Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Edward VII of London, who was holding a diplomatic conference, received diplomatic rhetoric from Bulgaria to invite the British Empire to mediate the Second Balkan War.

"This Balkan War is over so soon?" Edward VII asked suspiciously

It is indeed a bit fast. The war between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire has been fighting for more than two months, but there is still no result; the second Balkan war has been in full swing until now, less than half a month, the two sides will be ready to negotiate, really Something unexpected!

The Foreign Minister explained: "Your Majesty, it's not so fast, there are still two weeks before the negotiation time given by the Bulgarians, and there may be a lot of things to happen in such a long time!

Bulgaria sent us an invitation letter in advance, nothing more than to offset the diplomatic pressure from the Allies, I believe the French and Russians also received it! "

Edward VII thought for a while and said, "Oh, okay! It seems that our goal this time has been achieved, and the seeds of conflict between Bulgaria and the Allies have been successfully planted!

I just didn't expect the Germans to jump out so quickly. They are afraid that they will be thankful for their efforts this time! "

After the younger brother asks for help, he will come out to help mediate, and he will take the initiative to mediate, and the harvest is often two different results!

If it is the former, if you help, even if the younger brother still suffers loss of interests, he will also gain the gratitude of the younger brother; if it is the latter, the interests of others cannot be satisfied, and it is estimated that they will suspect that you have not done your best!

The current situation is obvious, the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania have not yet been defeated. If they are required to cede land or pay indemnity during the negotiation, it is estimated that they will also be dissatisfied with the Germans!

However, this time, Ferdinand's appetite was a little bit bigger, and he was ready to defeat the Romanians. He was helping the Germans once!

"Unfortunately, the Ottoman Empire has not collapsed,

Otherwise, our profits will be even greater! ' said the foreign secretary regretfully.

Edward VII smiled slightly and said, "How good can the collapse of the Ottoman Empire be for Bulgaria? Ferdinand is not stupid, how could he really fight with them?

Instead, I think Greece, Montenegro, and Romania are the real goals of this war in Bulgaria? "

The Foreign Minister asked in disbelief: "Your Majesty, this is impossible! How could the Bulgarians know in advance that the Second Balkan War is about to break out?"

Edward VII said proudly: "Maybe! But these are not important, the situation is still under our control, as long as it does not affect our global strategy, even if there are some changes, it is acceptable!"

He is arrogant and confident. At the beginning of his succession, Edward VII, who was over fifty years old, restored the British monarchy that was bleak due to Queen Victoria's long-term widowhood!

He is also the last real monarch of the British Empire. Since him, the successor has no ability to fully control the country!

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Compared with the calmness of the British, the Germans are not good enough. There is no doubt that in the Near East, Germany's pre-planned strategy has failed, and the Berlin government has to appease in the face of Vienna's accountability!

Yes, this time it was the German military who made a wrong judgment, overestimating the combat effectiveness of the Romanian army and underestimating the war potential of Bulgaria!

As for the Kingdom of Montenegro and Greece, the Germans did not have much expectations. They mainly hope that the Romanian 6th Army, which was drilled by Germany, can quickly break through the defense line and achieve the strategic purpose of weakening Bulgaria.

Wilhelm II is worried now, and he has also failed. Germany is also a big business. They can still hold on to a partial strategic failure.

The boss is not so easy to be, if you can't even keep the younger brother, who will mess with you?

The problem is that the defeat on the battlefield is a little too fast. If you want to negotiate, you must have a bargaining chip, right? Now that the two major alliances are facing each other, the Tiger Might of the Three Kingdoms Alliance cannot scare Bulgaria!

The new German Chancellor, Obaden von Bateman-Holwig, said calmly: "Your Majesty, Bulgaria has agreed to our mediation, but they asked for the negotiation time to be two weeks later, before that they would not agree. It will stop!"

Theobaden von Bateman Holwig was a great and failed statesman in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century (1909-1917 German Prime Minister), he opposed the war between the two major alliances and advocated diplomacy with the British Forgive me, and fix it up with the Russians.

Negotiations between him and Britain over a reduction in the navy failed due to opposition from Admiral Tirpitz, who was backed by Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Efforts to re-establish the alliance with the Russians also failed due to the opposition of the domestic colonial aristocracy!

After the Sarajevo incident in 1914, he worked with British Foreign Secretary Edward Gray to limit the war to the Balkans, but the German High Command had the best decision-making power, and his claim failed again!

All in all, he is a failed statesman who has failed political reforms at home and failed foreign policy!

There is no doubt that Theobaden von Bateman Holvey supported the establishment of an anti-guarantee alliance, but he also opposed war against Bulgaria (he believed that the greatest effect of the opposition alliance was deterrence, not war), but it still failed !

After listening to Xiang's words, William II's face was very ugly. Obviously, he didn't buy it in Bulgaria and was very angry!

"Humph! Should we do something?" asked William II, trying his best to suppress his anger.

Chancellor Obaden von Bateman Holvey replied: "Your Majesty, we'd better do nothing now, even if the truce is negotiated immediately, as a loser, we must pay the price!

But now the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania have not given up and are making a last-ditch effort; the Greeks have been abandoned, and it is not worth our continued efforts to protect them; as for the Ottoman Empire, I want to wait for their new government to come out and then negotiate would be better! "

William II nodded helplessly, acquiescing. There is no way for the four little brothers, one is useless, and the three have to insist, and they themselves don't want to stop the war, what can he do?

As for Greece, which has been abolished, it is naturally not under consideration. Everyone is very realistic in this era!

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At this time, Ankara, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, is no longer calm, and the Turkish Youth Party can no longer hold back!

In parallel time and space, in 19o8, the Turkish al-Shabab took control of the garrison in Macedonia, and in early 19o9, a coup d'etat took place.

However, due to Ferdinand's butterfly effect, the Ottoman Empire moved its capital to the more conservative Ankara, and the exhibition of the Turkish al-Shabab was also affected.

In Ankara, where the traditional aristocracy dominates, the influence of the Turkish al-Shabab is much weaker, but due to the continuous defeats on the battlefield, the troops in the Ankara region have also been continuously dropped to the front, which has created opportunities for them.

... (involving religious beliefs, 50,000 words are omitted here)

In the Royal Palace of Sofia, Ferdinand is holding a meeting to discuss the impact of the coup d'état in the Ottoman Empire.

"Your Majesty, the Ottoman Empire has just had a coup d'etat. The old nobles who are unwilling to fail will definitely fight back. This is our once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Popov, Minister of the Sixth Army, said excitedly.

"Your Majesty, I think it is time to negotiate with the Ottoman Empire immediately, otherwise they may reach a compromise because of our intervention! Only when the war is over, can they feel at ease fighting within themselves!" the chancellor objected.

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The 6th Army Minister advocated continuing to expand the war, and he was supported by the Minister of the Navy, the Chief of the General Staff, the Minister of War, and the Minister of Defense.

However, the 6th Army advocates continuing to attack the Asia Minor Peninsula and turning it into the homeland of Bulgaria, while the Navy advocates attacking the weak Jordan, Syria and Kuwait areas of the Ottoman Empire.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer advocated that the war should be ended as soon as possible, and this was supported by the Cabinet.

Well, the military advocates continuing the war, but the direction of the attack is different; the government's opinion is very consistent, just accept it!

The final decision was thrown into the hands of Ferdinand. Rationally speaking, it is the safest to take it as soon as possible. Anyway, the benefits this time are enough; but if the war continues, the possible benefits are too attractive, which makes Ferdinand. Nan is hard to give up!

After all, if you miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, until the outbreak of World War I, Bulgaria will have no chance to start again!

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