The Foreign Secretary said worriedly: "The Germans asked us to compromise with Bulgaria, and they said that this incident was very unfavorable to us diplomatically, so we ......."

"Humph!"

The Sultan snorted dissatisfiedly and said, "How to compromise? Bulgaria is clearly prepared this time, this is all their conspiracy, do we still have to satisfy their conspiracy? ”

"This, the Germans also said, if we are not willing to compromise, then we must prepare for war immediately, and this time the Allied Congress will try to contain the other Entente members!" The Foreign Secretary added

The Sultan's face improved slightly, and after a moment of thought, he said: "The Germans mean that we should face Bulgaria alone, right?" ”

"Yes!" The Foreign Secretary replied

Then he added: "The present situation is very unfavorable to us, the attitude of the great powers is mostly inclined to Bulgaria, and the Entente will definitely support Bulgaria this time!"

Even Austria-Hungary, because of the death of the Minister in Bulgaria, was very dissatisfied with us, and has already lodged a stern protest with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, demanding that we hand over the murderer and compensate for the damage!

The British, the French, the Russians, Spain, Belgium and other twelve countries also protested to us, demanding that we be held accountable for this matter! ”

The Sultan's face, which had just eased, suddenly became embarrassed again, and he said angrily: "Has the murderer been found?" ”

What he wants most now is to find the murderer, prove that this incident has nothing to do with the Ottoman Empire, and get out of the diplomatic predicament!

The prime minister smiled bitterly and said: "I found it, it was the Ottoman garrison on the island of Thassos, led by several young officers, and they were all from noble backgrounds!"

They are all patriotic young people, nobles who were repatriated by Bulgaria after the Balkan War, and the Bulgarians have a deep enmity like the sea, and they have repeatedly publicly stated that they will fight Sofia and let the Bulgarians pay for their blood debts!

In terms of motivation, it is entirely possible that they planned this event! ”

"Patriotic youth!" The Sultan gritted his teeth and uttered these four words

He knew that this time the Ottoman Empire was pitted by the so-called "patriotic youth"! These aristocratic officers all have enmity with the Bulgarians, and it is impossible for them to be bought by the Bulgarians, and he can't even get rid of them if he wants to do it now!

If it cannot be confirmed that this incident was planned by Bulgaria, then whether it has anything to do with the Ottoman government or not, it is the active army of the Ottoman Empire that did it, and the Ottoman Empire must be held responsible for it!

"Arrest the whole family of these fuckers, I'm going to punish them nine clans!" Sudan said of the Cold War

The prime minister hurriedly dissuaded: "This ~ great sultan, now the public opinion in the country is very sympathetic to them, especially after knowing that they killed three Bulgarian generals, many people regard them as heroes, and if their families are arrested now, it may cause ......"

After listening to the Prime Minister's words, the Sultan's face became even more ugly, and he sneered: "Hmph! Don't pay attention to public opinion, they have caused such a big trouble, if they are just let go like this, will not everyone follow suit in the future? ”

After hesitating, the Foreign Minister said: "Great Sultan, this matter is not so simple, the countries have sent representatives to interrogate the murderers captured by Bulgaria!"

It has been established that these people have been involved in a number of domestic political groups, including the United Progressive Party, the Avengers, the Young Officers Corps and other radical groups, and it seems that these groups are still involved in this incident! ”

Everyone's faces changed greatly, that's right! Several young officers certainly did not have the ability to plan this operation, at least someone provided them with the coordinates, otherwise they would not have been able to hit the target so accurately!

"Catch! All groups that may be related to this incident, no matter what the origin, we will arrest all of them! "This was the first reaction of the Sudan

Now that he has locked down the mastermind behind the scenes, how can he let it go? Even in order to give an international account, the Ottoman government had to act!

……

The Sultan government finally locked the culprits behind the scenes on the civil radical groups, and only they desperately wanted to start a war, and brainless thought that as long as they started a war, they could recapture Constantinople!

At this time, Kavala was also under martial law throughout the city, and the military and police were dispatched everywhere to arrest the accomplices who provided the coordinates.

Of course, the real murderer will definitely not be caught, but many suspects have been caught, including street gangsters and spies from various countries.

Most of the spies were taken back, after all, this time the mission had an accident, Bulgaria's security work was not in place, and it was also the party that was at fault.

As for the rest? The mine is their best home!

Is it really a murderer? There is no doubt that the Ottoman spies lurking in Kavala - come out of the top tank! At everyone's constant request, all these people have been wiped out!

Ferdinand also personally visited the injured ministers and government dignitaries of various countries, and made it clear that he would let the Ottoman Empire give a satisfactory answer to everyone!

In sympathy, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also made a request to the Ottoman Empire, ordering the Sudanese government to hand over the murderer within ten days, and compensate Bulgaria for economic losses, casualties totaling 92.16 million pounds, and compensate ministers of various countries 16.26 million pounds!

According to Ferdinand's calculation, the dead Bulgarian generals, lieutenant generals are 6 million pounds, admirals are 10 million pounds, the wounded are 1 million pounds each, the casualties of the other dead are a total of 5 million pounds, and the mental damage of the people present ranges from 500 pounds to 30 million pounds!

