Bulgarian Empire

After the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the international situation has once again undergone earth-shaking changes. The Allied Powers, which had the upper hand, have already been suppressed by the Allied Powers in the European continent to the point of being breathless!

This pressure is mainly aimed at the French. The current contradiction between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente is mainly the contradiction between Germany and France!

The contradiction between Russia and Austria tended to ease after the Balkan War. After the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians began to shrink their strategy.

Not to mention Bulgaria, there is no major conflict with Germany, Austria, and Italy, and it is an existence that can be compromised at any time!

In this context, French politicians have to consider whether to compromise with the Germans!

Similarly, the Germans are also at a high level of development at the moment, and Germany's economic strength has surpassed that of the British, ranking second in the world.

They also don't want to start a war with the French. Even if the Russians are out of shape, the strength of the Triple Entente should not be underestimated!

Once there is a war between the two major alliances, both sides will suffer, and the fisherman will benefit! Both sides are very afraid of the British, so the tension on the European continent is beginning to dissipate!

This situation hurts the British very much. It has been a long-term national policy of the London government to maintain a parity in the European continent, but now due to the strong rise of Germany and the decline of the Russians, this parity has been broken!

From an industrial point of view: Germany\u003eFrance, Austria-Hungary\u003eRussia, Italy≥Bulgaria, Germany≈France+Russia;

From the perspective of military strength, it is mainly the military strength of the Army: Germany \u003e France, Russia \u003e Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria \u003e Italy, but the Germans are too strong, Germany + Austria + Italy ≥ France + Russia + Paul!

No matter how you look at it, as long as the British don't intervene, it will be a matter of time before the two major alliances compromise. After all, the strength of the two sides has not yet been stretched, and the allies are not sure that they can easily solve the Allies!

What if both sides suffer? William II didn't dare to take risks, otherwise, in the later period of the Russo-Japanese War, the Germans should attack France!

At that time, the Russians were still fighting the Japanese in the Far East, and there were revolutions in the country. They simply didn't have enough strength to help the French!

Not to mention Bulgaria, do they still have the strength to penetrate Austria-Hungary, attack Germany and support the French?

Germany and France singled out, needless to say the result?

The main reason why the Germans didn't do anything was that France was not incapable of fighting. Once the two sides went to war, they would suffer heavy losses, and the British would benefit from it!

Oh, in fact, Britain and France began to move closer to each other after the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War. The main purpose of both sides was to end the Russo-Japanese War as soon as possible and bring the strategic focus of the Russians back to the European continent!

It is worth mentioning that Britain and France signed the "British-French Entente" in 1904, and many problems in colonial disputes between the two parties have been resolved!

By 1906, the key enemies of the London government had changed from the Russians to the Germans!

There is no way to say that the Russians are not strong, the entire Pacific Fleet was wiped out, and even the Army failed to deal with the Japanese. There are still revolutions in the country, so naturally the British Empire is no longer a threat!

The Germans performed very well. First, they surpassed the UK economically, and then the Germans showed their ambition to dominate the European continent. If the London government does not suppress the Germans, who should they suppress?

In this context, Britain and Russia began to compromise, and at this time the only conflict between the two sides is Central Asia!

The Black Sea Fleet in the Near East was wiped out, and the British naturally did not worry that the Russians would enter the Mediterranean; in the Far East, both Japan and Russia were licking their wounds, and the Russians could no longer threaten the interests of the British!

The Central Asian conflict between the two countries is not a problem either. Who told the Russians to be out of shape now?

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"Your Majesty, the British invited us to join the division of the African continent!" Foreign Minister Megev rushed in excitedly and said

Ferdinand was taken aback for a moment, but then he was overjoyed! Obviously John Bull is unwilling to be alone,

It's time to do something again!

"What conditions did the British have, and what land did they allocate to us?" Ferdinand asked with concern

"The British proposed that Morocco, Tripoli, Cyrenaica, or Ethiopia can all be considered!" Medev said excitedly

"puff"! Ferdinand spit out the tea

I know that the British are uneasy and kind, and Morocco is good, but it is a pity that the French and the Germans have taken a fancy to it. Will Bulgaria join in and bring shame on itself?

