defeat is not worth mentioning for the Germans! Wilhelm II didn't take it to heart either, after all, this was just a small part of the German occupation of the world!

"Your Majesty, perhaps the British now need the Bulgarians more to attack the peninsula of Asia Minor!" The Foreign Secretary proposed

"Go on!" Wilhelm II said lightly

"After the Sultan government completed its reforms, with our help, it has built up a new army, and the presence of this army has threatened the interests of the British in Egypt, at least their expansion in the Euphrates valley has been forced to stop!" The Foreign Secretary explained

Wilhelm II thought for a moment and said: "Yes, the Suez Canal is the lifeblood of the British, and they really hope that Bulgaria will hit the Ottoman Empire hard!"

It seems that we have a common topic in this regard, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the London government have approached to see if they can cooperate once! ”

Obviously, Wilhelm II did not regard the British as his worst enemy at this time, otherwise he would have thought about how to break the British monopoly on the Suez Canal, instead of weakening Bulgaria!