With Ferdinand's order, the Bulgarian war machine immediately began to work. The benefits of investing heavily in infrastructure are evident in the orderly convergence of strategic goods from all over the country to Sofia.

Despite its rich history and excellent climatic conditions, Sofia is not a good capital from a security point of view! It is so close to the border line that in the event of a war, it will immediately become the front line.

The closest place to Serbia is just about a hundred kilometres. Bad Bulgarian relations make it vulnerable to Serbian military threats at any time!

In order to protect the security of the capital, Bulgaria had to deploy a large number of troops in the vicinity of Kinzi and Tren. Half of the country's troops are gathered around Sofia, and one Serbia can contain more than 60% of Bulgaria's military strength!

Since Ferdinand succeeded to the throne, he has not wanted to solve the military threat from Serbia to Sofia. The good news is that Serbia has not been in a state since the Persuasive war nine years ago, and Ferdinand has not been unable to sleep!

The contradictions between Bulgaria and Cyprus have been going on for a long time, and the grievances between the two sides are not clear. After Ferdinand succeeded to the throne, he did not think about easing the relationship between Bulgaria and Cyprus, but after gaining an in-depth understanding of the contradictions between Bulgaria and Cyprus, he could no longer have the idea of reconciliation!

If the contradiction between Germany and France is due to the Alsace-Lorraine territorial dispute, the European hegemony struggle, and the market struggle between capitalism, it is difficult to alleviate it!

In addition to the territorial dispute, the battle for Baosai is more important than the battle for survival!! Both countries are in the Balkans, the great powers look around, and both countries have the heart of self-improvement, but how can the small Balkans be accommodated? ?

At the same time, both countries are of mixed Slavic and other ethnic groups, and under the influence of Russia, both countries consider themselves the leaders of the Slavs in the Balkans!

One raises the flag of "Great Serbia", the other raises the banner of "Great Bulgaria". Both sides tacitly put each other within the scope of the target, which can be said to be incompatible!

There is no such thing as a compromise, they all want to annex the other, and war is a matter of time before one side falls completely!

Ferdinand could have sworn that he really had little interest in Serbia, and he didn't want to create a new version of the "Austro-Hungarian" Empire!

But I can't stand the idea that the people of the whole country have this idea, and Ferdinand doesn't have the ability to work against the people! In a popular saying, "A qualified Bulgarian has to eat, sleep, believe in God, and fight Serbia!" "If possible, beat Osman again, it would be even better!!

Besides, the Serbs on the other side have a similar idea, even now that Bulgaria's national strength is several times that of Serbia, no one in the Serbian government has proposed to improve relations with Bulgaria!

Since you are destined to be an enemy, you can only "take advantage of your illness to kill you"!

In line with the principle of "strike first to be strong, then to suffer", on October 5, 1894, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted an ultimatum to Serbia!

The Serbian government was ordered to hand over the war criminals of the Bulgarian war nine years ago within three days to be tried in open court by the Bulgarian War Tribunal, and a series of lists of war criminals were also listed!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still very disciplined, it is not fabricated out of thin air, it is all with tangible evidence! It's just that the list is a little longer, basically the officers who participated in the last Baosai War and are still alive are on the list!

There is simply no room for the Serbian government to choose, the countdown to the war has begun!

The Foreign Office's far-fetched excuse, Ferdinand wisely chose to ignore it! In the last Bulgarian war, Serbia was defeated, and although it did not pay much price, it still admitted defeat and apologized and admitted its aggression!

Theoretically, the Bulgarian government still retains the right to prosecute war criminals, but that's been nine years! It doesn't matter what, on the face of it, this excuse shows that the war launched by Bulgaria is still just. Anyway, all Bulgarians believe it, and that's enough!

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In the new district of Sliven, Bulgaria, Weibot is working overtime in frustration, without the passion of the past!

That's right, his application to join the army was rejected again! Not only him, but the engineers of the entire machinery factory are not within the scope of recruitment!

Although they also actively signed up, the reason is simple, the machine factory is a key enterprise, and now it has been requisitioned during the war and has begun to produce weapons and ammunition!

In the Balkans, every man has a heroic dream! Wibot is no exception, as a native Bulgarian, it has always been his dream to join the army to fight Serbia!

Without him, Ferdinand's patriotic education, Paussie's hatred! And the key is that Serbia is weak enough, and it is safe and secure to fight it, and it can also make war exploits and make a fortune. Every Bulgarian is convinced of this!

The Paussey War nine years ago was an example, and Wibbot's brother, Howell, participated in that battle!

Because when he was recruiting, he was hunting in the mountains with his father, and he missed the registration time, so he missed the battle! Every time I heard my brother's boasting, Wibot was stunned!

To sum up, it is Serbia weak enough, Bulgarians brave enough! The proof is that in a battle on the South Morava River, the new regiment of the elder brother Howell, in the absence of guns and medicine, defeated the two regiments of Serbian regular troops on the opposite side with fewer victories!

What is the specific situation, Howell, who has a limited level of education, can't describe it clearly, anyway, he just listened to the order to fight, and after paying more than 100 casualties, he won the battle in a daze!

After the war, Howell returned triumphantly and was treated like a hero! In addition to the rewards issued by the government, he also brought back a huge amount of loot and became the heart of the family!

Later, the young and vigorous Weibot came out to beg for a living, and he didn't want to be a hero because he didn't want to live in the shadow of his brother!

Even though he is married and is already a father of three children, Wibot still has not extinguished the heart to go to the battlefield!

This is the pot of Ferdinand's reserve program, a male in Bulgaria, who annually participates in military training for half a month! It can also be regarded as a tradition in the Balkans, where adult men can go to war at any time!

Supor is also very annoyed now, and the leader has spoken, asking them to do the ideological work of the workers! Not only to complete the production task, but also to exceed the task!

Well, he is also interested in going to war, as the government promotes, "A life without going to the battlefield is an incomplete life!" ”

Anyway, the work still has to be done well! This is military production, and it must not be delayed!

Seeing the restless Weibot, Supor's signature greeting: "What's wrong with Weibot?" What's upset lately? ”

Weibot said with a wry smile: "You all know, the application for enlistment has been rejected again!" ”

Supor pretended not to care and said, "What should I do, isn't this normal?" Guess how many people it takes for Serbia to beat them? It was our defeat back then, let alone now!

Therefore, even if you enlist in the army, you will not have the opportunity to go to the battlefield, at most you will follow the main force to do chores! It is better to stay in the rear to produce weapons and ammunition, which will play a greater role! ”

After listening to Supor's comfort, Wibote's mood was much better, yes, it's just Serbia!

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Well, Ferdinand probably didn't expect that the self-confidence of the Bulgarian people is much stronger than that of the government! There is no war yet, everyone thinks that they will win, and many people want to go in and fight for merit!