The 30 million pounds was formulated by Ferdinand according to his own value, and the specific reference is the offer made by Nicholas II to the Japanese back then, which is already very conscientious!

Don't think it's expensive, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: This incident caused heavy losses to the top of the Bulgarian army, and they were almost all wiped out, isn't it worth this little money?

The most important thing is that you almost hurt our great king, and only 30 million pounds of mental damage will be charged to you, which is very little!

As for the reparations to the ministers, if you think they are not worth the price, go and talk to them!

Oh, in fact, for the Ottoman Empire, economic compensation is easy to handle, "asking for a sky-high price, and paying back on the ground", both sides have to talk!

The question is to hand over the murderer, everyone knows that the murderer is either dead or in the hands of the Bulgarians, so where can the Sudanese government go to find them?

The most important thing is that once the Sudanese government hands over the murderer, it is equivalent to admitting that this incident was planned by them, and then the diplomatic trouble will be enough to break them!

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Although the Sudanese government knew that the chances of a negotiated settlement were low, they approached the Germans to mediate, and the two sides came to the negotiating table.

This time was very embarrassing for the Sudanese government, because the diplomatic ministers of many countries were injured, all of them were bitter masters, and the negotiations became a meeting of criticism of the Ottoman Empire at the beginning!

Well, everyone understands and knows that this incident was not planned by the Sultan government, but it does not prevent them from making trouble with the Ottoman Empire!

The plan to "carve up the Ottoman Empire" has been made by more than one country, at least the British, French, Russians, and Italians!

Had it not been for the Germans' best efforts to convince Austria-Hungary and Italy, the Ottoman Empire might have been partitioned by now, let alone negotiated.

Although the Allies had agreed for strategic purposes, the Allies were now interested in carving up the Ottoman Empire!

It's just that the French are pinned down by the Germans on the European continent, and Mao Xiong is busy with internal reforms, as long as the Bulgarians and the British have spare strength, otherwise the multinational joint forces have now been formed!

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Negotiations are negotiations, Ferdinand's military preparations have not stopped, and the current Bulgaria is not what it used to be, with his order.

In just one week, 500,000 troops were mobilized across the country, and the standing army has exceeded 800,000!

As soon as the shelling of Kavala took place, public opinion in Bulgaria exploded, and all classes clamored for a declaration of war on the Ottoman Empire.

However, Ferdinand continued to wait for the outcome of the negotiations, after all, in such a magical country as the Ottoman Empire, nothing could happen, what if people stupidly agreed?

If there are tens of millions of pounds in the account, Ferdinand said that this war can not be fought!

It's a big deal, and I'll make excuses next time! Anyway, if you want to start a war, there will never be a shortage of excuses, but it is not as perfect as this war excuse!

At this time, the German government is also very embarrassed, there is no way for the younger brother not to worry, and the boss is also worried!

Don't look at them to convince Austria-Hungary and Italy for the time being, but if the Entente really carved up the Ottoman Empire, these two little brothers wouldn't mind taking a piece of the pie!

As for fighting for the Ottoman Empire and the Entente, don't even think about it!

The Italians have long been eyeing the Ottoman Empire, and the diplomatic minister of Austria-Hungary is dead, if you don't find a reasonable explanation, you can't explain it at home, and let them fight for the Ottomans, how can it be?

But could Germany abandon the Ottoman Empire? The answer is: no!

Not to mention the interests of the Germans in the Ottoman Empire, from a strategic point of view alone, the Ottoman Empire could contain Russia and Bulgaria at the same time.

They can also close the Black Sea straits at any time, cutting off the sea passage for the Russians.

There were still a large number of islands in the Aegean Sea, and even the Germans only needed to deploy a submarine force to separate Bulgaria and the Russians, divide the Entente into three, and strategically break them one by one!

Everyone knows this, which is why Ferdinand is in a hurry to start a war now!

After all, history has changed, in the Balkan Wars in history, the Greeks gained most of the islands in the Aegean Sea, and added the Entente, and later Britain and France launched the Battle of Dardanelles in an attempt to open up the communication line with the Russians!

But what about now? Despite the accession of Bulgaria, it is clear from the map that Bulgaria's access to the Mediterranean Sea could be blockaded by the Italians at any time;

Then after the outbreak of the world war, the passage of the Aegean Sea remained the lifeline of sea transport for the Russians, and also for Bulgaria!

If these islands are not seized, Ferdinand is very suspicious, after the outbreak of the war, it was blocked, and Bulgaria could only keep pretending to be a grandson, as a turtle, and drag it directly until the war was won!

There is no way, now Bulgaria's basic plate is so big, once a world war breaks out, the consumption of strategic materials will go to the sea!

According to the estimation of the General Staff, the strategic materials that can be provided in China, coupled with the reserves in advance, can support the defense of two or three million troops, and it can still hold out for four or five years!

If it's an offense? The material embarrassment faced by the Russians and Austria-Hungary in World War I, they will also feel it!

Although the Germans did not consider the outbreak of a world war, they still wanted to keep the Ottoman Empire as an ally, so as to reduce the pressure on the Allies on the European continent!