The history of the Balkans has been changed beyond recognition because of Ferdinand's incursions, but the trajectory of world history is still running along the original track!

In order to convince the Germans to abandon their support for the Boers, neutrality in the Anglo-Boer War. On May 28, 1898, the British signed a proposal with Germany for the partition of Portugal's African colonies. This time is more than 5 months earlier than in history.

The treaty stipulated that in the event of a financial crisis in Portugal, Britain and Germany would jointly provide loans, and the Portuguese African colonies would be pledged.

Southern Mozambique and central Angola are owned by the British; Northern Mozambique and southern Angola, as well as the island of East Timor in the Pacific Ocean, were owned by the Germans.

Well, now that the Portuguese government is in financial crisis, the usury empire has begun to lend, and even partially disbursed loans.

But Wilhelm II believed that as long as Britain and Germany joined forces, the French would definitely give in!

Apparently the Germans miscalculated, and the British were just white wolves with empty gloves. Immediately after the agreement was signed, the British took this proposal and approached the Portuguese government, and under some coercion and inducement, the British succeeded in making the Portuguese government defect.

On June 7, 1898, Britain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Windsor, which was similar in content to history, but 16 months earlier than the parallel time and space.

The treaty stipulated: 1. The British had a duty of protection to all the colonies of Portugal; 2. The Portuguese government canceled its neutral position in the Anglo-Boer War, allowed the British to use the ports of Portuguese Mozambique, and the Portuguese government cut off the material transportation line from the Portuguese colonies to the Boer Republic!

While forcing the Portuguese to compromise, the British again approached the French government with the agreement.

Taking advantage of the Franco-German contradictions, the French did not want Germany to continue to expand their power, and successfully persuaded the French government to remain neutral in the Anglo-Boer War and abandon its support for the Boers.

Of course, this also involved the fact that the British made substantial concessions to the French on certain issues in North Africa and ensured that the interests of the French in Portugal were not affected!

There is no doubt that the Germans were tricked by John Bull this time!

Wilhelm II was careless, signed a draft agreement, which was used by the British and successfully broke the European continent's boycott of Britain!

The Germans fell victim to the British diplomatic game, but the German government was powerless to deal with the treachery of the British.

When the French withdrew from this operation against the British, the Russians followed suit, and this is the tacit understanding brought about by the "Franco-Russian alliance"!

Previously, the French supported the Russians in the Near East, and now the Russians will naturally reciprocate!

Bulgaria, of course, also withdrew from the operation, Ferdinand did not have the courage to provoke the British tiger, and then Belgium, Denmark and other countries also withdrew from the operation.

Wilhelm II, who knew that he was pitted, could only shout a few times now, after all, at sea, the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria, and Italy was not the opponent of the British.

Without the support of the European countries, the Boers once again embarked on the old path of history. Of course, it is still impossible to see that the wave of support from various countries in the early stage, now the Boers are more than the parallel time and space, except for tens of thousands of mercenaries with strong combat ability, which will still be pressing the British lobster soldiers.

Even though the British had blockaded the port, there were always bold capitalists who smuggled goods into the Boer Republic.

As for whether there are any shadows of other forces in this? Ferdinand could have said with great certainty that of course there was! The Germans, the French, the Dutch were all indispensable, and if it weren't for the fact that Bulgaria was too far away, Ferdinand would have wanted to get involved!

Anyway, these small actions can't be put on the table, even if they are discovered by the British, they can still let the Russians top the tank!

The Anglo-Boer War, now Ferdinand can no longer care. Anyway, it won't end without two or three years of exhausting the supplies stored by the Boers!

Ferdinand even doubted that if the European continent could continue to give blood to the Boer Republic, it might be another war of independence.

In this war, the performance of the lobster soldiers was really embarrassing. However, there is no harm if there is no comparison, and the performance of the US Army in Cuba shocked Ferdinand even more, and he could only sigh that this was a worse era!

Of course, the Spanish Army was no better, not even the Cuban Revolutionary Army, and even then they were able to hold down the American army.

However, the fighting scale of the Cuban War Army was not large. Seeing that the Spaniards were not easy to deal with, the Americans directly fooled the Cuban Revolutionary Army into charging into battle, and the result was naturally that the Spaniards were finished, and the main force of the Cuban rebel army was almost consumed.

After the Americans wiped out the Spanish Cuban fleet, the 24,000 Spanish troops, surrounded by the Cuban rebels, surrendered to the American forces on July 10.

It was not for nothing that the Spanish-American War was called by Lenin as one of the signs of the coming era of imperialism. (There are also the Anglo-Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War, which are also signs of the era of imperialism)

At this surrender ceremony, the Cuban rebels were excluded. Of course, this is a small section, and if you are a little wronged, the Cuban rebels can still endure it!

On December 10 of the same year, the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, which stipulated: the Kingdom of Spain renounces all rights and interests in Cuba, Cuba gains independence, and the island of Cuba will be occupied by the United States; The United States invested $20 million to buy the Philippine Islands......

When the U.S. military occupied Cuba, the Americans immediately turned around and first forcibly disbanded the Cuban rebel army. After the disbandment of the Cuban rebel army under the conspiracy of the Americans, US imperialism raised its butcher's knife against the top brass of the Cuban rebel army, and the Cuban independence movement was declared a failure.

