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The Grand Duke of Bulgaria, Alexander I, faced an unprecedented complicated situation, on the one hand, Serbia's aggressiveness towards Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary saw Bulgaria as a chessboard for his game with the Russian Empire, Great Britain tried its best to prevent the Balkans from triggering a war conflict, and Russia hoped that it could become the patron of Bulgaria, the Iron Curtain of the Slavic nation.

Sandwiched between these major forces, life in Bulgaria will not be easy. What's more, the Ottoman Turks are also eyeing it, but they don't dare to attack because their masters don't nod.

Alexander I had to find his most reliable backer before the conflict broke out, and in his opinion, the Ottoman Empire was by far the most reliable, and Russia was ostensibly supporting him, but in fact had other plans, and Alexander I was even more annoyed that Serbia, with the support of Austria-Hungary, actually started the idea of Bulgaria.

He couldn't tolerate this, Bulgaria had never been bullied since ancient times, and today it was trampled on the head by them, and Serbia was supported by Austria-Hungary, which was like a slap in the face of Alexander I, which was swollen and painful.

What is even more infuriating is that Austria-Hungary cannot sit idly by and watch its sphere of influence be violated, and it is even more worried that the defeat of Milan may lead to pro-Russian forces in Serbia taking advantage of the coming to power. The Austro-Hungarian minister in Belgrade personally went to the Bulgarian headquarters and threatened that if Bulgaria dared to carry out any military action against the Kingdom of Serbia, Austrian troops would enter Serbia to fight against Bulgaria, and claimed that Russia would also occupy Bulgaria.

Archbishop Kliment, and the big capitalist Stabrov, every careerist is not a fuel-efficient lamp. The Duke of Bulgaria felt like a pawn on the political chessboard.

But he will definitely not choose to compromise, and even if Bulgaria dies, it will muddy the political situation in the Balkans.

So Alexander I, faced with the aggressive attitude of the Austro-Hungarian minister in Belgrade, bluntly chose to refuse.

"Russia now wants to prop up a pro-Russian government to pay for Bulgaria's crisis. And Austria-Hungary also hoped to take advantage of Bulgaria's dangerous counter-generals. Now that neither side has torn its face, if I make it clear to Russia and send troops to attack Serbia, the situation will completely change. ”

"At that time, in order to keep Bulgaria, Russia will inevitably send Kaulbas to interfere in the domestic political situation, and the new Prime Minister of Austria-Hungary, Carnoki, will not sit idly by and ignore Serbia, and then a war will inevitably break out between the two countries, and this war will be ours."

"Draw Austria-Hungary and Russia into the war at the same time."

"As for whether it will affect the current war between Britain and France, that's none of my business."

However, the Grand Duke of Bulgaria, Alexander I, did not realize that he had opened Pandora's box. Now France, England and Germany are still entangled, and if the Balkan question is also involved, whether Kaiser Frederick III agrees or not, Joseph I will preemptively strike.

In its original history, the British strategy was to urge Austria-Hungary to act as the anti-Russian vanguard in the Balkans, so that Germany, which had an allied duty to Austria-Hungary, would have no excuse. Bismarck, on the other hand, made a big fuss about the Browner incident, exaggerated the tense situation on the German-French border, and created public opinion that a war between Germany and France was imminent, on the one hand, to intimidate the French government, and on the other hand, to show Austria, Britain and Russia that Germany had to make every effort to deal with the German-French crisis and had no time to take care of the Bulgarian question. Austria-Hungary was in an advantageous position in the Balkans, but Austria-Hungary's dominance in the Balkans did not last long.

At the end of the 80s of the 19th century, the new governments established by Serbia and Bulgaria implemented a pro-Russian policy, and the influence of Austria-Hungary in Serbia and Bulgaria rapidly diminished, which made Austria-Hungary increasingly worried about Russia, but due to the lack of support from Germany and Britain, Austria-Hungary had to adopt a strategy of reconciliation with Russia, and the two countries agreed to freeze the Near East issue temporarily.

The correct solution to the conflict between Austria-Hungary and Russia was to deliberately de-lukely the Balkan question, and the Russian Empire and Tsar Alexander III, who claimed to be on par with Peter I, hoped to settle all problems once and for all through war at the instigation of the Tuileries.

So now everything has changed, there are no shackles, and tensions in the Balkans are on the verge of flare-up. There must have been a state between Austria-Hungary and Russia that would die.

As for who the deer will die, it is difficult to say the outcome.

At this time, the entire French diplomatic service was in chaos, because the conflict of the situation led to the very delicate relations between other countries and France. Austria-Hungary, for example, had an ambiguous attitude towards France. The conflict and crisis caused by Bulgaria made the Balkans a flashpoint for Russia and Austria-Hungary, and if it were not for the overwhelming majority of Germany's forces being pressed on the French border, it would probably have been a war between Germany and Austria-Hungary and Russia.

Thanks to Napoleon's obstruction, the Three Emperors Alliance had long since become a dead letter, and now all countries are planning for their own interests.

Foreign Minister Dekaz had just finished his business when he received a telegram from the Bulgarian Embassy, and the contents of the telegram could not be calmed down after he had seen it for the first time.

Everyone watched as Foreign Minister Dekaz suddenly broke away from the door, and the others looked at each other inexplicably, not knowing what was happening.

Foreign Minister Dekaz walked briskly towards Napoleon, and at this time he could not contain the excitement in his heart. He rushed into the office of the Tuileries Palace, almost startling Napoleon.

"What's going on? Hurry. Didn't I tell you before that everything has to wait for the final result? ”

Napoleon has also been upset these days, the war between Britain and France is still going on, the German troops are eager to harvest the heads of the two families, what makes him even more irritated is that Russia has not moved, he has created such a big advantage for the tsar, what are the cowards in St. Petersburg thinking?

"No, Your Majesty Napoleon."

Foreign Minister Dekaz said excitedly, "Everything is as envisaged by His Excellency the President, Bulgaria wants Serbia to officially declare war!" ”

"This means that, as His Excellency the President envisioned, we have completely brought Russia into the situation."