Bulgarian Empire

Chapter 23, The Second Balkan War broke out

If you don't make a move, it's enough, once you make a move, do your best!

In order to attack the Asia Minor peninsula, this time Bulgaria formed three front armies with a total of more than 600,000 people, regardless of priority, and launched attacks on three battlefields at the same time.

The Ottomans couldn't stand Bulgaria's efforts. Looks are looks, and they will show their true colors as soon as they enter the battlefield!

Although the Ottoman Empire has a new army of more than 300,000, in essence, this modern army is no different from the old army. Those who eat the air are still the ones who eat the air, and the officers are still monopolized by the nobles!

However, due to the replacement of better weapons and equipment, the combat effectiveness has been greatly improved compared to before. The Bulgarian landing army in Bandemar was temporarily blocked by them.

But the other two landing points, since they were not the focus of the defense of the Ottoman Empire, Karabrun Port had already fallen, and the Third Front Army had already approached Izmir, the important town of the Ottomans.

Zonguldak was not much better. After the successful landing, the First Front Army did not march blindly to Ankara, but instead expanded its territory, as if I would not leave!

Well, it was just a show to attract the anti-guarantee alliance, how could Ferdinand really try his best?

As long as the Ottoman government is given enough pressure to make the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance think that the main force of Bulgaria has been deeply trapped in the Asia Minor peninsula, there is no need to fight the Turks now!

At this time, the Sudanese government couldn't take it anymore. Even if Bulgaria couldn't occupy the Asia Minor peninsula, the most elite plains in the coastal area would definitely not be able to keep it!

The new Minister of War Zhan Keke said: "Great Sultan, the Bulgarians have taken the bait, should we ask our allies for help?"

Sultan said with a gloomy face: "Waste, they are all a bunch of waste! Bulgaria has just started its strength, and you can't stop it..."

Sudan vented his dissatisfaction for a while, and chose to seek help from the Anti-Protection Alliance. Otherwise, if he allowed the war to continue on his own land, even if they could win in the end, they would suffer heavy losses!

Unfortunately, whether it is George I of Greece, Carol I of Romania, or Nicholas I of Montenegro, they are not fools.

How could the Three Kingdoms do the thing of taking millet out of the fire? Either the Bulgarian Army suffered heavy losses in the Asia Minor peninsula, or the Bulgarians had penetrated deep into the Asia Minor peninsula and were restrained, otherwise don't think about them!

In case of a launch here, Bulgaria will directly withdraw its troops from the Asia Minor Peninsula. By then, it will be too late for the three countries to cry, so everyone agrees that the Ottoman Empire should make sacrifices for the alliance and hold back the main force of the Bulgarian army!

Time flies by, and it's July in a flash.

At this time, the life of the Ottoman Empire was already very difficult. Izmir in the west has fallen, Manisa is lost, and Salehli is crumbling.

Bandemare on the south coast of the Sea of ​​Marmara is now finished, and Kush Lake has become Ferdinand's footbath.

It was even worse along the Black Sea, the important military site Usküdar was lost, and the Bosporus Strait became Bulgaria's pocket.

The loss of territory can still be borne by the Sudanese government. Anyway, the Ottoman Empire is big enough to have land!

The problem is the loss of the army, which makes the Sudanese government troublesome. After Bulgaria launched the landing war, in just one month, half of the 300,000 new-style troops of the Ottoman Empire were lost, and the losses of the old-fashioned troops were even more numerous!

There is no way, ordinary people do not have the idea of ​​going to the country with the Sudanese government, and many people even regard the Bulgarian army as liberators.

Without the support of the people, conscription is a big problem! Regardless of the fact that the Ottoman Empire has a population of more than 20 million, every time it is called for conscription, anyone who has any news hides.

Who is the emperor of the Ottoman Empire? Military salaries have been deducted, and soldiers often can't even fill their stomachs. Who wants to do it?

As for nationalism and doctrine? God Ma Dongdong,

Can I eat it?

Belief? Then be even more careful, maybe they will fight first!

As for the patriotic youth? Sorry, the country I love may not be the Ottoman Empire. At least except for the Turkish nobles, most people have no sense of belonging to this country!

The Prime Minister said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the fight cannot continue, otherwise we may not wait until the end of the war, and the government will be finished!

