Bulgarian Empire

Chapter 35, The Battle Between Land and Sea

Although Ferdinand was also an ancient nobleman from the German region, he is now the king of Bulgaria, and the core interests of his branch have gradually shifted from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Bulgaria. Therefore, no matter how the Germans die, it has nothing to do with him!

As for reminding William II, or to help Germany strengthen its national strength, and use World War I to weaken Britain and France as much as possible?

This is what idiots do!

Anyone who really understands the First World War knows that the Allies are not without a chance of winning, but the opportunity was wasted due to the Germans' strategic mistakes!

Even though the rise of Bulgaria has strengthened the power of the Allied Powers, if the Germans change their strategy and adopt a west-to-east attack and give priority to dealing with the Russians, it is really a question of whether they can survive for two years in their current state!

If the Russians collapse early, then Bulgaria will have to take over the bear's burden and withstand the German offensive. Can Bulgaria accomplish such a daunting task? No one can answer this question!

Anyway, Ferdinand thought that if facing the main force of the Germans, with the current strength of Bulgaria and the terrain of the Balkans, it would probably be possible to deal with it for a year or so, but the Germans are not stupid!

Why do people want to fight you to the death in the ravine? Without the Russians, Austria-Hungary would be enough to contain Bulgaria. Anyway, Bulgaria does not have the strength to take the initiative to attack!

Britain and France pk Germany and Italy, as long as there are no accidents, the French will collapse sooner or later! Without the French, the British may still be able to survive on the strait, and Bulgaria is ready to die!

Oh, according to this way of thinking, if the world war broke out in 1909, the Russians would withdraw from the war at the end of 1910 or the beginning of 1911, the French would be finished by the end of 1911, and Bulgaria would be finished in 1912!

As for the Japanese, this plane was cheated by Ferdinand, dragging down the development! In order to repay the debt, the Japanese government even compressed the Navy's "Eighth and Eighth Fleet" into the "Fourth and Fourth Fleet", and the plan is just a plan!

The money of the great powers is not so easy to borrow. If you want to expand the army, you should pay off the debt first! At least the interest must be settled, otherwise people don't mind taking over your finances!

In order to repay the debt, the Japanese are still working hard. Their "service industry" has started to do business in Europe, and Japanese clubs have appeared in Sofia!

Even if they are so crazy, their overall national strength is still not even comparable to Bulgaria, so don't expect them to do much!

American? By the time they finish mobilizing, the day lily will be cold! The European continent has been settled by the Germans, what can they do?

No one can contain the German army. Ferdinand doesn't think American soldiers can do much!

Of course, this is basically impossible! Because the German government is still in a daze, otherwise they would have already launched a war!

After all, the longer the time drags on, the more the strength of the Russians will recover. When the Germans are ready, the Allied Powers will be ready too!

After all, the Germans are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of resources. As long as Mao Xiong recovers, it will not be so easy to defeat!

Nicholas II was also able to defend St. Petersburg! The big deal is to retreat all the way. After abandoning several big cities, the status of Nicholas II will be discovered, and it will become more consolidated!

After all, the foundation of the capitalists and the revolutionary party is completely dependent on the big cities, and in other remote areas, they are still die-hard supporters of the tsarist government!

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Forget it, I don't want to yy, these are all based on the ideal state, under the premise that no one makes strategic mistakes, obviously this is impossible!

History has proved that all countries have basically made strategic mistakes in world wars, but it is fatal or not!

The most typical ones are Mao Xiong and Austria-Hungary. The two great empires were directly played miserably by their own strategies! If the Austro-Hungarian Empire took the initiative to defend, the Russians would not be able to defeat them so easily!

If the Russians take the initiative to defend,

Even the Germans have to catch the blind, the vast land, and the endless gray cattle, God knows how long it will take to win or lose!

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Allied Powers were at their weakest. In terms of military strength, the Allied Powers had already surpassed the Triple Entente of France, Russia, and Paul. Otherwise, with John Bull's shitty nature, wouldn't they have voluntarily ended it?