Aren't Tripoli and Cyrenaica the same as Libya? Italians have long...

No, Libya is still the territory of the Ottoman Empire. Historically, in 1911, Italy acquired Libya from the Ottoman Empire.

So, Bulgaria seems to have a chance? So the purpose of the British is to provoke the conflict between Bulgaria and Italy?

Ferdinand thought about it further, and it seemed that provoking conflicts between Bulgaria and Italy was not the real purpose of the British! So is the real goal of the British to provoke the conflict between the two major European alliances?

As for Ethiopia, Ferdinand directly filtered it out. It is not a question of whether it can be defeated, but what is the use of defeating it?

Every time I have to pass through the Suez Canal, the traffic line has been pinched in the hands of the British. It doesn't feel so wonderful!

More importantly, the population of Ethiopia is too large. Ferdinand is not confident that Bulgaria can digest Ethiopia before the collapse of the colonial system!

Of course, if the distance is closer, he really doesn't mind taking a risk, after all, Ethiopia's resources are still good.

Both minerals and water resources are good. It can develop both industry and agriculture. If it can become local, it is worth paying a big price!

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"Convene the cabinet immediately!" Ferdinand ordered to his attendants

Whether or not to rob Libya with the Italians is still a big issue and must be carefully considered. Ferdinand felt that he still had to listen to the opinions of the cabinet and make a decision on this kind of matter!

There is no doubt about the resources of Libya. The rich oil resources are the most precious wealth in the coming era of internal combustion engines!

Secondly, the area of ​​Libya is large enough, with 1.7595 million square kilometers after independence in the later period.

Although the area of ​​arable land with sufficient water sources only accounts for 2% of the country's land area, this figure is 35,200 square kilometers!

Moreover, the groundwater resources in their southern desert are abundant, and they can build a desert oasis. Once this plan is completed, hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land suitable for human habitation can be added, and the development prospects are bright!

What fascinated Ferdinand the most was that Libya has a small population, and the population distributed in this land of more than one million square kilometers may be less than one million!

Simply put, as long as it is annexed by Ferdinand, it can be included in the mainland of Bulgaria! There are not many people, so naturally there will be no independence, and the cost of governance cannot be too high!

There are a mere 1.8 million Ottomans, Ferdinand said, whether it is to centralize them for management, or expel them, or send them back to the Ottoman Empire, it is a good choice!

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"Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us! With the endorsement of the British, we can easily defeat the Ottoman Empire and occupy Libya!" Naval Minister Petrov said excitedly

"Your Majesty, the Minister of the Navy is right. The strength of the Ottoman Empire is not worth mentioning. Besides, the Libyan region is next to the French Algeria. We can still obtain logistical supplies from the French. There is no military problem at all!" 6 Army Minister Popov echoed

The Minister of War thought for a while and said, "That's right, Bulgaria is now a big country, but we don't even have a colony, which is completely inconsistent with our international status!"

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Ferdinand nodded and did not express his position. Needless to say, the military's opinion is that they are naturally the main fighters. After all, everyone knows that the Ottoman Empire is a soft persimmon!

He turned his attention to the government, and the military's statement undoubtedly told everyone that it was not a problem to snatch Libya from the Ottoman Empire.

The question now is how the Italians react. If the Italian government directly declares war on Bulgaria regardless, then things will be a big deal, and the two major alliances are likely to directly pk, which is obviously not in the interests of Bulgaria!

Cabinet Minister Chekov (who is also the Minister of Education) said in embarrassment: "I'm afraid it won't work now. The Italians are also eyeing Libya. Compared with them, our navy is too weak. Once a conflict occurs, we will suffer!"

Ferdinand frowned. The strength of the Bulgarian navy is limited now. It is okay to bully a poor settlement like the Ottoman Empire, but it will definitely suffer a big loss against the Italian navy.

"If we compete with the Italians for Libya, how likely is a war?" Ferdinand asked with concern.

"Your Majesty, if we have the support of the British, there is almost no possibility of an all-out war between the two sides. Although the overall strength of the Allies is stronger than ours, they are still at a disadvantage in the Mediterranean region!

As long as we have the support of the British, the Italians will not dare to act rashly! "Phase Constantine

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