Tsarist Russia: Please Call Me Your Majesty The Tsar

King Ferdinand I of the Kingdom of Bulgaria was from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was originally a member of the royal family of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

However, after the previous king of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, Alexander I, was forced to abdicate, he was elected by the Grand National Assembly to become the king of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

The reason why he was the king was entirely because the high-level officials of the Kingdom of Bulgaria wanted to use the power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to restrain the Tsarist Russian Empire.

Although, everyone is Slavs. However, the top leaders of Bulgaria obviously did not want the country to be annexed by the Tsarist Russian Empire. They are used to being the boss themselves, so naturally they don't want to be the younger brother to others.

Therefore, even if some of the Bulgarian people at the bottom are pro-Tsarist Russian Empire, and even want to merge into the Tsarist Russian Empire. However, the high-level officials of the Kingdom of Bulgaria strongly opposed it.

This time, at the instigation of the intelligence agencies of the Tsarist Russian Empire, large-scale demonstrations broke out in Bulgaria, precisely to persecute the high-level officials of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

Sure enough, with the support of the kingdom's high-level officials, Ferdinand I directly issued an order to suppress it.

A large number of troops took to the streets to suppress the demonstration.

A large number of people were arrested, and in the process, conflicts broke out inevitably.

It also resulted in the death and injury of some demonstrators.

And this quickly attracted the attention of European countries.

The Tsarist Russian Empire naturally noticed this situation immediately. For the Tsarist Russian Empire, the long-awaited opportunity seemed to have finally come.

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Bulgaria is currently suppressing public demonstrations, which has caused hundreds of deaths and injuries. At the same time, a large number of people have been arrested and imprisoned. Those people are all pro-imperial." Intelligence Director Lieutenant General Vasily reported road.

Of course, the reason why such large-scale demonstrations broke out in the Kingdom of Bulgaria was naturally fueled by the intelligence agencies of the Tsarist Russian Empire.

"Very well, the Kingdom of Bulgaria is a provocative empire. Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, immediately send a note to the Kingdom of Bulgaria, asking them to release all the people who were arrested. And compensate the victims. Ferdinand I must be responsible for this matter and must Abdicate! Otherwise, the empire will never let it go!" Mikhail ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" replied the Foreign Minister Izvorsky.

"In terms of military preparations, we must also do it right away. Once the Kingdom of Bulgaria rejects the empire's request, then our army will be able to attack immediately." Mikhail continued to order.

Immediately, all the generals became excited, and everyone hoped to lead the troops to the expedition.

The Kingdom of Bulgaria is just a small country with a population of just over two million people. However, in order to resist the Ottoman Empire, the army of the Kingdom of Bulgaria reached more than 100,000. Of course, there are reasons for the strong support of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and even the support of the Tsarist Russian Empire.

But these armies are poorly equipped, and their combat effectiveness is not very good.

When encountering the more abolished Ottoman army, they will naturally be able to resist it, and even occupy a certain advantage.

However, facing the army of the Tsarist Russian Empire after reorganization and re-equipment, they are definitely not opponents.

"In this battle, the Kingdom of Bulgaria has nothing to worry about. What needs to be guarded against is the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, the task of the 3rd Army and the 4th Army of the Imperial Army is after the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire intervene in the war. Launch an attack on them. For military operations against the Kingdom of Bulgaria, draw from the 1st Army!" Mikhail ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Gurko, commander of the 1st Army, had a smile on his face.

"The rest of the group armies are also well prepared. Once the war breaks out, they may need to reinforce the front line in time!" Mikhail ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Several other group army commanders also answered one after another.

Immediately, General Gurko, commander of the 1st Army of the Tsarist Russian Army, secretly transferred five infantry divisions from the 1st Army, plus a cavalry brigade, to Sevastopol in the Crimea Peninsula.

After receiving the order, they can be escorted by the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Navy and go directly to the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

There is no border between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria. There is also the Kingdom of Romania in the middle. Therefore, it is only possible to land in the Kingdom of Bulgaria across the sea.

After receiving the warning from the Tsarist Empire, the Kingdom of Bulgaria was shocked.

However, even so, Ferdinand I and the top officials of the kingdom were not prepared to compromise with the Tsarist Russian Empire, but asked for help from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire immediately jumped out and warned the Tsarist Russian Empire not to bully the weak, let alone interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

Under such circumstances, war is inevitable.

On July 18, 1798, the troops of the 1st Army of the Tsarist Russian Empire, under the escort of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Imperial Navy, landed in the eastern coastal city of Varna in the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

The Russian Empire officially intervened in the turmoil in the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

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