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Minister of the Navy Petrov said solemnly: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, then we must make preparations in advance! Once the war breaks out, we will be surrounded by enemies. The Black Sea is the only channel for us to communicate with the Russians. Then in the Black Sea It is necessary to keep a fleet!"

Ferdinand nodded, the best reason to expand the navy has come!

History has turned a turning point, and now the Russian Black Sea Fleet is over, and the tsarist government does not plan to rebuild it now due to financial constraints!

If Bulgaria does not want to fight alone, then the shipping in the Black Sea must be unimpeded. As for the Bulgarian naval fleet in the Aegean Sea, as long as the Ottomans are not stupid, they will not let it in!

To block the narrow strait, it is nothing more than a few torpedoes. For the Allies, this is not a problem at all! Even the Germans will deploy several submarines in the Black Sea, specializing in things!

Before Ferdinand could speak, Popov, Minister of the Army, answered first: "The Black Sea Fleet must be established, but the navies of Romania and the Ottoman Empire can be ignored, and it is impossible for us to let the fleet of the Allies come in!

Therefore, the main opponent of the Black Sea Fleet is the underwater submarine. We only need a few destroyers! "

Obviously Popov saw through Petrov's purpose and directly blocked the way for the naval construction! On the issue of military expenditures, the battle between the navy and the army has never stopped!

This is also the result of Ferdinand's deliberate laissez-faire. In addition to balancing the power of the military, the most important thing is that Bulgaria does not have the strength to take into account both the sea and the continent at the same time!

At this time, it is natural that someone needs to charge forward. Whether it is a government official or the navy and army to tear each other down, Ferdinand needs it!

Using the navy to attack the army, using the army to attack the navy, using the cabinet to suppress the military, and using the military to check and balance the government, it can be said that Ferdinand played very well!

Therefore, in Bulgaria, a country where martial arts prevail, the Communist Party does not have the ability to interfere with the government, which is completely different from Japan!

There is no doubt that the Bulgarian army has the upper hand now, and neither Ferdinand nor the Bulgarian government has much interest in the large navy plan now!

Ferdinand smiled and said: "Yes, it is indeed time for us to build a Black Sea Fleet. In principle, the purpose is to suppress the Romanians and the Ottoman Empire. Your Admiralty can first formulate a detailed plan, and then come up with specific plans. Discussion is over!"

When he said this, Ferdinand wanted to laugh, what the hell is the Romanian navy? The Ottoman Empire does not have any warships in the Black Sea at the moment, but they still have a few sailing warships, which can probably be put in museums!

From this, one can imagine how "powerful" the Black Sea Fleet will be in the future?

Dreadnoughts are impossible! Coastal defense battleship? This seems like too much talent! Probably cruisers and destroyers plus a few torpedo boats are almost enough. The total tonnage is about 8,000, which is probably about the same!

The navy's problem is over, and the army's problem is coming again! Army Minister Popov proposed the establishment of a quick-response force and planned to use cars as mounts for them!

But still failed, the reason is very simple: half a step ahead is a hero, one step ahead is a hero!

The performance of cars in this era is too poor, and the off-road ability is not good enough. If they are equipped with troops, they will find that in addition to being able to drive on the main roads in the country, they will be completely blind in mountainous and hilly forest areas!

The most important thing is that the price is too expensive and the price/performance ratio is too low, so low that Bulgaria can't afford it now!

Not only cars, but even motorcycles are not good for the same reason. The performance is not good enough to meet the needs of the army, and the cost is high!

In the end, this quick response force was reduced to a bicycle force!

The technology in this area is already very mature, and the production cost of bicycles is not much higher, which is completely within the financial tolerance of the Bulgarian government!

Oh, by the beginning of the 20th century, bicycles were already a rotten street in Bulgaria, and became one of the main means of transportation for the working class!

So far, the earliest mechanized troops in Bulgaria have been determined in this way, which can be regarded as the only quick response cavalry troops!

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