Then he ordered the pro-American elements to form a puppet government in Cuba, and then signed a treaty with the United States with extremely harsh conditions.

The Cubans had just gained independence from the Kingdom of Spain and were immediately relegated to American colonies. The United States' naked move to impose unequal treaties on its own neighbors is rare in the history of modern diplomacy.

At the same time as the Spanish-American War broke out, the Germans were not idle. Prior to this, the German government had negotiated with the Kingdom of Spain the purchase of the Philippine Islands and other Pacific islands.

When the Spanish-American War broke out, the British, German, and Japanese navies were in Manila Bay. The Germans, unwilling to lose the Philippine Islands, were ready to intervene, and at this time the five German warships in Manila were more powerful than the American fleet, but with the arrival of the Japanese and British fleets, the Germans did not dare to act rashly.

Ferdinand guessed that the Japanese in later generations must have regretted their deaths, knowing that the Germans had plans to do it, and they would not go to Manila Bay if they were killed, and even had to find a way to help transfer the British!

But history has no ifs, and the Japanese just let the Americans in themselves!

Otherwise, if the Germans had obtained the Philippine Islands, the Japanese would have already obtained the Philippine Islands in World War I and mastered their gateway to the Pacific Ocean, and there would be no need to risk a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II, and the pattern of the world would have changed!

Of course, the German government did not give it in vain, they still spent five million dollars to buy part of the archipelago in the Spanish Pacific Ocean, which was regarded as the appearance fee for this operation.

The effects of the Spanish-American War were far-reaching, and as a direct result, the U.S. government directly annexed the Kingdom of Hawaii after the war. As for the original natives, they have disappeared into the long river of history in later generations!

Immediately afterwards, the U.S. government waved the banner of "open door" and joined in the plundering of China. …… (10,000 words omitted here)

Far away in Sofia Ferdinand really watched a good show, the wonderful game between the great powers, Ferdinand was refreshed, compared to the struggle of the Balkan countries, can only be pediatric.

Of course, Ferdinand was not idle, and the fact that he was not capable of blocking the Americans does not mean that he cannot also add trouble to his neighbors!

The first to bear the brunt is Austria-Hungary, and being a neighbor with a great power is also a challenging job, even if this great power is very weak!

Ever since Austria-Hungary sent troops to Serbia, the Bulgarian military had to brace itself and keep an eye on the Bulgarian border.

There is no way, now that the international situation is changing so quickly, who knows if Austria-Hungary will go crazy and give Bulgaria a bit.

However, the performance of the Austro-Hungarian army soon reassured Ferdinand. Now the Austro-Hungarian Empire has more than 200,000 troops in Serbia, but in the face of the Serbian Revolutionary Army, they can only hold the northern plains and some major cities!

For the mountainous areas of southern Serbia, they have attacked many times, but in the end they have lost their troops and returned in vain.

It can't be said that there is no gain at all, they still killed a lot of Serbian revolutionary army, after all, Serbia is so big, the revolutionary army can't hide if they want to!

Of course, the combat effectiveness of the Serbian Revolutionary Army is also based on the selfless dedication of the Kingdom of Montenegro, and a large part of this is paid by Ferdinand!

Of course, Bulgaria contributed behind the scenes, and it was the Russians who were blamed, and Ferdinand did not dare to come out and be a hero!

Every time Nicholas I asked Bulgaria for support, Ferdinand asked him to convince the Russians first, and then wait for a telegram from St. Petersburg, which was Ferdinand's weapon against Austria-Hungary!

Ferdinand also repeatedly appealed to his uncle in Vienna, urging them to hurry up and get rid of the Serbs, or the Russians, and not make it difficult for him!

Well, the contradictions between Israel and Bulgaria are enough to make people believe that his unwillingness to support the Serbian Revolutionary Army is the work of Russia and the Kingdom of Montenegro, and Bulgaria is only responsible for playing soy sauce. Even so, the pressure on him from the Vienna government is increasing!

At this time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was also a little difficult to ride a tiger, and they also wanted to save face. Now the newspapers in Austria-Hungary are all accusing Serbia of being ungrateful and want to teach them a lesson.

If they step back now, where will their faces go? If this is withdrawn, will they still have a foothold in the world? At the very least, the interests of Austria-Hungary in the Balkans will be devastated!

Foreign Minister Metev hurriedly ran over and said: "Your Majesty, just now the Austro-Hungarian Minister has sent an invitation to send us to Serbia together!" ”

"What? Inviting us to join us in the army to Serbia, the Vienna government has a brain in water? Ferdinand asked incredulously

Metyev smiled bitterly and said, "Yes! The news was indeed shocking, but the invitation of Austria-Hungary was indeed real! ”

Ferdinand calmed down, pondered for a moment, and then said fiercely: "Don't go! The Foreign Office politely rejected the Viennese government, telling them that we had no interest in Serbia! ”

What is not interested? Ferdinand was self-aware, and the most important thing for Bulgaria now is to digest the fruits of the war, and not to go to Serbia to grab territory!

Austria-Hungary lured Bulgaria to send troops, mainly because they found Serbia's southern mountains troublesome to manage, and now the revolutionary army was entrenched.

It is estimated that it is in the spirit of losing the burden, otherwise I really think that Austria-Hungary is ruthless, and it can't get a crippled Serbia?