If the Anti-Protection Alliance does not participate in the war, we must be ready to end the war! "

He is not talking nonsense. Since Bulgaria landed on the Asia Minor peninsula, various conflicts that were previously suppressed by the Sudanese government began to erupt.

Ferdinand, of course, could not forget to use political means while attacking militaryly.

For example, it provided loans to the major rebels in the Ottoman Empire, and promised that as long as they complete their independence, Bulgaria will recognize it as soon as possible.

It is not impossible to discuss even letting the Allied Powers support their nation-building together. Anyway, it was all a blank check, and Ferdinand didn't know exactly how many preferential conditions the intelligence agency offered.

The consequence is that now the territory of the Ottoman Empire is full of wolves!

...

The possible collapse of the Ottoman Empire is no longer a secret, as long as anyone with a little vision knows it.

The Minister of War, Popov, encouraged: "Your Majesty, if this war continues, it will not take more than half a year, and the Ottoman Empire will inevitably collapse and disintegrate!

If we attack with all our strength, this time will be shorter, it only takes two months, and we will be able to conquer Ankara in less than one and a half months, and the Asia Minor Peninsula will be in our pocket by then! "

That's right, at this juncture where the Ottoman Empire might collapse at any time, Ferdinand actually asked the military to slow down the offensive, which naturally puzzled the military.

Ferdinand asked rhetorically: "Then what? After eating the Asia Minor peninsula, what will happen to the millions of people on the peninsula?

Once the Ottoman Empire collapses, the great powers will definitely flock to us, and we have reached the limit of the Asia Minor Peninsula.

Then we have to worry about these millions of people every day, just like the current Ottoman Empire, plagued by rebellion every day? "

Popov asked suspiciously: "Shouldn't they all be deported? Just like what we did before?"

Ferdinand shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Time! The current international situation cannot leave us so much time to digest the Asia Minor peninsula!

It is already the 20th century, and nationalism has begun to awaken. In the future, if we want to expand our territory, we have to find a way to find a new piece of land for the original land owner to live in. Otherwise, internal conflicts will be enough to make people collapse! "

The more he talked, the more depressed Ferdinand felt. Want to find a place to live for his enemies? This is also cross-century news!

But countless examples from later generations told him that if he didn't do this, the ethnic conflicts in the country would explode sooner or later!

It can't be that he is editing a book on the origin of nations and has no relationship with the Turks, right? That would be too nonsense!

Because of the relationship in Tripoli, the relationship between Bulgaria and Italy has also become tense. On July 6, the Italians publicized a month-long military exercise in the Mediterranean region.

Oh, this is what the Italians did. In order to cheer up the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance, the Italians did their best to directly block the return of the Bulgarian Navy, and created an opportunity for the old Greek fleet to block the Aegean Sea!

The actions of the Italians undoubtedly gave the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance a boost. If they took advantage of the Italians blocking the coastline, the Bulgarian navy would be absent.

Then after the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance launched the war, the Bulgarian army in Salehli-could not return to the country to participate in the war!

The Ottoman Empire also only needs to concentrate its forces and hold off the other two routes. This will greatly reduce the military pressure on the Anti-Protection Alliance.

The only fly in the ointment is that there is only a short period of one month!

The abnormal behavior of the Italians attracted the attention of the Germans. They did not believe that the Italians could really block the Bulgarian navy for a month!

After all, neither the British fleet in the Mediterranean nor the French fleet is comparable to the Italians!

Once Bulgaria asks for help from its allies, will the Italians let them go or not?

However, the actions of the Italians, after all, did indeed reduce the military pressure of the Anti-Protection Alliance, and the Germans did not say anything.

...

While Ferdinand was taking a lunch break, Foreign Minister Megev hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, Greece, Montenegro, and Romania have just declared war on us!"

Ferdinand smiled slightly and said with satisfaction: "Oh, the fish is finally hooked! Let me know, I'm going to speak in Congress later!"

Both sides are calculating each other, but at the end of the day, they still have to use their strength to speak!

Survival of the fittest!

This is the law of survival in the era of imperialism. If Bulgaria wins, then the seventh largest power in Europe will be born; if it loses, then continue to mix in the position of a quasi-power.

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